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to take the edge off sth

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1 edge

1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) der Rand

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) die Schneide

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) die Schärfe
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) umsäumen

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) schieben

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- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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edge

[eʤ]

I. n

1. (boundary) Rand m; of a lake Ufer nt, SCHWEIZ a. Bord nt

at the \edge of the road am Straßenrand [o SCHWEIZ a. Strassenbord]

the \edge of the table die Tischkante

2. ( fig: threshold) Rand m, Schwelle f

to be on the \edge of collapse/a catastrophe am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3. (blade) Schneide f; (sharp side) Kante f, Rand m

rounded/sharp \edge abgerundete/scharfe Kante

to put an \edge on sth etw schärfen [o schleifen]

to take the \edge off sth etw stumpf machen

4. no pl (intensity) Heftigkeit f; (sharpness) Schärfe f

his apology took the \edge off her anger seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger

there's an \edge to her voice sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an

to take the \edge off sb's appetite jdm den Appetit nehmen

5. (nervousness)

to be on \edge nervös [o gereizt] sein

her nerves are on \edge sie ist nervös

to set [or put] sb's teeth on \edge jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

6. (superiority)

▪ the \edge Überlegenheit f

to have the \edge over sb jdm überlegen sein, jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

\edge in expertise Know-How-Vorteil m

7.

▶ to live on the \edge ein extremes [o exzentrisches] Leben führen

II. vt

to \edge one's way forward sich akk langsam vorwärtsbewegen

to \edge one's hand near to sth seine Hand einer S. dat [langsam] nähern

III. vi sich akk schieben

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[edZ]
1. n

1) (of knife, razor) Schneide f

to take the edge off sth ( fig, sensation ) — etw der Wirkung (gen) berauben; pain etw lindern

that took the edge off my appetite — das nahm mir erst einmal den Hunger

the noise sets my teeth on edge — das Geräusch geht mir durch und durch

his arrogance sets my teeth on edge — seine Arroganz bringt mich auf die Palme (inf)

to be on edge — nervös sein

my nerves are on edge — ich bin schrecklich nervös

there was an edge to his voice — seine Stimme klang ärgerlich

to have the edge on sb/sth — jdm/etw überlegen sein

but the professional had the edge — aber der Profi war eben besser

it gives her/it that extra edge — darin besteht eben der kleine Unterschied

to lose one's edge — seine Überlegenheit verlieren

2) (= outer limit) Rand m; (of brick, cube) Kante f; (of lake, river) Ufer nt, Rand m; (of sea) Ufer nt; (of estates etc) Grenze f

a book with gilt edges — ein Buch mit Goldschnitt

the trees at the edge of the road — die Bäume am Straßenrand

the film had us on the edge of our seats — der Film war unheimlich spannend

to be on the edge of disaster — am Rande des Untergangs stehen

to live life on the edge — gefährlich leben

rough edges (fig) — kleine Mängel pl

2. vt

1) (= put a border on) besetzen, einfassen

to edge a coat with fur — einen Mantel mit Pelz verbrämen

edged in black — mit einem schwarzen Rand

2) (= sharpen) tool, blade schärfen, schleifen, scharf machen

3)

to edge one's way toward(s) sth (slowly) — sich allmählich auf etw (acc) zubewegen; (carefully) sich vorsichtig auf etw (acc) zubewegen

she edged her way through the crowd — sie schlängelte sich durch die Menge

the prisoner edged his way along the wall — der Gefangene schob sich langsam an der Wand entlang

3. vi
sich schieben
to edge toward(s) the door — sich zur Tür stehlen

to edge away — sich davonstehlen

to edge away from sb/sth — sich allmählich immer weiter von jdm/etw entfernen

to edge up to sb — sich an jdn heranmachen

he edged past me — er drückte or schob sich an mir vorbei

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edge [edʒ]

A s

1. a) Schneide f

b) Schärfe f:

the knife has no edge das Messer ist stumpf oder schneidet nicht;

take ( oder blunt) the edge off eine Klinge stumpf machen, fig einer Sache die Spitze oder Schärfe oder Wirkung nehmen, etwas abschwächen oder entschärfen;

put an edge on sth etwas schärfen oder schleifen;

he had an edge to his voice, his voice had an edge to it seine Stimme klang nervös oder gereizt;

give sb the (sharp) edge of one’s tongue umg jemanden zusammenstauchen

2. fig Schärfe f, Spitze f:

give an edge to sth

a) etwas verschärfen,

b) etwas in Schwung bringen;

not put too fine an edge (up)on it kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen

3. Ecke f, scharfe Kante, (Berg)Grat m

4. (äußerster) Rand, Saum m:

edge of the woods Waldrand;

on the edge of fig kurz vor (dat);

be on the edge of despair fig am Rande der Verzweiflung sein;

be on the edge of doing sth kurz davor stehen oder im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun

5. Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

6. Kante f, Schmalseite f:

the edge of the table die Tischkante;

set (up) on edge hochkant stellen;

on edge fig nervös; gereizt;

set sb’s teeth on edge

a) jemanden nervös oder umg kribb(e)lig machen,

b) jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen;

catch an edge (Skilauf) verkanten

7. Schnitt m (eines Buchs): → gilt-edge(d) 1

8. umg Vorteil m:

give sb an edge jemandem einen Vorteil verschaffen;

have the edge on sb einen Vorteil gegenüber jemandem haben, jemandem über sein

9. Eiskunstlauf: (Einwärts-, Auswärts) Bogen m

B v/t

1. schärfen, schleifen

2. umsäumen, umranden, begrenzen, einfassen

3. TECH

a) beschneiden, abkanten

b) Blech bördeln

4. (langsam) schieben, rücken, drängen ( through durch):

edge o.s. ( oder one’s way) into sich (hin)eindrängen in (akk)

5. die Ski kanten

6. SPORT knapp besiegen oder schlagen:

edge sb into second place jemanden knapp auf den zweiten Platz verweisen

C v/i sich schieben oder drängen

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1. noun
1) (of knife, razor, weapon) Schneide, die

the knife has lost its edge — das Messer ist stumpf geworden od. ist nicht mehr scharf

take the edge off something — etwas stumpf machen; (fig.) etwas abschwächen

that took the edge off our hunger — das nahm uns erst einmal den Hunger

be on edge [about something] — [wegen etwas] nervös od. gereizt sein

set somebody's teeth on edge — jemandem durch Mark und Bein gehen

have the edge [on somebody/something] — (coll.) jemandem/einer Sache überlegen od. (ugs.) über sein

2) (of solid, bed, brick, record, piece of cloth) Kante, die; (of dress) Saum, der

edge of a table — Tischkante, die

roll off the edge of the table — vom Tisch hinunterrollen

3) (boundary) (of sheet of paper, road, forest, desert, cliff) Rand, der; (of sea, lake, river) Ufer, das; (of estate) Grenze, die

edge of the paper/road — Papier-/Straßenrand, der

on the edge of something — (fig.) am Rande einer Sache (Gen.)
2. intransitive verb
(move cautiously) sich schieben

edge along something — sich an etwas (Dat.) entlangschieben

edge away from somebody/something — sich allmählich von jemandem/etwas entfernen

edge out of the room — sich aus dem Zimmer stehlen
3. transitive verb
1) (furnish with border) säumen [Straße, Platz]; besetzen [Kleid, Hut]; einfassen [Garten, Straße]

2) (push gradually) [langsam] schieben

edge one's way through a crowd — sich [langsam] durch eine Menschenmenge schieben od. drängen

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n.

Ecke -n f.

Grat -e m.

Kante -n f.

Rahmen - m.

Rand ¨-er m.

Saum Säume m.

Schneide -n f.

Schärfe -n f.

Vorteil -e m.

Zacke -n f. (on) v.

antreiben v.

drängen v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben) v.

einfassen v.

schärfen v.

säumen v.

umsäumen v.

English-german dictionary > edge
2 edge

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1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) borde

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza, intensidad

2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) ribetear, bordear

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

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- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge

edge n

1. borde / orilla

the edge of the table el borde de la mesa

the edge of the lake la orilla del lago

2. filo

"The Razor's Edge" is by Somerset Maugham "El filo de la navaja" es de Somerset Maugham

this knife has a very sharp edge este cuchillo es muy afilado

to be on edge estar con los nervios de punta

edge

tr[eʤ]

noun

1 (of cliff, wood, etc) borde nombre masculino

2 (of coin, step, etc) canto

3 (of knife) filo

4 (of water) orilla

5 (of town) afueras nombre femenino plural

■ he lives on the edge of town vive en las afueras (del pueblo)

6 (of paper) margen nombre masculino

7 (brink) borde nombre masculino

8 (to voice) tono

transitive verb

1 (supply with border) bordear

■ a garden edged with flowers un jardín bordeado de flores

2 SMALLSEWING/SMALL ribetear

intransitive verb

1 (move in small stages) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on edge estar nervioso,-a, tener los nervios de punta

to be on the edge of something estar a punto de algo

to have the edge on/over somebody llevar ventaja a alguien

to take the edge off something suavizar algo

■ that'll take the edge off your hunger eso te engañará el estómago

edge ['ɛʤ] v, edged ; edging vt

1) border: bordear, ribetear, orlar

2) sharpen: afilar, aguzar

3) or to edge one's way : avanzar poco a poco

4)

to edge out : derrotar por muy poco

edge vi

advance: ir avanzando (poco a poco)

edge n

1) : filo m (de un cuchillo)

2) border: borde m, orilla f, margen m

3) advantage: ventaja f

edge

n.

• arcén s.m.

• arista s.f.

• aristón s.m.

• arriate s.m.

• boca (Ingreso) s.f.

• borde s.m.

• canto (Borde) s.m.

• ceja s.f.

• cenefa s.f.

• cerco s.m.

• extremidad s.f.

• filete s.m.

• filo s.m.

• margen s.m. (Towards sth.)

expr.

• acercarse lentamente (a algo) expr.

v.

• afilar v.

• incitar v.

• orlar v.

• ribetear v.

• trepar v.

edʒ
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

[edʒ]
1. N

1) (=border, rim) [of cliff, wood, chair, bed] borde m ; [of town] afueras fpl ; [of lake, river] orilla f ; [of cube, brick] arista f ; [of paper] borde m, margen m ; [of coin] canto m

• the fabric was fraying at the edges — la tela se estaba deshilachando por los bordes

she was standing at the water's edge — estaba de pie en la orilla del agua

the trees at the edge of the road — los árboles que bordean la carretera

• he sat down on the edge of the bed — se sentó al borde la cama

a house on the edge of town — una casa a las afueras de la ciudad

• someone pushed him over the edge of the cliff — alguien lo empujó por el borde del precipicio

- live close to the edge

- be on edge

my nerves are on edge today — hoy tengo los nervios de punta, hoy estoy de los nervios

- set sb's teeth on edge

- drive/push sb over the edge

- be on the edge of one's seat

2) (=brink) borde m

• he was on the edge of a breakthrough — estaba al borde de un gran adelanto

3) (=sharp side) [of blade] filo m

• to put an edge on sth — afilar algo

• army life will smooth the rough edges off him — la vida militar le calmará
cutting 2., leading 2.
4) (=sharpness)

there was an edge to her voice — había un tono de crispación en su voz

his performance lacked edge — a su interpretación le faltaba mordacidad

the wind had a sharp edge — hacía un viento cortante

• to take the edge off sth, talking to her took the edge off my grief — hablar con ella mitigó mi dolor

that took the edge off my appetite — con eso maté el hambre or engañé el estómago

5) (=advantage) ventaja f

• their technology gave them the competitive edge — su tecnología les dio una posición de ventaja con respecto a la competencia

• to have the or an edge on or over sb — llevar la delantera a algn, llevar ventaja a algn

2. VT

1) (=provide border for) [+ garment] ribetear; [+ path] bordear

• a top edged with lace — un top ribeteado con encaje

a mahogany tray edged with brass — una bandeja de caoba con el borde de bronce

narrow green leaves edged with red — hojas verdes delgadas con los bordes rojos

2) (=move carefully)

• he edged the car into the traffic — sacó el coche con cuidado y se unió al resto del tráfico

• she edged her way through the crowd — se abrió paso poco a poco entre la multitud

• the song edged its way up the charts — la canción fue poco a poco subiendo puestos en las listas de éxitos

3) (=sharpen)

her voice was edged with panic — había un tono de pánico en su voz

3.

VI (=move slowly)

• she edged away from him — poco a poco se alejó de él

• he edged closer to the telephone — se acercó lentamente al teléfono

• to edge forward — avanzar poco a poco

• Labour have edged into the lead — el partido laborista ha conseguido tomar la delantera por muy poco

• to edge past — pasar con dificultad

- edge out

- edge up

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[edʒ]
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

English-spanish dictionary > edge
3 edge

[eʤ] n

1) ( boundary) Rand m; of a lake Ufer nt;

at the \edge of the road am Straßenrand;

the \edge of the table die Tischkante;

2) (fig: threshold) Rand m, Schwelle f;

to be on the \edge of collapse/ a catastrophe am Rande des Zusammenbruchs/einer Katastrophe stehen

3) ( blade) Schneide f; ( sharp side) Kante f, Rand m;

rounded/sharp \edge abgerundete/scharfe Kante;

to put an \edge on sth etw schärfen [o schleifen];

to take the \edge off sth etw stumpf machen

4) no pl ( intensity) Heftigkeit f; ( sharpness) Schärfe f;

his apology took the \edge off her anger seine Entschuldigung besänftigte ihren Ärger;

there's an \edge to her voice sie schlägt einen scharfen Ton an;

to take the \edge off sb's appetite jdm den Appetit nehmen

5) ( nervousness)

to be on \edge nervös [o gereizt] sein;

her nerves are on \edge sie ist nervös;

to set [or put] sb's teeth on \edge jdm auf die Nerven gehen ( fam)

6) ( superiority)

the \edge Überlegenheit f;

to have the \edge over sb jdm überlegen sein, jdm gegenüber im Vorteil sein

PHRASES:

to live on the \edge ein extremes [o exzentrisches] Leben führen vt

to \edge one's way forward sich akk langsam vorwärtsbewegen;

to \edge one's hand near to sth seine Hand einer S. dat [langsam] nähern vi sich akk schieben;

to \edge forward langsam voranrücken

English-German students dictionary > edge
4 edge

edge [edʒ]

1 noun

(a) (of blade) fil m, tranchant m;

∎ a knife with a sharp or keen edge un couteau à la lame aiguisée ou affilée;

∎ to put an edge on (knife, blade) aiguiser, affiler, affûter;

∎ to take the edge off (knife, blade) émousser; figurative (pleasure) gâter; (argument) couper tout l'effet de;

∎ seeing that film has taken the edge off my appetite ça m'a coupé l'appétit de voir ce film;

∎ the sandwich took the edge off my hunger ce sandwich a calmé ma faim;

∎ he smiled to take the edge off his words il souria pour atténuer l'effet de ses paroles;

∎ the walk gave an edge to his appetite la promenade lui a ouvert l'appétit;

∎ to have the edge on (be better than) avoir légèrement le dessus ou l'avantage sur; (have an advantage over) avoir l'avantage sur;

∎ American familiar to have an edge on (be drunk) être éméché ou pompette;

∎ to give sb/sth that extra edge donner un plus à qn/qch;

∎ the performance lacked edge le spectacle manquait de ressort ou d'énergie;

∎ I've lost my edge (athlete) j'ai perdu mon brio; (writer) j'ai perdu mon mordant;

∎ with an edge in one's voice d'un ton légèrement agacé;

∎ to speak with a sarcastic/nervous/contemptuous edge to one's voice parler avec une pointe de sarcasme/de nervosité/de mépris dans la voix

(b) (outer limit → of table, cliff, road) bord m; (→ of page) bord m, marge f; (→ of forest) lisière f, orée f; (→ of cube, brick) arête f; (→ of coin, book) tranche f; (→ of ski) carre f;

∎ at or by the water's edge au bord de l'eau;

∎ to stand sth on its edge (coin, book) mettre qch sur la tranche; (brick, stone) poser ou mettre qch de ou sur chant;

∎ it fell off the edge il est tombé;

∎ pages with gilt edges pages aux tranches dorées, pages dorées sur tranches;

∎ to be on the edge of (war, disaster, madness) être au bord de;

∎ figurative I was on the edge of my seat (waiting for news) j'étais sur des charbons ardents;

∎ figurative this film will have you on the edge of your seat ce film est d'un suspense à vous faire frémir;

∎ to be close to the edge être près du bord; figurative être au bord du précipice;

∎ figurative to push sb over the edge faire craquer qn;

∎ to live on the edge prendre des risques

2 transitive verb

(a) (give a border to) border;

∎ to edge sth with sth border qch de qch

(b) (sharpen) aiguiser, affiler, affûter

(c) (move gradually)

∎ to edge one's way avancer ou progresser lentement;

∎ she edged her way out onto the window ledge elle gagna le rebord de la fenêtre avec précaution;

∎ to edge one's way along a ledge avancer ou progresser lentement le long d'une corniche;

∎ to edge one's chair nearer sb/sth approcher sa chaise de qn/qch

(d) (in skiing)

∎ to edge one's skis planter ses carres

3 intransitive verb

avancer ou progresser lentement;

∎ to edge through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ to edge past sb/sth se faufiler à côté de qn/qch;

∎ to edge into a room se faufiler dans une pièce;

∎ to edge away (from sb/sth) s'éloigner doucement ou discrètement (de qn/qch);

∎ he edged a little closer il s'est rapproché un peu;

∎ the car edged forward/backward la voiture avança/recula doucement

4 on edge

1 adjective

∎ to be on edge être énervé ou sur les nerfs

2 adverb

∎ to set sb on edge crisper qn, énerver qn;

∎ to set sb's teeth on edge faire grincer les dents à qn;

∎ to set sb's nerves on edge mettre les nerfs de qn à fleur de peau

►► edge cutter (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m;

edge tool outil m tranchant;

edge trimmer (for grass) coupe-bordure(s) m

➲ edge out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ figurative she was edged out of her job elle a été évincée de son poste;

∎ the runner was edged out of second place le coureur, qui avait longtemps été en deuxième place, a été dépassé peu avant l'arrivée

2 intransitive verb

sortir lentement;

∎ to edge out of a room se glisser hors d'une pièce;

∎ the driver/car edged out le conducteur/la voiture se dégagea lentement

➲ edge up

1 separable transitive verb

∎ to edge prices up faire monter les prix doucement

2 intransitive verb

(a) (prices) monter doucement

(b) (approach slowly)

∎ to edge up to sb/sth s'avancer lentement vers qn/qch

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5 edge

edge

A n

1 ( outer limit) (of table, road, lake, field) bord m ; ( of coin) bordure f ; (of wood, clearing) lisière f ; at the water's edge au bord de l'eau ; on the edge of the city en bordure de la ville ; the film had us on the edge of our seats le film nous a tenus en haleine ;

2 ( sharp side) tranchant m ; a blade with a sharp edge une lame bien aiguisée ; to put an edge on aiguiser, affûter [blade] ;

3 ( side) (of book, plank) tranche f ;

4 ( sharpness) to give an edge to aiguiser [appetite] ; to take the edge off gâter [pleasure] ; calmer [anger, appetite] ; soulager [pain] ; there was an edge to his voice sa voix avait quelque chose de tendu ; to lose one's edge [writing, style] perdre sa vivacité ; [person] perdre sa vigueur ;

5 ( advantage) to have the edge over ou on avoir l'avantage sur [competitor, rival] ; to give sb the edge over donner à qn l'avantage sur ; to have a slight edge avoir une légère avance (over sur) ;

6 ( touchy) to be on edge [person] être énervé ; my nerves are on edge j'ai les nerfs fatigués ; that sound sets my teeth on edge ce bruit me fait grincer des dents ;

7 fig ( extremity) to live on the edge vivre dangereusement ; the news pushed him over the edge cette nouvelle l'a achevé.

B vtr

1 ( move slowly) to edge sth towards approcher qch de ; he edged the car closer to the kerb il a rapproché la voiture du trottoir ; to edge one's way along longer la bordure de [cliff, parapet] ;

2 ( trim) border [collar, handkerchief] ;

3 Hort border [lawn].

C vi ( advance) to edge forward avancer doucement ; to edge up to s'approcher doucement de ; to edge out of a parking space se dégager lentement d'une place de parking ; to edge closer to se rapprocher de [victory, independence] ; to edge towards s'approcher à petits pas de [door, victory].

Phrasal verbs

■ edge out [car, driver] ( of space) se dégager petit à petit (of de) ; ( of side street) sortir petit à petit (of de) ; I edged out of the room/door je me suis glissé hors de la pièce/par la porte ; to edge sb out of évincer qn de [job] ; we've edged our competitors out of the market nous avons éliminé tous nos concurrents du marché.

■ edge up:

▶ edge up

1 [prices, figure] augmenter lentement ;

2 to edge up to sb s'approcher à petits pas de qn.

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6 edge

[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) margine, bordo, sponda

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) calmare
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlare

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avvicinarsi lentamente

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- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

English-Italian dictionary > edge
7 die Schärfe nehmen

to take the edge off sth.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > die Schärfe nehmen
8 притуплять

vt; св - притупи́ть

1) тупить to blunt, to dull

2) ослаблять to dull, to deaden, to take the edge off sth

притупля́ть боль/чу́вства — to deaden/to dull the pain/ one's senses

притупля́ть го́лод — to take the edge off one's hunger

Русско-английский учебный словарь > притуплять
9 seiner Wirkung berauben

to take the edge off sth. [sensation]

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > seiner Wirkung berauben
10 engañar

v.

1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.

2 to deceive, to lie.

3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.

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engañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in

2 (estafar) to cheat, trick

3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be deceptive

► verbo pronominal engañarse

1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong

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FRASEOLOGÍA

engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

engañar el tiempo figurado to kill time

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

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verb

1) to cheat

2) deceive

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

engaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife

a mí no me engaña nadie — you can't fool me

no te dejes engañar — don't let yourself be taken in

logró engañar al inspector — he managed to trick the inspector

2)

necesito picar algo para engañar el hambre — I need to nibble at sth to stop me feeling hungry

engañar el tiempo — to kill time

2.

VI to be deceptive

- las apariencias engañan

3.

See:

engañarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

me engañó la vista — my eyes deceived me

no te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead

tú a mí no me engañas — you can't fool me

lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
2.
engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

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= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

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* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

me engañó la vista — my eyes deceived me

no te dejes engañar — don't be deceived o mislead

tú a mí no me engañas — you can't fool me

lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

engañar el hambre or el estómago — to stave off hunger, to keep the wolf from the door (colloq)

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
2.
engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

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= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

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engañar [A1 ]

vt

1

(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in

sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me

a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily

te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)

me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me

si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)

comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going

2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)

su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary

■ engañarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)

no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken

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engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead;

◊ me engañó la vista my eyes deceived me;

tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
' engañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- confiada
- confiado
- torear
- tramoya
- clavar
- disfraz
- disfrazar
- joder
English:
betray
- cheat
- deceive
- delude
- double-cross
- dupe
- fool
- fox
- have
- hoax
- hoodwink
- lead on
- mess about
- mess around
- mislead
- put over
- ride
- stitch up
- take in
- trick
- try on
- two-time
- unfaithful
- wool
- hood
- kid
- lead
- square
- take
- two

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engañar

♦ vt

1. [mentir] to deceive;

engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;

es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;

logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;

me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;

¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;

a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty

2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;

engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;

me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend

3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;

te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;

Comp

engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride

4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;

engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger

♦ vi

to be deceptive o misleading;

engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;

Comp

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

♦ See also the pronominal verb engañarse

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engañar

v/t

1 deceive, cheat;

engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;

te han engañado you’ve been had fam

2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to

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engañar vt

1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead

2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to

♦ See also the reflexive verb engañarse

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engañar vb

1. (mentir) to lie

me engañaste al decirme que era guapo you lied to me when you said he was good looking

2. (ser infiel) to cheat on

engañó a su mujer he cheated on his wife

3. (timar) to trick

me engañaron they tricked me

4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive

esta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

Spanish-English dictionary > engañar
11 matar

v.

1 to kill (quitar la vida a).

lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death

si se entera me mata (informal figurative) she'll kill me if she finds out

¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!

estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)

matarlas callando (informal) to be up to something on the quiet

El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.

2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).

3 to tone down (apagar) (color).

4 to round (off).

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matar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder

2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter

3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid

■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!

4 familiar (incomodar, causar dolor) to kill; (volver loco) to drive mad

■ estos zapatos me están matando this shoes are killing me

5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun

■ me han matado con el cambio de jefe the change of boss really knocked me sideways

6 (pasar) to kill

■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time

7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off

8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank

9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill

10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round

11 (suavizar - color) to tone down

12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out

► verbo pronominal matarse

1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself

■ se mató en un accidente de tráfico she was killed in a car crash

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebody

matarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothing

matarse a trabajar to work oneself to death

que me maten si... I'll be damned if...

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verb

1) to kill

2) butcher, slaughter

3) pass, waste

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughter

la mató en un ataque de celos — he killed her in a fit of jealousy

el jefe me va a matar — the boss will kill me

matar a algn a golpes — to beat sb to death

matar a algn a disgustos — to make sb's life a misery

así me maten — for the life of me

que me maten si... — I'll be damned if...

- matarlas callando

- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió

2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull

cómete una manzana para matar el hambre — have an apple to keep you going

3) * (=molestar)

los zapatos me están matando — these shoes are killing me *

me mata tener que trabajar en sábado — it's a pain having to work on a Saturday *

4) * (=sorprender)

¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *

2.

VI to kill

no matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

- estar o llevarse a matar con algn

3.

See:

matarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> to kill; < reses> to slaughter

lo mataron a golpes — they beat him to death

lo mató un coche — he was run over and killed by a car

hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

el cigarrillo acabará matándote — cigarettes will be the death of you

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo — may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lie

las mata callando — he's a wolf in sheep's clothing

matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)

la vas a matar a disgustos — you'll be the death of her

es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

nos mataban de hambre — they used to starve us

cuando se entere me mata — she'll kill me when she finds out (colloq)

me mata tener que estudiar tanto — it kills me having to study so much (colloq)

me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

estos zapatos me están matando — these shoes are killing me!

2) (fam) < sed> to quench; < tiempo> to kill

compraron fruta para matar el hambre — they bought some fruit to keep them going

3)

a) < pelota> to kill

b) < carta> to cover
2.
matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill

estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
3.
matarse v pron

1)

a) ( morir violentamente)

se mató en un accidente — she was killed in an accident

casi me mato — I almost got killed

b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself

se mató de un tiro — she shot herself

2) (fam)

a) ( esforzarse)

me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

se mató trabajando — he nearly killed himself working (colloq)

b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

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= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.

Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.

Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.

Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.

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* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.

* licencia para matar = licence to kill.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* máquina de matar = killing machine.

* matar a alguien = take + life.

* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.

* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.

* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.

* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.

* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.

* matar con gas = gas.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* matar de hambre = starve to + death.

* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.

* matar de un manotazo = swat.

* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.

* matar el tiempo = kill + time.

* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.

* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* sed de matar = bloodlust.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> to kill; < reses> to slaughter

lo mataron a golpes — they beat him to death

lo mató un coche — he was run over and killed by a car

hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

el cigarrillo acabará matándote — cigarettes will be the death of you

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo — may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lie

las mata callando — he's a wolf in sheep's clothing

matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)

la vas a matar a disgustos — you'll be the death of her

es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

nos mataban de hambre — they used to starve us

cuando se entere me mata — she'll kill me when she finds out (colloq)

me mata tener que estudiar tanto — it kills me having to study so much (colloq)

me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

estos zapatos me están matando — these shoes are killing me!

2) (fam) < sed> to quench; < tiempo> to kill

compraron fruta para matar el hambre — they bought some fruit to keep them going

3)

a) < pelota> to kill

b) < carta> to cover
2.
matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill

hay miradas que matan — if looks could kill

estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
3.
matarse v pron

1)

a) ( morir violentamente)

se mató en un accidente — she was killed in an accident

casi me mato — I almost got killed

b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself

se mató de un tiro — she shot herself

2) (fam)

a) ( esforzarse)

me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

se mató trabajando — he nearly killed himself working (colloq)

b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

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= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.

Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.

Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.

Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.

* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....

* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.

* licencia para matar = licence to kill.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* máquina de matar = killing machine.

* matar a alguien = take + life.

* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.

* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.

* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.

* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.

* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.

* matar con gas = gas.

* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.

* matar de hambre = starve to + death.

* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.

* matar de un manotazo = swat.

* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.

* matar el tiempo = kill + time.

* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.

* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* sed de matar = bloodlust.

* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

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matar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughter

lo mataron a golpes they beat him to death

lo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to death

lo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a car

hubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

la vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leading

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blame

así me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lie

las mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing

matarlas ( Chi fam); to blow it ( colloq)

2

(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of her

es para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)

en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at school

cuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)

me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)

¡me mataste, no tengo ni idea! ( fam); you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! ( colloq)

¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)

estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!

B ( fam); ‹sed› to quench

compraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetite

para matar el tiempo to kill time

C

1 ‹pelota› to kill

2 ‹carta› to cover

■ matar

vi

1 (causar muerte) to kill

no matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not kill

hay miradas que matan if looks could kill

estar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

2

( RPl fam) «vestido/escote»: un escote que mata a sensational low neckline

mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress

■ matarse

v pron

A

1

(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accident

al bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train

2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneself

se mató de un tiro she shot herself

B

1 ( fam)

(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)

no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)

2

( Méx fam) «estudiante»: matarse en algo to cram sth ( colloq), to swot up (on) sth ( BrE colloq)

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matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› to kill

b) ( sacrificar) ‹perro/caballo› to put down, destroy;

‹ reses› to slaughter;
◊ lo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a car

c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):

◊ la vas a matar a disgustos you'll be the death of her;

es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
◊ compraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going

verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( morir violentamente) to be killed;

◊ casi me mato I almost got killed

b) ( refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself;

◊ se mató de un tiro she shot herself

2 (fam)
a) ( esforzarse): me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat

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matar

♦ vt

1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;
[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;
lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;

lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;

lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;

en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;

lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;

lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);

el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;
Fam Fig
como descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;
Fam Fig
si se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;
Fam Fig
es para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;

Comp

matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;

Comp

estar o [m5] llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with sb);

Comp
Fam
matarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;
[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing;
Comp
Fam
que me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;

que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened

2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]
¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;

¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;

¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;

me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!

3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;
[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;
mato las horas o [m5] el tiempo viendo la televisión I kill time watching television;

tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going

4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)

5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;
[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to capture
6. Fam [destrozar, estropear] to ruin;

no quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;

el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it

♦ vi

to kill;

no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;

Comp

hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;

Comp

hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;

Comp
RP Fam
que mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;

con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt

♦ See also the pronominal verb matarse

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matar

I v/t

1 persona, tiempo kill;

matar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;

matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing

2 ganado slaughter

3 hambre satisfy; sed quench, slake

II v/i kill;

no matarás thou shalt not kill;

estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.

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matar vt

1) : to kill

2) : to slaughter, to butcher

3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)

4) : to tone down (colors)

5) : to pass, to waste (time)

6) : to trump (in card games)

matar vi

: to kill

♦ See also the reflexive verb matarse

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matar vb to kill

dicen que mató a varias personas they say he killed several people

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12 calmer

calmer [kalme]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to calm down ; [+ nerfs] to calm

• calmer les esprits to calm people down

• calmer le jeu to calm things down

• ça calme ! (inf) that'll bring you back down to earth (inf)

   b. [+ douleur] to ease ; [+ impatience] to curb ; [+ faim] to satisfy ; [+ soif] to quench ; [+ ardeur] to cool

2. reflexive verb

► se calmer

   a. ( = s'apaiser) [personne] to calm down ; [tempête] to die down ; [mer] to become calm

   b. ( = diminuer) [inquiétude, douleur] to ease ; [crainte] to subside

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kalme
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( apaiser) to calm [somebody/something] down [personne, animal]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, colère]; to allay [inquiétude]

calmer le jeu — fig to calm things down

calmer les esprits — to calm people down

2) ( atténuer) to ease [douleur]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, désir]; to take the edge off [faim, soif]

2.

se calmer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'apaiser) [personne, situation] to calm down; [tempête] to die down; [agitation, colère] to die down; [discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude] to subside; [désir] to cool

calme-toi! — ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!

les esprits se sont calmés — tempers have cooled

2) ( s'atténuer) [douleur] to ease; [fièvre, faim] to die down; [bruit] to subside

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kalme vt
1) [personne] to calm down

2) [douleur, inquiétude] to ease

Cette pommade calme les démangeaisons. — This ointment soothes itching.

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calmer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( apaiser) to calm [sb/sth] down [personne, foule, animal]; to calm [marché, Bourse]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, révolte, colère]; to allay [inquiétude, crainte]; to quieten [dissensions]; calmer le jeu fig to calm things down; calmer les esprits to calm people down;

2 ( atténuer) to ease, to relieve [douleur, mal]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, ardeur, désir]; to curb [impatience]; to take the edge off [faim, soif].

B se calmer vpr

1 ( s'apaiser) [personne, foule, situation] to calm down; [éléments, tempête] to die down; [agitation, révolte, passions, colère] to die down; [débat, discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude, crainte] to subside; [ardeur, désir] to cool; calme-toi! ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!; les choses se calment things are calming down; après l'annonce du ministre, les esprits se sont calmés after the minister's announcement, tempers cooled;

2 ( s'atténuer) [douleur, mal] to ease, to wear off; [fièvre, faim, soif] to die down; [rire, bruit, tapage] to subside.

[kalme] verbe transitif

1. [rendre serein - enfant, opposant, foule] to calm down (separable)

nous devons calmer les esprits

a. [dans un groupe] we must put everybody's mind at rest

b. [dans la nation] we must put the people's minds at rest

calmer le jeu

a. SPORT to calm the game down

b. (figuré) to calm things down

2. [dépassionner - mécontentement] to soothe, to calm ; [ - colère] to calm, to appease ; [ - querelle] to pacify, to defuse ; [ - débat] to restore order to

3. [diminuer - fièvre, inflammation] to bring down (separable) ; [ - douleur] to soothe, to ease ; [ - faim] to satisfy, to appease ; [ - soif] to quench ; [ - désespoir, crainte] to ease, to allay ; [ - désir, passion, enthousiasme] to dampen ; [ - impatience] to relieve

ça devrait leur calmer les nerfs that should soothe their (frayed) nerves

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se calmer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [devenir serein] to calm down

attends que les choses se calment wait for things to calm down

2. [se taire] to quieten (UK) ou to quiet (US) down

3. [s'affaiblir - dispute, douleur] to die down ou away, to ease off ou up ; [ - fièvre] to die ou to go down ; [ - anxiété] to fade ; [ - passion] to fade away, to cool ; [ - faim, soif] to die down, to be appeased

4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [averse] to ease off

[mer] to become calm

[vent] to die down, to drop

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13 abmildern

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)

1. (Aussage etc.) moderate; (Strafe) reduce, lighten; (Geschmack, Gegensatz) tone down

2. (Aufprall, Sturz) cushion, soften, (Schock) lessen

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ạb|mil|dern
vt sep
Geschmack to tone down; Äußerung auch to moderate; Aufprall to cushion, to soften; Schock to lessen
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ab|mil·dern

vt

1. (abschwächen)

▪ etw \abmildern to moderate sth

eine Äußerung \abmildern to temper one's words

2. (dämpfen)

▪ etw \abmildern Aufprall, Sturz to lessen [or reduce] sth

einen Sturz \abmildern to cushion a fall

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transitives Verb

1) break, cushion < fall, impact>

2) (fig.): (abschwächen) tone down; take the edge off

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abmildern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)

1. (Aussage etc) moderate; (Strafe) reduce, lighten; (Geschmack, Gegensatz) tone down

2. (Aufprall, Sturz) cushion, soften, (Schock) lessen

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transitives Verb

1) break, cushion <fall, impact>

2) (fig.): (abschwächen) tone down; take the edge off

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14 abstumpfen

(trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat)

1. (Spitze) blunt; (Kristall) truncate

2. (Gefühle etc.) dull; (jemanden) deaden

II v/i (ist) und v/refl (hat)

3. Messer etc.: become blunt ( oder dull)

4. Gefühle etc.: become dulled; Person: become hardened ( oder insensible to s.th.); abgestumpft

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(Mensch) to deaden; to dull;

(Werkzeug) to blunt

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ạb|stump|fen ['apʃtʊmpfn] sep
1. vi aux sein
(fig Geschmack etc) to become dulled
wenn man ewig dasselbe machen muss, stumpft man nach und nach ab — always having to do the same thing dulls the mind

er ist als Kritiker abgestumpft — his critical sensibilities have become blunted

gegen etw abstumpfen — to become inured to sth

2. vt

1) Menschen, Sinne to deaden; Gerechtigkeitssinn, Gewissen, Urteilsvermögen to dull

See:

→ auch abgestumpft

2) (lit) Ecken, Kanten to blunt; Messer, Schneide to take the edge off, to blunt

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(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) blunt

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ab|stump·fen

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (stumpf machen)

▪ etw \abstumpfen to blunt sth

2. (gleichgültig machen)

▪ jdn [gegenüber etw dat] \abstumpfen to inure sb [to sth]

der ständige Reizüberfluss stumpft die Menschen immer mehr ab constant stimulation is blunting people's senses

3. CHEM, TECH

▪ etw \abstumpfen to neutralize sth

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

▪ [gegen etw akk] \abstumpfen to become inured [to sth]

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1.
(fig.) transitives Verb deaden
2.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

man stumpft ab — one's mind becomes deadened

gegen etwas abstumpfen — become dead to something

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abstumpfen (trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat)

1. (Spitze) blunt; (Kristall) truncate

2. (Gefühle etc) dull; (jemanden) deaden

B. v/i (ist) und v/r (hat)

3. Messer etc: become blunt ( oder dull)

4. Gefühle etc: become dulled; Person: become hardened ( oder insensible to sth); → abgestumpft

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1.
(fig.) transitives Verb deaden
2.
intransitives Verb; mit sein

man stumpft ab — one's mind becomes deadened

gegen etwas abstumpfen — become dead to something

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v.

to blunt (to) v.

to deaden v.

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15 pierwszy

decl like adj

first

pierwszy stycznia — the first of January

pierwsze piętro — first floor (BRIT), second floor (US)

pierwsza pomoc — first aid

pierwsze danie — first course

pierwsza litera — initial

pierwsza wojna światowa — the First World War, World War One

pierwsza w prawo/lewo — the next on the right/left

pierwszy lepszy pot — any old one

Pan pierwszy! — after you!

po pierwsze — first, firstly

pierwszy raz lub po raz pierwszy — for the first time

na pierwszy rzut oka — at first glance lub sight, on the face of it

miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia — love at first sight

z pierwszej ręki — (wiadomość, informacja) first-hand; (słyszeć, dowiedzieć się) at first hand

relacja z pierwszej ręki — inside story

artykuły pierwszej potrzeby — necessities

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pierwszy

a.

1. first; pierwsza rocznica first anniversary; pierwsza klasa szkoln. first grade; zwł. Br. first form; pierwszy raz first time; pierwsze piętro second floor; Br. first floor; pierwszy września the first of September; pierwsza wojna światowa hist. World War One, the First World War; pierwsza pomoc first aid; pierwsze śniadanie breakfast; forma w pierwszej osobie liczby pojedynczej gram. first person singular; pisać w pierwszej osobie write in the first person; równanie pierwszego stopnia mat. linear equation; pierwszy oficer żegl. first mate, first officer; Pierwsza Dama polit. First Lady; pierwsze skrzypce muz. first violin; pierwszy bieg mot. first gear; stawiać pierwsze kroki take one's l. the first steps; zrobić pierwszy krok make the first move; pierwszy lepszy l. z brzegu any (old) one, whichever, random; na pierwszy rzut oka at first glance, on the face of it; w pierwszej chwili at first, in the first moment; z pierwszej ręki firsthand; relacja z pierwszej ręki inside story; po pierwsze firstly, first of all, first and foremost; grać pierwsze skrzypce play the first fiddle; posłać kogoś na pierwszy ogień send sb to the frontline; miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia love at first sight; pierwsze wrażenie first impression; ciekawość – pierwszy stopień do piekła curiosity killed the cat; kto pierwszy, ten lepszy first come, first served; pierwsze koty za płoty the first try doesn't count, the first attempt is just for practice.

2. (= taki, przed którym nie było innych podobnych) first, fresh, new; nie pierwszej młodości past one's prime, well on in years; nie pierwszej czystości soiled; przełamać pierwsze lody break the ice; zaspokoić pierwszy głód take the edge off one's appetite; pani pierwsza! after you!

3. (= zasadniczy, główny) main, chief, primary, principal; pierwszy plan film foreground; artykuły pierwszej potrzeby necessities; liczba pierwsza mat. prime number; wysuwać coś na pierwszy plan put sth first.

4. (= najlepszy) top, finest, first-rate; wagon pierwszej klasy kol. first-class car; zająć pierwsze miejsce zwł. sport come in first, be the first; pierwsza liga sport first league; lody – pierwsza klasa! pot. delicious ice-cream!; pierwsza nagroda first prize.

mi

first ( day of a month); umówić się z kimś na pierwszego czerwca arrange a meeting with sb on the first of June; skończyć pracę do pierwszego finish work by the first.

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16 écorner

écorner [ekɔʀne]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

[+ meuble] to chip the corner of ; [+ livre] to turn down the corner of

• livre tout écorné dog-eared book

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ekɔʀne
verbe transitif

1) ( entamer) to dent [image de marque]; to make a hole in [capital]

2) ( abîmer) to make [something] dog-eared GB, to dogear [livre]

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ekɔʀne vt
1) [livre] to make dog-eared

2) [taureau] to dehorn

3) [économies, capital] to make a dent in

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écorner verb table: aimer vtr

1 ( entamer) to take the edge off [gloire, réputation]; to cut down, make a hole in [capital, somme];

2 ( abîmer) to make [sth] dog-eared GB, to dogear US [livre]; to chip [pierre, meuble];

3 Vét to poll [animal].

[ekɔrne] verbe transitif

1. [endommager - cadre, meuble] to chip a corner off ; [ - livre, page] to fold down the corner of, to dog-ear

un livre tout écorné a dog-eared book

2. [fortune, héritage] to make a dent in

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17 couper

couper [kupe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

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

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

• couper qch en deux to cut sth in two

• couper coller (Computing) to cut and paste

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

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

   b. [+ vêtement] to cut out

   c. [+ passages inutiles, émission] to cut

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

• coupez ! (Cinema) cut!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   j. (Sport) [+ balle] to slice

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

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

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

2. indirect transitive verb

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

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

3. intransitive verb

   a. [couteau, verre] to cut

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

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

• couper à trèfle to trump clubs

4. reflexive verb

► se couper

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

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

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

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

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kupe
1.

verbe transitif

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

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

couper la journée — fig to break up the day

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

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

couper quelque chose en tranches — to slice something

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

couper la parole à quelqu'un — to interrupt somebody

9) ( isoler)

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

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

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

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

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

2.

verbe intransitif

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

ça coupe beaucoup mieux — it cuts a lot better

3.

se couper verbe pronominal

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

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

2) ( s'isoler)

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

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

4) ( se tailler)

ça se coupe facilement — it's easy to cut

5) ( se croiser) to cross, to intersect

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

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kupe
1. vt

1) (= entamer) to cut

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

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

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

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

couper du bois — to cut wood

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

couper le courant — to cut off the electricity

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

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

couper le contact AUTOMOBILES — to turn off the ignition

couper les ponts avec qn — to break with sb

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

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

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

2. vi

1) (avec un instrument tranchant) to cut

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

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

2) (= prendre un raccourci)

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

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

4) (autres locutions)

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

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

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couper verb table: aimer

A vtr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C se couper vpr

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

2 ( se trahir) to give oneself away;

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

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

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

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

Idiomes

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

[kupe] verbe transitif

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

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

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

beau à couper le souffle breathtakingly beautiful

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

un accent à couper au couteau a very strong accent

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

2. [membre] to cut off (separable)

[tête] to cut off, to chop (off)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

couper les cheveux en quatre to split hairs

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

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

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

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

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

[tissu] to cut

6. [écourter - film, texte] to cut

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

7. [arrêter - crédit] to cut

couper l'eau

a. [par accident] to cut off the water

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

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

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

couper la parole à quelqu'un to cut somebody short

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

couper quelqu'un (familier) to interrupt somebody

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

coupé d'eau diluted, watered down

couper du vin

a. [à l'eau] to water wine down

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

12. CINÉMA

coupez! cut!

13. TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS to cut off (separable)

14. JEUX [partager] to cut

[jouer l'atout] to trump

15. SPORT [balle] to slice

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[kupe] verbe intransitif

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

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

2. [prendre un raccourci]

couper à travers champs to cut across country ou the fields

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

couper au plus court to take the quickest way

3. [interrompre] to cut in

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

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couper à verbe plus préposition

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

couper à quelque chose to get out of something

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

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

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se couper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to cut oneself

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

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

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

se couper en quatre pour quelqu'un

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

b. [continuellement] to devote oneself utterly to somebody

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se couper verbe pronominal intransitif

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

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

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18 apartar

v.

1 to move away.

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office

apartar la mirada to look away

2 to separate.

El regalo apartó a los hermanos The gift separated the brothers.

3 to take, to select.

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the journey

4 to push aside, to discard, to get away, to lay aside.

Ricardo apartó al mal amigo Richard pushed aside his lousy friend.

5 to put aside, to lay by, to put to one side.

Ricardo apartó los muebles Richard put the furniture aside.

6 to set apart, to earmark, to singularize.

Su elegancia apartó a Denise Her elegance set Denise apart.

7 to leave out, to exclude from the conversation.

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apartar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alejar) to move away

■ aparta la planta del sol move the plant out of the sun

■ ¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

■ apartó la mirada she looked away

2 (separar) to separate; (preservar de) to protect from, keep away from

■ peleaban con tanta violencia que nadie pudo apartarlos they were fighting so fiercely that nobody could separate them

■ lo que haga falta para apartar al menor del peligro whatever is necessary to protect the child from danger

3 (reservar) to put aside, set aside

■ te he apartado un trozo de pastel I've put a piece of cake aside for you, I've saved you a piece of cake

4 (de un cargo) to remove

■ ha sido apartado del servicio activo he has been removed from active service

► verbo pronominal apartarse

1 (alejarse) to move away

■ apártate de allí get away from there

2 (separarse) to withdraw, move away

■ se apartó del tema she veered off the subject

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FRASEOLOGÍA

apartar los ojos de to take one's eyes off

'Se aparta género' "A deposit secures any item"

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verb

1) to separate, put aside, set aside

2) move away

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- apartarse

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1. VT

1) (=alejar)

aparta las piezas blancas de las negras — separate the white pieces from the black ones

aparta la sartén del fuego — take the pan off the heat

lograron apartar la discusión de ese punto — they managed to turn the discussion away from that point

no podía apartar mi pensamiento de ella — I couldn't get her out of my head

• apartar la mirada/los ojos de algo — to look away from sth, avert one's gaze/one's eyes from sth liter

apartó la mirada de la larga fila de casas — she looked away from o liter averted her gaze from the long row of houses

no aparta los ojos de la comida — he can't keep his eyes off the food

2) (=quitar de en medio)

tuvo que apartar los papeles de la mesa para colocar allí sus libros — he had to push aside the papers on the table to place his books there

apartó el micrófono a un lado — she put the microphone aside o to one side

apartó la cortina y miró a la calle — he drew o pulled back the curtain and looked out into the street

le apartó los cabellos de la frente — she brushed her hair off her forehead

avanzaban apartando la maleza — they made their way through the undergrowth, pushing o brushing it aside as they went

3) [+ persona]

a) [de lugar]

lo apartó un poco para hacerle algunas preguntas — she took him to one side to ask him a few questions

los guardaespaldas apartaban a las fans — the bodyguards pushed the fans aside o away

aparta al niño de la ventana — move the child away from the window

b) [de otra persona] (lit) to separate; (fig) to drift apart

si no los apartamos se matarán — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

el tiempo los ha ido apartando — they have grown o drifted apart with time

c) [de actividad, puesto] to remove

el ministro lo apartó de su puesto — the minister removed him from his post

su enfermedad la apartó de la política activa — her illness kept her away from playing an active role in politics

si yo fuera el entrenador, lo apartaría del equipo — if I was the coach I would remove him from the team

lo apartaron de su intención de vender la casa — they dissuaded him from selling the house

4) (=reservar) to put aside, set aside

si le interesa este vestido se lo puedo apartar — if you like this dress I can put o set it aside for you

se apartan muebles — a deposit secures any piece of furniture

hemos apartado un poco de comida para él — we've put o set aside a little food for him

picar las verduras y apartarlas a un lado — chop the vegetables and put them to one side

5) (Correos) to sort

6) (Ferro) to shunt, switch (EEUU)

7) (Agr) [+ ganado] to separate, cut out

8) (Jur) to set aside, waive

9) (Min) to extract

2.

See:

apartarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex. The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex. The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex. Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex. If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex. It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

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* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego — move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista — get that out of my sight

sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino — his friends led him astray

apartó los ojos or la mirada — he averted his eyes

b) < obstáculo> to move, move... out of the way

aparte ese coche — move that car (out of the way)

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

fue apartado del servicio activo — he was removed from active service

d) ( separar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar — if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

2) (guardar, reservar) to set aside

aparté lo que me iba a llevar — I set aside what I was going to take

aparta un poco de comida para él — put a bit of food aside for him
2.
apartarse v pron (refl)

a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

apártense! — stand aside!

b) (alejarse, separarse)

apartarse de algo/alguien: el satélite se apartó de su trayectoria the satellite strayed from its orbit; apártate de ahí get/come away from there; no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side; apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!; se apartó bastante de su familia she drifted away from her family; nos estamos apartando del tema — we're going off the subject

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= put + aside, put by, lock out, push + to one side, keep in + reserve, leave + aside, set + apart, lay + Nombre + aside, brush aside, set + aside, nudge + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..

Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.

Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.

Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.

Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* apartar de = wean from, wean away from.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* apartarse = step + aside, stray (from/outside), skew away.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* apartarse (de) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from).

* apartarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* apartarse el pelo de los ojos = flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

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apartar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alejar) to move away

aparta la ropa del fuego move the clothes away from the fire

aparta eso de mi vista get that out of my sight

aparta de ti esos temores ( liter); cast out those fears ( liter)

aparta de mí este cáliz ( Bib) take this cup from me

aquellas amistades lo apartaron del buen camino those friends led him astray o off the straight and narrow

lo apartaron de su propósito de estudiar medicina they dissuaded him from studying medicine

apartó los ojos or la mirada he averted his eyes

la apartó de un manotazo he pushed her aside o to one side

2 ‹obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

aparte ese coche move that car (out of the way)

le apartó el pelo de los ojos she brushed the hair out of his eyes

3 ( frml) (de un cargo) to remove

ha sido apartado de su cargo/del servicio activo he has been removed from his post/from active service

4 (aislar) to separate

si no los apartamos se van a matar if we don't separate them they'll kill each other

se los mete en la cárcel para apartarlos de la sociedad they are put in jail to separate them from o to keep them away from society

B (guardar, reservar) to set aside

apartó lo que se iba a llevar she set aside what she was going to take, she put the things she was going to take on one side

tenemos que apartar el dinero del alquiler we must set o put aside the rent money

voy a apartar un poco de comida para él I'm going to put a bit of food aside for him

las gambas se pelan y se apartan peel the prawns and set aside o put them to one side

dejé el libro apartado I had them set the book aside o put the book to one side for me

[ S ] se apartan juguetes layaway available ( AmE), a small deposit secures any item ( BrE)

■ apartarse

v pron

( refl)

1 (despejar el camino) to stand aside

¡apártense! ¡dejen pasar! stand aside! make way!

2 (alejarse, separarse) apartarse DE algo/algn:

nos apartamos de la carretera principal we got off o left the main road

el satélite se ha apartado de su trayectoria the satellite has strayed from its orbit

apártate de ahí que te puedes quemar get/come away from there, you might burn yourself

¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

¡apártate de mí! get away from me!

no te apartes del buen camino stick to the straight and narrow

se ha apartado bastante de su familia she's drifted away from o grown apart from her family

nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off o straying away from o going off the subject

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apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alejar) to move … away;

◊ sus amigos lo apartaron del buen camino his friends led him astray;

apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove

d) ( separar) to separate

2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
◊ aparta un poco de comida para él put a bit of food aside for him

apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( despejar el camino) to stand aside

b) (alejarse, separarse):

◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destinar
- grano
- soplar
- aislar
- entretener
- quitar
- retirar
- separar
English:
avert
- away
- block out
- kick away
- look away
- move over
- push aside
- set back
- sidetrack
- sweep aside
- take aside
- throw aside
- thrust aside
- look
- set
- sweep

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apartar

♦ vt

1. [alejar] to move away;
[quitar] to remove;
¡apártense de la carretera, niños! come away from the road, children!;

aparta el coche, que no puedo pasar move the car out of the way, I can't get past;

aparta de mí estos pensamientos [cita bíblica] protect me from such thoughts;

el polémico ministro ha sido apartado de su cargo the controversial minister has been removed from office;

apartar la mirada to look away;

no apartó la mirada de nosotros he never took his eyes off us;

sus ojos no se apartaban de ella his eyes never left her;

aparté la vista de aquel espectáculo tan desagradable I averted my gaze o I turned away from that unpleasant sight;

apartar a alguien de un codazo to elbow sb aside;

apartar a alguien de un empujón to push sb out of the way

2. [separar] to separate;

aparta las fichas blancas de las negras separate the white counters from the black ones;

nadie los apartó, y acabaron a puñetazos nobody attempted to separate them and they ended up coming to blows

3. [escoger] to take, to select;

ya he apartado la ropa para el viaje I've already put out the clothes for the trip

4. [disuadir] to dissuade;

lo apartó de su intención de ser médico she dissuaded him from becoming a doctor

♦ See also the pronominal verb apartarse

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apartar

v/t

1 separate; para después set o

put aside; de un sitio move away (de from)

2

:

apartar a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth

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apartar vt

1) alejar: to move away, to put at a distance

2) : to put aside, to set aside, to separate

♦ See also the reflexive verb apartarse

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apartar vb

1. (mover) to move / to move out of the away

¿puedes apartar la moto? can you move your motorbike?

aparté el florero I moved the vase out of the way

2. (separar) to separate

he apartado los tomates más maduros de los más verdes I've separated the ripe tomatoes from the green ones

apartar la mirada / apartar la vista to look away

no apartar la vista de algo not to take your eyes off something

Spanish-English dictionary > apartar
19 Schärfe

f; -, kein Pl.

1. sharpness etc.; scharf; der Sinne, des Verstands: keenness, acuity; eines Arguments: stridency; in aller Schärfe in all strictness; einer Kritik etc. Schärfe verleihen / die Schärfe nehmen make a criticism etc. harsh / rid a criticism etc. of its harsh tone

2. von Essen: spiciness, strong seasoning; von Senf, Käse: strength; von Gewürz etc.: hotness; einer Speise etc. Schärfe geben / nehmen make food very spicy ( oder hot) / take away a food’s spiciness

3. OPT. definition, sharpness; einem Bild mehr Schärfe geben make a picture sharper, sharpen a picture

* * *

die Schärfe

(Bissigkeit) pungency;

(Fotografie) focus;

(Klinge) sharpness;

(Verstand) acuity; keenness; trenchancy;

(Ätzkraft) acrimony

* * *
Schạ̈r|fe ['ʃɛrfə]
f -, -n

1) (von Messer, Kante, Kurve) sharpness; (von Wind, Frost) keenness; (von Ton) shrillness

2) (von Essen) spiciness; (von Geruch, Geschmack) pungency; (von Lösung) causticity

3) (= Härte, Strenge) toughness, severity

mit Schärfe vorgehen — to take tough or severe measures

4) (von Worten, Kritik) sharpness, harshness; (von Widerstand, Konkurrenz) toughness; (von Protest) strength; (von Auseinandersetzung) bitterness

ich möchte in aller Schärfe sagen, dass... — I'm going to be quite harsh (about this) and say that...

etw/jdn in or mit aller Schärfe kritisieren — to be sharply critical of sth/sb

der Konflikt hat an Schärfe zugenommen — the conflict has become more bitter

5) (= Deutlichkeit) sharpness; (von Brille, Linse) strength; (von Augen) sharpness, keenness; (von Gehör, Verstand) keenness; (an Kamera, Fernsehen) focus; (an Radio) tuning

dem Bild fehlt die Schärfe — the picture lacks sharpness (of focus) or definition

* * *

die

1) acuteness

2) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) edge

3) keenness

4) piercingness

5) sharpness

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Schär·fe

<-, -n>

[ˈʃɛrfə]

f

1. (guter Schliff) sharpness, [sharp] edge

die \Schärfe einer Axt the sharpness of an axe

2. KOCHK spiciness; eines Käses sharpness, strength; von Senf/Chilis/Pfeffer hotness; einer Zitrone tanginess

3. (Heftigkeit) einer Ablehnung severity; der Konkurrenz keenness, strength; der Kritik severity, sharpness; von Worten harshness

in aller \Schärfe kritisieren to criticize severely [or sharply]

in aller \Schärfe zurückweisen to refuse/reject outright, to flatly refuse, to reject out of hand

4. (Präzision) sharpness, keenness; der Augen/des Gehörs/des Verstandes keenness

5. FOTO sharpness; einer Brille/eines Brillenglases strength

6. (ätzende Wirkung) causticity

7. (schneidend sein) des Windes bitterness; des Frosts sharpness

8. FBALL

ein Schuss von unheimlicher \Schärfe an incredibly hard shot

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die; Schärfe, Schärfen

1) o. Pl. sharpness

2) o. Pl. (von Geschmack) hotness; (von Chemikalien) causticity; (von Geruch) pungency

3) o. Pl. (Intensität) shrillness; (von Licht, Farbe usw.) harshness; (des Windes) bitterness; (des Frostes) sharpness

4) o. Pl. s. scharf 1. 4): sharpness; keenness

5) o. Pl. (Klarheit) clarity; sharpness

6) o. Pl. s. scharf 1. 6): toughness; ferocity; sharpness; strength

7) (Heftigkeit) harshness

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Schärfe f; -, kein pl

1. sharpness etc; → scharf; der Sinne, des Verstands: keenness, acuity; eines Arguments: stridency;

in aller Schärfe in all strictness;

einer Kritik etc

Schärfe verleihen/die Schärfe nehmen make a criticism etc harsh/rid a criticism etc of its harsh tone

2. von Essen: spiciness, strong seasoning; von Senf, Käse: strength; von Gewürz etc: hotness;

einer Speise etc

Schärfe geben/nehmen make food very spicy ( oder hot)/take away a food’s spiciness

3. OPT definition, sharpness;

einem Bild mehr Schärfe geben make a picture sharper, sharpen a picture

* * *

die; Schärfe, Schärfen

1) o. Pl. sharpness

2) o. Pl. (von Geschmack) hotness; (von Chemikalien) causticity; (von Geruch) pungency

3) o. Pl. (Intensität) shrillness; (von Licht, Farbe usw.) harshness; (des Windes) bitterness; (des Frostes) sharpness

4) o. Pl. s. scharf 1. 4): sharpness; keenness

5) o. Pl. (Klarheit) clarity; sharpness

6) o. Pl. s. scharf 1. 6): toughness; ferocity; sharpness; strength

7) (Heftigkeit) harshness

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-n f.

acridity n.

asperity n.

edge n.

incisiveness n.

keenness n.

pepperiness n.

poignancy n.

pungency n.

severeness n.

sharpness n.

stridence n.

stridency n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schärfe
20 salir

v.

1 to go out (ir fuera).

¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!

salir de to go/come out of

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?

Yo salí I went out.

2 to go out (ser novios).

están saliendo they are going out (together)

3 to turn out.

ha salido muy estudioso he has turned out to be very studious

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?

salir elegida actriz del año to be voted actress of the year

salir premiado to be awarded a prize

salir bien/mal to turn out well/badly

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

me ha salido mal it didn't go very well; (examen, entrevista) it didn't turn out very well; (plato, dibujo) I got the wrong result (cuenta)

¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?

4 to go out.

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5 to come out (surgir) (luna, estrellas, planta).

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash

El plan me salió mal The plan came out bad.

6 to come out (aparecer) (publicación, producto, traumas).

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV

salir de (Cine & Teatro) to appear as

7 to come up.

8 to turn up, to come along (presentarse) (ocasión, oportunidad).

9 to work out.

salir caro to be expensive; (de dinero) to be costly (por las consecuencias)

10 to lead.

te toca salir a ti it's your lead

11 to come out.

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

12 to get out, to escape.

Me salió una espinilla I got a pimple.

13 to slip out.

Se me salió una imprudencia Something improper slipped out.

14 to get away.

El chico salió The boy got away.

15 to step out, to pull out, to step outside.

Ellos salieron con dificultad They pulled out with difficulty.

16 to come up against, to encounter.

Nos salió un problema We encountered a problem [came up against a problem]

17 to be out, to come out.

La luna sale a veces The moon comes out sometimes.

18 to appear to.

Nos salió un fantasma A ghost appeared to us.

19 to work out for.

20 to match.

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SALIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen.

Future Indicative

saldré, saldrás, saldrá, saldremos, saldréis, saldrán.

Conditional

saldría, saldrías, saldría, saldríamos, saldríais, saldrían.

Present Subjunctive

salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan.

Imperative

sal (tú), salga (él/Vd.), salgamos (nos.), salid (vos.), salgan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go out, get out

2) depart, leave

3) come out, appear

4) turn out

5) become, be elected

•

- salir a

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Para las expresiones salir adelante, salir ganando, salir perdiendo, salir de viaje, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=partir) [persona] to leave; [transportes] to leave, depart frm; (Náut) to leave, sail

el autocar sale a las ocho — the coach leaves at eight

sale un tren cada dos horas — there is a train every two hours

• salir [de] — to leave

salimos de Madrid a las ocho — we left Madrid at eight

saldremos del hotel temprano — we'll leave the hotel early

quiere salir del país — she wants to leave the country

¿a qué hora sales de la oficina? — what time do you leave the office?

salgo de clase a las cinco — I finish school at five

• salir [para] — to set off for

después de comer salimos para Palencia — after we had eaten we set off for Palencia

2) (=no entrar) (=ir fuera) to go out; (=venir fuera) to come out; [a divertirse] to go out

sal ahí fuera a recoger la pelota — go out there and get the ball back

sal aquí al jardín con nosotros — come out into the garden with us

salió a la calle a ver si venían — she went outside {o} she went out into the street to see if they were coming

-¿está Juan? -no, ha salido — "is Juan in?" - "no, I'm afraid he's gone out"

¿vas a salir esta noche? — are you going out tonight?

nunca he salido al extranjero — I've never been abroad

la pelota salió fuera — (Ftbl) the ball went out (of play)

los rehenes salieron por la ventana — the hostages got out through the window

• salió [corriendo] (del cuarto) — he ran out (of the room)

• salir [de], nos la encontramos al salir del cine — we bumped into her when we were coming out of the cinema

¿de dónde has salido? — where did you appear {o} spring from?

salir de un apuro — to get out of a jam

salir del coma — to come out of a coma

• salir de [paseo] — to go out for a walk

- de esta no salimos

salir de pobre —

no salió nunca de pobre — he never stopped being poor

3) [al mercado] [revista, libro, disco] to come out; [moda] to come in

el libro sale el mes que viene — the book comes out next month

acaba de salir un disco suyo — an album of his has just come out {o} been released

4) [en medios de comunicación]

la noticia salió en el periódico de ayer — the news was {o} appeared in yesterday's paper

sus padres salieron en los periódicos — her parents were in the papers

salir por la televisión — to be {o} appear on TV

5) (=surgir) to come up

en el debate no salió el tema del aborto — the subject of abortion didn't come up in the debate

si sale un puesto apropiado — if a suitable job comes up

cuando salga la ocasión — when the opportunity comes up {o} arises

¡ya salió aquello! — we know all about that!

salirle algo a algn: le ha salido novio/un trabajo — she's got herself a boyfriend/a job

6) (=aparecer) [agua] to come out; [sol] to come out; [mancha] to appear

no sale agua del grifo — there's no water coming out of the tap

ha salido una mancha en el techo — a damp patch has appeared on the ceiling

me sale sangre — I'm bleeding

7) (=nacer) [diente] to come through; [planta, sol] to come up; [pelo] to grow; [pollito] to hatch

me está saliendo una muela del juicio — one of my wisdom teeth is coming through

ya le ha salido un diente al niño — the baby already has one tooth

le han salido muchas espinillas — he's got a lot of blackheads

nos levantamos antes de que saliera el sol — we got up before sunrise

8) (=quitarse) [mancha] to come out, come off

el anillo no le sale del dedo — the ring won't come off her finger, she can't get the ring off her finger

9) (=costar)

la calefacción de gas saldría más barata — gas heating would work out cheaper

• salir [a], sale a ocho euros el kilo — it works out at eight euros a kilo

salimos a 10 libras por persona — it works out at £10 each

• salir [por], me salió por 1.000 pesos — it cost me 1,000 pesos

10) (=resultar)

¿cómo salió la representación? — how did the performance go?

espero que todo salga como habíamos planeado — I hope everything goes to plan

la prueba salió positiva — the test was positive

salió triunfador de las elecciones — he was victorious in the elections

la secretaria salió muy trabajadora — the secretary turned out to be very hard-working

¿qué número ha salido premiado en la lotería? — what was the winning number in the lottery?

salió alcalde por tres votos — he was elected mayor by three votes

tenemos que aceptarlo, salga lo que salga — we have to accept it, whatever happens

• salir [bien], el plan salió bien — the plan worked out well

espero que todo salga bien — I hope everything works out all right

¿salió bien la fiesta? — did the party go well?

ha salido muy bien de la operación — she's come through the operation very well

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did your exam go?

• salir [mal], salió muy mal del tratamiento — the treatment wasn't at all successful

la celebración salió mal por la lluvia — the celebrations were spoiled by the rain

les salió mal el proyecto — their plan didn't work out

¡qué mal me ha salido el dibujo! — oh dear! my drawing hasn't come out very well!

11)

salirle algo a algn —

a) (=poder resolverse)

he intentado resolver el problema pero no me sale — I've tried to solve the problem but I just can't do it

este crucigrama no me sale — I can't do this crossword

b) (=resultar natural)

no me sale ser amable con ella — I find it difficult being nice to her

c) (=poder recordarse)

no me sale su apellido — I can't think of his name

12)

• salir [a] — [calle] to come out in, lead to

esta calle sale a la plaza — this street comes out in {o} leads to the square

13)

• salir [a] algn — (=parecerse) to take after sb

ha salido a su padre — he takes after his father

14)

• salir [con] algn — to go out with sb

está saliendo con un compañero de clase — she's going out with one of her classmates

salen juntos desde hace dos años — they've been going out (together) for two years

15)

• salir [con] algo — [al hablar] to come out with sth

y ahora sale con esto — and now he comes out with this

ahora me sale con que yo le debo dinero — and now he starts complaining that I owe him money

16)

• salir [de] — [proceder] to come from

el aceite que sale de la aceituna — oil which comes from olives

17)

• salir [por] algn — (=defender) to come out in defence of sb, stick up for sb; [económicamente] to back sb financially

cuando hubo problemas, salió por mí — when there were problems, she stuck up for me {o} came out in my defence

18) (Teat) to come on

sale vestido de policía — he comes on dressed as a policeman

"sale el rey" — [acotación] "enter the king"

19) (=empezar) (Dep) to start; (Ajedrez) to have first move; (Naipes) to lead

salir con un as — to lead an ace

salir de triunfo — to lead a trump

20) (Inform) to exit

21) (=sobresalir) to stick out

el balcón sale unos dos metros — the balcony sticks out about two metres

22) (=pagar)

salir a los gastos de algn — to meet {o} pay sb's expenses

2.

See:

salirse
SALIR Para precisar la forma de salir Aunque salir (de ) se suele traducir por come out (of ) o por go out (of) según la dirección del movimiento, cuando se quiere especificar la forma en que se realiza ese movimiento, estos verbos se pueden reemplazar por otros como run out, rush out, jump out, tiptoe out, climb out {etc}: Se vio a tres hombres enmascarados salir del banco corriendo Three masked men were seen running out of the bank Salió del coche con un salto He jumped out of the car Salió de puntillas de la habitación He tiptoed out of the room Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

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= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex. Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex. As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex. He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex. Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex. 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex. He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex. Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex. They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex. It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex. She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex. But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex. Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) ( partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale tu tren/tu vuelo? — what time is your train/flight?

el jefe había salido de viaje — the boss was away

salió corriendo or disparada — (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq)

salir de algo — to leave from something

¿de qué andén sale el tren? — what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete — I leave home at seven

salir para algo — to leave for something

2) ( al exterior - acercándose al hablante) to come out; (- alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo — don't go out without a coat

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado — I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir de algo — to come out/get out of something

sal de ahí! — come out of there!

sal de aquí! — get out of here!

sal ya de la cama — get out of bed

¿tú de dónde has salido? — where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? — where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España — he's never been out of Spain

no puede salir del país — she can't leave the country

salir por algo — to leave by something

salió por la puerta de atrás — he went out o left by the back door

tuvo que salir por la ventana — she had to get out through the window

salir a algo: salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden; salir a + inf to go out/come out to + inf; ¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?; salió a hacer las compras — she's gone out (to do the) shopping

3) ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete — I don't finish o leave work until seven

¿a qué hora sales de clase? — what time do you get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital? — when is he coming out of (the) hospital?

4)

a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir — he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera — they went out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out

salen juntos — they're going out together

salir con alguien — to go out with somebody

¿estás saliendo con alguien? — are you going out with anyone?

5) (a calle, carretera)

¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? — can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? — does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

6) clavo/tapón to come out; anillo to come off

Sentido II

7) (aparecer, manifestarse)

a) cana/sarpullido to appear; (+ me/te/le etc)

me empiezan a salir canas — I'm starting to go gray

ya le ha salido el primer diente — her first tooth has already come through

le están saliendo los dientes — she's teething

me ha salió una ampolla — I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido — he came out in a rash

me salieron granos — I broke out o (BrE) come out in spots

¿te sale sangre? — are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz — my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas — the plant's putting out new leaves

b) sol ( por la mañana) to rise, come up; ( de detrás de una nube) to come out

c) ( surgir) tema/idea to come up

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él — I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

ya salió aquello — you (o he etc) had to bring that up; (+ me/te/le etc)

le salió así, espontáneamente — he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán — it came o I said it in German

me salió otro compromiso — something (else) came up

d) carta ( en naipes) to come up

¿ha salido ya el 15? — have they called number 15 yet?

8)

a) ( tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc)

me salió un tema que no había estudiado — I got a subject I hadn't studied

b) ( en un reparto)

salir a algo — to get something

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno — we get two cakes each

salen a tres mil el par — it works out at three thousand a pair

9) mancha ( aparecer) to appear; ( quitarse) to come out

10)

a) revista/novela to come out; disco to come out, be released

salir al mercado — to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

salió en primera página — it appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión — she was o appeared on television

c) ( en una foto) to appear; (+ compl)

qué bien saliste en esta foto! — this photo of you is really good

d) ( desempeñando un papel)

sale de pastor — he plays o he is a shepherd

11) (expresando irritación, sorpresa)

ya salió la niña! — her again!

salir con algo: mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?; no me salgas ahora con eso — don't give me that (colloq)

Sentido III

12) ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te salió el crucigrama? — did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación — I can't do this equation

no te sale bien el acento — you haven't got the accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre — (fam) I can't think of her name right now

no le salían las palabras — he couldn't get his words out

13) ( resultar)

de aquí no va a salir nada bueno — no good is going to come of this

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 — how do you get 40? I make it 42; (+ compl)

las cosas salieron bien — things turned out o worked out well

el plan no salió como esperábamos — the plan didn't work out as we expected

no salió ninguna de las fotos — none of the photographs came out

la foto salió movida — the photograph has come out blurred

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga — we have to finish it no matter how it turns out

sale muy caro — it works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero — he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? — what was the winning number?

salir bien/mal en un examen — (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam; (+ me/te/le etc)

el postre no me salió bien — the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien — things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo mal — don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

¿cómo te salió el examen? — how did you get on o do in the exam?

el niño les salió muy inteligente — their son turned out (to be) really bright

14) (de situación, estado)

salir de algo: para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation; está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll pull through; no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one; me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression; (+ compl) salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well; salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident; salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors; salir adelante negocio to stay afloat, survive; propuesta to prosper; fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante — it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

15) ( con preposición)

a) salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b) salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

c) salir de (Col, Ven) ( deshacerse de) to get rid of
2.
salirse v pron

1)

a) (de recipiente, límite)

cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua — turn off the faucet (AmE) o (BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche — don't let the milk boil over

salirse de algo: el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road; el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks; la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went into touch o out of play; procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget; te estás saliendo del tema — you're getting off the point

b) (por orificio, grieta) agua/tinta to leak (out), come out; gas to escape, come out

salirse de algo: se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire; se me salió el hilo de la aguja — the needle's come unthreaded

c) (Chi, Méx) pluma/recipiente to leak

2) ( soltarse) to come off; (+ me/te/le etc)

estos zapatos se me salen — these shoes are too big for me

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas — his eyes were popping out of his head

3) ( irse) to leave

salirse de algo — de asociación to leave something

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película — she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya — to get one's (own) way

* * *

= come out, debouch, depart, exit, go out of, make + departure, march off, quit, take + departure, leave, issue out, start out, go out and about, go out, pop, head out, socialise [socialize, -USA], be out and about, get out and about, go forth.

Ex: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.

Ex: As they debouched into the street and hurried back to the library, Jergens thanked Meek for being someone she could share her concerns with.

Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.

Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary.

Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer.

Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.

Ex: He bade her good day and issued out into the street.

Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.

Ex: Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.

Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.

Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.

Ex: But if you' re out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.

Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.

* aventurarse a salir = venture forth.

* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante = help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* hacer salir = push out, flush out.

* imposibilitado para salir de casa = housebound [house-bound], homebound [home-bound].

* invitar a Alguien a salir = ask + Nombre + out.

* invitar a salir = take + Nombre + out.

* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* salir a = propagate out to, crash to, be out to.

* salir a borbotones = gush out, spurt.

* salir a chorros = gush out, spurt.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* salir a dar una vuelta = go out.

* salir a dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir adelante = make + ends meet, keep + the wolves from the door, get + unstuck.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salir adelante por uno mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir adelante sin la ayuda de nadie = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a flote = make + ends meet.

* salir a fumarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir a hurtadillas = steal away.

* salir airoso = pass + muster, pass with + flying colours.

* salir airoso de = ride out.

* salir a la calle = go out, hit + the streets.

* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.

* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.

* salir a la palestra = come out in + the open.

* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir a la superficie = surface.

* salir ampollas = blister.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salir apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.

* salir a subasta = come up for + auction.

* salir a toda prisa = make + a hasty exit.

* salir a tomar una copa = go out for + a drink.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir bramando = roar out of.

* salir con estupideces = talk + nonsense.

* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.

* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.

* salir de = get out of, walk out of, climb out of, break out of, break through, strike out from.

* salir de casa = leave + home.

* salir de copas = go out for + a drink.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir de fiesta = party.

* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.

* salir de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de juerga = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir del armario = come out of + the closet.

* salir de la rutina tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* salir de la situación = extricate + Reflexivo.

* salir del cascarón = come out of + Posesivo + shell.

* salir del círculo = break out of + circle.

* salir del trabajo = clock off + work.

* salir de marcha = paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* salir de nuevo = come back out.

* salir de parranda = go out + boozing, paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de + Posesivo + refugio = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* salir desapercibido = sneak out of.

* salir desde = set out from.

* salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* salir de un impás = circumvent + impasse.

* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir disparado de = shoot out of.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* salir en desbandada = stampede.

* salir en estampida = stampede.

* salir en forma radial de = radiate from.

* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

* salir en pareja con = date.

* salir en tropel = stampede.

* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.

* salir fuera = be out and about, get out and about.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir grietas = develop + cracks.

* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

* salir ileso = escape + injury, leave without + a scratch.

* salir impune = get away with it, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salir inadvertidamente = sneak out of.

* salir juntos = be an item.

* salir los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.

* salir malparado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir pitando = take off, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir por los cerros de Ubeda = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, fly off on + a tangent.

* salir por piernas = make + a hasty exit.

* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* salir resueltamente = sally forth.

* salir rugiendo = roar out of.

* salir sangre = draw + blood.

* salirse con la de Uno = have + Posesivo + way (with), get away with it.

* salirse con las de Uno = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free.

* salirse de = depart from, opt out of, step out of, spill out of.

* salirse de convencionalismos = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.

* salirse del molde = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.

* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.

* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.

* salir sigilosamente = steal away, slither out of.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* salir sin ser visto = sneak out of, slip out, steal away.

* salir sin un rasguño = leave without + a scratch.

* salir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir todo redondo = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* salir una gotera = spring + a leak.

* salir un momento a = pop down to.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* salir zumbando = bolt, make + a bolt for.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* volver a salir = come back out.

* volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.

* * *

salir [ I29 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ salir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A partir

B salir al exterior

C

1 habiendo terminado algo

2 Informática

D

1 como entretenimiento

2 tener una relación

E a una calle, carretera

F salir: clavos, tapones etc

Sentido II

A

1 aparecer, manifestarse

2 salir: sol

3 surgir

4 en naipes

B

1 tocar en suerte

2 en un reparto

C salir: manchas

D

1 salir: revista, novela etc

2 en televisión, el periódico

3 en una foto

4 desempeñando un papel

E expresando irritación, sorpresa

Sentido III

A expresando logro

B resultar

C de una situación, un estado

D parecerse a

E salir con, combinar con

F salir de, deshacerse de

■ salirse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de un recipiente, un límite

2 por un orificio, una grieta

3 salirse: recipientes etc

B soltarse

C irse

vi

Sentido I

A (partir) to leave

¿a qué hora sale el tren/tu vuelo? what time does the train/your flight leave?, what time is your train/flight?

salieron a toda velocidad they went off at top speed, they sped off

¿está Marcos? — no, ha salido de viaje can I speak to Marcos? — I'm afraid he's away at the moment

salió corriendo or pitando or disparada ( fam); she was off like a shot ( colloq), she shot off ( colloq)

salir DE algo to leave FROM sth

¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven

salir PARA algo to leave FOR sth

los novios salieron para las Bahamas the newlyweds left for the Bahamas

B (al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out; (— alejándose del hablante) to go out

no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat

ha salido she's gone out, she's out

ya puedes salir que te he visto you can come on out now, I can see you

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here

salir DE algo to come out/get out OF sth

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!

sal de debajo de la mesa come out from under the table

no salió de su habitación en todo el día he didn't come out of o leave his room all day

sal ya de la cama get out of bed

de aquí que no salga ni una palabra not a word of this to anyone

¿tú de dónde has salido? where have you sprung from?

¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?

nunca ha salido de España/del pueblo he's never been out of Spain/the village

está en libertad bajo fianza y no puede salir del país she's out on bail and can't leave the country

para impedir que salgan más capitales del país to prevent more capital flowing out of o leaving the country

salir POR algo to leave BY sth

tuvo que salir por la ventana she had to get out through the window

acaba de salir por la puerta de atrás he's just left by the back door, he's just gone out the back door

salir A algo:

salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden

salen al mar por la noche they go out to sea at night

¿quién quiere salir a la pizarra? who wants to come up to the blackboard?

el equipo salió al terreno de juego the team took the field o came onto the field

¿quién te salió al teléfono? who answered (the phone)?

salir A + INF to go out/come out to + INF

¿sales a jugar? are you coming out to play?

ha salido a hacer la compra she's gone out (to do the) shopping

C

1 (habiendo terminado algo) to leave

no salgo de trabajar hasta las siete I don't finish o leave work until seven

empezó a trabajar aquí recién salido de la escuela he started working here just after he left school

¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you come out of class o get out of class o finish your class?

¿cuándo sale del hospital/de la cárcel? when is he coming out of (the) hospital/(the) prison?

2 ( Informática) (del sistema) to log off, log out; (de una aplicación) to quit

D

1 (como entretenimiento) to go out

estuvo castigado un mes sin salir he wasn't allowed to go out for a month

salieron a cenar fuera they went out for dinner, they had dinner out

2 (tener una relación) to go out

hace tiempo que salen juntos they've been going out together for a while

salir CON algn to go out WITH sb

¿estás saliendo con alguien? are you going out with anyone?, are you seeing anyone? ( AmE)

E

(a una calle, carretera): ¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?

¿esta calle sale al Paseo Colón? will this street take me to the Paseo Colón?, does this street come out onto the Paseo Colón?

F «clavo/tapón» to come out; «anillo» to come off

el anillo no me sale my ring won't come off, I can't get my ring off

Sentido II

A (aparecer, manifestarse)

1 «cana/sarpullido» to appear

(+ me/te/le etc): ya me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray, I'm getting gray hairs

ya le han salido los dientes de abajo she's already got o she's already cut her bottom teeth, her bottom teeth have already come through

me ha salido una ampolla I've got a blister

le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash

le ha salido un chichón en la frente a bump's come up on her forehead

si como chocolate me salen granos if I eat chocolate I break out o ( BrE) come out in spots

a ver ¿te sale sangre? let's have a look, are you bleeding o is it bleeding?

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves, the plant has some new leaves coming out

2 «sol» (por la mañana) to rise, come up; (de detrás de una nube) to come out

parece que quiere salir el sol it looks as though the sun's trying to come out

3 (surgir) «tema/idea» to come up

¿cómo salió eso a la conversación? how did that come up in the conversation?

yo no se lo pedí, salió de él I didn't ask him to do it, it was his idea o he offered

(+ me/te/le etc): le salió así, espontáneamente he just came out with it quite spontaneously

me salió en alemán it came out in German, I said it in German

no me salió nada mejor nothing better came up o turned up

¿has visto el novio que le ha salido? ( fam); have you seen the boyfriend she's found herself? ( colloq)

no voy a poder ir, me ha salido otro compromiso I'm afraid I won't be able to go, something (else) has come up o cropped up

4 «carta» (en naipes) to come up

el as de diamantes todavía no ha salido the ace of diamonds hasn't come up yet

¿ya ha salido el 15? have they called number 15 yet?, has number 15 gone yet?

B

1 (tocar en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):

me salió un tema que no había estudiado I got a subject I hadn't studied

me salió un cinco I got a five

2 ( Esp) (en un reparto) salir A algo; to get sth

salimos a dos pastelitos cada uno we get two cakes each, it works out as two cakes each

son tres hermanos, así que salen a tres mil cada uno there are three brothers, so they each end up with o get three thousand

C «mancha» (aparecer) to appear; (quitarse) to come out

D

1 «revista» to come out; «novela» to come out, be published; «disco» to come out, be released

un producto que acaba de salir al mercado a new product which has just come on to the market

2 (en televisión, el periódico) to appear

la noticia salió en primera página the news appeared on the front page

salió por or en (la) televisión she was o appeared on television

ayer salió mi primo en or por la televisión my cousin was on (the) television yesterday

3 (en una foto) to appear

no sale en esta foto he doesn't appear in o he isn't in this photograph

(+ compl): ¡qué bien saliste en esta foto! you've come out really well in this photograph, this is a really good photograph of you

4

(desempeñando un papel): ¿tú sales en la obra de fin de curso? are you in the end-of-term play?

sale de pastor he plays o he is a shepherd

me salió de testigo en el juicio ( RPl); he testified on my behalf

le salí de testigo cuando se casó ( RPl); I was a witness at her wedding

E (expresando irritación, sorpresa) salir + GER:

y ahora sale diciendo que no lo sabía and now he says he didn't know

salir CON algo:

¡mira con qué sale éste ahora! did you hear what he just said?

no me salgas ahora con eso don't give me that ( colloq)

y ahora me sale con que no quiere ir and now he tells me he doesn't want to go!

¡a veces sale con cada cosa más graciosa! sometimes she comes out with the funniest things!

Sentido III

A (expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿te salió el crucigrama? did you finish the crossword?

no me sale esta ecuación/cuenta I can't do this equation/sum

¿me ayudas con este dibujo que a mí no me sale? can you help me with this drawing? I can't get it right

no te sale el acento mexicano you're not very good at the Mexican accent, you haven't got the Mexican accent right

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre ( fam); I can't think of her name right now

estaba tan entusiasmado que no le salían las palabras he was so excited he couldn't get his words out

B

(resultar): de aquí no va a salir nada bueno no good is going to come of this

van a lo que salga, nunca hacen planes they just take things as they come, they never make plans

¿a ti te da 40? a mí me sale 42 how do you get 40? I make it 42

(+ compl): las cosas salieron mejor de lo que esperábamos things turned out/worked out better than we expected

tenemos que acabarlo salga como salga we have to finish it, no matter how it turns out

no ha salido ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs has come out

la foto ha salido movida the photograph has come out blurred

mandarlo certificado sale muy caro sending it registered mail works out o is very expensive

salió elegido tesorero he was elected treasurer

¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?

salió beneficiado en el reparto he did well out of the division o ( BrE) share-out

(+ me/te/le etc): el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

las cosas no nos han salido bien things haven't gone right for us

no lo hagas deprisa que te va a salir todo al revés don't try to do it too quickly, you'll do it all wrong

si lo haces sin regla te va a salir torcido if you do it without a ruler it'll come out crooked

así te va a salir muy caro it'll work out very expensive for you that way

¿cómo te salió el examen? how did you get on o do in the exam?, how did the exam go?

el niño les salió muy inteligente their son turned out (to be) really bright

C (de una situación, un estado) salir DE algo:

para salir del apuro in order to get out of an awkward situation

está muy mal, no sé si saldrá de ésta she's very ill, I don't know if she'll make it o if she'll pull through

no sé cómo vamos a salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one

luchan por salir de la miseria en que viven they struggle to escape from the poverty in which they live

me ayudó a salir de la depresión he helped me get over my depression

a este paso no vamos a salir nunca de pobres the way we're going we're never going to stop being poor

(+ compl): salió bien de la operación she came through the operation well

salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident

salió airosa del trance she came through it with flying colors*

salir bien/mal en un examen ( Chi) ( Educ) to pass/fail an exam

salir adelante: fue una época muy dura, pero lograron salir adelante it was a difficult period but they managed to get through it

para que el negocio salga adelante if the business is to stay afloat o survive

la propuesta cuenta con pocas posibilidades de salir adelante the proposal is unlikely to prosper

paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

D salir a (parecerse a) to take after

es gordita, sale a la madre she's chubby, she takes after her mother

¡tiene a quien salir! you can see who she takes after!

en lo tozudo sale a su padre he gets his stubbornness from his father

E salir con ( Col) (combinar con) to go with

F salir de ( Col) (deshacerse de) to get rid of

no han podido salir de él they haven't been able to get rid of him

■ salirse

v pron

A

1

(de un recipiente, un límite): cierra el grifo, que se va a salir el agua turn off the faucet ( AmE) o ( BrE) tap, the water's going to overflow

vigila que no se salga la leche don't let the milk boil over

salirse DE algo:

el camión se salió de la carretera the truck came/went off the road, the truck left the road

el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks

no te salgas de las líneas keep inside the lines

la pelota se salió del campo de juego the ball went out of play o into touch

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget

te estás saliendo del tema you're getting off the point

2 (por un orificio, una grieta) «agua/tinta» to leak, leak out, come out; «gas» to escape, come out

está rajado y se sale el aceite it's cracked and the oil leaks out

salirse DE algo:

se está saliendo el aire del neumático the air's coming o leaking out of the tire*

se me ha salido el hilo de la aguja the needle's come unthreaded

3 (Chi, Méx) «recipiente/pluma» to leak

B (soltarse) to come off

se ha salido el pomo de la puerta the knob has come off the door

(+ me/te/le etc): estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

se le ha salido una rueda it's lost a wheel, one of the wheels has come off

se le salían los ojos de las órbitas his eyes were popping out of his head o were out on stalks

C (irse) to leave salirse DE algo ‹de una asociación› to leave sth

se salió del cine a la mitad de la película she walked out halfway through the movie

salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

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salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salir de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salir para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo salir, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salir de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salir por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ salir a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

salir con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a salir canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ salir al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salir bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) salir de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

salir adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron salir adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salirse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salirte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salirse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salirse con la suya to get one's (own) way

salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acampada
- ahora
- airosa
- airoso
- al
- asomarse
- atusar
- boca
- cabronada
- casa
- con
- concebir
- contraluz
- coscorrón
- cuenta
- dar
- dejar
- desalojar
- desfilar
- desorbitar
- dimanar
- echar
- entrar
- estar
- gatas
- grabar
- gracia
- gustar
- hondura
- irse
- niqui
- palestra
- para
- parada
- parado
- paso
- pico
- pierna
- pitar
- portazo
- puntilla
- quite
- rana
- relucir
- revés
- rodada
- rodado
- salida
- sangrar
- señora
English:
after
- appear
- as
- ask out
- average out at
- back out
- be
- blow off
- boomerang
- bootstrap
- break
- break out
- break through
- call away
- can
- check out
- chicken out
- clean up
- climb
- come away
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come up
- crowd
- dash off
- dash out
- date
- depart
- discipline
- do
- doll
- doubtfully
- downpour
- draw out
- drive-through
- emerge
- even
- exit
- fancy
- flounce
- forward
- genie
- get about
- get along
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- get out
- go

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salir

♦ vi

1. [ir fuera] to go out;
[venir fuera] to come out;
¡sal aquí fuera! come out here!;

no pueden salir, están atrapados they can't get out, they're trapped;

¿salimos al jardín? shall we go out into the garden?;

salieron al balcón they went out onto the balcony;

salió a la puerta she came/went to the door;

salir a escena [actor] to come/go on stage;

salir a pasear/tomar el aire to go out for a walk/for a breath of fresh air;

salir a hacer la compra/de compras to go shopping;

salir de to go/come out of;

me lo encontré al salir del cine I met him as I was coming out of the cinema;

¡sal de aquí! get out of here!;

¡sal de ahí! come out of there!;

salimos por la escalera de incendios/la puerta trasera we left via the fire escape/through the back door;

Comp
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;

Comp
muy Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de los huevos because I bloody well feel like it/because I can't be arsed

2. [marcharse] to leave ( para for);
cuando salimos de Quito/del país when we left Quito/the country;

salí de casa/del trabajo a las siete I left home/work at seven;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sale vuestro vuelo? when does your flight leave?;

¿a qué hora o [m5] cuándo sales de trabajar? what time do you leave o finish work?;

salir corriendo to run off;
Fam
salir pitando to leg it;

salir de vacaciones to go (away) on Br holiday o US vacation;

salir de viaje to go away (on a trip)

3. [ser novios] to go out ( con with);
están saliendo they are going out (together);

¿desde cuándo llevan saliendo? how long have they been going out (together)?

4. [ir a divertirse] to go out;

suelo salir el fin de semana I usually go out at the weekend;

salen mucho a cenar they eat out a lot

5. [librarse]
salir de la droga to get off drugs;

Marisa ha salido de la depresión Marisa has got over o come through her depression;

salir de la miseria to escape from poverty;

salir de un apuro to get out of a tight spot;

le he ayudado a salir de muchos líos I've helped him out of a lot of tricky situations;

no sé si podremos salir de ésta I don't know how we're going to get out of this one;

con este dinero no vamos a salir de pobres this money isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

6. [desembocar] [calle, sendero, carretera]
¿a dónde sale esta calle? where does this street come out?

7. [separarse]
este anillo sale fácilmente this ring comes off easily;

este corcho no sale this cork won't come out

8. [resultar] to turn out;

ha salido muy estudioso he's turned out to be very studious;

¿cómo salió la fiesta? how did the party go?;

¿qué salió en la votación? what was the result of the vote?;

a mí me sale un total de 35.000 pesos I've got a total of 35,000 pesos, I make it 35,000 pesos in total;

salió (como) senador por California he was elected (as) senator for California;

salió elegida actriz del año she was voted actress of the year;

salió herido/ileso del accidente he was/wasn't injured in the accident;

salir premiado to be awarded a prize;

salir bien/mal [examen, entrevista] to go well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] to turn out well/badly;
¿qué tal te ha salido? how did it go?;

me ha salido bien/mal [examen, entrevista] it went well/badly;
[plato, dibujo] it turned out well/badly; [cuenta] I got it right/wrong;
normalmente me sale a la primera I normally get it right first time;

a mí la paella no me sale tan bien como a ti my paella never turns out as well as yours does;

¿te salen las cuentas? do all the figures tally?;

salir ganando/perdiendo to come off well/badly

9. [en sorteo, juego] [número, nombre] to come up;

no me ha salido un as en toda la partida I haven't got o had a single ace in the whole game

10. [proceder]
salir de to come from;

el vino sale de la uva wine comes from grapes;

salió de él (lo de) regalarte unas flores it was his idea to get you the flowers

11. [surgir, brotar] [luna, estrellas] to come out;
[sol] to rise; [flores, hojas] to come out; [dientes] to come through;
le han salido varias flores al rosal the rose bush has got several flowers now;

le están saliendo canas he's getting grey hairs, he's going grey;

le están saliendo los dientes her teeth are starting to come through, she's teething;

me salen los colores con tanto cumplido all these compliments are making me blush;

le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda her back has come out in a rash;

te está saliendo sangre you're bleeding;

me ha salido un grano en la nariz I've got a spot on my nose

12. [aparecer] [publicación, producto, modelo] to come out;
[disco] to come out, to be released; [moda, ley] to come in; [trauma, prejuicios] to come out; [tema, asunto] to come up;
una revista que sale los jueves a magazine that comes out on Thursdays;

su nuevo disco saldrá al mercado en otoño her new record comes out o will be released in the autumn;

salieron (a relucir) todos sus miedos all his fears came out;

¡qué bien sales en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;

ha salido en los periódicos/en la tele it's been in the papers/on TV;

salir de/en [en película, serie, obra de teatro] to appear as/in;

salía de extra en “Ben-Hur” he appeared as o was an extra in “Ben-Hur”;

salir en defensa de alguien to come to sb's defence

13. [presentarse, ofrecerse] [ocasión, oportunidad] to turn up, to come along;
[puesto, empleo] to come up; [problema] to arise; [contratiempo] to occur;
le ha salido una plaza de profesor en Tegucigalpa a job has come up for him as a teacher in Tegucigalpa;

Comp

a lo que salga, salga lo que salga whatever happens

14. [costar]
salimos a 20 dólares por cabeza it came to o worked out at $20 each;

¿por cuánto me saldría una moto de segunda mano? how much would a second-hand motorbike cost me o come to?;

en botella te saldrá más barata la cerveza the beer works out cheaper if you buy it bottled;

salir caro [económicamente] to be expensive;
[por las consecuencias] to be costly
15. [decir u obrar inesperadamente]
nunca se sabe por dónde va a salir you never know what she's going to come out with/do next;

el jefe sale con cada tontería… the boss comes out with some really stupid remarks;

salió con que era un incomprendido y nadie le hacía caso he claimed he was misunderstood and that no one ever took any notice of him;

¿y ahora nos sales con ésas? now you tell us!

16. [parecerse]
salir a alguien to take after sb;

eres un vago, en eso has salido a tu padre you're a layabout, just like your father

17. [en juegos] to lead;

te toca salir a ti it's your lead;

salió con un as she led with an ace;

salen blancas [en damas, ajedrez] white goes first

18. [desaparecer] to come out;

la mancha de vino no sale the wine stain won't come out

19. Informát [instrucción] to quit, to exit;

salir de un programa to quit o exit a program

20.
salir adelante [persona, empresa] to get by;
[proyecto, propuesta, ley] to be successful;
la familia lo está pasando muy mal para salir adelante the family is struggling to get by o to make ends meet

♦ See also the pronominal verb salirse

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salir

v/i

1 leave, go out;

salir de (ir fuera de) leave, go out of; ( venir fuera de) leave, come out of;

salir a Avda. América come out onto Avda. América; de calle lead to Avda. América;

salir de apuros get out of difficulties;

salir corriendo run off;

salir con alguien date s.o., go out with s.o.

2 ( aparecer) appear, come out

3

:

salir a bolsa float, be floated

4 DEP en carrera start;

salir fuera de pelota go out

5 INFOR de programa quit, exit

6 ( parecerse a)

:

salir a alguien de bebé take after s.o.

7 ( resultar)

:

salir bien/mal turn out well/badly;

salió caro tb fig it worked out expensive;

salir ileso escape unharmed;

salir perdiendo end up losing;

salir a 1000 colones cost 1000 colons;

a lo que salga any old how

8

:

¡ya salió aquello! fam why did you have to bring that up?;

salir con algo fam come out with sth;

¿y ahora me sales con que no tienes dinero? and you’re telling me now that you don’t have any money?

9 ( conseguir)

:

el dibujo no me sale fam I can’t get this drawing right;

no me salió el trabajo I didn’t get the job

10

:

salir por alguien stand up for s.o.

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salir {73} vi

1) : to go out, to come out, to get out

salimos todas las noches: we go out every night

su libro acaba de salir: her book just came out

2) partir: to leave, to depart

3) aparecer: to appear

salió en todos los diarios: it came out in all the papers

4) : to project, to stick out

5) : to cost, to come to

6) resultar: to turn out, to prove

7) : to come up, to occur

salga lo que salga: whatever happens

salió una oportunidad: an opportunity came up

8)

salir a : to take after, to look like, to resemble

9)

salir con : to go out with, to date

♦ See also the reflexive verb salirse

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salir vb

1. (en general) to go out

Rafa ha salido Rafa has gone out

salí con mis amigos I went out with my friends

Ana sale con Miguel Ana is going out with Miguel

2. (partir) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

el tren sale a las nueve the train leaves at nine o'clock

salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven o'clock

salieron para Bilbao they left for Bilbao

3. (aparecer) to be

me gustaría salir por la tele I'd like to be on TV

¿por qué no sales tú en la foto? why aren't you in the photo?

4. (publicarse) to come out [pt. came; pp. come]

¿cuándo sale esa revista? when does that magazine come out?

5. (sol amanecer) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen]

¿a qué hora sale el sol? what time does the sun rise?

6. (sol verse) to come out

el sol salió después de comer the sun came out after lunch

7. (surgir) to get

si me sale este trabajo... if I get this job...

le ha salido un diente she's got one tooth

8. (resultar) to turn out / to work out

al final, todo salió bien everything turned out all right at the end

la tortilla te ha salido perfecta your omelette has turned out perfect

salir ganando to do well out of something

salir perdiendo to lose out [pt. & pp. lost]

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