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1 тяготить
1) General subject: brood (о заботах), press upon, weigh down, weigh on, weigh upon, sit heavy on, weigh heavily upon (smb)2) Makarov: bear down, hang heavy -
2 камінь
ч1) stone; rockбордюрний камінь — curb, kerb-stone; edge stone
дорогоцінний камінь — precious stone, gem, jewel
могильний камінь — gravestone, tombstone
наріжний камінь — cornerstone, foundation stone
підводний камінь — reef, rock; pitfalls, hidden dangers
2) мед. ( у сечовому міхурі) calculus, stone, concretion, gravelкамінь нирки — nephrolith, renal calculus
камінь сечового міхура — cystic calculus, ( urinary) bladder stone
зубний камінь — dental calculus, dental tartar
витин каменя хір. — lithotomy
3)камінь спотикання — stumbling block ( stone), sticking point
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3 ser de difícil digestión
• be difficult to digest• sit heavy on the stomachDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser de difícil digestión
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4 painaa
yks.nom. painaa; yks.gen. painan; yks.part. painoi; yks.ill. painaisi; mon.gen. painakoon; mon.part. painanut; mon.ill. painettiinburden (verb)force (verb)impress (verb)imprint (verb)oppress (verb)press (verb)print (verb)push (verb)put (verb)weigh (verb)* * *• count• print• press• press down• oppress• lay• afflict• be weight• bother• burden• impress• worry• depress• force down• force• gripe• have importance• have weight• push• cast down• thrust• imprint• weigh heavily• put• thrust down• stuff• strain• stick• squeeze• snuggle• sit heavy on• set• weigh -
5 καταθύμιος
A in the mind or thoughts,ὄφρα ἔπος εἴπωμι τό μοι καταθύμιόν ἐστιν Od.22.392
; μηδέ τί τοι θάνατος κ. ἔστω let not death sit heavy on thy heart, Il.10.383, cf. 17.201.II according to one's mind,τῷ Ἰθωμάτᾳ κ. ἔπλετο Μοῖσα Eumel.
l.c.;οὔτι μάλ' ἀνθρώποις κ. πάντα τελεῖται Thgn.617
, cf. 1086;Μαρδονίῳ τὰ σφάγια οὐ δύναται κ. γενέσθαι Hdt.9.45
; ἐούσης ταύτης [ γυναικός]οἱ καταθυμίης Id.5.39
; τί γὰρ ἥδιον ἀνθρώπῳ γυναικὸς καταθυμίας; Antipho Soph.49, cf. Muson.Fr.14p.74H.; παῖς κ. Democr.277;ὄρνις Lyr.Alex.Adesp.4
B16;ποιοῦντες τὰ κ. αὐτῶν LXXIs.44.9
, cf. Mi.7.3, D.C.37.56.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καταθύμιος
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6 agua
f.1 water.agua del grifo tap wateragua con hielo iced wateragua de lavanda lavender wateraguas menores urineagua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral wateragua oxigenada hydrogen peroxideagua potable drinking wateraguas residuales sewageagua salada salt wateraguas termales thermal spring watersaguas territoriales territorial watersagua de colonia eau de cologneagua corriente running wateragua destilada distilled wateragua dulce fresh wateragua embotellada bottled water2 slope.un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roofpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 water2 (lluvia) rain3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof1 (del mar, río) waters\claro como el agua crystal clearcomo agua de mayo a godsendcomo dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podestar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in itestar entre dos aguas to sit on the fencehacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth waterhacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouthnunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say neverromper aguas to break watersagua bendita holy wateragua corriente running wateragua de colonia (eau de) cologneagua de lluvia rainwateragua de mar seawateragua del grifo tap wateragua dulce fresh wateragua mineral con gas sparkling mineral wateragua mineral sin gas still mineral wateragua oxigenada hydrogen peroxideagua potable drinking wateragua salada salt wateraguas jurisdiccionales territorial watersaguas residuales sewage singaguas termales thermal springs* * *noun f.- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales* * *SF1) [para beber, lavar] waterdos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please
ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter
¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!
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lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat•
caer agua — to rain•
echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge•
¡agua va! — look out!, careful!hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —
se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup
se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make
- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunasla noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets
este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time
- mear agua benditaagua (de) cuba — Chile bleach
agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)
agua fuerte — nitric acid solution
agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon
claro, grabado, víaagua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)
3) CAm (=zumo) juice•
aguas abajo — downstream, downriver•
aguas arriba — upstream, upriver•
hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder•
romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital•
tomar las aguas — to take the watersvolver las aguas a su cauce —
aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm
aguas menores — euf urine sing
5) pl aguas (=ondulación)a) [de piedra preciosa] veinsb) [de tejado] pitch, slopecubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out
el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle
* * *femenino‡1) wateragua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater
bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)
como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious
hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder
hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)
se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water
ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go
más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious
ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past
sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave
venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment
agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people
2) ( lluvia) rain3) (AmC, Andes)a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)4) aguas femenino plurala) (de mar, río) waters (pl)estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence
volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal
b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slopetejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof
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We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.----* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* absorción del agua = water absorption.* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* agua bendita = holy water.* agua caliente = hot water.* agua con gas = carbonated water.* agua con jabón = soapy water.* agua corriente = running water.* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.* agua del grifo = tap water.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* agua de manantial = spring water.* agua de mojado = fountain solution.* agua de riego = irrigation water.* agua destilada = distilled water.* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].* agua embotellada = bottled water.* agua en botella = bottled water.* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.* agua fría = cold water.* agua helada = ice water.* agua hirviendo = boiling water.* agua jabonosa = soapy water.* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.* agua + llevar = wash away.* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.* agua normal = still water.* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* agua potable = drinking water.* agua purificada = purified water.* aguas abajo = downstream.* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].* aguas arriba = upstream.* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas costeras = coastal waters.* agua sin gas = still water.* aguas internacionales = international waters.* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.* aguas litorales = coastal waters.* aguas mansas = still waters.* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* aguas polares = polar waters.* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.* aguas sucias = foul water.* aguas templadas = temperate waters.* aguas termales = thermal springs.* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* aguas turbias = muddy waters.* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* al agua = water-based, overboard.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* bomba de agua = water pump.* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.* brazo de agua = inlet.* calentador de agua = water heater.* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cañón de agua = water cannon.* caudal de agua = volume of water.* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* causado por el agua = water-related.* cloración del agua = water chlorination.* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* conservar agua = conserve + water.* contador del agua = water meter.* contaminación del agua = water pollution.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* dar agua = lose + water, leak.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.* detector de agua = water detector.* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.* escasez de agua = water shortage.* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falto de agua = waterless.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.* gestión de aguas = water management.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.* hervidor de agua = kettle.* hervir agua = boil + water.* hilo de agua = trickle.* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* línea de agua, la = water line, the.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* marca de agua = watermark.* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* molino de agua = water mill.* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.* nivel del agua = water level.* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* orilla del agua = water's edge.* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* ron con agua = grog.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* sin agua = waterless.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.* transportado por el agua = waterborne.* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* vapor de agua = water vapour.* volumen de agua = volume of water.* * *femenino‡1) wateragua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater
bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)
como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious
hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder
hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)
se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water
ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go
más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious
ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past
sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave
venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment
agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people
2) ( lluvia) rain3) (AmC, Andes)a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)4) aguas femenino plurala) (de mar, río) waters (pl)estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence
volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal
b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slopetejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof
* * *= water.Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* absorción del agua = water absorption.* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* agua bendita = holy water.* agua caliente = hot water.* agua con gas = carbonated water.* agua con jabón = soapy water.* agua corriente = running water.* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.* agua del grifo = tap water.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* agua de manantial = spring water.* agua de mojado = fountain solution.* agua de riego = irrigation water.* agua destilada = distilled water.* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].* agua embotellada = bottled water.* agua en botella = bottled water.* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.* agua fría = cold water.* agua helada = ice water.* agua hirviendo = boiling water.* agua jabonosa = soapy water.* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.* agua + llevar = wash away.* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.* agua normal = still water.* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* agua potable = drinking water.* agua purificada = purified water.* aguas abajo = downstream.* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].* aguas arriba = upstream.* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas costeras = coastal waters.* agua sin gas = still water.* aguas internacionales = international waters.* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.* aguas litorales = coastal waters.* aguas mansas = still waters.* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* aguas polares = polar waters.* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.* aguas sucias = foul water.* aguas templadas = temperate waters.* aguas termales = thermal springs.* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* aguas turbias = muddy waters.* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* al agua = water-based, overboard.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* bomba de agua = water pump.* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.* brazo de agua = inlet.* calentador de agua = water heater.* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cañón de agua = water cannon.* caudal de agua = volume of water.* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* causado por el agua = water-related.* cloración del agua = water chlorination.* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* conservar agua = conserve + water.* contador del agua = water meter.* contaminación del agua = water pollution.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* dar agua = lose + water, leak.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.* detector de agua = water detector.* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.* escasez de agua = water shortage.* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falto de agua = waterless.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.* gestión de aguas = water management.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.* hervidor de agua = kettle.* hervir agua = boil + water.* hilo de agua = trickle.* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* línea de agua, la = water line, the.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* marca de agua = watermark.* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* molino de agua = water mill.* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.* nivel del agua = water level.* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* orilla del agua = water's edge.* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* ron con agua = grog.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* sin agua = waterless.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.* transportado por el agua = waterborne.* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* vapor de agua = water vapour.* volumen de agua = volume of water.* * *f‡A wateresta agua no es potable this isn't drinking wateragua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap wateragua de lluvia rainwateragua de mar seawaternos han cortado el agua our water's been cut offbailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouthestar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in workestar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for surehacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;«negocio/institución» to founderla teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flawsha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since thenllevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantagelo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy gomás claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothinghabía interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothingsacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothingser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridgesu amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the pastsin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leavevenirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right momentagua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milkagua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other peoplealgo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in itdel agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deepnunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to youCompuestos:holy watersoft waterrunning waterbarley watereau de cologne( Chi) bleachrun-off rainwater● agua de espliego or de lavandalavender waterrain watersea waterrosewatersoda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)distilled waterfresh waterun pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fishhard wateraqua fortis, nitric acid● agua Jane®(Ur) bleachmineral wateragua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)agua mineral sin gas still mineral waterperoxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)heavy waterdrinking wateraqua regiasalt waterfpl baptismal watersfpl sewagefpl rainwaterfpl sewagefpl (CS) sewagetonic waterB (lluvia) rainCompuesto:sleetC (AmC, Andes)2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachachese tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tealos derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these watersla zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flowestar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fencelos últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecidedvolver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)tomar las aguas to take the watersCompuestos:fpl territorial waters (pl)fpl coastal watersfpl ground waterfpl surface waterfpl thermal waters (pl)fpl territorial waters (pl)(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabricun topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaztb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluidrompió aguas her waters brokeCompuestos:( euf)( euf)tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roofcubrir aguas to put the roof on* * *
Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)
agua es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;
agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
4◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up
* * *1. [líquido] wateragua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;aguas bautismales baptismal waters;agua bendita holy water;agua blanda soft water;RP agua de la canilla tap water;agua de coco coconut milk;agua de colonia eau de Cologne;agua corriente running water;agua destilada distilled water;agua dulce fresh water;agua dura hard water;agua embotellada bottled water;Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;agua fuerte nitric acid;agua del grifo tap water;Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;agua de lluvia rainwater;Euf aguas mayores faeces;agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;Euf aguas menores urine;agua de mesa bottled water, table water;Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;agua mineral mineral water;Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;Cuba agua natural still mineral water;aguas negras sewage;agua nieve sleet;está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;agua de nieve melt-water;agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;agua pesada heavy water;agua pluvial rainwater;agua potable drinking water;Quím agua regia aqua regia;aguas residuales sewage;agua de rosas rose-water;agua salada salt water;agua salobre salt water;agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);Am aguas servidas sewage;agua subterránea groundwater;aguas superficiales surface water;agua tónica tonic water;Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau2.aguas [de río, mar] waters;aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstreamaguas bravas white water;aguas continentales inland o continental waters;aguas costeras coastal waters;aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;aguas territoriales territorial waters3. [lluvia] rain;ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain4. [grieta en barco] leak;hacer agua [barca] to leak;[negocio] to go under;este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going undertomar las aguas to take the watersaguas termales thermal o hot springs6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;cubrir aguas to put the roof onha roto aguas her waters have broken8.aguas [en diamante, tela] water10. CompFam¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;Fambailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;Famcambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;claro como el agua as clear as day;más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;Méx Famcomo agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk♦ interjMéx Fam¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!* * *f1 water;claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;como agua de mayo a godsend;te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water2:aguas pl waters;aguas abajo dowstream;aguas arriba upstream;hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;rompió aguas her waters broke;tomar las aguas take the waters* * *agua nf1) : water2)agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide3)aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage4)como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious5)echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout* * *agua n water -
7 dicht
I Adj.1. dense, thick; Verkehr: auch heavy; Hecke: auch close-set; Gewebe: dense, closely-woven; (gedrängt) tightly packed2. (undurchlässig); für Wasser: watertight, waterproof; für Luft: airtight; Vorhang: thick, heavy; nicht mehr dicht sein Gefäß etc.: leak, be leaky; dicht machen Gefäß: seal, stop the leak(s), make watertight; Dach: seal (the cracks); Fenster: seal; er ist nicht ganz dicht umg., fig. he’s got a screw loose3. fig. Stil: compact, dense; Atmosphäre: dense; Programm: tightly-packed, full; in dichter Folge in quick succession4. umg. (geschlossen, zu) closed, shut; Grenze: blocked; Eugen war gestern wieder total dicht umg. (betrunken) Eugen was pissed (Am. plastered) again last nightII Adv.1. densely, thickly; dicht behaart (very) hairy, hirsute geh.; ein dicht bepflanztes Beet a closely planted (flower)bed; dicht besiedelt oder bevölkert densely populated; dicht gedrängt tightly packed; eine dicht gepflanzte Hecke a close-set hedge; der Himmel ist dicht mit Wolken verhangen oder dicht bewölkt there is thick cloud cover2. (nahe) closely; dicht an oder bei close to; dicht an-, bei- oder nebeneinander close together; dicht daneben stehen: close by, right next to; schießen: right by; dicht gefolgt von closely followed by; dicht hinter jemandem her sein be hot on s.o.’s heels; auffahren 23. fig.: dicht bevorstehen be imminent; ich war dicht daran oder davor aufzugeben I was just about to give up ( oder on the verge of giving up); das Geschäft steht dicht vor dem Abschluss the deal is almost completed4. dicht schließen shut tight(ly); Tür: shut tight ( oder properly); nicht mehr dicht halten not close ( oder shut) properly any more* * *tight; compact; thick; serried; turbid; thickset; leakproof; concentrated; dense* * *dịcht [dɪçt]1. adj1) Gefieder, Haar, Hecke thick; Laub, Nebel thick, dense; Wald, (Menschen)menge, Gewühl dense; Verkehr heavy, dense; Gewebe close; Stoff closely-woven; (fig = konzentriert) Stil dense; Szene full, compactin dichter Folge — in rapid or quick succession
2) (= undurchlässig) Vorhänge thick, heavy; Rollladen heavy; (= wasserdicht) watertight; (= luftdicht) airtightdicht machen — to seal, to make watertight/airtight; Fenster to seal → auch dichtmachen
er ist nicht ganz dicht (inf) — he's crackers (Brit inf) or nuts (inf)
3) (inf = zu) shut, closed2. adv1) (= nahe) closelydicht halten — to be watertight
dicht bewachsen Baumstämme — grown over with moss and lichen; Ufer thickly covered with vegetation; Landstrich rich in vegetation
dicht belaubt — thick with leaves, densely foliated
dicht gedrängt — closely packed; Programm packed
4)dicht an/bei — close todicht dahinter/darüber/davor — right behind/above/in front
dicht hinter jdm her sein — to be right or hard or close behind sb
* * *1) (very closely together: The crowd was densely packed.) densely2) (thick and close: We made our way through dense forest; The fog was so dense that we could not see anything.) dense3) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) thick4) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) thick5) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tight6) ((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tight* * *[ˈdɪçt]I. adjeine \dichte Atmosphäre PHYS a dense atmosphere\dichter Baumwollstoff closely woven cotton fabricin \dichter Folge in quick [or rapid] successionein \dichtes Gedränge a tight [or dense] crowd\dichtes Gewebe tight [or close] weave\dichtes Haar thick hair\dichter Verkehr heavy [or dense] trafficim \dichten Verkehr festsitzen to be stuck in a traffic jama \dichte Atmosphäre/Stimmung/Szene a dense atmosphere/mood/sceneein \dichter Dialog a dense dialogue\dichte Lyrik/Prosa dense poetry/proseein \dichtes soziales Netz a tight [or compact] social networkein \dichtes Programm a full programme [or AM program3. (undurchsichtig) thick, dense\dichter Nebel thick [or dense] fog\dichter Schneefall heavy snowfall\dichtes Schweigen (fig liter) complete silence4. (undurchlässig) tight; Vorhänge thick, heavy; Rollladen heavy; (luftdicht) airtight; (wasserdicht) watertight; (wasserabweisend) waterproofetw \dicht machen (versiegeln) to seal sth; (luftdicht machen) to make sth airtight; (wasserabweisend machen) to waterproof sth; (wasserdicht machen) to make sth watertightein Dach \dicht machen to repair [or seal] a leaking roofein Fenster \dicht machen to repair [or seal] a windowFugen \dicht machen to seal joints7.II. advwir standen \dicht gedrängt im Bus we stood squeezed together in the bus\dicht an [o bei] \dicht close together\dicht an [o bei] \dicht stehen to be [or stand] close together\dicht bebaut heavily built up\dicht behaart [very] hairyein \dicht behaarter Kopf a good head of hair\dicht behaart sein to have a lot of hairauf der Brust \dicht behaart sein to have a very hairy chest\dicht belaubt sein to be covered in dense foliage\dicht mit Rosen bepflanzt sein to be full of roses\dicht besetzt full, packed\dicht besiedelt [o bevölkert] densely [or heavily] populated\dicht bewaldet thickly wooded, densely forested\dicht bewölkt very cloudy, heavily overcast\dicht mit Efeu/Moos bewachsen overgrown with ivy/moss\dicht gepackt tightly packed\dicht gewebt tightly [or closely] woven\dicht gedrängt Zeitplan packed, full3. (undurchlässig) tightlydie Gardinen \dicht zuziehen to draw the curtains to, to close the curtains properly\dicht halten Schuhe, Verschluss to keep out [the] water, to be watertight\dicht schließen to close properlyBehälter \dicht geschlossen halten keep container tightly closed\dicht verhängt thickly draped; Fenster thickly curtained4. (nah) closely\dicht auffahren to tailgate, to drive too closely to the car in front\dicht beieinander/hintereinander close together\dicht gefolgt von jdm/etw followed closely by sb/sth▪ \dicht an etw/jdm close to sb/sth▪ \dicht hinter jdm/etw just [or right] behind sb/sth\dicht hinter jdm sein to be right behind sb▪ \dicht neben jdm/etw just [or right] beside sb/sth, just [or right] next to sb/sth▪ \dicht über/unter etw/jdm just above/under sth/sb▪ \dicht vor jdm/etw just [or right] in front of sb/sth5. (bald)\dicht bevorstehen to be coming up soon; Gefahr to be imminentWeihnachten steht \dicht bevor it's not long till Christmas, Christmas is just around the corner fam\dicht dran sein, etw zu tun (fam) to be just about to do sth, to be on the point of doing sth* * *1.1) thick <hair, fur, plumage, moss>; thick, dense <foliage, fog, cloud>; dense <forest, thicket, hedge, crowd>; heavy, dense < traffic>; densely ranked, close-ranked < rows of houses>; heavy <snowstorm, traffic>; (fig.) full, packed < programme>in dichter Folge — in rapid or quick succession
2) (undurchlässig) (für Luft) airtight; (für Wasser) watertight < shoes>; (für Licht) heavy <curtains, shutters>dicht machen — seal < crack>; seal the crack[s]/leak[s] in <roof, window, etc.>; waterproof < material, umbrella, etc.>
nicht ganz dicht sein — (salopp) have a screw loose (coll.)
3) (ugs.): (geschlossen) shut; closed2.1) densely < populated>; tightly < packed>; thickly, densely < wooded>; heavily < built up>dicht besetzt — full; packed
dicht gedrängt — tightly or closely packed
dicht behaart — [very] hairy
dicht an dicht od. dicht gedrängt stehen/sitzen — stand/sit close together
2) (undurchlässig) tightly3) mit Präp. (nahe)dicht vor/hinter ihm — right or just in front of/behind him
die Polizei ist ihm dicht auf den Fersen — the police are hard or close on his heels
4) (zeitlich): (unmittelbar)ich war dicht daran, es zu tun — I was just about to do it
* * *A. adj1. dense, thick; Verkehr: auch heavy; Hecke: auch close-set; Gewebe: dense, closely-woven; (gedrängt) tightly packednicht mehr dicht sein Gefäß etc: leak, be leaky;dicht machen Gefäß: seal, stop the leak(s), make watertight; Dach: seal (the cracks); Fenster: seal;er ist nicht ganz dicht umg, fig he’s got a screw loosein dichter Folge in quick successionEugen war gestern wieder total dicht umg (betrunken) Eugen was pissed (US plastered) again last nightB. adv1. densely, thickly;dicht behaart (very) hairy, hirsute geh;ein dicht bepflanztes Beet a closely planted (flower)bed;bevölkert densely populated;dicht gedrängt tightly packed;eine dicht gepflanzte Hecke a close-set hedge;dicht bewölkt there is thick cloud cover2. (nahe) closely;bei close to;dicht an-, bei- odernebeneinander close together;dicht gefolgt von closely followed by;3. fig:dicht bevorstehen be imminent;davor aufzugeben I was just about to give up ( oder on the verge of giving up);das Geschäft steht dicht vor dem Abschluss the deal is almost completed4.nicht mehr dicht halten not close ( oder shut) properly any more* * *1.1) thick <hair, fur, plumage, moss>; thick, dense <foliage, fog, cloud>; dense <forest, thicket, hedge, crowd>; heavy, dense < traffic>; densely ranked, close-ranked < rows of houses>; heavy <snowstorm, traffic>; (fig.) full, packed < programme>in dichter Folge — in rapid or quick succession
2) (undurchlässig) (für Luft) airtight; (für Wasser) watertight < shoes>; (für Licht) heavy <curtains, shutters>dicht machen — seal < crack>; seal the crack[s]/leak[s] in <roof, window, etc.>; waterproof <material, umbrella, etc.>
nicht ganz dicht sein — (salopp) have a screw loose (coll.)
3) (ugs.): (geschlossen) shut; closed2.1) densely < populated>; tightly < packed>; thickly, densely < wooded>; heavily < built up>dicht besetzt — full; packed
dicht gedrängt — tightly or closely packed
dicht behaart — [very] hairy
dicht an dicht od. dicht gedrängt stehen/sitzen — stand/sit close together
2) (undurchlässig) tightly3) mit Präp. (nahe)dicht vor/hinter ihm — right or just in front of/behind him
die Polizei ist ihm dicht auf den Fersen — the police are hard or close on his heels
4) (zeitlich): (unmittelbar)ich war dicht daran, es zu tun — I was just about to do it
* * *(Mathematik) adj.dense adj. (an) adv.close by adv.close to adv. adj.consistent adj.dense adj.serried adj.thick adj.thickset adj.tight adj.waterproof adj. adv.closely adv.densely adv. -
8 mort
mort, e [mɔʀ, mɔʀt]1. adjectivedead ; [yeux] lifeless• je suis mort de fatigue ! I'm dead tired!2. masculine noun• il va y avoir des morts ! there will be casualties3. feminine noun• tu veux ma mort ? do you want to kill me or what? (inf)• mort au tyran ! death to the tyrant!• ça coûte 100 €, ce n'est pas la mort ! (inf) it's only 100 euros, it won't kill you (or me etc)! (inf)► à mort• mise à mort [de taureau] kill4. feminine noun5. compounds* * *mɔʀ
I
nom féminin deathjusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive — [battre] to death
trouver la mort — liter to die
mise à mort — ( de condamné) killing; ( de taureau) dispatch
à mort — [lutte] to the death; [guerre] ruthless; [freiner, serrer] like mad (colloq); [frapper, lutter] to death; [blessé] fatally
je leur en veux à mort — (colloq) I'll never forgive them
on est fâchés à mort — (colloq) we'll never have anything to do with each other again
Phrasal Verbs:••
II
1.
2.
1) ( sans vie) deadêtre mort de faim — fig to be starving
2) ( très fatigué) half-dead3) ( partie du corps) [dent] dead4) ( sans activité) [quartier] dead; [saison] slackeaux mortes — stagnant water [U]
3.
jour des morts — Religion All Souls' Day
4.
nom masculin1) ( victime) fatalityil n'y a pas eu de morts — there were no fatalities, nobody was killed
2) ( cadavre) bodyfaire le mort — ( être immobile) to play dead; ( éviter les contacts) to lie low
••ne pas y aller de main morte — (colloq) not to pull any punches
être à la place du mort — (colloq) ( en voiture) to sit in the front passenger seat
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I mɔʀ nfblessé à mort (avec une arme) — fatally wounded, (dans un accident) fatally injured
à la vie, à la mort — for better, for worse
II mort, -e1. ppSee:Napoléon est mort en 1821. — Napoleon died in 1821.
2. adj1) (= décédé) deadNous avons trouvé un oiseau mort. — We found a dead bird.
2) figJe suis morte de fatigue. — I'm dead tired.
Il était mort de peur. — He was scared to death.
3. nm/f1) (= défunt, cadavre) dead man (dead woman)faire le mort — to pretend to be dead, figto lie low
2) (= victime)4. nmCARTES dummy* * *I.mort nf1 ( d'être vivant) death; mortpar asphyxie/strangulation death by asphyxiation/strangulation; peu avant sa mort a short time before his/her death; mourir de mort naturelle to die of natural causes; mourir de sa belle mort to die peacefully in old age; mourir de mort violente to die a violent death; il a eu or connu une mort paisible he died peacefully; souhaiter or vouloir la mort de qn to wish sb dead; porter tout ça! tu veux ma mort? hum you want me to carry all this! are you trying to kill me, or what?; il n'y a pas eu mort d'homme lit there were no fatalities; ce n'est pas la mort! hum it won't kill you!; avoir une mort sur la conscience to have somebody's death on one's conscience; être à deux doigts de la mort to be at death's door; j'ai vu la mort de près I saw death close up; signer son arrêt de mort to sign one's death warrant; trouver la mort dans un accident to die in an accident; à la mort de mon oncle ( à partir de ce moment-là) on the death of my uncle; ( peu après) after my uncle died; se battre or lutter jusqu'à la mort to fight to the death; jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive [battre, torturer] to death; trouver la mort liter to die; donner la mort liter to kill; se donner la mort liter to kill oneself; être/mettre en danger de mort to be/to put [sb] in mortal danger; mettre qn à mort to put sb to death; mise à mort (de condamné, prisonnier) killing; ( de taureau) dispatch; (de système, d'entreprise) rundown; souffrir mille morts to die a thousand deaths; un engin de mort ( arme) a deadly weapon; (véhicule, invention) a deadly contraption; à mort le dictateur!, mort au dictateur! death to the dictator!; à mort [duel, lutte] to the death; [guerre] ruthless; [freiner, serrer] like mad○; [frapper, battre, lutter] to death; [blessé] fatally; blesser à mort to inflict a fatal injury; je leur en veux à mort○ I'll never forgive them; on est fâchés à mort○ we'll never have anything to do with each other again; ⇒ cheval, souffle;2 (d'activité, étoile) death.mort cérébrale brain death; mort clinique clinical death; mort subite sudden death; mort subite du nourrisson cot death GB, crib death US; un mort vivant one of the living dead; les morts vivants the living dead; tu as l'air d'un mort vivant you look like death warmed up GB ou over US.être pâle comme la mort to be as pale as death; la mort dans l'âme with a heavy heart.II.A pp ⇒ mourir.B pp adj1 ( sans vie) dead; être mort de faim fig to be starving; je suis morte de froid I'm freezing to death; il est mort de sommeil he's dropping with tiredness; il était comme mort he seemed dead; il est mort pour la danse he's lost to the world of dance; mort ou vif dead or alive; plus mort que vif half dead with fear; bouge pas ou t'es un homme mort! don't move or you're a dead man!; laisser qn pour mort to leave sb for dead; ⇒ rat;2 ( très fatigué) half-dead;3 ( partie du corps) [dent] dead; mes orteils sont comme morts my toes have gone numb; avoir le regard mort or les yeux morts to have no spark of life in one's eyes;4 ( sans activité) dead; le quartier est mort le soir the area is dead in the evening; c'est mort ici! it's like a graveyard here!; c'est une période/saison morte pour le tourisme it's a slack time/season for tourism; eaux mortes stagnant water ¢; bras mort d'une rivière oxbow;5 ( disparu) [civilisation] dead; [ville] lost; mon amour pour elle est mort my love for her is dead;6 ○( hors d'usage) [appareil, batterie] dead.C nm,f ( défunt) dead person, dead man/woman; faire dire une messe pour un mort to have a mass said for somebody who has died; les morts the dead; jour or fête des morts Relig All Souls' Day.D nm1 ( victime) fatality; il y a eu 12 morts there were 12 dead; il n'y a pas eu de morts there were no fatalities, nobody was killed; l'attentat n'a fait qu'un mort the attack claimed only one life○;2 ( cadavre) body; faire la toilette du mort to lay out the body; faire le mort ( être immobile) to play dead; ( éviter les contacts) to lie low.ne pas y aller de main morte not to pull any punches; être à la place du mort○ ( en voiture) to sit in the front passenger seat.→ link=mourir mourir————————1. [décédé - personne] deadelle est morte depuis longtemps she died a long time ago, she's been dead (for) a long timemort et enterré, mort et bien mort (sens propre & figuré) dead and buried, dead and gone, long deadmort sur le champ de bataille ou au champ d'honneur killed in action[arbre, cellule, dent] dead2. [en intensif]5. (familier) [hors d'usage - appareil, voiture] dead6. (familier) [épuisé]7. GÉOGRAPHIE————————, morte [mɔr, mɔrt] nom masculin, nom féminin[personne] dead personles émeutes ont fait 300 morts 300 people died ou were killed in the riotingc'est un mort vivant [mourant] he's at death's doorjour ou fête des morts All Souls' Daymesse/prière des morts mass/prayer for the dead————————nom féminin1. [décès] deathenvoyer quelqu'un à la mort to send somebody to his/her deathtrouver la mort to meet one's death, to dieles émeutes ont entraîné la mort de 30 personnes the riots led to the death ou deaths of 30 peoplea. [une victime] somebody was killedb. [plusieurs victimes] lives were lostmort cérébrale ou clinique brain deathmort accidentelle [généralement] accidental deathla foule scandait à mort, à mort! the crowd was chanting kill (him), kill (him)!————————à mort locution adjectivale[lutte, combat] to the death————————à mort locution adverbiale1. (familier) [en intensif]j'ai freiné à mort I braked like hell, I jammed on the brakesils sont brouillés ou fâchés à mort they're mortal enemies ou enemies for life2. [mortellement]————————de mort locution adjectivaleêtre en danger ou péril de mort to be in mortal dangermenace/pulsion de mort death threat/wish————————jusqu'à la mort locution adverbialejusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive locution adverbiale -
9 лежа
1. lie; recline(болен съм) be laid up, lie sick, keep to o.'s bedлежа от be laid up/be down withлежа по гръб lie on o.'s back, прен. do nothingлежа в основата на lie at the root of, underlieлежа в затвора lie in prison, do timeлежа в засада (за звяр и пр.) couchлежа, без да мърдам lie doggo2. (за кокошка) brood, sit (on eggs)3. (намирам се) lie, be situated (на on, at, in)4. (за мъгла) lie, hang ( над over, on)5. (за дреха) fitнещо ми лежи на сърцето s.th. lies heavy on o.'s heart* * *лежа̀,гл.1. lie; recline; ( болен съм) be laid up, lie sick, keep to o.’s bed; \лежа, без да мърдам lie doggo; \лежа в засада (за звяр и пр.) couch; \лежа в затвора lie in prison, do time; \лежа в основата на lie at the root of, underlie; \лежа от be laid up/be down with; \лежа по гръб lie on o.’s back, прен. do nothing;2. (за кокошката) brood, sit (on eggs);3. ( намирам се) lie, be situated (на on, at, in);* * *couch: лежа in prison - лежа в затвора; overlie (върху); rest (почивам си); underlie* * *1. (болен съм) be laid up, lie sick, keep to o.'s bed 2. (за дреха) fit 3. (за кокошка) brood, sit (on eggs) 4. (за мъгла) lie, hang (над over, on) 5. (намирам се) lie, be situated (на on, at, in) 6. lie;recline 7. ЛЕЖА в засада (за звяр и пр.) couch 8. ЛЕЖА в затвора lie in prison, do time 9. ЛЕЖА в основата на lie at the root of, underlie 10. ЛЕЖА от be laid up/be down with 11. ЛЕЖА по гръб lie on o.'s back, прен. do nothing 12. ЛЕЖА, без да мърдам lie doggo 13. нещо ми лежи на сърцето s.th. lies heavy on o.'s heart -
10 hjerte
sg - hjértet, pl - hjérterсе́рдце с* * *core, heart, hub* * *(et -r) heart;[ hvad hjertet er fuldt af løber munden over med] out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks;[ han har ikke hjerte til at] he has not the heart to;[ skyde hjertet op i livet] screw up one's courage, take one's courage in both hands;[ tabe sit hjerte] lose one's heart ( til to);[ det varmer mit hjerte] it does my heart good;[ med præp:][ af hjertet, af hele sit hjerte] from the bottom of one's heart ( fx I love her from the bottom of my heart); with all one's heart ( fx I wish with all my heart that...);[ af hjertens lyst] to one's heart's content, with a will;[ have et hjerte af guld] have a heart of gold;[ der faldt en sten fra mit hjerte] it was a load off my mind;( også) my heart is heavy;[ det greb mig om hjertet] it tugged (el. pulled) at my heartstrings;[ det gør mig varm om hjertet] it does my heart good;(se også blød);[ jeg kan ikke bringe det over mit hjerte at] I have not the heart to;( være bekymret) have something on one's mind;(dvs hvad ønsker du) what can I do for you? what have you got to say?[ hvad der mest ligger mig på hjerte] what I have most at heart;[ hånden på hjertet!] honestly! honour bright![ han har hjertet på rette sted] his heart is in the right place;[ gå til hjertet] go (straight) to one's heart, move (el. stir) the heart;[ det går mig meget nær til hjerte] I take it greatly to heart;[ tage til sit hjerte] take to one's heart (el. bosom). -
11 rendir
v.1 to surrender (entregar, dar) (arma, alma).rendir cuentas a alguien de algo to give an account of something to somebody2 to pay (ofrecer) (pleitesía).rendir culto a to worshiprendir homenaje o tributo a alguien to pay tribute to somebody3 to yield.Eso rinde beneficios That yields benefits.4 to defeat, to subdue.5 to wear out, to tire out.El sufrimiento rinde a Ricardo The suffering tires Richard out.6 to perform well.este atleta ya no rinde como antes this athlete isn't as good as he used to be7 to conquer, to overcome, to defeat, to fight down.Su amor rinde a Ricardo Her love conquers Richard.* * *1 (vencer) to defeat, conquer2 (cansar) to exhaust, wear out3 (restituir) to render, give back4 (producir) to yield, produce; (progresar) to progress5 (homenaje) to pay6 MILITAR (entregar) to surrender1 (dar fruto) to pay1 (entregarse al enemigo) to surrender, give in2 (darse por vencido) to give up■ ¡me rindo! I give up!\rendir cuentas figurado to account for one's actionsrendir homenaje a to pay tribute to, pay homage torendir honores a to saluterendir el alma figurado to give up the ghostrendirse a la evidencia to bow to the evidence* * *verb1) to yield2) render4) tire•- rendirse* * *1. VT1) (=producir) to produce; [+ beneficios etc] to yield; [+ producto, total etc] to produce; [+ interés] to bear2) (=cansar) to exhaust, tire out3)rendir las gracias — frm to give thanks
4) (Mil) [+ ciudad] to surrender; [+ fortaleza] to take, capture5) (Mil) [+ bandera] to dip; [+ armas] to lower, reverse6) Esp (=vomitar) to vomit, bring up7) (Com) [+ factura] to send8)rendir examen — Cono Sur to sit o take an exam
10) frm (=dominar) to dominate2. VI1) (=producir) to yield, produce; (=dar resultados) to give good resultsel negocio no rinde — the business is not profitable o doesn't pay
trabajo, pero no rindo — I work hard but without much to show for it
2) [arroz] to swell up3) LAm (=durar) to last longer, keep going3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <homenaje/tributo> to pay2) (Fin) to yield; ( producir) to produce3) < persona>4)a) < informe> to presentb) (CS) (Educ) < examen> to take, sit (BrE)5) (Col, Ven) ( diluir) to dilute, water down2.rendir vi1) ( cundir) (+ me/te/le etc)2) persona to perform well, get on well3) tela/arroz/jabón to go a long way4) (RPl) (Educ) to take o (BrE) sit an exam3.rendirse v prona) (Mil) to surrendervamos, no te rindas — come on, don't give up
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to o accept the evidence
b) ( en adivinanzas) to give up* * *= perform.Ex. The threat of dismissal or demotion, with the resulting loss of income, has forced workers to perform.----* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* rendir culto = worship.* rendir homenaje = pay + tribute, pay + homage, pay + obeisance, do + obeisance, make + obeisance.* rendir informes = debrief.* rendir pleitesía = kowtow [kow-tow], kowtow [kow-tow].* rendirse = give in, cave in (to).* rendir tributo = pay + tribute, pay + obeisance, do + obeisance, pay + homage, make + obeisance.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <homenaje/tributo> to pay2) (Fin) to yield; ( producir) to produce3) < persona>4)a) < informe> to presentb) (CS) (Educ) < examen> to take, sit (BrE)5) (Col, Ven) ( diluir) to dilute, water down2.rendir vi1) ( cundir) (+ me/te/le etc)2) persona to perform well, get on well3) tela/arroz/jabón to go a long way4) (RPl) (Educ) to take o (BrE) sit an exam3.rendirse v prona) (Mil) to surrendervamos, no te rindas — come on, don't give up
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to o accept the evidence
b) ( en adivinanzas) to give up* * *= perform.Ex: The threat of dismissal or demotion, with the resulting loss of income, has forced workers to perform.
* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* rendir culto = worship.* rendir homenaje = pay + tribute, pay + homage, pay + obeisance, do + obeisance, make + obeisance.* rendir informes = debrief.* rendir pleitesía = kowtow [kow-tow], kowtow [kow-tow].* rendirse = give in, cave in (to).* rendir tributo = pay + tribute, pay + obeisance, do + obeisance, pay + homage, make + obeisance.* * *vtA ‹homenaje/tributo› to payrendían culto a la Virgen de Guadalupe they worshipped the Virgin of Guadalupele rindieron honores militares he was received with full military honorsB1 ( Fin) to yield2 (producir) to produceestos campos rinden mucha cebada these fields produce a lot of barleyel esfuerzo rindió sus frutos the effort bore fruit o produced resultsC ‹persona›me rindió el sueño sleep overcame me, I was overcome by sleeptanto trabajo rinde a cualquiera working that hard is enough to exhaust anyone o ( colloq) to wear anyone outD1 ‹informe› to presenttengo que rendir geografía en marzo I have to take the geography exam in March■ rendirviA (cundir) (+ me/te/le etc):me rindió mucho la mañana I got a lot done this morning, I had a very productive morningtrabaja muchas horas pero no le rinde he works hard but he doesn't make much headway o he doesn't have much to show for it¡que te rinda! I hope it goes well, I hope you get a lot doneB «persona» to perform well, get on wellno rinde en los estudios he's not getting on o performing o doing very well at schoolC «tela/arroz/jabón» to go a long waytrata de hacerlo rendir try to make it last■ rendirse1 ( Mil) to surrenderrendirse al enemigo to surrender to the enemyseguiremos luchando por mejoras salariales, no nos rendiremos we will continue to fight for better wages, we will not give intuvo que rendirse ante la evidencia she had to bow to o accept the evidence2 (en adivinanzas) to give upme rindo, dime dónde lo has escondido I give up, tell me where you've hidden it* * *
rendir ( conjugate rendir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹homenaje/tributo› to pay;
2 (Fin) to yield;
( producir) to produce
3 ‹ persona›:
tanto trabajo rinde a cualquiera working that hard is enough to exhaust anyone
4 (CS) (Educ) ‹ examen› to take, sit (BrE)
verbo intransitivo
trabaja mucho pero no le rinde he works hard but he doesn't make much headway
rendirse verbo pronominal (en pelea, guerra) to surrender;
(en tarea, adivinanza) to give up
rendir
I verbo transitivo
1 Mil to conquer
2 (armas) (un delincuente, etc) to hand over
(una bandera, las armas: en señal de homenaje o respeto) to lower
3 (: de cansancio) to exhaust, tire out
4 Fin to yield
II verbo intransitivo
1 (el día) to be productive
2 (en el trabajo, etc) to make headway
3 (un negocio) to be profitable
♦ Locuciones: rendir culto, to worship
rendir homenaje, to pay homage
rendir tributo, to pay tribute
' rendir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tributo
- venerar
- cuenta
- culto
- cundir
- fruto
- homenaje
- máximo
- rendido
- tributar
English:
account for
- accountable
- homage
- lay down
- salute
- surrender
- tribute
- yield
- debar
- perform
- sit
- take
- worship
* * *♦ vt1. [cansar] to wear out, to tire out;este trabajo rinde a cualquiera this work is enough to wear anyone out2. [rentar] to yield3. [vencer] to defeat, to subdue4. [entregar, dar] [arma, alma] to surrender;rindió su alma a Dios she surrendered her soul to God;rendir cuentas a alguien de algo to give an account of sth to sb;no tiene que rendir cuentas a nadie he doesn't have to answer to anybody for his actions, he isn't accountable to anybody for his actions5. [ofrecer] to give, to present;[pleitesía] to pay;rendir culto a to worship;le rindieron honores de Jefe de Estado he was accorded the same treatment as a Head of State7. RP [examen] to take, Br to sit♦ vi1. [inversión, negocio] to be profitable2. [motor, máquina] to perform well;[trabajador, fábrica] to be productive3. [deportista, estudiante]este atleta ya no rinde como antes this athlete isn't as good as he used to be;el niño no está rindiendo en los estudios the boy isn't doing well at schoolme rinde mucho el tiempo I get a lot done (in the time)5. RP [hacer examen] to take o Br sit an exam* * *I v/t1 honores pay, do2 beneficio produce, yield3:rendir las armas surrender one’s weapons4:no tengo que rendir cuentas a nadie I don’t have to explain myself to anyoneII v/i perform* * *rendir {54} vt1) : to render, to giverendir las gracias: to give thanksrendir homenaje a: to pay homage to2) : to yield3) cansar: to exhaustrendir vi1) cundir: to progress, to make headway2) : to last, to go a long way* * *rendir vb to work / to produce -
12 zitten
1 [gezeten zijn] sit2 [zich met een doel ergens bevinden] sit3 [een functie bekleden] be4 [geruime tijd ergens vertoeven; verblijven] be5 [wonen] live6 [zich bevinden in de genoemde toestand] be7 [met betrekking tot een volharden in, gelaten worden op een plaats, in een toestand] 〈 zie voorbeelden〉8 [met betrekking tot zaken, zich bevinden, bevestigd zijn] be9 [met betrekking tot kleding] fit10 [gevuld, bedekt zijn met] be12 [met onbepaalde wijs] [bezig zijn met] be (… -ing), sit (… -ing)♦voorbeelden:1 blijf zitten • stay sitting (down), remain seatedgaan zitten • sit down, take a seat〈 figuurlijk〉 er eens voor gaan zitten • 〈 ter hand nemen〉 get (right) down to something/business; 〈 omstandig gaan vertellen〉 launch into one's storyzit je goed/lekker? • are you comfortable?aan de koffie zitten • be having coffeebij welke groep zit jij? • which group are you in?Jones zit in een vergadering • Jones is at a meeting3 in het bestuur zitten • be/serve on the boardop een kantoor zitten • be/work in an officewaar zit hij toch? • where can he be?nog in de kleine kinderen zitten • still have young children (on one's hands)hij zit in de amusementswereld/olie-industrie • he is in entertainment/oilwij zitten nog midden in de examens • we are still in the middle of the examsmet een gebroken been zitten • have a broken legop zware lasten zitten • have heavy expenseszonder werk/benzine zitten • be out of work/petrol(bijna) zonder geld zitten • have run short of moneyhij zit erover in dat hij zijn auto moet verkopen • he's upset about having to sell his car7 〈 figuurlijk〉 die weduwe bleef met twee kinderen zitten • that widow was left with two children (on her hands)op school blijven zitten • stay down a classer is iets tussen mijn tanden blijven zitten • something has (got) stuck between my teeth〈 figuurlijk〉 hij liet het er niet bij zitten • 〈 niet over zijn kant laten gaan〉 he didn't take it lying down; 〈 erover blijven zeuren〉 he wouldn't leave it alonedaar zitten we dan! • now we're in a messmet een probleem zitten • have a problemhoe zit het (dan) met …? • what about … (then)?het blijft niet zitten • it won't stay putlaat maar zitten • keep the changedat zit • that will holdhoe zit dat in elkaar? • how does it (all) fit together?; 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 how does that work?〈 figuurlijk〉 hem hebben zitten • 〈 uit zijn humeur zijn〉 be in a bad mood; 〈 dronken zijn〉 have had (a drop) too much〈 figuurlijk〉 daar zit het 'm in • that makes all the difference; 〈 daar gaat het juist om〉 that's the whole point〈 figuurlijk〉 er zit iets achter • 〈 ook〉 there's more to it (than meets the eye); 〈 verborgen moeilijkheid〉 there must be a catch to it〈 figuurlijk〉 er zat niets anders op dan toe te geven • there was nothing (else) for it but to give in〈 figuurlijk〉 wat zit er anders op? • what else is there to do?het zit los/scheef • it is loose/crooked〈 figuurlijk〉 alles zit hem mee/tegen • everything is going his way/against himzit het goed vast? • is it well secured?〈 figuurlijk〉 waar zit het hem in? • 〈 wat is de moeilijkheid〉 what's the problem?; 〈 oorzaak〉 what caused/what's causing it?in sla zit vitamine C • lettuce contains vitamin Cer zit onweer in de lucht • a thunderstorm is brewingheb jij geld in zijn zaak zitten? • have you got money in his business?er zit een vlek op je jurk • there is a stain on your dress〈 figuurlijk〉 〈 met een gebaar naar de keel〉 het zit me tot hier • I'm fed up (to the back teeth) with it〈 figuurlijk〉 hoe zit dat? gaan we of blijven we thuis? • what about it now? are we going or are we staying at home?die roman/film zit uitstekend in elkaar • that novel/film is beautifully constructed〈 figuurlijk〉 weet jij, hoe de zaak precies in elkaar zit? • do you know all the ins and outs of the matter?ergens vol mee zitten • be full of somethingonder de modder/luizen/schulden zitten • be covered with mud/lice, be (up to one's ears) in debt12 we zitten te eten • we are having dinner/lunchze zit daar maar te piekeren • she just sits there broodinghij zit te springen om naar huis te gaan • he can't wait to go homein zijn eentje zitten zingen/drinken • sit singing to oneself, be a lone drinkerzitten te zitten • hang/sit aroundhet zit er aan te komen • it's on its wayop tekenles zitten • be taking drawing lessonsop water en brood zitten • be (kept) on bread and waterwegens diefstal zitten • do time for thefthij zit overal aan • he cannot leave anything aloneachter de meisjes aan zitten • chase ((around) after) girlsdaar zit een vrouw achter • there is a woman involvedde zomer zit er weer op • the summer's over againmijn taak zit er weer op • that's my job out of the wayhet zit erop • that's that (done)wie heeft er aan mijn recorder gezeten? • who has been at/ 〈 ernstiger〉tampering with my cassette-player?〈 figuurlijk〉 achter iemand/iets aan zitten • pursue someone/something; 〈 proberen relatie aan te knopen〉 be after someone; 〈 volgen〉 follow someoneer zit een actrice in haar • she has the makings of an actress (in her)ze zit goed in de kleren • she is well off for clothesdeze auto zit al gauw op 120 km • this car does 120 km fairly easily -
13 poser
poser [poze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• poser qch sur une table/par terre to put sth on a table/on the floorb. ( = installer) [+ tableau, rideaux] to hang ; [+ carrelage, moquette] to lay ; [+ vitre] to put in ; [+ serrure] to fit ; [+ bombe] to plantc. [+ chiffres] to set downe. ( = demander) poser des jours de congé to put in a request for leavef. ( = donner de l'importance) poser qn to establish sb's reputation2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verb► se posera. [insecte, oiseau, avion] to land• se poser en catastrophe/sur le ventre [avion] to make an emergency landing/a belly-landingb. [question, problème] to arisec. ( = se présenter) se poser comme victime to claim to be a victim• comme menteur, vous vous posez (un peu) là ! (inf) you're a terrible liar!* * *poze
1.
1) ( mettre) to put downposer la main sur le bras de quelqu'un — to lay ou place one's hand on somebody's arm
poser les yeux sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to look at somebody/something
2) ( mettre en place) to put in [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison, affiches]3) ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [hypothèse]; to lay down [règles, limites]poser sa candidature à une élection — to stand GB ou run for election
je pose 3 et je retiens 2 — I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2
4) ( soulever) to ask [question]; to set [devinette]5) Musique to place [voix]
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verbe intransitif1) Art, Photographie to pose2) ( être affecté) to put on airs
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se poser verbe pronominal1) [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight2) [avion] to land, to touch down3) (colloq) ( s'asseoir) to plant oneselfpose-toi quelque part et attends-moi — park (colloq) yourself somewhere and wait for me
5) ( s'affirmer)6) ( se demander)se poser des questions au sujet de quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( s'interroger) to wonder about somebody/something; ( douter) to have doubts about somebody/something
7) ( exister) [question] to arisela question ne se pose pas — ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying
••comme imbécile il se pose là! — (colloq) he's a prime example of an idiot!
* * *poze1. vt1) (= déposer) [valise, objet lourd] to put downPose ta valise, elle doit être lourde. — Put your suitcase down, it must be heavy.
2) [passager]3) (= placer)J'ai posé la cafetière sur la table. — I put the coffee pot on the table.
poser son regard sur qn/qch — to turn one's gaze on sb/sth
4) (= installer) [moquette, carrelage] to lay, [rideaux, papier peint] to hang, [vitre, radiateur] to put in, [verrou] to fitposer sa candidature (pour un poste) — to apply, POLITIQUEto stand
6) [question] to ask7) (= énoncer) [principe, conditions] to lay down, to set down, [problème] to formulate8) [difficulté] to poseCela pose un problème. — That poses a problem.
9) [personne]ce genre de truc, ça vous pose — that kind of thing gives you status
10) MATHÉMATIQUE, [chiffre] to put down, to put2. vi1) (pour un photographe) to pose2) (pour un peintre) to sit* * *poser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre) to put down, to lay down [livre, journal]; to put down, to set down [verre, tasse]; il a posé son verre he put ou set down his glass; pose ton manteau et assieds-toi put your coat somewhere and sit down; ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur they've put some scaffolding up against the wall; poser la main sur le bras de qn to lay ou place one's hand on sb's arm; dès qu'il a posé le pied en Italie il a su qu'il y serait bien as soon as he set foot in Italy he knew he would be happy there; j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau I've put a letter on your desk; s'endormir dès qu'on pose la tête sur l'oreiller to fall asleep as soon as one's head hits ou touches the pillow; poser les yeux sur qn/qch to look at sb/sth; poser son regard sur qn to look at sb; poser un baiser sur la joue de qn to plant a kiss on sb's cheek; une grande bâtisse posée au mileu d'un parc a large mansion set in the middle of a park;2 ( mettre en place) to put in, to install [compteur, vitre]; to install [signalisation, radiateur]; to fit [serrure, dentier, prothèse]; to lay [carrelage, mine, pierre, câble]; to plant [bombe]; to fit, to lay [moquette]; to put up [papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison]; to put up, to post [affiches]; to fit, to insert [stérilet]; to apply [garrot];3 ( établir) to assert, to postulate sout [théorie, hypothèse]; to lay down [principes, règles, limites]; poser la supériorité de l'homme sur l'animal to assert the superiority of human beings over animals; le syndicat a posé un préavis de grève the trade union has given notice of a strike; je vais accepter leur proposition mais je vais poser mes conditions I'll accept their proposal but I'm going to lay down my conditions; poser sa candidature à un poste to apply for a job; poser sa candidature à une élection to stand GB ou run for election; poser une addition to write a sum down, to write down a sum; je pose 3 et je retiens 2 I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2; poser que to suppose that; poser comme hypothèse que to put forward the theory that;4 ( soulever) to ask [question] (sur, au sujet de about); to set [devinette]; la question reste posée the question (still) remains; poser (un) problème à qn to pose a problem for sb; ça ne pose aucun problème that's no problem at all ; ça leur pose des problèmes that poses problems for them;B vi2 ( être affecté) to put on airs; il fallait la voir poser devant le ministre! you should have seen how she put on airs in front of the minister!; poser pour la galerie to play to the gallery; poser au génie méconnu to act ou play the misunderstood genius.C se poser vpr1 [oiseau, insecte] to settle, to alight (sur on);2 [avion] to land, to touch down; se poser en catastrophe to make an emergency landing;3 ○( s'asseoir) to plant oneself (sur on); pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi park○ yourself somewhere and wait for me;4 ( s'arrêter) [yeux, regard] to fall (sur on);5 ( être installé) une fenêtre se pose plus facilement à deux it' s easier to fit ou install a window if there are two of you;6 ( s'affirmer) se poser en qch to claim to be sth; se poser en victime/exemple to present oneself as a victim/an example; se poser comme le successeur to present oneself as the successor;7 ( se demander) se poser des questions to ask oneself questions; se poser des questions au sujet de qn/qch ( s'interroger) to wonder about sb/sth; ( douter) to have doubts about sb/sth; se poser la question de l'efficacité de qn/l'efficacité de qch to wonder ou have doubts about sb's efficiency/the efficiency of sth; il faut se poser la question de savoir si le projet a des chances d'aboutir we must ask ourselves whether this project has any chance of success; ils vivent sans se poser de questions they accept things as they are;8 ( exister) [problème, cas, question] to arise; le problème se pose régulièrement the problem arises regularly; la question ne se pose pas ( c'est impossible) there's no question of it; ( c'est évident) it goes without saying; la question se pose aussi en termes d'argent there is also a financial side to the question.comme imbécile/hypocrite il se pose là○! he's a prime example of an idiot/a hypocrite!I[poze] nom masculinII[poze] verbe transitifposer ses coudes sur la table to rest ou to put one's elbows on the tablej'ai tellement mal que je ne peux plus poser le pied par terre my foot hurts so much, I can't put my weight on it any longerà toi de poser! [aux dominos] your turn![cesser d'utiliser] to put away ou down (separable)2. [installer - papier peint, cadre, tentures, affiche] to put up (separable) ; [ - antenne] to put up (separable), to install ; [ - radiateur, alarme] to put in (separable), to install ; [ - verrou] to fit ; [ - cadenas] to put on (separable) ; [ - moquette] to fit, to lay ; [ - carrelage, câble, mine, rail, tuyau] to lay ; [ - vitre] to put in ; [ - placard] to put in, to install ; [ - prothèse] to fit, to put in ; [ - enduit] to put onposer une question à quelqu'un to ask somebody a question, to put a question to somebodya. [causer des difficultés] to raise ou to pose a problemb. [l'énoncer] to set a problemde la façon dont il m'avait posé le problème... the way he'd put ou outlined the problem to me...elle me pose de gros problèmes she's a great problem ou source of anxiety to mesi ça ne pose pas de problème, je viendrai avec mon chien if it's not a problem (for you) I'll bring my dog4. [établir - condition] to state, to lay down ; [ - principe, règle] to lay ou to set down (separable), to stateposer quelque chose comme condition/principe to lay something down as a condition/principlesi l'on pose comme hypothèse que... if we take as a hypothesis that...une voiture comme ça, ça vous pose that kind of car gives you a certain statusje pose 2 et je retiens 1 put down 2, carry 17. MUSIQUE————————[poze] verbe intransitifposer pour une photo/un magazine to pose for a photo/magazineet maintenant, tout le monde va poser pour la photo souvenir let's have everyone together now for the souvenir photographelle n'est pas vraiment malheureuse, elle pose she's not really unhappy, it's just a façade ou it's all showposer à [se faire passer pour] to pretend to be, to act, to play————————se poser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)a. [chaudière] to be easy to installb. [moquette] to be easy to lay————————se poser verbe pronominal transitif[faire surgir]se poser la question ou le problème de savoir si... to ask oneself ou to wonder whether...————————se poser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [descendre - avion, hélicoptère] to land, to touch down ; [ - papillon] to land, to alight ; [ - oiseau] to land, to perch2. (familier) [s'asseoir]la question qui se pose maintenant est la suivante the question which must now be asked is the followingle problème se pose de savoir si l'on doit négocier there's the problem of whether or not we should negotiate4. [se faire passer pour]se poser en ou comme to pass oneself off asje ne me suis jamais posé en expert I never set myself up to be ou I never pretended I was an expert5. (familier & locution)se poser là [il est brillant]: pour l'intelligence, son frère se pose là! her brother's got quite a brain!elle se pose là, leur bagnole! [avec admiration] their car's an impressive bit of machinery!comme plombier, tu te poses là! call yourself a plumber, do you?comme gaffe, ça se pose là! that's what you might call a blunder! -
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f (pl -i) handa portata di mano within reachfuori mano out of the way, not easy to get atfig alla mano approachabledi seconda mano second-handdare una mano a qualcuno give someone a handmettere mano a qualcosa start somethinglavo le pentole che sporco a mano a mano I wash the dirty pots as I go alongtenersi per mano hold handsman mano che as (and when)ha le mani bucate money just slips through his fingersmani in alto! hands up!* * *mano s.f.1 hand: mani affusolate, callose, tozze, slender, horny, stubby hands; la mano destra, sinistra, the right, left hand; le linee della mano, the lines of the hand; mi sono fatto male alla mano, I hurt my hand; vai a lavarti le mani, go and wash your hands; avere qlco. in mano, to have sthg. in one's hand; battere le mani, to clap (one's hands); consegnare, trasportare qlco. a mano, to deliver, to carry sthg. by hand; passeggiare mano nella mano, to walk hand in hand; alzare la mano, to put one's hand up; voto per alzata di mano, voting by show of hands // mani in alto!, hands up!; giù le mani!, hands off! // (calcio) fallo di mano, hands ball // avere le mani pulite, sporche, (anche fig.) to have clean, dirty hands; il nostro è un partito dalle mani pulite, there's no taint of corruption in our party // stringere la mano, le mani a qlcu., to shake hands with s.o.; qua la mano!, let's shake hands!; stretta di mano, handshake2 (parte, lato) side: contro mano, (di veicoli ecc.) on the wrong side of the road; tenere la propria mano, (nella circolazione stradale) to keep to one's own side of the road3 (potere, balìa) hand; power: cadde in mano al nemico, he fell into the enemy's hands; i terroristi hanno ancora in mano cinque ostaggi, the terrorists still have five hostages in their hands; il mio destino è nelle tue mani, my fate is in your hands; quella proprietà non è più nelle sue mani, that property is no longer in his hands; quell'uomo è in mia mano, that man is in my power; avere in mano il successo, to have success within one's grasp4 (scrittura) handwriting, (form.) hand: di sua mano, in his own hand; ha una bella mano, he has beautiful handwriting5 (tocco) touch (anche fig.): mano da maestro, masterly touch; si riconosce facilmente la mano di un maestro, it is easy to recognize the hand of a master; mano leggera, (di medico ecc.) light touch; dare l'ultima mano a un quadro, to give the finishing touch to a work // avere la mano pesante, to be heavy-handed6 (strato di colore, vernice ecc.) coat: mano di finitura, finishing coat; mano di fondo, primer (o priming o undercoat); una mano di vernice, a coat of varnish; mano isolante, sealer; occorre dare un'altra mano di bianco al soffitto, we have to give another coat of white to the ceiling7 (alle carte) hand: mano fortunata, lucky hand; facciamo ancora una mano, let's play one more hand // chi è di mano?, (a chi tocca iniziare il gioco?) whose lead is it?8 mano d'opera → manodopera.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: fatto a mano, handmade; tessuto a mano, handwoven // (mus.): pezzo a quattro mani, a piece for four hands; suonare a quattro mani, to play piano duets // di mano in mano, from hand to hand // a mani vuote, empty-handed // a piene mani, in (o by) handfuls: attinse a piene mani dai classici, he drew liberally on the classics // a mano armata, by force of (o under) arms: rapina a mano armata, holdup (o armed robbery) // a man salva, with impunity (o unopposed) // paga sempre denaro alla mano, (pronta cassa) he always pays (in) cash (o ready money); presentarsi al controllo documenti alla mano, have your documents ready for checking // scappare, sfuggire di mano, to slip through one's fingers: il vaso mi è sfuggito di mano accidentalmente, the vase slipped out of my hands accidentally; la situazione gli è sfuggita di mano, he couldn't keep the situation in hand (o he lost control of the situation); mi è sfuggito dalle mani un buon affare, a good deal slipped through my fingers // ho in mano le prove di quanto asserisco, I have evidence of what I say in my hands // di prima, di seconda mano, first-hand, second-hand: articolo di seconda mano, second-hand article; notizie di prima mano, first-hand news // disegno a mano libera, free-hand drawing // luogo fuori mano, out of the way place // una persona alla mano, an easygoing person // gli restituirò il denaro man mano, I shall give him the money back little by little; man mano che andava avanti si stancava sempre più, as he went on he got more and more tired; man mano che invecchia diventa sempre più avaro, the older he gets the meaner he grows // ha le mani di pastafrolla, he's a butterfingers // ho le mani legate, (fig.) my hands are tied // avere le mani in pasta, to have one's finger in the pie // me ne lavo le mani, I wash my hands of it // mi prudono le mani!, I could hit you! // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay hands on sthg. // non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco, I would not stake my life on it (o wouldn't swear to it) // possono darsi la mano, (fig.) they are two of a kind // puoi darmi una mano, per piacere?, can you give me a hand, please? // alzare le mani contro qlcu., to lift one's hand against s.o. // avere le mani bucate, to be a spendthrift // avere le mani lunghe, (per rubare) to have light fingers; un uomo svelto di mano, (ladruncolo) a light-fingered man (o a pilferer) // il nuovo direttore ha le mani lunghe, (facile a toccare le donne) the new manager can't keep his hands to himself // tenere qlco. a portata di mano, to have sthg. handy (o at hand o within easy reach o ready) // avere qlco. per le mani, to have sthg. in hand // fare la mano a qlco., to get one's hand in at sthg. // caricare la mano, to exaggerate // chiedere, domandare la mano di qlcu., to ask s.o.'s hand in marriage // essere in buone mani, to be in good hands // fare man bassa di qlco., to plunder (o loot) sthg.; i ragazzi hanno fatto man bassa di tutto ciò che c'era da mangiare, the kids made short work of everything that there was to eat // il cavallo gli ha preso la mano, he lost control of the horse; farsi prendere la mano da qlco., to lose control of sthg. // forzare la mano a qlcu., to force s.o.'s hand // lasciare mano libera a qlcu., to allow (o to give) s.o. a free hand // mi sarei mangiato le mani per essermi lasciato sfuggire quell'affare, I could kick myself for losing that deal // menar le mani, to fight // non ho ancora potuto metter mano al nuovo lavoro, I still haven't been able to get started on (o get down to) that new job // mettere mano alla penna, to put pen to paper // mettere mano alla spada, to draw one's sword // mettere mano alla borsa, (fig.) to open one's purse strings // mettere le mani avanti, to be on the safe side: in ogni caso ti conviene metter le mani avanti e definire al più presto la tua posizione, in any case it would be a good idea for you to play safe and clarify your position as soon as possible // mettersi in mano a, nelle mani di un buon medico, to put oneself into the hands of a good doctor // portare qlcu. in palma di mano, to hold s.o. in the palm of one's hand // prendere il coraggio a due mani, to take one's courage in both hands // stare con le mani in mano, to twiddle one's thumbs (o to remain idle): non stare lì con le mani in mano!, don't stand there doing nothing! (o twiddling your thumbs!) // tendere la mano, (elemosinare) to beg; tendere la mano a qlcu., to hold out a hand to s.o. (o to give a helping hand to s.o. o to give s.o. a hand) // tener mano a qlcu., to aid and abet s.o. // toccare con mano (qlco.), to see (sthg.) for oneself // venire alle mani, to come to blows // la mano sinistra non sappia quello che fa la destra, (prov.) let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing // una mano lava l'altra, (prov.) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.* * *['mano]sostantivo femminile1) handsalutare qcn. con la mano — to wave at sb.
-i in alto, su le -i! — hands up!
tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand
prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.)
attingere qcs. a piene -i — fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.
sporcarsi le -i — to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.)
mettere mano al portafogli — to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket
2) (aiuto)dare una mano a qcn. — to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand
3) (indicando il controllo, il possesso) handavere qcs. sotto mano — to have sth. on hand
tenere qcs. a portata di mano — to keep sth. handy
essere nelle -i di qcn. — [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands
cadere nelle -i di qcn. — to fall into sb.'s hands
di prima, seconda mano — firsthand, second-hand
4) (stile)fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice — to be skillful o skilled
6) gioc. (a carte) handpassare la mano — to pass (anche fig.)
8) (di colore) coat, layer9) a manofare qcs. a mano — to do o make sth. by hand
10) alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire)minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano — to threaten sb. at knife point
è arrivata con prove alla mano — she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal
11) man mano, (a) mano a mano little by littleman mano che — as
12) fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track••chiedere la mano di qcn. — to ask for sb.'s hand
avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn. mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano — to experience first hand
* * *mano/'mano/ ⇒ 4sostantivo f.1 hand; salutare qcn. con la mano to wave at sb.; -i in alto, su le -i! hands up! mano nella mano hand in hand; passare di mano in mano to pass from hand to hand; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenersi per mano to hold hands; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.); attingere qcs. a piene -i fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.; a -i nude with one's bare hands; suonare il piano a quattro -i to play a duet on the piano; disegnare a mano libera to draw freehand; rapina a mano armata armed robbery; sporcarsi le -i to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.); mettere mano al portafogli to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket3 (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand; cambiare mano to change hands; avere qcs. sotto mano to have sth. on hand; mi è capitato tra le -i I just happened to come across it; tenere qcs. a portata di mano to keep sth. handy; essere nelle -i di qcn. [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands; prendere in mano la situazione to take matters into one's own hands; in buone -i in good hands; in -i sicure in safe hands; cadere nelle -i di qcn. to fall into sb.'s hands; di prima, seconda mano firsthand, second-hand4 (stile) riconoscere la mano di un artista to recognize an artist's style5 (denotando l'abilità) fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice to be skillful o skilled8 (di colore) coat, layer9 a mano fare qcs. a mano to do o make sth. by hand; fatto a mano handmade; dipinto a mano hand-painted10 alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire) minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano to threaten sb. at knife point; è arrivata con prove alla mano she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal11 man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little; preferisco informarli man mano I prefer to inform them as I go along; man mano che as12 fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten trackchiedere la mano di qcn. to ask for sb.'s hand; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco I'm willing to bet on it; fare man bassa to sweep the board; venire alle -i to come to blows; avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte→ manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn., mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano to experience first hand. -
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prep.1 of.el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' cares de ella it's hersla pata de la mesa the table legLa casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]2 from (procedencia, distancia).salir de casa to leave homesoy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbaode la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment3 (made) of (materia).un vaso de plástico a plastic cupun reloj de oro a gold watch4 about (asunto).hablábamos de ti we were talking about youlibros de historia history books5 as.trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman6 from (time) (since).trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to fivede madrugada early in the morninga las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoontrabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day7 with (causa, modo).morirse de hambre to die of hungerllorar de alegría to cry with joyde una patada with a kickde una sola vez in one gode tres en tres three at a time8 if.de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sundayde no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it9 to.Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.f.1 letter d.2 SD, standard deviation.3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.* * *de————————de1 (posesión, pertenencia) of2 (procedencia, origen) from3 (descripción) with■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl4 (tema) of, on, about5 (materia) made of, of6 (contenido) of7 (uso) for8 (oficio) by, as9 (modo) on, in, as10 (tiempo) at, by, in■ de día by day, during the day12 (precio) at13 (medida) measuring14 (causa) with, because of, of15 (agente) by16 (con superlativo) in, of17 (suposición) if18 (en una aposición) of* * *prep.1) of2) from3) in, at4) than5) by* * *PREPOSITION1) [relación] ofla carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia
2) [pertenencia]la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez
3) [característica, material]este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model
ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat
4) [contenido]una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass
5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] fromde... a...los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best
6) [causa]7) [manera]de... en...8) (=respecto de)estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better
9) [tema] aboutun libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology
10) [uso]11) [cantidad, medida, valor]12) [con horas y fechas]a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.
son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.
el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)
13) [tiempo]14) [proporción]15) [uso partitivo] of¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *
16) [autoría] byun libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's
17) [como complemento agente] byel rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage
18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro
19) [en comparaciones] thanmás/menos de siete — more/less than seven
más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people
20) [con superlativos] inel más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world
21) + infinser de ({+ infin}8})sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information
22) [dependiente de formas verbales]de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...
¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?
se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch
23) [uso condicional] ifde haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come
de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so
* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.----* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de †frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili* * *de1A(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's houseel rey de Francia the king of Franceel cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthdayel cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleaguesno es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirssu padre de usted ( frml); your fatherun amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son'ses un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friendun estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year studentel nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandsonla mesa de la cocina the kitchen tablela correa del perro the dog's leashun avión de Mexair a Mexair planela tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lidlas calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streetsla subida de los precios the rise in pricesal término de la reunión at the end of the meetingBla ciudad de Lima the city of Limael aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airportel mes de enero the month of Januaryel imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brotherel bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her2(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)C(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocenalos señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabadolas señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]DA1(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bankes de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotálo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the librarylo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floormis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from Americahe recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Juliaun hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wifeal salir de la tienda as he left the storeDE … A …:de aquí a tu casa from here to your house2 (en el tiempo) fromun amigo de la infancia a childhood frienddata del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th centuryla literatura de ese período the literature of o from that periodlo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosalesde un día para otro from one day to the nextDE … A …:está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and fivede aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yetB(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old ageverde de envidia green with envyestaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so mucheso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so littleA(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patienceun chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad tasteobjetos de mucho valor objects of great valueun pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?tiene cara de aburrido he looks boredese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mothertienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled childuna botella de un litro a liter bottleun niño de tres meses a three-month-old childdéme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilola chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coatla señora de azul the lady in blueun hombre de pelo largo a man with long hairun anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]B(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany tableuna inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injectionel complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dishson de plástico they're (made of) plasticun curso de secretariado a secretarial coursenos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagneuna colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stampsun millón de dólares a million dollarsC(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!D(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get itaprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom buttonE1(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 studentspagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kiloun número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 293(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blowsubió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a timede a poco (CS); little by little, gradually4(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/foursentraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente2 m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]F (en calidad de) asestá de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private schoolle ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editorhace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the playle habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to manG1(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty facees corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shoulderedes sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide2(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a childH(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad moodestamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]I(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brushel trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silverlo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glassesdales algo de comer give them something to eat¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novelseguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the familyuna casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by treesviene acompañado de arroz it is served with riceacompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wifeA1 (sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mineel mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez childrenun cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink2(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of allla ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the worldB(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at nightduerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at nightsalieron de madrugada they left very early in the morningA DE + INF:de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlierde no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be consideredde continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persistsB SER DE + INF(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …no son de fiar they are not to be trustedes de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of noteCde2* * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
dé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
2
‹información/idea› to give
3
4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;
dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to himb) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;
1
‹ dividendos› to pay;
b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;
venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);
¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
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( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
( como castigo) to smack sb;
el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …
5 [sol/luz]:
la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;
dárselas de listo to act smartb) (golpearse, pegarse):
se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1a) (pertenencia, posesión):
el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;
una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your houseb) (material, contenido, composición):
una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollarsc) (causa, modo):
dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3a) (cualidades, características):
objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blueb) (al definir, especificar):
tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4a) ( con cifras):◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;
pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29c) ( con un superlativo):
la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;
dé madrugada early in the morning
5
hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the playb) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):
estamos dé fiesta we're having a partyc) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):
copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see◊ dar
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time
'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test
* * *1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;es de ella it's hers;la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;el padre de la niña the girl's father;el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;un equipo de segunda división a second division team;la comida del gato the cat's food;el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;la pata de la mesa the table leg;una subida de precios a price rise;los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro2. [procedencia, distancia] from;salir de casa to leave home;soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;el rey de España the king of Spain;tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona3. [en razonamiento]de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't workel túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagenala señora de verde the lady in green;el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;¿de qué tamaño? what size?;un político de fiar a trustworthy politician6. [materia] (made) of;un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;un reloj de oro a gold watch;una mesa de madera a wooden tableun plato de lentejas a plate of lentils8. [precio]he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stampropa de deporte sportswear;una máquina de escribir a typewriter;una máquina de coser a sewing machine;esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes10. [asunto] about;hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;libros de historia history books11. [en calidad de] as;trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade12. [tiempo] [desde] from;[durante] in;trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;de madrugada early in the morning;a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;es de día it's daytime;de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;un compañero del colegio a friend from school;Urugde mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;Urugde noche at night;Urugayer salimos de noche we went out last night13. [causa] with;morirse de hambre to die of hunger;llorar de alegría to cry with joy;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much14. [manera, modo] with;de una patada with a kick;rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;de una sola vez in one go;lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;CSurde fácil manejo user-friendly;ponerse de rodillas to kneel down15. [con valor partitivo] of;uno de los nuestros one of ours;varios de nosotros several of us;¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?17. [en valoración]lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgaryo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her19. [en comparaciones][con superlativos]más/menos de… more/less than…;el mejor de todos the best of all;el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;la buena de Susana good old Susana;¡pobre de mí! poor me!22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable eveninghas de gastar menos you should spend less24. (antes de complemento agente)una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)la fila de delante the front row♦ de no loc conjAm otherwise;dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you* * *deprp1 origen from;de Nueva York from New York;de … a from … to2 posesión of;el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car3 material (made) of;un anillo de oro a gold ring4 contenido of;un vaso de agua a glass of water5 cualidad:una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman6 causa with;temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear7 hora:de noche at night, by night;de día by daytrabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;de niño as a child9 agente by;de Goya by Goya10 condición if;de haberlo sabido if I’d known11 en aposición:la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima* * *de prep1) : ofla casa de Pepe: Pepe's houseun niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy2) : fromes de Managua: she's from Managuasalió del edificio: he left the building3) : in, ata las tres de la mañana: at three in the morningsalen de noche: they go out at night4) : thanmás de tres: more than threedé dar* * *de prep1. (posesión de alguien) 's2. (posesión de algo) of3. (materia)4. (contenido) of5. (materia, tema)6. (origen, procedencia) from7. (descripción) with / in8. (agente) by10. (con números, una parte) than / of -
16 amontonar
v.1 to pile up.2 to heap up, to build up, to pile, to bank up.Esa gente amontonó basura ahí Those people heaped up garbage there.3 to mound, to earth.Los topos amontonaron la tierra The moles mounded the soil.4 to amass, to accumulate, to hoard, to pile up.Ellos amontonaron mucho dinero They amassed a lot of money.5 to cram, to pack in.* * *1 to heap up, pile up2 (juntar) to collect, gather, accumulate1 to heap up, pile up2 (gente) to crowd together3 familiar to live together* * *verb1) to pile up, heap up2) hoard•* * *1. VT1) (=apilar) to pile (up), heap (up); [+ datos] to gather, collect; [+ dinero] to hoard; [+ nieve, nubes] to bank up2) And (=insultar) to insult2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( apilar) to pile upamontónalos ahí — pile them up o put them in a pile over there
b) ( juntar) to accumulate2.amontonarse v pron personas to gather o crowd together; objetos/trabajo to pile up* * *= heap, stack, pile, pile up, amass, stack + Nombre + up.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.Ex. The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.Ex. As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.Ex. Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.Ex. These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.----* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( apilar) to pile upamontónalos ahí — pile them up o put them in a pile over there
b) ( juntar) to accumulate2.amontonarse v pron personas to gather o crowd together; objetos/trabajo to pile up* * *= heap, stack, pile, pile up, amass, stack + Nombre + up.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* * *amontonar [A1 ]vt1 (apilar) to pile upve amontonándolos ahí pile them up o put them in a pile over there2 (juntar) to accumulatehe ido amontonando tal cantidad de cosas I've accumulated so many things«personas» to gather o crowd together; «objetos/trabajo» to pile up* * *
amontonar ( conjugate amontonar) verbo transitivo
amontonarse verbo pronominal [ personas] to gather o crowd together;
[objetos/trabajo] to pile up
amontonar verbo transitivo to pile up, heap up
' amontonar' also found in these entries:
English:
heap
- pile
- stack
* * *♦ vt1. [apilar] to pile up2. [reunir] to accumulate* * *v/t pile up* * *amontonar vt1) apilar: to pile up, to heap up2) : to collect, to gather3) : to hoard* * * -
17 apilar
v.1 to pile up.Ricardo apila libros Richard piles up books.2 to amass, to hoard.Ella apila dinero She amasses money.3 to crowd.* * *1 to pile up, heap up1 to pile up, heap up* * *verbto heap up, pile up* * *1.VT to pile up, heap up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to pile up, put... into a pile2.apilarse v pron to pile up* * *= stack, pile, stash, pile up, stack + Nombre + up.Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.Ex. The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex. As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.Ex. These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.----* apilarse = clump together.* * *1.verbo transitivo to pile up, put... into a pile2.apilarse v pron to pile up* * *= stack, pile, stash, pile up, stack + Nombre + up.Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.* apilarse = clump together.* * *apilar [A1 ]vtto pile up, put … into a pile■ apilarseto pile up* * *
apilar ( conjugate apilar) verbo transitivo
to pile up, put … into a pile
apilar verbo transitivo to pile up, put into a pile
' apilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amontonar
English:
heap
- pile
- pile up
- stack
* * *♦ vtto pile up* * *v/t pile up* * *apilar vtamontonar: to heap up, to pile up* * *apilar vb to pile up -
18 tensión
f.1 tension, tenseness, strain, tautness.2 tension.3 stress, psychological strain.4 tension, tautness, tenseness.* * *1 ELECTRICIDAD tension, voltage2 (de materiales) stress; (de gases) pressure3 MEDICINA pressure\estar bajo tensión figurado to be under straintener la tensión alta to suffer from high blood pressurealta tensión ELECTRICIDAD high tensionbaja tensión ELECTRICIDAD low tensiontensión arterial blood pressuretensión nerviosa nervous strain* * *noun f.1) tension2) strain, stress•* * *SF1) [de cable, cuerda] tension, tautness2) [de músculos] tension3) (Med) blood pressure4) (Elec) (=voltaje) tension, voltage5) [de gas] pressure6) (=estrés) strain, stresstensión nerviosa — nervous strain, nervous tension
tensión premenstrual — premenstrual tension, PMT
7) [en situación] tension, tenseness* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex. The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex. His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.----* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *1)a) (de cuerda, cable) tautness, tension; ( de músculo) tensionb) tb2) ( estrés) strain, stress; (en relaciones, situación) tension3) (Elec) voltage* * *= stress, tension, strain, arterial pressure, blood pressure.Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex: The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* bajada de tensión = sag.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* en tensión = under pressure, under the cosh, stressed.* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* momentos de tensión = the heat is on.* padecer tensión = experience + stress.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* situación de tensión = stress situation.* tensión arterial = blood pressure, arterial pressure.* tensión emocional = emotional tension.* tensión en el trabajo = job stress.* tensiones = pressures and pulls.* tensión medioambiental = environmental stress.* tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.* tensión racial = racial tension.* * *A1 (de una cuerda, un cable) tautness, tension2 (de un músculo) tensioncon todos los músculos en tensión with all his muscles tensed3tb tensión arterial blood pressuretener la tensión alta/baja to have high/low blood pressuretomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressureCompuestos:nervous tensionpremenstrual tension, PMTB1 (estrés) strain, stressestá sometido a una gran tensión en el trabajo he is under a lot of stress o strain at work2 (en relaciones, una situación) tensionla tensión entre los dos países the tension between the two countriesen un clima de extremada tensión amid great tension, in an atmosphere of great tension* * *
tensión sustantivo femenino
1
b) tb
tomarle la tensión a algn to take sb's blood pressure;
tensión nerviosa nervous tension
2 ( estrés) strain, stress;
(en relaciones, situación) tension
3 (Elec) voltage
tensión sustantivo femenino
1 Fís strain: estos cables soportarán la tensión, these cables will take the strain
2 Med (arterial) blood pressure: tiene la tensión baja, she has low blood pressure
(nerviosa) strain, stress: no podrá soportar la tensión, he won't be able to stand the strain
tiene mucha tensión, he's under a lot of stress
3 Elec tension, voltage
' tensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- crispación
- distendida
- distendido
- distensión
- obnubilar
- palpar
- síndrome
- suavizarse
- swing
- tirantez
- aflojar
- ambiente
- bajada
- bajar
- calmar
- relajar
- subir
- tomar
- torre
English:
build up
- build-up
- cliff-hanger
- lower
- mount
- PMT
- pylon
- relieve
- rising
- stoke
- strain
- stress
- surface tension
- tensely
- tension
- anticlimax
- blood
- build
- crack
- ease
- escalate
- nervous
- power
- premenstrual
- put
- rise
- unease
* * *tensión nf1. [estado emocional] tension;estar en tensión to be tense;los jugadores soportan una gran tensión the players are under a lot of pressuretensión nerviosa nervous tension; Med tensión premenstrual premenstrual tension, PMT2. [enfrentamiento] tension;hubo muchas tensiones entre ellos there was a lot of tension between them3. [de cuerda, cable] tension;en tensión tensed;puso sus músculos en tensión he tensed his musclestensión superficial surface tension4. Elec voltage;alta tensión high voltagetener la tensión (arterial) alta/baja to have high/low blood pressure;tener una subida/bajada de tensión to suffer a rise/drop in blood pressure;tomar la tensión a alguien to take sb's blood pressure* * *f1 tension2 EL voltage;alta tensión high tension, high voltage3 MED:tensión (arterial) blood pressure;tener la tensión alta/baja have high/low blood pressure;tomarle la tensión a alguien take s.o.’s blood pressure* * *1) : tension, tautness2) : stress, strain3)tensión arterial : blood pressure* * *tensión n1. (en general) tension2. (nerviosismo) stress / strain -
19 ἐπικάθημαι
A sit upon,τινί Hdt.6.72
, Ar.Eq. 1093; press upon, be heavy upon, : also c.acc.,ἐ. καμήλους App.Syr.32
;πόλις.. λόφον ἐπικαθημένη D.H.1.14
: abs., sit upon eggs, incubate, Arist.HA 558a19, 619b14; of bees, ἐ. ἐπὶ τοῖς κηρίοις ib. 625a5.2. ἐ. ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης (v.l. ἐπὶ τῇ τρ.) sit at his counter, of a banker's clerk or money-changer, D.49.17, cf. 33: abs.,ὁ ἐπικαθήμενος Id.36.7
.3. of rain, cling to a flower, Thphr.CP3.24.4.II. sit down against a place, besiege it, abs., Th.7.27: c.dat., App.Mith..78.III. ἐπικαθήμενοι, οἱ, settlers, residents, PTeb.391.11 (i A.D.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπικάθημαι
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20 ÞRUMA
I)f. clap of thunder (reiðar þruma).(að), v. to rattle.(þrumi, þrumða, þrumat), v.1) to stand, sit fast; þars Valhöll víð of þrumir, stands spacious; þruma yfir öldrinn, to hover over banquets;2) to stay behind, loiter, mope.* * *1.u, f. [þrymja; Grimm thinks this word akin to Germ. donner, by metathesis of r, and change of n into m]:—a clap of thunder; því næst sá hann eldingar ok heyrði þrumur stórar, Edda 58; þrumur ok eldingar, Stj. 287; reiði-þruma (q. v.), a clap of thunder.COMPDS: þrumusteinn, þrumuveðr.2.pres. þrumi; pret. þrumði, þrumað:—to mope, tarry, stay behind, loiter: ó-mennis-hegri sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir, Hm. 12; kópir afglapi, þylsk hann um eða þrumir, mopes, 16; ok nái hann þurrfjallr þruma, 29.2. of a place or thing, to stand or sit fast; þar Valhöll víð of þrumir, stands rooted, Gm. 8; grýtt grund þumir um honum, the stony earth lies heavy on him, of one buried, Orkn. (in a verse); seglum hennar er á þráreipum þruma, Sól. 77; þruma á bjargi, to sit unmoved on the rock, Fsm. 35; flaustr of þrumði í blóði, she rode in blood, of a ship, Höfuðl.
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