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to revert to somebody

Толкование Перевод

1 zurückfallen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. fall back; sich auf den Stuhl zurückfallen lassen flop down on ( oder collapse into) one’s chair

2. Läufer etc.: fall behind, drop back; auf den dritten Platz zurückfallen fall ( oder drop) back to third place

3. zurückfallen in (+ Akk) in alte Fehler etc.: lapse back into, revert to; Schlendrian 1

4. an jemanden zurückfallen Besitz etc.: revert to s.o.

5. auf jemanden zurückfallen Schande etc.: reflect on s.o.

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to fall back; to recoil; to relapse

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zu|rụ̈ck|fal|len
vi sep irreg aux sein
to fall back; (SPORT) to drop back; (fig ) (Umsätze etc) to fall, to drop (back); (an Besitzer) to revert ( an +acc to); (in Leistungen) to fall behind; (Schande, Vorwurf etc) to reflect ( auf +acc on)
in alte Gewohnheiten zurückfallen — to fall back into old habits

er fällt immer wieder in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurück — he always lapses back into his old ways

das würde bloß auf deine armen Eltern zurückfallen — that would only reflect (badly) on your poor parents

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(to return to a former bad or undesirable state (eg ill health, bad habits).) relapse

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zu·rück|fal·len

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. SPORT (zurückbleiben) to fall behind

weiter \zurückfallen to fall further behind

2. SPORT (absteigen)

▪ [auf etw akk] \zurückfallen to go down [to sth]

3. (in früheren Zustand verfallen)

▪ in etw akk \zurückfallen to lapse [or fall] back into sth

4. (darunterbleiben)

▪ hinter etw akk \zurückfallen to fall short of sth

5. (jds Eigentum werden)

▪ an jdn \zurückfallen to revert to sb spec

6. (angelastet werden)

▪ auf jdn \zurückfallen to reflect on sb

7. (sinken)

▪ sich akk [in etw akk/auf etw akk] \zurückfallen lassen to fall back [or flop] into/on[to] sth

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall back

2) (nach hinten fallen) fall back[wards]

3) (fig.): (in Rückstand geraten) fall behind

4) (fig.): (auf einen niedrigeren Rang) drop (auf + Akk. to)

5) (fig.): (in einen früheren Zustand)

in etwas (Akk.) zurückfallen — fall back into something

6) (fig.)

an jemanden zurückfallen — < property> revert to somebody

7) (fig.)

auf jemanden zurückfallen — <actions, behaviour, etc.> reflect [up]on somebody

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zurückfallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. fall back;

sich auf den Stuhl zurückfallen lassen flop down on ( oder collapse into) one’s chair

2. Läufer etc: fall behind, drop back;

auf den dritten Platz zurückfallen fall ( oder drop) back to third place

3.

zurückfallen in (+akk) in alte Fehler etc: lapse back into, revert to; → Schlendrian 1

4.

an jemanden zurückfallen Besitz etc: revert to sb

5.

auf jemanden zurückfallen Schande etc: reflect on sb

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall back

2) (nach hinten fallen) fall back[wards]

3) (fig.): (in Rückstand geraten) fall behind

4) (fig.): (auf einen niedrigeren Rang) drop (auf + Akk. to)

5) (fig.): (in einen früheren Zustand)

in etwas (Akk.) zurückfallen — fall back into something

6) (fig.)

an jemanden zurückfallen — < property> revert to somebody

7) (fig.)

auf jemanden zurückfallen — <actions, behaviour, etc.> reflect [up]on somebody

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(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

to fall back v.

to relapse v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zurückfallen
2 revertir

v.

1 to reverse. ( Latin American Spanish)

2 to revert, to return to one's former condition.

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revertir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (volver) to revert, return, go back

2 (resultar) to result (en, in)

3 DERECHO to revert

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FRASEOLOGÍA

revertir en beneficio de to be to the advantage of

revertir en perjuicio de to be to the detriment of

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VI

1) [posesión] to revert (a to)

2) (=volver)

revertir a su estado primitivo — to revert to its original state

3) (=venir a parar)

revertir en — to end up as

revertir en beneficio de — to benefit

revertir en perjuicio de — to be to the detriment of

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) propiedad

revertir A alguien — to revert to somebody

b) ( a estado anterior)

revertir A algo — to go back to something, revert to something

2) ( redundar)

revertir EN algo: la decision revertirá en beneficio/perjuicio de sus hijos — the decision will be to the benefit/detriment of their children

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) propiedad

revertir A alguien — to revert to somebody

b) ( a estado anterior)

revertir A algo — to go back to something, revert to something

2) ( redundar)

revertir EN algo: la decision revertirá en beneficio/perjuicio de sus hijos — the decision will be to the benefit/detriment of their children

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revertir [ I11 ]

vi

A

1 «propiedad»: revertir A algn; to revert TO sb

2 (a un estado anterior) revertir A algo to go back TO sth, revert TO sth

revirtieron a su decisión original they went back to o reverted to their original decision

después de muchas discusiones revertimos al punto de partida after much discussion we ended up back at square one o back where we had started

B (redundar) revertir EN algo:

la decision revertirá en beneficio/perjuicio de sus hijos the decision will be to the benefit/detriment of their children

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revertir verbo intransitivo revertir en beneficio/perjuicio de, to be to the advantage/detriment of
' revertir' also found in these entries:
English:
revert

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revertir

♦ vt
Am [invertir]
revertir la situación to reverse the situation

♦ vi

1. [resultar]
revertir en to result in;

revertir en beneficio/perjuicio de to be to the advantage/detriment of

2. [volver]
revertir a to revert to

3. Der [propiedad] to revert;

la obra revertirá al Estado después de cincuenta años the work will revert to the State after fifty years

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revertir

v/i

:

revertir en beneficio de alguien JUR benefit s.o.

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revertir {76} vi

1) : to revert, to go back

2)

revertir en : to result in, to end up as

Spanish-English dictionary > revertir
3 volver

v.

1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

Ella volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.

Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.

2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).

3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).

yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back there

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet

volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

Ellos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.

4 to come back to.

Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.

5 to vomit.

Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.

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volver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp vuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front

■ volver la tortilla to turn the omelette

2 (convertir) to turn, make, change

■ el dinero ha vuelto tonto a Paco money has made Paco foolish

■ volvió el agua en vino he changed water into wine

3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back

4 (torcer) to turn

■ al volver la esquina on turning the corner

► verbo intransitivo

1 (regresar) to return; (ir) to go back; (venir) to come back

■ volvió de la guerra he returned form the war

■ volvieron a casa después de cenar they went back home after dinner

■ vuelve cuando quieras come back whenever you want

2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert

3 volver a (hacer otra vez) to do again

■ volver a leer to read again

► verbo pronominal volverse

1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back

2 (darse la vuelta) to turn

3 (convertirse) to turn, become

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FRASEOLOGÍA

volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to life

volver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habits

volver del revés to turn inside out

volver en sí to regain consciousness, come round

volver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towards

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

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

volverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back out

volverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody

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verb

1) to return

2) go back, come back

3) revert

4) cause, drive, make

5) turn over

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- volver a
- volverse
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( pp vuelto)
1. VT

1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over

• volver la espalda — to turn away

me volvió la espalda — he turned his back on me

• volver la esquina — to go round o turn the corner

- tener a algn vuelto como un calcetín o una media

2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn

volvió el arma contra sí mismo — he turned the gun on himself

• volver la vista atrás — to look back

• volver los ojos al pasado — to look back

volvieron los ojos a épocas más recientes — they looked to more recent times

vuelve sus ojos ahora hacia uno de sus grandes compositores — she now turns to one of her favourite composers

• volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God

• volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind

3) *
(=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to return
volver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)

volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition

volver bien por mal — to return good for evil

4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up

5) [+ adj] to make

el accidente lo volvió inservible — the accident left it useless

el ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue

vuelve fieras a los hombres — it turns men into wild beasts

volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad

6) (Ling) to translate (a into)

2. VI

1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)

déjalas aquí y luego vuelves a por ellas — leave them here and come back for them later

volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph

no he vuelto por allí — I've never gone back there

volvió muy cansado — he got back very tired

volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...

• volver atrás — to go back, turn back

• volver a una costumbre — to revert to a habit

2)

• volver a hacer algo — to do sth again

volver a empezar — to start (over) again

me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake

he vuelto a salir con ella — I've started going out with her again

volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again

volví a poner en marcha el motor — I restarted the engine

volver a hacerlo — to redo it

volver a pintar algo — to repaint sth

3)

• volver en sí — to come to, come round

volver sobre sí — to change one's mind

4) [camino] to turn (a to)

3.

See:

volverse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

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= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

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* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré — I don't know what time I'll be back

¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia — she's gone back to her family

volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

no había vuelto a su pueblo — he hadn't been back to his home town

volver a clases — to go back to school

volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

ya volvemos a lo de siempre — so we're back to the same problem

volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

2)

a) ( repetirse) momento to return

b) calma/paz to return

volver a algo — to return to something

3)

volver en sí — to come to o round

4) ( reconciliarse)

volver con alguien — to make up with somebody
2.
volver v aux

volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop
3.
volver vt

1) ( dar la vuelta)

a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn

volver la página — to turn the page

b) <cabeza/mirada>

volvió la cabeza — she turned her head

volvió la mirada hacia mí — he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) < esquina> to turn

2) (convertir en, poner)

la ha vuelto muy egoísta — it has made her very selfish

me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

lo vuelve de otro color — it turns it a different color

3) (Méx)

volver el estómago — to be sick
4.
volverse v pron

1) ( girar) to turn (around)

se volvió hacia él — she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas — he turned his back on me (o her etc)

volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás — to back out

volverse contra alguien — to turn against somebody

2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

se ha vuelto muy antipático — he's become very unpleasant

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa — she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca — she went mad

* * *

= come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.

Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.

Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.

* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hora de volver a casa = curfew.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* no volver = go + forever.

* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.

* volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

* volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* volver a aparecer = resurface.

* volver a aprender = relearn.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* volver a asentar = resettle.

* volver a atar = re-tie.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* volver a calcular = recalculation.

* volver a cargar = reload.

* volver a casa = go + home again.

* volver a casarse = remarry.

* volver a clasificar = refolder.

* volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].

* volver a comprimir = recompress.

* volver a comprobar = check back.

* volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].

* volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].

* volver a considerar = reconsider.

* volver a consultar = revisit, check back.

* volver a contar = recount, retell.

* volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

* volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].

* volver a convertir = reconvert.

* volver a convocar = reconvene.

* volver a copiar = recopy.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

* volver a descubrir = rediscover.

* volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].

* volver a determinar = respecify.

* volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].

* volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

* volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].

* volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.

* volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].

* volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].

* volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].

* volver a especificar = respecify.

* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.

* volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

* volver a financiar = re-fund.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].

* volver a funcionar = be back in business.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.

* volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.

* volver a hidratar = rehydrate.

* volver a imprimir = reprint.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].

* volver a inscribir = reregister.

* volver a insertar = reinsert.

* volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

* volver a intentar = retry [re-try].

* volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].

* volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.

* volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].

* volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.

* volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.

* volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* volver a leer = reread [re-read].

* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.

* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.

* volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.

* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver al redil = return to + the fold.

* volver a manejar = rehandle.

* volver a mezclar = remix.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a mostrar = redisplay.

* volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.

* volver a nombrar = rename.

* volver a ordenar = resort.

* volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].

* volver a planificar = reschedule.

* volver a plantearse = reconceive of.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.

* volver a preguntar = check back.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

* volver a procesar = reprocess.

* volver a programar = reschedule.

* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

* volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].

* volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.

* volver a representar = remap.

* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* volver a ser condenado = reconviction.

* volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* volver a tomar = regain, retake.

* volver a traducir = remap.

* volver a traer = restore.

* volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.

* volver a tratar = revisit.

* volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

* volver a usar = reuse [re-use].

* volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].

* volver a vivir = relive.

* volver corriendo = scurry back.

* volver de nuevo = come back out.

* volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.

* volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.

* volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].

* volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* volver la página = turn over + page.

* volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

* volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.

* volver pronto = haste back.

* volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.

* volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.

* volverse a reunir = reconvene.

* volverse a unir a = rejoin.

* volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse ciego = become + blind.

* volverse + Color = turn to + Color.

* volverse cruel = become + vicious.

* volverse en contra de = turn against.

* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

* volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

* volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse marrón = turn + brown.

* volverse obscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.

* volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.

* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

* volver sobre = retrace.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

* volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* * *

volver [ E11 ]

vi

A (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go back

no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back

¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?

dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to return

vete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come back

volvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person

¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?

ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family

no sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get back

volver A algo:

nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germany

no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child

logró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp

¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?

volver DE algo:

¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?

¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?

volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accident

siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work

volver atrás (en un viaje) to go o turn back; (al pasado) to turn back the clock

veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again

vuelve y juega … ( Col fam); here we go again … ( colloq)

B

1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sth

el país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normal

está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business

2 (a un tema) volver A algo:

volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…

ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problem

siempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subject

C

1 (repetirse) «momento» to return

aquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return

2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:

la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful again

la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normal

D

volver en sí to come to o round

trataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round

E ( Méx) (vomitar) to be sick

■

v aux

volver A + INF:

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again

no hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him since

no volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol again

me volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glass

lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop

■ volver

vt

A (dar la vuelta)

1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over

2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turn

vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out

3

volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over

4 ‹cabeza/ojos›

volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her

volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me

volver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past

5 ‹esquina› to turn

está ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the corner

B (convertir en, poner) to make

la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish

la televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into morons

lo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different color

C

( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick

■ volverse

v pron

A (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn around

se volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling her

se volvió hacia él she turned to face him

no te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followed

se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/them

volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach

volverse atrás to back out

volverse contra algn to turn against sb

B

(convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recently

el partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radical

su mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sad

se está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussy

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour

se volvió loca she went mad

* * *

volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
(— a otro lugar) to go back;
◊ no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back;

¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;
◊ mañana volvemos a clases tomorrow we go back to school;

quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
2 [calma/paz] to return;
volver a algo to return to sth
3
◊ volver en sí to come to o round

volver v aux:
◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
verbo transitivo
1 ( dar la vuelta)
a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
(— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
‹ cuello› to turn;
◊ volver la página to turn the page

b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;

◊ volvió la mirada hacia mí he turned his gaze toward(s) me

c) ‹ esquina› to turn

2 (convertir en, poner):
◊ la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish;

me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
3 (Méx)
◊ volver el estómago to be sick

volverse verbo pronominal
1 ( girar) to turn (around);
◊ se volvió hacia él she turned to face him;

no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
2 (convertirse en, ponerse):
◊ se ha vuelto muy antipático he's become very unpleasant;

se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
se volvió loca she went mad
volver
I verbo intransitivo
1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
(: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
(expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
volver a empezar, to start again o US over
II verbo transitivo
1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
(a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
(a la esquina, la página) to turn
(la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
volver en sí, to come round
volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
' volver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambages
- andadas
- carga
- clara
- claro
- emocionante
- enajenar
- entenderse
- escopetazo
- espalda
- estragos
- garantizar
- grupa
- hervir
- idea
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indisponer
- loca
- loco
- mentalizarse
- mico
- normalizar
- placer
- recalentar
- rellenar
- repasar
- repetir
- resentirse
- retroceder
- soler
- soñar
- tornar
- trastornar
- venir
- vista
- arreglar
- cuidar
- empezar
- endurecer
- gana
- hacer
- poder
- rehacer
- tal
- vuelto
- vuelva
English:
again
- ask back
- before
- call back
- circle
- clock
- come back
- come round
- come to
- despair
- double back
- drive
- get back
- go back
- go back to
- insane
- lapse
- live through
- look round
- mad
- make
- mind
- move back
- nuts
- paint over
- put back
- rake up
- re-enter
- re-erect
- reapply
- reappoint
- reassemble
- reassess
- reconvene
- reimpose
- rekindle
- remarry
- render
- reoccupy
- reopen
- repeat
- replace
- replay
- replenish
- reread
- rerun
- reschedule
- resit
- restock
- resume

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volver

♦ vt

1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;
[lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;
vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;

ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;

volver la hoja o [m5] página to turn the page;

al volver la esquina when we turned the corner

2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;

vuelve la espalda turn your back to me

3. [convertir en]
eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;

la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white

4. Méx
volver el estómago to throw up

♦ vi

1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;
[venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;
yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;

vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;

¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;

al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;

no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);

ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;

volver atrás to go back;

cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;

aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;

ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan

2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;

cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;

todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;

vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are back

3. [reanudar]
volver a la tarea to return to one's work;

volver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;

volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;

vuelve a leerlo read it again;

tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;

vuelve a ponerlo en su sitio put it back;

vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;

volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;

Comp

volver a nacer to be reborn

4.
volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness

♦ See also the pronominal verb volverse

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volver

<part vuelto>

I v/t

1 página, mirada etc turn (a to;

hacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down

2

:

volver loco drive crazy;

el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go black

II v/i

1 return, go/come back;

volver a casa go/come back home;

¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;

volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;

volver a la normalidad return to normality

2

:

volver en sí come to, come around

3

:

volver a hacer algo do sth again;

volver a fumar start smoking again

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volver {89} vi

1) : to return, to come or go back

volver a casa: to return home

2) : to revert

volver al tema: to get back to the subject

3)

volver a : to do again

volvieron a llamar: they called again

4)

volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousness

volver vt

1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out

2) : to return, to repay, to restore

3) : to cause, to make

la volvía loca: it was driving her crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb volverse

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volver vb

1. (regresar) to come back [pt. came; pp. come] / to go back

vuelve a casa come back home

volveré dentro de una hora I'll be back in an hour

le gustaría volver a Londres he'd like to go back to London

2. (repetir)... again

¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?

ha vuelto a salir he's gone out again

volveré a llamar I'll ring back

3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn

volví la hoja I turned the piece of paper over

volvió el vestido del revés she turned the dress inside out

volver en sí to come round

volver la cabeza to look round

volvió la cabeza hacia la puerta she looked towards the door

Spanish-English dictionary > volver
4 revenir

revenir [ʀəv(ə)niʀ, ʀ(ə)vəniʀ]

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► revenir is conjugated with être.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verb

   a. ( = venir de nouveau) to come back ; [calme, ordre, oiseaux] to return ; [soleil] to reappear ; [fête, date] to come round again ; [thème, idée] to recur

• il doit revenir nous voir demain he's coming back to see us tomorrow

• pouvez-vous revenir plus tard ? can you come back later?

• cette expression revient souvent dans ses livres that expression often crops up in his books

   b. ( = rentrer) to come back, to return

• revenir à Paris to return to Paris

• revenir de quelque part to return from somewhere

• revenir chez soi to come back home

• revenir à la hâte to hurry back

• revenir de voyage to return from a trip

• en revenant de l'école on the way back from school

• je lui téléphonerai en revenant I'll phone him when I get back

• je reviens dans un instant I'll be back in a minute

   c. ( = retourner) revenir en arrière to go back

• on ne peut pas revenir en arrière (dans le temps) you can't turn back the clock

   d. ( = coûter) ça revient cher it's expensive

• ça reviendrait moins cher d'en acheter trois it would be cheaper to buy three

   e. ( = cuire) faire revenir to brown

• faites revenir les oignons dans le beurre brown the onions gently in the butter

   f. (locutions)

► revenir à qch ( = reprendre) to return to sth ; ( = équivaloir à) to amount to sth ; ( = totaliser) to come to sth

• revenir à de meilleurs sentiments to return to a better frame of mind

• revenir à la vie to come back to life

• nous y reviendrons dans un instant we'll come back to that in a moment

• j'en reviens toujours là, il faut... I still come back to this, we must...

• il n'y a pas à y revenir there's no going back on it

• revenir à la charge to return to the attack

• cela revient à dire que... it amounts to saying that...

• ça revient au même it comes to the same thing

• ça revient à 100 € it comes to €100

• à combien est-ce que cela va vous revenir ? how much will that cost you?

• revenir à la marque to draw

• revenir au score to draw► revenir à qn [courage, appétit, parole] to return to sb ; [droit, honneur, responsabilité] to fall to sb ; [biens, somme d'argent] to come to sb ; [souvenir, idée] to come back to sb

• ça me revient ! it's coming back to me now!

• revenir aux oreilles de qn to get back to sb

• tout le mérite vous revient all the credit goes to you

• là-dessus, 100 € me reviennent 100 euros of that comes to me

• il a une tête qui ne me revient pas (inf) I don't like the look of him

• elle ne me revient pas du tout, cette fille (inf) I don't like that girl at all► revenir à soi [personne] to come to

► revenir de [+ surprise] to get over ; [+ erreurs] to leave behind

• il revient de loin he had a close shave

• je n'en reviens pas ! I can't get over it!► revenir sur [+ affaire, problème] to go back over ; [+ promesse, décision] to go back on ; ( = rattraper) to catch up with

• ne revenons pas là-dessus let's not go back over that

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ʀəvniʀ, ʀvəniʀ
1.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( fréquenter de nouveau) to come back; ( venir une fois encore) to come again

2) ( rentrer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to come back (à to; de from), to return (à to; de from)

revenir sur terre — fig to come down to earth

partir pour ne jamais revenir — to leave never to return

revenir de loin — lit to come back from far away; fig to have had a close shave

en revenant du bureau — ( en route) coming home from the office; ( à l'arrivée) on getting home from the office

je reviens tout de suite — I'll be back in a minute, I'll be right back (colloq)

il en est revenu vivant — he got back in one piece

elle est revenue en vitesse à la maison — she rushed back home

mon chèque m'est revenu — my cheque GB ou check US was returned

3) (reprendre, retourner à)

revenir à — to return to, to come back to [méthode, conception, histoire]

revenons à notre héros — let's return to our hero

revenir à la normale/au pouvoir — to return to normal/to power

le dollar est revenu à 95 centimes d'euro — the dollar has gone back to 95 cents

revenir à la politique — to come back into politics

revenir à ses habitudes/aux frontières d'avant la guerre — to revert to one's old habits/to pre-war borders

pour (en) revenir à ce que je disais — to get back to what I was saying

revenir à de meilleurs sentiments — to return to a better frame of mind

4) ( réapparaître) [tache, rhume, mode] to come back; [soleil] to come out again; [saison] to return; [date, fête] to come round again GB, to come again US; [idée, thème] to recur

cette idée me revenait souvent — the idea kept occurring to me

le mot revient souvent sous sa plume — the word keeps cropping up in his/her writing

le calme est revenu — calm has been restored, things have calmed down

5) ( être recouvré) [appétit, mémoire] to come back

l'appétit me revient — I'm getting my appetite back

6) ( être remémoré)

revenir à quelqu'un, revenir à la mémoire or l'esprit de quelqu'un — to come back to somebody

ça me revient! — now I remember!, now it's coming back!

7) ( coûter)

revenir à 20 euros — to come to 20 euros, to cost 20 euros

ça m'est revenu à 20 euros — it cost me 20 euros

ça revient cher — it works out expensive

8) ( équivaloir à)

ça revient au même — it amounts ou comes to the same thing

ce qui revient à dire que — which amounts to saying that

9) ( reconsidérer)

revenir sur — to go back over [question, passé]; ( changer d'avis) to go back on [décision, promesse]; to retract [aveu]

10) ( sortir d'un état)

revenir de — to get over [maladie, surprise]; to lose [illusion]; to abandon [théorie]

la vie à la campagne, j'en suis revenu — as for life in the country, I've seen it for what it is

être revenu de tout — to be blasé

je n'en reviens pas! — (colloq) I can't get over it!

11) ( être rapporté)

revenir à quelqu'un, revenir aux oreilles de quelqu'un — [propos] to get back to somebody, to reach somebody's ears

12) ( être attribué)

revenir à quelqu'un — [bien, titre] to go to somebody; [honneur] to fall to somebody; ( de droit) to be due to somebody

ce poste pourrait revenir à un écologiste — this post could go to an ecologist

ça leur revient de droit — it's theirs by right

les 10% qui me reviennent — the 10% that's coming to me

la décision revient au rédacteur — it is the editor's decision

13) Culinaire

faire revenir — to brown

2.

s'en revenir verbe pronominal liter to return (de from)

3.

verbe impersonnel

1) ( incomber)

c'est à vous qu'il revient de trancher — it is for you to decide

2) ( parvenir à la connaissance de)

il m'est revenu certains propos — certain remarks have reached my ears

3) ( être remémoré)

il me revient que — I recall ou remember that

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revenir à soi — to come round GB, to come to

revenir à la vie — to come back to life

il a une tête qui ne me revient pas — I don't like the look of him

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ʀ(ə)v(ə)niʀ vi
1) [personne] (en un lieu) to come back

Reviens vite! — Come back soon!

Quand est-ce qu'il revient? — When is he coming back?

revenir de quelque part — to come back from somewhere

Elle est revenue du Japon le mois dernier. — She got back from Japan last month.

revenir de loin fig — to have made a spectacular recovery

revenir à qch [études, projet] — to return to sth, to go back to sth

revenir de qch fig [maladie, étonnement] — to recover from sth, [engouement] to be over sth

Il est revenu de sa période bio. — He's got over his organic phase.

n'en pas revenir; Je n'en reviens pas. — I can't get over it.

être revenu de tout — to have seen it all

revenir sur qch [question, sujet] — to go back over sth, [engagement] to go back on sth

revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

revenir à la charge — to return to the attack

revenir à soi — to come round

2) (sujet chose) (= coûter) to come to

Ça va revenir à combien? — How much will that come to?

revenir cher — to cost a lot

revenir cher à qn — to cost sb a lot

revenir à 100 € à qn — to cost sb €100

Ça revient cher. — It costs a lot.

3) (= équivaloir à) to amount to

cela revient à dire que — it amounts to saying that

ça revient au même — it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing

4)

revenir à qn [rumeur, nouvelle] — to get back to sb, to reach sb's ears, [part, honneur] to go to sb, to be sb's, [souvenir, nom] to come back to sb

Son nom m'est revenu cinq minutes après. — His name came back to me five minutes later.

ceci lui revient (à lui) — this is his, this goes to him, (à elle) this is hers, this goes her

5) CUISINE

faire revenir — to brown

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revenir verb table: venir

A vi (+ v être)

1 ( fréquenter de nouveau) to come back; ( venir une fois encore) to come again; un client mal servi ne revient pas a dissatisfied customer won't come back; elle revient chaque année en France she comes back to France every year; elle revient en France cette année she's coming to France again this year; nous fermons, revenez demain we're closing, come back tomorrow; tu reviendras nous voir? will you come and see us again?; revenir (pour) faire to come back to do;

2 ( rentrer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to come back, to return; revenir à/de to come back ou return to/from; revenir de Tokyo to come back from Tokyo; revenir chez soi to come back ou return home; revenir sur terre fig to come back to earth; revenir à sa place to return to one's seat; partir pour ne jamais revenir to leave never to return; revenir de loin lit to come back from far away; fig to have had a close shave; son mari lui est revenu her husband came back to her; en revenant du bureau ( en route) coming home from the office, on the way home from the office; ( à l'arrivée) on getting home from the office; je reviens tout de suite I'll be back in a minute, I'll be right back○; il en est revenu vivant he got back in one piece; elle est revenue en vitesse à la maison she rushed back home; mon chèque m'est revenu parce qu'il n'était pas signé my cheque GB ou check US was returned because I forgot to sign it; ⇒ galop;

3 (reprendre, retourner à) revenir à to return to, to come back to [méthode, conception, histoire]; revenons à notre héros let's return to our hero; revenir à la normale to return to normal; revenir au pouvoir to return to power; ça revient à la mode it's coming back into fashion; la livre est revenue à 1,6 euro the pound has gone back to 1.6 euros; revenir à la politique to come back into politics; revenir à ses habitudes to return ou revert to one's old habits; revenir aux frontières d'avant la guerre to revert to pre-war borders; pour (en) revenir à mon histoire/ce que je disais to get back to my story/what I was saying; revenir à de meilleurs sentiments to return to a better frame of mind; n'y reviens pas! ( ne recommence pas) don't let it happen again!; ( n'en parle plus) don't start that again!;

4 ( réapparaître) [tache, rhume, douleur] to come back; [soleil] to come out again; [saison] to return; [date, fête] to come round again GB, to come again US; [idée, thème] to recur; [mode] to come back; cette idée me revenait souvent the idea kept occurring to me; le mot revient souvent sous sa plume the word keeps cropping up in his/her writing; le calme est revenu calm has been restored, things have calmed down;

5 ( être recouvré) [appétit, mémoire] to come back; l'appétit me revient I'm getting my appetite back; sa mémoire ne lui reviendra jamais comme avant his/her memory will never be the same again;

6 ( être remémoré) revenir à qn, revenir à la mémoire or l'esprit de qn to come back to sb; ça me revient! now I remember!, now it's coming back!; cette journée me revient en mémoire I remember that day; si le nom me/te revient if I/you remember the name, if the name comes to mind;

7 ( coûter) revenir à 100 euros to come to 100 euros, to cost 100 euros; ça m'est revenu à 100 euros it cost me 100 euros; ça revient cher it works out expensive;

8 ( équivaloir à) ça revient au même it amounts ou comes to the same thing; ce qui revient à dire que which amounts to saying that;

9 ( reconsidérer) revenir sur to go back over [question, différend, passé]; ( changer d'avis) to go back on [décision, parole, promesse]; to retract [aveu]; ne revenons pas là-dessus don't let's go over all that again;

10 ( sortir d'un état) revenir de to get over [maladie, frayeur, surprise]; to lose [illusion]; to abandon [théorie] ; revenir de ses illusions to lose one's illusions; revenir de son erreur to realize one's mistake; la vie à la campagne, j'en suis revenu as for life in the country, I've seen it for what it is; je le croyais honnête mais j'en suis revenu I thought he was honest but I've seen him for what he is; être revenu de tout to be blasé; je n'en reviens pas○! I can't get over it!, I'm amazed!; je n'en reviens pas qu'il ait dit oui○ I can't get over the fact that he said yes, I am amazed that he said yes; je n'en reviens pas des progrès que tu as faits○ I'm amazed at the progress you've made;

11 ( être rapporté) [propos, remarque] revenir à qn, revenir aux oreilles de qn to get back to sb, to reach sb's ears;

12 ( être attribué) revenir à qn [bien, titre] to go to sb, to pass to sb; [honneur] to fall to sb; ( de droit) to be due to sb; le titre leur revient à la mort de leur père the title goes ou passes to them on their father's death; ce poste pourrait revenir à un écologiste this post could go to an ecologist; ça leur revient de droit it's theirs by right; les 10% qui me reviennent the 10% that's coming to me; la décision revient au rédacteur it is the editor's decision, the decision lies with the editor;

13 Culin faire revenir to brown [ail, oignons, viande].

B s'en revenir vpr liter to return (de from).

C v impers

1 ( incomber) c'est à vous qu'il revient de trancher it is for you to decide;

2 ( parvenir à la connaissance de) il m'est revenu certains propos certain remarks have reached my ears; s'il leur en revenait quelque chose if it reached their ears, if it got back to them; il me revient de tous côtés qu'on me critique I keep hearing that people are criticizing me;

3 ( être remémoré) liter il me revient que I recall ou remember that.

Idiomes

revenir à soi to come round, to come to; revenir à la vie to come back to life; il a une tête or un air qui ne me revient pas I don't like the look of him.

[rəvnir] verbe intransitif

1. [venir à nouveau - généralement] to come back ; [ - chez soi] to come back, to come (back) home, to return home ; [ - au point de départ] to return, to come ou to get back

pouvez-vous revenir plus tard? could you come back later?

passe me voir en revenant du bureau call in to see me on your way back ou home from the office

je reviens (tout de suite) I'll be (right) back

je suis revenue déçue de la visite I came back disappointed after the visit

la lettre m'est revenue the letter was returned to me

enfin tu me reviens! at last, you've come back to me!

d'où nous revenez-vous? and where have you been?

revenir en arrière

a. [dans le temps] to go back (in time)

b. [dans l'espace] to retrace one's steps, to go back

revenir au point de départ

a. to go back to the starting point

b. (figuré) to be back to square one

elle revient de loin!

a. [elle a failli mourir] it was touch and go (for her)! (euphémisme)

b. [elle a eu de graves ennuis] she's had a close shave!

2. [se manifester à nouveau - doute, inquiétude] to return, to come back ; [ - calme, paix] to return, to be restored ; [ - symptôme] to recur, to return, to reappear ; [ - problème] to crop up ou to arise again ; [ - occasion] to crop up again ; [ - thème, rime] to recur, to reappear ; [ - célébration] to come round again ; [ - saison] to return, to come back ; [ - soleil] to come out again, to reappear

le temps des fêtes est revenu the festive season is with us again ou has come round again

ses crises reviennent de plus en plus souvent her fits are becoming more and more frequent

3. SPORT [dans une course] to come back, to catch up

le peloton est en train de revenir sur les échappés the pack is catching up with ou gaining on the breakaway group

4. [coûter]

revenir cher to be expensive

revenir à to cost, to amount to, to come to

5. CUISINE

faire revenir to brown

6. (familier) [retrouver son état normal - tissu]

les draps sont bien revenus au lavage the sheets came up like new in the wash

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revenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [équivaloir à] to come down to, to amount to

ce qui revient à dire que... which amounts to saying that...

ça revient au même! (it) amounts to ou comes to the same thing!

2. [reprendre - mode, procédé, thème] to go back to, to revert to, to return to

on revient aux ou à la mode des cheveux courts short hair is coming back ou on its way back

revenir à une plus juste vision des choses to come round to a more balanced view of things

(en) revenir à: mais revenons ou revenons-en à cette affaire but let's get ou come back to this matter

bon, pour (en) revenir à notre histoire... right, to get back to ou to go on with our story...

j'en ou je reviens à ma question, où étiez-vous hier? I'm asking you again, where were you yesterday?

et si nous (en) revenions à vous, M. Lebrun? now what about you, Mr Lebrun?

y revenir: voilà dix euros, et n'y reviens plus! here's ten euros, and don't ask me again!

il n'y a pas ou plus à y revenir! and that's final ou that's that!

revenir à soi to come to, to come round

3. [suj: part, récompense] to go ou to fall to, to devolve on ou upon (soutenu)

[suj: droit, tâche] to fall to

à chacun ce qui lui revient to each his due

avec les honneurs qui lui reviennent with the honours (which are) due to her

ses terrains sont revenus à l'État his lands passed ou went to the State

il devrait encore me revenir 200 euros I should still get 200 euros

ce titre lui revient de droit this title is his by right

tout le mérite t'en revient the credit is all yours, you get all the credit for it

la décision nous revient, il nous revient de décider it's for us ou up to us to decide

4. [suj: faculté, souvenir] to come back to

l'appétit lui revient she's recovering her appetite ou getting her appetite back

la mémoire lui revient her memory is coming back

son nom ne me revient pas (à la mémoire) his name escapes me ou has slipped my mind

ça me revient seulement maintenant, ils ont divorcé I've just remembered, they got divorced

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me revient que tu étais riche à l'époque (soutenu) as I recall, you were rich at the time

revenir à quelqu'un ou aux oreilles de quelqu'un to get back to somebody, to reach somebody's ears

il m'est revenu que... word has got back to me ou has reached me that...

5. (familier) [plaire à]

elle a une tête qui ne me revient pas I don't really like the look of her

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revenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [émotion, étonnement, maladie] to get over, to recover from

[évanouissement] to come round from, to come to after

en revenir

a. [guérir] to come ou to pull through it, to recover

b. [échapper à un danger] to come through (it)

je n'en reviens pas! I can't get over it!

je n'en reviens pas qu'il ait dit ça! it's amazing he should say that!, I can't get over him saying that!

quand je vais te le raconter, tu n'en reviendras pas when I tell you the story you won't believe your ears

2. [idée, préjugé] to put ou to cast aside (separable) , to throw over (separable)

[illusion] to shake off (separable)

[principe] to give up (separable) , to leave behind

revenir de ses erreurs to realize ou to recognize one's mistakes

moi, l'homéopathie, j'en suis revenu! (familier) as far as I'm concerned, I've done ou I'm through with homeopathy!

il est revenu de tout he's seen it all (before)

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revenir sur verbe plus préposition

1. [question] to go back over, to hark back to

elle ne peut s'empêcher de revenir sur cette triste affaire she can't help going ou mulling over that sad business

2. [décision, déclaration, promesse] to go back on

ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus my mind is made up and I'm not going to change it

revenir sur sa parole ou sur la parole donnée to go back on one's word, to break one's promise

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s'en revenir verbe pronominal intransitif

(soutenu)

to be on one's way back

nous nous en revenions tranquillement lorsque... we were slowly making our way home when...

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5 reprendre

reprendre [ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 58

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ ville, prisonnier] to recapture ; [+ employé, objet prêté] to take back

• reprendre sa place (sur un siège) to go back to one's seat ; (dans un emploi) to go back to work

• passer reprendre qn to go back or come back for sb

• j'irai reprendre mon manteau chez le teinturier I'll go and get my coat from the cleaner's

• reprendre son nom de jeune fille to take one's maiden name again

   b. [+ plat] to have some more

• voulez-vous reprendre des légumes ? would you like some more vegetables?

   c. ( = retrouver) [+ espoir, droits, forces] to regain

• reprendre des couleurs to get some colour back in one's cheeks

• reprendre confiance/courage to regain one's confidence/courage

• reprendre ses droits to reassert itself

• reprendre ses habitudes to get back into one's old habits

• reprendre contact avec qn to get in touch with sb again

• reprendre ses esprits to regain consciousness

• reprendre sa liberté to regain one's freedom

• reprendre haleine or son souffle to get one's breath back

   d. [+ marchandise] to take back ; (contre un nouvel achat) to take in part exchange ; [+ fonds de commerce, entreprise] to take over

• les articles en solde ne sont pas repris sale goods cannot be returned

• ils m'ont repris ma vieille télé they bought my old TV set off me (in part exchange)

• j'ai acheté une voiture neuve et ils ont repris la vieille I bought a new car and traded in the old one

   e. ( = recommencer, poursuivre) [+ travaux, études, fonctions, lutte] to resume ; [+ livre, lecture] to go back to ; [+ conversation, récit] to carry on with ; [+ promenade] to continue ; [+ hostilités] to reopen ; [+ pièce de théâtre] to put on again

• reprendre la route [voyageur] to set off again ; [routier] to go back on the road again

• reprendre la mer [marin] to go back to sea

• après déjeuner ils reprirent la route after lunch they set off again

• reprendre la plume to take up the pen again

• reprenons les faits un par un let's go over the facts again one by one

• reprendre le travail (après maladie, grève) to go back to work ; (après le repas) to get back to work

• la vie reprend son cours life is back to normal again

• il a repris le rôle de Hamlet he has taken on the role of Hamlet

   f. ( = saisir à nouveau) ses douleurs l'ont repris he is in pain again

• ça le reprend ! there he goes again!

   g. ( = attraper à nouveau) to catch again

• on ne m'y reprendra plus I won't let myself be caught out again

• que je ne t'y reprenne pas ! (menace) don't let me catch you doing that again!

   h. ( = retoucher) [+ tableau] to touch up ; [+ article, chapitre] to go over again ; [+ manteau] to alter ; (trop grand) to take in ; (trop petit) to let out ; (trop long) to take up ; (trop court) to let down

• il y a beaucoup de choses à reprendre dans ce travail there are lots of improvements to be made to this work

   i. [+ élève] to correct ; (pour faute de langue) to pull up

   j. [+ refrain] to take up

• il reprend toujours les mêmes arguments he always repeats the same arguments

   k. [+ idée, suggestion] to use again

• l'incident a été repris par les journaux the incident was taken up by the newspapers

2. intransitive verb

   a. [plante] to recover ; [affaires] to pick up

   b. [bruit, pluie, incendie, grève] to start again ; [fièvre, douleur] to come back again

• l'école reprend or les cours reprennent le 5 septembre school starts again on 5 September

• je reprends lundi [employé, étudiant] I'm going back on Monday

   c. ( = dire) « ce n'est pas moi », reprit-il "it's not me," he went on

3. reflexive verb

► se reprendre

   a. ( = se corriger) to correct o.s. ; ( = s'interrompre) to stop o.s.

• il allait plaisanter, il s'est repris à temps he was going to make a joke but he stopped himself in time

   b. ( = recommencer) s'y reprendre à plusieurs fois pour faire qch to make several attempts to do sth

• il a dû s'y reprendre à deux fois pour ouvrir la porte he had to make two attempts before he could open the door

   c. ( = se ressaisir) to get a grip on o.s.

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ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( se resservir)

reprendre du pain/vin — to have some more bread/wine

j'en ai repris deux fois — I had three helpings

2) ( prendre de nouveau) to pick [something] up again [objet, outil]; to take [something] back [cadeau, objet prêté]; to recapture [ville, fugitif]; to go back on [parole, promesse]; ( aller chercher) to pick [somebody/something] up, to collect [personne, voiture]

tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure? — what time will you come back for me?

reprendre sa place — ( son siège) to go back to one's seat

j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus — I've put back on the weight I'd lost

reprendre son nom de jeune fille — to revert to one's maiden name

3) ( accepter de nouveau) to take [somebody] on again [employé]; Commerce to take [something] back [article]; ( contre un nouvel achat) to take [something] in part GB ou partial US exchange

les marchandises ne sont ni reprises ni échangées — goods cannot be returned or exchanged

4) ( recommencer) to resume [promenade, récit, fonctions, études]; to pick up [something] again, to go back to [journal, tricot]; to take up [something] again [lutte]; to revive [pièce, tradition]

reprendre le travail — (après un congé, une grève) to go back to work

on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures — we stop at 12 and start again at 2

tu reprends le train à quelle heure? — ( de retour) what time is your train back?

reprendre la parole — to start speaking again

reprendre une histoire au début — to go back to the beginning of a story

reprendre les arguments un à un — to go over the arguments one by one

5) ( acquérir) to take over [cabinet, commerce, entreprise]

6) ( surprendre de nouveau)

que je ne t'y reprenne plus! — don't let me catch you doing that again!

on ne me reprendra plus à lui rendre service! — you won't catch me doing him/her any favours [BrE] again!

7) ( recouvrer)

reprendre confiance — to regain one's confidence

reprendre ses vieilles habitudes — to get back into one's old ways

la nature reprend ses droits — nature reasserts itself

elle a repris sa liberté — she's a free woman again

8) ( retoucher) to alter [vêtement, couture]

reprendre le travail de quelqu'un — to correct somebody's work

il y a tout à reprendre dans ce chapitre — the whole chapter needs re-writing

9) ( utiliser de nouveau) to take up [idée, politique]

10) ( répéter) to repeat [argument]; to take up [slogan, chant]

reprenons à la vingtième mesure — Musique let's take it again from bar 20

reprendre la leçon précédente — École to go over the previous lesson again

tous les médias ont repris la nouvelle — the news was taken up by all the media

11) ( corriger) to correct [élève]

12) ( resurgir)

mon mal de dents m'a repris — my toothache has come back

voilà que ça le reprend! — (colloq) there he goes again!

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( retrouver sa vigueur) [commerce, affaires] to pick up again; [plante] to recover

la vie reprend peu à peu — life is gradually getting back to normal

2) ( recommencer) [cours, bombardements] to start again; [négociations] to resume

nos émissions reprendront à 7 heures — Radio, Télévision we shall be back on the air at 7 o'clock

3) ( continuer)

‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il — ‘it's very strange,’ he continued

3.

se reprendre verbe pronominal

1) ( se corriger) to correct oneself

2) ( se ressaisir) [personne] to pull oneself together

3) ( recommencer)

s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire quelque chose — to make three attempts to do ou at doing something

il se reprend à penser que c'est possible — he's gone back to thinking it might be possible

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ʀ(ə)pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [prisonnier, ville] to recapture

2) [objet prêté, donné] to take back

Il a repris son livre. — He's taken his book back.

3) (= chercher)

je viendrai te reprendre à 4 h — I'll come and fetch you at 4, I'll come back for you at 4

4) (= se resservir de)

reprendre du pain — to take more bread, to have more bread

reprendre un œuf — to take another egg, to have another egg

5) COMMERCE (= racheter) [article usagé] to take back, (sous condition d'achat) to take in part exchange, [firme, entreprise] to take over

6) (après une interruption) [travail, promenade] to resume, [rôle, poste] to take up again

reprendre le travail — to go back to work

reprendre la route — to resume one's journey, to set off again

reprendre la parole — to speak again

reprendre ses habitudes — to get back into one's old habits

7) (= emprunter) [argument, idée] to take up, to use

8) [article] to rework

9) [jupe] to alter

10) [émission, pièce] to put on again

11) [chanson, refrain] to take up again

12) [personne] (= corriger) to correct, to pick up, (= réprimander) to tell off

Elle le reprend sur les fautes qu'il fait le plus souvent. — She picks him up on the mistakes he makes most often., She corrects him on the mistakes he makes most often.

Elle le reprend constamment. — She's always telling him off.

13) (= recouvrer)

reprendre connaissance — to come to, to regain consciousness

reprendre courage — to take new heart

reprendre des forces — to recover one's strength

reprendre haleine; reprendre son souffle — to get one's breath back

reprendre sa liberté — to regain one's freedom

2. vi

1) [classes, pluie] to start again, [activités, travaux, combats] to resume, to start again

La réunion reprendra à deux heures. — The meeting will resume at two o'clock., The meeting will start again at two o'clock.

2) [affaires, industrie] to pick up

3) (= dire)

reprit-il — he went on

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reprendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( se resservir) reprendre du pain/vin to have some more bread/wine; je reprendrais bien de ce ragoût I would love some more (of that) stew; reprenez un peu de poulet have some more chicken; j'en ai repris deux fois I had three helpings;

2 ( prendre de nouveau) to pick up again [objet, outil]; to take [sth] back [cadeau, objet prêté]; to retake, to recapture [ville]; to recapture [fugitif]; to go back on [parole, promesse]; ( aller chercher) to pick [sb/sth] up, to collect [personne, voiture]; il reprit son balai et continua son travail he picked up his broom again and carried on GB ou continued with his work; tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure? what time will you come back for me?; reprendre sa place ( son siège) to go back to one's seat; reprendre sa place de numéro un/deux to regain one's position as number one/two; j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus I've put back on the weight I'd lost; reprendre son nom de jeune fille to revert to one's maiden name;

3 ( accepter de nouveau) to take [sb] on again [employé]; to take [sb] back [mari, élève]; Comm to take [sth] back [article]; ( contre un nouvel achat) to take [sth] in part GB ou partial US exchange; si on me reprend ma vieille voiture if I can trade in my old car, if they take my old car in part exchange; les marchandises ne sont ni reprises ni échangées goods cannot be returned or exchanged;

4 ( recommencer) to resume, to continue [promenade, récit, conversation]; to pick up [sth] again, to go back to [journal, tricot]; to take up [sth] again, to resume [fonctions, études]; to take up [sth] again [lutte]; to reopen [hostilités]; to revive [pièce, opéra, tradition]; reprendre le travail or son service (après un congé, une grève) to go back to work; on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures we stop at 12 and start again at 2; ils ont repris les travaux de rénovation the renovation work has started again ou has resumed; reprendre sa lecture to go back to one's book, to resume one's reading; reprendre (le chemin de) l'école to go back to school; on reprend le bateau ce soir ( après une escale) we're sailing again tonight; ( pour le retour) we're sailing back tonight; tu reprends le train à quelle heure? ( de retour) what time is your train back?; reprendre la parole to start speaking again; reprendre le fil de son discours/ses pensées to carry on with one's speech/one's original train of thought; reprendre le fil de la conversation to pick up the thread of conversation; reprendre une histoire au début to go back to the beginning of a story; reprendre les arguments un à un to go over the arguments one by one;

5 ( acquérir) to take over [cabinet, commerce, entreprise]; reprendre une affaire à son compte to take over a firm, to take a firm over;

6 ( surprendre de nouveau) reprendre qn à faire qch to catch sb doing sth again; que je ne t'y reprenne plus! don't let me catch you doing that again!; on ne m'y reprendra plus you won't catch me doing that again; on ne me reprendra plus à lui rendre service! you won't catch me doing him/her any favours^GB again!;

7 ( recouvrer) reprendre confiance to regain one's confidence; reprendre ses vieilles habitudes to get back into one's old ways; la nature reprend ses droits nature reasserts itself; elle a repris sa liberté she's a free woman again; ⇒ bête;

8 ( retoucher) to alter [vêtement, couture]; Constr to repair [mur]; reprendre le travail de qn to correct sb's work; reprendre cinq centimètres en longueur/largeur Cout to take sth up/in 5 cm; il y a tout à reprendre dans ce chapitre the whole chapter needs re-writing;

9 ( utiliser de nouveau) to take up [idée, thèse, politique]; Littérat to re-work [intrigue, thème]; reprendre une thèse à son compte to adopt a theory as one's own;

10 ( répéter) to repeat [argument]; to take up [slogan, chant]; reprenons à la vingtième mesure Mus let's take it again from bar 20; reprendre la leçon précédente Scol to go over the previous lesson again; tous les médias ont repris la nouvelle all the media took up the report; pour reprendre le vieil adage as the saying goes;

11 ( corriger) to correct [élève]; ( pour langage grossier) to pull [sb] up; permettez-moi de vous reprendre excuse me, but that is not correct;

12 ( resurgir) mon mal de dents m'a repris my toothache has come back; la jalousie le reprend he's feeling jealous again; les soupçons le reprirent he began to feel suspicious again; voilà que ça le reprend○! iron there he goes again!

B vi

1 ( retrouver sa vigueur) [commerce, affaires] to pick up again; [plante] to recover, to pick up; les affaires ont du mal à reprendre business is only picking up slowly; mon camélia reprend bien ( après une maladie) my camellia is recovering nicely; ( après transplantation) my camellia has taken nicely; la vie reprend peu à peu life is gradually getting back to normal;

2 ( recommencer) [école, cours, bombardement, bruit, pluie] to start again; [négociations] to resume; le froid a repris it's turned cold again; la pluie a repris it's started raining again; nos émissions reprendront à 7 heures Radio, TV we shall be back at 7 o'clock;

3 ( continuer) ‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il ‘it's very strange,’ he continued.

C se reprendre vpr

1 ( se corriger) to correct oneself; se reprendre à temps to stop oneself in time;

2 ( se ressaisir) [personne] to pull oneself together; Fin [action, titre] to rally, to pick up;

3 ( recommencer) s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire qch to make three attempts to do ou at doing sth; j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois pour allumer le feu it took me several attempts to get the fire going; il se reprend à penser/espérer que c'est possible he's gone back to thinking/hoping it might be possible; se reprendre à craindre le pire to begin to fear the worst again.

[rəprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [saisir à nouveau - objet] to pick up (separable) again, to take again

reprendre les rênes

a. (sens propre) to take in the reins

b. (figuré) to resume control

2. [s'emparer à nouveau de - position, ville] to retake, to recapture ; [ - prisonnier] to recapture, to catch again

3. [suj: maladie, doutes] to take hold of again

quand la douleur me reprend when the pain comes back

l'angoisse me reprit anxiety took hold of me again

ça y est, ça le reprend! there he goes again!

4. [aller rechercher - personne] to pick up (separable) ; [ - objet] to get back (separable), to collect

[remporter] to take back (separable)

je (te) reprendrai mon écharpe demain I'll get my scarf back (from you) tomorrow

ils reprennent aux uns ce qu'ils donnent aux autres they take away from some in order to give to others

tu peux reprendre ton parapluie, je n'en ai plus besoin I don't need your umbrella anymore, you can take it back

je te reprendrai à la sortie de l'école I'll pick you up ou I'll collect you ou I'll come and fetch you after school

vous pouvez (passer) reprendre votre montre demain you can come (by) and collect ou pick up your watch tomorrow

5. [réengager - employé] to take ou to have back (separable)

[réadmettre - élève] to take ou to have back

nous ne pouvons reprendre votre enfant en septembre we can't take ou have your child back in September

6. [retrouver - un état antérieur] to go back to

elle a repris son nom de jeune fille she went back to her maiden name

il a repris sa bonhomie coutumière he has recovered his usual good spirits

je n'arrivais plus à reprendre ma respiration I couldn't get my breath back

reprendre son sang-froid to calm down

reprendre courage to regain ou to recover courage

si tu le fais sécher à plat, il reprendra sa forme if you dry it flat, it'll regain its shape ou it'll get its shape back

7. [à table]

reprends un biscuit have another biscuit

reprends un comprimé dans deux heures take another tablet in two hours' time

[chez un commerçant] to have ou to take more (of)

8. [recommencer, se remettre à - recherche, combat] to resume ; [ - projet] to take up again ; [ - enquête] to restart, to reopen ; [ - lecture] to go back to, to resume ; [ - hostilités] to resume, to reopen ; [ - discussion, voyage] to resume, to carry on (with), to continue

reprendre ses études to take up one's studies again, to resume one's studies

je reprends l'école le 15 septembre I start school again ou I go back to school on September 15th

reprendre le travail

a. [après des vacances] to go back to work, to start work again

b. [après une pause] to get back to work, to start work again

c. [après une grève] to go back to work

reprendre contact avec quelqu'un to get in touch with somebody again

reprendre la plume/la caméra/le pinceau to take up one's pen/movie camera/brush once more

reprendre la route ou son chemin to set off again, to resume one's journey

elle a repris le volant après quelques heures she took the wheel again after a few hours

reprendre la mer

a. [marin] to go back to sea

b. [navire] to (set) sail again

reprendre une instance DROIT to resume a hearing

9. [répéter - texte] to read again ; [ - argument, passage musical] to repeat ; [ - refrain] to take up (separable)

on reprend tout depuis le ou au début [on recommence] let's start (all over) again from the beginning

un sujet repris par tous vos hebdomadaires an issue taken up by all your weeklies

TÉLÉVISION to repeat

CINÉMA to rerun

THÉÂTRE to revive, to put on again, to put back on the stage

quand j'ai repris le rôle de Tosca

a. [que j'avais déjà chanté] when I took on the part of Tosca again

b. [que je n'avais jamais chanté] when I took on ou over the part of Tosca

[récapituler - faits] to go over (inseparable) again

10. [dire] to go ou to carry on

"et lui?", reprit-elle "what about him?" she went on

11. COMMERCE [article refusé] to take back (separable)

les vêtements ne sont ni repris ni échangés clothes cannot be returned or exchanged

nous vous reprenons votre vieux salon pour tout achat de plus de 2000 euros your old lounge suite accepted in part exchange for any purchase over 2,000 euros

ils m'ont repris ma voiture pour 1000 euros I traded my car in for 1,000 euros

[prendre à son compte - cabinet, boutique] to take over (separable)

12. [adopter - idée, programme politique] to take up (separable)

13. [modifier - texte] to rework, to go over (inseparable) again ; [ - peinture] to touch up (separable)

il a fallu tout reprendre it all had to be gone over ou done again

c'était parfait, je n'ai rien eu à reprendre it was perfect, I didn't have to make a single correction ou alteration

COUTURE [généralement] to alter

[rétrécir] to take in

[en tricot]

reprendre une maille to pick up a stitch

CONSTRUCTION to repair

reprendre un mur en sous-œuvre to underpin a wall

MÉCANIQUE [pièce] to rework, to machine

14. [réprimander] to pull up, to reprimand (soutenu), to tell off (separable)

[corriger] to correct, to pull up (separable)

j'ai été obligée de la reprendre en public I had to put her straight in front of everybody

15. [surprendre]

que je ne t'y reprenne plus! don't let me catch you at it again!

on ne m'y reprendra plus! that's the last time you'll catch me doing that!

16. SPORT to return

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[rəprɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [s'améliorer - affaires] to improve, to recover, to pick ou to look up

[repousser - plante] to pick up, to recover

2. [recommencer - lutte] to start (up) again, to resume ; [ - pluie, vacarme] to start (up) again ; [ - cours, école] to start again, to resume ; [ - feu] to rekindle ; [ - fièvre, douleur] to return, to start again

je n'arrive pas à faire reprendre le feu I can't get the fire going again

la tempête reprit de plus belle the storm started again with renewed ferocity

le froid a repris the cold weather has set in again ou has returned

3. [retourner au travail - employé] to start again

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se reprendre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [recouvrer ses esprits] to get a grip on oneself, to pull oneself together

[retrouver son calme] to settle down

ils ne nous laissent pas le temps de nous reprendre entre deux questions they don't give us time to take a breather between questions

2. SPORT [au cours d'un match] to make a recovery, to rally

après un mauvais début de saison, il s'est très bien repris he started the season badly but has come back strongly ou has staged a good comeback

3. [se ressaisir - après une erreur] to correct oneself

se reprendre à temps [avant une bévue] to stop oneself in time

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se reprendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

elle se reprit à divaguer she started rambling again

je me repris à l'aimer I started to fall in love with her again

s'y reprendre [recommencer]: je m'y suis reprise à trois fois I had to start again three times ou to make three attempts

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reprendre
6 agradecer

v.

1 to thank, to acknowledge, to appreciate, to be grateful for.

2 to be thankful to, to be thankful for, to be grateful to.

Agradezco estar en este lugar I am thankful to be in this place.

3 to thank for.

Le agradezco su regalo I thank you for your present.

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AGRADECER

CONJUGACIÓN

(c changes to zc before a and o)

Present Indicative

agradezco, agradeces, agradece, agradecemos, agradecéis, agradecen.

Present Subjunctive

agradezca, agradezcas, agradezca, agradezcamos, agradezcáis, agradezcan.

Imperative

agradece (tú), agradezca (él/Vd.), agradezcamos (nos.), agradeced (vos.), agradezcan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to thank

2) be grateful for

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1.

VT (=dar las gracias a) to thank; (=sentirse agradecido) to be grateful for

(te) agradezco tu ayuda — thanks for your help

se lo agradezco — thank you, I am much obliged to you frm

un favor que él no agradecería nunca lo bastante — a favour o (EEUU) favor he can never thank you enough for

le agradecería me enviara — I would be grateful if you would send me

eso no lo tiene que agradecer a nadie — he has nobody to thank for that, he owes nobody thanks for that

2.

See:

agradecerse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( sentir gratitud por) <ayuda/amabilidad> to appreciate, to be grateful for

agradecerle algo a alguien — to be grateful to somebody for something

se lo agradezco de veras — I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería (que) me llamara — (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank

ni siquiera me lo agradeció — she didn't even thank me o say thank you

y así es como me lo agradece! — and this is all the thanks I get!

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= offer + a word of thanks, thank, welcome, extend + Posesivo + thanks, be thankful.

Ex. In closing, I would like to offer a word of thanks to all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex. In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex. The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex. I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

Ex. Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.

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* agradecer sinceramente = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( sentir gratitud por) <ayuda/amabilidad> to appreciate, to be grateful for

agradecerle algo a alguien — to be grateful to somebody for something

se lo agradezco de veras — I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería (que) me llamara — (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank

ni siquiera me lo agradeció — she didn't even thank me o say thank you

y así es como me lo agradece! — and this is all the thanks I get!

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= offer + a word of thanks, thank, welcome, extend + Posesivo + thanks, be thankful.

Ex: In closing, I would like to offer a word of thanks to all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.

Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

Ex: Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.

* agradecer sinceramente = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.

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agradecer [E3 ]

vt

1

(sentir gratitud por): se lo agradezco de veras I'm very grateful to you

le agradecería me llamara lo antes posible ( frml); I would be grateful o I would appreciate it if you would call me as soon as possible ( frml)

su ayuda es muy de agradecer your help is most appreciated

¡y así es como me agradece! and this is all the thanks I get!

2 (dar las gracias por) to thank

escribió para agradecerme el regalo he wrote to thank me for the gift

ni siquiera me lo agradeció she didn't even thank me o say thank you

practica un deporte, te lo agradecerá el cuerpo take up a sport, you'll feel better for it

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agradecer ( conjugate agradecer) verbo transitivo
a) ( sentir gratitud por) ‹ayuda/amabilidad› to appreciate, to be grateful for;

agradecerle algo a algn to be grateful to sb for sth;
◊ le agradecería (que) me llamara (frml) I would appreciate it if you would call me (frml)

b) ( dar las gracias por) to thank;

agradecerle algo a algn to thank sb for sth;
◊ ¡y así es como me lo agradece! and this is all the thanks I get!

agradecer verbo transitivo
1 (dar las gracias a alguien) to thank for: les agradezco su presencia, (I) thank you for being here
os lo agradezco mucho, thank you very much
2 (estar agradecido) to be grateful [a, to] [por, for]: te agradezco tu apoyo, I'm grateful for your support
se lo agradeceré siempre, I'll always be grateful to her ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 3 (impers) siempre se agradece una sonrisa, a smile is always welcome
' agradecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agradezca
English:
acknowledge
- appreciate
- warmly

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agradecer vt

1. [sujeto: persona]
agradecer algo a alguien [dar las gracias] to thank sb for sth;
[estar agradecido] to be grateful to sb for sth;
quisiera agradecerles su presencia aquí I would like to thank you for coming o being here;

te lo agradezco mucho I'm very grateful to you;

le agradezco su interés thank you for your interest;

te agradecería que te callaras I'd be grateful o I'd appreciate it if you'd shut up

2. [sujeto: cosa]
esa pared agradecería una mano de pintura that wall could do with a lick of paint;

el campo agradecerá las lluvias the rain will be good for the countryside

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agradecer

v/t

:

agradecer algo a alguien thank s.o. for sth;

te lo agradezco I appreciate it;

se agradece como respuesta I really appreciate it

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agradecer {53} vt

1) : to be grateful for

2) : to thank

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agradecer vb (dar las gracias) to thank

le agradeció su ayuda he thanked her for her help

te agradezco la invitación thank you for the invitation

Spanish-English dictionary > agradecer
7 saltar

v.

1 to jump (over).

saltó de o desde una ventana she jumped out of o from a window

saltar sobre alguien to set upon somebody (abalanzarse)

saltar a la cuerda to skip (peninsular Spanish)

saltar a la comba to skip (peninsular Spanish)

saltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to another

La rana salta The frog jumps.

2 to jump up.

saltar de la silla to jump out of one's seat

3 to jump, to shoot (salir disparado) (object).

4 to go off (alarma).

hacer saltar to set off

5 to explode, to blow up.

el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the air

han saltado los plomos the fuses have blown

6 to break.

7 to explode (reaccionar bruscamente).

saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper

8 to skip, to miss out.

9 to bound.

10 to jump over, to leap over, to climb over, to jump.

El chico salta el río The boy jumps over the river.

11 to pop, to protrude.

Estaba tan asustado que sus ojos saltaron He was so scared his eyes popped.

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saltar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to jump, leap

■ saltó de la cama she jumped out of bed

■ saltamos del muro we jumped off the wall

2 (en paracaídas) to parachute

3 (romperse) to break; (estallar) to burst

4 (desprenderse) to come off

5 (tapón, corcho) to pop out, pop off

6 figurado (enfadarse) to blow up, explode

■ salta por todo he flies off the handle at the slightest thing

7 figurado (de una cosa a otra) to jump, skip

8 figurado (decir) to come out ( con, with); (contestar) to answer ( con, with)

■ saltó con una tontería he came out with a silly remark

9 figurado (de un cargo, empleo) to be thrown out

■ saltó de la vicepresidencia por corrupción he was thrown out as vice president because of corruption

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (salvar de un salto) to jump (over), leap (over)

2 (arrancar) to pull off

3 (ajedrez etc) to jump

4 figurado (omitir) to skip, miss out

► verbo pronominal saltarse

1 (ley etc) to ignore

2 (omitir) to skip, miss out

3 (desprenderse) to come off; (- lentilla) to fall out

■ se le saltó un botón one of her buttons came off

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar a la que salta (estar atento) to be always on the look out for an opportunity 2 (enfadarse por todo) to have a short fuse

hacer saltar to blow up

hacer saltar las lágrimas a alguien figurado to bring tears to somebody's eyes

saltar a la cuerda / saltar a la comba to skip

saltar a la vista figurado to be obvious, be as plain as the nose on one's face

saltar de alegría figurado to jump for joy

saltar en pedazos to break into pieces, smash to bits

saltar sobre alguien figurado to pounce on somebody

saltarle a alguien la tapa de los sesos familiar to blow somebody's brains out

saltarse el turno to jump the queue

saltarse un semáforo to jump the lights

saltársele a uno las lágrimas figurado to have tears in one's eyes

■ se me saltaron las lágrimas tears came to my eyes

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verb

1) to jump, leap

2) burst, explode

3) pop out

•

- saltarse

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1. VI

1) [persona, animal] (=dar un salto) (tb Atletismo) to jump; [más lejos] to leap; [a la pata coja] to hop

saltar de alegría — to jump with o for joy

saltar a la comba — to skip, jump rope (EEUU)

hacer saltar un caballo — to jump a horse, make a horse jump

- está a la que salta

2) (=lanzarse)

a) (lit)

saltar al campo o al césped — (Dep) to come out on to the pitch

• saltar al agua — to jump o dive into the water

• saltar de la cama — to leap out of bed

• saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

• saltar por una ventana — to jump o leap out of a window

• saltar sobre algn — to jump o leap o pounce on sb

• saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

b) (fig)

saltar al mundo de la política — to go into politics, move into the political arena

saltar del último puesto al primero — to jump from last place to first

saltar a la fama — to win fame, be shot to fame

3) (=salir disparado) [chispa] to fly, fly out; [líquido] to shoot out, spurt out; [corcho] to pop out; [resorte] to break, go *; [astilla] to fly off; [botón] to come off; [pelota] to fly

saltan chispas — sparks are flying

está saltando el aceite — the oil is spitting

la pelota saltó fuera del campo — the ball flew out of the ground

el balón saltó por encima de la portería — the ball flew over the bar

hacer saltar una trampa — to spring a trap

el asunto ha saltado a la prensa — the affair has reached the newspapers

- saltar a la memoria

- salta a la vista

4) (=estallar) [cristal] to shatter; [recipiente] to crack; [madera] to crack, snap, break

la bombilla saltó en pedazos — the light bulb exploded

hacer saltar un edificio — to blow a building up

• saltar por los aires, el coche saltó por los aires — the car was blown up

el acuerdo puede saltar por los aires — the agreement could be destroyed o go up in smoke

hacer saltar algo por los aires — to blow sth up
banca 2)
5) (Elec) [alarma] to go off; [plomos] to blow

6) [al hablar]

a) [de forma inesperada] to say, pipe up *

-¡estupendo! -saltó uno de los chavales — "great!" piped up * o said one of the boys

saltar con una patochada — to come out with a ridiculous o foolish remark

saltar de una cosa a otra — to skip from one thing o subject to another, skip about

b) [con ira] to explode, blow up

7) (=irse)

saltar de un puesto — to give up a job

hacer saltar a algn de un puesto — to boot sb out of a job *

8) [cantidad, cifra] to shoot up, leap, leap up

la mayoría ha saltado a 900 votos — the majority has shot up o leaped (up) to 900 votes

9)

saltar atrás — (Bio) to revert

2. VT

1) [+ muro, obstáculo] [por encima] to jump over, jump; [llegando más lejos] to leap, leap over; [apoyándose con las manos] to vault

el caballo saltó la valla — the horse jumped over o jumped the fence

2) (=arrancar)

le saltó tres dientes — he knocked out three of his teeth

me has saltado un botón — you've torn off one of my buttons

3) [con explosivos] to blow up

3.

See:

saltarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría — they were jumping for joy

salté por encima de las cajas — I jumped over the boxes

miraba saltar las truchas en el río — he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna — to hop

b) ( en atletismo) to jump

tendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

c) pelota to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump

saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

saltó desde una ventana — he jumped from a window

saltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground

saltar al agua — to jump into the water

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío — he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody

la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey

e) ( levantarse)

saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair

2)

a) ( aparecer)

saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

b) ( pasar)

saltar DE algo A algo — to jump from something to something

saltaba de una idea a otra — she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3)

a) botón to come off, pop off; chispas to fly; aceite to spit; corcho to pop out; fusibles to blow

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo — he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

b) ( estallar)

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires — the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita — they blew up the building with dynamite

4) (fam) persona

a) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

b) (decir, soltar) to retort

- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián

saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
2.
saltar vt

a) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla — the horse refused the fence

b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista — he missed me out when he was taking the register
3.
saltarse v pron

1)

a) ( omitir) <línea/página/nombre> to skip; < comida> to miss, skip

b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent

2) botón to come off, pop off; pintura to chip

se le saltaron las lágrimas — her eyes filled with tears

3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip

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= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.

Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

Ex. Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex. The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex. Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.

Ex. The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

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* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.

* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar la comba = skip + rope.

* saltarse = skip over, skip.

* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.

* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría — they were jumping for joy

salté por encima de las cajas — I jumped over the boxes

miraba saltar las truchas en el río — he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna — to hop

b) ( en atletismo) to jump

tendrá que saltar 1,85m — he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

c) pelota to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump

saltar en paracaídas — to parachute

saltó desde una ventana — he jumped from a window

saltar a tierra/al suelo — to jump to the ground

saltar al agua — to jump into the water

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? — can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío — he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algo/alguien — to jump on something/somebody

la pantera saltó sobre su presa — the panther jumped o leapt on its prey

e) ( levantarse)

saltar de la cama/del sillón — to jump out of bed/off one's chair

2)

a) ( aparecer)

saltar A algo: ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch; salta a la vista que... it's patently obvious that...; la noticia saltó a primera plana — the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

b) ( pasar)

saltar DE algo A algo — to jump from something to something

saltaba de una idea a otra — she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3)

a) botón to come off, pop off; chispas to fly; aceite to spit; corcho to pop out; fusibles to blow

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo — he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

hacer saltar la banca — to break the bank

b) ( estallar)

la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires — the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita — they blew up the building with dynamite

4) (fam) persona

a) ( enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

b) (decir, soltar) to retort

- eso no es verdad -saltó Julián — that's not true, retorted Julián

saltar con algo: ¿y ahora saltas con eso? — and now you come out with that?
2.
saltar vt

a) <obstáculo/valla/zanja> to jump (over); ( apoyándose) to vault (over)

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla — the horse refused the fence

b) ( omitir) <pregunta/página> to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista — he missed me out when he was taking the register
3.
saltarse v pron

1)

a) ( omitir) <línea/página/nombre> to skip; < comida> to miss, skip

b) <semáforo/stop> to jump; < leyes> to bypass, circumvent

2) botón to come off, pop off; pintura to chip

se le saltaron las lágrimas — her eyes filled with tears

3) (Chi) diente/loza to chip

* * *

= leap, bounce, pipe, skip, jump, hop, pop.

Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.

Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex: Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.

Ex: The article ' Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears.

* escapar saltando en paracaídas = bale out.

* fusible + saltar = blow + a fuse.

* hacer saltar la banca = break + the bank.

* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.

* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* saltar a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* saltar al estrellato = jump into + stardom.

* saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop.

* saltar en paracaídas = parachute.

* saltar la comba = skip + rope.

* saltarse = skip over, skip.

* saltarse Algo a la torera = flout.

* saltarse la ley a la torera = flout + the law.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* saltarse una clase = skip + class, miss + class, cut + class.

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saltar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (brincar) to jump; (más alto, más lejos) to leap

saltar a la cuerda or ( Esp) a la comba or ( Chi) al cordel to jump rope ( AmE), to skip ( BrE)

saltaban de (la) alegría they were jumping for joy

tuve que saltar por encima de las cajas I had to jump over the boxes

saltó de la silla he leapt o jumped up out of his chair

los cachorros saltaban juguetones a su alrededor the puppies romped playfully around her

miraba saltar las truchas en el río he watched the trout leaping in the river

saltar con or en una pierna to hop

están dispuestos a saltar por encima de todo para conseguirlo they're prepared to go to any lengths o they'll stop at nothing to get it

2 (en atletismo) to jump

saltó casi seis metros he jumped nearly six meters

para clasificarse tendrá que saltar 1,85m to qualify he will have to jump o clear 1.85m

3 «pelota» to bounce; «párpado» to twitch

4 (lanzarse) to jump

saltó del tren en marcha she jumped from the moving train

saltar en paracaídas to parachute

saltó desde una ventana/desde un tercer piso he jumped from a window/the third floor

al saltar a tierra se hizo daño she hurt herself jumping to the ground

echó una carrera y saltó al otro lado del río he took a run and jumped o leapt over the river

¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?

saltó al vacío he leapt into space

saltar SOBRE algn/algo to jump ON sb/sth

dos individuos saltaron sobre él y le robaron la cartera two people jumped on him and stole his wallet

la pantera saltó sobre su presa the panther jumped o leapt o sprang on its prey

B

1 (aparecer) saltar A algo:

ambos equipos saltan al terreno de juego the two teams are now coming out onto the pitch

salta ahora a las pantallas comerciales is now on release at commercial theaters ( AmE) o ( BrE) cinemas

cuatro nombres saltan de inmediato a la memoria four names immediately spring to mind

salta a la vista que están descontentos it's patently obvious o quite clear that they're unhappy

la noticia saltó a la primera página de los periódicos the story hit the headlines o made front-page news

2 (pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump FROM sth TO sth

el disco ha saltado del cuarto al primer puesto the record has jumped from number four to number one

saltaba de una idea a otra she was jumping about o skipping from one idea to the next

C

1 «botón» to come off, pop off; «chispas» to fly; «aceite» to spit

le hizo saltar tres dientes de un puñetazo he knocked out three of his teeth with one punch

agitó la botella y el corcho saltó he shook the bottle and the cork popped out

han saltado los plomos or fusibles or (CS) tapones the fuses have blown

hacer saltar la banca to break the bank

2 (romperse) «vaso/cristal» to shatter

se cayó y saltó en mil pedazos it fell and shattered into a thousand pieces

3

(estallar): la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

hicieron saltar el edificio con dinamita they blew up the building with dynamite

D ( fam) «persona»

1 (enojarse) to lose one's temper, get angry

salta por nada he loses his temper o gets angry for no reason

2 (decir, soltar) to retort

—eso no es verdad —saltó Julián that's not true, Julián retorted

saltar CON algo:

saltó con una serie de insultos he came out with o let fly with a stream of insults

¿y ahora saltas con que no te interesa? and now you suddenly say that you're not interested?

estar a la que salta ( fam): éste siempre está a la que salta (alerta a las oportunidades) he never misses a trick ( colloq) (listo a criticar) he never misses an opportunity o a chance to criticize

E ( fam) (perder un empleo) to get the shove o chop ( colloq)

■ saltar

vt

A

1 ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump, jump over; (apoyándose) to vault, vault over

el caballo se negó a saltar la valla por segunda vez the horse refused the fence for the second time

no se puede saltar la ficha del contrario you are not allowed to jump over your opponent's piece

2 (omitir) ‹pregunta/página› to skip, miss out

me saltó al pasar lista he missed me out when he was taking the register

B (CS) ( Coc) (saltear, freír) to sauté, lightly fry

C ( Chi) ‹diente/loza› to chip

■ saltarse

v pron

A

1 (omitir) ‹línea/palabra/página› to skip

no es bueno saltarse así una comida it's not good to miss o skip a meal like that

2 ‹semáforo/stop› to jump; ‹leyes› to bypass, circumvent torera

B «botón» to come off, pop off; «pintura» to chip

se le ha saltado el esmalte the varnish has chipped

se le saltaron las lágrimas tears sprang to her eyes, her eyes filled with tears

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saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( brincar) to jump;

(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
saltar a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
◊ saltar de alegría to jump for joy;

saltar con or en una pierna to hop;
saltar de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
b) ( en atletismo) to jump

c) [ pelota] to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump;

◊ saltar al agua to jump into the water;

saltar en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes saltar del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
saltar SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) saltar DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
◊ saltaba de una idea a otra she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
◊ la bomba hizo saltar el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( omitir) ‹línea/página/nombre› to skip, miss out;

‹ comida› to miss, skip
b) ‹semáforo/stop› to jump

2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
◊ se le saltaron las lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
' saltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- cantar
- comba
- espatarrarse
- estampido
- fleje
- palestra
- parar
- ponerse
- tirarse
- alegría
- animar
- capaz
- cordel
- cuerda
- junto
- lazo
- pata
English:
bail out
- blast
- dare
- dive
- fuse
- hop
- jump
- jump out
- leap
- parachute
- poised
- pop
- pounce
- skip
- sky-dive
- spring
- vault
- blow
- bound
- chip
- fore
- joy
- running
- send
- take

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saltar

♦ vt

1. [obstáculo, valla, verja] to jump (over);

si salta los 2,35 ganará la prueba if he jumps o clears 2.35 metres, he'll win the competition

2. [omitir] to skip, to miss out;

me saltaron al nombrar los candidatos they missed me out of the list of candidates

3. [romper violentamente]
saltar una cerradura to force a lock;

saltar un ojo a alguien to poke sb's eye out;
Informát
saltar la protección de un programa to break a program's protection, to crack a program

4. CSur [sofreír] to sauté, to fry lightly

♦ vi

1. [brincar, lanzarse] to jump;

los chicos saltaron al otro lado de la tapia the children jumped over the wall;

saltó de o [m5] desde una ventana she jumped out of o from a window;

Bubka fue el primero en saltar por encima de los 6 metros Bubka was the first person to clear 6 metres;

saltar de alegría to jump for joy;

saltar a la cuerda o Esp [m5] comba to skip;

saltar en paracaídas to parachute;

saltar al río to jump into the river;

saltar a tierra to jump to the ground;

saltar del o [m5] desde el trampolín to dive off the springboard;

saltar al vacío to leap into space;

los jugadores saltan al campo the players are coming out onto the field;

saltar de un tema a otro to jump (around) from one subject to another;

saltábamos de la euforia al desánimo our mood was swinging backwards and forwards between euphoria and dejection;

saltar sobre algo/alguien [abalanzarse] to jump on sth/sb;

Comp
Fam RP
saltar en una pata to be over the moon

2. [levantarse de repente] to jump up;

saltar de la silla/cama to jump out of one's seat/out of bed

3. [salir disparado] [objeto] to jump, to shoot;
[corcho, válvula] to pop out; [botón] to pop off; [aceite] to spurt; [esquirlas, astillas, chispas] to fly
4. [explotar] to explode, to blow up;

el automóvil saltó por los aires the car was blown into the air;

han saltado los plomos o CSur [m5] tapones the fuses have blown

5. [romperse] to crack;

fregando los platos me saltó un vaso I broke one of the glasses when I was doing the washing-up

6. [decir inesperadamente]
“de eso nada”, saltó ella “no way,” she blurted out;

saltar con to suddenly come out with;

saltó con una impertinencia he suddenly came out with an impertinent remark;

cuando le pasaron la factura saltó con que no tenía dinero when they gave her the bill, she suddenly said she didn't have any money

7. [reaccionar bruscamente] to explode;

saltar a la mínima to be quick to lose one's temper

8. [alarma] to go off;
[botón] to jump out; [mecanismo, termostato, interruptor] to activate;
hacer saltar la alarma to set off the alarm

9. [agua, cascada]
saltar por to gush down, to pour down

10. [venir]
me salta a la memoria aquel momento inolvidable cuando… that unforgettable moment springs to mind, when…

11. Comp

está a la que salta [para aprovechar ocasión] she's always on the lookout;
[para señalar error ajeno] she never misses a chance to criticize
♦ See also the pronominal verb saltarse

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saltar

I v/i

1 jump, leap;

saltar a la comba jump rope, Br skip;

andar o

estar a la que salta never miss an opportunity

2 ( abalanzarse)

:

saltar sobre pounce on;

saltar a la vista fig be obvious, be clear

3 de fusible, plomos blow;

saltar por los aires blow up, explode

4

:

saltó con una sarta de estupideces he came out with one stupid thing after another

II v/t

1 valla jump

2

:

saltar la banca break the bank

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saltar vi

1) brincar: to jump, to leap

2) : to bounce

3) : to come off, to pop out

4) : to shatter, to break

5) : to explode, to blow up

saltar vt

1) : to jump, to jump over

2) : to skip, to miss

♦ See also the reflexive verb saltarse

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saltar vb

1. (en general) to jump

salto muy alto I can jump very high

el caballo saltó la valla the horse jumped over the fence

2. (de un trampolín) to dive

el nadador saltó desde un trampolín the swimmer dived off a springboard

3. (tapón) to come off [pt. came; pp. come]

saltó el tapón de la botella the top came off the bottle

4. (enfadarse) to lose your temper [pt. & pp. lost]

salta por nada he loses his temper for no reason

saltar a la vista to be obvious

saltar a la comba to skip [pt. & pp. skipped]

saltar a la pata coja to hop [pt. & pp. hopped]

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8 retourner

retourner [ʀ(ə)tuʀne]

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► When retourner has an object it is conjugated with avoir ; otherwise the auxiliary is être.

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre dans l'autre sens) [+ caisse, seau] to turn upside down ; [+ matelas, carte, omelette] to turn over

• retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a picture against the wall

• retourner la situation to turn the situation round

   b. [+ terre] to turn over

   c. ( = mettre l'intérieur à l'extérieur) [+ parapluie, sac, vêtement] to turn inside out ; [+ col] to turn

• retourner ses poches pour trouver qch to turn one's pockets inside out to find sth

   d. ( = orienter dans le sens opposé) [+ mot, phrase] to turn round

• retourner un argument contre qn to turn an argument against sb

• retourner un compliment to return a compliment

• je pourrais vous retourner votre critique I could criticize you in the same way

   e. ( = renvoyer) [+ lettre, marchandise] to return

   f. ( = bouleverser) [+ maison, pièce] to turn upside down ; [+ personne] to shake

• il a tout retourné dans la maison pour retrouver ce livre he turned the whole house upside down to find that book

• la nouvelle l'a complètement retourné the news has severely shaken him

• ce spectacle m'a retourné seeing it gave me quite a turn (inf)

   g. ( = tourner plusieurs fois) retourner une idée dans sa tête to turn an idea over in one's mind

• retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound

   h. (Canadian) (Telecommunications) retourner un appel to call back

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller à nouveau) to return, to go back

• retourner en Italie/à la mer to return or go back to Italy/to the seaside

• retourner en arrière or sur ses pas to turn back

• il retourne demain à son travail/à l'école he's going back to work/to school tomorrow

• elle est retournée chez elle she went back home

   b. (à un état antérieur) retourner à to go back to

• il est retourné à son ancien métier he has gone back to his old job

3. impersonal verb

• nous voudrions bien savoir de quoi il retourne we'd really like to know what is going on

4. reflexive verb

► se retourner

   a. [personne couchée, automobiliste, véhicule] to turn over ; [bateau] to capsize

• se retourner dans son lit toute la nuit to toss and turn all night in bed

• la voiture s'est retournée (dans un fossé) the car overturned (into a ditch)

• laissez-lui le temps de se retourner (figurative) give him time to sort himself out

• il doit se retourner dans sa tombe ! he must be turning in his grave!

   b. ( = tourner la tête) to turn round

• partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

• tout le monde se retournait sur lui or sur son passage everyone turned round as he went by

   c. [situation] to be turned round

• se retourner contre qn [personne] to turn against sb ; [acte, situation] to backfire on sb ; ( = poursuivre en justice) to take court action against sb

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+1! to return n'est pas la traduction la plus courante de retourner.

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ʀ(ə)tuʀne
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( changer de côté) to turn [something] over [seau, steak]; to turn [matelas]

retourner une carte à jouer — to turn over a playing card

2) ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [something] inside out [vêtement, sac]

3) ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]

retourner une idée dans sa tête — fig to turn an idea over in one's mind

4) ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]

retourner la situation — to reverse the situation

elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même — she then turned the gun on herself

si tu retournes l'argument contre lui — if you turn his own argument against him

5) ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [something] upside down [maison]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]

je suis encore tout retourné — (colloq) I'm still quite shaken

6) ( renvoyer) to send [something] back, to return [colis, lettre]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être) to go back (à to), to return (à to)

3.

se retourner verbe pronominal

1) ( tourner la tête) to turn around

partir sans se retourner — lit, fig to leave without a backward glance

elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage — she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past

2) to turn over

se retourner sur le dos — to turn over onto one's back

il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) — he kept tossing and turning

la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé — the car overturned into a ditch

3) ( s'organiser) to get organized

4) ( prendre un tour inverse)

se retourner contre quelqu'un — [personne, animal] to turn against somebody; [situation, agissements] to backfire on somebody

se retourner contre ses alliés — to turn on one's allies

ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui — his arguments backfired on him

5) ( se tordre)

elle s'est retourné le doigt — she bent back her finger

6) ( repartir)

s'en retourner — to go back

s'en retourner chez soi — to go back home

4.

verbe impersonnel

j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne — I'd like to know what's going on

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retourner quelqu'un comme une crêpe (colloq) or un gant — (colloq) to make somebody change their mind completely

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ʀ(ə)tuʀne
1. vt

1) (= changer de côté) [matelas, crêpe] to turn over

Elle a retourné la crêpe. — She turned the pancake over.

2) (= renverser) to turn upside down

Il a retourné la poubelle. — He turned the bin upside down.

3) [sac, vêtement] to turn inside out

retourner sa veste fig — to change sides, to go over to the other side

4) [terre, sol, foin] to turn over

5) [arme] to turn round

retourner une arme contre soi — to turn a weapon against o.s.

6) [argument] to turn round

retourner un argument contre qn — too turn an argument against sb

7) (= émouvoir) [personne] to shake

8) (= renvoyer)

retourner qch à qn — to return sth to sb

2. vi

(= aller, revenir)

retourner à [endroit] — to go back to, to return to, [état, activité] to return to, to go back to

retourner quelque part — to go back somewhere

Est-ce que tu es retourné à Londres? — Have you been back to London?

retourner en arrière — to turn back

retourner sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

3. vb impers

(= s'agir)

savoir de quoi il retourne — to know what it is all about

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retourner verb table: aimer

A vtr (+ v avoir)

1 ( changer de côté) to turn [sth] over [seau, caisse, steak, poisson]; to turn [matelas]; retourner une carte à jouer ( figure visible) to turn up a playing card; ( figure pas visible) to put a playing card face down; retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a painting to the wall;

2 ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [sth] inside out [vêtement, sac]; Cout to turn [vêtement, coussin, col]; un coup de vent a retourné son parapluie a gust of wind turned his umbrella inside out; il a retourné ses poches à la recherche de quelques sous he turned his pockets inside out looking for some change;

3 ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]; retourner une idée or pensée dans sa tête to turn an idea ou a thought over in one's mind;

4 ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]; retourner la situation to reverse the situation; elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même she then turned the gun on herself; si tu retournes l'argument contre lui if you turn his own argument against him;

5 ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [sth] upside down [maison, pièce]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]; elle a retourné toute la maison pour retrouver la facture she turned the house upside down trying to find the bill; je suis encore tout retourné○ I'm still quite shaken;

6 ( renvoyer) to send [sth] back, to return [colis, lettre, marchandise].

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller à nouveau) to go back, to return (à to); retourner dans son village natal to return to the village where one was born; retourner chez le dentiste/médecin pour une nouvelle visite to go back to the dentist's/doctor's for another visit; retourner à l'école/au bureau to go back to school/to the office; je n'y suis jamais retourné depuis I've never been back ou never returned since;

2 ( à un état antérieur) to go back (à to), to return (à to); animal qui est retourné à l'état sauvage animal that has gone back ou returned to its wild state; retourner à ses premières amours liter to return to one's first love; il est retourné à son laboratoire et à ses expériences he went back to his laboratory and to his experiments; les biens retournent à leur légitime possesseur the property reverts to its rightful owner.

C se retourner vpr

1 ( tourner la tête) to turn around, to turn round GB; je l'ai appelée et elle s'est retournée I called her and she turned around; partir sans se retourner lit, fig to leave without once looking back; elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past;

2 ( changer de position) [personne couchée] to turn over; [véhicule, automobiliste] to turn over, to overturn; se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over onto one's back/stomach; il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) pendant toute la nuit he kept tossing and turning all night long; la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé the car overturned into a ditch;

3 ( s'organiser) to get organized; ça lui laissera le temps de se retourner it'll give her time to sort things out ou to get organized;

4 ( prendre un tour inverse) se retourner contre qn [personne, animal] to turn against sb; [situation, agissements] to backfire on sb; se retourner contre ses alliés to turn on one's allies; ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui his arguments backfired on him;

5 ( se tordre) elle s'est retourné le doigt/un ongle she bent back her finger/a nail;

6 ( repartir) s'en retourner to go back; s'en retourner chez soi to go back home; ⇒ plaie.

D v impers j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne I'd like to know what's going on.

Idiome

retourner qn comme une crêpe○ or un gant○ to make sb change their mind completely.

[rəturne] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [orienter dans le sens contraire] to turn round ou around (separable)

retourner une arme contre ou sur quelqu'un to turn a weapon on somebody

[renverser - situation] to reverse, to turn inside out ou back to front

je lui ai retourné son ou le compliment I returned the compliment

2. [renvoyer - colis, lettre] to send back (separable)

3. [mettre à l'envers - literie] to turn round ou around ; [ - carte à jouer] to turn up (separable) ; [ - champ, paille] to turn over (separable) ; [ - verre] to turn upside down ; [ - grillade] to turn over (separable) ; [ - gant, poche] to turn inside out

il a retourné la photo contre le mur he turned the photo against the wall

retourner sa veste to sell out

il te retournera comme une crêpe ou un gant he'll twist you round his little finger

4. [mélanger - salade] to toss

5. [fouiller - maison, pièce] to turn upside down

6. [examiner - pensée]

tourner et retourner une idée dans sa tête to mull over an idea (in one's head)

7. (familier) [émouvoir]

j'en suis encore tout retourné! I'm still reeling from the shock!

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[rəturne] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [aller à nouveau] to return, to go again ou back

je n'y étais pas retourné depuis des années I had not been back there for years

si tu étais à ma place, tu retournerais le voir? if you were me, would you (ever) go and see him again?

je retournai la voir une dernière fois I paid her one ou my last visit

2. [revenir] to go back, to return

retourner chez soi to go (back) home

retourner à sa place [sur son siège] to go back to one's seat

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[rəturne] verbe impersonnel

peut-on savoir de quoi il retourne? what is it all about?, what exactly is going on?

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retourner à verbe plus préposition

[reprendre, retrouver] to return to, to go back to

retourner à un stade antérieur to revert to an earlier stage

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se retourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [tourner la tête] to turn round

partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

tout le monde se retournait sur eux everybody turned round to look at them

2. [se mettre sur l'autre face] to turn over

se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over on one's back/stomach

je me suis retourné dans mon lit toute la nuit I tossed and turned all night

elle doit se retourner dans sa tombe she must be turning in her grave

3. [se renverser - auto, tracteur] to overturn, to turn over

4. [réagir] to sort things out

ils ne me laissent pas le temps de me retourner

a. [de décider] they won't give me time to make a decision

b. [de me reprendre] they won't give me time to sort things out

5. [situation] to be reversed, to change completely

le lendemain, la situation s'était retournée the following day, the situation had changed beyond recognition

6. [déplacement]

s'en retourner [partir]

a. to depart, to leave

b. [rentrer] to make one's way back

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se retourner verbe pronominal transitif

se retourner un ongle/doigt to twist a nail/finger

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se retourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [agir contre]

se retourner contre quelqu'un to turn against somebody

tout cela finira par se retourner contre toi all this will eventually backfire on you

2. DROIT to take (legal) action against

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9 falde

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come down, drop, fall, tumble

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vb (faldt, faldet) fall;

( styrte, trimle) tumble;

( i krig) be killed,

F fall;

( om priser, temperatur) fall ( med by, fx fall by 5%), go down,

F decline,

( pludseligt) drop,

( stærkere) slump;

[ dommen falder]

( i straffesag) sentence is pronounced,

( i civilsag) judgment is delivered;

[ tage det som det kan falde] take things as they come;

[ lade falde]

( opgive, forlade) drop ( fx the case, the matter, the subject),

( fremkomme med) let fall ( fx a few words, a remark), drop ( fx

a hint, a remark);

[ tiden falder ham lang], se tid;

[ det falder mig let] I find it easy;

[ det falder sig sådan at] it so happens that;

[ dette stof falder så smukt] this material hangs so well;

[ denne sætning falder tungt] this sentence reads heavy;

[ tæppet falder]

( på teater) the curtain falls (el. comes down);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ falde `af] fall off, come off;

(om hår etc) fall out, come out;

[ der kan falde noget af til dig] you may come in for a share;

[ falde af på den] lose grip;

[ han er faldet af på den] he is not the man he was;

[ det falder af sig selv] it is a matter of course, it goes without saying;

[ falde bort]

( opgives) be dropped;

( ophøre) be discontinued, lapse;

( miste sin gyldighed) cease to be valid;

(se også bortfalde);

[ falde efter]

(om hest etc) be sired by;

[ falde for] fall for ( fx all girls fall for him);

[ falde for fjendehånd] die at the hands of the enemy;

[ falde for fristelsen] succumb to temptation;

[ falde ` for]

( hænde) occur, happen ( fx if it should happen),

( vise sig) turn up ( fx any jobs that might turn up);

[ når din vej falder forbi] when you come my (el. this) way;

[ falde ` fra]

(dø) die, pass away;

(opgive studium etc) drop out;

( svigte) fall away, desert one's party;

(rel) lapse (from one's faith);

[ en elev (, studerende) der falder fra] a dropout;

[ falde hen]

( døse hen) doze off,

( falde i søvn) drop off;

( i drømmerier) fall into a reverie;

[ falde `i]

(i vandet etc) fall in,

( gennem is) fall through,

( gå i en fælde) walk into a trap,

( lukke sig) fall to,

( stemme i) join in;

[ talen falder i tre afsnit] the speech falls into three parts;

[ falde i armene på en] fall into somebody's arms;

[ falde i hænderne på en] fall into somebody's hands, fall into the hands of somebody;

[ falde i øjnene] be conspicuous;

(se også hak, lod, slag, smag, III. stav, søvn etc);

[ det faldt ` i med regn (, tåge)] it set in raining (, foggy);

[ falde igennem] fall through;

( ved eksamen) fail, be ploughed;

[ ved siden af ham vil jeg falde igennem] I am simply not in it with him;

[ falde ind]

( med en bemærkning) cut in;

( synge med) join in;

[ hvor kan det falde dig ind at?] how dare you? what do you mean by -ing?

[ det kunne aldrig falde mig ind] I wouldn't dream of (doing) such a thing;

[ det falder mig ind] it occurs to me;

[ falde ind i et land] invade a country;

(se også dør);

[ falde ind under] come under ( fx it comes under another heading);

[ falde ned] fall down,

( om fly) crash;

[ fald ned!]

(T: hids dig ned) cool down!

[ falde ned af en stige] fall off (el. down from) a ladder;

(se også stol);

[ falde ned over hovedet på], se hoved;

[ falde `om] fall down ( fx the tree fell down with a crash), fall over,

( om person også, pludseligt) drop ( fx drop dead; ready to drop with fatigue; he dropped into a chair),

( bryde sammen) collapse ( fx with fatigue);

(T: dratte om) keel over;

[ han faldt mig om halsen] he threw his arms round my neck;

[ vi var ved at falde om af grin] we fell about (laughing);

[ falde over]

( snuble over) fall over, stumble over,

( få fat i) come across;

(se også ben);

[ falde ` over]

( gå løs på) go for, fall on, attack;

[ falde `på]

( indtræde) set in, fall ( fx darkness (, night) is falling);

[` falde på]

( om lys) fall on;

[ lyset faldt på hans ansigt]

( også) the light caught his face;

[ gevinsten faldt på nr 123] ticket number 123 came up with the prize;

[ min fødselsdag falder på en søndag] my birthday is (el. falls) on a Sunday;

[ natten falder på]

( også) night is coming on;

[ hvordan falder du på det?] what makes you think that?

[ falde på plads]

(også fig) fall into place ( fx when I read his letter everything fell into place),

(se også brik);

[ falde sammen] collapse,

( om person, modstand også) crumple up,

( om person: tungt) slump ( fx he slumped in his chair);

[ falde sammen med] coincide with;

[ falde ` til]

( lukke sig) close;

( slutte tæt) fit closely;

( finde sig til rette) settle down,

T shake down;

[ falde godt til blandt] mix (el. fit in) well with;

[ falde ham til besvær] become a burden to him;

[ falde til ro], se I. ro;

[ falde tilbage på] fall back on ( fx have a pension (, something) to fall back on);

[ falde tilbage til] fall back on ( fx old methods),

( om tidligere, uheldig tilstand) revert to ( fx a primitive

state), relapse into ( fx crime);

[ falde ud] fall out ( fx fall out of the window);

( udvikle sig) turn out ( fx it turned out well);

[ falde ud af rollen], se rolle;

[ falde ud af takten] get out of time;

[ falde ud i]

( om flod) fall (el. flow) into;

[ falde uden for] be (el. fall) outside ( fx one's competence, one's field), stand outside ( fx the discussion);

[ falde væk], se ovf: falde bort.

Danish-English dictionary > falde
10 propiedad

f.

1 ownership (derecho).

tener algo en propiedad to own something

propiedad ajena other people's property

propiedad horizontal joint ownership

propiedad industrial (in a block of flats) patent rights

propiedad intelectual copyright

propiedad privada private property

propiedad pública public ownership

2 property.

3 accuracy.

expresarse o hablar con propiedad to express oneself precisely, to use words properly

4 propriety, decency, correctness, appropriateness.

* * *

propiedad

► nombre femenino

1 (derecho) ownership

■ ¿a quién corresponde la propiedad de esta finca? to whom does this property belong?

■ este campo es de mi propiedad I own this field, this field is my property

2 (bien inmueble) property

■ tiene propiedades por toda la costa he has properties all along the coast

3 (corrección) propriety

■ compórtate con propiedad behave properly

■ hay que aprender a hablar con propiedad one must learn to speak correctly

4 (cualidad) property

■ el apio tiene muy buenas propiedades celery has excellent properties

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FRASEOLOGÍA

propiedad intelectual copyright

propiedad particular private property

propiedad privada private property

* * *

noun f.

1) property

2) ownership

* * *

SF

1) (=pertenencia) possession, ownership

• ser de la propiedad de algn — to be the property of sb, belong to sb

es propiedad del municipio — it is the property of the town, it belongs to the council, it's council property

una finca de la propiedad del marqués — an estate belonging to the marquis

• en propiedad, tener un puesto de trabajo en propiedad — to have tenure

tener un piso/una parcela en el cementerio en propiedad — to own a flat/a plot of land in the cemetery

adquirir una vivienda/un terreno en propiedad — to purchase a home/a piece of land ( land or property)

ceder algo a algn en propiedad — to transfer to sb the full rights (of ownership) over sth, transfer sth completely to sb

propiedad privada — private ownership

no pasar - propiedad privada — no entry - private property

propiedad pública — public ownership

2) (=objeto poseído) property

una propiedad — a property, a piece of property

este diamante es una de sus propiedades más preciadas — this diamond is one of her most treasured possessions

propiedad particular — private property

3) (Quím, Med) property

4) (=característica) property, attribute

5) (=adecuación) propriety

discutir la propiedad de una palabra — to discuss the appropriateness of a word

hablar con propiedad — to speak properly o correctly

hablar español con propiedad — (=expresarse bien) to have a good command of Spanish; (=hablar correctamente) to speak Spanish correctly, speak correct Spanish

6) (=exactitud) accuracy

lo reproduce con toda propiedad — he reproduces it faithfully

7) (Com) (=derechos) right, rights pl

es propiedad — copyright

propiedad industrial — patent rights pl

propiedad intelectual, propiedad literaria — copyright

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( pertenencia)

la casa no es de mi propiedad — I don't own the house

la finca es propiedad de mi hijo — the estate belongs to my son

delito contra la propiedad — crime against property

les dejó los terrenos en propiedad — she left them the freehold to the land

los cuadros son propiedad de la fundación — the paintings are the property of the foundation

b) ( lo poseído) property

2) ( cualidad) property; ( corrección)

hablar/expresarse con propiedad — to speak/express oneself correctly

comportarse con propiedad — to behave with decorum

•

- propiedad inmobiliaria

- propiedad industrial

- propiedad intelectual

- propiedad privada/pública

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( pertenencia)

la casa no es de mi propiedad — I don't own the house

la finca es propiedad de mi hijo — the estate belongs to my son

delito contra la propiedad — crime against property

les dejó los terrenos en propiedad — she left them the freehold to the land

los cuadros son propiedad de la fundación — the paintings are the property of the foundation

b) ( lo poseído) property

2) ( cualidad) property; ( corrección)

hablar/expresarse con propiedad — to speak/express oneself correctly

comportarse con propiedad — to behave with decorum

•

- propiedad inmobiliaria

- propiedad industrial

- propiedad intelectual

- propiedad privada/pública

* * *

propiedad¹

¹ = ownership, domain, estate, backyard, property.

Nota: Posesión.

Ex: The masthead is the statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.

Ex: Yet today the world has become the personal backyard of every owner of a television set.

Ex: No property except bottles and casks containing this liquor shall be destroyed.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.

* datos en propiedad = property data.

* declaración de propiedad = claim.

* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.

* de + Posesivo + propiedad = personal property.

* de propiedad exclusiva = proprietary.

* de propiedad privada = privately owned [privately-owned], privately run.

* derechos de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property rights.

* derechos de propiedad = property rights.

* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.

* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.

* expropiación de propiedades = property condemnation.

* impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria = property tax.

* industria de la propiedad = property industry.

* industria de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property industry.

* información sobre propiedades inmobiliarias = real estate information.

* ley de propiedad intelectual = intellectual property law.

* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = Copyright Act, the.

* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.

* mercado de la propiedad = property market.

* multipropiedad = multiproperty.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* propiedad comercial = business property.

* propiedad cultural = cultural property.

* propiedad de = owned by.

* propiedad de la empresa = company-owned.

* propiedad del estado = state property.

* propiedad del gobierno = government-owned.

* propiedades = holdings, bricks and mortar.

* propiedad estatal = state property.

* propiedad exclusiva = exclusive right.

* propiedad industrial = industrial property.

* propiedad inmobiliaria = real estate, home ownership.

* propiedad intelectual = intellectual property.

* propiedad militar = military property.

* propiedad privada = private property, private estate.

* registrar como propiedad literaria = copyright.

* sello de propiedad = ownership stamp.

* sin propiedades = propertyless.

* sin propiedad rural = landless.

* tenencia en propiedad = propertisation [propertization, -USA].

* valor de la propiedad = property value.

propiedad²

² = property.

Nota: Característica.

Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

* propiedad física = physical property.

* propiedad mecánica = mechanical property.

* propiedad medicinal = medicinal value.

* propiedad química = chemical property.

* * *

propiedad

feminine

A

1

(pertenencia): la casa no es de mi propiedad, es alquilada the house isn't mine o I don't own the house, it's rented

la finca es propiedad de mi hijo the estate belongs to o is owned by my son

se disputan la propiedad de las tierras they're in dispute over the ownership of the land

la empresa es de propiedad estatal the company is in state ownership

delito contra la propiedad crime against property

les dejó los terrenos en propiedad she left them the freehold to the land

los cuadros exhibidos son propiedad de la fundación the paintings on show are the property of the foundation

2 (lo poseído) property

B

1 (cualidad) property

2

(corrección): habla/se expresa con propiedad she speaks/expresses herself correctly

se comportó con propiedad he behaved with decorum

Compuestos:

● propiedad horizontal

(sistema) condominium ( AmE), joint freehold ( BrE); (edificio) condominium ( AmE) ( building owned under joint freehold)

● propiedad industrial

patent rights (pl)

● propiedad inmobiliaria

real estate, property ( BrE)

● propiedad intelectual

copyright

● propiedad privada/pública

private/public property

* * *

propiedad sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( pertenencia) property;

◊ son propiedad del museo they are the property of the museum;

la casa es propiedad de mi hijo the house belongs to my son
b) ( lo poseído) property;

◊ propiedad intelectual copyright;

propiedad privada/pública private/public property
2 ( cualidad) property;
( corrección):
◊ con propiedad ‹ hablar› correctly;

‹ comportarse› with decorum
propiedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de bienes) ownership, property
propiedad intelectual, copyright
2 (cualidad, característica) property, quality
3 (de lenguaje, comportamiento) correctness
' propiedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- embargar
- heredar
- inscribir
- pertenencia
- proteger
- reclamar
- titular1
- usurpar
- virtud
- arrendatario
- condominio
- corrección
- devaluar
- extender
- finca
- lonja
- minifundio
- pertenecer
- revalorizar
English:
appraisal
- assess
- assign
- be
- condo
- condominium
- equity
- exclusive
- ownership
- private property
- property
- revert
- trespass
- estate
- free
- mortgage
- private
- real
- title

* * *

propiedad nf

1. [derecho] ownership;
[bienes] property;
la casa es propiedad de sus padres the house belongs to o is owned by her parents;

pertenecer en propiedad a alguien to rightfully belong to sb;

tener algo en propiedad to own sth

Comp
propiedad horizontal condominium, horizontal property;
la legislación en materia de propiedad horizontal the legislation on ownership of properties in tenements;

propiedad industrial patent rights;

propiedad inmobiliaria real estate;

propiedad intelectual copyright;

propiedad privada private property;

propiedad pública public ownership

2. [facultad] property;

las propiedades de una sustancia the properties of a substance;

con propiedades medicinales with medicinal properties

3. [exactitud] accuracy;

expresarse o [m5] hablar con propiedad to use words properly;

empleaste esa expresión con mucha propiedad you used exactly the right expression there

* * *

propiedad

f property;

ser propiedad de alguien be s.o.’s property

* * *

propiedad nf

1) : property

propiedad privada: private property

2) : ownership

3) cualidad: property, quality

4) : suitability, appropriateness

* * *

propiedad n property [pl. properties]

ser propiedad de alguien to belong to somebody / to be owned by somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > propiedad
11 vende

reverse, swing

* * *

* turn;

( blad) turn over;

[ vend!]

( nederst på en side) (please) turn over, P.T.O.;

[ vende og dreje en sag] turn over a matter in one's mind;

[ vende og dreje sig] twist and turn;

[ vende og dreje hver øre]

(fig) turn (el. look twice at el. watch) every penny;

[ få et sæt tøj vendt] have a suit turned;

[ vende en ryggen]

(også fig) turn one's back on somebody,

(se også ndf: vende... til);

[ vende en udvikling] reverse a trend;

[ vend ansigtet denne vej!] turn your face this way!

[ med sig:]

[ vende sig] turn,

( om vind) come round, shift,

( om paraply) turn (el. blow) inside out;

[ bladet har vendt sig]

(fig) the tables are turned;

[ stemningen har vendt sig] there has been a revulsion of feeling;

[ jeg ved ikke, hvorhen jeg skal vende mig] I don't know where to turn;

[ det får det til at vende sig i mig] it turns my stomach, my stomach turns at it; it makes me (feel) sick;

(se også grav);

[ vende sig om] turn around;

( pludseligt) turn on one's heel;

[ vende sig (om) imod] turn to, turn towards,

( fjendtligt) turn on, turn against;

[ vende sig til Gud] turn to God;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ vende hjem] return home;

[ vende imod] direct to ( fx direct one's attention (, glance) to something);

[ vende imod nord (, syd etc)] face (the) north (, south etc),

(se også ndf: vende ud imod);

[ vende om] turn back;

[ vende om på rækkefølgen] reverse the order;

[ vende op]

( et kort) turn up;

[ den forkerte side vender opad] the wrong side is up;

[ vende op og ned på noget] turn something upside down,

(fig også, T) turn something topsy-turvey;

[ spørgsmålet var oppe og vende] the question was touched on;

[ vende rundt] turn around;

( op og ned) turn upside down,

( om båd også) turn turtle;

[ vende den anden kind til] turn the other cheek;

[ vende ryggen til] turn one's back towards (, on) them (, him etc);

[ så snart jeg havde vendt ryggen til] as soon as my back was turned;

[ vende tilbage] return, come (, go) back,

(fig, F) recur ( fx the problem kept recurring);

[ vende tilbage til] return to,

( et emne også, F) revert to, recur to;

[ vende ud], se lådden, II. vrang;

[ vende ud og ind på noget] turn something inside out;

[ disse vinduer vender ud imod (el. ud til) gaden] these windows face (el.

overlook el. look onto el. look out on el. give onto el. on) the street.

Danish-English dictionary > vende

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