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1. n
обсуждение; дискуссия; дебаты; прения; спор; полемика

to add fuel to a debate — разжигать страсти в ходе прений

to address a General Assembly debate — выступать в прениях на заседании Генеральной Ассамблеи ( ООН)

to adjourn the debate on smth — откладывать / переносить обсуждения по какому-л. вопросу

to bar smb from attending a debate — запрещать кому-л. присутствовать на обсуждении

to be in the forefront of public debate — быть основным вопросом публичной дискуссии

to boycott a debate — бойкотировать обсуждение / прения

to check irrelevance and repetition in debate — прерывать выступления, не относящиеся к делу или повторяющие уже сказанное

to close the debate — прекращать прения

to curtail the debate — свертывать прения

to decide on the closure of the debate — принимать решение о прекращении прений

to decide without any debate — принимать решение без обсуждения

to disturb the debate — нарушать ход ведения прений

to duck a debate — уклоняться от участия в прениях

to end the debate — прекращать прения

to engage in a debate — вести дискуссию / дебаты; участвовать в прениях

to enter into a debate — вступать в дискуссию

to fuel the debate — давать пищу для обсуждения

to generate a heated debate — приводить к бурному обсуждению

to have the better of the debate — выигрывать от участия в дискуссии / дебатах

to hold a televised debate — проводить теледебаты

to hold the debate in closed session — проводить обсуждение на закрытом заседании

to interrupt the debate — прерывать обсуждение / прения

to intervene in a debate — вмешиваться в прения

to monitor a debate — следить за ходом прений

to move the closure of the debate — приводить к прекращению прений

to null out of a debate — отказываться от участия в обсуждении / прениях

to obstruct the debate — препятствовать проведению прений

to open a debate on procedure — открывать прения по процедурным вопросам

to postpone the debate on smth — откладывать / переносить прения по какому-л. вопросу

to proceed to a vote without debate — приступать к голосованию без проведения прений

to prompt a debate — вызывать дискуссию / обсуждение

to protract a debate — затягивать дебаты / прения

to renew / to reopen one's debate — возобновлять дискуссию / дебаты / прения

to resolve the debate — разрешать противоречия, выявившиеся в ходе прений

to resume one's debate — возобновлять дискуссию / дебаты / прения

to rig a debate — направлять обсуждение в нужное русло

to smother parliamentary debate — не давать развернуться прениям в парламенте

to spark off a debate — послужить толчком к обсуждению

to start a debate on smth — начинать дискуссию по какому-л. вопросу

to suspend the debate — прерывать обсуждение / прения

to walk out of the debate — покидать зал заседаний, отказавшись участвовать в прениях

to wind up the debate — 1) завершать / заканчивать дискуссию / прения 2) развертывать дискуссию / дебаты

- acrimonious debate
- ample debate
- beyond debate
- bitter debate
- broad debate
- campaign debate
- chaotic debate
- closure of the debate
- combined general debate
- Congressional debate
- Congressional debates
- constructive debate
- crucial debate
- debate centers on the question whether...
- debate continued well into the night
- debate continues unabated
- debate drags on
- debate is raging
- debate on inclusion of items
- disarmament debate
- domestic debate
- economic and social debate
- emergency debate
- fierce debate
- foreign-policy debate
- general debate
- general political debate
- heated debate
- in the course of debate
- intellectual debate
- keen debate
- live television debate
- lively debate
- North-South debate
- open debate
- opening of the debate
- order of a debate
- parliamentary debate
- polemic debate
- political debate
- potentially explosive debate
- preliminary debate
- primary debate
- procedural debate
- prolonged debate
- public debate
- raucous debate
- rowdy debate
- rules of a debate
- Security Council debate
- sharp debate
- spirited debate
- stormy debate
- substantive debate
- that is open to debate
- the question is still in debate
- touchstone of debate
- unlimited debate
- vehement debate
- vigorous debate
- world affairs debate at the UN 2. v
дискутировать, обсуждать; дебатировать; спорить

to debate amendments to smth — обсуждать / рассматривать поправки к чему-л.

to debate a matter in one's mind — взвешивать / обдумывать что-л.

to debate a question — обсуждать вопрос

to debate smth publicly — обсуждать что-л. в ходе всенародного референдума

Politics english-russian dictionary > debate
2 ■ wind up

■ wind up
A v. t. + avv.

1 avvolgere, aggomitolare, arrotolare ( una fune, un cavo, ecc.)

2 tirare su ( girando una manovella); alzare ( un finestrino, un avvolgibile, ecc.)

3 dare la carica a ( una molla); caricare ( un orologio, un giocattolo, ecc.)

4 portare a (buon) termine; chiudere, concludere; finire, sciogliere: to wind up a debate, chiudere un dibattito; to wind up a meeting, sciogliere una riunione; He wound up his speech with a good joke, concluse il suo discorso con una buona battuta

5 (fin., in GB) liquidare, mettere in liquidazione: to wind up one's business, liquidare i propri affari; cessare l'attività; chiudere bottega (fig., fam.); to wind up a company (o a firm) mettere in liquidazione (o chiudere) una società (o azienda)

6 (fig.) (spec. al passivo) coinvolgere; prendere (fig.); emozionare; eccitare; rendere nervoso: to be wound up in a scandal, essere coinvolto in uno scandalo; He was all wound up before the exam, era tutto emozionato prima dell'esame

7 (fam.) sfottere; stuzzicare; punzecchiare; prendere in giro (o per i fondelli)

8 ( sport) caricare, motivare ( i giocatori per la partita, ecc.)

B v. i. + avv.

1 concludere ( parlando o scrivendo): He wound up by stating flatly that he would never accept my offer, concluse dicendo chiaro e tondo che non avrebbe mai accettato la mia offerta

2 ( di una riunione, ecc.) cessare; finire; terminare

3 (fin., in GB) essere messo in liquidazione: Our company wound up last year, la nostra società è stata messa in liquidazione l'anno scorso

4 (fam.) andare a finire; finire per; diventare alla fine; risultare; ritrovarsi: If you go on like that, you'll wind up penniless [in prison], se vai avanti così, finirai senza un soldo [in prigione]; He wound up writing gossip news, alla fine si è ritrovato a scrivere di cronaca rosa; The ball wound up on the roof, la palla è andata (a finire) sul tetto; He wound up the winner, risultò il vincitore; andò a finire che vinse □ to wind up with a contract, riuscire a fare un contratto □ (fam.) to wind up nowhere, non concludere niente di buono; non approdare a nulla.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ wind up
3 wind

Ⅰ.

wind¹ [wɪnd]

1 noun

(a) Meteorology vent m;

∎ there's quite a wind il y a beaucoup de vent;

∎ the wind has risen/dropped le vent s'est levé/est tombé;

∎ the wind is changing le vent tourne;

∎ Nautical into the wind contre le vent;

∎ Nautical off the wind dans le sens du vent;

∎ Nautical before the wind le vent en poupe;

∎ figurative the winds of change are blowing il y a du changement dans l'air;

∎ figurative with a fair wind si tout va bien;

∎ the cold wind of recession le vent glacial de la récession;

∎ to get wind of sth avoir vent de qch;

∎ to run like the wind courir comme le vent;

∎ to be scattered to the four winds être éparpillés aux quatre vents;

∎ there's something in the wind il se prépare quelque chose;

∎ to take the wind out of sb's sails couper l'herbe sous le pied à qn;

∎ let's wait and see which way the wind blows attendons de voir quelle tournure les événements vont prendre

(b) (breath) souffle m;

∎ to get one's wind back reprendre haleine ou son souffle;

∎ to get one's second wind reprendre haleine ou son souffle;

∎ Sport he had the wind knocked out of him on lui a coupé le souffle, on l'a mis hors d'haleine;

∎ the fall knocked the wind out of her la chute lui a coupé le souffle;

∎ familiar to put the wind up sb flanquer la frousse à qn;

∎ familiar to have the wind up avoir la frousse

(c) familiar (empty talk) vent m;

∎ his speech was just a lot of wind son discours n'était que du vent

(d) (UNCOUNT) (air in stomach) vents mpl, gaz mpl;

∎ broad beans give me wind les fèves me donnent des vents ou des gaz;

∎ I've got terrible wind j'ai de terribles vents;

∎ to break wind lâcher des vents;

∎ to get a baby's wind up faire faire son renvoi à un bébé

(e) Music

∎ the wind (section) les instruments mpl à vent, les vents mpl;

∎ the wind is or are too loud les instruments à vent sont trop forts

2 transitive verb

(a) (make breathless)

∎ to wind sb couper le souffle à qn;

∎ the blow winded him le coup l'a mis hors d'haleine ou lui a coupé le souffle;

∎ she was quite winded by the walk uphill la montée de la côte l'a essoufflée ou lui a coupé le souffle;

∎ don't worry, I'm only winded ne t'inquiète pas, j'ai la respiration coupée, c'est tout

(b) (horse) laisser souffler

(c) (baby) faire faire son renvoi à

(d) Hunting (prey) avoir vent de

►► wind chimes carillon m éolien;

wind cone manche f à air;

wind energy énergie f éolienne;

wind farm champ m d'éoliennes;

wind gauge anémomètre m;

Music wind harp harpe f éolienne;

Music wind instrument instrument m à vent;

Theatre wind machine machine f à souffler le vent;

wind power énergie f du vent ou éolienne;

wind pump éolienne f;

wind rose rose f des vents;

Aviation wind sleeve manche f à air;

wind speed vitesse f du vent;

wind tunnel tunnel m aérodynamique;

wind turbine éolienne f

Ⅱ.

wind² [waɪnd] (pt & pp wound [waʊnd])

1 intransitive verb

(bend → procession, road) serpenter; (coil → thread) s'enrouler;

∎ the river winds through the valley le fleuve décrit des méandres dans la vallée ou traverse la vallée en serpentant

2 transitive verb

(a) (wrap → bandage, rope) enrouler;

∎ I wound a scarf round my neck j'ai enroulé une écharpe autour de mon cou;

∎ wind the string into a ball enrouler la ficelle pour en faire une pelote;

∎ the snake had wound itself around the man's arm le serpent s'était enroulé autour du bras de l'homme;

∎ literary to wind sb in one's arms enlacer qn;

∎ to wind sb round or around one's little finger mener qn par le bout du nez

(b) (clock, watch, toy) remonter; (handle) tourner, donner un tour de;

∎ have you wound your watch? avez-vous remonté votre montre?

(c) archaic

∎ or humorous (travel) to wind one's way home prendre le chemin du retour

3 noun

(a) Technology

∎ give the clock/the watch a wind remontez l'horloge/la montre;

∎ she gave the handle another wind elle tourna la manivelle encore une fois, elle donna un tour de manivelle de plus

(b) (bend → of road) tournant m, courbe f; (→ of river) coude m

➲ wind back separable transitive verb

rembobiner

➲ wind down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (person) se détendre, décompresser

(b) (party, meeting) tirer à sa fin;

∎ the party didn't begin to wind down until nearly 4 a.m. la fête a continué à battre son plein jusqu'à environ 4 heures du matin

(c) Technology (clock, watch) ralentir

2 separable transitive verb

(a) Technology (lower) faire descendre; (car window) baisser

(b) (bring to an end → business) mener (doucement) vers sa fin

➲ wind forward separable transitive verb

(faire) avancer

➲ wind off separable transitive verb

dérouler; (from a spool or reel) dévider

➲ wind on separable transitive verb

enrouler

➲ wind up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (conclude → meeting) terminer; (→ account, business) liquider;

∎ the chairman wound up the debate le président a clos le ou mis fin au débat;

∎ the business will be wound up by the end of the year l'entreprise sera liquidée avant la fin de l'année

(b) (raise) monter, faire monter; (car window) monter, fermer

(c) (string, thread) enrouler; (on a spool) dévider

(d) Technology (clock, watch, toy) remonter;

∎ familiar figurative to be wound up (about sth) être à cran (à cause de qch)

(e) British familiar (annoy) asticoter; (tease) faire marcher; (fool) mettre en boîte;

∎ they're only winding you up ils te font marcher, ils essaient seulement de te mettre en boîte;

∎ don't you know when you're being wound up? tu ne te rends même pas compte quand on te fait marcher ou quand on essaie de te mettre en boîte?

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (end up) finir^□ ;

∎ he wound up in jail il a fini ou s'est retrouvé en prison;

∎ she'll wind up begging in the streets elle finira par mendier dans la rue;

∎ he wound up with a broken nose il a fini avec le nez cassé;

∎ we usually wind up back at my place généralement, nous finissons chez moi;

∎ we wound up working for the same company nous nous sommes retrouvés à travailler pour la même compagnie

(b) (end speech, meeting) conclure;

∎ I'd like to wind up by saying… je voudrais conclure en disant…

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wind
4 wind up

wind up

1) (finish) [ event] concludersi, terminare; [ speaker] concludere

2) colloq. (end up)

he wound up sleeping in a barn — finì col dormire in un granaio

he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up

3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]

4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]

5) (tease) prendere in giro

6) (make tense) innervosire

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1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) arrotolare, avvolgere

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) caricare

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) concludere

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1. vt + adv

1) (car window) alzare, (clock, toy) caricare

to wind sb up fig — (fam: annoy) far venire i nervi a or innervosire qn, (kid, trick) prendere in giro qn

2) (close: meeting, debate) concludere, chiudere, (company) chiudere

the company will be wound up — la società verrà chiusa

2. vi + adv

(meeting, debate) concludersi, (fam: end up) finire

we wound up in Rome — siamo finiti a Roma

he'll wind up in jail — finirà in prigione

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wind up

1) (finish) [ event] concludersi, terminare; [ speaker] concludere

2) colloq. (end up)

he wound up sleeping in a barn — finì col dormire in un granaio

he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up

3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]

4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]

5) (tease) prendere in giro

6) (make tense) innervosire

English-Italian dictionary > wind up
5 wind up

1. transitive verb
1) (raise) hochwinden; (winch up) [mit einer Winde] hochziehen; hochdrehen [Autofenster]

2) (coil) aufwickeln

3) (with key etc.) aufziehen [Uhr]

4) (make tense) aufregen; erregen

get wound up — sich aufregen; sich erregen

5) (coll.): (annoy deliberately) auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

6) (conclude) beschließen [Debatte, Rede]

7) (Finance, Law) auflösen; einstellen [Aktivitäten]

wind up one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen
2. intransitive verb
1) (conclude) schließen

he wound up for the Government — er sprach als letzter Redner aus dem Regierungslager

2) (coll.): (end up)

wind up in prison/hospital — [zum Schluss] im Gefängnis/Krankenhaus landen (ugs.)

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1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) aufwickeln

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) aufziehen

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) schließen

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◆ wind up

I. vt

1. (raise)

▪ to \wind up up ⇆ sth etw hochziehen [o heraufholen]

to \wind up up a car window ein Autofenster hochkurbeln

2. TECH

▪ to \wind up up ⇆ sth etw aufziehen

to \wind up up a clock/watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr aufziehen

3. BRIT ( fam: tease)

▪ to \wind up up ⇆ sb jdn aufziehen

4. ( fam: annoy)

▪ to \wind up up ⇆ sb jdn auf die Palme bringen fam

to be/get wound up [about [or over] sb/sth] sich akk [über jdn/etw] aufregen

5. (bring to an end)

▪ to \wind up up ⇆ sth etw abschließen [o zu Ende bringen]

to \wind up up a debate/meeting/speech eine Debatte/Versammlung/Rede beenden

6. BRIT, AUS ECON

to \wind up up one's affairs seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen

to \wind up up a company eine Firma auflösen [o liquidieren]

to \wind up up the company's affairs die Firmenangelegenheiten abwickeln

II. vi

1. ( fam: end up) enden

to \wind up up in prison im Gefängnis landen fam

to \wind up up homeless als Obdachlose(r) f(m) enden

▪ to \wind up up [by] doing sth am Ende etw tun

you could \wind up up having to sell your house es könnte damit enden, dass du dein Haus verkaufen musst

2. (bring to an end) schließen, Schluss machen fam; (conclude) abschließend bemerken

..., she said, \wind uping up..., sagte sie abschließend

to \wind up up for the government/opposition BRIT (in parliament) als Letzte(r) für die Regierung/Opposition sprechen

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1. vt sep

1) bucket herauf- or hochholen; car window hinaufkurbeln or -drehen

2) clock, mechanism aufziehen

3) (Brit fig inf) person aufziehen

to be wound up about sth (fig) — über etw (acc) or wegen einer Sache (gen) erregt sein

4) (= close, end) meeting, debate, speech beschließen, zu Ende bringen

he wound up the arguments for the government — er fasste die Argumente der Regierung(sseite) zusammen

5) company auflösen; service, series auslaufen lassen

to wind up one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten abwickeln

2. vi

1) (inf: end up) enden

to wind up in hospital/Munich — im Krankenhaus/in München landen

to wind up doing sth — am Ende etw tun

to wind up with nothing — am Ende ohne etwas dastehen

he'll wind up as director — er wird es noch bis zum Direktor bringen

2)

(= conclude) to wind up for the government — die abschließende Rede für die Regierung halten

we sang a song to wind up — abschließend or zum Schluss sangen wir noch ein Lied

3) (= proceed by twisting) sich hinaufwinden; (road) sich hinaufschlängeln

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wind up

A v/i

1. ( besonders seine Rede) schließen ( by saying mit den Worten):

he wound up by saying that … abschließend sagte er, dass …

2. umg enden, landen:

some day he’ll wind up in prison;

he wound up losing his job zu guter Letzt verlor er seine Stellung;

wind up third SPORT auf dem dritten Platz landen

3. WIRTSCH Konkurs machen

B v/t

1. → academic.ru/82394/wind">wind² C 3, C 4, C 5, C 8 b

2. fig anspannen, erregen:

be wound up to a high pitch aufs Äußerste gespannt sein, in Hochspannung (versetzt) sein

3. besonders eine Rede (ab)schließen

4. WIRTSCH

a) ein Geschäft abwickeln, erledigen

b) ein Unternehmen auflösen, liquidieren

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1. transitive verb
1) (raise) hochwinden; (winch up) [mit einer Winde] hochziehen; hochdrehen [Autofenster]

2) (coil) aufwickeln

3) (with key etc.) aufziehen [Uhr]

4) (make tense) aufregen; erregen

get wound up — sich aufregen; sich erregen

5) (coll.): (annoy deliberately) auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

6) (conclude) beschließen [Debatte, Rede]

7) (Finance, Law) auflösen; einstellen [Aktivitäten]

wind up one's affairs — seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen
2. intransitive verb
1) (conclude) schließen

he wound up for the Government — er sprach als letzter Redner aus dem Regierungslager

2) (coll.): (end up)

wind up in prison/hospital — [zum Schluss] im Gefängnis/Krankenhaus landen (ugs.)

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v.

aufwickeln v.

aufziehen (Uhr) v.

English-german dictionary > wind up
6 wind up

1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) enrollar

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) dar cuerda

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) acabar

wind up vt

end: terminar, concluir -

wind up vi

: terminar, acabar

wind up

v.

• clavetear v.

• finiquitar v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( tighten spring) \<\<watch/toy\>\> darle* cuerda a

b) ( bring to conclusion) \<\<meeting/speech\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

c) ( close down) \<\<company\>\> cerrar*, liquidar

2) v + o + adv

a) ( make excited) animar

b) (colloq) ( make angry) torear, darle* manija a (RPl fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a (fam)

3) v + adv

a) (end up, find oneself) (colloq) terminar, acabar

he'll wind up in jail — va a terminar or acabar en la cárcel, va a ir a parar a la cárcel

I wound up in Boston — fui a parar or a dar a Boston

b) ( conclude) \<\<speaker\>\> concluir*, terminar

c) ( come to end) \<\<project/campaign\>\> concluir*, terminar

d) \<\<toy/doll\>\>

it winds up at the back — se le da cuerda por detrás

1. VT + ADV

1) (lit) [+ car window] subir; [+ clock, toy] dar cuerda a

2) (=close) [+ meeting, debate] cerrar, dar por terminado; [+ company] liquidar

he wound up his speech by saying that... — terminó su discurso diciendo que...

3)

to be wound up — (=tense) estar tenso

she's dreadfully wound up — está muy tensa

it gets me all wound up (inside) — me pone nerviosísimo

4) (Brit)
*
to wind sb up — (=provoke) provocar a algn; (=tease) tomar el pelo a algn

2. VI + ADV

1) (=finish) [meeting, debate, speaker] concluir, terminar

how does the play wind up? — ¿cómo concluye or termina la obra?

2) * (=end up) acabar

we wound up in Rome — acabamos en Roma, fuimos a parar a Roma

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( tighten spring) \<\<watch/toy\>\> darle* cuerda a

b) ( bring to conclusion) \<\<meeting/speech\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

c) ( close down) \<\<company\>\> cerrar*, liquidar

2) v + o + adv

a) ( make excited) animar

b) (colloq) ( make angry) torear, darle* manija a (RPl fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a (fam)

3) v + adv

a) (end up, find oneself) (colloq) terminar, acabar

he'll wind up in jail — va a terminar or acabar en la cárcel, va a ir a parar a la cárcel

I wound up in Boston — fui a parar or a dar a Boston

b) ( conclude) \<\<speaker\>\> concluir*, terminar

c) ( come to end) \<\<project/campaign\>\> concluir*, terminar

d) \<\<toy/doll\>\>

it winds up at the back — se le da cuerda por detrás

English-spanish dictionary > wind up
7 wind

I.

wind

A n

1 Meteorol vent m ; North/East wind vent du nord/d'est ; the wind is blowing il y a du vent ; which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent? ; a high wind un vent fort, un grand vent ; to have the wind at one's back ou to have the wind behind one avoir le vent pour soi ;

2 Naut vent m ; fair wind bon vent ; to sail ou run before the wind lit, fig avoir le vent en poupe ; to sail into the wind naviguer contre le vent, avoir le vent debout ; to sail close to the wind Naut serrer le vent ; fig jouer avec le feu ;

3 ( breath) souffle m ; to knock the wind out of couper le souffle à ; to get one's wind reprendre souffle ; to get one's second wind fig reprendre ses forces ;

4 fig ( current) vent m ; the wind of change le vent du changement ; the cold winds of recession le spectre de la récession ; there is something in the wind il y a quelque chose dans l'air, il se prépare quelque chose ;

5 ( flatulence) vents mpl, gaz mpl intestinaux ; to break wind lâcher un vent ; to suffer from wind avoir des gaz ; to bring up wind roter ; that's a lot of wind ○ ! c'est du vent ○ ! ;

6 Mus the wind(s) les instruments mpl à vent.

B vtr

1 ( make breathless) [blow, punch] couper la respiration or le souffle à ; [climb, exertion] essouffler, mettre [qn] hors d'haleine ;

2 ( burp) faire faire son rot ○ à [baby] ;

3 Hunt ( scent) avoir un vent de, flairer.

Idioms

to get wind of avoir vent de, apprendre ; to get the wind up ○ avoir la trouille ○ or la frousse ○ (about à cause de) ; to put the wind up sb ○ flanquer la trouille ○ à qn, faire une peur bleue à qn ; to go/run like the wind aller/filer comme le vent ; it's (like) pissing ◑ ou whistling in the wind c'est comme si on pissait ◑ dans un violon ; to see which way the wind blows prendre le vent ; you'll be stuck like that if the wind changes! ( to child pulling faces) arrête ou tu vas rester comme ça!

II.

wind

A n

1 ( bend) ( of road) tournant m ;

2 ( movement) ( of handle) tour m ; to give a clock a wind remonter une pendule.

B vtr ( prét, pp wound)

1 ( coil up) enrouler [hair, rope, string, tape, wire] (on, onto sur ; round autour de) ; he wound a scarf round his neck il s'est enroulé or passé une écharpe autour du cou ; she wound her arms around him elle l'a enlacé ; to wind wool faire une pelote de laine ;

2 ( set in motion) ( also wind up) remonter [watch, clock, toy] ;

3 ( turn) donner un tour de [handle] ;

4 ( move sinuously) to wind one's ou its way [procession, road, river] serpenter.

C vi ( prét, pp wound) [road, river, procession] serpenter (along le long de) ; [stairs] tourner ; a queue winding round the theatre une queue qui tournait au coin du théâtre.

Phrasal verbs

■ wind down:

▶ wind down

1 ( end) [organization] réduire ses activités, ralentir ; [activity, production] toucher à sa fin ; [person] ( relax) se détendre ;

2 [clockwork] être sur le point de s'arrêter ;

▶ wind down [sth], wind [sth] down

1 ( open) baisser [car window] ;

2 ( prepare for closure) mettre fin à [activity, organization] ; the business is being wound down on est en train de mettre fin à l'entreprise.

■ wind in:

▶ wind in [sth], wind [sth] in remonter [cable, line, fish].

■ wind off:

▶ wind off [sth], wind [sth] off dérouler [thread, rope].

■ wind on:

▶ wind on [film] s'enrouler, s'embobiner ;

▶ wind on [sth], wind [sth] on enrouler [thread, rope] ; enrouler, embobiner [film].

■ wind up:

▶ wind up

1 ( finish) [event] se terminer (with par) ; [speaker] conclure ;

2 ○ ( end up) finir, se retrouver ; we wound up at Louise's house/sleeping in a barn on a fini chez Louise/par dormir dans une grange ; the car wound up in the ditch la voiture s'est retrouvée dans le fossé ; she wound up as a dancer in Tokyo elle s'est retrouvée danseuse à Tokyo ;

▶ wind up [sth], wind [sth] up

1 ( terminate) liquider [business] ; fermer [account, club] ; mettre fin à [campaign, career, debate, meeting, project, tour] ; Jur régler [estate] ;

2 ( cause to move) remonter [clock, watch, toy, car window] ;

▶ wind [sb] up, wind up [sb]

1 ( tease) faire marcher [person] ;

2 (annoy, make tense) énerver ; to be wound up about sth être énervé à cause de qch.

Big English-French dictionary > wind
8 wind up

vt

1) ( raise)

to \wind up up <-> sth etw hochziehen [o heraufholen];

to \wind up up a car window ein Autofenster hochkurbeln

2) tech

to \wind up up <-> sth etw aufziehen;

to \wind up up a clock/ watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr aufziehen

3) ( Brit) (fam: tease)

to \wind up up <-> sb jdn aufziehen

4) (fam: annoy)

to \wind up up <-> sb jdn auf die Palme bringen ( fam)

to be/get wound up [about [or over] sb/sth] sich akk [über jdn/etw] aufregen

5) ( bring to an end)

to \wind up up <-> sth etw abschließen [o zu Ende bringen];

to \wind up up a debate/ meeting/ speech eine Debatte/Versammlung/Rede beenden

6) (Brit, Aus) econ

to \wind up up one's affairs seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen;

to \wind up up a company eine Firma auflösen;

to \wind up up the company's affairs die Firmenangelegenheiten abwickeln vi

1) (fam: end up) enden;

to \wind up up in prison im Gefängnis landen ( fam)

to \wind up up homeless als Obdachlose(r) f(m) enden;

to \wind up up [by] doing sth am Ende etw tun;

you could \wind up up having to sell your house es könnte damit enden, dass du dein Haus verkaufen musst

2) ( bring to an end) schließen, Schluss machen ( fam) ( conclude) abschließend bemerken;

..., she said, \wind uping up..., sagte sie abschließend;

to \wind up up for the government/ opposition ( Brit) ( in parliament) als Letzte(r) für die Regierung/Opposition sprechen

English-German students dictionary > wind up
9 wind up

vt

clock, toy nakręcać (nakręcić perf); debate kończyć (zakończyć perf)

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1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) zwinąć

2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) nakręcić

3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) zamknąć

English-Polish dictionary > wind up
10 Diskussion

Diskussion f GEN discussion
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f < Geschäft> discussion

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Diskussion
discussion, debate;
• fernsehübertragene Diskussion televised debate, panel show (US);
• Schluss der Diskussion beantragen (parl.) to move the closure;
• Thema der Diskussion zugänglich machen to air a subject;
• Diskussion schließen to wind up the debate, to closure;
• reif zur Diskussion im Plenum sein to reach the report stage.

Business german-english dictionary > Diskussion
11 Diskussion schließen

Diskussion schließen
to wind up the debate, to closure

Business german-english dictionary > Diskussion schließen
12 open

1. adjective
1) offen

with the window open — bei geöffnetem Fenster

be [wide/half] open — [weit/halb] offen stehen

hold the door open [for somebody] — [jemandem] die Tür aufhalten

push/pull/kick the door open — die Tür aufstoßen/aufziehen/eintreten

force something open — etwas mit Gewalt öffnen

with one's mouth open — mit offenem Mund

have one's eyes open — die Augen geöffnet haben

[not] be able to keep one's eyes open — [nicht mehr] die Augen offenhalten können; see also academic.ru/26032/eye">eye 1. 1)

2) (unconfined) offen [Gelände, Feuer]

on the open road — auf freier Strecke

in the open air — im Freien

3) (ready for business or use)

be open — [Laden, Museum, Bank usw.:] geöffnet sein

‘open’/‘open on Sundays’ — "geöffnet"/"Sonntags geöffnet"

4) (accessible) offen; öffentlich [Treffen, Rennen]; (available) frei [Stelle]; freibleibend [Angebot]

lay open — offen legen [Plan]

be open to the public — für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich sein

the offer remains open until the end of the month — das Angebot bleibt bestehen od. gilt noch bis Ende des Monats

keep a position open for somebody — jemandem eine Stelle freihalten

5)

be open to — (exposed to) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.) [Wind, Sturm]; (receptive to) offen sein für [Ratschlag, andere Meinung, Vorschlag]

I hope to sell it for £1,000, but I am open to offers — ich möchte es für 1 000 Pfund verkaufen, aber ich lasse mit mir handeln

lay oneself [wide] open to criticism — etc. sich der Kritik usw. aussetzen

be open to question/doubt/argument — fraglich/zweifelhaft/umstritten sein

6) (undecided) offen

have an open mind about or on something — einer Sache gegenüber aufgeschlossen sein

with an open mind — aufgeschlossen

leave something open — etwas offen lassen

7) (undisguised, manifest) unverhohlen [Bewunderung, Hass]; offen [Verachtung, Empörung, Widerstand]; offensichtlich [Spaltung, Zwiespalt]

open war/warfare — offener Krieg/Kampf

8) (frank) offen [Wesen, Streit, Abstimmung, Gesicht]; (not secret) öffentlich [Wahl]

be open [about something/with somebody] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.) /gegenüber jemandem] offen sein

9) (expanded, unfolded) offen, geöffnet [Pore, Regenschirm]; aufgeblüht [Blume, Knospe]; aufgeschlagen [Zeitung, Landkarte, Stadtplan]

somebody/something is an open book [to somebody] — (fig.) jemand/etwas ist ein aufgeschlagenes od. offenes Buch [für jemanden]
2. noun
in the open — (outdoors) unter freiem Himmel

[out] in the open — (fig.) [öffentlich] bekannt

come [out] into the open — (fig.) (become obvious) herauskommen (ugs.); (speak out) offen sprechen

bring something [out] into the open — (fig.) etwas an die Öffentlichkeit bringen
3. transitive verb
1) öffnen; aufmachen (ugs.)

open something with a key — etwas aufschließen

2) (allow access to)

open something [to somebody/something] — etwas öffnen [für jemanden/etwas]; (fig.) [jemandem/einer Sache] etwas öffnen

open something to the public — etwas der Öffentlichkeit (Dat.) zugänglich machen

3) (establish) eröffnen [Konferenz, Kampagne, Diskussion, Laden]; beginnen [Verhandlungen, Krieg, Spiel]; (declare open) eröffnen [Gebäude usw.]

open an account — ein Konto eröffnen

open fire [on somebody/something] — das Feuer [auf jemanden/etwas] eröffnen

4) (unfold, spread out) aufschlagen [Zeitung, Landkarte, Stadtplan, Buch]; aufspannen, öffnen [Schirm]; öffnen [Fallschirm, Poren]

open one's arms [wide] — die od. seine Arme [weit] ausbreiten

5) (reveal, expose)

something opens new horizons/a new world to somebody — (fig.) etwas eröffnet jemandem neue Horizonte/eine neue Welt

6) (make more receptive)

open one's heart or mind to somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache öffnen

open somebody's mind to something — jemandem etwas nahe bringen
4. intransitive verb
1) sich öffnen; aufgehen; [Spalt, Kluft:] sich auftun

‘Doors open at 7 p.m.’ — "Einlass ab 19 Uhr"

open inwards/outwards — nach innen/außen aufgehen

the door would not open — die Tür ging nicht auf od. ließ sich nicht öffnen

his eyes opened wide — er riss die Augen weit auf

open into/on to something — zu etwas führen

the kitchen opens into the living room — die Küche hat eine Tür zum Wohnzimmer

2) (become open to customers) öffnen; aufmachen (ugs.); (start trading etc.) eröffnet werden

the shop does not open on Sundays — der Laden ist sonntags geschlossen

3) (make a start) beginnen; [Ausstellung:] eröffnet werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- open out

- open up
•• Cultural note:
Open University - OU

Eine britische Fernuniversität, die 1969 gegründet wurde und vor allem Berufstätigen im Fernstudium Kurse auf verschiedenem Niveau bietet, insbesondere wissenschaftliche und berufliche Fortbildungsprogramme. Studenten jeder Altersgruppe, selbst solche ohne die erforderlichen Schulabschlüsse, können das Studium nach vier oder fünf Jahren mit dem Bachelor's degree und dem Master's degree abschließen. Teilnehmer studieren von zu Hause - teilweise mittels audiovisueller Medien - schicken ihre Arbeit ein und erhalten eine Rückantwort von ihrem tutor (Dozent). Studenten können auch am Direktunterricht mit wöchentlichen Seminaren in Studienzentren und an Sommerschulen teilnehmen. Nach dem erfolgreichen Vorbild der Open University gibt es inzwischen auch in anderen Teilen der Welt ähnliche Fortbildungsprogramme

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['əupən] 1. adjective
1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) offen

2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) offen

3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) geöffnet

4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) offen

5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) offen

6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) offen

7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) offen
2. verb
1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) öffnen

2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) eröffnen

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- opener
- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms
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open

[ˈəʊp^ən, AM ˈoʊ-]

I. adj

1. inv (not closed) container, eyes, garment, door, window offen, auf präd; pass also geöffnet, für den Verkehr freigegeben; book aufgeschlagen; flower aufgeblüht, erblüht; map auseinandergefaltet

she was breathing through her \open mouth sie atmete durch den offenen Mund

excuse me, your fly is \open entschuldige, aber dein Hosenstall steht offen fam

I had difficulty keeping my eyes \open ich konnte die Augen kaum noch offenhalten

to welcome sb with \open arms ( fig) jdn mit offenen Armen empfangen [o aufnehmen]

\open boat Boot nt ohne Verdeck

to do sth with one's eyes \open etw ganz bewusst tun

I got into this job with my eyes \open als ich diesen Job angenommen habe, war mir klar, was mich erwartet

an \open wound eine offene Wunde

wide \open [sperrangel]weit geöffnet

to burst \open bag, case aufgehen

to push sth \open etw aufstoßen; (violently) etw mit Gewalt öffnen

2. inv, pred (for customers, visitors) shop, bar, museum geöffnet, offen

is the supermarket \open yet? hat der Supermarkt schon auf?

is that new computer store \open for business yet? hat dieser neue Computerladen schon aufgemacht?

to declare sth for \open etw für eröffnet erklären

3. inv (not yet decided) case, decision, question offen

the race is still wide \open bei dem Rennen ist noch alles drin

the price is \open to negotiation über den Preis kann noch verhandelt werden

to be \open to interpretation Interpretationsspielraum bieten

an \open matter eine schwebende Angelegenheit [o offene Sache]

an \open mind eine unvoreingenommene Einstellung

to have/keep an \open mind unvoreingenommen [o objektiv] sein/bleiben

she has a very \open mind about new things sie steht neuen Dingen sehr aufgeschlossen gegenüber

to keep one's options \open sich dat alle Möglichkeiten offenhalten

an \open question eine offene Frage

\open ticket Ticket nt mit offenem Reisedatum

to leave sth \open etw offenlassen

4. inv (not enclosed) offen

to be in the \open air an der frischen Luft sein

to get out in the \open air an die frische Luft gehen

\open country unbebautes Land

\open field freies Feld

on the \open road auf freier Strecke

on the \open sea auf hoher See [o dem offenem Meer

5. inv (accessible to all) offen, öffentlich zugänglich

this library is not \open to the general public dies ist keine öffentliche Bibliothek

the competition is \open to anyone over the age of sixteen an dem Wettbewerb kann jeder teilnehmen, der älter als 16 Jahre ist

the job is \open to all applicants die Stelle steht allen Bewerbern offen

to have \open access to sth freien Zugang zu etw dat haben

in \open court in öffentlicher Verhandlung

an \open discussion eine öffentliche Diskussion

6. inv (not concealed) offen

\open hostility offene Feindschaft

\open resentment unverhohlene Abneigung

an \open scandal ein öffentlicher Skandal

to lay sth \open etw offenlegen

7. inv, pred (frank) person offen

he is quite \open about his weaknesses er spricht freimütig über seine Schwächen

▪ to be \open with sb offen zu jdm sein

an \open person ein offener [o aufrichtiger] Mensch

8. inv, pred (willing to accept)

▪ to be \open to sth für etw akk offen sein

\open to offers Angebote werden entgegengenommen

the company is \open to offers for the empty factory die Firma zieht Angebote für die leer stehende Fabrik in Betracht

to be \open to advice/new ideas/suggestions Ratschlägen/neuen Ideen/Vorschlägen gegenüber aufgeschlossen [o offen] sein

to be \open to bribes/offers/persuasion für Bestechung/Angebote/Überredung zugänglich sein

9. inv (available) frei, verfügbar; offer freibleibend

our offer will be kept \open until the end of the week unser Angebot gilt noch [o bleibt noch bestehen] bis Ende der Woche

there are still lots of opportunities \open to you dir stehen noch viele Möglichkeiten offen

it is \open to you to accept or to refuse the offer es steht Ihnen frei, das Angebot anzunehmen oder abzulehnen

the line is \open now die Leitung ist jetzt frei

to keep a bank account \open ein Bankkonto [weiterhin] bestehen lassen

\open time verfügbare Zeit

\open vacancies offene [o freie] Stellen

10. inv, pred (exposed) offen, ungeschützt; MIL ungedeckt, ohne Deckung

▪ to be \open to sth etw dat ausgesetzt sein

his macho attitude leaves him \open to ridicule mit seinem Machogehabe gibt er sich selbst der Lächerlichkeit preis

to be \open to attack Angriffen ausgesetzt sein

to be \open to criticism kritisierbar sein

to be \open to doubt zweifelhaft [o fraglich] sein

to be \open to the enemy feindlichem Zugriff unterliegen

to lay oneself \open to sth sich akk etw dat aussetzen

11. inv SPORT offen

\open champion Sieger(in) m(f) einer offenen Meisterschaft

\open championship offene Meisterschaften pl

12. inv SPORT (unprotected) game, style of play frei, ungedeckt

13. inv (letting in air) durchlässig, porös

an \open screen ein Drahtgitter [o Drahtnetz] nt

an \open weave eine lockere Webart

14. inv MUS

\open note Grundton m

\open pipe offene [Orgel]pfeife

\open string leere Saite

15. inv ELEC

\open circuit unterbrochener Stromkreislauf

16. inv MED (not constipated) bowels nicht verstopft, frei

17. inv BRIT FIN (not crossed)

\open cheque Barscheck m, Barcheck m SCHWEIZ

18. inv (free of ice) port, river eisfrei; weather, winter frostfrei

19. LING offen

\open syllable offene Silbe

\open vowel offener Vokal

20. MATH

\open set offene Menge

21.

▶ to be an \open book person [wie] ein aufgeschlagenes [o offenes] Buch sein; thing ein Kinderspiel sein

computers are an \open book to him mit Computern hat er überhaupt kein Probleme

II. vi

1. (from closed) sich akk öffnen, aufgehen

the door \opens much more easily now die Tür lässt sich jetzt viel leichter öffnen

the flowers \open in the morning die Blüten öffnen sich am Morgen

I can't get the door to \open! ich kann die Tür nicht aufkriegen!

2. (give access)

▪ to \open onto sth [direkt] zu etw dat führen

the door \opens into the garden die Tür führt direkt in den Garten

▪ to \open off sth zu etw dat hinführen

the small path \opened off the main road der schmale Weg führte auf die Hauptstraße

3. (for service) öffnen, aufmachen fam

the cafe \opens at ten o'clock das Café öffnet um zehn Uhr

4. (start) piece of writing or music, story beginnen, anfangen; film anlaufen; play Premiere haben

the trial \opens/the Olympic Games \open tomorrow der Prozess wird/die Olympischen Spiele werden morgen eröffnet

the film \opens in New York next week der Film läuft nächste Woche in New York an

who's going to \open? (in cards) wer kommt raus?, wer hat das Ausspiel?; STOCKEX

the shares \opened lower bei Börsenbeginn standen die Aktien niedriger

5. (become visible) sich akk zeigen

the valley \opened before them das Tal tat sich vor ihnen auf

6. (start new business) eröffnen, aufmachen, aufgehen SCHWEIZ

III. n

1. no pl (out of doors)

▪ [out] in the \open draußen; (in the open air) im Freien

to camp in the \open unter freiem Himmel nächtigen

2. no pl (not secret)

to bring sth out into the \open etw publikmachen [o an die Öffentlichkeit bringen]

to come out into the \open ans Licht kommen, auskommen SCHWEIZ, ruchbar werden geh

to get sth [out] in[to] the \open etw [offen] zur Sprache bringen [o ansprechen

3. SPORT (competition)

▪ the O\open [offene] Meisterschaft, Open nt fachspr

IV. vt

1. (change from closed)

to \open a book/magazine/newspaper ein Buch/ein Magazin/eine Zeitung aufschlagen

to \open a box/window/bottle eine Dose/ein Fenster/eine Flasche aufmachen [o öffnen]

to \open the curtains [or drapes] die Vorhänge aufziehen

to \open the door [or doors] to sth ( fig) neue Perspektiven [o Möglichkeiten] für etw akk eröffnen

to \open one's eyes seine Augen öffnen [o aufmachen]

to \open one's home to sb jdn bei sich dat aufnehmen

to \open a letter/file einen Brief/eine Akte öffnen

to \open a map eine [Straßen]karte auffalten

to \open one's mouth ( also fig) den Mund aufmachen, etw ausplaudern [o SCHWEIZ ausbringen]

to \open a vein ( hum) zum Strick greifen hum

2. (begin)

to \open fire MIL das Feuer eröffnen

to \open a meeting/rally ein Treffen/eine Kundgebung eröffnen

to \open negotiations in Verhandlungen eintreten

to \open the proceedings das Verfahren eröffnen

3. (set up)

to \open a bank account ein Konto einrichten [o eröffnen]

to \open a business/branch ein Geschäft/eine Zweigstelle eröffnen [o aufmachen

4. (for customers, visitors) öffnen

the company will open its doors for business next month die Firma wird im nächsten Monat eröffnet

to \open a bakery/book store/restaurant eine Bäckerei/einen Buchladen/ein Restaurant öffnen

5. (declare ready for use)

to \open a building ein Gebäude einweihen

to \open a road/tunnel eine Straße/einen Tunnel für den Verkehr freigeben

6. (break new ground)

▪ to \open sth etw erschließen

to \open a new field of science wissenschaftliches Neuland erschließen

7. (evacuate)

to \open one's bowels den Darm entleeren

8. (clear blockages)

▪ to \open sth:

the security team \opened a way through the crowd for the president das Sicherheitsteam bahnte dem Präsidenten einen Weg durch die Menge

to \open a canal einen Kanal passierbar machen

to \open a pipe ein Rohr durchgängig machen

to \open the view den Blick [o die Sicht] ermöglichen

9.

▶ to \open sb's eyes to sb/sth jdm die Augen über jdn/etw öffnen

▶ to \open the floodgates [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] Tür und Tor öffnen pej

▶ to \open one's heart to sb jdm sein Herz ausschütten, sich akk jdm anvertrauen

▶ to \open one's mind offener [o SCHWEIZ meist aufgeschlossener] werden

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['əUpən]
1. adj

1) door, bottle, book, eye, flower etc offen, auf pred, geöffnet; circuit offen; lines of communication frei; wound etc offen

to keep/hold the door open — die Tür offen lassen or auflassen/offen halten or aufhalten

to fling or throw the door open —

I can't keep my eyes open — ich kann die Augen nicht offen halten or aufhalten

the window flew open —

the thugs split his head open — die Schläger brachten ihm eine klaffende Wunde am Kopf bei

his defeat blew the competition wide open — durch seine Niederlage war der Ausgang des Wettbewerbs weit offen

a shirt open at the neck — ein am Hals offenes Hemd

2) (= open for business shop, bank etc) geöffnet

the baker/baker's shop is open — der Bäcker hat/der Bäckerladen ist or hat geöffnet or hat auf (inf)

3) (= not enclosed) offen; country, ground offen, frei; view frei; carriage, car offen, ohne Verdeck

in the open air — im Freien

on open ground — auf offenem or freiem Gelände

4) (= not blocked) Ling offen; road, canal, pores offen, frei (to für), geöffnet; rail track, river frei (to für); (MUS) string leer; pipe offen

open note — Grundton m

have you had your bowels open today? ( Med form ) — haben Sie heute Stuhlgang gehabt?

open to traffic/shipping — für den Verkehr/die Schifffahrt freigegeben

"road open to traffic" — "Durchfahrt frei"

5) (= officially in use) building eingeweiht; road, bridge (offiziell) freigegeben; exhibition eröffnet

to declare sth open — etw einweihen/freigeben/für eröffnet erklären

6) (= not restricted, accessible) letter, scholarship offen; market, competition offen, frei; (= public) meeting, trial öffentlich

to be open to sb (competition, membership, possibility) — jdm offenstehen; (admission) jdm freistehen; (place) für jdn geöffnet sein; (park)

my house is always open to you — mein Haus steht dir immer offen

the director's door is always open — die Tür des Direktors ist immer offen

in open court (Jur) — in öffentlicher Verhandlung

open to the public — der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich

park open to the public — öffentlicher Park

open forum — öffentliches Forum

she gave us an open invitation to visit — sie lud uns ein, jederzeit bei ihr vorbeizukommen

an unlocked window is an open invitation to a thief — ein unverschlossenes Fenster lädt geradezu zum Diebstahl ein

7)

to be open to advice/suggestions/ideas — Ratschlägen/Vorschlägen/Ideen zugänglich sein or gegenüber offen sein

I'm open to persuasion — ich lasse mich gern überreden

I'm open to offers — ich lasse gern mit mir handeln or reden

open to bribes — Bestechungen zugänglich

8) (= not filled) evening, time frei; job, post frei, offen

9) (= not concealed) campaign, secret, resistance offen; hostility offen, unverhüllt

10) (= not decided or settled) question offen, ungeklärt, ungelöst

they left the matter open — sie ließen die Angelegenheit offen or ungeklärt

to keep one's options open — es offenlassen

to keep an open mind — alles offenlassen; (judge, jury) unvoreingenommen sein

to have an open mind on sth — einer Sache (dat) aufgeschlossen gegenüberstehen

keep your mind open to new suggestions — verschließen Sie sich neuen Vorschlägen nicht

to be open to debate — zur Debatte stehen

11) (= exposed, not protected) (MIL) town offen; coast ungeschützt

a position open to attack — eine exponierte or leicht angreifbare Position

open to the elements — Wind und Wetter ausgesetzt

to be open to criticism/attack — der Kritik/Angriffen ausgesetzt sein

to lay oneself open to criticism/attack — sich der Kritik/Angriffen aussetzen

he left himself wide open to criticism — er setzte sich breiter Kritik aus

a theory open to criticism — eine anfechtbare Theorie

to be open to abuse — sich leicht missbrauchen lassen

to be open to doubt — anzweifelbar sein

12) weave locker; fabric, pattern durchbrochen

13) (= frank) character, face, person offen, aufrichtig

he was open with us — er war ganz offen mit uns

2. n

it's all out in the open now — nun ist alles heraus (inf), nun ist es alles zur Sprache gekommen

to bring sth out into the open — mit etw nicht länger hinterm Berg halten

to come out into the open ( fig, person ) — Farbe bekennen, sich erklären; (affair)

he eventually came out into the open about what he meant to do — er rückte endlich mit der Sprache heraus (inf), was er tun wollte

to force sb out into the open — jdn zwingen, sich zu stellen; (fig) jdn zwingen, Farbe zu bekennen

to force sth out into the open (fig) — etw zur Sprache bringen

3. vt

1) door, mouth, bottle, letter etc öffnen, aufmachen (inf); book aufschlagen, öffnen; newspaper aufschlagen; throttle, circuit öffnen

he didn't open his mouth once — er hat kein einziges Mal den Mund aufgemacht (inf)

to open ranks (Mil) — weg- or abtreten

2) (officially) exhibition eröffnen; building einweihen; motorway (für den Verkehr) freigeben

3) region erschließen

they opened a road through the mountains — durch die Berge wurde eine Straße gebaut

4) (= reveal, unfold) öffnen

to open one's heart to sb — sich jdm eröffnen (geh), jdm sein Herz aufschließen (geh)

to open sb's mind — jds Horizont erweitern

open your mind to new possibilities — öffnen Sie sich (dat) den Blick für neue Möglichkeiten

it had opened new horizons for him — dadurch erschlossen sich ihm neue Horizonte

5) (= start) case, trial, account eröffnen; debate, conversation etc beginnen

6) (= set up) shop eröffnen, aufmachen (inf); school einrichten

7) (MED) pores öffnen

to open the bowels (person) — Stuhlgang haben; (medicine) abführen

8)

to open fire (Mil) — das Feuer eröffnen (on auf +acc )

4. vi

1) aufgehen; (eyes) sich öffnen; (door, flower, book, wound, pores, window) sich öffnen, aufgehen

I couldn't get the box/bottle to open — ich habe die Schachtel/Flasche nicht aufbekommen

it won't open — es geht nicht auf

2) (shop, museum) öffnen, aufmachen

3) (= afford access door) führen (into in +acc)

the two rooms open into one another — diese zwei Zimmer sind durch eine Tür verbunden

See:

→ also open on to

4) (= start) beginnen (with mit); (CARDS, CHESS) eröffnen

the play opens next week — das Stück wird ab nächster Woche gegeben

when the play opened in Hull — bei der ersten Vorstellung in Hull

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open [ˈəʊpən]

A s

1. the open

a) das offene Land,

b) die offene oder hohe See,

c) der freie Himmel:

in the open im Freien, unter freiem Himmel, in der freien Natur, an der frischen Luft, (Bergbau) über Tag

2. the open die Öffentlichkeit:

bring into the open an die Öffentlichkeit bringen;

come into the open fig

a) sich zeigen, hervorkommen,

b) sich erklären, offen reden, Farbe bekennen,

c) an die Öffentlichkeit treten ( with sth mit etwas);

draw sb into the open jemanden hervorlocken, jemanden aus seinem Versteck locken

3. besonders Golf, Tennis: (für Amateure und Profis) offenes Turnier:

the French Open pl die French Open pl

B adj (adv openly)

1. allg offen (Buch, Fenster, Flasche etc):

sleep with the window open bei offenem Fenster schlafen;

open chain CHEM offene Kette;

open prison JUR offenes Gefängnis;

open visibility SCHIFF klare Sicht;

the door is open die Tür ist oder steht offen, die Tür ist geöffnet oder umg auf;

cut open aufschneiden;

get open eine Tür etc aufbekommen, -bringen;

hold the door open for sb jemandem die Tür aufhalten;

keep ( oder leave) open eine Tür etc auflassen;

keep one’s eyes open fig die Augen offen halten;

pull open eine Schublade etc aufziehen;

throw open eine Tür etc aufreißen, -stoßen ( → B 7);

with open eyes mit offenen Augen (a. fig); → arm¹ Bes Redew, book A 1, bowel A 1 b, door Bes Redew, order A 5, punctuation 1

2. MED offen (Tuberkulose, Wunde etc)

3. offen, frei, zugänglich:

open country offenes Gelände;

open field freies Feld;

open sea offenes Meer, hohe See;

open spaces öffentliche Plätze (Parkanlagen etc); → air¹ A 1

4. frei, offen:

an open car ein offener Wagen;

open motor ELEK offener oder ungeschützter Motor;

lay open bloß-, freilegen ( → B 11)

5. offen, eisfrei (Hafen, Wasser etc):

open winter frostfreier Winter

6. geöffnet, offen, präd auch auf umg:

the shop ( museum, etc) is open;

the lines are open from … to … Sie können von … bis … anrufen;

we are open wir haben geöffnet

7. fig offen (to für), öffentlich, (jedem) zugänglich:

be open to offenstehen (dat);

throw open

a) der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich machen,

b) zugänglich machen (to dat, für)( → B 1);

open tournament → A 3;

open competition freier Wettbewerb;

open letter offener Brief;

open market WIRTSCH offener oder freier Markt;

open position freie oder offene (Arbeits)Stelle;

open sale öffentliche Versteigerung;

open session öffentliche Sitzung;

open for subscription WIRTSCH zur Zeichnung aufgelegt;

open to the public für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich;

open to traffic für den Verkehr freigegeben;

in open court JUR in öffentlicher Sitzung oder Verhandlung

8. fig zugänglich, aufgeschlossen ( beide:

to für oder dat):

be open to suggestions für Vorschläge offen sein; → bribery, conviction 2, mind A 2

9. fig ausgesetzt, unterworfen ( beide:

to der Kritik etc):

open to question anfechtbar;

open to temptation anfällig gegen die Versuchung;

lay o.s. open to criticism sich der Kritik aussetzen;

leave o.s. wide open to sb sich jemandem gegenüber eine (große) Blöße geben;

that is open to argument darüber lässt sich streiten;

be open to different interpretations verschiedene Deutungen zulassen; → misconstruction 1

10. offen(kundig), unverhüllt (Verachtung etc):

an open secret ein offenes Geheimnis

11. offen, freimütig:

I will be open with you ich will ganz offen mit Ihnen reden;

open and aboveboard offen und ehrlich;

lay open

a) offen darlegen,

b) aufdecken, enthüllen ( → B 4)

12. unentschieden, offen (Frage, Kampf etc)

13. fig frei (ohne Verbote):

open pattern JUR ungeschütztes Muster;

open season Jagd-, Fischzeit f (Ggs Schonzeit)

14. frei (Zeit):

keep a day open sich einen Tag freihalten

15. lückenhaft (Gebiss etc):

open population geringe Bevölkerungsdichte

16. durchbrochen (Gewebe, Handarbeit)

17. WIRTSCH laufend (Konto, Kredit, Rechnung):

open cheque Br Barscheck m

18. LING offen (Silbe, Vokal):

open consonant Reibelaut m

19. MUS

a) weit (Lage, Satz)

b) leer (Saite etc):

open harmony weiter Satz;

open note Grundton m (einer Saite etc)

20. TYPO licht:

open matter lichter oder weit durchschossener Satz;

open type Konturschrift f

C v/t

1. allg öffnen, aufmachen, die Augen, ein Buch auch aufschlagen:

open the circuit ELEK den Stromkreis ausschalten oder unterbrechen;

open one’s mouth fig den Mund aufmachen; → bowel A 1 b, door Bes Redew

2. eröffnen ( an account WIRTSCH ein Konto; a business WIRTSCH ein Geschäft; a credit WIRTSCH einen Kredit oder ein Akkreditiv; the debate die Debatte; fire MIL das Feuer [ at, on auf akk]; a prospect eine Aussicht):

open an account auch ein Konto anlegen;

open the case JUR die Verhandlung (durch Vortrag des eigenen Standpunkts) eröffnen;

open new markets WIRTSCH neue Märkte erschließen;

open negotiations Verhandlungen anknüpfen, in Verhandlungen eintreten;

open a road to traffic eine Straße dem Verkehr übergeben;

open diplomatic relations POL diplomatische Beziehungen aufnehmen

3. aufschneiden, -stechen, öffnen ( alle auch MED)

4. Gefühle, Gedanken enthüllen, seine Absichten kundtun:

open o.s. to sb sich jemandem mitteilen; → heart Bes Redew

5. JUR in der Schwebe lassen:

open a judg(e)ment beschließen, eine nochmalige Verhandlung über eine bereits gefällte Entscheidung zuzulassen

6. besonders SCHIFF ein bisher verdecktes Objekt in Sicht bekommen

D v/i

1. sich öffnen oder auftun, aufgehen (Tür etc):

“doors open at 7 p.m.” „Einlass ab 19 Uhr“; → heaven 4

2. (to) fig sich (dem Auge, Geist etc) erschließen oder zeigen oder auftun

3. führen, gehen (Fenster, Tür)

4. fig

a) anfangen, beginnen (Börse, Schule etc)

b) öffnen, aufmachen (Laden, Büro etc)

c) anlaufen (Film), eröffnen (Ausstellung etc)

d) (einen Brief, seine Rede) beginnen ( with mit)

5. a) allg öffnen

b) das Buch aufschlagen:

let’s open at page 50

6. SCHIFF in Sicht kommen

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1. adjective
1) offen

with the window open — bei geöffnetem Fenster

be [wide/half] open — [weit/halb] offen stehen

hold the door open [for somebody] — [jemandem] die Tür aufhalten

push/pull/kick the door open — die Tür aufstoßen/aufziehen/eintreten

force something open — etwas mit Gewalt öffnen

with one's mouth open — mit offenem Mund

have one's eyes open — die Augen geöffnet haben

[not] be able to keep one's eyes open — [nicht mehr] die Augen offenhalten können; see also eye 1. 1)

2) (unconfined) offen [Gelände, Feuer]

on the open road — auf freier Strecke

in the open air — im Freien

3) (ready for business or use)

be open — [Laden, Museum, Bank usw.:] geöffnet sein

‘open’/‘open on Sundays’ — "geöffnet"/"Sonntags geöffnet"

4) (accessible) offen; öffentlich [Treffen, Rennen]; (available) frei [Stelle]; freibleibend [Angebot]

lay open — offen legen [Plan]

be open to the public — für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich sein

the offer remains open until the end of the month — das Angebot bleibt bestehen od. gilt noch bis Ende des Monats

keep a position open for somebody — jemandem eine Stelle freihalten

5)

be open to — (exposed to) ausgesetzt sein (+ Dat.) [Wind, Sturm]; (receptive to) offen sein für [Ratschlag, andere Meinung, Vorschlag]

I hope to sell it for £1,000, but I am open to offers — ich möchte es für 1 000 Pfund verkaufen, aber ich lasse mit mir handeln

lay oneself [wide] open to criticism — etc. sich der Kritik usw. aussetzen

be open to question/doubt/argument — fraglich/zweifelhaft/umstritten sein

6) (undecided) offen

have an open mind about or on something — einer Sache gegenüber aufgeschlossen sein

with an open mind — aufgeschlossen

leave something open — etwas offen lassen

7) (undisguised, manifest) unverhohlen [Bewunderung, Hass]; offen [Verachtung, Empörung, Widerstand]; offensichtlich [Spaltung, Zwiespalt]

open war/warfare — offener Krieg/Kampf

8) (frank) offen [Wesen, Streit, Abstimmung, Gesicht]; (not secret) öffentlich [Wahl]

be open [about something/with somebody] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.) /gegenüber jemandem] offen sein

9) (expanded, unfolded) offen, geöffnet [Pore, Regenschirm]; aufgeblüht [Blume, Knospe]; aufgeschlagen [Zeitung, Landkarte, Stadtplan]

somebody/something is an open book [to somebody] — (fig.) jemand/etwas ist ein aufgeschlagenes od. offenes Buch [für jemanden]
2. noun
in the open — (outdoors) unter freiem Himmel

[out] in the open — (fig.) [öffentlich] bekannt

come [out] into the open — (fig.) (become obvious) herauskommen (ugs.); (speak out) offen sprechen

bring something [out] into the open — (fig.) etwas an die Öffentlichkeit bringen
3. transitive verb
1) öffnen; aufmachen (ugs.)

open something with a key — etwas aufschließen

2) (allow access to)

open something [to somebody/something] — etwas öffnen [für jemanden/etwas]; (fig.) [jemandem/einer Sache] etwas öffnen

open something to the public — etwas der Öffentlichkeit (Dat.) zugänglich machen

3) (establish) eröffnen [Konferenz, Kampagne, Diskussion, Laden]; beginnen [Verhandlungen, Krieg, Spiel]; (declare open) eröffnen [Gebäude usw.]

open an account — ein Konto eröffnen

open fire [on somebody/something] — das Feuer [auf jemanden/etwas] eröffnen

4) (unfold, spread out) aufschlagen [Zeitung, Landkarte, Stadtplan, Buch]; aufspannen, öffnen [Schirm]; öffnen [Fallschirm, Poren]

open one's arms [wide] — die od. seine Arme [weit] ausbreiten

5) (reveal, expose)

something opens new horizons/a new world to somebody — (fig.) etwas eröffnet jemandem neue Horizonte/eine neue Welt

6) (make more receptive)

open one's heart or mind to somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache öffnen

open somebody's mind to something — jemandem etwas nahe bringen
4. intransitive verb
1) sich öffnen; aufgehen; [Spalt, Kluft:] sich auftun

‘Doors open at 7 p.m.’ — "Einlass ab 19 Uhr"

open inwards/outwards — nach innen/außen aufgehen

the door would not open — die Tür ging nicht auf od. ließ sich nicht öffnen

his eyes opened wide — er riss die Augen weit auf

open into/on to something — zu etwas führen

the kitchen opens into the living room — die Küche hat eine Tür zum Wohnzimmer

2) (become open to customers) öffnen; aufmachen (ugs.); (start trading etc.) eröffnet werden

the shop does not open on Sundays — der Laden ist sonntags geschlossen

3) (make a start) beginnen; [Ausstellung:] eröffnet werden

Phrasal Verbs:

- open out

- open up
•• Cultural note:
Open University - OU

Eine britische Fernuniversität, die 1969 gegründet wurde und vor allem Berufstätigen im Fernstudium Kurse auf verschiedenem Niveau bietet, insbesondere wissenschaftliche und berufliche Fortbildungsprogramme. Studenten jeder Altersgruppe, selbst solche ohne die erforderlichen Schulabschlüsse, können das Studium nach vier oder fünf Jahren mit dem Bachelor's degree und dem Master's degree abschließen. Teilnehmer studieren von zu Hause - teilweise mittels audiovisueller Medien - schicken ihre Arbeit ein und erhalten eine Rückantwort von ihrem tutor (Dozent). Studenten können auch am Direktunterricht mit wöchentlichen Seminaren in Studienzentren und an Sommerschulen teilnehmen. Nach dem erfolgreichen Vorbild der Open University gibt es inzwischen auch in anderen Teilen der Welt ähnliche Fortbildungsprogramme

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(not concealed) adj.

offen adj. (not hidden) adj.

nicht geheim adj. adj.

offen (Mathematik) adj.

offen adj.

übersichtlich (Gelände) adj. (close) the meeting expr.

Sitzung eröffnen (schließen) ausdr. (up) v.

erschließen (Markt) ausdr. v.

anfangen v.

eröffnen v.

öffnen v.

English-german dictionary > open
13 rage

rei‹
1. noun
1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) rabia, ira, furia

2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) furia

2. verb
1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) enfurecerse, rabiar

2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) bramar; embravecerse (el mar)

3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) hacer estragos; desarollarse ferozmente

4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) arrasar, hacer estragos

•

- raging
- all the rage
- the rage

rage n ira / furia / cólera

his face was red with rage tenía la cara roja de cólera

in a rage furioso

rage

tr[reɪʤ]

noun

1 rabia, furor nombre masculino, cólera

intransitive verb

1 (person) rabiar, estar hecho,-a una furia

2 (fire etc) arder sin control; (storm, sea) bramar, rugir; (debate etc) seguir candente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in a rage estar furioso,-a

to be all the rage hacer furor

to fly into a rage montar en cólera

rage ['reɪʤ] vi, raged ; raging

1) : estar furioso, rabiar

to fly into a rage: enfurecerse

2) : bramar, hacer estragos

the wind was raging: el viento bramaba

flu raged through the school: la gripe hizo estragos por el colegio

rage n

1) anger: furia f, ira f, cólera f

2) fad: moda f, furor m

rage

n.

• arrebatamiento s.m.

• arrebato s.m.

• embravecimiento s.m.

• furia s.f.

• furor s.m.

• mania s.f.

• moda s.f.

• rabia s.f.

• saña s.f.

v.

• bramar v.

• enfurecer v.

• ensangrentar v.

• rabiar v.

I reɪdʒ
noun

1)

a) u ( violent anger) furia f, cólera f

b) c ( fit of fury)

to be in a rage — estar* furioso

2) u ( fashion) (colloq) furor m, moda f

to be (all) the rage — hacer* furor, ser* el último grito (de la moda)

II

intransitive verb

a) \<\<storm/sea\>\> rugir*, bramar; \<\<fire\>\> arder furiosamente

the battle/fire raged for three days — la encarnizada batalla/el furioso incendio se prolongó durante tres días

b) \<\<person\>\> expresar su (or mi etc) furia, rabiar

to rage against something — protestar furiosamente contra algo

c) raging pres p < storm> rugiente; < sea> embravecido; < headache> enloquecedor; < argument> enconado, airado, virulento

he was in a raging temper — estaba furioso

[reɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=anger) furia f, cólera f, ira f (at or over sth ante algo)

• he attacked her in a drunken rage — la agredió en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira causado por la bebida

• in a fit of rage — en un ataque de furia or cólera or ira

• to fly or go into a rage — montar en cólera, ponerse hecho una furia

• to be in a rage — estar furioso

• she was trembling with rage — temblaba de furia or cólera or ira

he was white with rage — estaba blanco de cólera or ira
road 2.
2) (=fashion) furor m

the rage for designer jeans — el furor por los vaqueros de diseño exclusivo

• to be all the rage — hacer furor

2.

VI [person] estar furioso; [fire] propagarse con furia; [epidemic] propagarse causando estragos; [battle] proseguir con furia; [wind, storm] bramar; [sea] enfurecerse, embravecerse

she was raging, but she kept her tone cool — estaba furiosa pero conservaba un tono calmado

outside the storm still raged — fuera la tempestad seguía bramando

the battle raged for three months — la batalla prosiguió con furia durante tres meses

the debate raged the whole day long — el airado debate prosiguió el día entero

• to rage against sth — protestar furiosamente contra algo

to rage against sb — estar furioso con algn

the sound of the sea raging against the rocks — el sonido del mar chocando enfurecido or embravecido contra las rocas

• to rage at sth — estar furioso ante algo

my mum raged at the doctor — mi madre se puso como una fiera con el médico

• controversy is raging over her new economic policy — hay una encendida polémica en torno a su nueva política económica

• an infection was raging through her body — una infección se propagaba por su cuerpo causando estragos

3.

VT

"it's none of your business," he raged — -no es asunto tuyo -dijo enfurecido

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I [reɪdʒ]
noun

1)

a) u ( violent anger) furia f, cólera f

b) c ( fit of fury)

to be in a rage — estar* furioso

2) u ( fashion) (colloq) furor m, moda f

to be (all) the rage — hacer* furor, ser* el último grito (de la moda)

II

intransitive verb

a) \<\<storm/sea\>\> rugir*, bramar; \<\<fire\>\> arder furiosamente

the battle/fire raged for three days — la encarnizada batalla/el furioso incendio se prolongó durante tres días

b) \<\<person\>\> expresar su (or mi etc) furia, rabiar

to rage against something — protestar furiosamente contra algo

c) raging pres p < storm> rugiente; < sea> embravecido; < headache> enloquecedor; < argument> enconado, airado, virulento

he was in a raging temper — estaba furioso

English-spanish dictionary > rage
14 destrozar

v.

1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).

2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).

3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

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destrozar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds

■ la explosión destrozó el puente the explosion wrecked the bridge

2 figurado (gastar) to wear out

■ destroza los zapatos she wears her shoes out

3 figurado (estropear) to ruin, spoil; (corazón) to break

■ destrozó sus sueños she shattered his dreams

4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate

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1. VT

1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter

ha destrozado el coche — he's wrecked the car

encontraron los cuerpos destrozados — they found the mangled bodies

2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crush

destrozar a algn en una discusión — to crush sb in an argument

le ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him

3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin

destrozar la armonía — to ruin the harmony

2.

See:

destrozarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

vas a destrozar los zapatos — you'll ruin your shoes

b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios — she's making me a nervous wreck

su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
2.
destrozarse v pron (refl)

a) ( romperse)

se cayó al suelo y se destrozó — it fell to the ground and it smashed

se me destrozaron los zapatos — my shoes are ruined

b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies con esos zapatos — you're going to ruin your feet wearing those shoes

* * *

= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.

Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.

Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.

Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.

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

Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.

Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.

Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.

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* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

vas a destrozar los zapatos — you'll ruin your shoes

b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios — she's making me a nervous wreck

su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
2.
destrozarse v pron (refl)

a) ( romperse)

se cayó al suelo y se destrozó — it fell to the ground and it smashed

se me destrozaron los zapatos — my shoes are ruined

b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies con esos zapatos — you're going to ruin your feet wearing those shoes

* * *

= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.

Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.

Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.

Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.

Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.

Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.

Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.

Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.

Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.

Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.

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

Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.

Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.

Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.

Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.

Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.

Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.

Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.

* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.

* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

* * *

destrozar [A4 ]

vt

1 (romper, deteriorar) to break

la bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings

no hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes

2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroy

me está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreck

la muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death

■ destrozarse

v pron

1

(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashed

se me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces

2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

te vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes

* * *

destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
a) (romper, deteriorar) ‹ zapatos› to ruin;

‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
b) ‹felicidad/matrimonio/vida› to wreck, destroy;

‹ corazón› to break;
◊ tiene los nervios destrozados he's a nervous wreck

destrozarse verbo pronominal
a) ( romperse) [ zapatos] to be ruined;

[jarrón/cristal] to smash
b) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write

* * *

destrozar

♦ vt

1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;
[estropear] to ruin;
el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;

vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much

2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;
[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;
el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;

ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;

destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate

♦ See also the pronominal verb destrozarse

* * *

destrozar

v/t

1 destroy

2 emocio- nalmente shatter, devastate

* * *

destrozar {21} vt

1) : to smash, to shatter

2) : to destroy, to wreck

♦ See also the reflexive verb destrozarse

* * *

destrozar vb

1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck

la bomba destrozó el coche por completo the bomb completely destroyed the car

2. (hacer trozos) to smash

han destrozado el escaparate they've smashed the shop window

destrozarle el corazón a alguien to break somebody's heart [pt. broke; pp. broken]

Spanish-English dictionary > destrozar
15 finalizar

v.

1 to finish, to complete, to end.

2 to finalize, to conclude, to end, to finish.

Ella le dio fin a la discusión She put an end to the discussion.

* * *

finalizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to end, finish

► verbo intransitivo

1 to end, finish

* * *

verb

to finish, end

* * *

1.

VT to finish

muchos universitarios no finalizan la carrera — many university students do not finish their degree

finalizar la sesión — (Inform) to log out, log off

con el himno se dio por finalizada la ceremonia — the ceremony came to an end o ended with the national anthem

2.

VI to end

aún no ha finalizado la sesión — the session has not ended yet

su contrato finaliza el próximo verano — his contract ends o comes to an end next summer

hoy finaliza el plazo para presentar las solicitudes — today is the deadline for submitting applications

finalizar con algo — to end with sth

la jornada finalizó con la prueba de atletismo femenino — the day ended with the women's athletics trials

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to finish

finalizaron el año con beneficios — they were making good profit at the end of the year

dio por finalizada su estancia — her stay came to an end
2.
finalizar vi to end

así finaliza la emisión de hoy — and that brings us to the end of today's programming (AmE) o (BrE) programs

una vez finalizada la reunión — once the meeting is/was over

* * *

= be over, complete, conclude, end, finalise [finalize, -USA], terminate, put to + bed, curtain + fall, lay + Nombre + to rest, carry through to + completion, come to + an end, round off, be scheduled for completion, wrap up, draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind up (in/at), finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down.

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.

Ex. Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex. Before the schedules can be finalised, the order of the facets in the schedules must be determined.

Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.

Ex. At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.

Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex. The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.

Ex. Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".

Ex. The 2nd phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 1995.

Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex. In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.

Ex. As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.

Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

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* código de finalizar = end code.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* finalizar los estudios de BUP = complete + high school.

* finalizar repentinamente = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end.

* finalizar un mandato = leave + office.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to finish

finalizaron el año con beneficios — they were making good profit at the end of the year

dio por finalizada su estancia — her stay came to an end
2.
finalizar vi to end

así finaliza la emisión de hoy — and that brings us to the end of today's programming (AmE) o (BrE) programs

una vez finalizada la reunión — once the meeting is/was over

* * *

= be over, complete, conclude, end, finalise [finalize, -USA], terminate, put to + bed, curtain + fall, lay + Nombre + to rest, carry through to + completion, come to + an end, round off, be scheduled for completion, wrap up, draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind up (in/at), finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down.

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.

Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex: Before the schedules can be finalised, the order of the facets in the schedules must be determined.

Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.

Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.

Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.

Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".

Ex: The 2nd phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 1995.

Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.

Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.

Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

* código de finalizar = end code.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* finalizar los estudios de BUP = complete + high school.

* finalizar repentinamente = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end.

* finalizar un mandato = leave + office.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* * *

finalizar [A4 ]

vt

to finish

debemos finalizar este trabajo hoy we must finish o complete this work today

poco antes de dar por finalizada su estancia shortly before the end of her stay

■ finalizar

vi

to end

el debate está a punto de finalizar the debate is about to end o ( frml) come to a close

así finaliza la emisión de hoy and that brings us to the end of today's programs

una vez finalizada la reunión once the meeting is/was over

* * *

finalizar ( conjugate finalizar) verbo transitivo
to finish
verbo intransitivo
to end;
◊ una vez finalizada la reunión once the meeting is/was over

finalizar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to end, finish

' finalizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
después
- liquidación
- parar
- remachar
English:
assume
- conclude
- draw

* * *

finalizar

♦ vt
[terminar] to finish, to complete; [contrato] to complete
♦ vi

to end, to finish ( con in);
el plazo de inscripciones ya finalizó the deadline for registration has passed;

la ceremonia finalizó con un desfile the ceremony ended with a parade

* * *

finalizar

v/t & v/i end, finish

* * *

finalizar {21} v

: to finish, to end

* * *

finalizar vb

1. (acabar) to finish

todavía no han finalizado las obras the work hasn't finished yet

2. (terminarse) to end

hoy finaliza la visita del presidente the President's visit ends today

Spanish-English dictionary > finalizar
16 chispa

f.

1 spark.

echar chispas (informal figurative) to be hopping mad

2 bit.

3 sparkle (sharpness, humor).

esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something

4 wit, cleverness, scintillation.

5 small bit, shred.

6 spoon bait, spinner.

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chispa

► nombre femenino

1 (de lumbre, eléctrica, etc) spark

2 (brillo) sparkle, glitter

3 (brillante pequeño) small diamond

4 familiar figurado (un poco) bit

■ bebió una chispa de licor she had a drop of liqueur

■ no me gustó ni chispa I didn't like it one bit

■ no hay ni una chispa de azúcar there isn't a bit of sugar left

■ no corre ni chispa de aire there's not a breath of wind

5 (de lluvia) drop, droplet

■ caen chispas it's spitting

6 figurado (ingenio, gracia) wit, sparkle; (inteligencia) intelligence; (viveza) liveliness

7 (mentira) lie

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

coger una chispa / pillar una chispa familiar to get sloshed

echar chispas figurado to be raging

no tiene ni chispa de gracia figurado it's not funny at all, it's not a bit funny

ser una chispa figurado to be very bright

tener chispa figurado to be witty, be funny

chispa eléctrica spark

* * *

noun f.

spark

* * *

1. SF

1) [de luz, fuego] spark

- echar chispas: está que echa chispas

- perder chispa

2) (=gota de lluvia) drop

caen chispas — it's just spitting

3) (=pizca) bit, tiny amount

una chispa de café — a tiny drop of coffee

una chispa de sal — a pinch of salt

ni chispa — not the least bit

eso no tiene ni chispa de gracia — that's not in the least bit funny

si tuviera una chispa de inteligencia — if he had an ounce of intelligence

4) (=ingenio) wit

la historia tiene chispa — the story's quite amusing

Juan tiene chispa — John's quite witty

- es de chispa retardada

5) * (=borrachera) drunkenness

coger o pillar una chispa — to get sloshed *

estar con o tener la chispa — to be tight *

6) CAm, Méx

dar chispa — to work, be successful, yield results

7) And (=rumor) rumour, rumor (EEUU)

8) And (=arma) gun, weapon

2. ADJ INV

1) (=borracho)

estar chispa — * to be sloshed *

2) Méx (=divertido) funny, amusing

3.

SM * (tb: chispas) electrician

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

lo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks

2) (fam) ( pizca)

¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia — he doesn't have an ounce of intelligence

3) (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa — his jokes are very funny o witty

* * *

= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.

Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex. In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.

Ex. Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.

Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

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* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
II
femenino

1)

a) ( del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas — (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

lo enchufé y empezaron a saltar chispas — I plugged it in and it started sparking o giving off sparks

2) (fam) ( pizca)

¿más vino? - una chispita — more wine? - just a drop

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia — he doesn't have an ounce of intelligence

3) (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa — his jokes are very funny o witty

* * *

= spark, zest, piquancy, sizzle, wit.

Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.

Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.

Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* encender la chispa = kindle + spark.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind.

* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.

* * *

chispa¹

adj inv

( Esp fam) tipsy ( colloq), merry ( BrE colloq)

chispa²

feminine

A

1 (del fuego) spark

está/están que echa/echan chispas ( fam); he's/they're hopping mad ( colloq), he's/they're fuming! ( colloq)

2 ( Auto, Elec) spark

cuando lo enchufé empezaron a saltar chispas when I plugged it in it started sparking o giving off sparks

tiene la chispa atrasada the ignition timing needs adjusting

B ( fam)

(pizca): ¿te sirvo más vino? — una chispita would you like some more wine? — just a drop

vio en sus ojos una chispa de ironía/esperanza she saw a flicker of irony/hope in his eyes

no tiene ni chispa de inteligencia he doesn't have an ounce o an iota o a spark of intelligence

C (gracia, ingenio) wit

sus chistes tienen mucha chispa his jokes are very funny o witty

D ( Chi) (para pescar) spinner

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chispa sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( del fuego) spark;

◊ está/están que echa/echan chispas (fam) he's/they're hopping mad (colloq)

b) (Auto, Elec) spark

2 (fam) ( pizca) little bit
3 (gracia, ingenio) wit;
◊ tener chispa to be witty

■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) tipsy (colloq)
chispa sustantivo femenino
1 spark
2 familiar (un poco, pizca) bit, dash
una chispa de coñac, a dash of brandy
3 familiar (ingenio) wit, sparkle
4 (gracia, simpatía) liveliness
' chispa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gracia
- graciosa
- gracioso
- inflamarse
- sal
- centella
- chiribita
- ingenio
- ingenioso
English:
gleam
- spark
- sparkle
- droll
- glint

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chispa

♦ nf

1. [de fuego] spark;

Comp
Fam
echar chispas to be hopping mad;

está que echa chispas she's hopping mad, she's fuming

2. [de electricidad] spark;

si juntas los cables, saltan chispas if you put the cables together, you get o it throws off sparks;
Fig
saltaron chispas entre los asistentes al debate sparks flew among the participants in the debate

3. [pizca] bit;

añade una chispa de sal add a pinch of salt

4. [agudeza, gracia] sparkle;

esa novela tiene chispa that novel has really got something;

cuenta los chistes con mucha chispa he tells jokes really well

5.
están cayendo chispas [lluvia ligera] it's spitting (with rain)

♦ interj
Méx
¡chispas! good heavens!, Br blimey!, US jeez!

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chispa

I adj

:

estar chispa fam be tipsy fam

II f

1 spark;

echar chispas be fuming fam

2 fig fam

wit

3 ( cantidad pequeña) spot;

ni chispa not one iota;

una chispa de … a touch of …;

eres una chispa revolucionario you’re a bit of a revolutionary

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chispa adj

1) Mex fam : lively, vivacious

un perrito chispa: a frisky puppy

2) Spain fam : tipsy

chispa nf

1) : spark

2)

echar chispas : to be furious

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chispa n spark

Spanish-English dictionary > chispa
17 mover

mover ( conjugate mover) verbo transitivo 1
a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) ‹ficha/pieza› to move

c) ( agitar):

◊ no muevas la cámara keep the camera still;
el viento movía los árboles the wind shook the trees; movió la cabeza ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head;
◊ mueve la cola it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive
2 ( inducir):
◊ mover a algn a hacer algo to move sb to do sth
verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to move moverse verbo pronominal
a) ( en general) to move;

◊ no te muevas de ahí don't move;
la lámpara se movía con el viento the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind
b) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

mover verbo transitivo
1 to move: movimos la mesa, we moved the table
mover la cabeza, (afirmativamente) to nod (negativamente) to shake one's head
2 (empujar, decidir) aquello me movió a viajar, that led me to travel
le mueve la codicia, she's driven by greed
no sabemos qué le movió a hacerlo, we don't know what made him do it
3 (activar) to drive: el aire mueve las aspas, the wind drives the sails ' mover' also found in these entries: Spanish: arrancar - ayudar - bigote - cabecear - tocar - avanzar - dar - desplazar - echar - mueva - pala English: dart - displace - ease - flick - fly - get back - heave - hustle - jerk - manhandle - move - move back - pass - pound - prompt - pull - roll - run - shift - shoot - shovel - sideways - slink - sneak - softly - speed - spring - stick - stone - string - struggle - to - twitch - whip - whisk - wiggle - drive - furniture - jiggle - jog - man - mover - play - ply - stir

mover

tr['mʊːvə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (proposer) proponedor,-ra

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (removal man) mozo de mudanzas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a lovely mover (dancing) bailar muy bien 2 (walking) andar con mucho garbo

mover ['mu:vər] n

: persona f que hace mudanzas

mover

n.

• autor s.m.

• empleado de una empresa de mudanzas s.m.

• instigador, -ora s.m.,f.

• móvil s.m.

'muːvər, 'muːvə(r)
noun

a) ( in debate) ponente mf

b) ( in dancing) (colloq)

he's/she's a clumsy mover — tiene muy poco garbo

c) (of furniture, belongings)

a firm of movers — una compañía de mudanzas

['muːvǝ(r)]
N
1) [of motion] promotor(a) m / f

2) (US) agente m de mudanzas

3) *

he's a lovely mover — se mueve con mucho garbo, baila/anda con mucha elegancia

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['muːvər, 'muːvə(r)]
noun

a) ( in debate) ponente mf

b) ( in dancing) (colloq)

he's/she's a clumsy mover — tiene muy poco garbo

c) (of furniture, belongings)

a firm of movers — una compañía de mudanzas

English-spanish dictionary > mover
18 anunciar

v.

1 to announce.

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today

Ella anunció su boda ayer She announce her wedding yesterday.

Ella anunció su candidatura She announced her candidacy.

2 to advertise.

3 to herald.

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, it's going to rain

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anunciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (avisar) to announce, make public

2 (hacer publicidad) to advertise

► verbo pronominal anunciarse

1 to put an advert (en, in)

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verb

1) to advertise

2) announce

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1. VT

1) (=hacer público) to announce

han anunciado la devaluación del euro — they have announced the devaluation of the euro

el ministro anunció su dimisión — the minister announced that he was resigning

la princesa anunció que se casaba — the princess announced that she was getting married

anunciamos nuestra oposición a las privatizaciones — we declared our opposition to privatization

2) (=convocar) to call

han anunciado una rueda de prensa para hoy — they have called a press conference for today

el gobierno anunciará hoy la convocatoria de elecciones — the government will call elections today

3) (Com) to advertise

4) (=augurar)

no nos anuncia nada bueno — it is not a good sign, it bodes ill for us

este viento anuncia tormenta — this wind means there is a storm coming

el pronóstico del tiempo anuncia nevadas — they're forecasting snow, the weather forecast says there will be snow

5) frm [a una visita] to announce

el mayordomo anunció a la Duquesa de Villahermosa — the butler announced the Duchess of Villahermosa

¿a quién debo anunciar? — who shall I say it is?, what name should I say?

2.

See:

anunciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

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= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex. While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex. The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex. A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex. A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex. And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex. What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

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* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecast

b) (frml) < persona> to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)

2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce

esas nubes anuncian tormenta — those clouds presage a storm (liter)

3) < producto> to advertise, promote
2.
anunciarse v pron

a) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)

el debate se anuncia interesante — the debate promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso — the weekend looks like being wet

b) (refl) (frml) persona

sírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)

se anunció dando un bocinazo — he announced his arrival by tooting the horn

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= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.

Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.

Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.

Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.

Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.

Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.

Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.

* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.

* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.

* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.

* se anunciará = to be announced.

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anunciar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public; ‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast

nos anunció su decisión he informed us of o told us of his decision, he announced his decision to us

anunció su compromiso matrimonial he announced his engagement

el acto está anunciado para esta tarde the ceremony is due to take place this afternoon

2 ( frml); ‹persona› to announce

¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? ( frml), what name should I say?

B «señal/indicio» to herald ( frml), to announce

el tintineo de llaves que anunciaba su llegada the jingling of keys which announced his arrival

ese cielo gris anuncia tormenta that gray sky heralds o presages a storm ( liter), that gray sky means there is a storm coming

C ‹producto› to advertise, promote

■ anunciarse

v pron

1 (prometer ser) (+ compl):

la temporada de ópera se anuncia interesante the opera season promises to be interesting

el fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso the weekend looks like being wet, it looks as if the weekend will be wet

2 ( refl) ( frml)

«persona»: sírvase anunciarse en recepción ( frml); kindly report to reception ( frml)

siempre se anunciaba dando un timbrazo largo he always announced his arrival by giving a long ring on the doorbell

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anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public;

‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
b) (frml) ‹ persona› to announce

c) ‹ producto› to advertise, promote

anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
' anunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
declarar
- gratuitamente
- hablar
- señalar
English:
advertise
- announce
- give out
- herald
- portend
- bill
- spell

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anunciar

♦ vt

1. [notificar] to announce;

hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today;

me anunció su llegada por teléfono he phoned to tell me that he would be coming;

anunció que no podría venir she told us she wouldn't be able to come

2. [hacer publicidad de] to advertise

3. [presagiar] to herald;

esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, there's a storm on the way;

los primeros brotes anunciaban la primavera the first shoots heralded the spring

♦ See also the pronominal verb anunciarse

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anunciar

v/t

1 announce

2 COM advertise

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anunciar vt

1) : to announce

2) : to advertise

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anunciar vb

1. (noticia) to announce

el ministro anunció su dimisión the minister announced his resignation

2. (producto) to advertise

anuncian muchos productos en la televisión many products are advertised on television

Spanish-English dictionary > anunciar
19 proteger

v.

to protect.

proteger algo de algo to protect something from something

la roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the wind

La avecilla anidó al polluelo The little bird protected her chick.

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PROTEGER

CONJUGACIÓN

(g changes to j before a and o)

Present Indicative

protejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen.

Present Subjunctive

proteja, protejas, proteja, protejamos, protejáis, protejan.

Imperative

protege (tú), proteja (él/Vd.), protejamos (nos.), proteged (vos.), protejan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to protect

2) preserve

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1. VT

1) (=resguardar) to protect (contra, de against, from)

esta bufanda te protegerá del frío — this scarf will protect you from the cold

la policía protegió al árbitro de las iras del público — the police protected o shielded the referee from the wrath of the public

sus padres la protegen demasiado — her parents are overprotective towards her

protegemos los derechos de los trabajadores — we defend the rights of the workers

proteger contra grabación o escritura — (Inform) to write-protect

2) [+ artista] to act as patron to

2.

See:

protegerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defend

el cerco de seguridad que los protegía — the security cordon around them

proteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody

b) <industria/producto> to protect

c) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to
2.
protegerse v pron (refl)

protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something

sirve para protegerse contra las picaduras de mosquito — it protects against mosquito bites

protegerse de la lluvia — to shelter from the rain

se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow

* * *

= protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.

Ex. It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.

Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.

Ex. The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.

Ex. Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

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* para protegerse = protectively.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* proteger con tablas = board up.

* proteger contra el sol = shade.

* proteger de = insulate from, protect against.

* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.

* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.

* proteger demasiado = overprotect.

* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.

* proteger por ley = protect by + law.

* proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.

* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.

* protegerse = be on guard (against).

* protegerse contra = hedge against.

* protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defend

el cerco de seguridad que los protegía — the security cordon around them

proteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody

b) <industria/producto> to protect

c) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to
2.
protegerse v pron (refl)

protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something

sirve para protegerse contra las picaduras de mosquito — it protects against mosquito bites

protegerse de la lluvia — to shelter from the rain

se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow

* * *

= protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.

Ex: It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.

Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.

Ex: The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.

Ex: Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* proteger con tablas = board up.

* proteger contra el sol = shade.

* proteger de = insulate from, protect against.

* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.

* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.

* proteger demasiado = overprotect.

* proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.

* proteger por ley = protect by + law.

* proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.

* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.

* protegerse = be on guard (against).

* protegerse contra = hedge against.

* protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.

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proteger [E6 ]

vt

1 ‹persona/ciudad› to protect; ‹derecho/propiedad› to protect, defend

los guardaespaldas que la protegían the bodyguards who were protecting her

el cerco de seguridad que los protegía the security cordon around them

las fortificaciones que protegen la ciudad the fortifications which protect o defend the city

se protegió la cara con los brazos he shielded o protected his face with his arms

proteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb FROM o AGAINST sth/sb

los árboles nos protegían del sol the trees protected us from the sun, the trees provided shelter from the sun, the trees kept the sun off us

nos protegieron de los soldados they protected us from the soldiers

estos guantes te protegerán del frío these gloves will protect you from the cold

2 ‹industria/producto› to protect

3 ‹artes/letras› to champion, patronize; ‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to

■ protegerse

v pron

( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself FROM o AGAINST sth

para protegerse contra los ataques del enemigo to protect themselves against o from enemy attacks, to defend themselves against enemy attacks

sirve para protegerse contra las picaduras de mosquito it offers protection o it protects against mosquito bites

protegerse de la lluvia to shelter from the rain

se protegió la cara del golpe he protected o shielded his face from the blow

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proteger ( conjugate proteger) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to protect;

proteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb from o against sth/sb
b) ‹ artes› to champion, patronize;

‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to
protegerse verbo pronominal ( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself from o against sth;
◊ protegerse de la lluvia to shelter from the rain

proteger verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to protect
2 (un derecho, una propiedad) to defend, protect
3 (a un artista) to act as patron to

' proteger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- barniz
- manguito
- sobretodo
- templete
- amparar
- cobijar
- preservar
English:
cover
- cushion
- escort
- guard
- keep off
- protect
- safeguard
- screen
- secure
- shade
- shelter
- shield
- conserve
- damp

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proteger

♦ vt

1. [persona, animal, objeto] to protect (de o contra from o against);
el sombrero me protege del sol the hat protects me from the sun, the hat keeps the sun off me;

la roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the wind;

los guardaespaldas la protegieron de los fans the bodyguards shielded her from the fans;

un organismo para proteger la fauna an organization set up to protect wildlife, a wildlife organization

2. Econ [productos] to protect

3. Informát to protect

♦ See also the pronominal verb protegerse

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proteger

v/t protect (de from)

* * *

proteger {15} vt

: to protect, to defend

♦ See also the reflexive verb protegerse

* * *

proteger vb to protect

esta crema te protege del sol this creams protects you from the sun

se protegió con las manos he protected himself with his hands

Spanish-English dictionary > proteger
20 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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