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1 slice
[slaɪs]1. noun1) a thin broad piece (of something):شَريحَهHow many slices of meat would you like?
2) a part or share:حِصَّهWho got the largest slice of the profits?
2. verb1) to cut into slices:يُقَطِّع إلى قِطَعٍ صَغيرَهHe sliced the sausage/cucumber.
2) to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife:يَجْرَحThe blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.
3) in golf etc, to hit (a ball) in such a way that it curves away to the right (or in the case of a left-handed player, to the left).يُصيب -
2 Scheibe
f; -, -n1. allg. disc, Am. meist disk (auch umg. Schallplatte); (Schießscheibe) target; Eishockey: puck; TECH. disc (Am. disk), plate; (Blättchen) lamella; (Schleif-, Töpferscheibe) wheel; (Dichtungs-, Unterlegscheibe) washer, collar; laufende Scheibe SPORT Schießen: bobbing ( oder turning) target; schwarze Scheiben umg. (Schallplatten) vinyl records, LPs allg.; manche Leute glauben heute noch, die Erde sei eine Scheibe some people still think the earth is flat2. Brot, Wurst etc.: slice; in Scheiben schneiden cut into slices, slice; eine Scheibe Mortadella / Emmentaler a slice of mortadella / Emmentaler; von ihm kannst du dir eine Scheibe abschneiden umg., fig. you could learn a thing or two from him allg., you could take a leaf out of his book3. (Glasscheibe) pane, square; die Scheiben putzen clean the windows; einschmeißen, Windschutzscheibe4. Scheibe! umg., euph. sugar!* * *die Scheibe(Brot) round; slab; slice;(Form) disc;(Glas) pane* * *Schei|be ['ʃaibə]f -, -n1) disc (esp Brit), disk; (= Schießscheibe) target; (EISHOCKEY) puck; (= Wählscheibe) dial; (TECH) (= Unterlegscheibe, Dichtungsscheibe) washer; (= Kupplungsscheibe, Bremsscheibe) disc (esp Brit), disk; (= Töpferscheibe) wheel; (inf = Schallplatte) disc (esp Brit inf disk2) (= abgeschnittene Scheibe) slice; (= Längsscheibe von Orange etc) segmentetw in Schéíben schneiden — to slice sth (up), to cut sth (up) into slices
von ihm könntest du dir eine Schéíbe abschneiden (fig inf) — you could take a leaf out of his book (inf)
3) (= Glasscheibe) (window)pane; (= Fenster, auch von Auto) window; (inf = Windschutzscheibe) windscreen (Brit), windshield (US); (= Spiegelscheibe) glass4) (euph inf)Schéíbe! — sugar! (euph inf)
* * *die1) (a flat, thin, circular object: From the earth, the full moon looks like a silver disc.) disc2) (a flat, thin, circular object: From the earth, the full moon looks like a silver disc.) disk3) (a flat piece of glass: a window-pane.) pane4) (a thin broad piece (of something): How many slices of meat would you like?) slice* * *Schei·be<-, -n>[ˈʃaibə]f1. (dünnes Glasstück) [piece of] glass; (eckig/rechteckig) [pane of] glass; (Fensterscheibe) window[pane]3. KOCHK sliceetw in \Scheiben schneiden to slice sth, to cut sth into slices4. (kreisförmiger Gegenstand) disc6.▶ sich dat von jdm eine \Scheibe abschneiden können (fam) to [be able to] take a leaf out of sb's book fig, to [be able to] learn a thing or two from sb* * *die; Scheibe, Scheiben1) disc; (Sportjargon): (Puck) puck; (SchießScheibe) target2) (abgeschnittene Scheibe) sliceetwas in Scheiben schneiden — slice something up; cut something [up] into slices
sich (Dat.) von jemandem/etwas eine Scheibe abschneiden können — (fig.) be able to learn a thing or two from somebody/something
3) (GlasScheibe) pane; (FensterScheibe) [window-] pane; (WindschutzScheibe) windscreen (Brit.); windshield (Amer.)* * *1. allg disc, US meist disk (auch umg Schallplatte); (Schießscheibe) target; Eishockey: puck; TECH disc (US disk), plate; (Blättchen) lamella; (Schleif-, Töpferscheibe) wheel; (Dichtungs-, Unterlegscheibe) washer, collar;manche Leute glauben heute noch, die Erde sei eine Scheibe some people still think the earth is flat2. Brot, Wurst etc: slice;in Scheiben schneiden cut into slices, slice;eine Scheibe Mortadella/Emmentaler a slice of mortadella/Emmentaler;von ihm kannst du dir eine Scheibe abschneiden umg, fig you could learn a thing or two from him allg, you could take a leaf out of his book3. (Glasscheibe) pane, square;4.Scheibe! umg, euph sugar!* * *die; Scheibe, Scheiben1) disc; (Sportjargon): (Puck) puck; (SchießScheibe) target2) (abgeschnittene Scheibe) sliceetwas in Scheiben schneiden — slice something up; cut something [up] into slices
sich (Dat.) von jemandem/etwas eine Scheibe abschneiden können — (fig.) be able to learn a thing or two from somebody/something
3) (GlasScheibe) pane; (FensterScheibe) [window-] pane; (WindschutzScheibe) windscreen (Brit.); windshield (Amer.)* * *-n (Elektr.) f.slice n. -n f.bit-slice n.disc n.pane n.plate n.puck (sport) n.pulley n.shim (mechanics) n.wafer n.washer (mechanics) n. -
3 couper
couper [kupe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ vêtement] to cut outc. [+ passages inutiles, émission] to cutd. [+ eau, gaz, courant] to cut off ; (au compteur) to turn off ; [+ communications, crédits, téléphone] to cut off• couper la route à qn [automobiliste] to cut in front of sbe. ( = interrompre) couper la parole à qn [personne] to cut sb shortf. [+ voyage] to break ; [+ journée] to break upg. ( = isoler) couper qn de qch to cut sb off from sthh. ( = traverser) [ligne] to intersect ; [route] to cut acrossk. ( = mélanger) [+ lait, vin] (à table) to add water to ; [+ vin] (à la production) to blend ; ( = altérer) [+ drogue, vin] to cut• couper à qch ( = échapper à qch) to get out of sth3. intransitive verba. [couteau, verre] to cutb. ( = prendre un raccourci) couper à travers champs to cut across country4. reflexive verba. ( = s'entailler) to cut o.s.• se couper les cheveux/les ongles to cut one's hair/nailsb. se couper de [+ amis, famille, pays] to cut o.s. off fromc. ( = se trahir) to give o.s. away* * *kupe
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1) ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, fleur] ( avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [something] off, to cut off [frange, branche, membre]couper la journée — fig to break up the day
j'ai coupé par le bois — fig I cut through the wood
2) Culinaire to cut (up), to slice [pain]; to carve [rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]3) ( en couture) ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten4) ( entamer) [lanière] to cut into [chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal]5) Cinéma to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [images]6) ( croiser) [route, voie] to cut across [route]; Mathématique [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]couper la route à quelqu'un/un véhicule — to cut in on somebody/a vehicle
7) ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route]8) ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]couper les vivres à quelqu'un — lit to cut off somebody's food supply; fig to stop giving somebody money
couper l'appétit à quelqu'un — to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite
couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit, fig to take somebody's breath away
9) ( isoler)couper quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut somebody off from somebody/something
10) ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin]11) ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers]12) Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump13) ( castrer) to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]
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verbe intransitifattention ça coupe! — be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!
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se couper verbe pronominal1) ( se blesser) to cut oneself ( avec with)il s'est coupé le doigt — ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off
2) ( s'isoler)se couper de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut oneself off from somebody/something
3) ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip4) ( se tailler)5) ( se croiser) to cross, to intersect••tu n'y couperas pas — you won't get out of it; main
* * *kupe1. vt1) (= entamer) to cutÇa l'a coupé à la cuisse. — It cut his thigh.
2) (pour retrancher, élaguer) [branche, bout qui dépasse] to cut offse faire couper les cheveux — to have one's hair cut, to get one's hair cut
3) (pour diviser) [gâteau, saucisson] to cut, to cut up4) (pour interrompre) [route, accès] to blockcouper la parole à qn — to cut sb short, to interrupt sb
couper les vivres à qn fig Ses parents lui ont coupé les vivres. — His parents have stopped supporting him.
couper le contact AUTOMOBILES — to turn off the ignition
5) fig, [fièvre] to take down, to reduce6) (pour diluer) [vin, cidre] to blend, (à table) to dilute, to dilute with water2. vi1) (avec un instrument tranchant) to cutCoupe ici, c'est plus facile. — Cut here, it's easier.
Ce couteau ne coupe pas. — This knife won't cut.
2) (= prendre un raccourci)On peut couper par la forêt. — We can cut through the woods.
couper à (= échapper à) [corvée] — to get out of
couper court à (= mettre fin à) — to cut short
* * *couper verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, tissu, fleur] (avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [sth] off, to cut off [frange, branche, tête, membre]; couper un fil avec les dents to bite a thread off; couper les cheveux/ongles à qn to cut sb's hair/nails; se faire couper les cheveux to have ou get one's hair cut; on a dû lui couper la jambe/le bras they had to cut his/her leg/arm off; ils ont coupé les ailes du corbeau pour qu'il ne s'envole pas they have clipped the crow's wings so it won't fly off; couper qch en deux/trois to cut sth in two/three; le débat a coupé notre pays en deux the debate has split our country in two; couper le voyage/la journée to break up the journey/the day; j'ai coupé par le bois/par le champ I cut through the wood/across the field; ⇒ herbe;2 Culin to cut (up), to slice [pain, gâteau]; to carve [volaille, rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]; couper qch en morceaux to cut sth up, to cut sth into pieces; couper une tarte en huit to cut a tart into eight pieces; couper qch en lamelles to cut sth into thin slices; couper qch en dés or cubes to dice sth, to cut sth into cubes; couper qch en tranches to slice sth, to cut sth into slices;3 Cout ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten; il faut couper la robe de 3 cm you've got to shorten the dress by 3 cm;4 ( entamer) [menottes, lanière] to cut into [poignet, chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal, carton];6 ( croiser) [route, voie ferrée] to cut across [route]; Math [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]; couper la route à qn/un véhicule to cut in on sb/a vehicle;7 ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route, passage]; une veste qui coupe bien le vent a jacket that keeps out the wind;8 ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau, téléphone]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [locataire, usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]; ne coupez pas! don't cut us off!; un œuf dur coupe la faim a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger; couper la fièvre à qn to bring sb's temperature down; couper les vivres à qn lit to cut off sb's food supply; fig to stop giving sb money; couper l'appétit à qn to ruin ou spoil sb's appetite; couper le souffle à qn lit, fig to take sb's breath away; couper la parole à qn to interrupt sb, to cut sb off;9 ( isoler) couper qn de qn/qch to cut sb off from sb/sth; il vit coupé du monde he lives cut off from the outside world;11 ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers];12 Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump; j'ai coupé à trèfle/cœur I trumped it with a club/heart;B vi attention ça coupe! be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!; ça coupe beaucoup mieux it cuts a lot better.C se couper vpr1 ( se blesser) to cut oneself (avec with); il s'est coupé au menton/à l'oreille he cut himself on the chin/on the ear; il s'est coupé le doigt ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off; se couper les cheveux/ongles to cut one's hair/nails;2 ( se trahir) to give oneself away;3 ( s'isoler) se couper de qn/qch ( volontairement) to cut oneself off from sb/sth; ( involontairement) to be cut off from sb/sth;4 ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip;5 ( se tailler) ça se coupe facilement/difficilement it's easy/hard to cut;6 ( se croiser) [lignes, voies] to cross, to intersect; Math to intersect, to cross.c'est ton tour de faire à manger, tu n'y couperas pas it's your turn to cook, you won't get out of it; j'en mettrais ma main à couper or au feu I'd stake my life on it; ça te la coupe◑, hein? that's shut you up○!; ⇒ main.[kupe] verbe transitifcouper le souffle ou la respiration à quelqu'un to take somebody's breath awayà couper au couteau: il y avait un brouillard à couper au couteau the fog was so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face2. [membre] to cut off (separable)couper la tête ou le cou à un canard to chop a duck's head offça lui a coupé les jambes [de fatigue] that's really tired him out3. [mettre en morceaux - ficelle] to cut ; [ - gâteau] to cut up (separable) ; [ - saucisson] to cut up, to slice (up) ; [ - bois] to chop (up)couper en tranches to cut up, to cut into slices, to slicecouper quelque chose en tranches fines/épaisses to slice something thinly/thickly, to cut something into thin/thick sliceselle se ferait couper en morceaux plutôt que de... she'd rather die than...couper la poire en deux to meet half-way, to come to a compromisecouper les ponts avec quelqu'un to break all ties ou to break off relations with somebody4. [tailler - fleurs] to cut ; [ - bordure] to cut off (separable) ; [ - arbre] to cut ou to chop down (separable), to fellcouper les cheveux à quelqu'un to cut ou to trim somebody's hair[tissu] to cut6. [écourter - film, texte] to cut7. [arrêter - crédit] to cuta. [par accident] to cut off the waterb. [volontairement] to turn ou to switch off the waterson père va lui couper les vivres his father will stop supporting him ou will cut off his means of subsistence8. [interrompre - relations diplomatiques, conversation] to break offcouper l'appétit à quelqu'un to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetiteje vais à la gym à midi, ça (me) coupe la journée I go to the gym at lunchtime, it helps to break the day up10. [diviser - surface] to cut ; [ - ligne] to cut, to intersect ; [ - voie] to cross, to cut acrossje me sens coupé de tout I feel cut off from everything ou totally isolatedcoupé d'eau diluted, watered downa. [à l'eau] to water wine downb. [avec d'autres vins] to blend wine12. CINÉMA[jouer l'atout] to trump————————[kupe] verbe intransitifattention, ça coupe! careful, it's sharp!2. [prendre un raccourci]couper à travers champs to cut across country ou the fields3. [interrompre] to cut infaux, coupa-t-elle not true, she cut in————————couper à verbe plus prépositioncouper court à quelque chose [mettre fin à] to cut something short, to curtail somethingtu dois y aller, tu ne peux pas y couper! you've got to go, there's no way you can get out of it!————————se couper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se couper les ongles to cut ou to trim one's nailsse couper le ou au front to cut one's foreheadse couper les veines to slit ou to slash one's wristsa. [ponctuellement] to bend over backwards to help somebodyb. [continuellement] to devote oneself utterly to somebody————————se couper verbe pronominal intransitif2. (familier) [se contredire] to contradict oneself -
4 tranche
tranche [tʀɑ̃∫]feminine nouna. [de pain, jambon] slice ; [de bacon] rasherb. [de livre, pièce de monnaie, planche] edgec. ( = section) section ; [de revenus, imposition] bracket• tranche d'âge/de salaires age/wage bracket• tranche horaire (TV, radio) time slot* * *tʀɑ̃ʃ1) (de pain, viande, fromage) slice; ( de lard) rashercouper en tranches — to slice, to cut [something] into slices
2) ( de temps) (d'opération, de travaux) phase; ( dans l'emploi du temps) period, time slot3) (de livre, pièce de monnaie) edge•Phrasal Verbs:••s'en payer une tranche — (colloq) to have a whale of a time (colloq), to have lots of fun
* * *tʀɑ̃ʃ nf1) (= morceau) [pain, jambon] slice2) (= arête) [livre] edge3) (= partie) [population] section, [impôts, revenus] bracket4) (= série) [actions] block5) [loterie] issue6) TECHNIQUE* * *tranche nf1 (de pain, viande, fromage) slice; (de lard, bacon) rasher; en tranches ( pain etc) in slices; ( bacon) in rashers; couper en tranches to slice, to cut [sth] into slices [pain, gâteau, jambon, rosbif]; to cut [sth] into rashers [bacon];3 (de livre, pièce de monnaie) edge;6 Math group, section.tranche d'âge age bracket; tranche horaire time slot; tranche d'imposition tax bracket; tranche de paiement Fin instalmentGB; tranche de revenu income bracket; tranche de salaire wage bracket; tranche de vie slice of life.s'en payer une tranche○ to have a whale of a time○, to have lots of fun.[trɑ̃ʃ] nom féminin1. [de pain, de viande, de pastèque] slicetranche de bacon [à frire] rasher (of bacon)a. [darne] salmon steakb. [fumée] slice ou leaf of (smoked) salmonune tranche fine a sliver, a thin slicetranche de salaires/de revenus salary/income bracket[d'emprunt] instalment[loterie]————————en tranche(s) locution adjectivale[pain, saucisson] sliced————————en tranche(s) locution adverbialedébiter ou couper quelque chose en tranches to slice something (up), to cut something into slices -
5 rondelle
rondelle [ʀɔ̃dεl]feminine noun[de carotte, saucisson] slice* * *ʀɔ̃dɛl1) ( tranche) slice2) Technologie washer* * *ʀɔ̃dɛl nf1) (= tranche) slice2) TECHNIQUE washer* * *rondelle nf1 ( tranche ronde) slice; un Perrier® rondelle○ a Perrier® with a slice of lemon; couper en rondelles to slice up; je vais te couper en rondelles○ fig I'm going to wring your neck;2 Tech washer; rondelle d'étanchéité/de serrage/à ressort seal/clamping/spring washer.[rɔ̃dɛl] nom féminin1. [de salami, de citron] slicecouper quelque chose en rondelles to slice something, to cut something into slices2. TECHNOLOGIE disc[d'un écrou] washer[d'une canette] ring3. [au hockey] puck -
6 émincer
émincer [emɛ̃se]➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb* * *emɛ̃severbe transitif to slice [something] thinly* * *emɛ̃se vtCUISINE to slice thinly* * *[emɛ̃se] verbe transitif -
7 plak
1 [schijf] slice3 [tandaanslag] (dental) plaque♦voorbeelden:iets in plakken snijden • slice something -
8 iets in plakken snijden
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9 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.5 to cut (baraja).6 to curdle (leche).7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)9 to cut (producir un corte).estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)10 to take a short cut.11 to split up.corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.----* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [producir un corte] to cut;estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close -
10 tajada
f.1 slice (rodaja).2 share (parte).sacar tajada de algo to get something out of something3 bribe, rake-off.past part.past participle of spanish verb: tajar.* * *1 (rodaja) slice2 (corte) cut; (cuchillada) stab\agarrar una tajada / coger una tajada / pillar una tajada familiar to get smashed, get plastereddar un tajada to cutllevarse la tajada del león familiar to take the lion's sharellevarse tajada / sacar tajada familiar to take one's share* * *noun f.hack, slash* * *SF1) (Culin) slice2) * (=beneficio) rake-off *sacar tajada — to get one's share, take one's cut *
3) (=raja) cut, slash¡te haré tajadas! — I'll have your guts for garters! *
4) * (=borrachera)coger o pillar una tajada — to get plastered *
5) (Med) hoarseness* * *1)a) (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada de algo — (fam) to take/get one's cut of something (colloq)
b) (Ven) ( de plátano frito) slice of fried plantain2) (Esp arg) ( borrachera)* * *= slice.Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.----* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* * *1)a) (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada de algo — (fam) to take/get one's cut of something (colloq)
b) (Ven) ( de plátano frito) slice of fried plantain2) (Esp arg) ( borrachera)* * *= slice.Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
* una tajada = a slice of the cake.* * *A1 (de melón, queso) slicesacar tajada ( fam): si no puede sacar tajada no le interesa if there's nothing in it for him o if he can't make something out of it, he's not interested ( colloq)todos están peleándose para sacar tajada they're all fighting to take their cut ( colloq)2 ( Ven) (de plátano frito) slice of fried plantainB( Esp arg) (borrachera): ¡vaya tajada que llevaba! was she ever drunk! ( colloq), she was smashed! ( arg)* * *
tajada sustantivo femenino
tajada sustantivo femenino
1 (de un alimento) slice, piece
2 fam (borrachera) cogió una buena tajada, he got stoned o completely drunk
♦ Locuciones: fig pey sacar tajada, to take one's share
' tajada' also found in these entries:
English:
slice
- cut
- sliver
* * *tajada nf1. [de comida] [trozo] piece;[rodaja] slice;una tajada de pollo a piece o slice of chicken;partió el melón en tajadas he cut the melon into slicestodo el mundo quiere sacar tajada everyone wants to get in on the act;sacar tajada de algo to get something out of sth* * *f1 GASTR slice;sacar tajada fam take a slice ocut fam2:agarrar una tajada fam get drunk* * *tajada nf1) : slice2)* * *tajada n1. (rodaja) slice2. (corte) cut -
11 part
part [paʀ]feminine noun• prendre une part de gâteau to take a piece or slice of cakeb. ( = participation, partie) part• prendre une part importante dans... to play an important part in...c. (locutions)► à part ( = de côté) on one side ; ( = séparément) separately ; ( = excepté) apart from ; ( = exceptionnel) special• d'une part... d'autre part on the one hand... on the other hand► de la part de (provenance) from ; ( = au nom de) on behalf of• pour ma part je considère que... for my part, I consider that...► faire part de qch à qn to announce sth to sb• faire la part des choses to make allowances► prendre part à [+ travail, débat] to take part in ; [+ manifestation] to join in* * *paʀ
1.
1) ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; (d'héritage, de marché) shareune part du gâteau — fig a slice ou share of the cake
2) ( élément d'un tout) proportionune grande part de quelque chose — a high proportion ou large part of something
il y a une grande part de fiction dans son récit — his/her account is highly fictional
pour une bonne or grande part — to a large ou great extent
faire la part de quelque chose — to take something into account ou consideration
à part entière — [membre, citoyen] full (épith); [science, sujet] in its own right
3) ( contribution) shareil m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude — he told me about his plans/his concern
4) ( partie d'un lieu)de toute(s) part(s) — [surgir, arriver] from all sides
de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side
de part en part — [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through
5) ( point de vue)d'une part..., d'autre part... — ( marquant une énumération) firstly..., secondly...; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand... on the other hand
d'autre part — ( de plus) moreover
prendre quelque chose en bonne/mauvaise part — to take something in good part/take something badly
2.
à part locution1) ( séparément) [ranger, classer] separatelyprendre quelqu'un à part — to take somebody aside ou to one side
2) ( séparé)3) ( différent)être un peu à part — [personne] to be out of the ordinary
un cas/lieu à part — a special case/place
4) ( excepté) apart fromà part ça, quoi de neuf? — (colloq) apart from that, what's new?
3.
de la part de locution prépositive1) ( à la place de)de la part de — [agir, écrire, téléphoner] on behalf of
2) ( venant de)de leur part, rien ne m'étonne — nothing they do surprises me
c'est de la part de qui? — ( au téléphone) who's calling please?
••* * *paʀ1. vbSee:2. nf1) (= fraction, partie) partUne part de frais est remboursable. — Part of the costs is refundable.
Il y a une part de vantardise dans ce qu'il dit. — There's an element of boasting in what he says.
pour une large part; pour une bonne part — to a great extent
Tout mensonge comporte une part de vérité. — Every lie has some truth in it.
2) (= portion) [gâteau, fromage] piece, portion, (qui revient à qn) shareVous n'avez pas eu votre part. — You haven't had your share.
à part entière (citoyen, membre, partenaire) — full
à parts égales; à part égale — equally
3) FINANCE share, non-voting share4) (= côté)de toute part; de toutes parts — from all sides, from all quarters
de part et d'autre — on both sides, on either side
d'une part... d'autre part — on the one hand... on the other hand
5)à part [vivre] — separately, [mettre] aside, (employé comme préposition) apart from, except for
Ils sont tous venus, à part Christian. — They all came, except Christian., (employé comme adjectif) (sportif) exceptional, (catégorie) of its own
faire la part (trop) belle à qn [homme] — to give sb more than his share, [femme] to give sb more than her share
prendre part à [débat] — to take part in, [soucis, douleur de qn] to share
Il va prendre part à la réunion. — He's going to take part in the meeting.
Nous prenons part à votre grande douleur. — We share your grief.
faire part de qch à qn — to announce sth to sb, to inform sb of sth
pour ma part — as for me, as far as I'm concerned
de la part de (= au nom de) — on behalf of, (= donné par) from
Je dois vous remercier de la part de mon frère. — I must thank you on behalf of my brother.
C'est un cadeau pour toi, de la part de Françoise. — It's a present for you, from Françoise.
c'est de la part de qui? (au téléphone) — who's calling please?, who's speaking please?
* * *A nf1 ( portion) (de tarte, gâteau) slice, portion; (de viande, riz) helping, portion; ( d'héritage) share; couper qch en six parts égales to cut sth into six equal portions; vouloir/mériter une part du gâteau fig to want/deserve a slice ou share of the cake; avoir sa part de misères/souffrances/soucis to have one's (fair) share of misfortunes/suffering/worries; la part du pauvre some food for the unexpected guest;2 ( élément d'un tout) proportion, part; une part des bénéfices/du budget a proportion of the profits/of the budget; une part non négligeable de leur revenu a significant proportion of their income; une grande part de qch a high proportion ou large part of sth; une part de chance/jeu/sacrifice an element of chance/risk/sacrifice; il y a une grande part de fiction/de réel dans son récit his account is highly fictional/very much based on reality; le hasard n'a aucune part là-dedans chance has nothing to do with it; pour une part to some extent; pour une bonne or grande part to a large ou great extent; faire la part de qch to take sth into account ou consideration; faire la part des choses to put things in perspective; faire la part belle à qch to place ou put great emphasis on sth; faire la part belle à qn to give sb the best deal; à part entière [membre, citoyen] full ( épith); [science, sujet] in its own right; ils sont français à part entière they are full French nationals; c'est un art à part entière it's an art in its own right; participer aux travaux/discussions à part entière to participate fully in the work/discussions;3 ( contribution) share; payer sa part to pay one's share; chacun paie sa part, c'est mieux everyone pays their share, it's better that way; faire sa part de travail/ménage to do one's share of the work/housework; prendre part à to take part in [activité, discussion, travail, conflit]; nous prenons part à votre douleur or peine we share your grief; il m'a fait part de ses projets/son inquiétude he told me about his plans/concern; je vous ferai part de mes intentions I'll let you know my intentions; Hélène et Roger Moulin sont heureux de vous faire part de la naissance de leur fille Zoé Hélène and Roger Moulin are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Zoé;4 ( partie d'un lieu) de toute(s) part(s) [surgir, arriver] from all sides; être attaqué de toutes parts to be attacked from all sides; de part et d'autre on both sides, on either side (de qch of sth); il y a une volonté de dialogue de part et d'autre there is a willingness to talk on both sides; de part en part [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through; ⇒ autre C, nul E, quelque D;5 ( point de vue) pour ma/ta/notre part for my/your/our part; il a pour sa part déclaré que… for his part he declared that…; d'une part…, d'autre part… ( marquant une énumération) firstly…, secondly…; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand… on the other hand; d'autre part ( de plus) moreover; prendre qch en bonne/mauvaise part to take sth in good part/take sth badly;6 Fin, Écon part (sociale or d'intérêt) share; avoir des parts dans une société to have shares in a company; une part de marché a market share; part de fondateur founder's share;7 Fisc unit on which the calculation of personal tax is based;B à part loc1 ( à l'écart) [ranger, classer] separately; mettre qch à part to put sth to one side; si on met à part cette partie de la population leaving aside this section of the population; préparez une sauce/des légumes à part prepare a sauce/some vegetables separately; prendre qn à part to take sb aside ou to one side;2 ( séparé) une salle à part a separate room; faire lit/chambre à part to sleep in separate beds/rooms;3 ( différent) être un peu à part [personne] to be out of the ordinary; un cas/lieu à part a special case/place; un personnage à part a unique character;4 ( excepté) apart from; (mis) à part ça il est charmant apart from that he's charming; à part ça, quoi de neuf○? apart from that, what's new?; la semaine s'est bien passée à part un jour de pluie the week went well apart from one rainy day; à part que apart from the fact that; blague à part joking aside.C de la part de loc prép1 ( à la place de) [agir, écrire, téléphoner] de la part de on behalf of; je vous souhaite bonne chance de la part de toute l'équipe on behalf of the whole team I wish you good luck; je vous appelle de la part de M. Pichon I'm phoning on behalf of Mr Pichon;2 ( venant de) de la part de qn from sb; il y a un message de la part de ton père there's a message from your father; j'ai un cadeau pour toi de la part de ma sœur I've got a present for you from my sister; donne-leur le bonjour de ma part say hello to them for me; ce n'est pas très gentil de ta part that wasn't very nice of you; sans engagement de votre part with no obligation on your part; de leur part, rien ne m'étonne nothing they do surprises me; c'est de la part de qui? ( au téléphone) who's calling ou speaking please?faire la part du feu to cut one's losses.[par] nom féminin1. [dans un partage - de nourriture] piece, portion ; [ - d'un butin, de profits, de travail etc] sharerepose-toi, tu as fait ta part have a rest, you've done your bitavoir part à to have a share in, to share (in)vouloir sa part de ou du gâteau to want one's share of the cakese réserver ou se tailler la part du lion to keep ou to take the lion's share2. DROIT [pour les impôts] basic unit used for calculating personal income taxun couple avec un enfant a deux parts et demie a couple with a child has a tax allowance worth two and a half (UK) ou has two and a half tax exemptions (US)3. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCEpart sociale/d'intérêts unquoted/partner's shareen grande part for the most part, largely, to a large extentles sociétés, pour la plus grande part, sont privatisées firms, for the most part, are privatizedil y a une grande part de peur dans son échec her failure is due to a large extent to fear, fear goes a long way towards explaining her failure5. [participation]a. [discussion, compétition, manifestation] to take part inb. [cérémonie, projet] to join in, to play a part inc. [attentat] to take part in, to play a part inprendre part à la joie/peine de quelqu'un to share (in) somebody's joy/sorrowil faut faire la part du hasard/de la malchance you have to recognize the part played by chance/ill-luck, you have to make allowances for chance/ill-luck6. THÉÂTRE [aparté] (artist's) cut7. (locution)dis-lui au revoir/merci de ma part say goodbye/thank you for meje ne m'attendais pas à une telle audace/mesquinerie de sa part I didn't expect such boldness/meanness from himc'est de la part de qui? [au téléphone, à un visiteur] who (shall I say) is calling?pour ma/sa part (as) for me/himfaire part de quelque chose à quelqu'un to announce something to somebody, to inform somebody of somethingprendre quelque chose en mauvaise part to take offence at something, to take something amissne le prenez pas en mauvaise part, mais... don't be offended, but..————————à part locution adjectivale1. [séparé - comptes, logement] separate2. [original, marginal] odd————————à part locution adverbiale1. [à l'écart]mis à part deux ou trois détails, tout est prêt except for ou apart from two or three details, everything is ready2. [en aparté]prendre quelqu'un à part to take somebody aside ou to one side3. [séparément] separately————————à part locution prépositionnelleà part cela apart from that, that aside2. (soutenu)elle se disait à part soi que... she said to herself that...à part entière locution adjectivaleun membre à part entière de a full ou fully paid up member ofelle est devenue une actrice à part entière she's now a proper ou a fully-fledged actress————————à part que locution conjonctivec'est une jolie maison, à part qu'elle est un peu humide it's a nice house, except that it's a bit dampde part en part locution adverbialede part et d'autre locution adverbiale2. [partout] on all sidesde part et d'autre de locution prépositionnelle————————de toute(s) part(s) locution adverbialeils accouraient de toutes parts vers le village they were rushing towards the village from all directions————————d'une part... d'autre part locution correlativeon the one hand... on the other hand————————pour une large part locution adverbiale -
12 abschneiden
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. cut off (von etw. from s.th.); in Scheiben: slice; (Nägel, Haar) cut; AGR. prune, trim; sich (Dat) die Nägel etc. abschneiden cut one’s nails etc.; Scheibe2. fig. (Verbindung, Zufuhr) cut off; (isolieren) cut off, isolate; jemandem den Weg abschneiden block s.o.’s path; von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten cut off from the outside worldII v/i umg.: gut ( schlecht) abschneiden do ( oder come off oder fare) well (badly) ( bei in); am besten abschneiden come out on top* * *(Ergebnis erzielen) to do; to come off;(kürzen) to cut off; to cut; to clip;(runden) to truncate;(unterbrechen) to intercept* * *ạb|schnei|den sep1. vt (lit, fig)to cut off; Flucht auch to block off; Blumen, Scheibe to cut (off); Zigarre to cut the end off; Haar to cut; Rock, Kleid to cut the seam offjdm die Rede or das Wort abschneiden —
abgeschnitten (Comput) Datei, Text — truncated
See:→ Scheibe2. vibei etw gut/schlecht abschneiden (inf) — to come off well/badly in sth
* * *1) cut2) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cut off* * *ab|schnei·denI. vt1. (durch Schneiden abtrennen)▪ etw \abschneiden to cut sth [off]könntest du mir ein Stück Brot \abschneiden? could you slice me a piece of bread?jdm die Haare \abschneiden to cut sb's hair2. (unterbrechen, absperren)jdm den Fluchtweg \abschneiden to cut off sb's escape routejdm den Weg \abschneiden to intercept sbjdm das Wort \abschneiden to cut sb short3. (isolieren)▪ jdn/etw von jdm/etw \abschneiden to cut sb/sth off from sb/sthjdn von der Außenwelt/der Menschheit \abschneiden to cut sb off from the outside world/humanitywie hast du bei der Prüfung abgeschnitten? how did you do in the exam?sie schnitt bei der Prüfung als Beste ab she got the best mark in the exam* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2) (kürzer schneiden) cutjemandem/sich die Haare abschneiden — cut somebody's/one's hair
ein Kleid [ein Stück] abschneiden — cut [a piece] off a dress
3)2.jemandem den Weg abschneiden — take a short cut to get ahead of somebody
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbbei etwas gut/schlecht abschneiden — do well/badly in something
* * *abschneiden (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. cut off (sich (dat)die Nägel etcjemandem den Weg abschneiden block sb’s path;von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten cut off from the outside world3. fig:jemandem das Wort abschneiden cut sb shortB. v/t & v/i(den Weg) abschneiden take a short cutC. v/i umg:bei in);am besten abschneiden come out on top* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (abtrennen) cut off; cut down < something hanging>sich (Dat.) den Finger abschneiden — cut one's finger off
2) (kürzer schneiden) cutjemandem/sich die Haare abschneiden — cut somebody's/one's hair
ein Kleid [ein Stück] abschneiden — cut [a piece] off a dress
3)4) (trennen, isolieren) cut off2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbbei etwas gut/schlecht abschneiden — do well/badly in something
* * *(von Zahlen) n.truncation n. n.abscission n.trimming n. -
13 belegen
I v/t1. (bedecken) cover; (auskleiden, auch Bremsen etc.) line; mit Schutzüberzug etc.: coat; mit Fliesen belegen tile; mit Teppichboden belegen carpet; Brot / Tortenboden mit etw. belegen put s.th. on bread / a cake base2. (Zimmer, Wohnung etc.) occupy; im Notfall belegen wir das Doppelzimmer mit 3 Personen if necessary, we’ll put 3 people up in the double room4. (Kurs etc.) sign up for, register for, enrol(l) for5. SPORT: den ersten / zweiten / letzten Platz belegen take first / second / the last place, come first / second / last6. fig.: jemanden / etw. mit einer Strafe / Steuern belegen impose a penalty / taxes on s.o. / s.th.7. (nachweisen: Ausgaben etc.) produce evidence for; (beweisen) give evidence for, substantiate, back up, prove; (verifizieren) verify; (Textstelle, Wort) give ( oder quote) a reference for8. MIL. (beschießen) bombard9. NAUT. (festmachen: Tau) belay10. ZOOL. (Stute, Kuh) coverII v/refl get covered ( mit with); selber: form a layer of; MED. Zunge: fur; Stimme: get husky; belegtIII v/i (sich einschreiben) register* * *to occupy; to overlay; to engage* * *be|le|gen ptp belegtvt1) (= bedecken) to cover; Brote, Tortenboden to filletw mit Fliesen/Teppich belégen — to tile/carpet sth
mit Beschuss belégen — to bombard
mit Bomben belégen — to bomb, to bombard
See:→ auch belegt2) (= besetzen) Wohnung, Hotelbett, Sitzplatz to occupy; (= reservieren) to reserve, to book; (UNIV ) Fach to take; Seminar, Vorlesung to enrol (Brit) or enroll (US) forden fünften Platz belégen — to take fifth place, to come fifth
3) (= beweisen) to verify4)(= auferlegen)
jdn mit etw belégen — to impose sth on sbetw mit einem Namen belégen — to give sth a name
* * *be·le·genbe·le·gen *vt1. (mit Belag versehen)ein Brot mit Butter \belegen to butter a slice of breadbelegte Brote open sandwiches2. (beweisen)▪ etw \belegen to verify stheine Behauptung/einen Vorwurf \belegen to substantiate a claim/an accusationein Zitat \belegen to give a reference for a quotation3. (auferlegen)4. SCH▪ etw \belegen to enrol [or AM enroll] [or put one's name down] for sth5. (okkupieren)▪ etw \belegen to occupy sth▪ etw mit jdm \belegen to accommodate sb in sth▪ belegt sein to be occupied [or taken]ist der Stuhl hier schon belegt? is this chair free?, is somebody sitting here?6. (innehaben)den vierten Platz \belegen to take fourth place, to come fourtheinen höheren Rang \belegen to be ranked higherden zweiten Tabellenplatz \belegen to be second in the league table [or AM standings]die Tabellenspitze \belegen to be at the top of the league table [or AM standings7. MILjdn/etw mit Artilleriefeuer/Bomben \belegen to bomb [or bombard] sb/sthetw mit einem Bombenteppich \belegen to blanket-bomb sth8. (beschimpfen)jdn mit einem Fluch \belegen to lay a curse on sbjdn mit Namen \belegen to call sb namesjdn mit Schimpfwörtern \belegen to hurl insults at sb* * *transitives Verb2) (mit Belag versehen) cover < floor> ( mit with); fill <flan base, sandwich>; top < open sandwich>eine Scheibe Brot mit Schinken/Käse belegen — put some ham/cheese on a slice of bread
4) (Hochschulw.) enrol for, register for < seminar, lecture-course>5) (Sport)den ersten/letzten Platz belegen — come first or take first place/come last
6) (nachweisen) prove; give a reference for < quotation>7) (versehen)jemanden/etwas mit etwas belegen — impose something on somebody/something
* * *A. v/tmit Fliesen belegen tile;mit Teppichboden belegen carpet;Brot/Tortenboden mit etwas belegen put sth on bread/a cake baseim Notfall belegen wir das Doppelzimmer mit 3 Personen if necessary, we’ll put 3 people up in the double room4. (Kurs etc) sign up for, register for, enrol(l) for5. SPORT:den ersten/zweiten/letzten Platz belegen take first/second/the last place, come first/second/last6. fig:jemanden/etwas mit einer Strafe/Steuern belegen impose a penalty/taxes on sb/sth7. (nachweisen: Ausgaben etc) produce evidence for; (beweisen) give evidence for, substantiate, back up, prove; (verifizieren) verify; (Textstelle, Wort) give ( oder quote) a reference forB. v/r get covered (C. v/i (sich einschreiben) register* * *transitives Verb2) (mit Belag versehen) cover < floor> ( mit with); fill <flan base, sandwich>; top < open sandwich>eine Scheibe Brot mit Schinken/Käse belegen — put some ham/cheese on a slice of bread
3) (in Besitz nehmen) occupy <seat, room, etc.>4) (Hochschulw.) enrol for, register for <seminar, lecture-course>5) (Sport)den ersten/letzten Platz belegen — come first or take first place/come last
6) (nachweisen) prove; give a reference for < quotation>etwas mit od. durch Quittungen belegen — support something with receipts
7) (versehen)jemanden/etwas mit etwas belegen — impose something on somebody/something
* * *v.to allocate v.to engage v.to occupy v.to reserve v.to seize v.to use v. -
14 trozo
m.piece (pedazo).hacer algo a trozos to do something bit by bitcortar algo en trozos to cut something into piecespres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trozar.* * *1 piece, chunk* * *noun m.1) piece, bit, chunk2) fragment* * *SM1) (=pedazo) piece, bit2) (Literat, Mús) passagetrozos escogidos — selected passages, selections
* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex. This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.----* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *1 (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentcortar la zanahoria en trocitos dice the carrot, chop the carrot into small piecesla pintura me quedó a trozos the paint dried all patchy* * *
trozo sustantivo masculino
(de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit;
(de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragment;
b) (Lit, Mús) passage
trozo sustantivo masculino piece
' trozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloque
- bocado
- de
- hebra
- jirón
- papel
- parte
- tragar
- algodón
- cortar
- cristal
- fierro
- otro
- palo
- pedazo
- piedra
English:
bit
- cut
- fleck
- flint
- gob
- hunk
- joint
- length
- lump
- nugget
- piece
- slab
- slice
- take
- wedge
- chunk
- fall
- fish
- shred
- snippet
* * *trozo nm1. [de pan, tela, metal] piece;cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces2. [de camino] stretch;hacer algo a trozos to do sth bit by bit3. [de obra] extract;[de película] snippet* * *m piece* * *trozo nm1) pedazo: piece, bit, chunk2) : passage, extract* * *trozo n piece -
15 Leben
I v/i1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive; man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once; lebt er noch? is he still alive?; er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered; so wahr ich lebe! I swear it; lebst du noch? umg., hum., iro. well, hello stranger; ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together; wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iro. this isn’t the 19th century(, you know); wie gehts? - man lebt ( so eben) umg. how are things? - surviving2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben: leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc.) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by + Ger.), (Verdienst, Rente) live on; vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian; makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s); gesund / ungesund leben lead a healthy / an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy / unhealthy conditions; sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves); nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle; leben und leben lassen live and let live; sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art3. (wohnen) live; wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?; ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand4. fig., Andenken etc.: live on; die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike; das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play5. es lebe...! three cheers for...!; es lebe der König / die Königin! long live the King / Queen!; leben Sie wohl farewell; Tag1 4 etc.6. unpers.: es lebt sich ganz angenehm / bequem etc. life’s quite pleasant / comfortable etc.; hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad hereII v/t: ein angenehmes / bequemes etc. Leben leben lead a pleasant / comfortable etc. life, have a pleasant / comfortable ( oder an easy) etc. lifestyle; sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again; sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way; seinen Glauben leben geh. live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)* * *das Lebenexistence; life; lifetime* * *Le|ben ['leːbn]nt -s, -1) lifedas Lében — life
am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive
das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life
das Lében Hemingways — Hemingway's life, the life of Hemingway
haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one
solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live
sich des Lébens freuen, das or sein Lében genießen — to enjoy life
das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life
jdm das Lében retten — to save sb's life
es geht um Lében und Tod, es ist eine Sache auf Lében und Tod — it's a matter of life and death
wenn dir dein Lében lieb ist — if you value your life
ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life
mit dem Lében davonkommen — to escape with one's life
mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death
mit dem Lében abschließen — to prepare for death
seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life
zu neuem Lében verhelfen — to breathe new life into sth, to revitalize sth
etw ins Lében rufen — to bring sth into being
or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death
seines Lébens nicht mehr sicher sein — to fear for one's life
ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life
sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life
jdn am Lében lassen — to spare sb's life
um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life
das Lében nehmen — to take one's (own) life
jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)
was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?
der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman
etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)
etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth
jdn künstlich am Lében erhalten — to keep sb alive artificially
ein Lében in Frieden/in Armut etc — a life of peace/poverty etc
er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life
ein Lében lang — one's whole life (long)
zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life
ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life
nie im Lében! — never!
sich durchs Lében schlagen — to struggle through (life)
ins Lében treten — to go out into the world
im Lében stehen — to have some standing in the world
ein Roman, den das Lében schrieb — a novel of real life
ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life
das Lében geht weiter — life goes on
unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)
2) (= Betriebsamkeit) lifeauf dem Markt herrscht reges Lében — the market is a hive of activity
in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town
bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up
voller Lében stecken — to be full of life
es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture
See:→ Bude* * *1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) alive2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existence3) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) exist4) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) life5) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) life6) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) life7) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) life8) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) life9) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) life10) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) live11) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) live* * *Le·ben<-s, ->[ˈle:bn̩]nt1. (Lebendigsein) lifeetw mit dem [o seinem] \Leben bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's lifeam \Leben bleiben/sein to remain [or stay]/be alivesolange er am Leben ist, wird das Haus nicht verkauft as long as he lives the house won't be soldjdn ums \Leben bringen (geh) to take sb's lifemit dem \Leben davonkommen to escape with one's lifejdn [künstlich] am \Leben erhalten to keep sb alive [artificially][bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] ums \Leben kommen to die [in sth/during sth], to lose one's life [in sth/during sth]jdn das \Leben kosten (geh) to cost sb his/her lifesein \Leben [für jdn/etw] lassen (geh) to give one's life [for sb/sth]jdn am \Leben lassen to let sb liveum sein \Leben laufen [o rennen] to run for one's lifejdm das \Leben schenken (geh: jdn gebären) to give birth to sb; (jdn am Leben lassen) to let sb livemit seinem \Leben spielen to put one's life at riskjdn ins \Leben zurückrufen to revive sb2. (Existieren) lifedas ewige \Leben eternal lifedas \Leben geht weiter life goes onsein \Leben genießen/verpfuschen to enjoy/ruin one's lifeam \Leben hängen to love lifedas [o sein] \Leben hinter sich dat haben to have one's life behind one, to have had one's innings famnie im \Leben [o im \Leben nicht] neverjdm/sich das \Leben schwer machen to make life difficult for sb/oneselfso ist das \Leben [eben] that's life, such is lifezeit jds \Lebens as long as sb livesich war zeit meines \Lebens noch nie beim Arzt I have never consulted a doctor in all my life3. (Alltag, Lebensweise) lifeein \Leben in Armut/im Luxus a life of poverty/luxuryein geruhsames/hektisches \Leben führen to lead a quiet/hectic lifedas \Leben Picassos Picasso's life, the life of Picassodas süße \Leben the life of Riley famdas tägliche \Leben everyday lifedas wirkliche \Leben real lifedas \Leben zu zweit life as a couple4. (Lebewesen) lifees gibt kein \Leben auf jenem Planeten there's no life on that planetetw ins \Leben rufen to found [or establish] sthdas öffentliche \Leben public lifeeine Figur [o Person] des öffentlichen \Lebens a public figure6. (Lebhaftigkeit) lifeder Roman ist ohne \Leben there is no life in the novelvoller \Leben sein to be full of life7. (Lebensinhalt) lifeihr Garten war ihr \Leben her garden was her life8.▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr froh werden to have a rotten life▶ aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be a slice of life▶ es geht um [o ist eine Sache auf] \Leben und Tod it's a matter of life and death▶ etw für sein \Leben gern tun to love doing sthich esse für mein \Leben gern Schokolade I love chocolateich würde für mein \Leben gern verreisen I'd love to travel▶ jdm das \Leben zur Hölle machen to make sb's life hell▶ wenn dir dein \Leben lieb ist if your life means sth to you▶ das nackte \Leben retten [o mit dem nackten \Leben davonkommen] to barely escape with one's life▶ ein Roman den/ein Stück das das \Leben schrieb a novel/a play of real life▶ jds \Leben steht auf dem Spiel sb's life is at risk▶ jdm nach dem \Leben trachten to be out to kill sb* * *das; Lebens, Leben1) lifeam Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive
seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]
etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something
mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life
ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long
noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life
mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground
nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)
so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go
die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life
* * *so ist das Leben (nun einmal) that’s life, such is life; umg that’s the way the cookie crumbles;am Leben sein be alive;am Leben bleiben stay alive, survive;mit dem Leben davonkommen survive, escape;am Leben erhalten keep alive;er hängt am Leben he really enjoys life, Todkranker: he’s not ready to die yet;sein Leben teuer verkaufen sell one’s life dearly;jemandem das Leben schenken spare sb’s life;einem Kind das Leben schenken geh bring a child into the world;Leben spendend geh life-giving;Leben zerstörend geh life-destroying;sich (dat)das Leben nehmen take one’s (own) life;setzen put an end to one’s life;ums Leben kommen be killed;es geht um Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death;rennen run for dear life2. (Lebenszeit) life(time);das Leben vor/hinter sich (dat)haben have one’s whole life ahead of one/have done with life;mein ganzes Leben (lang) all my life;das Geschäft meines/seines etcLebens the best deal I have/he has etc ever done, the deal of a lifetimedas Leben in Australien life in Australia;ein Leben in Armut/im Überfluss a life of poverty/luxury;das einfache Leben the simple life;das süße Leben la dolce vita;das Leben genießen enjoy life;das Leben ist schon schwer it’s a hard life;jemandem das Leben sauer machen make sb’s life a misery;sich mühsam durchs Leben schlagen have a hard struggle through life;das Stück ist aus dem Leben gegriffen the play is a slice of life;ein Stück nach dem Leben a play taken from real life, a slice of life4. (Lebenskraft, Lebendigkeit) life, vitality; (geschäftiges Treiben) activity, bustle; im Gesichtsausdruck: animation;Leben in eine Sache bringen put some life into sth;Leben in die Bude bringen umg liven things up;das Stück hat kein Leben the play lacks vitality, there’s no life in the play;5. (Lebensbeschreibung) life, biography;Leben des Galilei Titel: The Life of Galileo;aus seinem Leben erzählen recount stories from one’s life;Leben und Werk großer Künstler the lives and works of great artists6. (Geschehen) life;das wirtschaftliche/kulturelle Leben einer Stadt the business/cultural life of a town;im öffentlichen Leben stehen be active in public life7. (Lebewesen pl) life;auf dem Mond ist kein Leben there’s no life on the moon8. in Wendungen:etwas für sein Leben gern tun love doing sth;ich würde für mein Leben gern dorthin fahren I’d give anything to go there, I’d love to go there;je im Leben ever;ins Leben rufen call into being, start (up);ins Leben treten step into the big, wide world;wie das Leben so spielt life is full of surprises;nicht ums Leben möchte ich das: not for anything (in the world); → abschließen B 2, blühend, erwecken 2, ewig A, froh, lassen C 6; nackt, passieren B, trachten etc* * *das; Lebens, Leben1) lifesich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life
am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive
seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]
etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something
mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life
ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long
noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life
mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground
nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)
so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go
die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life
* * *existence n.life n.(§ pl.: lives)lifetime n.livings n. -
16 hobeln
I vt/i TECH. plane; wo gehobelt wird, (da) fallen Späne Sprichw. you can’t make an omelet(te) without breaking some eggsII v/t GASTR. (Gurken etc.) slice* * *to plane; to abrade* * *ho|beln ['hoːbln]vtan etw (dat) sth); (= glätten) Brett to plane downwo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne (Prov) — you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs (Prov)
* * *(to make (a surface) level, smooth or lower by using a plane.) plane* * *ho·beln[ˈho:bl̩n]I. vt▪ etw \hobeln1. (mit dem Hobel glätten) to plane sth2. (mit dem Hobel schneiden) to slice sthII. vi* * *transitives, intransitives Verb1) planean etwas (Dat.) hobeln — plane something
* * *A. v/t & v/i TECH plane;wo gehobelt wird, (da) fallen Späne sprichw you can’t make an omelet(te) without breaking some eggsB. v/t GASTR (Gurken etc) slice* * *transitives, intransitives Verb1) planean etwas (Dat.) hobeln — plane something
2) slice <vegetables etc.>* * *v.to plane v. -
17 servir
servir [sεʀviʀ]➭ TABLE 141. transitive verba. ( = être au service de) [+ pays, cause] to serve ; ( = être soldat) to serveb. [domestique] to serve• elle aime se faire servir she likes to be waited on (PROV) on n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même if you want something doing, do it yourselfc. ( = aider) [+ personne] to be of service to• servir les ambitions/intérêts de qn to serve sb's ambitions/interests• le boucher m'a bien servi (en qualité) the butcher has given me good meat ; (en quantité) the butcher has given me a good amount for my money• on vous sert, Madame ? are you being served?• « Madame est servie » "dinner is served"• ils voulaient de la neige, ils ont été servis ! they wanted snow - and they certainly weren't disappointed!e. ( = donner) [+ rafraîchissement, plat] to serve• servir le déjeuner/dîner to serve (up) lunch/dinner• « servir frais » "serve chilled"2. intransitive verb• ne jette pas cette boîte, ça peut toujours servir don't throw that box away - it may still come in handy• est-ce que cela pourrait vous servir ? could this be of any use to you?• à quoi sert cet objet ? what's this thing used for?• cela ne servirait pas à grand-chose de dire... it wouldn't be much use saying...► servir de ( = être utilisé comme) [personne] to act as ; [ustensile, objet] to serve as3. reflexive verba. (à table, dans une distribution) to help o.s.b.se servir de ( = utiliser) to use* * *sɛʀviʀ
1.
1) gén to serveservir quelque chose à quelqu'un, servir quelqu'un en quelque chose — to serve somebody (with) something
‘Madame est servie’ — ‘dinner is served Madam’
‘servir frais’ — ‘serve chilled’
2) fig ( être utile à) [situation] to help [personne, cause]; to serve [intérêt]; [personne] to further [ambition, intérêt]3) (colloq) ( donner)4) Jeux to deal [cartes]
2.
servir à verbe transitif indirect1) litservir à quelqu'un — [pièce, maison, salle] to be used by somebody
2) fig to come in usefulcela ne sert à rien — ( objet) it's useless; ( action) it's no good
3.
servir de verbe transitif indirect ( avoir la fonction)
4.
verbe intransitif1) Armée3) ( être employé)servir dans un café — gén to work as a waiter in a café; ( au bar) to work as a barman
4) ( être utilisé) to be used
5.
se servir verbe pronominal1) (à boire, à manger) to help oneself2) ( dans un magasin) to serve oneself; ( faire ses courses)3) ( faire usage de)se servir de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to use something/somebody
4) Culinaire to be served
6.
verbe impersonnel••on n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même — Proverbe if you want something done it's better to do it yourself
* * *sɛʀviʀ1. vt1) (en tant que sujet, citoyen) [autorité, idéal, patrie] to serve2) (au restaurant) [dîneur, consommateur] to wait on, to serve3) (à table) [invité] to serveservir qn de qch — to help sb to sth, to serve sb with sth
4) [vin, plats] to serveIls ont servi un plat délicieux. — They served a delicious meal.
servir qch à qn — to serve sb with sth, to help sb to sth
5) (au magasin) [client] to serve, to attend to6) (= être avantageux à)7) COMMERCE, [rente] to pay8)servir à qn [diplôme, livre] — to be of use to sb
Cette perceuse m'a beaucoup servi. — I've used this drill a lot.
ça m'a servi pour réparer... — I used it to fix...
Ça m'a beaucoup servi pour mes examens. — It was very useful for my exams.
9)servir à qch/à faire [outil] — to be used for sth/for doing
à quoi cela sert de faire...? — what's the use of doing...?
Ça ne sert à rien d'insister. — It's no use insisting.
10)Le dictionnaire a servi de cale. — The dictionary was used as a wedge., The dictionary served as a wedge.
Le dictionnaire m'a servi de cale. — I used the dictionary as a wedge.
2. vi1) [chose] (= être utile) to come in useful, to be of useÇa peut encore servir. — It might still come in useful., It might still come in handy.
2) (en tant que domestique) to be in serviceIl a servi pendant plus de vingt ans chez les McDuff. — He was in service for more than twenty years at the McDuffs'.
3) (en tant que soldat) to serveIl a servi dans l'infanterie. — He served in the infantry.
4) (au restaurant) to serveOn ne sert plus après 14h. — We don't serve after 2 pm.
servir à dîner à qn — to serve dinner to sb, to serve sb dinner
5) TENNIS to serveÀ toi de servir. — It's your serve.
6) CARTES to deal* * *servir verb table: partirA vtr1 ( être au service de) to serve [État, maître, société];2 ( fournir) [commerçant, serveur] to serve; il n'y a personne pour servir there's nobody to serve; le boucher m'a mal servi aujourd'hui the butcher didn't give me very good meat today; je suis toujours très bien servi dans leur magasin I'm always very happy with what I buy in their shop GB ou store US; moi qui voulais du changement, je suis servie! iron well I wanted a change and I certainly got it!;3 (donner à boire, à manger) to serve [invité, plat, boisson]; servir qch à qn to serve sb (with) sth; servir qn à table to serve sb at table; servir à manger/à dîner à qn to serve food/dinner to sb; qu'est-ce que je vous sers (à boire)? what would you like to drink?; servir qn en qch (en légumes, viande) to serve sb sth; il m'a servi une grosse part de gâteau he served me a large slice of cake; tu es mal servi you haven't got much; tu es bien servi? have you got enough?; tu as été bien servi en gâteau you've been given a generous helping of cake; ‘Madame est servie’ ‘dinner is served Madam’; au moment de servir before serving; ‘servir frais’ ‘serve chilled’;4 ( être utile à) [situation] to help [personne, projet, cause]; to serve [intérêt]; [personne] to further [cause, ambition, intérêt]; servir un but or une fin to serve an end;5 ○( donner) servir qch comme argument/excuse to use sth as an argument/excuse;6 Relig servir la messe to serve mass;8 Jeux to deal [cartes];9 Mil to serve [arme].B servir à vtr ind1 ( être utilisé) servir à qn [pièce, maison, salle] to be used by sb; cela sert à mon père my father uses it; cette casserole me sert pour faire des confitures I use this pan for making jam; servir à qch to be used for sth; servir à la fabrication de qch to be used for making sth; cela ne sert à rien it's not used for anything; ces matériaux nous servent à fabriquer… we use these materials for manufacturing…; les exercices m'ont servi à comprendre la règle the exercises helped me to understand the rule;2 ( être utile) [connaissances, objet] to come in useful; cela te servira it will come in useful (for you); cela ne m'a servi à rien this was of no use to me; cela ne sert à rien [objet] it's useless; [action] it's no good; je les ai menacés mais cela n'a servi à rien I threatened them but it didn't do any good; cela ne sert à rien de faire there's no point in doing; servir à quelque chose to serve a useful purpose; servir à faire to be used for doing.C servir de vtr ind ( avoir la fonction) servir de [personne] to act as; servir d'intermédiaire/d'interprète à qn to act as an intermediary/an interpreter for sb; servir d'arme to be used as a weapon; la table nous sert de bureau we use the table as a desk; ⇒ courir.D vi3 ( être employé comme domestique) il a servi dix ans chez madame de la Poya he was in Mrs de la Poya's service for ten years; il a servi sous Turenne he served under Turenne;4 ( être utilisé) to be used; ne jette pas la boîte, elle peut encore servir don't throw the box away, it might come in useful ou handy for something;5 ( travailler comme serveur) servir dans un café gén to work as a waiter in a café; ( au bar) to work as a barman.E se servir vpr1 (à boire, à manger) to help oneself; servez-vous help yourself ou yourselves; se servir un verre de vin/une part de gâteau to help oneself to a glass of wine/a slice of cake; sers-toi bien take plenty;2 ( faire ses courses) se servir chez le boucher du coin to shop at the local butcher's; pour le fromage nous nous servons chez Pauchon we buy cheese at ou from Pauchon's;3 ( faire usage de) se servir de qch/qn to use sth/sb (comme as); se servir d'un stratagème to employ a stratagem; se servir d'une situation to make use of a situation;5 ( dans magasin) to help oneself (de qch to sth).F v impers à quoi sert-il de faire? what's the point ou use of doing?; il ne sert à rien de crier there's no point in shouting.on n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi même Prov if you want something done it's better to do it yourself.[sɛrvir] verbe transitif1. [dans un magasin] to serveservir quelqu'un de ou en quelque chose to serve somebody with something, to serve something to somebodyc'est une bonne cliente, sers-la biena. [en poids] be generous, she's a good customerb. [en qualité] give her the best, she's a good customertu voulais du changement, tu es ou te voilà servi! (figuré) you wanted some changes, now you've got more than you bargained for ou now how do you like it?[approvisionner]2. [donner - boisson, mets] to serve[dans le verre] to pour (out) (separable)elle nous a servi un très bon cassoulet she gave us ou served up some lovely cassouletle dîner est servi! dinner's ready ou served!servir quelque chose à quelqu'un to serve somebody with ou to help somebody to somethingsers-moi à boire give ou pour me a drinknous ne servons plus après 23 h we don't take orders after 11 p.m., last orders are at 11 p.m3. (familier) [raconter] to giveils nous servent toujours les mêmes histoires aux informations they always dish out the same old stories on the news4. [travailler pour - famille] to be in service with ; [ - communauté, pays, parti] to serve ; [ - justice] to be at the service of ; [ - patrie, cause] to servevous avez bien/mal servi votre entreprise you have served your company well/haven't given your company good servicea. [loi, mesure] to be in the public interestb. [personne] to serve the public interestb. [être fonctionnaire] to be employed by the stateon n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même (proverbe) if you want something doing, do it yourselfservir les ambitions de quelqu'un to serve ou to aid ou to further somebody's ambitionsle mauvais temps l'a servi the bad weather served him well ou worked to his advantage ou was on his side6. [payer - pension, rente] to pay (out) (separable)8. [préparer - arme] to serve9. RELIGION11. CHASSE to dispatch————————[sɛrvir] verbe intransitifgarde la malle, ça peut toujours servir keep the trunk, you might need it ou it might come in handy one dayil a servi, ce manteau! I got a lot of use out of this coat!2. [travailler]elle sert au château depuis 40 ans she's worked as a servant ou been in service at the castle for 40 yearsservir dans un café/restauranta. [homme] to be a waiter (in a) café/restaurantb. [femme] to be a waitress (in a) café/restaurantà toi de servir! your serve ou service!a. [généralement] she has a good service ou serveb. [dans ce match] she's serving well————————servir à verbe plus préposition1. [être destiné à] to be used for2. [avoir pour conséquence]servir à quelque chose: ça ne sert à rien de lui en parler it's useless ou of no use to talk about it with himne pleure pas, ça ne sert à rien don't cry, it won't make any differenceà quoi servirait de lui en parler? what would be the good ou point of killing him?tu vois bien que ça a servi à quelque chose de faire une pétition! as you see, getting up a petition did serve some purpose!ça n'a servi qu'à le rendre encore plus furieux it only served to make him ou it only made him even more furious3. [être utile à]sa connaissance du russe lui a servi dans son métier her knowledge of Russian helped her ou was of use to her in her job————————servir de verbe plus préposition[article, appareil] to be used as————————se servir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[à table, dans un magasin] to help oneselfservez-vous de ou en légumes help yourself to vegetables[s'approvisionner]————————se servir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se servir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse servir de quelqu'un to make use of ou to use somebody -
18 schneiden
das Schneidencrosscutting* * *schnei|den ['ʃnaidn] pret schni\#tt [ʃnɪt] ptp geschni\#tten [gə'ʃnɪtn]1. vito cut; (MED) to operate; (bei Geburt) to do an episiotomyjdm ins Gesicht/in die Hand etc schnéíden — to cut sb on the face/on the hand etc
die Kälte schneidet —
jdm ins Herz or in die Seele schnéíden — to cut sb to the quick
2. vt1) Papier etc, Haare, Hecke to cut; Getreide to mow, to cut; (= klein schneiden) Schnittlauch, Gemüse etc to chop; (SPORT ) Ball to slice, to cut; (= schnitzen) Namen, Figuren to carve; (MATH) to intersect with, to cut; (Weg) to crosseine Kurve schnéíden — to cut a corner
jdn schnéíden (beim Überholen) — to cut in on sb
sein schön/scharf geschnittenes Gesicht — his clean-cut/sharp features or face
Gesichter or Grimassen schnéíden — to make or pull faces
weit/eng geschnitten sein (Sew) — to be cut wide/narrow
2) Film, Tonband to edit3) (inf = operieren) to operate on; Furunkel to lancejdn schnéíden — to cut sb open (inf); (bei Geburt) to give sb an episiotomy
4) (fig = meiden) to cut3. vr1) (Mensch) to cut oneselfsich in den Finger etc schnéíden — to cut one's finger etc
See:→ Fleisch2) (inf = sich täuschen)da hat er sich aber geschnitten! — he's made a big mistake, he's very mistaken
3) (Linien, Straßen etc) to intersect* * *1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cut2) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cut3) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cut4) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cut5) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cut6) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cut7) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) cut8) (the act of intersecting.) intersection9) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nip10) (to cut and gather (corn etc): The farmer is reaping the wheat.) reap11) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) shear12) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) shear13) (to cut (as) with a sharp blade or knife: The blade slipped and sliced off the tip of his forefinger.) slice* * *schnei·den<schnitt, geschnitten>[ˈʃnaidn̩]I. vt▪ etw \schneiden1. (zerteilen) to cut sthWurst in die Suppe \schneiden to slice sausage into the soup2. (kürzen) to cut [or trim] stheinen Baum \schneiden to prune a treedas Gras \schneiden to cut [or mow] the grassjdm die Haare \schneiden to cut sb's hairsie hat sich die Haare ganz kurz \schneiden lassen she has had her hair cut really short3. (gravieren) to carve sthein markant geschnittenes Gesicht craggy featuresmit mandelförmig geschnittenen Augen almond-eyed4. (einschneiden) to cut sthein Loch in den Stoff \schneiden to cut a hole in the material▪ jdn \schneiden to cut sb6. (kreuzen) to cut [or intersect] [or cross] stheinen Furunkel/Karbunkel \schneiden to lance a boil/carbunclezu eng/zu weit geschnitten sein to be cut too tight/too looseeine gut geschnittene Wohnung a well-designed flat [or AM apartment10. (meiden)II. vr3.III. vi2. (zerteilen) to cutdas Messer schneidet gut the knife cuts well▪ etw schneidet sth is biting▪ jdm [irgendwohin] \schneiden to hit sb [somewhere]der eisige Wind schnitt ihr ins Gesicht the icy wind hit her in the face; s.a. Herz* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) cut (in + Akk. into)2) (Medizinerjargon) operate3)2.schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody
hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)
ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress
2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car
5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, crossdie Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect
6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>7)8) (ignorieren)3.jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
reflexives Verbich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger
* * *schneiden; schneidet, schnitt, hat geschnittenA. v/t1. cut (in Stücke schneiden cut into pieces, cut up;in zwei Teile schneiden cut in two;seinen Namen in den Stamm schneiden carve one’s name in the trunk;der Abszess/Furunkel muss geschnitten werden MED the abscess/boil must be lanced2. fig:hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden! umg it’s really stuffy in here, Br auch there’s a terrible fug in here;man konnte die Luft schneiden umg you could cut the atmosphere with a knife4.eine Kurve schneiden cut a corner;jemanden schneiden beim Überholen: cut in on sb5. (kreuzen)sich schneiden Linien: intersect;wo die Bahnlinie die Straße schneidet where the railway line (US railroad) and the road cross ( oder intersect)6. RADIO7. umg (ignorieren)jemanden schneiden (nicht grüßen) cut sb dead;sie wird von den Dorfbewohnern geschnitten she is ostracized by the villagers; → Gesicht1, Grimasse, Haar 1 etcda schneidet er sich aber (gewaltig) umg, fig he’s very much mistaken thereC. v/idas Messer schneidet gut/schlecht this knife cuts well/doesn’t cut well;in die Hand schneiden Band: cut into one’s hand;jemandem ins Herz schneiden Trauer etc: cut sb to the quick* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) cut (in + Akk. into)2) (Medizinerjargon) operate3)2.schneidend — biting <wind, cold, voice, sarcasm>
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) cut; cut, reap <corn etc.>; cut, mow < grass>; (in Scheiben) slice <bread, sausage, etc.>; (klein schneiden) cut up, chop <wood, vegetables>; (zuschneiden) cut out < dress>; (stutzen) prune <tree, bush>; trim < beard>sich (Dat.) von jemandem die Haare schneiden lassen — have one's hair cut by somebody
hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden — (fig.) there's a terrible fug in here (coll.)
ein eng/weit/gut geschnittenes Kleid — a tight-fitting/loose-fitting/well-cut dress
2) (Medizinerjargon): (aufschneiden) operate on < patient>; cut [open] <tumour, ulcer, etc.>; lance <boil, abscess>jemanden/einen anderen Wagen schneiden — cut in on somebody/another car
5) (kreuzen) <line, railway, etc.> intersect, crossdie Linien/Straßen schneiden sich — the lines/roads intersect
6) (Tennis usw.) slice, put spin on < ball>; (Fußball) curve <ball, free kick>; (Billard) put side on < ball>7)8) (ignorieren)3.jemanden schneiden — cut somebody dead; send somebody to Coventry (Brit.)
reflexives Verbich habe mir od. mich in den Finger geschnitten — I've cut my finger
* * *n.crosscutting n. -
19 von
Präp.3. für den (partitiven) Genitiv, Teil: of; die Einfuhr von Weizen the import of wheat; zwei von uns two of us; neun von zehn Leuten nine out of ( Statistik: in) ten people; ein Freund von mir a friend of mine; von dem Apfel essen have some of the apple4. Anfang, Ausgang(spunkt): from; von 20 Euro an oder aufwärts from 20 euros up(wards), 20 euros and up(wards); klein I5. Ursache, Urheber: of; beim Passiv: by; ein Brief von Jens a letter from Jens; ein Gedicht von Schiller a poem by Schiller; Kinder haben von have children by; das ist nett von ihm that’s nice of him; von mir aus I don’t mind, it’s all the same to me; von mir aus kann er gehen I don’t mind if he goes, I don’t mind him going, he can go as far as I’m concerned; selbst I; vom6. Maß, Qualität: ein Honorar von 500 Euro a fee of 500 euros; ein Aufenthalt von drei Wochen a three-week stay; ein Kind von drei Jahren a child of three; ein Mann von Charakter / Format a man of character / substance; ein Koloss von einem Mann a giant of a man; ein Kunstwerk von einem Kleid etc. a dress etc. that is a work of art in itself7. Thema: (über) of, about; ich habe von ihm gehört I’ve heard of him; er weiß von der Sache he knows about it; man spricht von Brandstiftung there’s talk of arson* * *from; by; of* * *vọn [fɔn]prep +dat1) (einen Ausgangspunkt angebend, räumlich, zeitlich) fromvon... an — from...
vom 10. Lebensjahr an — since he/she was ten years old
von diesem Tag/Punkt an or ab — from this day/point on(wards)
Waren von 5 Euro an or ab — goods from 5 euros (Brit), goods from 5 euros on (US)
von... aus — from...
von... bis — from... to
von... zu — from... to
2) (von... weg) frometw von etw nehmen/abreißen — to take/tear sth off sth
3) (in Verbindung mit adj, vb siehe auch dort) (Ursache, Urheberschaft ausdrückend, im Passiv) byvon etw beeindruckt/überrascht — impressed/surprised by sth
4) (partitiv, anstelle von Genitiv) ofdieser Dummkopf von Gärtner...! (inf) — that idiot of a gardener...!
5) (in Verbindung mit n, adj, vb siehe auch dort) (Beschaffenheit, Eigenschaft etc ausdrückend, bestehend aus) of6) (in Titel) of; (bei deutschem Adelstitel) vonein "von (und zu) " sein — to have a handle to one's name
sich "von" schreiben (lit) — to have a "von" before one's name
da kannst du dich aber "von" schreiben (fig) — you can be really proud yourself (there)
7) (= über) aboutGeschichten vom Weihnachtsmann/von Feen — stories about Santa Claus/fairies
8) (mit Fragepronomen) fromvon wo/wann/was — where/when/what... from, from where/when/what (form)
9)von dem halte ich gar nichts — I don't think much of him10) (inf)von wegen der Karte/dem Buch (incorrect) — about the map/the book
* * *1) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) by2) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) by3) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) from4) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) from5) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) from6) from7) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) of8) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) of9) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) of10) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) of11) (showing: a picture of my father.) of12) (about: an account of his work.) of13) (away from; down from: It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair.) off14) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) out of* * *[fɔn]1. räumlich (ab, herkommend) from; (aus... herab/heraus) off, out ofich fliege morgen \von München nach Hamburg tomorrow I'm flying from Munich to Hamburgder Zug \von Wien nach Stuttgart fährt Bahnsteig an 2 ein the train from Vienna to Stuttgart arrives on platform 2wie komme ich vom Bahnhof am besten zum Rathaus? how can I best get from the station to the town hall?\von hier bis zur Wand müssten es etwa fünf Meter sein it must be about five metres from here to the wall\von diesem Fenster kann man alles gut beobachten you can see everything very well from this windowdiese Eier sind \von unserem Hof these eggs are from our farmer fiel \von der Leiter he fell off the laddersie fiel vom Baum she fell out of the tree\von hinten/vorne from behind/the front\von links/rechts from left/right\von Norden/Westen, etc. from the North/West, etc.der Wind kommt \von Süden the wind comes from the South\von weit her kommen to come from far away\von woher...? where...from?, from where...?er nahm die Whiskyflasche \von der Anrichte he took the bottle of whisky from the sideboardsie sprang vom Tisch she jumped off the tabledie Wäsche \von der Leine nehmen to take the washing in off the line\von zu Hause weggehen to go away from homeich kenne sie \von früher I knew her a long time agoich will nichts mehr \von damals wissen! I don't want to know any more about that time!\von wann ist der Brief? when is the letter from?für Jugendliche \von 12 bis 16 gilt ein gesonderter Tarif there is a special price for adolescents from twelve to sixteen\von... bis from... toich bin \von morgen bis zum 23. verreist I'm away from tomorrow until 23rdvon 9 bis 5 Uhr arbeiten to work from 9 to 5\von Montag bis Freitag from Monday to FridayIhr Brief vom... your letter from [or dated]...die Zeitung \von gestern yesterday's paper\von jetzt/morgen an from now/tomorrow on [or onwards]die neue Regelung gilt \von März an the new regulation is valid as of March\von klein an from her/his earliest days\von Tag zu Tag day after day4. (Urheber, Ursache) from\von wem ist dieses schöne Geschenk? who is this lovely present from?\von wem hast du das Buch bekommen? who gave you the book?\von wem weißt du das? who told you that?\von wem ist dieser Roman? who is this novel by?das Bild ist \von einem unbekannten Maler the picture is by an unknown painter\von solchen Tricks bin ich nicht sehr beeindruckt I'm not very impressed by tricks like thatdas war nicht nett \von dir! that was not nice of you!\von was ist hier eigentlich die Rede? (fam) what are we talking about here?\von was sollen wir eigentlich leben? (fam) what are we supposed to live on?er wurde \von einem Auto angefahren he was hit by a car\von der Sonne gebräunt werden [o sein] to be browned by the sun\von jdm gelobt werden to be praised by sb\von Hand gefertigt (fig) handmademüde \von der Arbeit tired of workdie Musik \von Beethoven Beethoven's music\von Rechts wegen by operation of law, ipso juredas Auto \von meinem Vater ist blau (fam) my father's car is blueer wohnt in der Nähe \von Köln he lives near Cologneich möchte die Interessen \von meinen Geschwistern vertreten I should like to represent the interests of my brothers and sistersein Freund/eine Freundin \von mir a friend of minedie Königin \von England the Queen of EnglandMutter/Vater \von vier Kindern sein to have four childrender Vertrag \von Maastricht the Treaty of Maastricht6. (Menge, Gruppenangabe) ofkeiner \von uns wusste Bescheid none of us knew about itkeiner \von diesen Vorwürfen ist wahr none of these accusations are trueeiner \von uns one of useiner \von vielen/hundert one of many/one in a hundred7. (bei Zahlenangaben) of5 km \von Innsbruck entfernt 5 km away from Innsbruckeinen Abstand \von zwei Metern a distance of two metresein Aufenthalt \von vier Wochen a four-week stayeine Fahrt/Pause \von zehn Minuten a ten minute drive/breakein Kind \von sieben Jahren a seven year old childStädte \von über 100.000 Einwohnern cities with over 100,000 inhabitantsein Mann \von Charakter a real charactereine Frau \von Schönheit a beautiful womaneine Angelegenheit \von größter Wichtigkeit an extremely important matterein Strauß \von Rosen a bunch of rosesein Ring \von purem Gold a ring made of pure golddie Herzogin von York the Duchess of York11.\von wegen verschwiegen, das ist die größte Klatschbase, die ich kenne no way will she keep that quiet, she's the biggest gossip I know!* * *1) (räumlich) fromnördlich/südlich von Mannheim — to the north/south of Mannheim
rechts/links von mir — on my right/left
von hier an od. (ugs.) ab — from here on[ward]
etwas von etwas [ab]wischen/[ab]brechen/[ab]reißen — wipe/break/tear something off something; s. auch aus 2. 3); her 1); vorn I
2) (zeitlich) fromvonjetzt an od. (ugs.) ab — from now on
von heute/morgen an — [as] from today/tomorrow; starting today/tomorrow
von Kindheit an — from or since childhood
in der Nacht von Freitag auf od. zu Samstag — during Friday night or the night of Friday to Saturday
das Brot ist von gestern — it's yesterday's bread; s. auch her 2)
4) (zur Angabe des Urhebers, der Ursache, beim Passiv) bymüde von der Arbeit sein — be tired from work[ing]
sie hat ein Kind von ihm — she has a child by him; s. auch wegen 2.
5) (zur Angabe von Eigenschaften) ofKinder [im Alter] von vier Jahren — children aged four
6) (bestehend aus) of7) (als Adelsprädikat) von9) (über) about* * *von präp2. zeitlich: from;3. für den (partitiven) Genitiv, Teil: of;die Einfuhr von Weizen the import of wheat;zwei von uns two of us;neun von zehn Leuten nine out of ( Statistik: in) ten people;ein Freund von mir a friend of mine;von dem Apfel essen have some of the apple4. Anfang, Ausgang(spunkt): from;ein Brief von Jens a letter from Jens;ein Gedicht von Schiller a poem by Schiller;Kinder haben von have children by;das ist nett von ihm that’s nice of him;von mir aus I don’t mind, it’s all the same to me;von mir aus kann er gehen I don’t mind if he goes, I don’t mind him going, he can go as far as I’m concerned; → selbst A; vom6. Maß, Qualität:ein Honorar von 500 Euro a fee of 500 euros;ein Aufenthalt von drei Wochen a three-week stay;ein Kind von drei Jahren a child of three;ein Mann von Charakter/Format a man of character/substance;ein Koloss von einem Mann a giant of a man;7. Thema: (über) of, about;ich habe von ihm gehört I’ve heard of him;er weiß von der Sache he knows about it;man spricht von Brandstiftung there’s talk of arson8. bei Titel vor Eigennamen: of;der Herzog von Edinburgh the Duke of Edinburgh* * *1) (räumlich) fromnördlich/südlich von Mannheim — to the north/south of Mannheim
rechts/links von mir — on my right/left
von hier an od. (ugs.) ab — from here on[ward]
etwas von etwas [ab]wischen/[ab]brechen/[ab]reißen — wipe/break/tear something off something; s. auch aus 2. 3); her 1); vorn I
2) (zeitlich) fromvonjetzt an od. (ugs.) ab — from now on
von heute/morgen an — [as] from today/tomorrow; starting today/tomorrow
von Kindheit an — from or since childhood
in der Nacht von Freitag auf od. zu Samstag — during Friday night or the night of Friday to Saturday
das Brot ist von gestern — it's yesterday's bread; s. auch her 2)
4) (zur Angabe des Urhebers, der Ursache, beim Passiv) bymüde von der Arbeit sein — be tired from work[ing]
sie hat ein Kind von ihm — she has a child by him; s. auch wegen 2.
5) (zur Angabe von Eigenschaften) ofKinder [im Alter] von vier Jahren — children aged four
6) (bestehend aus) of7) (als Adelsprädikat) von9) (über) about* * *adj.off adj. präp.by prep.from prep.of prep. -
20 tranché
tranche [tʀɑ̃∫]feminine nouna. [de pain, jambon] slice ; [de bacon] rasherb. [de livre, pièce de monnaie, planche] edgec. ( = section) section ; [de revenus, imposition] bracket• tranche d'âge/de salaires age/wage bracket• tranche horaire (TV, radio) time slot* * *tʀɑ̃ʃ1) (de pain, viande, fromage) slice; ( de lard) rashercouper en tranches — to slice, to cut [something] into slices
2) ( de temps) (d'opération, de travaux) phase; ( dans l'emploi du temps) period, time slot3) (de livre, pièce de monnaie) edge•Phrasal Verbs:••s'en payer une tranche — (colloq) to have a whale of a time (colloq), to have lots of fun
* * *tʀɑ̃ʃ nf1) (= morceau) [pain, jambon] slice2) (= arête) [livre] edge3) (= partie) [population] section, [impôts, revenus] bracket4) (= série) [actions] block5) [loterie] issue6) TECHNIQUE* * *tranche nf1 (de pain, viande, fromage) slice; (de lard, bacon) rasher; en tranches ( pain etc) in slices; ( bacon) in rashers; couper en tranches to slice, to cut [sth] into slices [pain, gâteau, jambon, rosbif]; to cut [sth] into rashers [bacon];3 (de livre, pièce de monnaie) edge;6 Math group, section.tranche d'âge age bracket; tranche horaire time slot; tranche d'imposition tax bracket; tranche de paiement Fin instalmentGB; tranche de revenu income bracket; tranche de salaire wage bracket; tranche de vie slice of life.s'en payer une tranche○ to have a whale of a time○, to have lots of fun.( féminin tranchée) [trɑ̃ʃe] adjectif————————nom masculintranchée nom féminin2. [en forêt] cutting (substantif non comptable)[pare-feu] firebreak————————tranchées nom féminin pluriel
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