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1 snap out

transitive verb

bellen [Befehl, Anweisung]

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◆ snap out

vi

1. (in anger) brüllen

2. (get over)

▪ to \snap out out of sth etw überwinden, aus etw dat herauskommen fam

now come on, \snap out out of it nun komm schon, krieg dich wieder ein

to \snap out out of a recession ( fig) eine Rezession überwinden

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1. vt sep

1) order brüllen, bellen

2)

to snap sb out of sth — jdn aus etw herausreißen

2. vi

to snap out of sth — sich aus etw herausreißen, mit etw Schluss machen

it's time he snapped out of this depression — es wird höchste Zeit, dass er aus dieser Depression rauskommt

snap out of it! — reiß dich zusammen or am Riemen! (inf)

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transitive verb

bellen [Befehl, Anweisung]

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v.

abreißen v.

English-german dictionary > snap out
2 snap out

vi

1) ( in anger) brüllen

2) ( get over)

to \snap out out of sth etw überwinden, aus etw dat herauskommen ( fam)

now come on, \snap out out of it nun komm schon, krieg dich wieder ein;

to \snap out out of a recession ( fig) eine Rezession überwinden

English-German students dictionary > snap out
3 snap out

1.

VI + ADV
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to snap out of sth — [+ gloom, lethargy] sacudirse algo; [+ self-pity] dejarse de algo; [+ bad temper] quitarse algo de encima

snap out of it! — [+ gloom etc] ¡anímate!; [+ bad temper] ¡alegra esa cara!

2.

VT + ADV [+ question, order etc] soltar, espetar (con brusquedad)

English-spanish dictionary > snap out
4 snap

snap [snæp] (pt & pp snapped, cont snapping)

1 noun

(a) (of whip) claquement m; (of something breaking, opening, closing) bruit m sec;

∎ with a snap of his fingers en claquant des doigts;

∎ to open/to close sth with a snap ouvrir/refermer qch d'un coup sec;

∎ the branch broke with a snap la branche a cassé avec un bruit sec

(b) (of jaws)

∎ to make a snap at sb/sth essayer de mordre qn/qch;

∎ the dog made a snap at the bone le chien a essayé de happer l'os

(c) familiar (photo) photo^□ f, instantané^□ m;

∎ to take a snap of sb prendre qn en photo;

∎ holiday snaps photos fpl de vacances

(d) British Cards ≃ bataille f;

∎ to play snap ≃ jouer à la bataille

(e) Meteorology

∎ a cold snap, a snap of cold weather une vague de froid

(f) familiar (effort) effort^□ m; (energy) énergie^□ f;

∎ put some snap into it! allez, mettez-y un peu de nerf!

(g) American familiar (easy task)

∎ it's a snap! c'est simple comme bonjour!

(h) Cookery biscuit m, petit gâteau m sec

(i) (clasp, fastener) fermoir m; (press stud) bouton-pression m

(j) North of England familiar (food) bouffe f

(k) (in American football) remise f directe

2 adjective

(a) (vote) éclair; (reaction) immédiat; (judgment) irréfléchi, hâtif;

∎ she made a snap decision to go to Paris elle décida tout à coup d'aller à Paris;

∎ the President made a snap decision to send troops le Président décida immédiatement d'envoyer des troupes;

∎ to call a snap election procéder à une élection surprise

(b) American familiar (easy) facile^□

3 transitive verb

(a) (break) casser net;

∎ to snap sth in two or in half casser qch en deux d'un coup sec

(b) (crack → whip, fingers, rubber band) faire claquer;

∎ she snapped her case shut elle ferma sa valise d'un coup sec;

∎ she only needs to snap her fingers and he comes running il lui suffit de claquer des doigts pour qu'il arrive en courant;

∎ to snap one's fingers at sb (to gain attention) faire claquer ses doigts pour attirer l'attention de qn; (mockingly) faire la nique à qn;

∎ they snapped their fingers at the idea ils ont rejeté l'idée avec mépris

(c) (say brusquely) dire d'un ton sec ou brusque;

∎ "no", he snapped "non", dit-il d'un ton sec;

∎ to snap an order at sb lancer un ordre à qn d'un ton sec

(d) (seize → gen) saisir; (→ of dog) happer;

∎ she snapped the letter out of my hand elle m'a arraché la lettre des mains

(e) familiar (photograph) prendre une photo de^□

4 intransitive verb

(a) (break → branch) se casser net ou avec un bruit sec, craquer; (→ elastic band) claquer; (→ rope) se casser, rompre;

∎ to snap in two se casser net

(b) (make cracking sound → whip, fingers, jaw) claquer;

∎ to snap open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un bruit sec ou avec un claquement;

∎ familiar snap to it! grouille-toi!, magne-toi!

(c) figurative (person, nerves) craquer;

∎ after his divorce he just snapped après son divorce, il a craqué

(d) (speak brusquely)

∎ to snap at sb parler à qn d'un ton sec;

∎ there's no need to snap! tu n'as pas besoin de me/lui/ etc parler sur ce ton-là!

(e) (try to bite)

∎ to snap at chercher à ou essayer de mordre;

∎ the dog snapped at his ankles le chien essayait de lui mordre les chevilles;

∎ the fish snapped at the bait les poissons cherchaient à happer l'appât;

∎ figurative the taxmen were beginning to snap at his heels les impôts commençaient à le talonner

(f) familiar (take photos)

∎ tourists snapping away with their cameras des touristes qui n'arrêtent pas de prendre des photos

5 exclamation British

(a) Cards

∎ snap! ≃ bataille!

(b) familiar (in identical situation)

∎ snap! tiens!^□, quelle coïncidence!^□ ;

∎ my mother's a teacher - snap, so's mine! ma mère est prof - tiens! la mienne aussi!

6 adverb

∎ to go snap casser net

►► American snap bean haricot m vert;

snap fastener (press stud) bouton-pression m, pression f; (clasp → on handbag, necklace) fermoir m (à pression)

➲ snap back intransitive verb

(a) (trigger, elastic) revenir brusquement

(b) (reply brusquely) répondre d'un ton sec

➲ snap off

1 separable transitive verb

casser;

∎ he snapped off a piece of chocolate il a cassé un morceau de chocolat;

∎ familiar to snap sb's head off envoyer promener qn

2 intransitive verb

(se) casser net

➲ snap on separable transitive verb

American

∎ to snap a light on allumer une lampe

➲ snap out

1 separable transitive verb

(question) poser d'un ton sec; (order, warning) lancer brutalement;

∎ "stop!", he snapped out "arrête!", lança-t-il brutalement

2 intransitive verb

∎ to snap out of (depression, mood, trance) se sortir de, se tirer de; (temper) dominer, maîtriser;

∎ snap out of it! (out of depression) secoue-toi!; (out of bad temper) arrête de t'énerver comme ça!;

∎ he can't seem to snap out of this mood he's in il n'a pas l'air de vouloir changer d'humeur

➲ snap up separable transitive verb

(a) (of dog, fish) happer, attraper

(b) (bargain, offer, opportunity) sauter sur, se jeter sur;

∎ the records were snapped up in no time les disques sont partis ou se sont vendus en un rien de temps;

∎ the cakes/the best bargains were soon snapped up les gâteaux sont partis/les meilleures affaires sont parties très vite

(c) American familiar (idiom)

∎ snap it up! dépêchons!

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5 snap

snap ⇒ Games and sports

A n

1 ( cracking sound) ( of branch) craquement m ; (of fingers, lid, elastic) claquement m ;

2 ( bite) claquement m ; with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox… d'un brusque claquement des mâchoires, le renard… ;

3 ○ Phot photo f ; holiday GB ou vacation US snap photo f de vacances ;

4 Games ≈ bataille f ;

5 ○ US ( easy thing) it's a snap! c'est du gâteau ○ ! ;

6 ○ ( vigour) vigueur f, nerf ○ m ; put a bit of snap into it! mettez-y un peu de vigueur or nerf ○ ! ;

7 Sewing = snap fastener ; ⇒ cold snap.

B adj [decision, judgment, vote] rapide.

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( click) faire claquer [fingers, jaws, elastic] ; to snap sth shut fermer qch avec un bruit sec ;

2 ( break) (faire) casser net [qch] ;

3 ( say crossly) dire [qch] hargneusement ; ‘stop it!’ she snapped ‘arrête!’ a-t-elle dit or répondu hargneusement ;

4 ○ Phot prendre une photo de [person, building etc].

D excl

1 Games ≈ bataille! ;

2 ○ snap! we're wearing the same tie! coïncidence! nous portons la même cravate!

E vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 lit ( break) [branch, bone, pole] se casser ; [elastic, rope, wire] (se) casser ; the mast snapped in two le mât s'est cassé en deux ;

2 fig ( lose control) [person] être à bout, craquer ○ ; suddenly something just snapped in me tout à coup, j'ai craqué ○ ; my patience finally snapped ma patience était arrivée à bout ;

3 ( click) to snap open/shut s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec ; ( louder) s'ouvrir/se fermer avec un claquement ; the attachment snapped into place l'accessoire s'est encastré avec un claquement ;

4 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement.

Idioms

snap out of it ○ ! cesse de faire la tête or la gueule ◑ ! ; snap to it ○ ! et plus vite que ça ○ ! ; to snap to attention Mil se figer au garde-à-vous.

Phrasal verbs

■ snap at:

▶ snap at [sth/sb]

1 ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement à [person] ;

2 ( bite) [dog, fish etc] essayer de mordre.

■ snap off:

▶ snap off [branch, knob, protrusion] casser net ;

▶ snap off [sth], snap [sth] off casser [qch] net.

■ snap out:

▶ snap out [sth] glapir [order, reply].

■ snap up:

▶ snap up [sth] arracher [bargain, opportunity].

Big English-French dictionary > snap
6 snap

snap [snæp]

1. noun

   a. ( = noise) [of fingers, whip] claquement m ; [of sth shutting] bruit m sec ; ( = action) [of whip] claquement m ; [of twigs] craquement m

• he closed the lid with a snap il a refermé le couvercle avec un bruit sec

• with a snap of his fingers he... faisant claquer ses doigts il...

   b. ( = cold weather) a cold snap une petite vague de froid

   c. ( = snapshot) photo f

   d. (US) ( = snap fastener) bouton-pression m

   e. (British) (Cards) sorte de jeu de bataille

   f. (US) ( = easy) it's a snap (inf) c'est facile comme tout

2. adjective

   a. ( = sudden) [vote] décidé à l'improviste ; [judgement, answer] irréfléchi

• to make a snap decision prendre une décision très rapide

   b. (US) ( = easy) (inf) facile comme tout

3. exclamation

tiens ! moi aussi !

4. intransitive verb

   a. ( = break) se casser net

   b. [whip] claquer

• to snap shut/open se fermer/s'ouvrir avec un bruit sec

   c. to snap at sb [dog] essayer de mordre qn ; [person] parler à qn d'un ton brusque

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = break) casser net

   b. [+ whip] faire claquer

• to snap one's fingers faire claquer ses doigts

• to snap one's fingers at [+ person] faire la nique à ; [+ suggestion, danger] se moquer de

• to snap sth open/shut ouvrir/fermer qch d'un coup sec

   c. ( = take photo of) prendre en photo

   d. "shut up!" he snapped « silence ! » fit-il d'un ton brusque

6. compounds

► snap fastener noun (US) (on clothes) bouton-pression m ; (on handbag, bracelet) fermoir m

► snap-on adjective [hood, lining] amovible (avec boutons-pression)

► snap off

1. intransitive verb

se casser net

2. separable transitive verb

casser net

• to snap sb's head off rembarrer (inf) qn

► snap out (inf) intransitive verb

• to snap out of [+ gloom, self-pity] se sortir de ; [+ bad temper] contrôler

• snap out of it! [+ gloom] secoue-toi ! (inf) ; [+ bad temper] contrôle-toi un peu !

► snap up separable transitive verb

• to snap up a bargain se jeter sur une occasion

• they are snapped up as soon as they come on the market on se les arrache dès qu'ils sont mis en vente

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[snæp] 1.
noun

1) ( of branch) craquement m; (of fingers, lid, elastic) claquement m

2) ( bite) claquement m

3) (colloq) Photography photo f

4) Games ≈ bataille f
2.
adjective [decision, judgment, vote] rapide
3.
(colloq) exclamation

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — coïncidence! nous portons la même cravate!
4.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) ( click) faire claquer [fingers, jaws, elastic]

to snap something shut — fermer quelque chose avec un bruit sec

2) ( break) (faire) casser net

3) ( say crossly) dire [quelque chose] hargneusement

4) (colloq) Photography prendre une photo de
5.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

1) lit ( break) se casser

2) fig ( lose control) [person] craquer (colloq)

my patience finally snapped — ma patience était arrivée à bout

3) ( click)

to snap open/shut — s'ouvrir/se fermer d'un coup sec

4) ( speak sharply) parler hargneusement

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Phrasal Verbs:

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

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snap out of it! — (colloq) cesse de faire la tête!

snap to it! — (colloq) et plus vite que ça! (colloq)

to snap to attention — Military se figer au garde-à-vous

English-French dictionary > snap
7 snap

1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120803/snap_at">snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

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[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) schnappen

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zerbrechen

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) (zu)schnappen

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) hervorstoßen

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) knipsen
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) der Knacks

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) der Schnappschuß, das Foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) das Schnipp-Schnapp
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) schnell

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up
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snap

[snæp]

I. n

1. usu sing (act) Knacken nt; (sound) Knacks m

2. (photograph) Schnappschuss m

3. AM (snap fastener) Druckknopf m

4. METEO

cold \snap Kälteeinbruch m

5. AM ( fam: very easy)

to be a \snap ein Kinderspiel sein

6. no pl BRIT (games) Schnippschnapp nt

II. interj ( fam: games) schnippschnapp!; ( fig)

\snap! we're wearing the same shirts! Volltreffer! wir tragen das gleiche Hemd!

III. vi

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly) auseinanderbrechen; (with less force) entzweigehen

her patience finally \snapped ( fig) ihr riss schließlich der Geduldsfaden

2. (spring into position) einrasten, einschnappen

to \snap to attention MIL [zackig] Haltung annehmen

to \snap back zurückschnellen

to \snap shut zuschnappen; mouth zuklappen

3. (make a whip-like motion) peitschen

broken cables were \snapping back and forth in the wind abgerissene Kabel peitschten im Wind hin und her

4. (sudden bite) schnappen

▪ to \snap at sb/sth nach jdm/etw schnappen

to \snap at sb's heels nach jds Fersen schnappen; ( fig) jdm auf den Fersen sein

5. (speak sharply) bellen fam

to \snap [back] that... [zurück]schnauzen, dass... fam

▪ to \snap at sb jdn anfahren fam

there's no need to \snap at me like that du brauchst mich nicht gleich so anzufahren

6. (take many photographs)

▪ to \snap away drauflos fotografieren, knipsen fam

7.

▶ \snap to it! ein bisschen dalli! fam

IV. vt

<- pp->

1. (break cleanly)

▪ to \snap sth etw entzweibrechen

▪ to \snap sth ⇆ off etw abbrechen

2. (close sharply)

to \snap sth shut etw zuknallen; book etw zuklappen

3. (attract attention)

to \snap one's fingers mit den Fingern schnippen

she just has to \snap her fingers and he'll do whatever she wants ( fig) sie muss nur mit den Fingern schnippen und er macht, was sie will

4. (crack a whip)

to \snap a whip mit einer Peitsche knallen

5. (speak unreasonably sharply)

to \snap sb's head off jdm den Kopf abreißen fam

6. (take a photograph)

to \snap a/sb's picture ein Bild/ein Bild von jdm schießen

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[snp]
1. n

1) (= sound) Schnappen nt; (with fingers) Schnippen nt, Schnalzen nt; (of sth breaking) Knacken nt; (= click) Klicken nt; (of whip) Knall m

2) (= fastener) Druckknopf m

3) (PHOT) Schnappschuss m

4) (CARDS) ≈ Schnippschnapp nt

5) (inf: vigour) Schwung m

put a bit of snap into it — mach ein bisschen zackig! (inf)

6) (Brit: biscuit) Plätzchen nt

7)

cold snap — Kälteeinbruch m

8) (US inf

= cinch) it's a snap — das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks (inf)

2. adj

1) attr plötzlich, spontan

snap vote — Blitzabstimmung f

2) (US inf = easy) kinderleicht

3. adv

4. interj

I bought a green one – snap! ( Brit inf ) — ich hab mir ein grünes gekauft – ich auch!

5. vt

1) fingers schnipsen or schnalzen mit; whip knallen mit

to snap a book shut — ein Buch zuklappen

to snap a purse shut — ein Portemonnaie zuschnappen lassen

he snapped the lid down — er ließ den Deckel runterklappen

to snap sth into place — etw einschnappen lassen

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth (fig) — auf jdn/etw pfeifen (inf)

2) (= break) zerbrechen, entzweibrechen; bone brechen

3) (also snap out)

to snap an order — bellend etwas befehlen

she snapped a few words at the children — sie pfiff die Kinder an

4) (PHOT) knipsen

6. vi

1) (= click) (zu)schnappen, einschnappen; (= crack, break) entzweibrechen, zerbrechen; (of whip) knallen

to snap shut — zuschnappen

my patience finally snapped — dann ist mir aber der Geduldsfaden gerissen

2) (= speak sharply) bellen (inf), schnappen (inf)

to snap at sb — jdn anpfeifen or anschnauzen (inf)

there's no need to snap — du brauchst nicht gleich so zu schnauzen!

3) (of dog, fish etc fig) schnappen (at nach)

4)

to snap to attention — zackig Haltung annehmen

snap to it! — mach 'n bisschen zackig! (inf)

5) (inf: crack up) durchdrehen (inf)

something snapped (in him) — da hat (bei ihm) etwas ausgehakt (inf)

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snap [snæp]

A v/i

1. snap at

a) nach jemandem schnappen,

b) nach einer Sache schnappen oder hastig greifen:

snap at the chance zugreifen, die Gelegenheit beim Schopf packen

c) → B 8:

snap out fig aufbrausen

2. knallen (Peitsche etc)

3. auf- oder zuschnappen (Verschluss etc), klicken

4. zerkrachen, brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, entzweigehen:

his nerves snapped seine Nerven versagten;

my patience snapped mir riss die Geduld oder der Geduldsfaden

5. schnellen:

snap to attention MIL Männchen bauen, Haltung annehmen;

snap to it! umg mach fix!

6. blitzen (vor Zorn):

her eyes snapped

7. FOTO umg knipsen

B v/t

1. beißen:

snap off abbeißen; → head Bes Redew, nose Bes Redew

2. hastig greifen nach, schnappen nach:

snap sb’s bag from them jemandem die Tasche entreißen

3. snap up

a) auf-, wegschnappen,

b) (gierig) an sich reißen:

snap up an offer ein Angebot schnell annehmen

4. mit den Fingern schnalzen:

snap one’s fingers at fig jemanden, etwas nicht ernst nehmen, jemanden auslachen

5. mit einer Peitsche etc knallen

6. einen Verschluss etc auf- oder zuschnappen lassen

7. snap up

a) jemanden barsch unterbrechen,

b) jemanden kurz abfertigen

8. jemanden anschnauzen, anfahren

9. auch snap out ein Kommando etc bellen

10. zerknicken, -knacken, -brechen, -reißen:

snap off abbrechen

11. umg knipsen, einen Schnappschuss machen von

C adj

1. Schnapp…

2. Schnell…:

snap judg(e)ment (vor)schnelles Urteil;

a snap vote eine Blitzabstimmung

3. kinderleicht

D adv

1. krachend, klickend

2. knallend

E s

1. Knacken n, Krachen n, Knacks m, Klicken n:

close a book with a snap ein Buch zuklappen

2. (Peitschen- etc) Knall m

3. Reißen n, (Zer)Brechen n

4. (Zu)Schnappen n, Biss m:

make ( oder take) a snap at schnappen nach

5. umg → snapshot A

6. a) → snap catch

b) → snap lock

7. fig umg Schmiss m, Schwung m

8. barsches Wort

9. umg (ein) bisschen:

I don’t care a snap das ist mir völlig schnuppe

10. besonders US umg

a) leichter, einträglicher Job

b) Kinderspiel n, Klacks m umg

c) todsichere Sache

11. besonders Br (knuspriges) Plätzchen:

lemon snap

12. kurze Zeit:

in a snap im Nu

13. (Art) Schnippschnapp n (ein Kartenspiel)

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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) zerbrechen

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

2)

snap one's fingers — mit den Fingern schnalzen

3) (move with snapping sound)

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

4) (take photograph of) knipsen

5) (say in sharp manner) fauchen; (speak crisply or curtly) bellen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (break) brechen

2) (fig.): (give way under strain) ausrasten (ugs.)

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

3) (make as if to bite) [zu]schnappen

4) (move smartly)

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

snap to attention — strammstehen

5)

snap shut — zuschnappen; [Kiefer:] zusammenklappen; [Mund:] zuklappen

6) (speak sharply) fauchen
3. noun
1) (sound) Knacken, das

2) (Photog.) Schnappschuss, der

3) (Brit. Cards) Schnippschnapp[schnurr], das
4. attributive adjective
(spontaneous) spontan
5. interjection
(Brit. Cards) schnapp

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap at

- snap off

- snap out

- snap out of

- snap up

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adj.

schnappen adj. v.

ermitteln v.

knipsen v.

schnappen v.

English-german dictionary > snap
8 snap

snæp
1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) intentar morder

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) partir

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) chasquear, hacer/producir un ruido seco

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) regañar, hablar con brusquedad

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) sacar una foto

2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) ruido seco

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto instantánea

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) juego de naipes

3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) precipitado, repentino

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up

snap¹ n

1. chasquido / ruido seco

the branch broke with a snap la rama se rompió con un ruido seco

2. foto

do you want to see my holiday snaps? ¿quieres ver las fotos de mis vacaciones? snap es también un juego de cartas en el que los jugadores van poniendo cartas sobre la mesa, y si salen dos del mismo número el primero que cante snap se las lleva todas. El que se quede sin cartas es eliminado; gana el que quede cuando los demás estén eliminados

snap² vb

1. romper / romperse

the branch snapped and he fell to the ground la rama se rompió y él se cayó al suelo

2. intentar morder

the dog snapped at her el perro intentó morderla

3. decir bruscamente / contestar bruscamente

there's no need to snap! ¡no hay motivo para contestarme así!

snap

tr[snæp]

noun

1 (sharp noise) ruido seco; (of fingers, branch) chasquido

2 familiar (snapshot) foto nombre femenino, instantánea

3 (card game) juego de naipes infantil

4 familiar (eagerness, zip) afán nombre masculino, brío, energía

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (easy thing to do) cosa tirada

■ it's a snap está chupado, está tirado

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (press-stud) broche nombre masculino a presión

adjective

1 (decision etc) precipitado,-a, repentino,-a

interjection

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ¡toma!, ¡caramba!

transitive verb (pt & pp snapped, ger snapping)

1 (break) partir en dos, romper en dos

2 (close) cerrar de golpe

■ she snapped her bag shut cerró el bolso de golpe

3 (click) chasquear

■ he snapped his fingers chasqueó los dedos

4 (say sharply) decir bruscamente

5 familiar (photograph) sacar una foto de

intransitive verb

1 (break) romperse, partirse

2 figurative use (person) perder los nervios, sufrir una crisis nerviosa

■ she snapped under the strain of too much work sufrió una crisis nerviosa por exceso de trabajo

3 (speak sharply) regañar (at, a), hablar con brusquedad (at, a)

■ there's no need to snap! ¡no hace falta morder!

4 (bite) morder (at, -)

■ the dog snapped at his ankles el perro le quiso morder los tobillos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

snap to it! ¡rápido!, ¡muévete!

to go snap romperse

to snap one's fingers at burlarse de

to snap out of it animarse, reaccionar

to snap somebody's head off echarle un rapapolvo a alguien

to snap shut cerrarse de golpe

snap ['snæp] v, snapped ; snapping vi

1) : intentar morder (dícese de un perro, etc.), picar (dícese de un pez)

2) : hablar con severidad

he snapped at me!: ¡me gritó!

3) break: romperse, quebrarse (haciendo un chasquido)

snap vt

1) break: partir (en dos), quebrar

2) : hacer (algo) de un golpe

to snap open: abrir de golpe

3) retort: decir bruscamente

4) click: chasquear

to snap one's fingers: chasquear los dedos

snap n

1) click, crack: chasquido m

2) fastener: broche m

3) cinch: cosa f fácil

it's a snap: es facilísimo

snap

adj.

• repentino, -a adj.

n.

• castañetazo s.m.

• chasquido s.m.

• chulería s.f.

• cosa fácil s.f.

• cucaña s.f.

• fotografía s.f.

v.

• castañetear v.

• chasquear v.

• romper v.

I snæp
noun

1) c ( sound) chasquido m, ruido m seco

2) snap (fastener) (AmE)

a) ( on clothes) broche m or botón m de presión (AmL), (cierre m) automático m (Esp)

b) (on handbag, necklace) broche m

3) c ( photo) (colloq) foto f, instantánea f

4) c ( Meteo)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

5) u (BrE)

a) ( card game) juego de baraja en el que se canta `snap' cada vez que aparecen dos cartas iguales

b) (as interj) (colloq)

I got 83% - snap! (so did I) — yo saqué un 83% - chócate ésa or chócatela or chócala (, yo también)!

6) ( easy task) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

it's a snap — es facilísimo; está tirado (fam), es una papa or un bollo (RPl fam), es chancaca (Chi fam)

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) partir

b) ( cause to make sharp sound)

she snapped the lid/book shut — cerró la tapa/el libro de un golpe; finger I

2) ( utter sharply) decir* bruscamente

shut up, he snapped — -cállate -dijo bruscamente

3) ( photograph) \<\<person/thing\>\> sacarle* una foto a

2.

vi

1) ( bite)

the dog snapped at my ankles — el perro me quiso morder los tobillos

2)

a) ( break) \<\<twigs/branch\>\> romperse*, quebrarse* (esp AmL); \<\<elastic\>\> romperse*

it just snapped off in my hand — se me partió or (esp AmL) se me quebró en la mano

the plank snapped in two — la tabla se partió en dos

my patience snapped — se me acabó la paciencia

b) ( click)

to snap shut — cerrarse* (con un clic)

3) ( speak sharply) hablar con brusquedad

sorry, I didn't mean to snap — perdona, no quise saltar así

4) ( move quickly)

to snap out of it — ( of depression) animarse, reaccionar; (of lethargy, inertia) espabilarse

snap out of it! — anímate!, reacciona!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap back

- snap up

III

adjective <decision/judgment> precipitado, repentino

[snæp]
1. N

1) (=sound) golpe m, ruido m seco; [of sth breaking, of whip, of fingers] chasquido m

it shut with a snap — se cerró de golpe, se cerró con un ruido seco

2) (=photograph) foto f

to take a snap of sb — sacar una foto de algn

these are our holiday snaps — estas son las fotos de nuestras vacaciones

3) (=short period)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

4) (=attempt to bite)

the dog made a snap at the biscuit — el perro se lanzó sobre la galleta

5) * (=energy) vigor m, energía f

put some snap into it! — ¡menearse!

6)

it's a snap — (US) * (=easy) eso está tirado *, es muy fácil

2.

ADJ (=sudden) repentino, sin aviso

snap decision — decisión f instantánea

snap answer — respuesta f sin pensar, respuesta f instantánea

snap judgement — juicio m instantáneo

3. VT

1) (=break) partir, quebrar (esp LAm)

2) (=click) chasquear

to snap one's fingers — chasquear los dedos

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth — (fig) burlarse de algn/algo

to snap a box shut — cerrar una caja de golpe

to snap sth into place — colocar algo con un golpe seco

3)

"be quiet!" she snapped — -¡cállate! -espetó ella enojada

4) (Phot) sacar una foto de

4. VI

1) (=break) [elastic] romperse

the branch snapped — la rama se partió

2) (=make sound) [whip] chasquear

it snapped shut — se cerró de golpe

to snap into place — meterse de golpe

3)

to snap at sb — [person] regañar a algn; [dog] intentar morder a algn

don't snap at me! — ¡a mí no me hables en ese tono!

4) (=move energetically)

she snapped into action — echó a trabajar etc en seguida

5.

ADV

snap! — ¡crac!

to go snap — hacer crac

6.

EXCL ¡lo mismo!; (=me too) ¡yo también!

7.

CPD

snap bean (US) N — judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (And, S. Cone), chaucha f (Arg)

snap fastener N — (US) cierre m (automático)

snap pea — tirabeque m, arveja f china

- snap back

- snap off

- snap out

- snap up

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I [snæp]
noun

1) c ( sound) chasquido m, ruido m seco

2) snap (fastener) (AmE)

a) ( on clothes) broche m or botón m de presión (AmL), (cierre m) automático m (Esp)

b) (on handbag, necklace) broche m

3) c ( photo) (colloq) foto f, instantánea f

4) c ( Meteo)

a cold snap — una ola de frío

5) u (BrE)

a) ( card game) juego de baraja en el que se canta `snap' cada vez que aparecen dos cartas iguales

b) (as interj) (colloq)

I got 83% - snap! (so did I) — yo saqué un 83% - chócate ésa or chócatela or chócala (, yo también)!

6) ( easy task) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

it's a snap — es facilísimo; está tirado (fam), es una papa or un bollo (RPl fam), es chancaca (Chi fam)

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( break) partir

b) ( cause to make sharp sound)

she snapped the lid/book shut — cerró la tapa/el libro de un golpe; finger I

2) ( utter sharply) decir* bruscamente

shut up, he snapped — -cállate -dijo bruscamente

3) ( photograph) \<\<person/thing\>\> sacarle* una foto a

2.

vi

1) ( bite)

the dog snapped at my ankles — el perro me quiso morder los tobillos

2)

a) ( break) \<\<twigs/branch\>\> romperse*, quebrarse* (esp AmL); \<\<elastic\>\> romperse*

it just snapped off in my hand — se me partió or (esp AmL) se me quebró en la mano

the plank snapped in two — la tabla se partió en dos

my patience snapped — se me acabó la paciencia

b) ( click)

to snap shut — cerrarse* (con un clic)

3) ( speak sharply) hablar con brusquedad

sorry, I didn't mean to snap — perdona, no quise saltar así

4) ( move quickly)

to snap out of it — ( of depression) animarse, reaccionar; (of lethargy, inertia) espabilarse

snap out of it! — anímate!, reacciona!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- snap back

- snap up

III

adjective <decision/judgment> precipitado, repentino

English-spanish dictionary > snap
9 snap

I 1. [snæp]
nome

1) (cracking sound) (of branch) schianto m., colpo m. secco; (of fingers, elastic) schiocco m.

2) (bite)

with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox... — chiudendo di scatto la bocca, la volpe

3) fot. colloq. foto f.

4) gioc. = gioco di carte simile al rubamazzo

5) colloq. (vigour) brio m., energia f.
2.
aggettivo [decision, judgment] improvviso, veloce
3.
interiezione

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — colloq. toh (guarda), abbiamo la cravatta uguale!
II 1. [snæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (click) fare schioccare [fingers, elastic]; fare scattare, chiudere di scatto [ jaws]

to snap sth. shut — chiudere di colpo qcs

2) (break) spezzare, rompere

3) (say crossly)

"stop it!" he snapped — "smettila!" disse con tono seccato

4) fot. colloq. scattare una foto a
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (break) [ branch] spezzarsi di schianto; [ elastic] rompersi; [ rope] spezzarsi

2) fig. (lose control) [ person] perdere il controllo

my patience finally snapped — alla fine la mia pazienza si esaurì

3) (click)

to snap open, shut — aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto

4) (speak sharply) parlare duramente

•

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

••

snap out of it! — colloq. reagisci!

snap to it! — colloq. sbrigati!

to snap to attention — mil. scattare sull'attenti

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[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb
1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) (tentare di mordere)

2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) spezzare, spezzarsi

3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) sbattere

4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) gridare

5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) fotografare
2. noun
1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) colpo, schiocco

2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) foto

3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) rubamazzo
3. adjective
(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) improvviso

- snappy
- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up
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snap /snæp/
A n.

1 colpo secco; scatto; schiocco; schianto: The branch broke with a snap, il ramo si è spezzato di schianto; the snap of a whip, lo schiocco di una frusta

2 brusca rottura; lo spezzarsi ( di un ramo, ecc.)

3 morso; atto di mordere (o d'azzannare): to make a snap at sb., tentare d'azzannare q.

4 fermaglio; fibbia; gancio

5 [u] (fig. fam.) brio; vivacità; verve (franc.): He lacks snap, manca di brio, di vivacità

6 rubamazzo ( gioco di carte)

7 (abbr. fam. di snapshot) istantanea; foto: my holiday snaps, le mie foto delle vacanze

8 biscotto croccante; croccantino: ginger snaps, croccantini aromatizzati con zenzero

9 ( USA) = snap fastener ► sotto

10 [u] (fam.) energia; spinta (fig.); Put a bit of snap in it!, mettici un po' di energia!; datti un po' di spinta!

11 (fam. USA) cosa facilissima; bazzecola

12 (ingl. sett.) pasto nel panierino; pasto in fabbrica

B a. attr.

1 ( di congegno, fermaglio) a scatto; a molla; automatico

2 improvviso; repentino: a snap decision, una decisione improvvisa (o repentina); (polit.) a snap vote, una votazione indetta a tamburo battente

C inter.

(fam.) ma guarda; che coincidenza; anch'io; tale e quale!

● (elettr.) snap-action switch, interruttore a scatto rapido □ snap closure, chiusura a scatto □ snap fastener, bottone automatico; automatico □ snap hook, gancio a molla; moschettone □ (aeron.) snap roll, mulinello; tonneau (franc.) □ snap judgment, giudizio dato su due piedi; giudizio avventato □ a snap lock, una serratura a scatto □ snap reaction, reazione immediata (o istintiva) □ snap ring (o snap-shackle), (mecc.) anello elastico; ( alpinismo) moschettone □ snap-shot, colpo sparato senza prendere la mira; tiro veloce ( con la pistola, ecc.); ( calcio, ecc.) tiro improvviso □ (elettr.) snap-switch = snap-action switch ► sopra □ to call sb. with a snap of one's fingers, chiamare q. schioccando le dita □ to speak with a snap, parlare in tono brusco.
♦ (to) snap /snæp/
v. t. e i.

1 afferrare coi denti; addentare; azzannare; fare l'atto di mordere: Your dog is vicious: he snarls and snaps, il tuo cane è cattivo: ringhia e fa l'atto di mordere

2 rompere, rompersi; spezzare, spezzarsi ( con uno schiocco): He pulled at the rusty handle until he snapped it, tirò la maniglia arrugginita finché la ruppe; The branch snapped and I fell, il ramo si spezzò e io caddi

3 schioccare; far schioccare: to snap a finger (o one's fingers) schioccare le dita; to snap a whip, far schioccare una frusta

4 scattare (fig.); saltare ( anche fig.): My nerves snapped, mi sono saltati i nervi

5 scoppiettare: The fire is snapping, il fuoco scoppietta

6 chiudere (o chiudersi) di scatto; scattare; serrare: Ann snapped the bag shut, Anna chiuse la borsetta di scatto; to snap a clasp, chiudere una fibbia; The door snapped shut ( o to), la porta si chiuse di scatto

7 battere; colpire: to snap one's teeth together, battere i denti

8 (fam.) fare (o scattare) un'istantanea a (q. o qc.); fotografare: The tourists were snapping ( the dancers), i turisti scattavano foto (ai danzatori)

● (zool.) snapping turtle ( Chelydra serpentina), tartaruga azzannatrice □ Snap the safety before putting the revolver away, metti la sicura prima di riporre la rivoltella! □ DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Make sure the lever makes a snapping sound, assicurati che la leva faccia uno scatto □ His eyes snapped open, i suoi occhi si aprirono di scatto □ The pistol snapped, la pistola ha lasciato partire un colpo; ( anche) la pistola ha fatto cilecca □ The soldiers snapped to attention, i soldati sono scattati sull'attenti □ (fam.) Snap to it!, sbrigati!; spicciati!; scattare!; dacci sotto!

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I 1. [snæp]
nome

1) (cracking sound) (of branch) schianto m., colpo m. secco; (of fingers, elastic) schiocco m.

2) (bite)

with a sudden snap of his jaws, the fox... — chiudendo di scatto la bocca, la volpe

3) fot. colloq. foto f.

4) gioc. = gioco di carte simile al rubamazzo

5) colloq. (vigour) brio m., energia f.
2.
aggettivo [decision, judgment] improvviso, veloce
3.
interiezione

snap! we're wearing the same tie! — colloq. toh (guarda), abbiamo la cravatta uguale!
II 1. [snæp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (click) fare schioccare [fingers, elastic]; fare scattare, chiudere di scatto [ jaws]

to snap sth. shut — chiudere di colpo qcs

2) (break) spezzare, rompere

3) (say crossly)

"stop it!" he snapped — "smettila!" disse con tono seccato

4) fot. colloq. scattare una foto a
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (break) [ branch] spezzarsi di schianto; [ elastic] rompersi; [ rope] spezzarsi

2) fig. (lose control) [ person] perdere il controllo

my patience finally snapped — alla fine la mia pazienza si esaurì

3) (click)

to snap open, shut — aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto

4) (speak sharply) parlare duramente

•

- snap at

- snap off

- snap up

••

snap out of it! — colloq. reagisci!

snap to it! — colloq. sbrigati!

to snap to attention — mil. scattare sull'attenti

English-Italian dictionary > snap
10 snap ***

[snæp]
1. n

1) (sound, action: of sth breaking, closing) colpo secco, (of fingers) schiocco

a cold snap fam — un'improvvisa ondata di freddo

the dog made a snap at the biscuit — il cane ha cercato di afferrare il biscotto

with a snap of one's fingers — schioccando le dita

2) Cards rubamazzo

3) (fam: photo) foto f inv

holiday snaps — foto delle vacanze

2. adj

(sudden: strike) selvaggio (-a), (answer, judgement) immediato (-a), (decision) repentino (-a)

3. vt

1) (break) spezzare di netto

2) (fingers) schioccare

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth fig — infischiarsi di qn/qc

to snap a box shut — chiudere una scatola di colpo

3)

"be quiet!", she snapped — "sta' zitto!", sbottò

4) Phot fotografare, scattare una foto a

4. vi

1) (break: elastic) spezzarsi

2) (whip) schioccare

it snapped shut — si chiuse di scatto

to snap back into place — scattare di nuovo a posto

everything snapped into place fig — tutto fu chiaro

3)

to snap at sb — (dog) cercare di mordere qn, (person) rivolgersi a qn con tono brusco

•

- snap off

- snap out

- snap up

English-Italian dictionary > snap ***
11 snap out

phr.v. 1. snap out of it/sth се оттргнува (од лошо расположение/депресија): Snap out of it! Развесели се! Прибери се! Смири се!;

2. дрекнува, грубо/остро наредува/прашува

English-Macedonian dictionary > snap out
12 desgajar

v.

1 to tear out.

2 to tear off, to rip off, to break off, to break away.

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desgajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (rama) to tear off; (página) to rip out, tear out

2 (romper) to break

3 (despedazar) to tear to pieces

► verbo pronominal desgajarse

1 to break off, come off

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1. VT

1) (=desprender) [+ rama] to tear off; [+ página, capítulo] to tear out

2) [+ naranja] to split into segments

3)

desgajar a algn de un lugar — to tear sb away from somewhere

2.

See:

desgajarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

desgajar algo de algo — < rama> to break o snap something off something; < páginas> to tear o rip something out of something
2.
desgajarse v pron

a) rama to break off, snap off

desgajarse de algo: se desgajaron del grupo — they broke away from the group

b) (fam) (Col) aguacero to pour o (colloq) bucket down

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1.
verbo transitivo

desgajar algo de algo — < rama> to break o snap something off something; < páginas> to tear o rip something out of something
2.
desgajarse v pron

a) rama to break off, snap off

desgajarse de algo: se desgajaron del grupo — they broke away from the group

b) (fam) (Col) aguacero to pour o (colloq) bucket down

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desgajar [A1 ]

vt

desgajar algo DE algo ‹rama› to break o snap sth OFF sth; ‹páginas› to tear o rip sth OUT OF sth

■ desgajarse

v pron

1 «rama» to break off, snap off desgajarse DE algo:

se desgajaron del grupo they broke away from the group

los incidentes que se van desgajando en el transcurso de la novela the incidents that crop up o emerge as the novel progresses

2 ( Col fam) to pour o ( colloq) bucket down

se desgajó el aguacero the rain began to bucket down o pour down, the heavens opened

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desgajar ( conjugate desgajar) verbo transitivo desgajar algo de algo ‹ rama› to break o snap sth off sth;
‹ páginas› to tear o rip sth out of sth
desgajarse verbo pronominal [ rama] to break off, snap off
desgajar verbo transitivo
1 (una hoja, un gajo) to rip o tear out
(una rama) to tear off
2 fig (desperdigar, separar) to split up

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desgajar

♦ vt
[página] to tear out (de of); [libro, periódico] to rip up; [naranja] to split into segments;
desgajó la rama (del árbol) he broke the branch off (the tree)

♦ See also the pronominal verb desgajarse

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desgajar

v/t rama break off

* * *

desgajar vt

1) : to tear off

2) : to break apart

♦ See also the reflexive verb desgajarse

Spanish-English dictionary > desgajar
13 beißen

to bite

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bei|ßen ['baisn] pret bi\#ss [bɪs] ptp gebi\#ssen [gə'bɪsn]
1. vti
to bite; (= brennen Geschmack, Geruch, Schmerzen) to sting; (= kauen) to chew
in den Apfel béíßen — to bite into the apple, to take a bite out of the apple

ich kann dieses Brot nicht béíßen — this bread is too hard for me

der Hund hat mich or mir ins Bein gebissen — the dog has bitten my leg or me in the leg

der Rauch/Wind beißt in den Augen/mich in die Augen (inf) — the smoke/wind makes one's/my eyes sting

er wird dich schon nicht béíßen (fig) — he won't eat or bite you

zu béíßen haben (fig) — to have sth to chew over (Brit) or on

See:

→ Gras

2. vr
(Farben) to clash
auf die Zunge/Lippen béíßen — to bite one's tongue/lips

béíßen — to kick oneself (inf)

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(to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) nip

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bei·ßen

< biss, gebissen>

[ˈbaisn̩]

I. vt

▪ jdn [in etw akk] \beißen to bite sb['s sth] [or sb [in the sth]]

▪ sich akk \beißen to bite each other [or one another]

er wird dich schon nicht \beißen! (fig) he won't bite you

das Brot ist so hart, dass man es kaum mehr \beißen kann! this bread is so hard that you can hardly bite into it

etwas/nichts zu \beißen haben (fam) to have something/nothing to eat, to get one's teeth around hum fam

II. vi

1. (mit den Zähnen fassen) to bite

▪ auf etw akk/in etw akk \beißen to bite into sth

in einen Apfel \beißen to bite into [or take a bite out of] an apple; (schnappen)

▪ nach jdm/etw \beißen to bite [or snap] at sb/sth

2. (brennend sein)

▪ [an etw dat/auf etw dat/in etw dat] \beißen to make sth sting, to sting; Säure to burn

in den Augen \beißen to make one's eyes sting [or water

3. (anbeißen) to rise to the bait

die Fische wollen heute nicht \beißen the fish aren't biting today

4.

▶ an etw dat zu \beißen haben to have sth to chew over

III. vr

1. (mit den Zähnen)

▪ sich akk auf etw akk o dat \beißen to bite one's sth

2. (unverträglich sein)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \beißen to clash [with sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb

1) bite; (kauen) chew

in etwas (Akk.) beißen — bite into something

an den Nägeln beißen — bite one's nails

ich habe mich od. mir auf die Zunge/in die Lippe gebissen — I've bitten my tongue/lip

der Hund hat mir od. mich ins Bein gebissen — the dog bit me in the leg

nichts/nicht viel zu beißen haben — (fig.) have nothing/not have much to eat

2) (ätzen) sting

in die od. in den Augen beißen — sting one's eyes; make one's eyes sting

auf der Zunge beißen — burn the tongue
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.) < colours> clash ( mit with)

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beißen; beißt, biss, hat gebissen

A. v/t auch Insekt: bite;

jemanden ins Bein/in den Finger beißen bite sb’s leg/finger;

ein Loch in etwas beißen bite a hole into sth, take a bite out of sth;

das kann man ja kaum beißen! it’s as hard as rock, you can hardly get your teeth into it;

nichts zu beißen haben umg not have a bite to eat;

er kann (es) nicht mehr (richtig) beißen (kauen) he can’t chew (it) (properly) any more;

er wird dich schon nicht beißen iron he won’t bite ( oder eat) you; → Hund 2

B. v/i

1. auch Insekt und Fisch: bite;

in etwas beißen bite (into) sth;

sie biss fest in den Apfel she bit hard into the apple;

auf etwas beißen bite on sth;

nach jemandem/etwas beißen snap at sb/sth; Tier:

wild um sich beißen snap wildly;

an der Frage werden wir noch zu beißen haben umg that question will give us something to chew on;

an dem Test hatte ich (schwer) zu beißen umg I struggled (hard) with the test; → Apfel, Granit, Gras

2. (brennen) in Wunde: bite, burn; in den Augen: sting

C. v/r

1. bite o.s.;

sich auf die Zunge/Lippe beißen bite one’s tongue/lip; → Hintern

2. fig Farben, Töne etc: clash

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb

1) bite; (kauen) chew

in etwas (Akk.) beißen — bite into something

an den Nägeln beißen — bite one's nails

ich habe mich od. mir auf die Zunge/in die Lippe gebissen — I've bitten my tongue/lip

der Hund hat mir od. mich ins Bein gebissen — the dog bit me in the leg

nichts/nicht viel zu beißen haben — (fig.) have nothing/not have much to eat

2) (ätzen) sting

in die od. in den Augen beißen — sting one's eyes; make one's eyes sting

auf der Zunge beißen — burn the tongue
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs.) < colours> clash ( mit with)

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-ereien n.

bite n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > beißen
14 arracher

arracher [aʀa∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ légume] to lift ; [+ plante] to pull up ; [+ cheveux, poil, clou] to pull out ; [+ dent] to take out

• je vais me faire arracher une dent I'm going to have a tooth out

• arracher des mauvaises herbes to pull up weeds

   b. ( = enlever) [+ chemise, membre] to tear off ; [+ affiche] to tear down ; [+ feuille, page] to tear out (de of)

• je vais lui arracher les yeux I'll scratch his eyes out

• ça arrache (la gueule) (inf!) [plat] it'll blow your head off! (inf) ; [boisson] it's really rough!

   c. ( = prendre) arracher à qn [+ portefeuille, arme] to snatch from sb

• arracher des larmes/un cri à qn to make sb cry/cry out

• ils ont arraché la victoire à la dernière minute they snatched victory at the last minute

• il lui arracha son sac à main he snatched her handbag from her

• je lui ai arraché cette promesse I dragged this promise out of him

   d. ( = soustraire) arracher qn à [+ famille, pays] to tear sb away from ; [+ passion, vice, soucis] to rescue sb from ; [+ sommeil, rêve] to drag sb out of ; [+ sort, mort] to snatch sb from

2. reflexive verb

► s'arracher

   a.

s'arracher les cheveux to tear one's hair out

   b. on s'arrache leur dernier CD everybody is desperate to get hold of their latest CD

• les cinéastes se l'arrachent film directors are falling over themselves to get him to act in their films

   c. s'arracher de or à [+ pays] to tear o.s. away from ; [+ lit] to drag o.s. from

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aʀaʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déraciner) [personne] to dig up [légumes]; to dig out [broussailles, souche, poteau]; to uproot [arbre]; [ouragan] to uproot [arbre, poteau]

arracher les mauvaises herbes — to weed

2) ( détacher vivement) [personne] to pull [something] out [poil, dent, ongle, clou] (de from); to tear [something] down [affiche]; to rip [something] out [page]; to tear [something] off [masque] (de from); [vent] to blow [something] off [feuilles]; to rip [something] off [toit] (de from)

l'obus lui a arraché le bras — the shell blew his/her arm off

3) ( ôter de force) to snatch [personne, objet] (de, à from)

arracher quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un — to snatch something out of somebody's hands

elle s'est fait arracher son sac — she had her bag snatched

arracher quelqu'un à la mort — to snatch somebody from the jaws of death

arracher quelqu'un à la misère — to rescue somebody from poverty

arracher quelqu'un à sa famille — to tear somebody from the bosom of his/her family

4) ( tirer brutalement)

arracher quelqu'un à — to rouse somebody from [rêve, torpeur, pensées]; to drag somebody away from [travail]

5) ( soutirer) to force [augmentation, compromis] ( à quelqu'un out of somebody); to extract [secret, précision, consentement] (de, à quelqu'un from somebody); to get [mot, sourire] (de, à quelqu'un from somebody)

ils leur ont arraché la victoire — they snatched victory from them

arracher un nul — Sport to manage to draw GB ou tie

la douleur lui a arraché un cri — he/she cried out in pain

2.

s'arracher verbe pronominal

1) ( s'ôter)

s'arracher les cheveux blancs — to pull out one's grey GB ou gray US hairs

s'arracher les poils du nez — to pluck the hairs from one's nose

2) ( se disputer pour) to fight over [personne, produit]

3) ( se séparer)

s'arracher à — to rouse oneself from [pensées, rêverie]; to tear oneself away from [travail, étreinte]

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arracher les yeux à or de quelqu'un — to scratch somebody's eyes out

c'est à s'arracher les cheveux! — (colloq) ( difficile) it's enough to make you tear your hair out!

s'arracher les yeux — to fight like cat and dog

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aʀaʃe vt
1) [page de livre] to pull out, to tear out, [page de bloc] to tear off, [affiche] to pull down, [masque] to pull off

Arrachez la page. — Tear the page out.

arracher qch à qn — to snatch sth from sb, figto wring sth out of sb, to wrest sth from sb

2) [légume] to lift, [herbe, souche] to pull up

Elle a arraché les mauvaises herbes. — She pulled up the weeds., She did the weeding.

3) [partie du corps] [explosion] to blow off, [accident] to tear off

Le dentiste m'a arraché une dent. — The dentist pulled one of my teeth out.

se faire arracher une dent — to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled USA

4) fig

arracher la victoire — to snatch victory

arracher qn à qch [solitude, rêverie] — to drag sb out of sth, [famille] to tear sb away from sth, to wrench sb away from sth

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arracher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déraciner) [personne] to dig up [légumes]; to dig out [broussailles, souche, poteau]; to uproot [arbre]; [ouragan] to uproot [arbre, poteau]; arracher les mauvaises herbes to weed;

2 ( détacher vivement) [personne] to pull [sth] out [poil, cheveu, dent, ongle, clou] (de from); to tear [sth] down [affiche]; to rip [sth] out [feuillet, page]; to tear [sth] off [bandeau, masque] (de from); [vent] to blow [sth] off [feuilles d'arbre]; to rip [sth] off [toit, tuiles] (de from); la machine/l'obus lui a arraché le bras the machine/the shell ripped his/her arm off;

3 ( ôter de force) to snatch [personne, objet] (de, à from); arracher qch des mains de qn to snatch sth out of sb's hands; elle s'est fait arracher son sac she had her bag snatched; arracher qn à la mort/au désespoir to snatch sb from the jaws of death/from despair; arracher qn à la misère to rescue sb from poverty; arracher qn à sa famille/à son pays to tear sb from the bosom of his/her family/from his/her native land;

4 ( tirer brutalement) arracher qn à to rouse sb from [rêve, torpeur, pensées]; to drag sb away from [travail];

5 ( soutirer) to force [augmentation, compromis] (à qn out of sb); to extract [secret, précision, consentement, confession] (de, à qn from sb); to get [mot, sourire] (de, à qn from sb); ils leur ont arraché la victoire they snatched victory from them; arracher un nul Sport to manage to draw GB ou tie; la douleur lui a arraché un cri he/she cried out in pain; la douleur lui a arraché des larmes the pain brought tears to his/her eyes.

B s'arracher vpr

1 ( ôter à soi-même) s'arracher les cheveux blancs to pull out one's grey GB ou gray US hairs; s'arracher les poils du nez to pluck the hairs from one's nose;

2 ( se disputer pour) to fight over [personne]; to fight over, to scramble for [produit]; on or tout le monde se les arrache everyone is crazy for them;

3 ( se séparer) s'arracher à to rouse oneself from [pensées, rêverie]; to tear oneself away from [travail, occupation, étreinte];

4 ○( partir) s'arracher d'un lieu to tear oneself away from a place ; viens, on s'arrache come on, let's split○.

Idiomes

arracher les yeux à or de qn to scratch sb's eyes out; c'est à s'arracher les cheveux○! ( difficile) it's enough to make you tear your hair out!; s'arracher les cheveux de désespoir to tear one's hair out in despair; s'arracher les yeux to fight like cat and dog.

[araʃe] verbe transitif

1. [extraire - clou, cheville] to pull ou to draw out (separable) ; [ - arbuste] to pull ou to root up (separable) ; [ - betterave, laitue] to lift ; [ - mauvaises herbes, liseron] to pull ou to root out (separable) ; [ - poil, cheveu] to pull out (separable) ; [ - dent] to pull out (separable), to draw, to extract

se faire arracher une dent to have a tooth out

il a eu un bras arraché dans l'explosion he had an arm blown off in the explosion

ça arrache la gorge (familier & figuré) it burns your throat

il t'arracherait les yeux s'il savait he'd tear ou scratch your eyes out if he knew

arracher son masque à quelqu'un to unmask somebody

2. [déchirer - papier peint, affiche] to tear ou to rip off (separable) ; [ - page] to tear out (separable), to pull out (separable)

3. [prendre - sac, billet] to snatch, to grab

j'ai réussi à lui arracher le pistolet des mains

a. [très vite] I managed to snatch the gun away ou to grab the gun from him

b. [après une lutte] I managed to wrest the gun from his grip

[obtenir - victoire] to snatch

arracher des aveux/une signature à quelqu'un to wring a confession/signature out of somebody

arracher des larmes à quelqu'un to bring tears to somebody's eyes

arracher un sourire à quelqu'un to force a smile out of somebody

pas moyen de lui arracher le moindre commentaire it's impossible to get him to say anything

4. [enlever - personne]

arracher quelqu'un à son lit to drag somebody out of ou from his bed

comment l'arracher à son ordinateur? how can we get ou drag him away from his computer?

arraché très jeune à sa famille torn from the bosom of his family at an early age (littéraire)

arracher un bébé à sa mère to take a child from its mother

arracher quelqu'un au sommeil to force somebody to wake up

5. [le sauver de]

arracher quelqu'un à to snatch ou to rescue somebody from

arracher quelqu'un à la mort to snatch somebody from (the jaws of) death

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s'arracher verbe pronominal transitif

1. [s'écorcher]

je me suis arraché la peau du genou en tombant I fell over and scraped my knee

c'est à s'arracher les cheveux (familier) it's enough to drive you crazy

s'arracher les yeux to scratch each other's eyes out

2. [se disputer - personne, héritage] to fight over (inseparable)

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s'arracher verbe pronominal intransitif

(très familier)

[partir]

allez, on s'arrache! come on, let's be off!

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s'arracher à verbe pronominal plus préposition,

s'arracher de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to tear oneself away from

s'arracher au sommeil to tear oneself from sleep

s'arracher à ses rêveries to snap out of one's daydreams

s'arracher à son travail/à son ordinateur/de son fauteuil to tear oneself away from one's work/computer/armchair

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > arracher
15 nose

1. noun
1) Nase, die

[win] by a nose — mit einer Nasenlänge [gewinnen]

follow one's nose — (fig.) (be guided by instinct) seinem Instinkt folgen; (go forward) der Nase nachgehen

get up somebody's nose — (coll.): (annoy somebody) jemandem auf den Wecker gehen (salopp)

hold one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase zuhalten

pay through the nose — tief in die Tasche greifen müssen (ugs.)

poke or thrust etc. one's nose into something — (fig.) seine Nase in etwas (Akk.) stecken (fig. ugs.)

put somebody's nose out of joint — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen (ugs.)

rub somebody's nose in it — (fig.) es jemandem ständig unter die Nase reiben (ugs.)

speak through one's nose — näseln; durch die Nase sprechen

turn up one's nose at something — (fig. coll.) die Nase über etwas (Akk.) rümpfen

under somebody's nose — (fig. coll.) vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

keep one's nose out of something — (fig. coll.) sich aus etwas [he]raushalten

keep your nose out of this! — halt [du] dich da raus!

2) (of ship, aircraft) Nase, die
2. transitive verb
1) (detect, smell out)

nose [out] — aufspüren

2)

nose one's way — sich (Dat.) vorsichtig seinen Weg bahnen
3. intransitive verb
(move) sich vorsichtig bewegen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/106516/nose_about">nose about

- nose out

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[nəuz] 1. noun
1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) die Nase

2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) die Nase

3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) die Spitze
2. verb
1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) sich vorsichtig vortasten

2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) das schnüffeln

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- -nosed
- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb
(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)

- follow one's nose
- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose
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nose

[nəʊz, AM noʊz]

I. n

1. (organ) Nase f

runny \nose laufende [o ÖSTERR rinnende] Nase

to blow one's \nose sich dat die Nase putzen

to breathe/speak through one's \nose durch die Nase atmen/sprechen

2. (front) Nase f, Schnauze f fam; of aircraft Flugzeugnase f

\nose to tail dicht an dicht

3. no pl (smell) Geruchssinn m

to have a keen \nose einen guten Geruchssinn haben

4. ( form: of wine) Aroma nt, Bouquet nt geh

5. (perfumer) Parfümeur, Parfümeuse m, f

6.

▶ with one's \nose in the air mit hoch erhobener Nase

▶ to get up sb's \nose BRIT, AUS ( fam) jdm auf den Wecker gehen fam

▶ to have a [good] \nose for sth ( fam) einen [guten] Riecher für etw akk haben

▶ to keep one's \nose clean ( fam) seine Weste sauber halten fam

▶ to keep one's \nose out of sth ( fam) seine Nase aus etw dat heraushalten

▶ to keep [or put] one's \nose to the grindstone ( fam) sich akk dahinterklemmen fam

▶ on the \nose AM ( fam) genau, exakt

at eight on the \nose genau um 8 Uhr

▶ to poke [or stick] one's \nose into sth ( fam) seine Nase in etw akk hineinstecken

▶ to put sb's \nose out of joint ( fam) jdn aus der Fassung [o aus dem Konzept] bringen

▶ [right] under sb's \nose, [[AM right out] from] under sb's \nose [direkt] vor jds Nase

▶ to win by a \nose knapp gewinnen

II. vi

to \nose forwards sich akk vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen

▪ to \nose through sth sich dat einen Weg durch etw akk bahnen

III. vt

▪ to \nose sth somewhere a car etw irgendwohin bugsieren fam

to \nose one's way forwards/in/out/up sich akk vorsichtig seinen Weg vorwärts/hinein-/hinaus-/hinaufbahnen

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[nəʊz]
1. n

1) Nase f

to hold one's nose — sich (dat) die Nase zuhalten

to speak through one's nose — durch die Nase sprechen

the tip of one's nose — die Nasenspitze

my nose is bleeding — ich habe Nasenbluten

follow your nose — immer der Nase nach

she always has her nose in a book — sie hat dauernd den Kopf in einem Buch (vergraben)

to do sth under sb's (very) nose — etw vor jds Augen tun

it was right under his nose all the time —

I just followed my nose — ich bin immer der Nase nach gegangen

she leads him by the nose — er tanzt ganz nach ihrer Pfeife

don't let him lead you by the nose — lass dich von ihm nicht unterbuttern!

he can't see beyond or further than the end of his nose — er kann nicht weiter sehen, als sein eigener Schatten reicht

to get up sb's nose (fig inf) — jdm auf den Geist or auf die Nerven gehen (inf)

to poke or stick one's nose into sth (fig) — seine Nase in etw (acc) stecken

you keep your nose out of this (inf) — halt du dich da raus (inf)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face (prov) — sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

to look down one's nose at sb/sth — auf jdn/etw herabblicken

with one's nose in the air — mit hocherhobenem Kopf, hochnäsig

to pay through the nose (inf) — viel blechen (inf), sich dumm und dämlich zahlen

to win by a nose (horse) — um eine Nasenlänge gewinnen

to put sb's nose out of joint — jdn vor den Kopf stoßen

his nose is out of joint over this — er fühlt sich dadurch vor den Kopf gestoßen

to keep one's nose clean (inf) — sauber bleiben (inf), eine saubere Weste behalten (inf)

to pay on the nose — sofort bezahlen

2) (= sense of smell) Nase f; (fig) Riecher m (inf), Nase f

to have a nose for sth (fig) — eine Nase or einen Riecher (inf) für etw haben

3) (of wines) Blume f

4) (of plane) Nase f; (of car) Schnauze f; (of boat) Bug m; (of torpedo) Kopf m

nose to tail (cars) — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

2. vt

the car/ship nosed its way through the fog — das Auto/Schiff tastete sich durch den Nebel

the car nosed its way into the stream of traffic — das Auto schob sich in den fließenden Verkehr vor

I nosed the car toward(s) the gate — ich manövrierte das Auto langsam zum Tor

3. vi

a boat nosed through the mist — ein Boot tastete sich durch den Nebel

the car nosed forward — das Auto schob sich langsam vor

to nose into sb's affairs (fig) — seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten (acc) stecken (inf)

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nose [nəʊz]

A s

1. ANAT Nase f: → blow¹ C 9, pick¹ B 13

2. fig Nase f, Riecher m umg ( beide:

for für)

3. → bouquet 2

4. besonders TECH

a) Nase f, Vorsprung m, (MIL Geschoss)Spitze f, Schnabel m

b) Mündung f

c) Schneidkopf m (eines Drehstahls etc)

5. (Schiffs)Bug m

6. AUTO Schnauze f (Vorderteil des Autos)

7. FLUG Nase f, (Rumpf)Bug m, Kanzel f

B v/t

1. riechen, wittern

2. beschnüffeln

3. mit der Nase berühren oder stoßen

4. fig

a) seinen Weg vorsichtig suchen:

the car nosed its way through the fog das Auto tastete sich durch den Nebel

b) ein Auto etc vorsichtig fahren:

nose the car out of the garage

5. durch die Nase oder näselnd aussprechen

6. umg → nose out 2

C v/i

1. auch nose about, nose around umg (herum)schnüffeln (after, for nach; among in dat)

2. nose into umg seine Nase stecken in (akk)

3. the car nosed through the fog das Auto tastete sich durch den NebelBesondere Redewendungen: bite ( oder snap) sb’s nose off umg jemanden anschnauzen oder anfahren;

cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden;

follow one’s nose

a) immer der Nase nach gehen,

b) fig seinem Instinkt folgen;

get nose of umg Wind bekommen von;

get up sb’s nose Br umg jemandem auf den Wecker fallen oder gehen;

keep one’s nose clean umg sich nichts zuschulden kommen lassen;

keep your nose out of my affairs umg halte dich aus meinen Angelegenheiten heraus!;

lead sb by the nose umg jemanden ‚unter seiner Fuchtel haben, jemanden gängeln;

look down one’s nose at umg die Nase rümpfen über (akk);

pay through the nose umg sich dumm und dämlich zahlen;

poke ( oder put, stick, thrust) one’s nose into umg seine Nase in eine Sache stecken;

put sb’s nose out of joint umg

a) jemanden ausstechen,

b) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen;

see no further than (the end of) one’s nose umg

a) kurzsichtig sein,

b) fig nicht weiter sehen als seine Nase (reicht);

turn up one’s nose umg die Nase rümpfen (at über akk);

win by a nose (Pferderennsport) um eine Nasenlänge gewinnen (a. fig);

(as) plain as the nose on your face umg sonnenklar;

on the nose bes US umg (ganz) genau, engS. pünktlich;

under sb’s (very) nose

a) direkt vor jemandes Nase,

b) vor jemandes Augen; → grindstone 1, powder B 1, thumb B 4

ENT abk MED ear, nose, and throat HNO-…

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1. noun
1) Nase, die

[win] by a nose — mit einer Nasenlänge [gewinnen]

follow one's nose — (fig.) (be guided by instinct) seinem Instinkt folgen; (go forward) der Nase nachgehen

get up somebody's nose — (coll.): (annoy somebody) jemandem auf den Wecker gehen (salopp)

hold one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase zuhalten

pay through the nose — tief in die Tasche greifen müssen (ugs.)

poke or thrust etc. one's nose into something — (fig.) seine Nase in etwas (Akk.) stecken (fig. ugs.)

put somebody's nose out of joint — (fig. coll.) jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen (ugs.)

rub somebody's nose in it — (fig.) es jemandem ständig unter die Nase reiben (ugs.)

speak through one's nose — näseln; durch die Nase sprechen

turn up one's nose at something — (fig. coll.) die Nase über etwas (Akk.) rümpfen

under somebody's nose — (fig. coll.) vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

keep one's nose out of something — (fig. coll.) sich aus etwas [he]raushalten

keep your nose out of this! — halt [du] dich da raus!

2) (of ship, aircraft) Nase, die
2. transitive verb
1) (detect, smell out)

nose [out] — aufspüren

2)

nose one's way — sich (Dat.) vorsichtig seinen Weg bahnen
3. intransitive verb
(move) sich vorsichtig bewegen

Phrasal Verbs:

- nose about

- nose out

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(wine) n.

Bukett -es (Wein) n. n.

Bug -e (Flugzeug) m.

Nase -n f.

English-german dictionary > nose
16 brechen

to burst; to infringe; to rupture; to refract; to fracture; to break; to quarry;

sich brechen

(Wellen) to break

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brẹ|chen ['brɛçn] pret brach [braːx] ptp gebro\#chen [gə'brɔxn]
1. vt

1) (= zerbrechen, herausbrechen) to break; Schiefer, Stein, Marmor to cut; Widerstand to overcome, to break; Licht to refract; (geh = pflücken) Blumen to pluck, to pick

sich/jdm den Arm brechen — to break one's/sb's arm

einer Flasche den Hals brechen — to crack( open) a bottle

das wird ihm das Genick or den Hals brechen (fig) — that will bring about his downfall

jdm die Treue brechen — to break trust with sb; (Liebhaber etc) to be unfaithful to sb

See:

→ auch gebrochen, Bahn

2) (= erbrechen) to vomit (up), to throw up

2. vi

1) aux sein to break

seine Augen brachen (old, liter) — he passed away

mir bricht das Herz — it breaks my heart

zum Brechen or brechend voll sein — to be full to bursting

2)

mit jdm/etw brechen — to break with sb/sth

3) (= sich erbrechen) to be sick, to throw up

3. vr
(Wellen) to break; (Lichtstrahl) to be refracted; (Schall) to rebound ( an +dat off)
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1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) break

2) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) break

3) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) break

4) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) break

5) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) break

6) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) break

7) (to break: The metal pipes (were) fractured.) fracture

8) (to break or tear.) rupture

9) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) shear

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bre·chen

<bricht, brach, gebrochen>

[ˈbrɛçn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (zerbrechen)

▪ etw \brechen to break sth

2. (abbrechen)

▪ etw von etw dat \brechen to break sth off sth

Zweige von den Bäumen \brechen to break twigs off trees

3. (spaltend abbrechen)

Schiefer/Stein/Marmor \brechen to cut slate/stone/marble; (im Steinbruch) to quarry slate/stone/marble

4. (nicht (mehr) einhalten)

eine Abmachung/einen Vertrag \brechen to break [or violate] an agreement/a contract

seinen Eid \brechen to violate one's oath

sein Schweigen \brechen to break one's silence

jdm die Treue \brechen to break trust with sb

5. (übertreffen)

einen Rekord \brechen to break a record

6. (niederkämpfen)

▪ etw [durch etw akk] \brechen to overcome sth [with sth]

▪ jdn/etw [durch etw akk] \brechen to break sb/sth down [with sth]

7. (geh: pflücken)

▪ etw \brechen to pick [or liter pluck] sth

8. (ablenken)

▪ etw \brechen to refract sth

einen Lichtstrahl \brechen to refract a ray of light; (abprallen lassen) to break the force of sth

die Brandung wurde von den Buhnen gebrochen the groynes broke the force of the surf

9. (verletzen)

sich dat den Arm/einen Knochen \brechen to break one's arm/a bone

jdm den Arm \brechen to break sb's arm

10. (erbrechen)

▪ etw \brechen to vomit sth

11. BAU

▪ etw \brechen Kante to chamfer sth

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (auseinander) to break [apart]

zum B\brechen [o \brechend] voll sein (fam) to be jam-packed fam; s.a. Herz

2. Hilfsverb: haben (Verbindung beenden)

▪ mit jdm/etw \brechen to break with sb/sth

eine Tradition \brechen to break with [or away from] a tradition

3. (sich erbrechen) to be sick, to throw up

III. vr Hilfsverb: haben (abgelenkt werden)

▪ sich akk [an etw dat] \brechen to break [against sth]; PHYS to be refracted [at sth]; (von Ruf, Schall) to rebound [off sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) break

sich (Dat.) den Arm/das Genick brechen — break one's arm/neck

2) (abbauen) cut <marble, slate, etc.>

3) (ablenken) break the force of < waves>; refract < light>

4) (bezwingen) overcome < resistance>; break <will, silence, record, blockade, etc.>

5) (nicht einhalten) break < agreement, contract, promise, the law, etc.>

6) (ugs.): (erbrechen) bring up
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein break

mir bricht das Herz — (fig.) it breaks my heart

brechend voll sein — be full to bursting

2)

mit jemandem brechen — break with somebody

3) mit sein

durch etwas brechen — break through something

4) (ugs.): (sich erbrechen) throw up
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <waves etc.> break; <rays etc.> be refracted

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brechen; bricht, brach, hat bzw ist gebrochen

A. v/t (hat)

1. (Stock, Stange etc) break;

sich (dat)

/jemandem den Arm etc

brechen break one’s/sb’s arm etc;

Blumen brechen poet pluck flowers; → Genick, Hals, Knie, Lanze, Stab, Zaun etc

2. fig (überwinden, beenden etc) (Bann, Rekord, Schweigen, Stolz, Willen etc) break;

jemandem das oder

jemandes Herz brechen break sb’s heart;

jemandes Trotz brechen break sb’s defiance;

jemandes Widerstand/jemanden brechen break sb’s resistance/break sb (down); → Bahn, Blockade, Eis¹

3. fig (missachten) (Eid, Gesetz, Schwur, Streik, Vertrag, Waffenstillstand) break, violate;

Ehe brechen commit adultery, be unfaithful;

das Fasten brechen REL break fast;

jemandem die Treue brechen be unfaithful to sb;

ein Versprechen brechen break a promise;

sein Wort brechen break one’s word;

Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht JUR, POL etwa: federal law is superior to ( oder overrides) regional law

4. im Steinbruch: quarry

5. OPT, PHYS (Lichtstrahl, Schallwelle) refract, rebound; (Farben) refract;

das Wasser bricht das Licht the water makes the light refract

6. (erbrechen) (Blut, Galle) vomit, be sick, bring up

7. (falten, falzen) (Serviette, Bogen Papier) fold

8. AGR (Flachs, Hanf) break

B. v/i

1. (ist) break; Ast, Stock: snap; Arm, Bein, Knochen: break; Leder: crack (at the folds), rub; Seide: rub out in the folds, split, wear;

zum Brechen voll umg → brechend C

2. (ist) fig Stimme: break; Widerstand etc: break down; beim Sterben:

ihre Augen brachen liter she passed away;

jemandem bricht das Herz (bei etwas) sb’s heart is breaking (at the sight of s.th);

es bricht mir das Herz, aber … iron I’m sorry to have to tell you

3. (ist):

brechen aus etwas (hervorkommen) burst out of sth; Tränen: pour from sth;

brechen durch Eis, Mauer etc: break ( stärker: crash) through;

in die Knie brechen give up;

die Sonne brach durch die Wolken the sun broke through the clouds;

der Räuber brach aus dem Gebüsch the robber ( oder thief) came out from the bushes

4. (hat) umg (sich übergeben) be sick, vomit, puke umg, vom umg, hurl umg;

ich muss brechen I have to be sick, I’m going to puke umg

5.

mit jemandem/etwas brechen break with sb/sth,

mit einer Gewohnheit brechen break with tradition;

mit der Vergangenheit brechen break with the past;

mit seiner Familie völlig brechen break (off) contact with one’s family

C. v/r (hat)

1. Wellen:

sich brechen an (+dat) break on ( oder against); stärker: crash against

2. OPT, PHYS, Licht etc: refract;

das Licht bricht sich im Wasser (the) light refracts in water;

das Echo bricht sich an der Felswand the echo rebounds from the cliff; → gebrochen

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) break

sich (Dat.) den Arm/das Genick brechen — break one's arm/neck

2) (abbauen) cut <marble, slate, etc.>

3) (ablenken) break the force of < waves>; refract < light>

4) (bezwingen) overcome < resistance>; break <will, silence, record, blockade, etc.>

5) (nicht einhalten) break <agreement, contract, promise, the law, etc.>

6) (ugs.): (erbrechen) bring up
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein break

mir bricht das Herz — (fig.) it breaks my heart

brechend voll sein — be full to bursting

2)

mit jemandem brechen — break with somebody

3) mit sein

durch etwas brechen — break through something

4) (ugs.): (sich erbrechen) throw up
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <waves etc.> break; <rays etc.> be refracted

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(Widerstand) v.

to break down (resistance) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

= to burst v.

(§ p.,p.p.: burst)

to crack v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > brechen
17 desgajar

desgajar ( conjugate desgajar) verbo transitivo desgajar algo de algo ‹ rama› to break o snap sth off sth; ‹ páginas› to tear o rip sth out of sth desgajarse verbo pronominal [ rama] to break off, snap off
desgajar verbo transitivo
1 (una hoja, un gajo) to rip o tear out (una rama) to tear off
2 fig (desperdigar, separar) to split up

English-spanish dictionary > desgajar
18 abrirse

pron.v.

to open, to open out, to unfold, to spread out, to expand.

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abrirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to open

■ la puerta se abre hacia fuera the door opens outwards

■ le dieron puntos para que no se le abriera la herida they gave her stitches so that the wound wouldn't open

2 (flor) to open, come out

■ las rosas se están abriendo the roses are opening

3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open

■ la película se abre con una escena muy bella the film opens with a very beautiful scene

4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold

5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)

■ la casa se abre al mar the house looks onto the sea

6 (ligamentos) to sprain

7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out

8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,

■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!

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VPR

1) [paracaídas, paraguas, ventana, libro] to open

de repente se abrió la puerta — suddenly, the door opened

se están abriendo las costuras — it's coming apart at the seams

la madera se está abriendo — the wood is splitting

2) (=extenderse)

ante nosotros se abría todo un mundo de posibilidades — a whole world of possibilities was opening up before us

abrirse a algo — to open out onto sth

la avenida se abre a una magnífica plaza — the avenue opens out onto a magnificent square

3) [persona]

a)

no te abras tanto en las curvas — stay a bit closer to the side of the road when going round bends

el delantero se abrió hacia la banda — the forward went wide

b)

intentaron abrirse paso entre la muchedumbre — they tried to make their way through the crowd

- abrirse camino en la vida

c) ** (=largarse)

¡me abro! — I'm off!

¡ábrete! — shove off! *

4)

abrirse a: tenemos que abrirnos más al progreso — we have to open up more to progress

abrirse a o con algn — to confide in sb

5) (=romperse, rajarse)

se le ha abierto la herida — his wound has opened

abrirse la cabeza — to crack one's head open

abrirse el tobillo — to twist one's ankle, sprain one's ankle

abrirse las venas — to slash one's wrists

6) (Meteo) to clear, clear up

7) Méx (=echar marcha atrás) to backtrack, back-pedal

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(v.) = gape, swing + open, hew

Ex. This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex. The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager.

Ex. All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.

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(v.) = gape, swing + open, hew

Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex: The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager.

Ex: All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.

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■abrirse verbo reflexivo
1 to open
figurado abrirse camino, to make one's way: tienes que abrirte a nuevas ideas, you've got to be open to new ideas
2 familiar me fumo el pitillo y me abro, I'll finish this cigarette and then I'm off
' abrirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paso
- abrir
- camino
- confiar
- empujón
- permiso
- pierna
English:
break through
- burst open
- gape
- open
- open out
- part
- plough through
- push through
- snap
- spring
- swing
- undone
- unfold
- wade through
- way
- work
- bloom
- burst
- do
- fan
- plow
- splay
- split

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vpr

1. [puerta, caja] to open;
[cremallera, chaqueta] to come undone;
este bote no se abre this jar won't open;

la puerta se abre fácilmente the door opens easily;

se te ha abierto la camisa your shirt has come undone;

la pared se abrió a causa del terremoto the earthquake caused a crack to appear in the wall

2. [empezar] [película, función] to open, to begin;

el libro se abre con una escena muy violenta the book opens with a very violent scene;

el debate se abrió con una intervención del ministro the debate began with a speech by the minister

3. [periodo] to begin;

cuando se abra el plazo para presentar solicitudes when they start accepting applications

4. [sincerarse] to open up;

abrirse a alguien to open up to sb, to confide in sb;

tienes que abrirte más a la gente you should be more open with people

5. [posibilidades] to open up;

tras su marcha se abrieron nuevas posibilidades after she left, new opportunities arose

6. [cielo] to clear

7. [flores] to blossom

8. [vehículo en una curva] to go wide;

se abrió demasiado en la curva y se cayó de la bici he went too wide on the bend and fell off his bike

9. Dep
se abrió por la banda para esquivar a la defensa he moved out onto the wing to get behind the defence

10. [rajarse] to split open;

se cayó del caballo y se abrió la cabeza she fell off her horse and split her head open

11. también Fig
abrirse paso o [m5] camino to make one's way

12. Fam [irse] to clear off;

nosotros nos abrimos ya it's time for us to be off

13. Am Fam [retirarse] to back out

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abrirse

v/r open;

abrirse la cabeza split one’s head open;

abrirse paso get through;

abrirse paso entre make one’s way through;

abrirse a algo fig open up to sth

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vr

1) : to open up

2) : to clear (of the skies)

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abrirse vb

1. (en general) to open

2. (irse) to be off

¡me abro! I'm off!

Spanish-English dictionary > abrirse
19 mit etw. Schluss machen

to snap out of sth. coll.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > mit etw. Schluss machen
20 romper

v.

1 to break.

romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear something to pieces

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

Su voz rompe el silencio His voice breaks the silence.

2 to break.

3 to break (empezar) (día).

al romper el alba o día at daybreak

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing something

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romper a reír to burst out laughing

4 to break (olas).

5 to wear out.

6 to break (interrumpir) (monotonía, silencio, hábito).

7 to break off.

Su ira rompe nuestra amistad His anger breaks off our friendship.

8 to tear, to tear up.

Ellos rompieron los papeles They tore the papers.

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romper

(pp roto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to break; (papel, tela) to tear; (cristal, loza) to smash, shatter

2 (rajar, reventar) to split

3 (gastar) to wear out

4 (relaciones) to break off

5 figurado (ley) to break, violate; (contrato) to break

6 figurado (cerca, límite) to break through, break down

7 (empezar) to initiate, begin

■ romper las hostilidades to initiate hostilities

8 figurado (interrumpir) to break, interrupt

■ romper el silencio to break the silence

9 (mar, aire) to cleave

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acabar - con algo) to break; (- con alguien) to split up, US break up

■ romper con el pasado to break with one's past

■ rompieron hace un mes they broke up a month ago

2 (olas, día) to break

■ al romper el día at daybreak

3 (flores) to bloom, blossom

4 romper a + inf figurado (empezar) to burst out

■ romper a reír to burst out laughing

5 romper en + sust figurado (prorrumpir) to burst into

■ romper en llanto to burst into tears

► verbo pronominal romperse

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de rompe y rasga familiar resolute, determined

romper con alguien to quarrel with somebody, fall out with somebody

romper el fuego MILITAR to open fire

romper el hielo figurado to break the ice

romper una lanza por alguien figurado to defend somebody

romperle la cara a alguien / romperle las narices a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

romperse la cabeza (pensar) to rack one's brains 2 (herirse) to split one's head open

romperse por la mitad to break in half, split in half

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verb

1) to break

2) smash, shatter

3) rip, tear

•

- romper a

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(pp roto)
1. VT

1) (=partir, destrozar)

a) [intencionadamente] [+ juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [+ rama] to break, break off; [+ vaso, jarrón, cristal] to break, smash

los ladrones entraron rompiendo la puerta a patadas — the burglars got in by kicking down the door

la onda expansiva rompió los cristales — the shock wave broke o smashed the windows

b) (=rasgar) [+ tela, vestido, papel] to tear, rip

¡cuidado, que vas a romper las cortinas! — careful, you'll tear o rip the curtains!

se disgustó tanto con la carta que la rompió en pedazos — he was so angry about the letter that he tore o ripped it up

c) [por el uso] [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out

d) [+ barrera] (lit) to break down, break through; (fig) to break down

tratan de romper barreras en el campo de la informática — they are trying to break down barriers in the area of computing

romper la barrera del sonido — to break the sound barrier

e)

romper aguas —

todavía no ha roto aguas — her waters haven't broken yet

- romper la cara a algn

- romper el hielo

- romper una lanza en favor de algn/algo

no haber roto un plato —

se comporta como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida — he behaves as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

de rompe y rasga —

es una mujer de rompe y rasga — she's not someone to mess with

- quien rompe paga
esquema, molde
2) (=terminar) [+ equilibrio, silencio, maleficio, contrato] to break; [+ relaciones, amistad] to break off

hagamos algo distinto que rompa la rutina — let's do something different to break the routine

la patronal ha roto el pacto con los sindicatos — employers have broken the agreement with the unions

romper la racha de algo — to break a run of sth

romper el servicio a algn — (Tenis) to break sb's service

3) (Mil) [+ línea, cerco] to break, break through

¡rompan filas! — fall out!

romper (el) fuego — to open fire

romper las hostilidades — to start hostilities

4) (Agr) [+ tierra] to break, break up

5) Arg, Uru *** (=molestar) to piss off ***

deja de romperme — stop pissing me off ***

2. VI

1) [olas] to break

2) (=salir) [diente] to come through; [capullo, flor] to come out

romper entre algo — to break through sth, burst through sth

los manifestantes rompieron entre el cordón de seguridad — the demonstrators broke o burst through the security cordon

3) [alba, día] to break

al romper el alba — at crack of dawn, at daybreak

4) (=empezar)

romper a hacer algo — to (suddenly) start doing sth, (suddenly) start to do sth

rompió a proferir insultos contra todo el mundo — he suddenly started hurling o to hurl insults at everyone

al verme rompió a llorar — when he saw me he burst into tears

romper en llanto — to break down in tears

cuando rompa el hervor — when it comes to the boil

5) (=separarse) [pareja, novios] to split up

hace algún tiempo que rompieron — they split up some time ago

romper con — [+ novio, amante] to split up with, break up with; [+ amigo, familia] to fall out with; [+ aliado] to break off relations with; [+ tradición, costumbre, pasado] to break with; [+ imagen, tópico, leyenda] to break away from

ha roto con su novio — she has broken o split up with her boyfriend

Albania rompió con China en 1978 — Albania broke off relations with China in 1978

han roto con una tradición de siglos — they have broken with a centuries-old tradition

3.

See:

romperse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

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= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex. The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex. Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex. He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

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* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

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

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

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= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

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

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

* * *

romper [ E30 ]

vt

A

1 ‹taza› to break; ‹ventana› to break, smash; ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap; ‹juguete/radio/silla› to break

2 ‹puerta› (tirándola abajo) to break down; (para que quede abierta) to break open

3 ‹hoja/póster› (rasgar) to tear; (en varios pedazos) to tear up

4 ‹camisa› to tear, split

B

1 ‹silencio/monotonía› to break; ‹tranquilidad› to disturb

2 ‹promesa/pacto› to break; ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off

C

1 ( fam) ‹servicio› (en tenis) to break

2 ( esp AmL) ‹récord› to break

■ romper

vi

A

1 «olas» to break

2 ( liter); «alba/día» to break; «flores» to open, burst open, come out

salimos al romper el día we left at daybreak o at the crack of dawn

3

(empezar): cuando rompa el hervor when it reaches boiling point, when it comes to the boil o starts to boil

romper A + INF to begin o start to + INF

rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper EN algo:

romper en llanto to burst into tears

romper en sollozos to break into sobs, start sobbing

B «novios» to break up, split up romper CON algn ‹con un novio› to split o break up WITH sb; ‹con un amigo› to fall out WITH sb romper CON algo ‹con el pasado› to break WITH sth; ‹con una tradición› to break away FROM sth, break WITH sth

hay que romper con esas viejas creencias we have to break away from those old beliefs

este verso rompe con la estructura general del poema this verse departs from the general structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga: me lo dijo así, de rompe y rasga he told me like that, straight out ( colloq)

no se puede decidir así de rompe y rasga you can't just decide like that on the spur of the moment

mujeres de rompe y rasga strong-minded women

C ( RPl vulg) (molestar) to bug ( colloq)

■ romperse

v pron

1 «vaso/plato» to break, smash, get broken o smashed; «papel» to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; «televisor/lavadora/ascensor» ( RPl) to break down

2 «pantalones/zapatos» to wear out

se me rompieron los calcetines por el talón my socks have worn through o gone through at the heel

3 ‹brazo/pierna/muñeca› to break

se rompió el tobillo he broke his ankle

4

( RPl fam) (esforzarse): no te rompas demasiado don't kill yourself ( colloq)

no se rompieron mucho con el regalo they didn't go to much trouble o expense over the gift ( colloq)

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romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹loza/mueble› to break;

‹ ventana› to break, smash;
‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
b) ‹hoja/póster› ( rasgar) to tear;

( en varios pedazos) to tear up
c) ‹ camisa› to tear, split

2
a) ‹silencio/monotonía› to break;

‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
b) ‹promesa/pacto› to break;

‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ olas] to break

b) (liter) [ alba] to break;

◊ al romper el día at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar):

◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
romper CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
romper CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
romperse verbo pronominal
a) [vaso/plato] to break, smash, get broken o smashed;

[ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
[televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
b) [pantalones/zapatos] to wear out

c) ( refl) ‹brazo/pierna› to break

romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
(un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
(una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
(una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
(relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
' romper' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cascar
- congénere
- crisma
- dejar
- desligarse
- desordenar
- destrozar
- frágil
- hielo
- lanza
- partir
- regañar
- reñir
- echar
- espuma
- mameluco
- pacto
- promesa
- quebrar
English:
bash in
- break
- break into
- break off
- break up
- break with
- bust
- bust up
- crack
- dash
- fall out
- finish with
- ice
- monotony
- oath
- pound
- prompt
- rank
- relieve
- rupture
- sever
- smash
- snap
- snap off
- tear
- tear up
- chip
- fall
- half
- rip
- rompers
- shatter

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romper

♦ vt

1. [partir, fragmentar] to break;
[hacer añicos] to smash; [rasgar] to tear;
romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear sth to pieces;
Mil
¡rompan filas! fall out!;

Comp
Fam
romper la baraja to get annoyed;

Comp
Fam
o jugamos todos, o se rompe la baraja either we all play, or nobody does

2. [estropear] to break

3. [desgastar] to wear out

4. [interrumpir] [monotonía, silencio, hábito] to break;
[hilo del discurso] to break off; [tradición] to put an end to, to stop
5. [terminar] to break off

6. [incumplir] to break;

rompió su promesa de ayudarnos she broke her promise to help us

7.
romper el par [en golf] to break par

8.
romper el servicio de alguien [en tenis] to break sb's serve

9. RP Fam [fastidiar]
no me rompas give me a break;

no (me) rompas la paciencia you're trying my patience;
muy Fam
romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien to get on sb's tits;
muy Fam
dejá de romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos stop being such a pain in the Br arse o US ass

♦ vi

1. [terminar una relación]
romper (con alguien) to break up o split up (with sb);

rompió con su novia he broke up o split up with his girlfriend;

ha roto con su familia she has broken off contact with her family;

romper con la tradición to break with tradition;

rompió con el partido she broke with the party

2. [empezar] [día] to break;
[hostilidades] to break out;
al romper el alba o [m5] día at daybreak;

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing sth;

romper a llorar to burst into tears;

romper a reír to burst out laughing

3. [olas] to break

4. Fam [tener éxito] to be a hit;

un cantante que rompe a singer who's all the rage;

Comp

de rompe y rasga: es una mujer de rompe y rasga she's a woman who knows what she wants o knows her own mind

5. RP Fam [molestar] to be a pain;

¡no rompas! give me a break!

♦ See also the pronominal verb romperse

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romper

<part roto>

I v/t

1 break; ( hacer añicos) smash; tela, papel tear

2 relación break off

II v/i

1 break;

romper con alguien break up with s.o.

2

:

romper a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

romper a llorar burst into tears, start crying

3

:

hombre de rompe y rasga strong-minded man

* * *

romper {70} vt

1) : to break, to smash

2) : to rip, to tear

3) : to break off (relations), to break (a contract)

4) : to break through, to break down

5) gastar: to wear out

romper vi

1) : to break

al romper del día: at the break of day

2)

romper a : to begin to, to burst out with

romper a llorar: to burst into tears

3)

romper con : to break off with

* * *

romper vb

1. (en general) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

¿quién ha roto el cristal? who broke the window?

se rompió el brazo he broke his arm

2. (papel, tela) to tear [pt. tore; pp. torn]

he roto la sábana I've torn the sheet

rompió la carta she tore the letter up

3. (desgastar ropa, zapatos) to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

vas a romper los zapatos you're going to wear your shoes out

4. (acabar una relación) to split up [pt. & pp. split]

rompieron hace un mes they split up a month ago

rompió con su novio she split up with her boyfriend

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romperse la cabeza to split your head open

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