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1 conference

n

1) конференция; совещание

2) совещание; консультация; обмен мнениями

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to arrange a conference — организовывать конференцию / совещание

to be in conference — заседать; быть на совещании

to call a conference — созывать конференцию / совещание

to cancel a conference — отменять конференцию

to close a conference — закрывать конференцию / совещание

to conduct a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание

to convene conference — созывать конференцию / совещание

to cover a conference — освещать ход работы конференции / совещания

to draw up the final documents of the conference — выработать итоговые документы конференции / совещания

to give a press conference — давать пресс-конференцию

to hold a conference — проводить конференцию

to host a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание в своей стране

to press for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания

to pursue a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание

to push for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания

to reconvene a conference — вновь созывать конференцию

to resume the work of a conference — возобновлять работу конференции

to set up a conference — организовывать конференцию

to speak at a conference — выступать на конференции / совещании

to stay away from a conference — воздерживаться от участия в конференции; бойкотировать конференцию

to submit smth to the conference for consideration — вносить что-л. на рассмотрение конференции

to sum up the results of the conference — подводить итоги работы конференции / совещания

to summon a conference — созывать конференцию / совещание

to urge a conference — настаивать на созыве конференции

to widen the scope of the conference — расширять круг вопросов, подлежащих обсуждению на конференции

to work for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания

- ahead of the conference
- at the core of the conference
- bureau of the conference
- clerk of the conference
- composition of the conference
- conduct of a conference
- conference of foreign ministers
- conference of plenipotentiaries
- constituent conference
- consultative conference
- developmental conference
- diplomatic conference
- disarmament conference
- economic conference
- extended conference
- extraordinary conference
- foreign minister conference
- founding conference
- heads of government conference
- high-level conference
- host-country for the conference
- human rights conference
- impact of the conference
- in the run-up to a conference

- intergovernmental conference
- international conference
- issues of the conference
- joint conference
- multilateral conference
- negotiating conference
- Non-Aligned Nations' Summit conference
- offices of the conference
- official journal of the conference
- official records of the conference
- online conference
- outcome of a conference
- party conference
- peace conference
- preliminary conference
- press conference
- regional conference
- resumption of the work of conference
- review conference
- round-table conference
- secretary of the conference

- security conference
- summit conference
- trade-union conference
- UN-sponsored conference

Politics english-russian dictionary > conference
2 day

day [deɪ]

jour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) journée ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) époque ⇒ 1 (d)

1 noun

(a) (period of twenty-four hours) jour m; (emphasizing duration) journée f;

∎ it's a nice or fine day c'est une belle journée, il fait beau aujourd'hui;

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ a summer's/winter's day un jour d'été/d'hiver;

∎ to have a day out aller passer une journée quelque part;

∎ a day at the seaside/the races une journée au bord de la mer/aux courses;

∎ we went to the country for the day nous sommes allés passer la journée à la campagne;

∎ to have a lazy day passer une journée à paresser;

∎ literary when day is done quand le jour s'achève;

∎ what day is it (today)? quel jour sommes-nous (aujourd'hui)?;

∎ what day is she arriving (on)? quel jour arrive-t-elle?;

∎ (on) that day ce jour-là;

∎ (on) the day (that or when) she was born le jour où elle est née;

∎ on the first/last day of the holidays le premier/dernier jour des vacances;

∎ on a day like this/today un jour comme celui-là/aujourd'hui;

∎ the day after, (on) the next or following day le lendemain, le jour suivant;

∎ the day after the party le lendemain de ou le jour d'après la fête;

∎ two days after the party le surlendemain de ou deux jours après la fête;

∎ the day after tomorrow après-demain;

∎ the day before, (on) the previous day la veille, le jour d'avant;

∎ I had first met him two days before je l'avais rencontré l'avant-veille pour la première fois;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ four days before/later quatre jours plus tôt/tard;

∎ in four days, in four days' time dans quatre jours;

∎ it took me four days to do it ça m'a pris quatre jours pour le faire;

∎ once/twice a day une fois/deux fois par jour;

∎ good day! bonjour!;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ the other day l'autre jour;

∎ Religion Day of Judgement (jour du) jugement dernier;

∎ Religion day of atonement jour m du Grand Pardon;

∎ dish of the day plat m du jour;

∎ day of reckoning jour de vérité;

∎ any day now d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ day after day, day in day out jour après jour;

∎ for days on end or at a time pendant des jours et des jours;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour;

∎ from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ from that day on or onwards à partir de ce jour-là;

∎ from that day to this depuis ce jour-là;

∎ literary from this day forth à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui;

∎ to the day I die or my dying day jusqu'à mon dernier jour;

∎ I'd rather work in Madrid any day (of the week) je préférerais largement ou de loin travailler à Madrid;

∎ you've done enough mischief for one day tu as fait assez de bêtises pour une seule journée;

∎ humorous another day, another dollar ≃ c'est le train-train quotidien;

∎ from day one depuis le premier jour;

∎ one day un jour;

∎ one of these days un de ces jours;

∎ some day un jour;

∎ she's seventy if she's a day elle a soixante-dix ans bien sonnés;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than 40/you il n'a pas l'air d'avoir plus de 40 ans/d'être plus vieux que toi;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than when I last saw him il n'a pas vieilli d'un poil depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu;

∎ it's been one of those days! tu parles d'une journée!;

∎ on this (day) of all days! justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ of all (the) days to choose for a conference! quelle idée d'avoir choisi de faire une conférence justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ let's make a day of it passons-y la journée;

∎ that really made my day! ça m'a fait très plaisir;

∎ it's not my (lucky) day ce n'est pas mon jour (de chance);

∎ familiar that'll be the day! (it's highly unlikely) il n'y a pas de danger que ça arrive de sitôt!;

∎ at the end of the day à la fin de la journée; figurative en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ to carry or win the day gagner la journée ou la bataille

(b) (hours of daylight) jour m, journée f;

∎ all day (long) toute la journée;

∎ we haven't got all day nous n'avons pas que ça à faire;

∎ to travel during the or by day voyager pendant la journée ou de jour;

∎ to sleep during the or by day dormir le jour;

∎ day and night, night and day jour et nuit, nuit et jour;

∎ in the cold light of day the plan seemed unfeasible avec un peu de distance critique, le projet semblait infaisable

(c) (working hours) journée f;

∎ paid by the day payé à la journée;

∎ to work a seven-hour day travailler sept heures par jour, faire des journées de sept heures;

∎ how was your day?, what kind of day have you had? comment s'est passée ta journée?;

∎ did you have a good day? tu as passé une bonne journée?;

∎ it's been a hard/long day la journée a été dure/longue;

∎ day off jour m de congé;

∎ day of rest jour m de repos;

∎ let's call it a day (stop work) arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui; (end relationship) finissons-en;

∎ it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie du travail!

(d) (often pl) (lifetime, era) époque f;

∎ in Caesar's day du temps de César;

∎ in the days of King Arthur, in King Arthur's day du temps du Roi Arthur;

∎ in days to come à l'avenir;

∎ in days gone by par le passé;

∎ in those days à l'époque;

∎ what are you up to these days? qu'est-ce que tu fais de beau ces temps-ci?;

∎ honestly, teenagers these days! vraiment, les adolescents d'aujourd'hui!;

∎ literary or humorous in days of old or yore il y a fort longtemps;

∎ in the good old days dans le temps;

∎ in my/our day de mon/notre temps;

∎ in this day and age de nos jours, aujourd'hui;

∎ he was well-known in his day il était connu de son temps ou à son époque;

∎ in his working/married days du temps où il travaillait/était marié;

∎ in his younger days dans son jeune temps, dans sa jeunesse;

∎ the happiest/worst days of my life les plus beaux/les pires jours de ma vie;

∎ during the early days of the strike/my childhood au tout début de la grève/de mon enfance;

∎ he ended his days in poverty il a fini ses jours dans la misère;

∎ her day will come son heure viendra;

∎ to have had its day (theory, fashion etc) être démodé; (car, TV) avoir fait son temps;

∎ he's had his day il a eu son heure;

∎ he's/this chair has seen better days il/cette chaise a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ those were the days c'était le bon temps

(e) (battle, game)

∎ to win or to carry the day l'emporter;

∎ to lose the day perdre la partie

2 days adverb

∎ to work days travailler de jour

3 this day week adverb

dans huit jours aujourd'hui

4 to the day adverb

jour pour jour;

∎ it's a year ago to the day il y a un an jour pour jour ou aujourd'hui

5 to this day adverb

à ce jour, aujourd'hui encore

►► day bed lit m de repos;

American day camp centre m aéré;

day care (for elderly, disabled) service m d'accueil de jour; (for children) service m de garderie;

∎ the children go to day care les enfants vont à la garderie;

day centre = centre d'animation et d'aide sociale;

day cream crème f de jour;

day job travail m principal;

∎ familiar humorous don't give up the day job (to aspiring artist etc) je ne crois pas que tu es prêt pour une carrière professionnelle;

day labourer journalier(ère) m,f;

day nurse infirmier(ère) m,f qui est de service de jour;

day nursery garderie f;

Stock Exchange day order ordre m valable pour la journée;

day pass (for skiing) forfait m journalier;

School day pupil (élève mf) externe mf;

British Industry day release formation f continue en alternance;

∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;

Railways day return aller-retour m valable pour la journée;

day room salle f commune;

day school externat m;

day shift (period worked) service m de jour; (workers) équipe f de jour;

∎ to work the day shift travailler de jour, être (dans l'équipe) de jour;

∎ when do you go on day shift? quand est-ce que tu prends le service de jour?;

Stock Exchange day trade opération f de journée;

Stock Exchange day trader spéculateur(trice) m,f à la journée;

day trip excursion f;

day tripper excursionniste mf;

day work travail m de jour

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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > day
3 leave

I noun, no pl.
1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

be absent without leave — sich unerlaubt entfernt haben

get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

by leave of somebody — mit jemandes Genehmigung

by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

go on leave — in Urlaub gehen

be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

3)

take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

he must have taken leave of his senses — er muss von Sinnen sein
II transitive verb,
left

1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

he left a message with me for Mary — er hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

2) (by mistake) vergessen

I left my gloves in your car — ich habe meine Handschuhe in deinem Auto liegen lassen od. vergessen

3)

be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

5) (let remain in given state) lassen

leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

leave the book lying on the table — das Buch auf dem Tisch liegen lassen

leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

leave one's clothes all over the room — seine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

leave something alone — etwas in Ruhe lassen

leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

6) (refer, entrust)

leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

leave it to me — lass mich nur machen

7) (go away from) verlassen

leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

the train leaves the station — der Zug rollt aus dem Bahnhof

I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

it is time to leave — wir müssen gehen od. aufbrechen

leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

8) (quit permanently) verlassen

leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

leave work — aufhören zu arbeiten

9) (desert) verlassen

leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42249/leave_aside">leave aside

- leave behind

- leave off

- leave out

- leave over

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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) verlassen, aufgeben

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) zurücklassen

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) lassen

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lassen

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) überlassen

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) hinterlassen

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- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) die Erlaubnis

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) der Urlaub

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- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
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leave

[li:v]

I. n no pl

1. (departure) Abreise f

2. (farewell) Abschied m

to take [one's] \leave [of sb] sich akk [von jdm] verabschieden

3. (permission, consent) Erlaubnis f

to ask sb's \leave jdn um Erlaubnis bitten

to get/have sb's \leave [to do sth] jds Erlaubnis bekommen/haben[, etw zu tun]

▪ with/without sb's \leave mit/ohne jds Erlaubnis

absence without \leave unerlaubtes Fernbleiben

without so much as a by your \leave ( iron) ohne auch nur im Mindesten um Erlaubnis zu fragen

4. (vacation time) Urlaub m

maternity \leave Mutterschaftsurlaub m, Karenz f ÖSTERR

sick \leave Genesungsurlaub m, Krankenstand m ÖSTERR

annual \leave Jahresurlaub m

to be/go on \leave in Urlaub sein/gehen

to be on \leave for sth für etw akk beurlaubt sein

to get \leave to do sth freibekommen, um etw zu tun

5.

▶ to do sth by one's own \leave ( dated) etw tun, ohne überhaupt zu fragen

▶ to have taken [complete] \leave of one's senses [völlig] übergeschnappt sein fam

have you taken \leave of your senses? that's a very dangerous animal! bist du noch bei Trost? das ist ein sehr gefährliches Tier! fam

II. vt

<left, left>

1. (depart from)

▪ to \leave sth place etw verlassen

the train \leaves the station in five minutes der Zug fährt in fünf Minuten vom Bahnhof ab

he left them and came over to speak with us er ließ sie stehen und kam herüber, um mit uns zu sprechen

2. (go away permanently)

to \leave home von zu Hause weggehen [o fortgehen]

to \leave one's husband/wife seinen Ehemann/seine Ehefrau verlassen

to \leave a job eine Stelle aufgeben

to \leave school/university die Schule/Universität beenden

to \leave work aufhören zu arbeiten

3. (not take away with)

▪ to \leave sth etw zurücklassen

I'll \leave my winter coat — I won't need it ich lasse meinen Wintermantel da — ich werde ihn nicht brauchen

to \leave a message/note [for sb] [jdm] eine Nachricht/ein paar Zeilen hinterlassen

▪ to \leave sb/sth with sb jdn/etw bei jdm lassen

4. (forget to take)

▪ to \leave sth etw vergessen

5. (let traces remain)

to \leave footprints/stains Fußabdrücke/Flecken hinterlassen

the incident left a feeling of resentment der Vorfall hinterließ einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack

6. (cause to remain)

▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen

five from twelve \leaves seven zwölf weniger fünf macht sieben

▪ to \leave sb sth [or to \leave sth for sb] jdm etw übrig lassen

if you take two, then that \leaves me three wenn du zwei nimmst, bleiben drei für mich übrig

we were left with five pieces that we couldn't fit into the jigsaw uns blieben am Ende fünf Teile übrig, die wir nicht in das Puzzle einfügen konnten

7. (cause to remain in a certain state)

to \leave sb/an animal alone jdn/ein Tier alleine lassen

to \leave sb better/worse off jdn in einer besseren/schlechteren Situation zurücklassen

to be left homeless obdachlos sein

to \leave sth on/open etw eingeschaltet/offen lassen

▪ to \leave sb/sth doing sth:

I left the children watching television ich ließ die Kinder vor dem Fernseher zurück

he left the engine running er ließ den Motor laufen

8. (not change)

▪ to \leave sth etw lassen

\leave that, I'll take care of it later lass das, ich kümmere mich später darum

9. (not eat)

▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen

10. (bequeath)

▪ to \leave sth etw hinterlassen

to \leave sb sth in one's will jdm etw testamentarisch vermachen

11. (be survived by)

▪ to \leave sb jdn hinterlassen

he \leaves a wife and two young children er hinterlässt eine Frau und zwei kleine Kinder

12. (put off doing)

▪ to \leave sth etw lassen

I'll \leave the rest of the work for tomorrow ich hebe mir den Rest der Arbeit für morgen auf

don't \leave it too late! schieb es nicht zu lange auf!

you've left it too late to apply again du hast damit zu lange gewartet, um dich nochmal bewerben zu können

do you always \leave doing things till the very last possible minute? schiebst du immer alles bis zur allerletzten Minute auf?

13. (not discuss further)

to \leave a question/subject eine Frage/ein Thema lassen

let's \leave it at that lassen wir es dabei bewenden

14. (assign)

▪ to \leave sth to sb decision jdm etw überlassen

I left making the important decisions to Martha ich überließ es Martha, die wichtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen

▪ to \leave sb to do sth:

I left her to make the decision ich ließ sie die Entscheidung treffen

▪ to \leave it to sb [to do sth] es jdm überlassen[, etw zu tun]

15.

▶ to \leave sth up in the air etw offenlassen

▶ to \leave sb alone jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ \leave well [enough] alone! lass die Finger davon!

▶ to \leave sb be jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ just \leave it be lass es gut sein

▶ to \leave a bad [or sour] [or unpleasant] taste [in one's mouth] einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen fig

▶ to \leave nothing/sth to chance nichts/etw dem Zufall überlassen

▶ to \leave sb cold jdn kaltlassen

▶ to \leave sb out in the cold jdn ignorieren

everyone else had been invited, only he had been left out in the cold alle anderen waren eingeladen worden, nur ihn hatte man übergangen

the new taxation system \leaves single mothers out in the cold das neue Steuersystem lässt allein erziehende Mütter im Regen stehen

▶ to \leave sb to their own devices jdn sich dat selbst überlassen

▶ \leave it to sb to do sth du kannst darauf zählen, dass jd etw tut

\leave it to John to forget the keys! natürlich hat John wieder die Schlüssel vergessen!

▶ to \leave the door open to sth etw begünstigen

this will \leave the door open to domestic companies to compete for international business dies wird es inländischen Firmen erleichtern, sich um internationale Aufträge zu bewerben

▶ to \leave go [or hold] of sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen

▶ to \leave sb holding the baby [or AM bag] ( fam) jdn die Suppe auslöffeln lassen fam

▶ to \leave a lot to be desired viel zu wünschen übrig lassen

▶ to \leave sb in the lurch jdn im Stich [o fam hängen] lassen

▶ to \leave sb on the sidelines, to \leave sb standing jdn ausstechen

▶ to \leave no stone unturned nichts unversucht lassen

▶ to \leave oneself wide open sich dat eine Blöße geben

III. vi

<left, left>

[weg]gehen; vehicle abfahren; plane abfliegen

our train is leaving in five minutes unser Zug fährt in fünf Minuten ab

we are leaving for Paris wir fahren nach Paris

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[liːv] vb: pret, ptp left
1. n

1) (= permission) Erlaubnis f

by your leave (form) — mit Ihrer (gütigen) Erlaubnis (form)

to ask sb's leave to do sth — jdn um Erlaubnis bitten, etw zu tun

he borrowed my car without so much as a by your leave — er hat sich (dat) einfach so mein Auto geliehen

2) (= permission to be absent MIL) Urlaub m

to be on leave — auf Urlaub sein, Urlaub haben

to be on leave from sth — von etw beurlaubt sein

I've got leave to attend the conference — ich habe freibekommen, um an der Konferenz teilzunehmen

a two-day leave — zwei Tage Urlaub

leave of absence — Beurlaubung f

to be on leave of absence — beurlaubt sein

3)

to take one's leave — sich verabschieden

to take leave of sb — sich von jdm verabschieden

to take leave of one's senses — den Verstand verlieren

2. vt

1) (= depart from, quit) place, person verlassen

the train left the station — der Zug fuhr aus dem Bahnhof

when the plane left Rome — als das Flugzeug von Rom abflog

when he left Rome — als er von Rom wegging/wegfuhr/abflog etc

would you leave us, please? — würden Sie uns bitte allein lassen?

please sir, may I leave the room? — Herr X, darf ich mal raus?

to leave the country — das Land verlassen; (permanently) auswandern

to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen/wegfahren; (permanently) von zu Hause weggehen

she left her parents' home — sie verließ ihr Elternhaus

to leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely also) (von der Schule) abgehen

to leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen

to leave one's job — seine Stelle aufgeben

to leave the rails — entgleisen

the rocket left the ground — die Rakete hob( vom Boden) ab

I'll leave you at the station — am Bahnhof trennen wir uns dann; (in car) ich setze dich am Bahnhof ab

he left her for another woman — er verließ sie wegen einer anderen

2) (= allow or cause to remain) lassen; bad taste, dirty mark, message, scar, impression hinterlassen

I'll leave my address with you — ich lasse Ihnen meine Adresse da

or neighbors (US) — ich hinterlege or lasse den Schlüssel bei den Nachbarn

to leave one's supper — sein Abendessen stehen lassen

left three letters for you —

they were left to die — man ließ sie sterben

3) (= leave in a certain condition) lassen

who left the window open? — wer hat das Fenster offen gelassen?

to leave two pages blank — zwei Seiten frei lassen

this leaves me free for the afternoon/free to go shopping — dadurch habe ich den Nachmittag frei/Zeit zum Einkaufen

this new development leaves us with a problem — diese neue Entwicklung stellt uns vor ein Problem

the death of her uncle left her with no financial worries — nach dem Tod ihres Onkels hatte sie keine finanziellen Probleme mehr

leave the dog alone — lass den Hund in Ruhe

leave me alone! — lass mich (in Ruhe)!

to leave well alone — die Finger davonlassen (inf)

to leave sb to do sth — es jdm überlassen, etw zu tun

I'll leave you to it — ich lasse Sie jetzt allein weitermachen

to leave sb to himself — jdn allein lassen

to leave go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

let's leave it at that —

if we leave it so that he'll contact us — wenn wir dabei verbleiben, dass er sich mit uns in Verbindung setzt

how did he leave things at the last meeting? — wobei hat er es beim letzten Treffen belassen?

to leave sth to the last minute — mit etw bis zur letzten Minute warten

4) (= forget) liegen lassen, stehen lassen

5) (after death) person, money hinterlassen

he left his wife very badly off — er ließ seine Frau fast mittellos zurück

6)

all I have left — alles, was ich noch habe

I've (got) £6 left — ich habe noch 6 Pfund (übrig)

how many are there left? — wie viele sind noch da or übrig?

3 from 10 leaves 7 —

what does that leave? (Math) — wie viel bleibt übrig? wie viel gibt or ist das?

there was nothing left for me to do but to sell it — mir blieb nichts anderes übrig, als es zu verkaufen

7) (= entrust) überlassen (up to sb jdm)

leave it to me —

I leave it to you to judge — es bleibt dir überlassen, zu urteilen

to leave sth to chance — etw dem Zufall überlassen

8)

(= stop) let's leave this now — lassen wir das jetzt mal

3. vi
(person) (weg)gehen; (in vehicle) abfahren; (in plane) abfliegen; (train, bus, ship) abfahren
we leave for Sweden tomorrow — wir fahren morgen nach Schweden

which flight did he leave on? —

his girlfriend has already left — seine Freundin ist schon gegangen

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leave¹ [liːv] prät und pperf left [left]

A v/t

1. verlassen:

a) von jemandem oder einem Ort etc fort-, weggehen:

the car left the road der Wagen kam von der Straße ab; → home A 1

b) abreisen, abfahren etc von ( for nach)

c) von der Schule abgehen

d) jemanden oder etwas im Stich lassen, etwas aufgeben:

she left him for another man sie verließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes;

get left umg im Stich gelassen werden

e) aus einem Verein etc austreten

2. lassen:

leave sth about ( oder around) the room etwas im Zimmer herumliegen lassen umg;

leave sth to cool etwas auskühlen lassen;

leave it at that es dabei belassen oder (bewenden) lassen;

leave things as they are die Dinge so lassen, wie sie sind;

leave alone

a) allein lassen,

b) auch leave be jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen

c) auch leave be etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;

leave him alone! auch du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen!;

leave sb to themselves jemanden sich selbst überlassen;

leave sth until the last minute sich etwas bis zur letzten Minute aufheben; → cold A 4 d, device 7, lurch², severely 1

3. (übrig) lassen:

6 from 8 leaves 2 8 minus 6 ist 2;

be left übrig bleiben oder übrig sein;

there is plenty of wine left es ist noch viel Wein übrig;

there’s nothing left for us but to go uns bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig als zu gehen;

“to be left till called for” „postlagernd“;

with ten minutes left zehn Minuten vor Schluss;

he’s got a lot left umg er hat noch eine Menge drauf; → desire A 1, stone C 1, undone 1

4. eine Narbe etc zurücklassen (on sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht), einen Eindruck, eine Nachricht, eine Spur etc hinterlassen:

leave sb wondering whether … jemanden im Zweifel darüber lassen, ob …;

be left with sitzen bleiben auf (dat) umg;

the accident left his face disfigured nach dem Unfall war sein Gesicht entstellt; → impression 6, mark¹ A 15

5. hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen, vergessen:

he left his umbrella at the restaurant

6. überlassen, anheimstellen ( beide:

to sb jemandem):

leave it to sb to do sth es jemandem überlassen oder anheimstellen, etwas zu tun;

I leave it to you to decide ich überlasse die Entscheidung Ihnen; → chance A 1

7. (nach dem Tode) hinterlassen:

he leaves a widow and five children er hinterlässt eine Frau und fünf Kinder;

he left his family well off er ließ seine Familie in gesicherten Verhältnissen zurück

8. vermachen, -erben:

she left him a small fortune

9. (auf der Fahrt) links oder rechts liegen lassen:

leave the village on the left

10. aufhören mit, einstellen, (unter)lassen

B v/i

1. (fort-, weg)gehen, abreisen, abfahren ( alle:

for nach):

the train leaves at six der Zug fährt um 6 (Uhr) ab oder geht um 6

2. gehen (die Stellung aufgeben):

our cook has threatened to leave

leave² [liːv] s

1. Erlaubnis f, Genehmigung f:

ask leave of sb, ask sb’s leave jemanden um Erlaubnis bitten;

give sb leave to do sth jemandem die Erlaubnis geben, etwas zu tun; jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun;

take leave to say sich zu sagen erlauben;

by leave of mit Genehmigung (gen);

by your leave mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, iron mit Ihrer gütigen Erlaubnis;

without so much as a ‘by your leave’ umg ohne auch nur zu fragen; → absence 2, absent A 1, beg A 1

2. Urlaub m:

leave from the front MIL Fronturlaub;

(go) on leave auf Urlaub (gehen);

a man on leave ein Urlauber;

leave pay Urlaubsgeld n; → absence 2

3. Abschied m:

take (one’s) leave sich verabschieden, Abschied nehmen ( beide:

of sb von jemandem); → sense A 2

leave³ [liːv] → leaf B 1

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I noun, no pl.
1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

be absent without leave — sich unerlaubt entfernt haben

get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

by leave of somebody — mit jemandes Genehmigung

by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

go on leave — in Urlaub gehen

be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

3)

take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

he must have taken leave of his senses — er muss von Sinnen sein
II transitive verb,
left

1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

he left a message with me for Mary — er hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

2) (by mistake) vergessen

I left my gloves in your car — ich habe meine Handschuhe in deinem Auto liegen lassen od. vergessen

3)

be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

5) (let remain in given state) lassen

leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

leave the book lying on the table — das Buch auf dem Tisch liegen lassen

leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

leave one's clothes all over the room — seine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

leave something alone — etwas in Ruhe lassen

leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

6) (refer, entrust)

leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

leave it to me — lass mich nur machen

7) (go away from) verlassen

leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

the train leaves the station — der Zug rollt aus dem Bahnhof

I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

it is time to leave — wir müssen gehen od. aufbrechen

leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

8) (quit permanently) verlassen

leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

leave work — aufhören zu arbeiten

9) (desert) verlassen

leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave off

- leave out

- leave over

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n.

Abschied -e m.

Urlaub -e m. (the country) v.

ausreisen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: left)

= abfahren v.

aufhören v.

hinterlassen v.

verlassen v.

zurücklassen v.

überlassen v.

übriglassen v.

English-german dictionary > leave
4 leave

1. I
abs

1) it was dawn, before men began to leave рассвело, прежде чем люди стали расходиться; it is time [for us] to leave, it is time we left [нам] пора [уже] уходить

2) I decided to leave я решил уйти (бросить работу, учебу и т. п.); the cook has threatened to leave кухарка угрожала уйти /бросить работу/; my secretary is leaving мой секретарь уходит с работы
2. II
leave in some manner leave willingly (unwillingly, surreptitiously, etc.) охотно и т. д. уходить или уезжать; leave at some time leave late (early, this week, etc.) уходить или уезжать поздно и т. д.,
3. III
1) leave some place leave Moscow (the village, one's country, etc.) уезжать из Москвы и т.д., покидать Москву и т. д.; leave harbour выходить из гавани; leave the room! выйди из комнаты!; leave one's bed (the table) вставать с постели (из-за стола); leave the road съехать с дороги; leave the rails (the track) сойти с рельсов

2) leave smth. leave a book (a parcel, etc.) оставлять книгу и т.д., he has left a note он оставил записку; did he leave a message? он просил передать что-нибудь ?; take it or leave it как хотите, воля ваша

3) leave smb. leave one's wife (a wife and three children, all one's friends, etc.) бросать жену и т. д. ; I must leave you я должен вас оставить /покинуть/; leave smth. leave a party выйти из партии; leave one's job бросить работу; leave the service оставить службу; he left all and followed her он бросил все и последовал за ней; the boy left home and went to sea мальчик ушел из дому и стал матросом; can I leave the table? можно мне встать из-за стола?; he left his post он покинул свой пост /ушел со своего поста/; he was a fool to leave school (that job, etc.) он дурак, что бросил школу и т. д., let's leave the subject давай оставим эту тему, давай больше не будем об этом говорить

4) leave smb., smth. leave a wife and two sons (a widow with three children, a large family, a large fortune, nothing but debts, etc.) оставлять после себя жену и двух сыновей и т. д.

5) leave smth. three from seven (two from five, etc.) leaves four (three, etc.) если вычесть три из семи и т. д. остается /останется/ четыре и т. д., семь минус три и т. д. будет четыре /равняется четырем/ и т. д.
4. IV
leave тоже place т some manner leave the village hastily (permanently, secretly, for good, etc.) (поспешно и т. д. покидать деревню; leave smb. , smth. at some time she left the conference ( the meeting, the station, etc.) late (early, immediately, at once, etc.) она поздно и т. д. ушла с конференции и т. д.; his eyes never left her его глаза неотступно следили за ней
5. V
leave smb. smth.

1) leave smb. L 100 (a big fortune, a large estate, all one's money, nothing, etc.) завещать /оставлять/ кому-л. сто фунтов и т. д. [в наследство]; leave him a legacy оставлять ему наследство; leave him bread to eat оставлять ему хлеб; the payment of his debts left him nothing to live upon после уплаты долгов у него ничего не осталось на жизнь

2) malaria left him a wreck после малярии он стал развалиной; leave a woman a widow оставлять / делать/ женщину вдовой
6. VI
leave smth., smb. in some state1)

leave a door open (a house empty, etc.) оставлять дверь открытой и т. д.; leave a page blank оставлять чистую страницу; leave the question open оставлять вопрос открытым; his acting leaves me cold его игра меня не трогает /не волнует/; his illness has left him weak после болезни он ослабел; the insult left him speechless от оскорбления он [буквально] онемел /потерял дар речи/; leave this poor creature alive пощадите эту бедняжку; leave the books (a knife, a box, a car, etc.) alone не трогать книги и т. д., не прикасаться к книгам и т. д.; I should leave that question alone if I were you на вашем месте я бы не касался этого вопроса; leave her alone не приставайте к ней; leave us alone, please оставьте нас, пожалуйста, в покое

2)

leave smb. rich (poor) оставлять кого-л. [после своей смерти] богатым (бедным)
7. VII
1) leave smth. to do smth. he left the breakfast to answer the telephone он бросил завтракать и пошел к телефону; this leaves much to be desired это оставляет желать много лучшего

2) leave smb. to do smth. leave smb. to settle up (to judge, to do it, to attend to the matter, etc.) предоставлять кому-л. расплатиться и т. д.; leave smth. for smb. to do I shall leave the work for him to complete я оставлю /предоставлю/ ему закончить работу
8. VIII
leave smb. doing smth. leave smb. waiting (guessing, standing there, etc.) заставлять кого-л. ждать и т. д.
9. IX
leave smth., smb. т some state leave the letter unfinished (doors and windows firmly fastened, a cheque unpaid, some things unsaid, etc.) оставлять письмо неоконченным и т. д.; leave smb. stranded покинуть кого-л. в беде
10. XI
be left how many are left? сколько остается или осталось? be left with smth., smb. be left alone with smth., smb. остаться наедине с чем-л., кем-л., I am left with no alternative but... мне не остается никакого выбора, креме как...; be left to smb., smth. it was left to me to decide этот вопрос пришлось решать мне; it was left to chance все оставили на волю случая; nothing is left to me but to go мне ничего не остается, кроме как идти; be left till some time this parcel is to be left till called for нужно оставить эту бандероль до тех пор, пока за ней не придут; there is smth. left there are three bottles (strawberries, etc.) left остались три бутылки и т. д.; there is no coffee (no food, etc.) left кофе и т. д., не осталось; have smth. left I have very little money (two roubles, an hour, no time, etc.) left у меня осталось очень мало денег и т. д.; how much time have we got left? сколько осталось времени?; be left in some state some things are better left unsaid о некоторых вещах лучше не говорить
11. XVI
1) leave for some place leave for Moscow (for London, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в Москву и т. д.; leave for smth. leave for one's holidays (for one's honeymoon, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в отпуск и т. д.; I was just leaving for work я как раз собирался идти на работу; leave for some time leave for three weeks (for a month, etc.) уезжать на три недели и т. д.; leave at some time leave on Monday (at Christmas, at the end of next term, at noon, at three o'clock, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в понедельник и т. д.; leave after dinner уехать /уйти, отправиться/ после обеда; the bus (the plane, the train, the flight, the ship, etc.) leaves at twelve o'clock (at eight, on Mondays only, etc.) автобус и т. д. отходит /отправляется/ в двенадцать часов и т. д., leave by smth. leave by the 4 o'clock train (by plane, etc.) уехать четырехчасовым поездом и т. д., leave by the door уйти через дверь; leave in smth. leave in groups (in twoes and threes, etc.) уходить группами и т. д.; leave on smth. leave on business уехать по делам; leave on a trip to Europe отправиться в путешествие по Европе

2) leave at some time leave on Monday (at the end of the week, etc.) уходить /бросать работу/ с понедельника и т. д.
12. XVII
leave without doing smth. leave without seeing her (without giving one's address, without saying goodbye, etc.) уезжать /уходить/, не повидавшись с ней и т. д.
13. XXI1
1) leave one place for another leave London for Oxford (England for Japan, etc.) переезжать из Лондона в Оксфорд и т. д.; leave тоже place for smth. leave England for a tour of the world (for a trip to America, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ из Англии в кругосветное путешествие и т. д.; leave the trenches for rest billets mil. оставить окопы и отойти на отдых; leave some place at some time leave the house at eight o'clock (at noon, in the afternoon, etc.) выходить из дома в восемь часов и т. д.; he left the country in 1907 он уехал из страны /покинул страну/ в тысяча девятьсот седьмом году; he leaves work (school, his office, etc.) at five он уходит с работы и т. д. в пять часов; they leave school at 16 они оканчивают школу в шестнадцать лет; leave some place for some time leave home for a year уехать на год из дома

2) leave smth. for smb. leave a note for one's husband (a message for one's friend, nothing for me, etc.) оставлять мужу записку и т. д.; leave smth., smb. with smb. leave a card (a book, a parcel, a baby, etc.) with smb. оставлять визитную карточку и т. д. у кого-л.; leave a message with smb. просить кого-л. /поручить кому-л./ передать /сообщить/ (кому-л.) что-л.; leave word with smb. оставлять у кого-л. указания /инструкции/; leave it with me оставьте это у меня; leave smth. in /at/ some place leave one's hat in the hall (a book on the table, one's fountain-pen in the bag, one's bag at the station, one's coat in the cloakroom, etc.) оставлять шляпу в прихожей и т. д.; leave one's things out in the rain оставлять свой вещи под дождем; leave smb., smth. at (on, etc.) smth. leave one's horse at the door (her at the corner, the children on the porch, etc.) оставлять лошадь у входа и т. д., leave a forest (a turning, a place, an object, etc.) on one's right (on one's left) оставлять лес и т. д. справа (слева); leave the church on your left and go up the hill церковь останется справа, а вы поднимитесь по холму, у церкви поверните направо и поднимитесь по холму; let's leave it at that давай на этом остановимся, давай больше не будем это обсуждать; leave smth. till /until/ some time I shall leave this homework till /until/ tomorrow я оставлю это задание на завтра

3) leave smth. to /with/ smb., smth. leave all the work (all the responsibility, etc.) to her свалить всю работу и т. д. на нее; leave the choice to him (the decision with them, the matter to time, the solution to chance, the ending to the imagination of the reader, etc.) предоставлять выбор ему и т. д., leave that to me предоставьте это мне; I'll leave it to you я оставляю это на ваше усмотрение; I leave it to you whether I am right or wrong предоставляю вам решить, прав я или нет; leave it to him to discover the truth предоставьте ему самому узнать всю правду; leave smth. out of smth. leave a point (a fact, an event, etc.) out of account /out of consideration/ не учитывать какой-л. момент и т. д.; leave smb. out of smth. leave him out of the match (out of the conversation, out of an agreement, etc.) не включать его в матч и т. д.; leave smth. in smb.'s hands /charge/ leave the matter (the question, the decision, etc.) in his hands /charge/ предоставьте ему решать этот вопрос и т. д., оставьте это дело и т.д. в его ведении; leave smb. in charge of smth., leave smth. in smb.'s charge he left his servant in charge of the house, he left the house in his servant's charge он оставил дом на слугу

4) leave smth., smb. at some place leave a book (one's things, an umbrella, a letter, a coat, one's bags, a puppy, a child, etc.) on a bench (in the park, at the station, in the train, etc.) забывать /оставлять/ книгу и т. д. на скамейке и т. д.

5) leave smb. for smb. leave one's wife for another woman бросить жену ради другой женщины /и уйти к другой/; leave smth. for smth. leave the army for the law (business for literary work, one occupation for another, etc.) бросить армию /уйти из армии/ и стать юристом и т. д., leave smb. in smth. leave one's friends (one's family, etc.) in trouble (in the lurch, in the dark about the case, etc.) оставлять /бросать, покидать/ своих друзей и т. д. в беде и т. д.; leave smb. to smth. leave smb. to his fate (to himself, to his own fortune, to his own resources, to his own thoughts, to his own devices, etc.) предоставлять кого-л. своей судьбе и т. д.

6) leave smth. to smb., smth. leave a house to him (all his money to charity, etc.) оставлять /завещать/ ему дом и т.д., leave no heir to one's property не оставить после себя наследников; leave smth. behind smb. he left a great name behind him он оставил по себе память

7) || leave an impression upon smb. произвести на кого-л. впечатление
14. XXIV1
leave smth. as smth. leave a few guineas (a letter, etc.) as a guarantee (as one's security, as a retainer, etc.) оставлять несколько гиней и т. д. в качестве залога и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > leave
5 take

1. [teık] n
1. 1) захват, взятие; получение

2) шахм. взятие ( фигуры)

2. 1) сл. выручка, барыши; сбор ( театральный)

2) получка

3. 1) улов ( рыбы)

great take of fish - большой улов рыбы

2) добыча ( на охоте)

4. 1) аренда ( земли)

2) арендованный участок

5. разг. популярная песенка, пьеса

6. мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка

7. полигр. «урок» наборщика

8. кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль

9. мед. пересадка ( кожи)

successful takes - успешные операции по пересадке

10. запись (на пленку и т. п.)

♢ give and take - а) взаимные уступки, компромисс; б) обмен любезностями; обмен шутками, колкостями, пикировка

on the take - корыстный, продажный

officials on the take - чиновники-взяточники
2. [teık] v (took; taken)
I

1. брать; хватать

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] - взять карандаш [лист бумаги, лопату]

to take smth. in one's hand - взять что-л. в руку

to take one's head in one's hands - обхватить голову руками

to take smb.'s hand, to take smb. by the hand - взять кого-л. за руку

to take smb. in one's arms - а) брать кого-л. на руки; б) обнимать кого-л.

to take smb.'s arm - взять кого-л. под руку

to take smth. in one's arms - взять что-л. в руки; схватить что-л. руками

to take smb. to one's arms /to one's breast/ - обнимать кого-л., прижимать кого-л. к груди

to take smb. by the shoulders - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за плечи

to take smb. by the throat - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за горло /за глотку/

to take smth. between one's finger and thumb - взять что-л. двумя пальцами

to take smth. (up) with a pair of tongs - взять что-л. щипцами

to take smth. on one's back - взвалить что-л. на спину

to take money from a friend - взять деньги у друга

he took the book from the table - он взял книгу со стола

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer - возьми лист бумаги из ящика стола

take your bag off the table - снимите /уберите, возьмите/ сумку со стола

take this table out of the room - уберите /вынесите/ этот стол из комнаты

2. 1) захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) - брать крепость [город] (штурмом)

to take prisoners - захватывать /брать/ пленных

he was taken prisoner - его взяли /он попал/ в плен

he was taken in the street - его взяли /арестовали/ на улице

2) ловить

to take fish - ловить рыбу

a rabbit taken in a trap - заяц, попавшийся в капкан

he managed to take the ball (off the bat) - ему удалось поймать мяч (с биты)

to take smb. in the act - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to take smb. by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ - захватить /застигнуть/ кого-л. врасплох

to take smb. at his word - поймать кого-л. на слове

3) разг. овладевать ( женщиной), брать ( женщину)

4) уносить, сводить в могилу

pneumonia took him - воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

3. 1) присваивать, брать (без разрешения)

who has taken my pen? - кто взял мою ручку?

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on - он пользуется (всем), чем только может, он берёт всё, что под руку подвернётся

she took all the credit to herself - она приписала все заслуги себе

he is always taking other people's ideas - он всегда использует /присваивает себе/ чужие мысли, он всегда пользуется чужими мыслями

2) (from) отбирать, забирать

they took his dog from him - они у него забрали /отобрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him - у него отобрали одежду

I'll take it from him - я отберу это у него

4. 1) пользоваться; получать; приобретать

to take lessons - брать уроки

to take a book from the library - взять книгу в библиотеке

to take a taxi - брать такси [см. тж. II А 2]

to take one's part - взять свою часть /долю/ [ср. тж. III А 2)]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] - воспользоваться цитатой из Шекспира [из книги], взять цитату из Шекспира [из книги]

to take a holiday - а) взять отпуск; when are you taking your holiday? - когда ты идёшь в отпуск?; б) отдыхать; you must take a holiday - вам надо отдохнуть; I am taking a holiday today - я сегодня отдыхаю /не работаю/; сегодня у меня свободный день

he lived in my house and took my care and nursing - он жил у меня и принимал мои заботы и уход (как должное)

2) выбирать

to take a role (in a play) - выбрать себе роль (в пьесе)

take what you like - возьми что хочешь

he took the largest piece of cake - он взял себе самый большой кусок пирога

to take any means to do smth. - использовать любые средства, чтобы сделать что-л.

to take the shortest way - выбрать кратчайший путь

to take the wrong road - сбиться с пути

which route shall you take? - какой дорогой вы пойдёте /поедете/?

she is old enough to take her own way - она достаточно взрослая, чтобы самой выбрать свой собственный путь

take your partners - пригласите партнёров ( в танце)

3) покупать

to take tickets - брать билеты

to take seats in advance - приобрести билеты заблаговременно

I shall take this hat - я возьму эту шляпу

I take bread here - я покупаю /беру/ хлеб здесь

you will take - 2 lbs. - купишь /возьмёшь/ два фунта (чего-л.)

I shall take it for $3 - я возьму /куплю/ это за три доллара

4) выигрывать; брать, бить

to take a bishop - взять /побить/ слона ( в шахматах)

to take a trick - взять взятку ( в картах)

he took little by that move - этот ход /шаг/ мало помог /мало что дал/ ему

5) юр. вступать во владение, наследовать

the eldest son shall take - наследует старший сын

according to the will he will take when of age - согласно завещанию он вступит во владение (имуществом) по достижении совершеннолетия

5. 1) доставать, добывать

to take coal - добывать уголь

to take the crop - убирать /собирать/ урожай

2) взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

to take money for admission - взимать плату за приём

to take contributions to the Red Cross - собирать пожертвования в пользу Красного Креста

3) получать, зарабатывать

to take 100 dollars a week - зарабатывать сто долларов в неделю

6. 1) принимать (что-л.); соглашаться (на что-л.)

to take an offer [presents] - принимать предложение [подарки]

to take bribes - брать взятки

to take £50 for the picture - взять /согласиться на/ пятьдесят фунтов за картину

how much less will you take? - на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

I won't take a cent less - я не уступлю больше ни цента

if the magazine takes my article - если этот журнал примет мою статью

take what he offers you - возьми /прими/ то, что он тебе предлагает

I'll take it - ладно, я согласен

I will take no denial - отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

I won't take that answer - такой ответ меня не устраивает

to take smb.'s orders - слушаться кого-л., подчиняться кому-л.

I am not taking orders from you - я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы; ≅ вы мне не указчик

I will not take such treatment - я не потерплю такого обращения

to take a wager /a bet/ - идти на пари

to take a dare /a challenge/ - принимать вызов

2) получать

take that (and that)! - получай!, вот тебе!

7. воспринимать, реагировать

to take smth. coolly [lightly] - относиться к чему-л. спокойно /хладнокровно/ [несерьёзно /беспечно/]

to take smth. to heart - принимать что-л. (близко) к сердцу

to take it all in good fun - отнестись ко всему этому с юмором

I wonder how he will take it - интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

I can't take him [his words] seriously - я не могу принимать его [его слова] всерьёз, я не могу серьёзно относиться к нему [к его словам]

he took the joke in earnest - он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way - он, в сущности, добрый человек, если (конечно) правильно его воспринимать

this is no way to take his behaviour - на его поведение нужно реагировать не так

take it easy! - а) не волнуйся!; б) смотри на вещи проще!; в) не усердствуй чрезмерно!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ - принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

to take smth. amiss /ill, in bad part/ - обижаться на что-л.

you must not take it ill of him - вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

to take kindly to smb. - дружески /тепло/ отнестись к кому-л. принять участие в ком-л.

he took kindly to the young author - он принял участие в начинающем писателе, он «пригрел» начинающего писателя

to take smth. kindly - благожелательно /доброжелательно/ отнестись к чему-л.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter - я буду вам очень благодарен, если вы ответите на моё письмо

8. 1) понимать; толковать

to take a hint - понять намёк

I take your meaning - я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

I [don't] take you - уст. я вас [не] понимаю, я [не] понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

how did you take his remark? - как вы поняли его замечание?

he can't take a joke - он не понимает шуток

to take smb. in the wrong way - неправильно понять кого-л.

your words may be taken in a bad sense - ваши слова можно истолковать дурно /превратно/

2) полагать, считать; заключать

to take the news to be true /as true/ - считать эти сведения верными /соответствующими действительности/

what time do you take it to be? - как вы думаете /как по-вашему/, сколько сейчас времени?

how old do you take him to be? - сколько лет вы ему дадите?

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] - надо полагать /я так понимаю/, что мы должны ждать здесь [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so - предположим, что это так

3) верить; считать истинным

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says - поверьте мне, он не шутит /к тому, что он говорит, надо отнестись серьёзно/

take it from me!, take my word for it - можете мне поверить; уж я-то знаю!, можете не сомневаться!

we must take it at that - ничего не поделаешь, приходится верить

9. охватывать, овладевать

an intense despair took him - его охватило полное отчаяние

when love takes a man - когда любовь овладевает человеком

his conscience takes him when he is sober - когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

what has taken the boy? - что нашло на мальчика?

he was taken by violent shaking - он весь задрожал

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] - на него напал приступ кашля [смеха]

to be taken ill /bad/ - заболеть

10. 1) захватывать, увлекать; нравиться

to take smb.'s fancy - а) поразить чьё-л. воображение; the story took my fancy - рассказ поразил моё воображение; б) понравиться; her new novel took the fancy of the public - её новый роман понравился читателям

this author takes his readers with him - этот автор увлекает читателей

I was not taken with him - он мне не понравился, он не произвёл на меня (большого) впечатления

he was very much taken with the idea - он очень увлёкся этой мыслью, он был весь во власти этой идеи

2) иметь успех, становиться популярным (тж. take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) - пьеса не имела успеха (у публики)

11. записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать

to take notes - делать заметки

to take notes of a lecture - записывать лекцию

to take minutes - вести протокол

the police took the number of his car - полиция записала номер его машины

to take dictation - а) писать под диктовку; б) писать диктант

12. 1) снимать, фотографировать

to take a photograph of a tower - сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

he liked to take animals - он любил фотографировать /снимать/ животных

to have one's likeness taken - сфотографироваться

2) выходить, получаться на фотографии

he does not take well, he takes badly - он плохо выходит /получается/ на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

13. использовать в качестве примера

take the French Revolution - возьмите /возьмём/ (например) Французскую революцию

take me for example - возьмите меня, например

to take one simple example - один простой пример

14. вмешать

this car takes only five - в этой машине может поместиться только пять человек

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper - в эту (пишущую) машинку входит бумага большого формата

15. 1) требовать; отнимать

it takes time, means and skill - на это нужно время, средства и умение

the stuff takes sixty hours in burning - это вещество сгорает за шестьдесят часов

how long will it take you to translate this article? - сколько времени уйдёт у вас на перевод этой статьи?

it took him three years to write the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 2)]

this trip will take a lot of money - на эту поездку уйдёт /потребуется/ много денег

the piano would take much room - пианино заняло бы много места

it takes some pluck to do our work - для нашей работы требуется немало мужества

it takes a man to do this - это под силу только (настоящему) мужчине

it took four men to hold him - потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

it takes a poet to translate poetry - только поэт может переводить стихи

it takes two to make a quarrel - для ссоры нужны двое

it would take volumes to relate - нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

it takes a lot of doing - разг. это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

the work took some doing - работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

it took some finding [explaining] - разг. это было трудно найти /разыскать/ [объяснить]

he has everything it takes to be a pilot - у него есть все (необходимые) качества (для того), чтобы стать лётчиком

she's got what it takes - разг. она очень привлекательна, она нравится мужчинам

2) требовать, нуждаться

he took two hours to get there - ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

wait for me, I won't take long - подожди меня, я скоро освобожусь

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 1)]

3) требовать ( грамматической формы)

a plural noun takes a plural verb - существительное во множественном числе требует глагола /употребляется с глаголом/ во множественном числе

16. (in, on) цепляться (за что-л.); застревать, запутываться (в чём-л.)

the anchor took in the seaweed - якорь запутался в водорослях

17. жениться; выходить замуж

he is going to take a wife - он собирается жениться

she wouldn't take him - она не хотела выходить за него замуж, она ему упорно отказывала

he took to wife Jane Smith - уст. он взял в жёны Джейн Смит

18. с.-х. принимать

the cow [the mare] took the bull [the stallion] - корова [кобыла] приняла быка [жеребца]

19. 1) приниматься

before the graft has taken - до тех пор, пока прививка не принялась

the flower took at once - цветок сразу принялся

2) действовать; приниматься

the vaccination did not take - оспа не привилась /не принялась/

the medicine seems to be taking - лекарство, кажется, подействовало

3) держаться, закрепляться, оставаться

this ink does not take on glossy paper - этими чернилами нельзя писать на глянцевой бумаге

the snow was not taking on the wet streets - снег таял на мокрых улицах

20. начинаться, расходиться, набирать силу

the fire has taken - огонь набрал силу

21. 1) амер. схватываться, замерзать

the pond has taken - пруд замёрз

2) тех. твердеть, схватываться

22. разг. становиться, делаться

to take sick - заболеть, захворать; приболеть

II А

1. 1) принимать (пищу, лекарство)

to take a meal - поесть

to take an early breakfast [dinner] - рано позавтракать [пообедать]

just take a sip of that wine - прошу вас хотя бы пригубить этого вина

will you take tea or coffee? - вы будете пить чай или кофе?

do you take sugar in your tea? - вы пьёте чай с сахаром?

I cannot take whiskey - я не могу пить /не выношу/ виски

he can't take his drink - разг. он не умеет пить

he can take his drink - разг. у него крепкая голова, он может много выпить

that's all he ever takes - это всё, что он ест

to take medicine [pills, sleeping powders] - принимать лекарство [пилюли, снотворное]

I must take smth. for my headache - мне нужно принять что-л. от головной боли

to be (well) shaken before taking - перед употреблением взбалтывать ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

to be taken - принимать внутрь, для внутреннего употребления ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

not to be taken - наружное ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

2) нюхать ( табак)

to take snuff - нюхать табак

3) клевать, брать ( приманку)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) - рыба не клюёт

2. ездить (на автобусе, такси и т. п.)

to take a tram [a taxi] - поехать на трамвае [на такси] [см. тж. I 4, 1)]

you can take the boat - вы можете поехать на пароходе

we usually take the lift - мы обычно пользуемся лифтом

3. 1) снимать, арендовать ( помещение)

to take a house (for a year) - снять дом (на год)

they've taken the large hall for the conference - они сняли большой зал для конференции

2) нанимать, приглашать (рабочих и т. п.)

to take a maid - нанять служанку

to take smb. as a servant - взять кого-л. в качестве слуги

he took me into partnership - он сделал меня своим компаньоном, он принял /пригласил/ меня в долю

he has been taken into the Air Ministry - его взяли /приняли на работу/ в министерство авиации

3) брать (постояльцев и т. п.)

to take pupils [lodgers] - брать учеников [постояльцев]

to take paying guests - брать жильцов с пансионом

4. выписывать или регулярно покупать (газеты и т. п.); подписываться (на газету и т. п.)

which magazines and newspapers do you take? - какие журналы и газеты вы выписываете?

5. 1) принимать (руководство, обязанности и т. п.); нести (ответственность и т. п.)

to take command - принять командование

to take the lead - взять на себя руководство

to take control - брать в свои руки руководство /управление/

to take all responsibility - принять на себя всю полноту ответственности

to take responsibility for an action - взять на себя ответственность за какую-л. акцию

to take charge of smb., smth. - взять на себя заботу о ком-л., чём-л.; осуществлять контроль /надзор/ за кем-л., чем-л.

when I go away she is to take charge of the children - когда я уеду, она будет заботиться о детях

to take the consequences - отвечать за последствия

I don't want to take the blame for what he did - я не хочу отвечать за то, что сделал он; ≅ он виноват, пусть он и отвечает /расхлёбывает/

to take the blame upon oneself - брать вину на себя

I shall take it upon myself to convince him - я беру /возьму/ на себя (задачу) убедить его

2) вступать (в должность и т. п.)

to take office - вступать в должность

to take service - поступать на службу

to take the crown - вступать на престол

3) получать (степень и т. п.)

to take a degree - получить учёную степень, стать магистром или доктором наук

to take holy orders - принять духовный сан, стать священником

6. занимать ( место)

to take a front [a back] seat - садиться спереди [сзади] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take a seat! - садитесь!

take the chair - садитесь /сядьте/ на (этот) стул [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take your seats! - занимайте места! (в поезде и т. п.)

he took one of the vacant places - он занял одно из свободных мест

7. держаться, двигаться (в каком-л. направлении)

to take (a little) to the right - брать /держаться/ (немного) правее

take this street until you come to the big yellow house, then take the first street to the right, go another 100 yards and take the turning on the left - идите по этой улице до большого жёлтого дома, затем сверните в первую улицу направо, пройдите ещё сто ярдов и сверните (за угол) налево

he took the opposite direction - он пошёл в противоположном направлении

8. занимать ( позицию); придерживаться (мнения, точки зрения и т. п.)

to take the attitude of an outsider - занять позицию (стороннего) наблюдателя

if you take this attitude we shall not come to an agreement - если вы так будете к этому относиться, мы не договоримся /не придём к соглашению/

to take a strong stand - решительно настаивать на своём, упорно отстаивать свою точку зрения; занять жёсткую позицию

to take a jaundiced view - отнестись к чему-л. предвзято /предубеждённо, пристрастно/

to take a practical view of the situation - смотреть на дело /положение/ практически /с практической точки зрения/; трезво смотреть на ситуацию

9. 1) приобретать, принимать (вид, форму и т. п.)

a pudding takes its shape from the mould - пудинг принимает форму посуды (в которой он пёкся)

the word takes a new meaning in this text - в этом тексте слово приобретает новое значение

at times his voice takes a different tone - иногда его голос звучит иначе

this drink takes its flavour from the lemon peel - лимонная корочка придаёт этому напитку особый вкус /привкус/

2) получать, наследовать (имя, название и т. п.)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington - город Вашингтон назван в честь Джорджа Вашингтона

this apparatus takes ifs name from the inventor - этот аппарат назван по имени изобретателя

10. 1) преодолевать (препятствие и т. п.)

to take a hurdle [a grade] - брать барьер [подъём]

the horse took the ditch [the fence] - лошадь перепрыгнула через канаву [забор]

the car took the corner at full speed - машина свернула за угол на полной скорости

I took the stairs too fast - я слишком быстро поднялся по лестнице

2) выигрывать, побеждать, одерживать верх (в спортивном состязании и т. п.)

the visiting team took the game 8 to 1 - команда гостей выиграла встречу со счётом 8:1

3) выигрывать, завоёвывать, брать (приз и т. п.); занимать ( определённое место)

to take (the) first prize - завоевать /получить/ первую премию

who took the first place? - кто занял первое место?

4) поразить ( ворота в крикете)

11. (into)

1) посвящать (в тайну и т. п.)

to take smb. into the secret - посвятить кого-л. в тайну

to take smb. into one's confidence - оказать доверие /довериться/ кому-л.; поделиться с кем-л.; сделать кого-л. поверенным своих тайн

we took him into the details - мы ознакомили его с подробностями; мы ввели его в курс дела

2) принимать (в расчёт и т. п.)

to take smth. into account /into consideration/ - принять что-л. во внимание, учесть что-л.

12. 1) изучать (предмет, ремесло)

I shall take French - я буду изучать французский язык, я буду заниматься французским

you should take a course in physiology - вам следует заняться физиологией /прослушать курс физиологии/

2) вести (занятия и т. п.)

he takes the English class - он ведёт занятия по английскому языку

he always takes botany in the park - он всегда проводит занятия по ботанике в парке

to take the evening service - церк. служить вечерню

13. определять (размер, расстояние и т. п.); снимать ( показания приборов)

to take the /a/ temperature - измерять температуру

to take the pulse - проверять пульс

to take measurements - снимать мерку

to take the readings of a meter - снять показания счётчика

to take azimuth - засекать направление, брать азимут

to take bearings - а) ориентироваться; уяснять обстановку; б) пеленговать

14. носить, иметь размер (ноги и т. п.)

what size do you take in shoes? - какой размер обуви вы носите?

she takes sevens /a seven/ in gloves - она носит седьмой номер перчаток

15. подвергаться (наказанию и т. п.); нести (потери, урон)

to take a beating - получить взбучку

to take casualties - нести потери

to take a light [severe] punishment - воен. а) получить лёгкое [серьёзное] повреждение; б) нести незначительные [большие] потери

to take a direct hit - воен. получить прямое попадание

16. 1) выдерживать, переносить (неприятности, удары и т. п.)

I don't know how he can take it - я не знаю, как он (это) выдерживает

she takes the rough with the smooth - она стойко переносит превратности судьбы

he always takes what comes to him - он всегда мирится с тем, что есть

he won't take the insult lying down - он не простит этого оскорбления

2) (take it) сл. выносить, терпеть

he can dish it out but he can't take it - он может любого отделать /любому всыпать по первое число/, но сам такого обращения ни от кого не потерпит

3) (take it) спорт. разг. держать ( удар)

he can't take it - он плохо держит удар

4) выдерживать (физические нагрузки; о балке и т. п.)

to take stress - выдерживать давление

17. заболеть; заразиться ( болезнью)

I take cold easily - я легко простуживаюсь

he took cold that rainy night - в ту дождливую ночь он схватил насморк

he takes all the epidemics - к нему пристают все болезни

18. поддаваться (отделке, обработке и т. п.)

wool takes the dye well - шерсть хорошо красится

the fiber takes any dye - (эта) ткань легко окрашивается в любой цвет

this wood takes the nails easily - в это дерево легко входят гвозди

marble takes high polish - мрамор отлично полируется

19. впитывать, поглощать ( жидкость)

the sand took all the water - вся вода ушла в песок

parchment will not take ink - на пергаменте нельзя писать чернилами

this stuff doesn't take anything - к этому материалу ничего не пристаёт

20. спорт. принимать (подачу, мяч и т. п.)

to take the service - принять подачу

to take a volley low - принять низкий мяч ( в теннисе)

II Б

1. 1) to take to á place направляться куда-л.

to take to the field - направиться в поле; выйти в поле [ср. тж. ♢ ]

he took to the road again - он вновь вышел /вернулся/ на дорогу [см. тж. 4, 4)]

to take to the open sea - выйти в открытое море

the cat took to the woods and became wild - кошка убежала в лес и одичала

the guerillas took to the mountains - партизаны ушли в горы /скрылись в горах/

2) to take across smth. пересекать что-л., идти через что-л.

to take across the field - идти по полю

3) it /smth./ takes somewhere диал. идти, течь и т. п. в каком-л. направлении (о дороге, реке и т. п.)

2. to take smb., smth. to á place, to smb.

1) доставлять, относить, отводить, отвозить кого-л., что-л. куда-л., к кому-л.

to take smb. home - отвезти /отвести, проводить/ кого-л. домой

may I take you home? - можно мне проводить вас (домой)?

to take letters to the post - отнести письма на почту

to take smb. to the hospital - доставить /отвезти/ кого-л. в больницу

he was taken to the police station - его доставили /отвели/ в полицейский участок

don't worry, I'll take the book to your father - не беспокойтесь, я отнесу книгу вашему отцу

it was I who took the news to him - это /именно/ я сообщил ему эту новость

the butler took the lawyer to the old lady - дворецкий провёл /проводил/ адвоката к старой даме

2) приводить кого-л. куда-л.

what took you to the city today? - что привело вас сегодня в город?

business took him to London - он поехал в Лондон по делу, дела заставили его поехать в Лондон

3) брать кого-л., что-л. (с собой) куда-л.

to take the children to the theatre - сводить детей в театр

why don't you take the manuscript to the country? - почему бы тебе не взять рукопись с собой в деревню?

4) выводить, приводить кого-л. куда-л. (о дороге и т. п.)

where will this road take me? - куда эта дорога выведет меня?

this path will take you to the river - эта тропинка приведёт вас к реке

3. to take smb. for smth. выводить кого-л. (на прогулку и т. п.)

to take a dog for a walk - вывести собаку на прогулку

to take smb. for a ride - взять кого-л. (с собой) на прогулку ( на лошади или на автомобиле) [см. тж. ♢ ]

4. to take to smth.

1) пристраститься к чему-л.

to take to bad habits - приобрести дурные привычки

to take to drink /to drinking, to the bottle/ - пристраститься к вину, запить

2) проявлять интерес, симпатию к чему-л.

he didn't take to the idea - его эта идея не заинтересовала, ему эта идея не понравилась /не пришлась по вкусу/

does he take to Latin? - он с удовольствием занимается латынью?

I took to instant coffee - я полюбил быстрорастворимый кофе, быстрорастворимый кофе пришёлся мне по вкусу

to take to tennis - увлечься теннисом

3) привыкать, приспосабливаться к чему-л.

to take to changes easily - быстро привыкнуть к переменам

fruit trees take badly to the soil - фруктовые деревья плохо акклиматизируются на этой почве

4) обращаться, прибегать к чему-л.

the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats - корабль тонул, и им пришлось воспользоваться лодками

he took to the road again - он снова пустился в странствия, он вернулся к бродячему образу жизни [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to take to flight - обращаться в бегство

to take to a milk diet - перейти на молочную диету

to take to one's bed - слечь, заболеть

5) начинать заниматься чем-л.

to take to literature - заняться литературой, стать писателем

to take to the stage - поступить в театр, стать актёром

5. 1) to take to smb. полюбить кого-л., почувствовать к кому-л. симпатию

I took to him at once - он мне сразу понравился

they have taken to each other - они понравились друг другу, они потянулись друг к другу

I didn't take to him - я почувствовал к нему антипатию

2) to take against smb. выступать против кого-л.

to take against the king - выступить против короля

6. to take after smb.

1) походить на кого-л.

he takes after his father - он похож на своего отца

2) подражать

his followers take after him in this particular - его сторонники следуют его примеру в этом отношении

7. 1) to take smb., smth. for smb., smth. принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him for an Englishman - я принял его за англичанина

I am not the person you take me for - я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете

do you take me for a fool? - вы принимаете меня за дурака?, вы считаете меня дураком?

2) to take smb., smth. to be smb., smth. считать кого-л., что-л. кем-л., чем-л., принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him to be an honest man - я принял его за честного человека; он мне показался честным человеком

do you take me to be a fool? - вы считаете меня дураком?, вы принимаете меня за дурака?

how old do you take him to be? - как по-вашему, сколько ему лет?

8. to take smth., smb. off smth., smb.

1) снимать что-л. с чего-л.

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] - снять кастрюлю с огня [крышку с кастрюли]

2) снимать, вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take three points off the total score - снять три очка с общего счёта

to take 3 shillings off the price of smth. - снизить цену на что-л. на три шиллинга

3) заимствовать что-л. у кого-л., подражать, копировать; пародировать, передразнивать

her hairdo was taken off a famous actress - причёску она взяла /заимствовала/ у одной известной актрисы

she takes her manners off him - своими манерами /своим поведением/ она подражает ему

4) отвлекать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

to take smb.'s attention off smth. - отвлечь чьё-л. внимание от чего-л.

to take smb.'s mind off smth. - отвлечь чьи-л. мысли от чего-л.

I hope the child will take his mind off his troubles - я надеюсь, (что) ребёнок заставит его забыть неприятности

to take one's mind off smth. - забыть что-л.

I can't take my mind off this misfortune - я не могу забыть об этом несчастье

he couldn't take his eyes off the picture - он не мог оторваться /отвести глаз/ от картины

he never took his eyes off us - он не сводил с нас глаз

to take smb. off his work - отвлекать кого-л. от работы, мешать кому-л. работать

5) избавлять что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

he took the responsibility [the blame] off me - он снял с меня ответственность [вину]

he took him [the responsibility, all the worries] off my hands - он избавил меня от него [от ответственности, от всех хлопот]

6) отстранять кого-л. от чего-л.

to take smb. off the job - отстранить кого-л. от работы

7) вычёркивать, изымать кого-л. из чего-л.

to take smb. off the list - вычеркнуть /изъять/ кого-л. из списка

to take a ship off the active list - вычеркнуть корабль из числа действующих

8) сбивать кого-л. с чего-л.

the waves took me off my feet - волны сбили меня с ног [ср. тж. ♢ ]

9. 1) to take smth. from smth. вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take one number from another - вычесть одно число из другого

if we take two from five we'll have tree left - если вычесть два из пяти, останется /в остатке будет/ три

take my dept from the sum - вычти мой долг из этой суммы

the storekeeper took a dollar from the price - лавочник сбавил цену на доллар

2) to take from smth. снижать, ослаблять

to take from the value of smth. - снижать ценность, стоимость чего-л.

it doesn't take from the effect of the play - это не ослабляет впечатления, которое производит пьеса

to take from the merit of smb. - умалять чьи-л. достоинства

it takes much from the pleasure - это портит удовольствие

her paleness takes from her beauty - бледность портит её

10. to take smth. out of smth.

1) выносить что-л. откуда-л.

books must not be taken out of the library - книги нельзя выносить из библиотеки

2) вынимать что-л. откуда-л.

take your hands out of your pockets - вынь руки из карманов

3) отвлекать, развлекать кого-л.

a drive in the country will take her out of herself - поездка за город развлечёт её /отвлечёт её от мрачных мыслей/

4) устранять кого-л.

to take smb. out of one's way - устранить кого-л. (со своего пути)

11. to take smb. through smth.

1) заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.

I took him through a book of Livy - я заставил его прочесть (одну) книгу Ливия

to take smb. through the first two books of English - прочитать с кем-л. первые две английские книги, помочь кому-л. справиться с двумя первыми английскими книгами

2) заставить кого-л. пройти через что-л.; подвергнуть кого-л. чему-л.

she took me through hell - она заставила меня испытать муки ада

12. to take smth., smb. down smth. вести что-л., кого-л. вниз по чему-л.

to take a little boat down the Mississippi - пройти /совершить путешествие/ на маленькой лодке вниз по Миссисипи

13. to take smth. up to smth. доводить что-л. до какого-л. времени

to take the story up to 1840 - доводить рассказ до 1840 года

14. to take smb. over some place водить кого-л., показывать кому-л. что-л. (обыкн. помещение и т. п.)

to take smb. over a house [a museum] - показывать кому-л. дом [музей], водить кого-л. по дому [по музею]

15. to take smb. on /in, across, over/ smth. попадать кому-л. по какому-л. месту, ударять кого-л. по чему-л.

the ball took him on the chin - мяч попал ему (прямо) в подбородок

the blow took me across the arm [over the head] - удар пришёлся мне по руке [по голове]

16. to take upon oneself to do smth. браться за что-л., брать на себя выполнение чего-л.

to take upon oneself to distribute food - взять на себя распределение продовольствия

III А

1) обыкн. в сочетании с последующим отглагольным существительным выражает единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to take a walk - погулять; прогуляться, пройтись

to take a turn - а) повернуть; б) прогуляться, пройтись; покататься, проехаться

to take a step - шагнуть [ср. тж. 2)]

to take a run - разбежаться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a jump /a leap/ - прыгнуть

to take a dive - нырнуть

to take a nap - вздремнуть; соснуть

to take a leak - сл. помочиться

to take a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

just take a look at that - (ты) только взгляни на это

to take a shot - выстрелить [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a bath - принять ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ - рискнуть

to take one's chance - воспользоваться случаем

to take (a) breath - а) вдохнуть; б) перевести дыхание; he stopped to take (a) breath - он остановился, чтобы перевести дыхание /передохнуть/

to take (one's) leave - прощаться, уходить

to take an examination - сдавать /держать/ экзамен

to take an oath - а) дать клятву, поклясться; б) воен. принимать присягу

2) обыкн. в сочетании с существительным выражает действие, носящее общий характер:

to take action - а) действовать, принимать меры; I felt I had to take action - я чувствовал, что мне необходимо что-то сделать /начать действовать, принять меры/; б) юр. возбуждать судебное дело

to take steps - принимать меры [ср. тж. 1)]

what steps did you take to help them? - какие вы приняли меры /что вы предприняли/, чтобы помочь им?

to take effect - а) возыметь, оказать действие; when the pills took effect - когда пилюли подействовали, б) вступить в силу; the law will take effect next year - закон вступит в силу с будущего года

to take place - случаться, происходить

to take part - участвовать, принимать участие [ср. тж. I 4, 1)]

to take post - располагаться

take post! - по местам!

to take root - пустить корни, укорениться

to take hold - а) схватить; he took hold of my arm - он схватил меня за руку; он ухватился за мою руку; б) овладевать; my plane had taken hold upon his fancy - мой план захватил его воображение; the fashion took hold - мода укоренилась

to take possession - а) стать владельцем, вступить во владение; б) овладеть, захватить

to take aim /sight/ - прицеливаться

to take counsel - совещаться; советоваться

to take advice - а) советоваться, консультироваться; б) следовать совету; take my advice - послушайтесь доброго совета; to take legal advice - брать консультацию у юриста

to take account - принимать во внимание, учитывать

you must take account of his illness - вы должны учитывать, что он был болен

to take advantage - воспользоваться (преимуществом)

they took advantage of the old woman - они обманули /провели/ эту старую женщину

to take the privilege - воспользоваться правом /привилегией/

to take the opportunity - воспользоваться удобным случаем

we take this opportunity of thanking /to thank/ you - мы пользуемся случаем, чтобы поблагодарить вас

to take interest - интересоваться, проявлять интерес; увлекаться (чем-л.)

to take pleasure /delight/ - находить удовольствие

to take pride - гордиться

to take pity - проявлять жалость /милосердие/

to take trouble - стараться, прилагать усилия; брать на себя труд

to take pains - стараться

she took great pains with her composition - она очень усердно работала над своим сочинением

to take offence - обижаться

to take comfort - успокоиться, утешиться

I took comfort in her words - её слова утешили меня

to take courage /heart/ - мужаться; воспрянуть духом; приободриться; не унывать

take courage! - мужайся!, не робей!

to take cover - прятаться; скрываться

to take refuge /shelter/ - укрыться, найти убежище

in his old age he took refuge from his loneliness in his childhood memories - в старости он спасался /находил убежище/ от одиночества в воспоминаниях детства

to take fire - загораться, воспламеняться

to take alarm - встревожиться

to take fright - испугаться

to take warning - остерегаться; внять предупреждению

to take notice - замечать; обращать (своё) внимание

to take heed - а) обращать внимание; замечать; б) быть осторожным, соблюдать осторожность

to take care - быть осторожным; take care how you behave - смотри, веди себя осторожно

to take care of smb., smth. - смотреть, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л., заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

who will take care of the baby? - кто позаботится о ребёнке?, кто присмотрит за ребёнком?

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb. - полюбить кого-л.

to take a dislike to smb. - невзлюбить кого-л.

to take the salute - воен. а) отвечать на отдание чести; б) принимать парад

to take a vote - решать вопрос голосованием

♢

take and - амер. диал. взять и

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head - вот возьму и тресну тебя камнем по башке

to take a drop - выпить, подвыпить

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much - хватить /хлебнуть/ лишнего

to take the chair - занять председательское место, председательствовать; открыть заседание [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take the veil - облачиться в одежду монахини; уйти в монастырь

to take the floor - а) выступать, брать слово; б) пойти танцевать

to take for granted - считать само собой разумеющимся /не требующим доказательств/; принимать на веру

to take too much for granted - быть слишком самонадеянным; позволять себе слишком много

to take smth. to pieces - разобрать что-л.

to take a stick to smb. - побить /отделать/ кого-л. палкой

take a stick to him - тресни его палкой

take it or leave it - на ваше усмотрение; как хотите, как угодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn - измениться к лучшему, пойти на лад

to take a turn for the worse - измениться к худшему, ухудшиться

his illness took a turn for the worst - в его болезни наступило ухудшение

to take stock (of smth., smb.) - [см. stock I ♢ ]

to take it out of smb. - а) утомлять, лишать сил кого-л.; the long climb took it out of me - длинный подъём утомил меня; the heat takes it out of me - от жары я очень устаю жара лишает меня сил; the illness has taken it out of him - он обессилел от болезни; б) отомстить кому-л.; I will take it out of you /of your hide/ - я отомщу тебе за это; это тебе даром не пройдёт, ты мне за это заплатишь, так просто ты не отделаешься; я с тобой рассчитаюсь /расквитаюсь/; he will take it out of me /of my hide/ - он отыграется на мне, он мне отомстит за это

to take smb.'s measure - а) снимать мерку с кого-л.; б) присматриваться к кому-л.; определять чей-л. характер; в) распознать /раскусить/ кого-л.

to take sides - присоединиться /примкнуть/ к той или другой стороне

to take smb.'s side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb. - стать на /принять/ чью-л. сторону

to take to one's heels - улизнуть, удрать, дать стрекача, пуститься наутёк

to take one's hook - смотать удочки, дать тягу

to take it on the lam - амер. сл. смываться, скрываться; улепётывать

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ - занять /выйти на/ первое место; получить приз

it takes the cake! - это превосходит всё!, дальше идти некуда!

to take off one's hat to smb. - восхищаться кем-л., преклоняться перед кем-л., снимать шляпу перед кем-л.

to take a back seat - а) отойти на задний план, стушеваться; б) занимать скромное положение; [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take a run at smth. - попытаться заняться чем-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take a shot /a swing/ at smth. /at doing smth./ - попытаться /рискнуть/ сделать что-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take liberties with smb. - позволять себе вольности по отношению к кому-л.; быть непозволительно фамильярным с кем-л.

not to be taking any - не быть склонным (делать что-л.)

I am not taking any - ≅ слуга покорный!

to take one's hair down - разойтись вовсю, разбушеваться

to take smb. for a ride - прикончить /укокошить/ кого-л. [см. тж. II Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb. - амер. сбить спесь с кого-л., осадить кого-л.

to take smth. with a grain of salt - относиться к чему-л. скептически /недоверчиво, критически/

to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth - закусить удила, пойти напролом

to take to earth - а) охот. уходить в нору; б) спрятаться, притаиться

to take a load from /off/ smb.'s mind - снять тяжесть с души у кого-л.

you've taken a load off my mind - ты снял тяжесть с моей души; у меня от сердца отлегло

to take a load from /off/ one's feet - сесть

to take a leaf out of smb.'s book - следовать чьему-л. примеру, подражать кому-л.

to take a rise out of smb. см. rise I 15

to take in hand - а) взять в руки, прибрать к рукам; б) взять в свои руки; взяться, браться (за что-л.)

to take smb. to task см. task I ♢

to take smb. off his feet - вызвать чей-л. восторг; поразить /увлечь, потрясти/ кого-л. [ср. тж. II Б 8, 8)]

to take smb. out of his way - доставлять кому-л. лишние хлопоты

to take it into one's head - вбить /забрать/ себе в голову

to take one's courage in both hands - набраться храбрости, собраться с духом

to take exception to smth. - возражать /протестовать/ против чего-л.

to take the name of God /the Lord's name/ in vain - богохульствовать, кощунствовать; упоминать имя господа всуе

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain - театр. выходить на аплодисменты

to take the field - а) воен. начинать боевые действия; выступать в поход; б) выйти на поле ( о футбольной команде); [ср. тж. II Б 1, 1)]

to take in flank [in rear] - воен. атаковать с фланга [с тыла]

to take out of action - воен. выводить из боя

take your time! - не спеши(те)!, не торопи(те)сь!

he took his time over the job - он делал работу медленно /не спеша/

to take time by the forelock см. time I ♢

the devil take him! - чёрт бы его побрал!

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push [pʊʃ]

poussée ⇒ 1 (a) mot d'encouragement ⇒ 1 (b) effort ⇒ 1 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d), 3 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) appuyer (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) forcer ⇒ 2 (d) prôner ⇒ 2 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) (shove) poussée f;

∎ to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch;

∎ the door opens at the push of a button il suffit d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que la porte s'ouvre;

∎ he expects these things to happen at the push of a button il s'attend à ce que ça se fasse sur commande

(b) (encouragement) mot m d'encouragement;

∎ he'll do it, but he needs a little push il le fera, mais il a besoin qu'on le pousse un peu;

∎ he just needs a push in the right direction il a juste besoin qu'on le mette sur la bonne voie

(c) British familiar

∎ to give sb the push (from job) virer qn; (in relationship) plaquer qn;

∎ he got the push (from job) il s'est fait virer; (from relationship) il s'est fait plaquer

(d) familiar (critical moment)

∎ when it comes to the push, when push comes to shove au moment critique ou crucial^□ ;

∎ I can lend you the money if it comes to the push au pire, je pourrai vous prêter l'argent^□ ;

∎ if it comes to the push, he'll choose Sarah not Gillian s'il fallait qu'il choisisse, il prendrait Sarah et pas Gillian^□ ;

∎ at a push à la limite^□ ;

∎ I can do it at a push je peux le faire si c'est vraiment nécessaire^□

(e) (effort) effort m, coup m de collier; (campaign) campagne f;

∎ the final push for the summit le dernier effort pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ to make a push for change lutter pour le changement;

∎ the club's push for promotion les efforts soutenus du club pour être promu;

∎ a sales push une campagne de promotion des ventes;

∎ the push towards protectionism is gathering strength la tendance au protectionnisme se renforce

(f) Military (advance) poussée f;

∎ the platoon made a push to capture the airfield la section a fait une poussée pour s'emparer de l'aérodrome

(g) (drive, dynamism) dynamisme m;

∎ he has a lot of push il est très dynamique

(h) (billiards) coup m queuté

(i) Australian familiar (gang) bande f, clique f

2 transitive verb

(a) (shove, propel) pousser; (thrust) enfoncer;

∎ she pushed the door open/shut elle ouvrit/ferma la porte (en la poussant);

∎ he pushed her onto the chair/into the room il la poussa sur la chaise/(pour la faire entrer) dans la pièce;

∎ to push sb into a corner acculer qn;

∎ to push sb out of the way écarter qn;

∎ don't push (me)! ne (me) poussez pas!, ne (me) bousculez pas!;

∎ a man was pushed out of the window quelqu'un a poussé un homme par la fenêtre;

∎ figurative did he fall or was he pushed? il est tombé ou on l'a poussé?;

∎ did he leave or was he pushed? (from job) il est parti de lui-même ou on l'y a poussé?;

∎ push all that mess under the bed pousse tout ce bazar sous le lit;

∎ he pushed the branches apart il a écarté les branches;

∎ she pushed her way to the bar elle se fraya un chemin jusqu'au bar;

∎ push one tube into the other enfoncez un tube dans l'autre;

∎ he pushed a gun into my ribs il m'enfonça un revolver dans les côtes;

∎ she pushed the cork into the bottle elle enfonça le bouchon dans la bouteille;

∎ he pushed his hands into his pockets il enfonça ses mains dans ses poches;

∎ to push an attack home pousser à fond une attaque;

∎ to push home one's advantage tirer le meilleur parti possible de son avantage

(b) (press → doorbell, pedal, button) appuyer sur

(c) (cause to move in specified direction)

∎ it will push inflation upwards cela va relancer l'inflation;

∎ the crisis is pushing the country towards chaos la crise entraîne le pays vers le chaos;

∎ he is pushing the party to the right il fait glisser le parti vers la droite;

∎ buying the car will push us even further into debt en achetant cette voiture, nous allons nous endetter encore plus;

∎ economic conditions have pushed the peasants off the land les paysans ont été chassés des campagnes par les conditions économiques

(d) (pressurize) pousser; (force) forcer, obliger, contraindre;

∎ to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch;

∎ to push sb into doing sth forcer ou obliger qn à faire qch;

∎ his parents pushed him to become a doctor ses parents l'ont poussé à devenir médecin;

∎ her teacher pushed her in Latin son professeur l'a poussée à travailler en latin;

∎ he needs pushing il faut toujours le pousser;

∎ their coach doesn't push them hard enough leur entraîneur ne les pousse pas assez;

∎ I like to push myself hard j'aime me donner à fond;

∎ he pushed the car to its limits il a poussé la voiture à la limite de ses possibilités;

∎ you're still weak, so don't push yourself tu es encore faible, vas-y doucement;

∎ he won't do it if he's pushed too hard il ne le fera pas si l'on insiste trop;

∎ don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout;

∎ I won't be pushed, I need time to think it over! je ne me laisserai pas bousculer, j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir!;

∎ when I pushed her, she admitted it quand j'ai insisté, elle a avoué;

∎ he keeps pushing me for the rent il me relance sans cesse au sujet du loyer;

∎ familiar don't push your luck! n'exagère pas!

(e) (advocate, argue for → idea, method) prôner, préconiser; (promote → product) promouvoir;

∎ he's trying to push his own point of view il essaie d'imposer son point de vue personnel;

∎ the mayor is pushing his town as the best site for the conference le maire présente sa ville comme le meilleur endroit pour tenir la conférence;

∎ the government is pushing the idea of people setting up small businesses le gouvernement favorise la création de petites entreprises;

∎ he's pushing himself as a compromise candidate il se présente comme le candidat du compromis;

∎ there are so many adverts pushing beauty products il y a tellement de publicités pour des produits de beauté

(f) (stretch, exaggerate → argument, case) présenter avec insistance, insister sur;

∎ if we push the comparison a little further si on pousse la comparaison un peu plus loin;

∎ familiar that's pushing it a bit! (going too far) c'est un peu exagéré!;

∎ I'll try to arrive by 7 p.m. but it's pushing it a bit je tâcherai d'arriver à 19 heures, mais ça va être juste^□

(g) familiar (sell → drugs) revendre^□, dealer

(h) familiar (approach) friser;

∎ to be pushing thirty friser la trentaine;

∎ the car was pushing 100 mph ≃ la voiture frisait les 160

(i) Stock Exchange

∎ to push shares placer des valeurs douteuses

3 intransitive verb

(a) (shove) pousser;

∎ to push against sth pousser qch;

∎ no pushing please! ne poussez pas, s'il vous plaît!;

∎ push (on door) poussez;

∎ people were pushing to get in les gens se bousculaient pour entrer;

∎ he pushed through the crowd to the bar il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au bar à travers la foule;

∎ somebody pushed past me quelqu'un est passé en me bousculant;

∎ we'll have to get out and push il va falloir descendre pousser

(b) (press → on button, bell, knob) appuyer

(c) (advance) avancer;

∎ the army pushed towards the border l'armée a avancé jusqu'à la frontière;

∎ the country is pushing towards democracy le pays évolue vers la démocratie

(d) (extend → path, fence) s'étendre;

∎ the road pushed deep into the hills la route s'enfonçait dans les collines

►► push button bouton-poussoir m;

Commerce push money prime f au vendeur;

Marketing push strategy stratégie f push;

push stroke (in billiards, snooker) coup m queuté;

Computing push technology technologie f du push de données

➲ push about separable transitive verb

(a) (physically) malmener;

∎ he didn't hit her but he was pushing her about il ne l'a pas frappée mais il la malmenait

(b) familiar (bully) marcher sur les pieds à;

∎ I won't be pushed about! je ne vais pas me laisser marcher sur les pieds!

➲ push ahead intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer, persévérer;

∎ to push ahead with the work poursuivre les travaux;

∎ they decided to push ahead with the plans to extend the school ils ont décidé d'activer les projets d'extension de l'école

(b) (advance) avancer, progresser ( with dans);

∎ research is pushing ahead les recherches avancent

➲ push along

1 separable transitive verb

(trolley, pram) pousser (devant soi)

2 intransitive verb

familiar (leave) filer;

∎ I'll be pushing along now bon, il est temps que je file

➲ push around = push about

➲ push aside separable transitive verb

(a) (objects) pousser, écarter

(b) (reject → proposal) écarter, rejeter;

∎ issues which have been pushed aside des questions qui ont été volontairement écartées;

∎ you can't just push aside the problem like that vous ne pouvez pas faire comme si le problème n'existait pas;

∎ I pushed my doubts aside je n'ai pas tenu compte de mes doutes

➲ push away separable transitive verb

repousser;

∎ she pushed my hand away elle repoussa ma main;

∎ he pushed his chair away from the fire il éloigna sa chaise du feu

➲ push back separable transitive verb

(a) (person) repousser (en arrière); (crowd) faire reculer, refouler; (curtains) écarter; (bedclothes) rejeter, repousser;

∎ he pushed me back from the door il m'a éloigné de la porte

(b) (repulse → troops) repousser;

∎ the enemy was pushed back ten miles/to the river l'ennemi a été repoussé d'une quinzaine de kilomètres/jusqu'à la rivière

(c) (postpone) repousser;

∎ the meeting has been pushed back to Friday la réunion a été repoussée à vendredi

➲ push down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lever, handle, switch) abaisser; (pedal) appuyer sur;

∎ she pushed the clothes down in the bag elle a tassé les vêtements dans le sac;

∎ he pushed down the lid but it wouldn't shut il a appuyé sur le couvercle mais il ne voulait pas fermer

(b) (knock over) renverser, faire tomber

(c) (prices) faire baisser

2 intransitive verb

(pedal, lever) s'abaisser; (person → on pedal, lever) appuyer (on sur)

➲ push for inseparable transitive verb

(argue for) demander; (campaign for) faire campagne pour;

∎ some ministers were pushing for more monetarist policies certains ministres demandaient une politique plus monétariste;

∎ to push for a 35-hour week demander la semaine de 35 heures;

∎ I'm going to push for a bigger budget je vais faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour obtenir un budget plus important;

∎ the unions are pushing for 10 percent les syndicats font pression pour obtenir 10 pour cent;

∎ to push for a decision exiger qu'une décision soit prise

➲ push forward

1 separable transitive verb

pousser (en avant);

∎ he was pushed forward by the crowd la foule l'a poussé en avant;

∎ figurative to push oneself forward se mettre en avant, se faire valoir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (advance → person, car) avancer; (→ crowd, herd) se presser en avant

(b) = push ahead

➲ push in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drawer) pousser; (electric plug, key) enfoncer, introduire; (disk) insérer; (knife, stake, spade) enfoncer; (button, switch) appuyer sur;

∎ push the button right in appuyer à fond sur le bouton

(b) (person)

∎ they pushed me in the water ils m'ont poussé dans l'eau;

∎ he opened the door and pushed me in il ouvrit la porte et me poussa à l'intérieur

(c) (break down → panel, cardboard) enfoncer;

∎ the door had been pushed in la porte avait été enfoncée

2 intransitive verb

∎ (in queue) to push in ahead of sb doubler qn;

∎ no pushing in! faites la queue!;

∎ she's always pushing in where she's not wanted il faut toujours qu'elle s'immisce ou s'impose là où on ne veut pas d'elle

➲ push off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (knock off) faire tomber;

∎ they pushed me off the ladder ils m'ont fait tomber de l'échelle;

∎ I pushed him off the chair je l'ai fait tomber de sa chaise

(b) (boat) déborder

(c) (remove) pousser;

∎ push the lid off soulève le couvercle;

∎ they tried to push her (car) off the road ils ont essayé de faire sortir sa voiture de la route;

∎ to push sb off a committee exclure ou écarter qn d'un comité

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (go away) filer, mettre les bouts;

∎ time for me to push off il faut que je file;

∎ push off! de l'air!, dégage!

(b) (in boat) pousser au large

➲ push on

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (urge on) to push sb on to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch

2 intransitive verb

(on journey → set off again) reprendre la route, se remettre en route; (→ continue) poursuivre ou continuer son chemin; (keep working) continuer, persévérer;

∎ let's push on to Dundee poussons jusqu'à Dundee;

∎ they're pushing on with the reforms ils poursuivent leurs efforts pour faire passer les réformes

➲ push out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, object) pousser dehors;

∎ they pushed the car out of the mud ils ont désembourbé la voiture en la poussant;

∎ the bed had been pushed out from the wall le lit avait été écarté du mur;

∎ to push one's way out se frayer un chemin vers la sortie;

∎ to push the boat out déborder l'embarcation; figurative faire la fête

(b) (stick out → hand, leg) tendre

(c) (grow → roots, shoots) faire, produire

(d) (oust) évincer; (dismiss from job) mettre à la porte;

∎ we've been pushed out of the Japanese market nous avons été évincés du marché japonais

(e) familiar (churn out → articles, books) produire à la chaîne^□, pondre en série^□

2 intransitive verb

(appear → roots, leaves) pousser; (→ snowdrops, tulips) pointer

➲ push over separable transitive verb

(a) (pass → across table, floor) pousser;

∎ he pushed the book over to me il poussa le livre vers moi

(b) (knock over) faire tomber, renverser; (from ledge, bridge) pousser, faire tomber;

∎ many cars had been pushed over onto their sides beaucoup de voitures avaient été renversées sur le côté

➲ push through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (project, decision) faire accepter; (deal) conclure; (bill, budget) réussir à faire voter ou passer

(b) (thrust → needle) passer;

∎ she eventually managed to push her way through (the crowd) elle réussit finalement à se frayer un chemin (à travers la foule)

2 intransitive verb

(car, person) se frayer un chemin; (troops, army) avancer

➲ push to separable transitive verb

(door, drawer) fermer

➲ push up separable transitive verb

(a) (push upwards → handle, lever) remonter, relever; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser;

∎ she pushed herself up onto her feet elle se releva;

∎ familiar he's pushing up (the) daisies il mange les pissenlits par la racine

(b) (increase → taxes, sales, demand) augmenter; (→ prices, costs, statistics) faire monter;

∎ the effect will be to push interest rates up cela aura pour effet de faire grimper les taux d'intérêt

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1) she takes a lot of time to make up у нее уходит очень много времени, чтобы накраситься /наложить косметику/; formerly it was not considered good taste for women to make up раньше считалось дурным тоном, если женщина красилась; the actor will need at least an hour to make up этому актеру потребуется по меньшей мере час, чтобы загримироваться

2) he dropped out of school for a term, he will have to make up он пропустил целый семестр, ему придется наверстывать упущенное; I have a lot of work to make up у меня много недоделок, надо поработать; I have large arrears of sleep to make up мне надо отоспаться

3) the stove (the fire, the boiler, etc.) needs making up в печь и т. д. надо подбросить дров

4) let's make up давай помиримся; everything is all right, they made up все в порядке, они помирились
2. II
make up at some time do you know if they made up yet? вы не знаете, они уже помирились?; they quarrelled and never made up они поссорились и так и не помирились
3. III
1) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a medicine (an omelette, pancakes, etc.) готовить лекарство и т. д., make up a picnic basket /a hamper/ собрать корзину [продуктов] для пикника; make up a bed постелить /устроить/ постель; make up a bundle of old clothes связать старую одежду в узел; make up a train сформировать железнодорожный состав

2) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up rules устанавливать /вырабатывать/ правила; make up a group of eight создать /сколотить/ группу из восьми человек || make up one's mind решать, принимать решение; she is still making up her mind она все еще /никак/ не может решить, она все еще думает

3) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ make up a story (a poem, a book, a tune, etc.) сочинить рассказ и т. д.; did he make up the speech himself? он сам написал эту речь?; is it true or did he make that story up? это правда или он все сочинил?; make up excuses (lies, the whole thing, etc.) придумывать оправдание и т. д., stop making things up! перестань выдумывать!; there isn't any girl-friend he's just made her up никакой у него нет подружки, он просто все выдумал

4) make up smb., smth. / smb., smth. up/ a quality that goes to make up a good dancer (a sportsman, a perfect teacher, etc.) качества, необходимые, чтобы стать хорошим танцовщиком и т. д., what are the qualities that make up Hamlet's character? из каких черт складывается характер Гамлета?, какие черты присущи Гамлету?; make up the total population (most of that class, 15 per cent of the total imports, etc.) составлять все население и т. д., stories that go to make up the volume рассказы, из которых составлен этот томик; the bones and muscles that make up the body кости и мускулы, которые образуют человеческое тело; these are the things that make up the joy of life вот что составляет /из чего складывается/ радость жизни

5) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ make up one's face a) употреблять косметику (попудриться, подмазать губы и т. в.); б) гримировать лицо, накладывать грим; make up an actor загримировать актера

6) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up all the expenses (the loss, the wastage, the deficit, natural deficiency, etc.) покрывать /компенсировать/ все расходы и т. д.; I want to make up my share of the bill я хочу заплатить свою долю по счету; make up lost ground наверстывать упущенное

7) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ a dollar (a pound, a thousand, etc.) is wanted to make up the sum до полной суммы не хватает одного доллара и т. д.; we still need L 5 to make up the sum we asked for для суммы /чтобы набрать сумму/, которую мы просили, нам надо еще пять фунтов; collect all you can and he'll make up the rest соберите сколько можете, а он доложит /добавит/ остальное; we recruited locally to make up our full complement of labourers чтобы иметь полный штат, мы набирали рабочих на месте

8) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a quarrel (one's differences, matters, etc.) уладить ссору и т. д.; it was years before they made up their quarrel прошли годы, прежде чем они помирились

9) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a balance sheet (a statement of accounts, a report, etc.) составлять балансовый отчет и т. д.

10) make up smth. / smth. up/ make up the front page (a page of type, a magazine, etc.) print. сверстать первую полосу и т. д.
4. IV
|| make up one's mind in some manner принять какое-л. решение, решить каким-л. образом; he will make up his mind in his own way он решит все по-своему
5. VII
1) || make up one's mind to do smth. решить /принять решение/ что-л. (с)делать; he made up his mind to work harder (to hurry, to lend him the money, to start at once, etc.) он решил работать больше или усерднее и т. д.

2) make up smth. /smth. up/ to do smth. make up a party to go to a dance (to read plays, to go for walks, etc.) собрать компанию, чтобы пойти на танцы и т. д., we made up a group to help old people мы организовали / сколотили/ группу помощи пожилым людям
6. XI
1) be made up wait till your bed is made up подождите, вам еще не постелили; be made up for smb., smth. a parcel (a packet of sandwiches, a hamper, etc.) was made up for every child каждому ребенку был приготовлен пакет и т. д., а good basket of food was made up for the journey в дорогу приготовили полную корзину провизии; be made up into smth. flowers were made up into beautiful arrangements цветы были очень красиво расставлены || customer's own materials made up пошив из материала заказчика (объявление)

2) || my mind is made up я решил(ся); when once his mind is made up there is no changing it если уж он что-нибудь решит, его трудно переубедить / убедить изменить решение/

3) be made up the whole story is made up вся эта история выдумана

4) be made up I object to the way the committee is made up я возражаю против состава комиссии; be made up of smb., smth. the audience (the crowd, the march, etc.) was made up of young people (of soldiers, of women, etc.) аудитория и т. д. состояла из молодежи и т. д., this group is made up of people with widely differing abilities в эту группу входят люди очень разных способностей; be made up of cells (of four elements, of 15 coaches, of ten questions, etc.) состоять из клеток и т. д.; the problem was made up of many factors проблема складывалась из многих факторов; а letter made up of digressions письмо, полное всяких отступлений /изобилующее всякими отступлениями/

5) be made up the actor's face was made up лицо актера было загримировано; be made up in some manner be heavily (badly, slightly, ravishingly, etc.) made up быть сильно и т. д. накрашенным; she was wonderfully made up она была чудесно загримирована; be made up for smth. he was made up for this part его загримировали для этой роли

6) be made up to smb. I have no objection to working for an extra two hours, provided it is made up to me я не против отработать два лишних часа при условии, что мне заплатят или дадут отгул; don't worry it will be made up to you не беспокойся, ты внакладе не останешься /с тобой рассчитаются/; be made up with smth. our losses have to be made up with fresh capital наши потери придется покрыть за счет новых вложений; be made up for by smth. his forgetfulness was made up for by his charm он был так обаятелен, что ему прощали забывчивость; her display of bad manners was scarcely made up for by her tears вряд ли она могла слезами искупить свое дурное поведение

7) be made up if the stove isn't made up it will go out если в печь не подбросить дров, она погаснет

8) be made up their quarrel is made up их ссора улажена, они помирились

9) be made up in some time the newspaper (the page, the column, etc.) is already made up print, газета и т. д. уже сверстана

10) be made up to he doesn't like (welcome) being made up to он не любит, когда перед ним лебезят /заискивают/
7. XII
have smth. made up I had a bed made up for me [on the sofa] мне постелили [на диване]
8. XVI
1) make up into smth. this clay will make up into nice bricks из этой глины получатся хорошие кирпичи; this silk will make up into two dresses этого шелка хватит на два платья

2) make up for smth. make up for the part of an old man (for the part of Othello, for his new part, etc.) гримироваться для роли старика и т. д., make up at some age she began to make up at 20 она начала пользоваться косметикой, когда ей исполнилось двадцать [лет]; ought she to make up at the age of thirteen? надо ли или можно ли ей краситься в тринадцать лет?

3) make up for smth. make up for the loss a) возместить потерю; б) покрыть убытки; make up for lost time наверстать упущенное время; make up for smb.'s lost time компенсировать кому-л. затраченное им время; I worked last Sunday so I have today off to make up for it я работал прошлое воскресенье, поэтому сегодня у меня отгул; how can I make up for my rudeness? как мне искупить свою грубость?; how could he make up for all he had done to her? как ему загладить свою вину перед ней?: beauty cannot make up for stupidity красота не может заменить ум; you've no garden but the terrace makes up for it у вас нет сада, но зато есть терраса; make up with smth. as there was little meat I had to make up with vegetables недостаток мяса мне пришлось восполнить овощами

4) make up with smb. he is coming to make up with you он придет, чтобы с тобой помириться

5) make up to smb. make up to influential people (to one's senior officer, to his rich aunt, etc.) заискивать перед влиятельными людьми и т. д.; after what had happened he was trying to make up to her после того, что случилось, он хотел задобрить ее; he made up to every new girl in the office coll. он заигрывал с каждой новой девушкой в конторе
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make up as smb. make up as an old man (as a beggar, as Othello, etc.) одеться и загримироваться стариком и т. д. /для роли старика и т. д./
10. XXI1
1) make up smth. /smth. up/ into smth. make up goods into parcels (butter into packages of half a kilo, presents into dainty packages, etc.) упаковать / расфасовать/ товар в пакеты и т. д.; make up cloth into a dress сделать /сшить/ из материала платье; make up smth. /smth. up/ in (on, etc.) some place they made up presents in her room подарки они готовили в ее комнате; they made up a bed on the sofa они постелили на диване

2) || I shall make up my mind in the morning я приму решение утром; I won't make up my mind until tomorrow я этого до завтра не решу; make up one's mind on smth. принять решение по какому-л. вопросу; make up smb.'s mind for him решать что-л. за кого-л.; he needs someone to make up his mind for him ему нужно, чтобы кто-нибудь решал за него

3) make up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ for smth. make oneself up for the party накраситься, чтобы пойти на вечер; make him up for the part загримировать его для этой роли; make up a room (a hall, a shed, etc.) for the dance (for a conference, for a particular occasion, etc.) убрать /украсить/ комнату и т. д. для танцевального вечера и т. д.

4) make up smth. /smth. up/ to smb. we must make their loss up to them мы должны возместить им их убытки; he's lost much time, the firm will make it up to him он потратил много времени, фирма ему это компенсирует; I'll make it up to you by giving you Saturday off я освобожу тебе субботу, и мы будем квиты; how can we make it up to them for what they have suffered? как мы сможем вознаградить их за их страдания?

5) make up smth. /smth. up/ to smth. we collected L 478, but he made it up to L 500 мы собрали четыреста семьдесят восемь фунтов, а он добавил до пятисот

6) make it up with smb. why don't you make it up with her? почему бы тебе не помириться с ней?

7) make up smth. /smth. up/ at some time we make up the pay-roll on the 15th of the month (a new list every year, a report every day, etc.) мы составляем платежную ведомость пятнадцатого числа каждого месяца и т. д.
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make up in diligence what one lacks in natural gifts восполнять недостаток таланта прилежанием; it is impossible to make up in quantity what a thing lacks in quality недостаток качества количеством не восполнишь

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make\ up
8 screen

1. noun
1) (partition) Trennwand, die; (piece of furniture) Wandschirm, der

2) (something that conceals from view) Sichtschutz, der; (of trees, persons, fog) Wand, die; (of persons) Mauer, die; (of secrecy) Wand, die; Mauer, die

3) (on which pictures are projected) Leinwand, die; (of computer; radar screen)

[TV] screen — [Fernseh]schirm, der; Bildschirm, der

the screen — (Cinemat.) die Leinwand

4) (Phys.) [Schutz]schirm, der; (Electr.) Abschirmung, die

5) (Motor Veh.) see academic.ru/82470/windscreen">windscreen

6) (Amer.): (netting to exclude insects) Fliegendraht, der; Fliegengitter, das
2. transitive verb
1) (shelter) schützen ( from vor + Dat.); (conceal) verdecken

screen one's eyes from the sun — seine Augen vor der Sonne schützen od. (geh.) gegen die Sonne beschirmen

screen something from somebody — etwas jemandes Blicken entziehen

2) (show) vorführen, zeigen [Dias, Film]

3) (check) (for disease) untersuchen ( for auf + Akk.); (for loyalty etc.) unter die Lupe nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

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[skri:n] 1. noun
1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) der Wandschirm

2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) der Schutz

3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) der Bildschirm, die Leinwand
2. verb
1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) abschirmen

2) (to make or show a cinema film.) verfilmen

3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) überprüfen

4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) überprüfen

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- screenplay
- the screen
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screen

[skri:n]

I. n

1. (in a cinema, for slides) Leinwand f; (of television, computer) Bildschirm m; (for radar, sonar) Schirm m

\screen dump Bildschirmausdruck m

radar \screen Radarschirm m

on \screen am Bildschirm

2. no pl

▪ the \screen (cinema) das Kino; ( fam: television) das Fernsehen

the big \screen die Leinwand, das Kino

the silver \screen ( dated) das Kino der 30er und 40er Jahre

the small \screen der Bildschirm, das Fernsehen

3. (panel for privacy) Trennwand f; (decorative) Wandschirm m, Paravent m; (for protection) Schutzschirm m; (against insects) Fliegengitter nt; (fire screen) Ofenschirm m

4. BRIT (along a motorway) Lärmschutzwand f; (in a church) Lettner m

glass \screen Glaswand f

a \screen of trees ( fig) eine Wand von Bäumen

5. (on car) Windschutzscheibe f

6. no pl esp AM ( fig: sth that conceals) Tarnung f

7. (test) Kontrolle f

health \screen Vorsorgeuntersuchung f

security \screen Sicherheitskontrolle f

8. (sieve) [Gitter]sieb nt

\screen analysis CHEM Siebanalyse f

\screen centrifuge CHEM Siebzentrifuge f

II. n modifier FILM Kino-, Film-

III. vt

1. (conceal)

▪ to \screen sth [from sth] etw [gegen etw akk] abschirmen

to \screen sth from view etw vor Einblicken schützen

2. (shield)

▪ to \screen sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] schützen

▪ to \screen sb/sth [from sth/sb] ( fig: protect) jdn/etw [vor etw/jdm] beschützen

3. (examine closely)

▪ to \screen sb jdn überprüfen; MIL jdn einer Auswahlprüfung unterziehen

▪ to \screen sb for sth MED jdn auf etw akk hin untersuchen; (test)

▪ to \screen sth etw überprüfen; (with answerphone)

to \screen one's calls nur bei bestimmten Anrufen das Telefon abnehmen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ seine Anrufe filtern

4. (show)

▪ to \screen sth etw vorführen; TV etw senden

5. (put through a sieve)

▪ to \screen sth etw [durch]sieben; ( fig)

to \screen candidates Bewerber sieben [o aussondern

6. COMPUT (display)

▪ to \screen sth etw vorführen

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[skriːn]
1. n

1) (protective) Schirm m; (for privacy etc) Wandschirm m; (as partition) Trennwand f; (against insects) Fliegenfenster nt; (against light) Verdunklungsschutz m; (fig, for protection) Schutz m; (of trees) Wand f; (of mist, secrecy) Schleier m; (of indifference) Mauer f

screen of smoke — Rauchschleier m, Nebelwand

protected by a screen of destroyers — durch eine Zerstörerflotte geschützt

2) (FILM) Leinwand f; (TV = radar screen) (Bild)schirm m

stars of the screen — Filmstars pl

to write for the screen — für den Film/das Fernsehen schreiben

they are married off screen as well as on — sie sind nicht nur im Film, sondern auch in Wirklichkeit or im wirklichen Leben verheiratet

the big screen — die Leinwand

the small screen — die Mattscheibe

3) (COMPUT) Bildschirm m

on screen — auf Bildschirm (dat)

to edit/work on screen — am Bildschirm editieren/arbeiten

to move forward a screen — einen Bildschirm vorrücken

4) (= sieve) (Gitter)sieb nt

5) (in church) Lettner m

6)

See:

= sightscreen

2. vt

1) (= hide) verdecken; (= protect) abschirmen; (fig) schützen (from vor +dat), abschirmen (from gegen)

to screen the windows (with screen) — einen Schirm vor die Fenster stellen; (with fabric) die Fenster verhängen; (against light) die Fenster verdunkeln; (against insects)

to screen sth from the enemy — etw vor dem Feind tarnen or verbergen

he screened his eyes from the sun — er schützte die Augen vor der Sonne

2) TV programme senden; film vorführen

they gave permission for the conference to be screened — sie genehmigten die Vorführung der Filmaufzeichnungen von der Konferenz

3) (= sift) sieben

4) (= investigate) applicants, security risks überprüfen; calls überwachen; (MED) untersuchen

3. vi

to screen for sth (Med) — auf etw (acc) untersuchen

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screen [skriːn]

A s

1. (Schutz) Schirm m, (-)Wand f

2. ARCH

a) Zwischenwand f

b) Lettner m (in Kirchen)

3. Kino: Leinwand f

4. the screen koll der Film, das Kino:

screen star Film-, Leinwandstar m;

on the screen auf der Leinwand, im Film;

she first appeared on the screen two years ago sie gab ihr Film- oder Leinwanddebüt vor zwei Jahren;

first screen appearance Film-, Leinwanddebüt n

5. Radar, COMPUT, TV: Bildschirm m

6. MED Röntgenschirm m

7. Drahtgitter n, -netz n

8. TECH (großes) (Gitter)Sieb (für Sand etc)

9. Fliegenfenster n

10. fig

a) Schutz m, Schirm m

b) Tarnung f

11. MIL

a) (taktische) Absicherung, (SCHIFF Geleit)Schutz m

b) Nebelwand f

c) Tarnung f

12. PHYS

a) auch optical screen Filter n/m, Blende f

b) auch electric screen Abschirmung f, Schirm(gitter) m(n)

c) US auch ground screen ELEK Erdungsebene f

13. FOTO, TYPO Raster(platte) m(f)

14. AUTO Br Windschutzscheibe f

B v/t

1. beschirmen, (be)schützen ( beide:

from vor dat)

2. auch screen off abschirmen ( from gegen)( auch SPORT Ball etc), verdecken, ein Licht abblenden

3. MIL

a) tarnen (auch fig)

b) einnebeln

4. fig jemanden decken

5. TECH Sand etc (durch)sieben:

screened coal Würfelkohle f

6. FOTO ein Bild

a) projizieren, auf die Leinwand werfen

b) rastern

7. a) für den Film bearbeiten

b) (ver)filmen

c) im Fernsehen bringen, senden

d) einen Film vorführen, zeigen

8. fig Personen überprüfen:

screen out aussondern

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1. noun
1) (partition) Trennwand, die; (piece of furniture) Wandschirm, der

2) (something that conceals from view) Sichtschutz, der; (of trees, persons, fog) Wand, die; (of persons) Mauer, die; (of secrecy) Wand, die; Mauer, die

3) (on which pictures are projected) Leinwand, die; (of computer; radar screen)

[TV] screen — [Fernseh]schirm, der; Bildschirm, der

the screen — (Cinemat.) die Leinwand

4) (Phys.) [Schutz]schirm, der; (Electr.) Abschirmung, die

5) (Motor Veh.) see windscreen

6) (Amer.): (netting to exclude insects) Fliegendraht, der; Fliegengitter, das
2. transitive verb
1) (shelter) schützen ( from vor + Dat.); (conceal) verdecken

screen one's eyes from the sun — seine Augen vor der Sonne schützen od. (geh.) gegen die Sonne beschirmen

screen something from somebody — etwas jemandes Blicken entziehen

2) (show) vorführen, zeigen [Dias, Film]

3) (check) (for disease) untersuchen ( for auf + Akk.); (for loyalty etc.) unter die Lupe nehmen

Phrasal Verbs:

- screen off

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(TV) n.

Bildschirm m. (printing) n.

Raster - m. (sieve) n.

Gittersieb n. n.

Schirm -e m.

Wandschirm m. v.

verdecken v.

überprüfen v.

English-german dictionary > screen
9 peace

[piːs]
n

1) мир, отсутствие войны, мирное время

After a brief peace war broke out again. — После короткой мирной передышки возобновились военные действия. /После короткого мирного периода война возобновилась.

Peace was dearly bought. — Мир достался дорогой ценой.

A peace was signed between the two countries. — Мирный договор между двумя странами был подписан.

Peace reigns here. — Здесь царит мир.

- lasting peace
- world peace
- separate peace
- honourable peace
- tempting peace
- durable peace
- negotiated peace
- European peace movement
- new peace initiatives
- peace treaty
- peace conference
- peace talks
- a peace champion

- peace time
- peace march
- Peace Corps
- peace offering
- peace in Europe
- peace among nations
- peace at any price
- maintenance of peace
- fighter for peace
- threat to peace
- war and peace
- after a short peace
- in times of peace
- achieve peace
- conclude peace
- be at peace with neighbouring countries
- bring about peace
- covet peace
- call for peace
- decide between war and peace
- desire peace
- declare peace
- ensure peace
- forward universal peace
- make for peace
- negotiate peace with smb
- offer a separate peace to one of the allies
- disturb peace
- purchase peace by concessions
- serve the cause of peace
- stand up for peace
- work for peace
2) спокойствие, порядок

Peace and order were finally restored in the town. — В конце концов, в городе был восстановлен мир и порядок.

- public peace
- peace based on repression
- breach of the peace
- break the peace
- hold one's peace
- keep the peace
- restore peace and order in the town
- maintain public peace
3) мир, отсутствие ссоры, покой, спокойствие, тишина

I did it for my own peace of mind. — Я сделал это ради собственного покоя.

Do let me have a little peace at last. — Дай же мне, наконец, хоть немного отдохнуть/побыть в тишине.

I have been in perfect peace and contentment. — Я пребывал в состоянии полного спокойствия и удовлетворения.

It's a rock on which domestic peace is often wrecked. — Это риф, о который часто разбивается семейный лад/согласие в доме.

She went to her Mother's room to make peace. — Она пошла в комнату матери, чтобы помириться с ней.

If you want/wish peace, be prepared for war. — ◊ Хочешь мира, готовься к войне

- inner peace
- peace and quiet
- peace of the family
- peace in the home
- peace of mind
- peace of consciousness
- peace of the evening
- feeling of peace
- search for this elusive inner peace
- Justice of the peace
- at peace with one's surroundings
- be at live in peace with smb
- break the afternoon peace
- cloud smb's inward peace
- give smb no peace
- have peace to write
- keep one's peace
- leave smb in peace
- live in peace
- live at peace with smb
- make peace
- make peace with smb
- make peace between smb
- return to the relative peace of his childhood village
- sleep in peace

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > peace
10 заняться I

сов.
1. см. заниматься I 1, 2, 4, 5;

2. (тв.;
приступить) start( smth.), set* to work (on) ;
take* up (smth.) ;
~ подготовкой к конференции start preparing for the conference.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > заняться I
11 press

pres
1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apretar, presionar

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) exprimir, estrujar; prensar

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presionar; apremiar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presionar, insistir

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) planchar

2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) apretón; planchado

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; (also adjective) a press photographer.) prensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on

press¹ n prensa

a press photographer un fotógrafo de la prensa

press² vb apretar / pulsar

to print the document, press F7 para imprimir el documento, pulsa F7

press

tr[pres]

noun

1 (newspapers) prensa

■ the gutter press la prensa sensacionalista, la prensa amarilla

■ the quality press la prensa seria

2 (printing machine) prensa, imprenta

3 (for grapes, flowers) prensa

■ trouser press prensa para pantalones

4 (act of pressing) presión nombre femenino; (of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (act of ironing) planchado

■ at the press of a botton con sólo apretar un botón

■ give this shirt a quick press dale un planchado a esta camisa

transitive verb

1 (push down - button, switch) pulsar, apretar, presionar; (- accelerator) pisar; (- key on keyboard) pulsar; (- trigger) apretar

2 (squeeze - hand) apretar

3 (crush - fruit) exprimir, estrujar; (- grapes, olives, flowers) prensar

4 (clothes) planchar, planchar a vapor

5 (record) imprimir

6 (urge, put pressure on) presionar, instar; (insist on) insistir en, exigir

■ they pressed me to report the theft insistieron en que denunciara el robo

■ they pressed me for an answer me exigían una respuesta

intransitive verb

1 (push) apretar, presionar

■ press down on the lever presiona la palanca

2 (crowd) apretujarse, apiñarse

3 (urge, pressurize) presionar, insistir; (time) apremiar

■ we are pressing for a peaceful solution estamos presionando para que se resuelva de forma pacífica

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the time of going to press al cierre de la edición

to go to press entrar en prensa

to have a good/bad press tener buena/mala prensa

to press a point recalcar un punto

to press charges against somebody presentar cargos contra alguien, formular cargos contra alguien

to press home an advantage aprovechar una ventaja

press agency agencia de prensa

press conference conferencia de prensa, rueda de prensa

press cutting recorte nombre masculino de prensa

press box tribuna de prensa

press release comunicado de prensa

press stud botón nombre masculino de presión

press ['prɛs] vt

1) push: apretar

2) squeeze: apretar, prensar (frutas, flores, etc.)

3) iron: planchar (ropa)

4) urge: instar, apremiar

he pressed me to come: insistió en que viniera

press vi

1) push: apretar

press hard: aprieta con fuerza

2) crowd: apiñarse

3) : abrirse paso

I pressed through the crowd: me abrí paso entre el gentío

4) urge: presionar

press n

1) crowd: multitud f

2) : imprenta f, prensa f

to go to press: entrar en prensa

3) urgency: urgencia f, prisa f

4) printer, publisher: imprenta f, editorial f

5)

the press : la prensa

freedom of the press: libertad de prensa

press

adj.

• de prensa adj.

n.

(§ pl.: presses) = estampa s.f.

• imprenta s.f.

• prensa s.f.

• presión s.f.

• urgencia s.f.

v.

• empujar v.

• estrechar v.

• estrujar v.

• gravitar v.

• instar v.

• oprimir v.

• planchar v.

• prensar v.

• presionar v.

• pulsar (Tecla, botón) v.

• urgir v.

pres
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

[pres]
1. NOUN

1) (Publishing)

a) (=newspapers collectively) prensa f

• to get or have a good/ bad press — (lit, fig) tener buena/mala prensa

• the press — (=newspapers, journalists) la prensa

I saw it in the press — lo vi en la prensa

the press reported that... — la prensa informó que...

member of the press — periodista mf, miembro mf de la prensa

the national/local press — la prensa nacional/regional
free 1., 4), gutter I, 2.
b) (=printing press) imprenta f

• to go to press — entrar en prensa

correct at the time of going to press — correcto en el momento de impresión

• hot off the press(es) — recién salido de la imprenta

• to be in press — estar en prensa

• to pass sth for press — aprobar algo para la prensa

• to set the presses rolling — poner las prensas en marcha

c) (=publishing firm) editorial f

2) (=touch) (with hand) apretón m

• at the press of a button — con solo apretar un botón

3) (with iron)

• to give sth a press — planchar algo

this skirt needs a press — esta falda necesita un planchado

4) (=apparatus, machine) (for wine, olives, cheese, moulding) prensa f ; (also: trouser press) prensa f para planchar pantalones; (for racket) tensor m

hydraulic press — prensa f hidráulica
cider 2., printing 2.
5) (=crush) apiñamiento m, agolpamiento m

he lost his hat in the press to get out — perdió el sombrero en el apiñamiento or agolpamiento que se produjo a la salida

6) (Weightlifting) presa f

7) (=cupboard) armario m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=push, squeeze)

a) [+ button, switch, doorbell] pulsar, apretar; [+ hand, trigger] apretar; [+ accelerator] pisar

select the option required, then press "enter" — escoja la opción que desee, y luego pulse or apriete "intro"

• he pressed his face against the window — apretó la cara contra el cristal

she pressed herself against me/the wall — se apretó contra mí/contra la pared

• she pressed a note into his hand — le metió un billete en la mano

• she pressed the lid on (to) the box — cerró la caja apretando la tapa

• he pressed her to him — la atrajo hacia sí

Dobbs pressed his hand to his heart — Dobbs se llevó la mano al corazón

he pressed the revolver to Sally's head — le puso a Sally el revólver en la cabeza

• he pressed his fingertips together — juntó las yemas de los dedos

- press the flesh

b) (painfully) apretujar

as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed up against a wall — a medida que la multitud retrocedía, se vio apretujado contra una pared

2) (using press) [+ grapes, olives, flowers] prensar

3) (=iron) [+ clothes] planchar

4) (Tech) (=make) [+ machine part] prensar; [+ record, disk] imprimir

5) (=pressurize) presionar

he didn't need much pressing — no hubo que presionarle mucho

when pressed, she conceded the point — cuando la presionaron, les dio la razón

• to press sb for sth — exigir algo de algn

to press sb for an answer — exigir una respuesta de algn

he did not press her for further details — no le exigió más detalles

to press sb for payment — insistir en que algn pague, exigir a algn el pago de lo que se debe

• to press sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

I found myself pressed into playing football with the children — me vi obligado a jugar al fútbol con los niños

• to press sb to do sth — (=urge) insistir en que algn haga algo; (=pressurize) presionar a algn para que haga algo

he pressed me to have a drink with him — insistió en que tomase una copa con él

he didn't press her to go back to work — no la presionó para que volviera a trabajar

the trade unions are pressing him to stand firm — los sindicatos le están presionando para que se mantenga firme
pressed
6) (=insist)

don't press me on this point — no me insistas sobre este punto

she smiles coyly when pressed about her private life — cuando insisten en querer saber sobre su vida privada, sonríe con coquetería

he was being pressed by creditors — le acosaban los acreedores

7) (=force)

• to press sth on sb — insistir en que algn acepte algo

food and cigarettes were pressed on him — le estuvieron ofreciendo insistentemente comida y cigarros

8)

• to be pressed into service, we were all pressed into service — todos tuvimos que ponernos a trabajar

the town hall has been pressed into service as a school — se han visto obligados a usar el ayuntamiento como escuela

Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door — habían convencido a Kenny para que vigilara la puerta

9) (=pursue) [+ claim] insistir en; [+ demand] exigir

• his officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid — sus representantes han ido a Washington para hacer presión a favor de la ayuda económica

• to press charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)

• the champion failed to press home his advantage — el campeón no supo aprovechar su ventaja

to press home an attack — sacar el máximo partido de un ataque

• I shan't press the point — no insistiré más sobre eso
suit 1., 4)
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=exert pressure) apretar

does it hurt when I press here? — ¿le duele cuando le aprieto aquí?

• I felt something hard press into my back — noté la presión de algo duro que se apretaba contra mi espalda

• the bone was pressing on a nerve — el hueso estaba pinzando un nervio

2) (=move, push)

• he pressed against her — se apretó contra ella

his leg pressed against her thigh — su pierna se apretaba contra su muslo

• the crowd pressed round him — la muchedumbre se apiñó en torno a él

• he pressed through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre

• the audience pressed towards the exit — el público se apresuró hacia la salida

3) (=urge, agitate)

• to press for sth — exigir algo, insistir en algo

he will press for the death penalty in this case — en este caso va a insistir en or exigir la pena de muerte

a protest march in the capital to press for new elections — una marcha de protesta en la capital para exigir otras elecciones

police may now press for changes in the law — puede que ahora la policía presione para que cambien las leyes

to press for sb to resign — exigir la dimisión de algn, insistir en que algn dimita

• time is pressing — el tiempo apremia

4) (=weigh heavily)

• to press on sb — pesar sobre algn

the weight of guilt pressed on her — el sentimiento de culpabilidad pesaba sobre ella

4.

COMPOUNDS

press agency N — agencia f de prensa

press agent N — encargado(-a) m / f de prensa

press attaché N — agregado(-a) m / f de prensa

press baron N — magnate m de la prensa

press box N — tribuna f de prensa

press briefing N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

press card N — pase m de periodista, carnet m de prensa

press clipping N — = press cutting

press conference N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

to call a press conference — convocar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

to hold a press conference — celebrar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

press corps N — prensa f acreditada

press coverage N — cobertura f periodística

it's had a lot of press coverage — ha tenido mucha cobertura periodística

press cutting N — recorte m (de periódico)

press gallery N — tribuna f de prensa

press gang N — (Hist) leva f

press kit N — kit m de prensa

press launch N — lanzamiento m de prensa

press office N — oficina f de prensa

press officer N — agente mf de prensa

press pack N — (=information pack) dosier m de prensa; pej (=group of reporters) grupo m de reporteros; (=sensationalist press) prensa f amarilla

press pass N — pase m de prensa

press photographer N — fotógrafo(-a) m / f de prensa

press release N — comunicado m de prensa

to issue or put out a press release — publicar un comunicado de prensa

press report N — nota f de prensa, reportaje m de prensa

press room N — sala f de prensa

press run N — (US) tirada f

press secretary N — secretario(-a) m / f de prensa

press stud N — (Brit) automático m, broche m de presión

press view N — preestreno m (para prensa)

- press ahead

- press back

- press down

- press forward

- press on

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[pres]
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

English-spanish dictionary > press
12 schedule

'ʃedju:l, ]( American) 'sked-
1. noun
(a statement of details, especially of timing of activities, or of things to be done: a work schedule for next month.) programa

2. verb
(to plan the time of (an event etc): The meeting is scheduled for 9.00 a.m.) programar, fijar

schedule n

1. programa

according to the schedule, the building will be finished in 2005 según el programa, el edificio estará acabado en el año 2005

2. horario

a bus schedule un horario de autobuses

behind schedule atrasado / con retraso

work on the motorway is behind schedule los trabajos de la autopista van atrasados

schedule

tr['ʃedjʊːl, SMALLʊʃ/SMALL 'skedjʊəl]

noun

1 (programme) programa nombre masculino

■ a work schedule un programa de trabajo

■ he's got a tight schedule today hoy tiene una jornada apretada

2 (list - gen) lista; (- of prices) tarifa; (inventory) inventario

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (timetable) horario

transitive verb

1 programar, fijar

■ I've scheduled the meeting for 2.00 pm he programado la reunión para las 2.00

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to schedule según lo previsto

on schedule (flight) a la hora (prevista) 2 (work) al día

to be ahead of schedule ir adelantado,-a

to be behind schedule llevar retraso, ir atrasado,-a

schedule ['skɛ.ʤu:l, -ʤəl,] esp Brit ['ʃd.ju:l] vt, - uled ; - uling : planear, programar

schedule n

1) plan: programa m, plan m

on schedule: según lo previsto

behind schedule: atrasado, con retraso

2) timetable: horario m

schedule

n.

• apéndice s.m.

• calendario s.m.

• calendario de proyectos s.m.

• horario s.m.

• lista s.f.

• plan s.m.

• programa s.m.

v.

• catalogar v.

• planificar v.

• programar v.

• proyectar v.

I 'skedʒuːl, 'ʃedjuːl
noun

1) ( plan) programa m, calendario m

the flight is due to arrive on schedule — el vuelo llegará a la hora prevista

we are falling behind schedule — nos estamos atrasando con respecto al programa or al calendario

the work is on/ahead of schedule — llevamos el trabajo al día/adelantado

2) c

a) ( list) (frml) lista f

schedule of charges — ( Law) pliego m de cargos

b) ( appendix) anexo m, apéndice m

c) (AmE) ( timetable - for transport) horario m; (- for classes) horario m (de clases)

II

transitive verb (timetable, plan) (usu pass) programar

additional meetings have been scheduled — se han fijado or programado más reuniones

to be scheduled to + INF: the conference is scheduled to take place in August la conferencia está planeada para el mes de agosto; to be scheduled FOR something: the building is scheduled for demolition — está prevista la demolición del edificio

['ʃedjuːl] , (US) [ˌ'skedjuːl]
1. N

1) (=timetable) [of work, visits, events] programa m, calendario m ; [of trains, buses] horario m ; (TV, Rad) (often pl) programación f

a busy/punishing schedule — un programa or calendario apretado/agotador, una agenda apretada/agotadora

we are working to a very tight schedule — tenemos un programa or calendario de trabajo muy apretado

the strike could threaten Christmas schedules — la huelga podría afectar a la programación de Navidad

everything went according to schedule — todo sucedió según se había previsto

the work is behind/ahead of schedule — el trabajo lleva retraso/va adelantado (con respecto al programa or calendario)

I was running one hour behind schedule — llevaba una hora de retraso con respecto a mi agenda

the train arrived on/ahead of schedule — el tren llegó a la hora prevista/antes de lo previsto

2) (=list) [of contents, goods, charges] lista f

3) (Jur) inventario m

2.

VT (=programme, timetable) [+ meeting] programar, fijar; [+ TV programmes] programar; [+ trains, planes] programar el horario de

the meeting is scheduled for seven o'clock or to begin at seven o'clock — la reunión está programada or fijada para las siete

the plane is scheduled for two o'clock or to land at two o'clock — la hora de llegada prevista del avión es a las dos

an election was scheduled for last December — se habían programado or planeado unas elecciones para el pasado mes de diciembre

you are scheduled to speak for 20 minutes — según el programa hablarás durante 20 minutos

I have nothing scheduled for Friday — no tengo nada programado or planeado para el viernes

I've scheduled an appointment with the doctor — he pedido hora con el médico

a second attempt to schedule a presidential debate has failed — ha fracasado un segundo intento de fijar una fecha para el debate presidencial

this building is scheduled for demolition — se ha previsto la demolición de este edificio

as scheduled — según lo previsto, de acuerdo con lo previsto

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I ['skedʒuːl, 'ʃedjuːl]
noun

1) ( plan) programa m, calendario m

the flight is due to arrive on schedule — el vuelo llegará a la hora prevista

we are falling behind schedule — nos estamos atrasando con respecto al programa or al calendario

the work is on/ahead of schedule — llevamos el trabajo al día/adelantado

2) c

a) ( list) (frml) lista f

schedule of charges — ( Law) pliego m de cargos

b) ( appendix) anexo m, apéndice m

c) (AmE) ( timetable - for transport) horario m; (- for classes) horario m (de clases)

II

transitive verb (timetable, plan) (usu pass) programar

additional meetings have been scheduled — se han fijado or programado más reuniones

to be scheduled to + INF: the conference is scheduled to take place in August la conferencia está planeada para el mes de agosto; to be scheduled FOR something: the building is scheduled for demolition — está prevista la demolición del edificio

English-spanish dictionary > schedule
13 on

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

[ɒn] When on is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg have on, get on, go on, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, such as broadside on, further on, look up the other word.
1. PREP

1) (indicating place, position) en, sobre

• on the ceiling — sobre el techo

• on the Continent — en Europa

• with her hat on her head — con el sombrero puesto

• on page two — en la página dos

• on the right — a la derecha

• on the high seas — en alta mar

• on all sides — por todas partes, por todos lados

• a house on the square — una casa en la plaza

• on the table — en or sobre la mesa

• a meal on the train — una comida en el tren

• hanging on the wall — colgado en la pared

2) (indicating time)

on Friday — el viernes

on Fridays — los viernes

on May 14th — el catorce de mayo

on or about the 8th — el día 8 o por ahí

on and after the 15th — el día 15 y a partir de la misma fecha

• on a day like this — (en) un día como este

on the next day — al día siguiente

on some days it is — hay días cuando lo es

• on the evening of July 2nd — el 2 de julio por la tarde

3) (=at the time of)

on seeing him — al verlo

on my arrival — al llegar, a mi llegada

on my calling to him — al llamarle yo

4) (=about, concerning) sobre, acerca de

a book on physics — un libro de or sobre física

he lectured on Keats — dio una conferencia sobre Keats

Eden on the events of 1956 — lo que dice Eden acerca de los acontecimientos de 1956

have you read Purnell on Churchill? — ¿has leído los comentarios de Purnell sobre Churchill?

have you heard the boss on the new tax? — ¿has oído lo que dice el jefe acerca de la nueva contribución?

while we're on the subject — como hablamos de esto

5) (=towards, against)

the march on Rome — la marcha sobre Roma

an attack on the government — un ataque contra el gobierno

6) (=earning, receiving)

he's on £6,000 a year — gana seis mil libras al año

• a student on a grant — un estudiante con beca

• many live on less than that — muchos viven con menos

7) (=taking, consuming)

• I'm on a milk diet — sigo un régimen lácteo

• he's back on drugs — ha vuelto a drogarse

• he's on heroin — está enganchado a la heroína

• I'm on three pills a day — tomo tres píldoras al día
live on 1.
8) (=engaged in)

I'm on a new project — trabajo sobre un nuevo proyecto

we're on irregular verbs — estamos con los verbos irregulares

• he's away on business — está en viaje de negocios

• to be on holiday — estar de vacaciones

• the company is on tour — la compañía está en gira

9) (indicating membership)

• he's on the committee — es miembro del comité

• he's on the permanent staff — es de plantilla

10) (=playing)

with Louis Armstrong on trumpet — con Louis Armstrong a la trompeta

all the children play on the piano — todos los chicos saben tocar el piano

he played it on the violin — lo tocó al violín

11) (TV, Rad)

• on the radio — en or por la radio

• on television — en or por (la) televisión

there's a good film on TV tonight — esta noche dan una buena película en la tele

• on video — en vídeo

12) (=about one's person)

I haven't any money on me — no llevo dinero encima

13) (=after, according to)

on this model — según este modelo

14) (=compared to)

prices are up on last year('s) — los precios han subido frente a los del año pasado

15) (=at the expense of)

this round's on me — esta ronda la pago yo, invito yo

the tour was on the Council — la gira la pagó el Consejo, corrió el Consejo con los gastos de la gira

- it's on the house

16) liter

woe on woe — dolor sobre dolor

snow on snow — nieve y más nieve

17) (phrases)

• on account of — a causa de

• on good authority — de buena tinta

on his authority — con su autorización

• on average — por término medio

• to swear on the Bible — prestar juramento sobre la Biblia

• on a charge of murder — acusado de homicidio

• on foot — a pie

• on horseback — a caballo

• on pain of — so pena de

• on sale — de venta

• on the telephone — por teléfono

• on time — a la hora, a tiempo
base I, 2., 2)
2. ADV

1) (=in place) [lid etc] puesto

the lid is on — la tapa está puesta

it's not on properly — no está bien puesto
screw on
2) (with clothes)

to have one's boots on — llevar las botas puestas

to have one's coat on — tener el abrigo puesto

what's she got on? — ¿qué lleva puesto?, ¿cómo va vestida?

she had not got much on — iba muy ligera de ropa

3) (indicating time)

from that day on — a partir de aquel día, de aquel día en adelante

• on and off — de vez en cuando, a intervalos

• it was well on in the evening — estaba ya muy entrada la tarde

well on in June — bien entrado junio

they talked well on into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

well on in years — entrado en años, que va para viejo
further 1., 1), later 1., 2)
4) (indicating continuation)

to go/walk on — seguir adelante

to read on — seguir leyendo

• he rambled on and on — estuvo dale que dale *, estuvo dale y dale (esp LAm)

• and so on — (=and the rest) y demás; (=etc) etcétera

• on with the show! — ¡que empiece or continúe el espectáculo!

on with the dancing girls! — ¡que salgan las bailarinas!

5) (in phrases)

• what are you on about? * — ¿de qué (me) hablas?

• he's always on at me about it * — me está majando continuamente con eso *
go on
3. ADJ

1) (=functioning, in operation)

to be on — [engine] estar encendido, estar en marcha; [switch] estar encendido or conectado; [machine] estar encendido or funcionando; [light] estar encendido, estar prendido (LAm); [TV set etc] estar encendido, estar puesto, estar prendido (LAm); [tap] estar abierto; [brake etc] estar puesto, estar echado

in the on position — [tap] abierto, en posición de abierto; (Elec) encendido, puesto, prendido (LAm)

2) (=being performed, shown)

the show is now on — ha comenzado el espectáculo

the show is on in London — se ha estrenado el espectáculo en Londres

the show was on for only two weeks — el show estuvo solamente 15 días en cartelera

what's on at the cinema? — ¿qué ponen en el cine?

what's on at the theatre? — ¿qué dan en el teatro?

"what's on in London" — "cartelera de los espectáculos londinenses"

the programme is on in a minute — el programa empieza dentro de un minuto

there's a good film on tonight — hay una película buena esta noche

3) (=taking place)

is the meeting still on tonight? — ¿sigue en pie la reunión de esta noche?, ¿se lleva a cabo siempre la reunión de esta noche? (LAm)

the deal is on — se ha cerrado el trato

4) (=arranged)

have you got anything on this evening? — ¿tienes compromiso para esta noche?

sorry, I've got something on tonight — lo siento, esta noche tengo un compromiso

5) (=performing, working)

to be on — [actor] estar en escena

you're on in five minutes — sales en cinco minutos

are you on next? — ¿te toca a ti la próxima vez?

are you on tomorrow? — (=on duty) ¿trabajas mañana?, ¿estás de turno mañana?

to have one day on and the next off — trabajar un día y el otro no

6) * (indicating agreement, acceptance)

you're on! — ¡te tomo la palabra!

are you still on for dinner tomorrow night? — ¿sigo contando contigo para cenar mañana?

that's not on — (Brit) eso no se hace, no hay derecho

4.

EXCL ¡adelante!

* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > on
14 ON

on
1. preposition
1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) sobre, encima de, en

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) en

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) a; el, los

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) sobre

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) en, de

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) sobre, en

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) con, a

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) en

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) a, hacia

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) en

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) por

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) con

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) en

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) tras

2. adverb
1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) en

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) continuamente, sin parar

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) en marcha, en funcionamiento

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) en exhibición, en cartelera

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) a bordo

3. adjective
1) (in progress: The game was on.) en curso

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) en pie

•

- oncoming
- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

on¹ adv

1. encendido / puesto

the light is on la luz está encendida

the heating is on la calefacción está puesta

2. abierto

the tap is on el grifo está abierto

3. puesto

he had no shoes on no llevaba zapatos

put your coat on ponte el abrigo

4.

what time is the programme on? ¿a qué hora dan el programa?

5. adelante / sin parar

the policeman told him to stop, but he drove on el policía le dijo que parara, pero siguió adelante

she saw me, but she just walked on me vio, pero siguió su camino

on² prep

1. en / sobre

she put the money on the table puso el dinero sobre la mesa

2. en

there were a lot of people on the train había mucha gente en el tren

3.

his birthday is on March 2nd su cumpleaños es el 2 de marzo

I'll see you on Friday nos vemos el viernes

she goes dancing on Saturdays va a bailar los sábados

4. en

what's on at the cinema? ¿qué echan en el cine?

5. sobre

a book on trains un libro sobre los trenes

on foot a pie

on the left / on the right a la izquierda / a la derechaon seguido de un gerundio se traduce al español por al más el infinitivo

on arriving, she phoned her mother al llegar, llamó a su madre

on

tr[ɒn]

preposition

1 (covering or touching) sobre, encima de, en

■ put it on the floor ponlo en el suelo

■ it's on the table está encima de la mesa

■ on page 45 en la página 45

■ the ball hit me on the head el balón me dio en la cabeza

2 (supported by, hanging from) en

■ she put the picture on the wall colgó el cuadro en la pared

■ lean on me apóyate en mí

3 (to, towards) a, hacia

■ the army was advancing on Berlin el ejército avanzaba hacia Berlín

■ on the right/left a la derecha/izquierda

4 (at the edge of) en

■ a village on the coast un pueblo de la costa

■ it's on the border está en la frontera

5 (concerning) sobre

■ a tax on alcohol un impuesto sobre el alcohol

6 (travelling expressions) de

■ we went on a journey nos fuimos de viaje, hicimos un viaje

■ he's on a business trip está de viaje de negocios

■ I was on my way to work iba de camino al trabajo

7 (days, dates, times) no se traduce

■ on Saturday el sábado

■ on Saturdays los sábados

■ on November 3rd el tres de noviembre

■ on Christmas Day el día de Navidad

8 (at the time of, just after) al

■ on arrival al llegar

■ on discovering the body al descubrir el cadáver

9 (as a result of) diferentes traducciones

■ on your advice siguiendo tus consejos

■ based on a true story basado en una historia real

10 (as means of transport) a, en

■ on foot, on horseback, on a bicycle a pie, a caballo, en bicicleta

■ on the train, on the bus, on the underground en el tren, en el autobús, en el metro

11 (regarding, about) sobre, de

■ a talk on birds una charla sobre aves

■ a book on art un libro de arte

12 (by means of) por

■ on the radio, on the TV por la radio, por la tele

■ I'm speaking on the phone estoy hablando por teléfono

13 (using) con

■ how do you get by on your pension? ¿cómo te las arreglas con tu pensión?

■ cars run on petrol los coches funcionan con gasolina

14 (state, process) diferentes traducciones

■ it's on fire se está quemando

■ it's on sale now ya está a la venta

■ she's on a diet está a régimen

■ crime is on the increase los delitos van en aumento

■ on strike en huelga

15 (working for, belonging to) diferentes traducciones

■ he's on the committee forma parte de la comisión

■ on the staff en plantilla

■ whose side are you on? ¿de parte de quién estás?

16 (in possession of) con

■ he was caught with drugs on him lo cogieron con drogas

■ have you got any money on you? ¿llevas dinero?

17 (paid for by) pagado por

■ the drinks are on me! ¡invito yo!

■ it's on the house paga la casa

18 (by comparison with) respecto a

■ sales are up on last year las ventas han aumentado respecto al año pasado

adverb

1 (not stopping) sin parar

■ she kept on talking siguió hablando

■ on with the show! the show must go on! ¡que siga el espectáculo!

2 (movement forward) diferentes traducciones

■ walk on until you get to the church sigue hasta que llegues a la iglesia

■ it's time we were moving on es hora de que nos vayamos

3 (clothes - being worn) puesto,-a

■ she had a cap on llevaba puesta una gorra

■ put a jumper on ponte un jersey

■ keep your coat on no te quites el abrigo

4 (working) diferentes traducciones

■ who left the TV on? ¿quién dejó la TV encendida?

■ don't leave the tap on! ¡no dejes el grifo abierto!

■ could you put a record on? ¿podrías poner un disco?

5 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ is there anything good on TV? ¿dan algo bueno por la tele?

■ what time is the film on? ¿a qué hora ponen la película?

■ have we got anything on this weekend? ¿tenemos plan para este fin de semana?

adjective

1 (in use) diferentes traducciones

■ is the heating on? ¿está puesta la calefacción?

■ all the lights were on todas las luces estaban encendidas

2 (happening) diferentes traducciones

■ the strike's on la huelga sigue convocada

■ is the party still on? ¿se hace la fiesta?

■ the match is on after all después de todo, el partido se celebra

3 (performing) diferentes traducciones

■ you're on next! ¡sales tú el próximo!

■ they're bringing the sub on hacen salir a jugar el suplente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and so on y así sucesivamente

from that day on a partir de aquel día

it's not on no hay derecho, eso no vale

on line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL conectado,-a

to be on about hablar de

■ what on earth is he on about? ¿de qué diablos está hablando?

to be on at somebody dar la lata a alguien

to be on for something apuntarse a algo

to go on and on about something seguir dale que dale con algo

to have something on somebody tener algo contra alguien

you're on! ¡trato hecho!

on ['ɑn, 'ɔn] adv

1) (indicating contact with a surface)

put the top on: pon la tapa

he has a hat on: lleva un sombrero puesto

2) (indicating forward movement)

from that moment on: a partir de ese momento

farther on: más adelante

3) (indicating operation or an operating position)

turn the light on: prende la luz

on adj

1) (being in operation)

the radio is on: el radio está prendido

2) (taking place)

the game is on: el juego ha comenzado

3)

to be on to : estar enterado de

on prep

1) (indicating position) : en, sobre, encima de

on the table: en (sobre, encima de) la mesa

shadows on the wall: sombras en la pared

on horseback: a caballo

2) at, to: a

on the right: a la derecha

3) aboard, in: en, a

on the plane: en el avión

he got on the train: subió al tren

4) (indicating time)

she worked on Saturdays: trabajaba los sábados

every hour on the hour: a la hora en punto

5) (indicating means or agency) : por

he cut himself on a tin can: se cortó con una lata

to talk on the telephone: hablar por teléfono

6) (indicating a state or process) : en

on fire: en llamas

on the increase: en aumento

7) (indicating connection or membership) : en

on a committee: en una comisión

8) (indicating an activity)

on vacation: de vacaciones

on a diet: a dieta

9) about, concerning: sobre

a book on insects: un libro sobre insectos

reflect on that: reflexiona sobre eso

on

adj.

• conectado, -a adj.

• en marcha adj.

• encendido, -a adj.

adv.

• encima adv.

prep.

• acerca de prep.

• conectado (Electricidad) prep.

• de prep.

• en prep.

• encendido (Electricidad) prep.

• encima de prep.

• sobre prep.

I ɑːn, ɒn
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

ABBR
(Canada) = Ontario
* * *

I [ɑːn, ɒn]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating position) en

put it on the table — ponlo en or sobre la mesa

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

I live on Acacia Avenue — (esp AmE) vivo en Acacia Avenue

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

b) ( belonging to) de

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

c) ( against)

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

2)

a) ( of clothing)

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

b) ( about one's person)

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

3) ( indicating means of transport)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

4)

a) ( playing instrument) a

George Smith on drums — George Smith a la or en la batería

b) (Rad, TV)

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

c) ( recorded on) en

on tape — en cinta

5)

a) ( using equipment)

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

you've been on the phone an hour! — hace una hora que estás hablando por teléfono!, hace una hora que estás colgado del teléfono! (fam)

b) ( on duty at) en

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

c) ( contactable via)

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

6) ( a member of)

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

on a team — (AmE) en un equipo

7) ( indicating time)

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

8) (about, concerning) sobre

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

9)

a) (indicating activity, undertaking)

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

he's on a diet — está a dieta, está a or de régimen

b) (working on, studying)

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

10) (taking, consuming)

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

11) (talking about income, available funds)

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she's on £30,000 — (BrE) gana 30.000 libras al año

12) ( according to)

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

13) ( at the expense of)

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

14)

a) ( in comparison with)

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

b) (in) (AmE)

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

II

adverb

1)

a) ( worn)

she had a blue dress on — llevaba (puesto) or tenía puesto un vestido azul

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

let's see what it looks like on — a ver cómo queda puesto; see also have on, put on

b) ( in place)

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

to sew a button on — coser or pegar* un botón

2) ( indicating relative position)

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

3) ( indicating progression)

a) ( in space)

drive on — sigue adelante

further on — un poco más allá or más adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

b) (in time, activity)

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

c)

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

d)

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

4) ( in phrases)

a)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

b)

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( functioning)

to be on — \<\<light/TV/radio\>\> estar* encendido, estar* prendido (AmL); \<\<faucet\>\> estar* abierto

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

b) ( on duty)

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

2) (pred)

a) ( taking place)

there's a lecture on in there — hay or están dando una conferencia allí

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

b) ( due to take place)

the party's definitely on for Friday — la fiesta es or se hace el viernes seguro

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

c) ( being presented)

what's on at the Renoir? — (Cin, Rad, Theat, TV) ¿qué dan or (Esp tb) ponen or echan en el Renoir?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta

d) (performing, playing)

you're on! — ( Theat) a escena!

I'm only on for about five minutes in Act 3 — sólo salgo cinco minutos en el tercer acto

he has been on for most of the game — ha estado jugando casi todo el partido; see also bring, come, go on

3)

a) (indicating agreement, acceptance) (colloq)

you teach me Spanish and I'll teach you French - you're on! — tú me enseñas español y yo te enseño francés - trato hecho! or te tomo la palabra!

b)

not on — (esp BrE colloq)

that sort of thing just isn't on — ese tipo de cosa no se puede tolerar

the idea of finishing by April was never really on — la idea de terminar para abril nunca fue viable

English-spanish dictionary > ON
15 put

put

A n Fin = put option.

B vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put)

1 ( place) mettre [object] ; put them here please mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît ; to put sth on/under/around etc mettre qch sur/sous/autour de etc ; to put a stamp on a letter mettre un timbre sur une lettre ; to put a lock on the door/a button on a shirt mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise ; to put one's arm around sb mettre son bras autour de qn ; to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre les mains dans ses poches ; to put sth in a safe place mettre qch en lieu sûr ; to put sugar in one's tea mettre du sucre dans son thé ; to put more sugar in one's tea ajouter du sucre dans son thé ; to put more soap in the bathroom remettre du savon dans la salle de bains ;

2 ( cause to go or undergo) to put sth through glisser qch dans [letterbox] ; passer qch par [window] ; faire passer qch à [mincer] ; to put one's head through the window passer la tête par la fenêtre ; to put one's fist through the window casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing ; to put sth through the books Accts faire passer qch dans les frais généraux ; to put sth through a test faire passer un test à qch ; to put sth through a process faire suivre un processus à qch ; to put sb through envoyer qn à [university, college] ; faire passer qn par [suffering, ordeal] ; faire passer [qch] à qn [test] ; faire suivre [qch] à qn [course] ; after all you've put me through après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir ; to put sb through hell faire souffrir mille morts à qn ; to put one's hand/finger to porter la main/le doigt à [mouth] ;

3 ( cause to be or do) mettre [person] ; to put sb in prison/on a diet mettre qn en prison/au régime ; to put sb on the train mettre qn dans le train ; to put sb in goal/in defence GB mettre qn dans les buts/en défense ; to put sb in a bad mood/in an awkward position mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate ; to put sb to work mettre qn au travail ; to put sb to mending/washing sth faire réparer/laver qch à qn ;

4 (devote, invest) to put money/energy into sth investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qch ; if you put some effort into your work, you will improve si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur ; to put a lot into s'engager à fond pour [work, project] ; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage] ; to put a lot of effort into sth faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qch ; she puts a lot of herself into her novels il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans ;

5 ( add) to put sth towards mettre qch pour [holiday, gift, fund] ; put it towards some new clothes dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements ; to put tax/duty on sth taxer/imposer qch ; to put a penny on income tax GB augmenter d'un pourcent l'impôt sur le revenu ;

6 ( express) how would you put that in French? comment dirait-on ça en français? ; how can I put it? comment dirai-je? ; it was-how can I put it-unusual c'était-comment dire-original ; that's one way of putting it! iron on peut le dire comme ça! ; as Sartre puts it comme le dit Sartre ; to put it simply pour le dire simplement ; to put it bluntly pour parler franchement ; let me put it another way laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment ; that was very well ou nicely put c'était très bien tourné ; to put one's feelings/one's anger into words trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère ; to put sth in writing mettre qch par écrit ;

7 ( offer for consideration) présenter [argument, point of view, proposal] ; to put sth to soumettre qch à [meeting, conference, board] ; to put sth to the vote mettre qch au vote ; I put it to you that Jur j'ai la présomption que ;

8 (rate, rank) placer ; where would you put it on a scale of one to ten? où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix? ; to put sb in the top rank of artists placer qn au premier rang des artistes ; I put a sense of humour before good looks je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté ; I put a sense of humour first pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour ; to put children/safety first faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout ; to put one's family before everything faire passer sa famille avant tout ;

9 ( estimate) to put sth at évaluer qch à [sum] ; to put the value of sth at estimer la valeur de qch à [sum] ; I'd put him at about 40 je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans ;

10 Sport lancer [shot] ;

11 Agric ( for mating) to put a heifer/mare to amener une génisse/jument à [male].

C v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp put) to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn.

Idioms

I didn't know where to put myself je ne savais pas où me mettre ; I wouldn't put it past him! je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait! (to do de faire) ; I wouldn't put anything past her! je la crois capable de tout! ; put it there ○ ! ( invitation to shake hands) tope là! ; to put it about a bit ◑ péj coucher à droite et à gauche ◑ ; to put one over ou across GB on sb ○ faire marcher qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ put about:

▶ put about Naut virer de bord ;

▶ put [sth] about, put about [sth]

1 ( spread) faire circuler [rumour, gossip, story] ; to put (it) about that faire courir le bruit que ; it is being put about that le bruit court que ;

2 Naut faire virer de bord [vessel].

■ put across:

▶ put across [sth], put [sth] across communiquer [idea, message, concept, case, point of view] ; mettre [qch] en valeur [personality] ; to put oneself across se mettre en valeur.

■ put aside:

▶ put aside [sth], put [sth] aside mettre [qch] de côté [money, article, differences, divisions, mistrust].

■ put away:

▶ put away [sth], put [sth] away

1 ( tidy away) ranger [toys, dishes] ;

2 ( save) mettre [qch] de côté [money] ;

3 ○ ( consume) avaler [food] ; descendre ○ [drink] ;

▶ put away [sb] ○, put [sb] away ○

1 ( in mental hospital) enfermer ; he had to be put away il a fallu l'enfermer ;

2 ( in prison) boucler ○ [person] (for pour).

■ put back:

▶ put back [sth], put [sth] back

1 (return, restore) remettre [object] ; to put sth back where it belongs remettre qch à sa place ;

2 ( postpone) remettre, repousser [meeting, departure] (to à ; until jusqu'à) ; repousser [date] ;

3 retarder [clock, watch] ; remember to put your clocks back an hour n'oubliez pas de retarder votre pendule d'une heure ;

4 ( delay) retarder [project, production, deliveries] (by de) ;

5 ○ ( knock back) descendre ○ [drink, quantity].

■ put by GB:

▶ put [sth] by, put by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté [money] ; to have a bit (of money) put by avoir un peu d'argent de côté.

■ put down:

▶ put down ( land) [aircraft] atterrir (on sur) ;

▶ put [sth] down, put down [sth]

1 (on ground, table) poser [object, plane] (on sur) ; mettre [rat poison etc] ;

2 ( suppress) réprimer [uprising, revolt, opposition] ;

3 ( write down) mettre (par écrit) [date, time, name] ; put down whatever you like mets ce que tu veux ;

4 ( ascribe) to put sth down to mettre qch sur le compte de [incompetence, human error etc] ; to put sth down to the fact that imputer qch au fait que ;

5 ( charge) to put sth down to mettre qch sur [account] ;

6 Vet ( by injection) piquer ; ( by other method) abattre ; to have a dog put down faire piquer un chien ;

7 (advance, deposit) to put down a deposit verser des arrhes ; to put £50 down on sth verser 50 livres d'arrhes sur qch ;

8 (lay down, store) mettre [qch] en cave [wine] ; affiner [cheese] ;

9 ( put on agenda) inscrire [qch] à l'ordre du jour [motion] ;

▶ put [sb] down, put down [sb]

1 ( drop off) déposer [passenger] ; to put sb down on the corner déposer qn au coin de la rue ;

2 ○ ( humiliate) rabaisser [person] ;

3 gen Sch ( into lower group) faire descendre [pupil, team] (from de ; to, into à) ;

4 (classify, count in) to put sb down as considérer qn comme [possibility, candidate, fool] ; I'd never have put you down as a Scotsman! je ne t'aurais jamais pris pour un Écossais! ; to put sb down for ( note as wanting or offering) compter [qch] pour qn [contribution] ; ( put on waiting list) inscrire qn sur la liste d'attente pour [school, club] ; put me down for a meal compte un repas pour moi ; to put sb down for £10 compter 10 livres pour qn ; to put sb down for three tickets réserver trois billets pour qn.

■ put forth littér:

▶ put forth [sth], put [sth] forth

1 présenter [shoots, leaves, buds] ;

2 fig émettre [idea, theory].

■ put forward:

▶ put forward [sth], put [sth] forward

1 ( propose) avancer [idea, theory, name] ; soumettre [plan, proposal, suggestion] ; émettre [opinion] ;

2 ( in time) avancer [meeting, date, clock] (by de ; to à) ; don't forget to put your clocks forward one hour n'oubliez pas d'avancer votre pendule d'une heure ;

▶ put [sb] forward, put forward [sb] présenter la candidature de (for pour) ;

▶ put sb forward as présenter qn comme [candidate] ; to put oneself forward présenter sa candidature, se présenter ; to put oneself forward as a candidate présenter sa candidature ; to put oneself forward for se présenter pour [post].

■ put in:

▶ put in

1 [ship] faire escale (at à ; to dans ; for pour) ;

2 ( apply) to put in for [person] postuler pour [job, promotion, rise] ; demander [transfer, overtime] ;

▶ put in [sth], put [sth] in

1 (fit, install) installer [central heating, shower, kitchen] ; to have sth put in faire installer qch ;

2 ( make) faire [request, claim, offer, bid] ; to put in an application for déposer une demande de [visa, passport] ; poser sa candidature pour [job] ; to put in a protest protester ; to put in an appearance faire une apparition ;

3 ( contribute) passer [time, hours, days] ; contribuer pour [sum, amount] ; they are each putting in £1 m chacun apporte une contribution d'un million de livres ; to put in a lot of time doing consacrer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put in a good day's work avoir une bonne journée de travail ; to put in a lot of work se donner beaucoup de mal ; thank you for all the work you've put in merci pour tout le mal que tu t'es donné ;

4 ( insert) mettre [paragraph, word, reference] ; to put in that mettre que ; to put in how/why expliquer comment/pourquoi ;

5 ( elect) élire ; that puts the Conservatives in again les conservateurs ont donc été élus encore une fois ;

▶ put [sb] in for présenter [qn] pour [exam, scholarship] ; poser la candidature de [qn] pour [promotion, job] ; recommander [qn] pour [prize, award] ; to put oneself in for poser sa candidature pour [job, promotion].

■ put off:

▶ put off Naut partir ;

▶ put off from s'éloigner de [quay, jetty] ;

▶ put off [sth], put [sth] off

1 (delay, defer) remettre [qch] (à plus tard) [wedding, meeting] ; to put sth off until June/until after Christmas remettre qch à juin/à après Noël ; I should see a doctor, but I keep putting it off je devrais voir un médecin, mais je remets toujours ça à plus tard ; to put off visiting sb/doing one's homework remettre à plus tard une visite chez qn/ses devoirs ;

2 ( turn off) éteindre [light, radio] ; couper [radiator, heating] ;

▶ put off [sb], put [sb] off

1 (fob off, postpone seeing) décommander [guest] ; dissuader [person] ; to put sb off coming with an excuse trouver une excuse pour dissuader qn de venir ; to be easily put off se décourager facilement ;

2 ( repel) [appearance, smell, colour] dégoûter ; [manner, person] déconcerter ; to put sb off sth dégoûter qn de qch ; don't be put off by the colour-it tastes delicious! ne te laisse pas dégoûter par la couleur-c'est délicieux! ;

3 GB ( distract) distraire ; stop trying to put me off! arrête de me distraire! ; you're putting me off my work tu me distrais de mon travail ;

4 ( drop off) déposer [passenger].

■ put on:

▶ put on [sth], put [sth] on

1 mettre [garment, hat, cream, lipstick] ;

2 (switch on, operate) allumer [light, gas, radio, heating] ; mettre [record, tape, music] ; to put the kettle on mettre de l'eau à chauffer ; to put the brakes on freiner ;

3 ( gain) prendre [weight, kilo] ;

4 ( add) rajouter [extra duty, tax] ;

5 ( produce) monter [play, exhibition] ;

6 (assume, adopt) prendre [air, accent, look, expression] ; he's putting it on il fait semblant ;

7 (lay on, offer) ajouter [extra train, bus service] ; proposer [meal, dish] ;

8 ( put forward) avancer [clock] ;

9 Turf ( bet) parier [amount] ; to put a bet on faire un pari ;

▶ put [sb] on

1 Telecom ( connect) passer ; I'll put him on je vous le passe ;

2 ○ US faire marcher ○ [person] ;

3 ( recommend) to put sb on to sth indiquer qch à qn ; who put you on to me? qui vous a envoyé à moi? ;

4 ( put on track of) to put sb on to mettre qn sur la piste de [killer, criminal, runaway].

■ put out:

▶ put out

1 Naut partir (from de) ; to put out to sea mettre à la mer ;

2 ◑ US péj coucher avec n'importe qui ○ ;

▶ put out [sth], put [sth] out

1 ( extend) tendre [hand, arm, foot, leg] ; to put out one's tongue tirer la langue ;

2 ( extinguish) éteindre [fire, cigarette, candle, light] ;

3 ( take outside) sortir [bin, garbage] ; faire sortir [cat] ;

4 ( issue) diffuser [description, report, warning] ; faire [statement] ; propager [rumour] ;

5 (make available, arrange) mettre [food, dishes, towels etc] ;

6 ( sprout) déployer [shoot, bud, root] ;

7 ( cause to be wrong) fausser [figure, estimate, result] ;

8 ( dislocate) se démettre [shoulder, ankle] ;

9 ( subcontract) confier [qch] en sous-traitance [work] (to à) ;

▶ put [sb] out

1 ( inconvenience) déranger ; to put oneself out se mettre en quatre ○ (to do pour faire) ; to put oneself out for sb se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn ; don't put yourself out for us ne vous dérangez pas pour nous ;

2 ( annoy) contrarier ; he looked really put out il avait l'air vraiment contrarié ;

3 ( evict) expulser.

■ put over = put across.

■ put through:

▶ put [sth] through, put through [sth]

1 ( implement) faire passer [reform, bill, amendment, plan, measure] ;

2 Telecom ( transfer) passer [call] (to à) ; she put through a call from my husband elle m'a passé mon mari ○ ;

▶ put [sb] through Telecom passer [caller] (to à) ; I'm just putting you through je vous le/la passe ; I was put through to another department on m'a passé un autre service.

■ put together:

▶ put [sb/sth] together, put together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) assembler [pieces, parts] ; to put sth together again, to put sth back together reconstituer qch ; more/smarter than all the rest put together plus/plus intelligent que tous les autres réunis ;

2 ( place together) mettre ensemble [animals, objects, people] ;

3 ( form) former [coalition, partnership, group, team, consortium] ;

4 (edit, make) constituer [file, portfolio, anthology] ; rédiger [newsletter, leaflet] ; établir [list] ; faire [film, programme, video] ;

5 ( concoct) improviser [meal] ;

6 ( present) constituer [case] ; construire [argument, essay].

■ put up:

▶ put up

1 ( stay) to put up at sb's se faire héberger par qn ; to put up in a hotel descendre à l'hôtel ;

2 to put up with ( tolerate) supporter [behaviour, person] ; to have a lot to put up with avoir beaucoup de choses à supporter ;

▶ put up [sth] opposer [resistance] ; to put up a fight/struggle combattre ; to put up a good performance [team, competitor] bien se défendre ;

▶ put [sth] up, put up [sth]

1 ( raise) hisser [flag, sail] ; relever [hair] ; to put up one's hand/leg lever la main/la jambe ; put your hands up! ( in class) levez le doigt! ; put 'em up ○ ! ( to fight) bats-toi! ; ( to surrender) haut les mains! ;

2 ( post up) mettre [sign, poster, notice, plaque, decorations] ; afficher [list] ; to put sth up on the wall/on the board afficher qch sur le mur/au tableau ;

3 (build, erect) dresser [fence, barrier, tent] ; construire [building, memorial] ;

4 (increase, raise) augmenter [rent, prices, tax] ; faire monter [temperature, pressure] ;

5 ( provide) fournir [money, amount, percentage] (for pour ; to do pour faire) ;

6 ( present) soumettre [proposal, argument] ; to put sth up for discussion soumettre qch à la discussion ;

7 ( put in orbit) placer [qch] en orbite [satellite, probe] ;

▶ put [sb] up, put up [sb]

1 ( lodge) héberger ;

2 ( as candidate) présenter [candidate] ; to put sb up for proposer qn comme [leader, chairman] ; proposer qn pour [promotion, position] ; to put oneself up for se proposer comme [chairman] ; se proposer pour [post] ;

3 ( promote) faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur [pupil] ; to be put up [pupil, team] monter (to dans) ;

4 ( incite) to put sb up to sth/to doing pousser [qn] à/à faire ; somebody must have put her up to it quelqu'un a dû l'y pousser.

■ put upon:

▶ put upon [sb] abuser de [person] ; to be put upon se faire marcher sur les pieds ; to feel put upon avoir l'impression de se faire marcher sur les pieds ; I won't be put upon any more je ne me ferai plus jamais avoir ○.

Big English-French dictionary > put
16 show

ʃəu
1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) enseñar, mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) notarse, verse

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exhibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) indicar, mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conducir, acompañar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) enseñar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) demostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposición, espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exhibición, demostración, alarde

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) ostentación, apariencia

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentación, apariencia

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) actuación

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up

show¹ n

1. espectáculo

it's a fabulous show es un espectáculo fabuloso

2. programa

a game show un programa concurso

a comedy show un programa de humor

3. feria / exposición

an agricultural show una feria agrícola

a dog show una exposición canina

show² vb

1. mostrar / enseñar

I showed him my passport le mostré mi pasaporte

he showed me how to do it me enseñó cómo hacerlo

2. demostrar

this work shows that he's a genius este trabajo demuestra que es un genio

3. verse / notarse

don't worry about that stain it doesn't show no te preocupes por esa mancha no se nota

El participio pasado de show es shown

show /ʃou/, /tʃou/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ shows) show

show sustantivo masculino show Locuciones: fam pey (llamar la atención) montar/dar un show, to make a scene ' show' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusar - acusarse - adorno - alzada - alzado - amable - aparentar - arrojar - boato - charlatán - charlatana - chula - chulo - concurso - dar - decir - delicia - demostrar - demostración - desarrollarse - desfile - despliegue - deterioro - echar - ensañarse - enseñar - espectáculo - estimable - evidencia - evidenciar - exhibir - exhibirse - expuesta - expuesto - exteriorizar - fanfarrón - fanfarrona - fanfarronear - fantasma - fastuosa - fastuoso - gala - guiñol - horterada - indicar - lucir - lucirse - manifestar - mano - marcar English: chat show - colour - delight - door - embarrassing - fashion show - favor - favour - flop - grandiose - guide - hand - mill about - mill around - parody - peep show - puppet show - quiz - rope - sensitivity - show - show in - show off - show out - show round - show up - show-jumper - show-jumping - show-off - show-stopper - shown - sign - sought-after - spectacle - spectacular - steal - talk-show - variety show - all - bear - belie - bristle - chat - comedy - demonstrate - display - dog - editor - entertainment - fashion

show

tr[ʃəʊ]

noun

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (entertainment) espectáculo; (performance) función nombre femenino

■ let's go and see a show vayamos a ver un espectáculo

■ they perform two shows a day hacen dos funciones diarias

2 (on TV, radio) programa nombre masculino, show nombre masculino

3 (exhibition) exposición nombre femenino

4 (display) muestra, demostración nombre femenino

■ a show of strength una demostración de fuerza, una exhibición de fuerza

■ a show of hands una votación a mano alzada

5 (outward appearance, pretence) apariencia

■ she made a show of interest fingió estar interesada

6 (ostentation, pomp) alarde nombre masculino

■ it's all for show es pura fachada, todo es para aparentar

7 familiar (organization) negocio, tinglado

■ who runs this show? ¿quién manda aquí?

transitive verb (pt showed, pp showed o shown tr[ʃəʊn])

1 (display -gen) enseñar; (- things for sale) mostrar, enseñar

■ I showed her my photos le enseñé mis fotos

■ she showed me some beautiful jewellery me mostró unas joyas preciosas

2 (point out) indicar, señalar

■ do you want me to show you the way? ¿quieres que te indique el camino?

3 (reveal - feelings) demostrar, expresar; (- interest, enthusiasm, etc) demostrar, mostrar

■ she rarely shows his feelings raras veces demuestra sus sentimientos

■ they showed great kindness to me se mostraron muy amables conmigo

■ he showed no mercy no fue clemente

■ you should show some respect for your elders deberías guardar más respeto a tus mayores

4 (allow to be seen) dejar ver

■ black doesn't show the dirt el negro no deja ver la suciedad

5 (measurement etc) marcar; (profit, loss) indicar, registrar, arrojar

■ the clock showed 4.25 el reloj marcaba las 4.25

■ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20 degrees el termómetro marca una temperatura de 20 grados

■ figures out today show that inflation is up by 2% cifras publicadas hoy indican que la inflación ha subido un 2%

6 (teach) enseñar; (explain) explicar

■ she showed us how it works nos enseñó cómo funciona

■ I'll show him! ¡se va a enterar!

7 (prove, demonstrate) demostrar

■ this work shows real talent este trabajo demuestra mucho talento

■ research has shown that the common cold can be cured las investigaciones han demostrado que se puede curar el resfriado común

8 (depict, present) representar, mostrar

■ this photo shows him swimming in the sea en esta foto está nadando en el mar

■ this painting shows a rural scene este cuadro muestra una escena rural

■ motorways are shown in red las autopistas están señaladas en rojo

9 (guide) llevar, acompañar

■ I'll show you to your room te acompañaré a tu habitación

■ will you show Mr. Smith out please? ¿quieres acompañar al Sr. Smith a la puerta por favor?

■ he showed me round the factory me mostró la fábrica

10 (painting etc) exponer, exhibir; (film) dar, poner, pasar, proyectar; (slides) pasar, proyectar; (on TV) dar, poner

■ they're showing "Dracula" at the Rex dan "Drácula" en el Rex

■ are they showing the match live? ¿dan el partido en directo?

intransitive verb

1 (be perceptible) verse, notarse

■ the stain doesn't show no se ve la mancha

■ she was nervous but didn't let it show estaba nerviosa pero no se le notaba

■ I did it quickly - yes, it shows! lo hice deprisa - ¡sí, se nota!

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL poner, dar, echar, proyectar, exhibir

■ what's showing at the Odeon? ¿qué dan en el Odeon?, ¿qué echan en el Odeon?

■ now showing at a cinema near you ahora se exhibe en un cine muy cerca de ti

3 familiar (appear, turn up) aparecer, presentarse

■ he didn't show no se presentó

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it just goes to show! ¡hay que ver!

let's get this show on the road! ¡manos a la obra!

the show must go on el espectáculo debe continuar

time will show el tiempo lo dirá

to be all show ser puro teatro, ser fingido,-a

to be on show estar expuesto,-a

to have nothing to show for something no reportarle a uno ningún beneficio

■ he had nothing to show for a life's work except a stupid watch lo único que tenía como recompensa a una vida dedicada al trabajo era un estúpido reloj

to have something to show for something tener algo que recompensa

■ at least you've got something to show for it al menos tienes algo que recompensa el esfuerzo que has hecho

■ and what have you got to show for it? ¿y qué tienes como recompensa?, ¿y qué beneficio te ha reportado?

to put on/up a good show hacer un buen papel, estar muy bien

to show a leg levantarse

to show one's age notársele los años a uno

to show one's face asomar la cara

to show one's teeth mostrar los dientes, enseñar los dientes

to show somebody the door echar a alguien (a la calle)

to show signs of something dar señales de algo, dar muestras de algo

to show the way (set an example) dar ejemplo

to steal the show llevarse la palma

agricultural show feria del campo

boat show salón nombre masculino náutico

fashion show desfile nombre masculino de modelos

horse show concurso hípico

quiz show programa nombre masculino concurso

show business el mundo del espectáculo

show house casa piloto

show trial juicio amañado (para influir en la opinión pública)

show ['ʃo:] v, showed ; shown ['ʃo:n] or showed ; showing vt

1) display: mostrar, enseñar

2) reveal: demostrar, manifestar, revelar

he showed himself to be a coward: se reveló como cobarde

3) teach: enseñar

4) prove: demostrar, probar

5) conduct, direct: llevar, acompañar

to show someone the way: indicarle el camino a alguien

6) : proyectar (una película), dar (un programa de televisión)

show vi

1) : notarse, verse

the stain doesn't show: la mancha no se ve

2) appear: aparecer, dejarse ver

show n

1) : demostración f

a show of force: una demostración de fuerza

2) exhibition: exposición f, exhibición f

flower show: exposición de flores

to be on show: estar expuesto

3) : espectáculo m (teatral), programa m (de televisión, etc.)

to go to a show: ir al teatro

show

n.

• actuación s.f.

• atuendo s.m.

• bambolla s.f.

• boato s.m.

• celebridad s.f.

• demostración s.f.

• espectáculo s.m.

• exhibición s.f.

• función s.f.

• lucimiento s.m.

• manifestación s.f.

• ostensión s.f.

• pompa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed) or p.p.: shown•) = demostrar v.

• denotar v.

• enseñar v.

• exhibir v.

• exponer v.

• lucir v.

• manifestarse v.

• mostrar v.

• ostentar v.

• presentar v.

• probar v.

• representar v.

• revelar v.

• señalar v.

I
1. ʃeʊ
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

[ʃǝʊ] (vb: pt showed) (pp shown)
1. N

1) (=showing) demostración f, manifestación f

• show of hands — votación f a mano alzada

• an impressive show of power — una impresionante exhibición de poder

• a show of strength — una demostración de fuerza

2) (=exhibition) exposición f ; [of trade] feria f

• agricultural show — feria f agrícola

• fashion show — pase m de modelos

• motor show — salón m del automóvil

• to be on show — estar expuesto
flower 3., horse 2., Lord Mayor
3) (=sight)

the garden is a splendid show — el jardín es un espectáculo

the dahlias make a fine show — las dalias están espléndidas

4) (Theat)

a) (=performance) espectáculo m, función f

• to go to a show — ir al teatro

• the last show starts at 11 — la última función empieza a las 11

• there is no show on Sundays — el domingo no hay función

• to stage a show — montar un espectáculo

b) (fig)

• bad show! — ¡malo!

• good show! * — ¡muy bien hecho!

to put up a good show * — dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un buen papel

• on with the show!, the show must go on! — ¡que siga el espectáculo!

• to put up a poor show * — no dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un mal papel

it's a poor show * — es una vergüenza

- give the show away

- let's get this show on the road

- steal the show

5) (Rad, TV) programa m

a radio show — un programa de radio

6) (=outward appearance) apariencia f

• it's all show with him — en su caso todo es apariencia, todo lo hace para impresionar

• to do sth for show — hacer algo para impresionar

it's just for show — (behaviour) es para impresionar nada más; (object) (=for decoration) es solo un adorno; (=not real) es de adorno

• the party made a show of unity at its conference — el partido presentó una fachada de gran unidad en su congreso

to make a show of resistance — fingir resistencia

7) (=affected display) alarde m

• to make a great show of sympathy — hacer un gran alarde de compasión

8) * (=organization)

• who's in charge of this show? — ¿quién manda aquí?

• this is my show — aquí mando yo

• he runs the show — manda él, él es el amo

2. VT

1) (gen) enseñar, mostrar

to show sb sth, show sth to sb — enseñar or mostrar algo a algn

have I shown you my hat? — ¿te he enseñado or mostrado ya mi sombrero?

he showed me his new car — me enseñó or mostró su nuevo coche

to show o.s.: she won't show herself here again — no volverá a dejarse ver por aquí

come on, show yourself! — vamos, ¡sal de ahí!

it shows itself in his speech — se revela en su forma de hablar, se le nota en el habla

• to show one's cards or one's hand — (lit) poner las cartas boca arriba; (fig) descubrir el juego

• don't show your face here again — no te vuelvas a dejar ver por aquí

• she likes to show her legs — le gusta enseñar or frm hacer exhibición de sus piernas

• he had nothing to show for his trouble — no vió recompensado su esfuerzo, no le lució nada el esfuerzo

• to show one's passport — mostrar or presentar su pasaporte

2) (=exhibit) [+ paintings] exhibir; [+ goods] exponer; [+ film] proyectar, pasar; [+ slides] proyectar; (Theat) representar, dar *

to show a picture at the Academy — exhibir un cuadro en la Academia

to show a film at Cannes — proyectar una película en Cannes

the film was first shown in 1968 — la película se estrenó en 1968

3) (=indicate) [dial, gauge, instrument] marcar

the speedometer shows a speed of... — el velocímetro marca...

it shows 200 degrees — marca or indica 200 grados

the motorways are shown in black — las autopistas están marcadas en negro

• the clock shows two o'clock — el reloj marca las dos

• the figures show a rise — las cifras arrojan un aumento

• as shown in the illustration — como se ve en el grabado

• to show a loss/ profit — (Comm) arrojar un saldo negativo/positivo

4) (=demonstrate) demostrar

to show that... — demostrar que..., hacer ver que...

it just goes to show (that)... — queda demostrado (que)...

I showed him that this could not be true — le hice ver or demostré que esto no podía ser cierto

• this shows him to be a coward — esto deja manifiesto lo cobarde que es, esto demuestra que es un cobarde

• I'll show him! * — ¡ya va a ver!, ¡ese se va a enterar!

• to show what one is made of — demostrar de lo que uno es capaz

5) (=express, manifest) demostrar

• to show one's affection — demostrar su cariño

• she showed great courage — demostró gran valentía

• to show his disagreement, he... — para mostrar su disconformidad, él...

• he showed no fear — no demostró tener miedo, no mostró ningún miedo

• her face showed her happiness — se le veía la felicidad en la cara

• she showed great intelligence — demostró ser muy inteligente, mostró gran inteligencia

• she showed no reaction — no acusó reacción alguna

• the choice of dishes shows excellent taste — la selección de platos demuestra or muestra un gusto muy fino

6) (=reveal)

• she's beginning to show her age — ya empieza a aparentar su edad

• white shoes soon show the dirt — los zapatos blancos pronto dejan ver la suciedad

• to show o.s. incompetent — descubrir su incompetencia, mostrarse incompetente

7) (=direct, conduct)

• to show sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

to show sb the door — (fig) echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• to show sb into a room — hacer que pase algn, hacer entrar a algn en un cuarto

I was shown into a large hall — me hicieron pasar a un vestíbulo grande

• to show sb over or round a house — enseñar a algn una casa

they showed us round the garden — nos mostraron or enseñaron el jardín

who is going to show us round? — ¿quién actuará de guía?, ¿quién será nuestro guía?

• to show sb to his seat — acompañar a algn a su asiento

• to show sb the way — señalar el camino a algn

3. VI

1) [stain, emotion, underskirt] notarse, verse

it doesn't show — no se ve, no se nota

your slip's showing — se te ve la combinación

fear showed on her face — se le notaba or frm manifestaba el miedo en la cara

don't worry, it won't show — no te preocupes, no se notará

"I've never been riding before" - "it shows" — -nunca había montado a caballo antes -se nota

the tulips are beginning to show — empiezan a brotar los tulipanes

2) [film]

there's a horror film showing at the Odeon — están pasando or (LAm) dando una película de horror en el Odeón

3) (=demonstrate)

it just goes to show that...! — ¡hay que ver que...!

4) (esp US) (also: show up) (=arrive) venir, aparecer

4.

CPD

show apartment N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show bill N — cartel m

show biz *, show business N — el mundo del espectáculo
showbiz column, showbiz reporter
show flat N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show home, show house N — (Brit) casa f modelo, casa f piloto

show jumper N — participante mf en concursos de saltos or de hípica

show jumping N — concursos mpl de saltos or de hípica

show ring N — pista f de exhibición

show trial N — proceso m organizado con fines propagandísticos

show window N — escaparate m

- show around

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

* * *

I
1. [ʃeʊ]
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

English-spanish dictionary > show
17 put

[pʊt] 1.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. put)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]

to put one's hands in one's pockets — mettere le mani in tasca

2) (cause to go or undergo)

to put sth. through — fare scivolare qcs. in [ letterbox]; passare qcs. da [ window]

to put one's head through the window — sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to put one's fist through the window — rompere la finestra con un pugno

to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova

to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]

after all you've put me through — dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare

to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]

to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn

3) (devote, invest)

to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.

to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]

4) (add)

to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]

to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs

5) (express)

how would you put that in French? — come si direbbe in francese?

to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente

let me put it another way — lasciate che ve lo spieghi in un altro modo

that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto

6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]

to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]

to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti

7) (rate, rank)

to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti

to put safety first — porre i la sicurezza davanti a tutto

8) (estimate)

to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]

I'd put him at about 40 — gli darei una quarantina d'anni

9) sport lanciare [ shot]
2.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. put)

to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

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I wouldn't put it past him! — penso che ne sarebbe capace!

to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn

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[put]
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettere

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) porre, presentare

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) esprimere, esporre

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) mettere

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) procedere, dirigersi

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with
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put (1) /pʊt/
n.

1 ( sport, = shot put) lancio ( del peso)

2 ( Borsa, = put option) opzione di vendita ( di azioni); opzione put

● ( Borsa) put and call ( option), opzione doppia ( per acquisto o vendita, a scelta); stellaggio; stellage (franc.) □ ( Borsa) put of more, contratto (a premio) di aggiunta; noch per consegnare □ ( Borsa) put price, prezzo di esercizio ( di un'opzione put).
put (2) /pʊt/
a.

(fam.) fermo; immobile; irremovibile: to stay put, restare immobile; essere irremovibile.
put (3) /pʌt/
► putt.
♦ (to) put (1) /pʊt/
(pass. e p. p. put)

A v. t.

1 mettere; porre; collocare; apporre; disporre; imporre; aggiungere: I'll put the car into the garage, metterò l'auto in garage; Put yourself in my place, mettiti al mio posto (o nei miei panni); He put the matter in my hands, ha messo la faccenda nelle mie mani; A new tax was put on cattle, è stata imposta una nuova tassa sul bestiame

2 ( atletica) lanciare

3 esporre; esprimere; presentare; dire: I put the matter to him, gli esposi la faccenda; I cannot put it into words, non so esprimerlo (o dirlo) a parole; He has a strange way of putting things, ha uno strano modo di presentare le cose; to put it bluntly, per dire le cose come stanno; per dirla schietta

4 porre; proporre; presentare; sottoporre; fare: I put the case to the manager, sottoposi il caso al direttore; to put a question to the vote, mettere (o porre) ai voti una questione

5 calcolare; stimare; valutare: The damage is put at £1m, si stima che i danni ammontino a un milione di sterline

6 attribuire; ascrivere; dare

7 ( nelle corse) puntare, scommettere ( denaro)

8 piantare; conficcare; infiggere: to put a knife into sb., conficcare un coltello in corpo a q.; accoltellare q.

9 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) piazzare ( un tiro)

B v. i.

(spec. naut.) procedere; dirigersi; far rotta per: to put to sea, prendere il largo; allontanarsi

● (eufem.) to put an animal to sleep, sopprimere un animale □ to put the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to put a check on st., mettere un freno a qc. □ to put an end to, por fine a; porre termine a □ to put a field to (o under) potatoes, mettere un campo a patate □ (fig. fam.) to put one's foot in it (o in one's mouth), fare una gaffe, farla grossa □ (comm.) to put goods on the market, immettere merce in un mercato □ to put sb. in mind of st., ricordare (o rammentare) qc. a q. □ to put sb. in possession of st., far entrare q. in possesso di qc. □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto □ to put a law in force, far entrare in vigore (o rendere esecutiva) una legge □ to put money to good use, far buon uso del denaro □ to put new life into, infondere nuova vita in □ to put oneself, mettersi: to put oneself on a diet, mettersi a dieta; to put oneself in sb. 's shoes, mettersi nei panni di q.; to put oneself in sb. 's place, mettersi al posto di q.; to put oneself at ease, mettersi a proprio agio □ to put paid to a matter, sistemare una faccenda □ ( USA) to put st. on the street, mettere in piazza qc.; raccontare qc. in giro □ to put pressure on sb., mettere q. sotto pressione □ to put sb. right, correggere q. □ to put st. right, mettere a posto, aggiustare qc.: to put a matter right, sistemare una faccenda □ (fig.) to put a spoke in sb. 's wheel, mettere il bastone fra le ruote a q. □ to put to bed, mettere a letto □ to put sb. to death, mettere a morte q. □ to put sb. to flight, mettere in fuga q. □ to put sb. to sleep, far addormentare q. □ to put sb. to the sword, passare q. a fil di spada □ to put st. to use, fare uso di qc.; servirsi di qc. □ (fam. USA) to put sb. wise, avvertire q. (di qc.); aprire gli occhi a q. (fig.) □ to be hard put, trovarsi in grande difficoltà; essere messo alle strette: I was hard put to finish my work in time, mi ci volle del bello e del buono per finire in tempo il lavoro.
(to) put (2) /pʌt/
► to putt.

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[pʊt] 1.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. put)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]

to put one's hands in one's pockets — mettere le mani in tasca

2) (cause to go or undergo)

to put sth. through — fare scivolare qcs. in [ letterbox]; passare qcs. da [ window]

to put one's head through the window — sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to put one's fist through the window — rompere la finestra con un pugno

to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova

to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]

after all you've put me through — dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare

to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]

to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn

3) (devote, invest)

to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.

to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]

4) (add)

to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]

to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs

5) (express)

how would you put that in French? — come si direbbe in francese?

to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente

let me put it another way — lasciate che ve lo spieghi in un altro modo

that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto

6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]

to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]

to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti

7) (rate, rank)

to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti

to put safety first — porre i la sicurezza davanti a tutto

8) (estimate)

to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]

I'd put him at about 40 — gli darei una quarantina d'anni

9) sport lanciare [ shot]
2.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. put)

to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

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I wouldn't put it past him! — penso che ne sarebbe capace!

to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn

English-Italian dictionary > put
18 eye

1. noun
1) Auge, das

eyes — (look, glance, gaze) Blick, der

the sun/light is [shining] in my eyes — die Sonne/das Licht blendet mich

out of the corner of one's eye — aus den Augenwinkeln

with one's own or very eyes — mit eigenen Augen

before somebody's very eyes — vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

measure a distance by eye — einen Abstand nach Augenmaß schätzen

paint/draw something by eye — etwas nach der Natur malen/zeichnen

look somebody in the eye — jemandem gerade in die Augen sehen

be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something — die Augen od. den Blick nicht von jemandem/etwas abwenden können

keep an eye on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen

have [got] an eye or one's eye[s] on somebody/something — ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben

I've got my eye on you! — ich lasse dich nicht aus den Augen!

keep an eye open or out [for somebody/something] — [nach jemandem/etwas] Ausschau halten

keep one's eyes open — die Augen offenhalten

keep one's eyes open or (coll.) peeled or (coll.) skinned for something — nach etwas Ausschau halten

with one's eyes open — (fig.) mit offenen Augen

with one's eyes shut — (fig.) (without full awareness) blind; (with great ease) im Schlaf

be all eyes — gespannt zusehen

[an] eye for [an] eye — Auge um Auge

have an eye to something/doing something — auf etwas (Akk.) bedacht sein/darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun

that was one in the eye for him — (coll.) das war ein Schlag ins Kontor (ugs.) für ihn

see eye to eye [on something with somebody] — [mit jemandem] einer Meinung [über etwas (Akk.)] sein

be up to one's eyes — (fig.) bis über beide Ohren drinstecken (ugs.)

be up to one's eyes in work/debt — bis über beide Ohren in der Arbeit/in Schulden stecken (ugs.)

have a keen/good eye for something — einen geschärften/einen sicheren od. den richtigen Blick für etwas haben

make eyes at somebody — jemandem [schöne] Augen machen

2) (of needle, fish-hook) Öhr, das; (metal loop) Öse, die
2. transitive verb,
eyeing or eying beäugen

eye somebody up and down — jemanden von oben bis unten mustern

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1. noun
1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) das Auge

2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) das Öhr, die Öse

3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) der Blick
2. verb
(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) ansehen

- academic.ru/26034/eyeball">eyeball
- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open
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eye

[aɪ]

I. n

1. (organ) Auge nt

to give sb a black \eye ( fam) jdm ein blaues Auge verpassen fam

as far as the \eye can see so weit das Auge reicht

to blink one's \eyes [in amazement/disbelief] [erstaunt/ungläubig] [drein]schauen, [große] Augen machen

to close one's \eyes tightly die Augen zu[sammen]kneifen

to cross one's \eyes schielen

to roll one's \eyes mit den Augen rollen, die Augen verdrehen

to rub one's \eyes [in amazement/disbelief] sich dat [erstaunt/ungläubig] die Augen reiben

2. (needle hole) Öhr nt

\eye of a needle Nadelöhr nt

3. (eyelet) Öse f

4. METEO Auge nt

the \eye of a storm das Zentrum eines Sturms

the \eye of the hurricane das Auge des Orkans

5. BOT potato Auge nt; flower Knospenansatz m

6.

▶ to be all \eyes ganz aufmerksam zusehen

▶ to not bat an \eye nicht mit der Wimper zucken

▶ to not believe one's \eyes seinen Augen nicht trauen

▶ his \eyes were too big for his stomach ( hum) seine Augen waren größer als sein Mund

▶ to catch sb's \eye, to clap [or lay] [or set] \eyes on sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw zu Gesicht bekommen fam

▶ to catch sb's \eye (sb's attention) jdm ins Auge fallen [o springen]

▶ to close one's \eyes to sth seine Augen vor etw dat verschließen

▶ to cry one's \eyes out ( fam) sich dat die Augen ausheulen [o aus dem Kopf heulen] fam

▶ to do sth with one's \eyes open ( fam) etw mit vollem Bewusstsein [o fig mit offenen Augen] tun

▶ to get/have one's \eye in BRIT in ball games Ballgefühl bekommen/haben

▶ to have one's \eye on sb/sth ( fam: watch) jdn/etw im Auge behalten, ein [wachsames] Auge auf jdn/etw haben; (desire) ein Auge auf jdn/etw geworfen haben

I have my \eye on her for the vacant position ich habe sie für die freie Stelle im Auge

▶ to have a good [or keen] \eye for sth ein Auge [o einen [guten] Blick] für etw akk haben

▶ she has \eyes in the back of her head ( fam) sie hat ihre Augen überall, ihr entgeht nichts

▶ to have an \eye for the main chance BRIT, AUS ( fam) [immer nur] auf den eigenen Vorteil bedacht sein

▶ in sb's \eyes [or in the \eyes of sb] in jds Augen

in the \eyes of the people/public in den Augen der Leute/Öffentlichkeit

▶ to keep an [or one's] \eye on sb/sth ( fam) ein [wachsames] Auge auf jdn/etw haben, jdn/etw im Auge behalten

▶ to keep an \eye out for sb/sth ( fam) nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

▶ to keep one's \eyes open [or peeled] [or BRIT ( fam) skinned] die Augen offenhalten fam

▶ to make \eyes at sb ( fam) jdm [schöne] Augen machen fam

▶ there's more to her/it than meets the \eye in ihr/dahinter steckt mehr, als es zunächst den Anschein hat

▶ to be one in the \eye for sb BRIT ( fam) ein Schlag ins Kontor [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ Gesicht] für jdn sein fam

▶ to open sb's \eyes [to sth] jdm die Augen [für etw akk] öffnen

▶ to see \eye to \eye with sb on sth mit jdm einer Meinung über etw akk sein

▶ her \eyes were popping out of her head ( fam) ihr gingen die Augen über

▶ with one's \eyes shut ( fam) mit geschlossenen Augen fig, blind

to be able to do sth with one's \eyes shut ( fam) etw mit geschlossenen Augen [o fam im Schlaf] tun können

to go around with one's \eyes shut blind durch die Gegend laufen

▶ to be a sight for sore \eyes ein erfreulicher [o wohltuender] Anblick sein

▶ to not take one's \eyes off sb/sth ( fam: admire)

he can't take his \eyes off her er kann kein Auge [o seine Augen nicht] von ihr abwenden; (watch)

you can't take your \eyes off her for one minute man kann sie keine Minute aus den Augen lassen

▶ to sb's \eye in jds Augen

▶ an \eye for an \eye, a tooth for a tooth ( prov) Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn prov

▶ to turn a blind \eye [to sth] [bei etw dat] beide Augen [o ein Auge] zudrücken fig fam

▶ [right] before [or under] sb's very \eyes [direkt] vor [o unter] jds Augen

▶ to be up to one's \eyes in work ( fam) bis über beide Ohren [o bis zum Hals] in Arbeit stecken fam

II. n modifier (disease, drops, operation) Augen-

\eye specialist Augenarzt, -ärztin m, f

III. vt

<-d, -d, -ing or eying>

▪ to \eye sb/sth

1. (look at carefully) jdn/etw beäugen [o geh in Augenschein nehmen]

to \eye sb/sth curiously/suspiciously/thoughtfully jdn/etw neugierig/argwöhnisch/nachdenklich betrachten

to \eye sb up and down jdn von oben bis unten mustern

2. (look at desiringly) jdn/etw mit begehrlichen Blicken betrachten geh

to \eye sb/sth appreciatively jdm/etw anerkennende Blicke zollen geh

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[aɪ]
1. n

1) (of human, animal, electronic) Auge nt

with tears in her eyes — mit Tränen in den Augen

a gleam in sb's eye — ein Glitzern in jds Augen (dat)

with one's eyes closed/open (lit, fig) — mit geschlossenen/offenen Augen

an eye for an eye —

eyes right! (Mil) eyes front! (Mil) — (die) Augen rechts! Augen geradeaus!

as far as the eye can see — so weit das Auge reicht

to be all eyes — große Augen machen

that's one in the eye for him (inf) — da hat er eins aufs Dach gekriegt (inf)

to cast or run one's eye over sth —

to cast one's eyes round a room — seine Blicke durch ein Zimmer wandern or schweifen lassen

his eye fell on a small door — sein Blick fiel auf eine kleine Tür

to rest one's eye on sth — seine Augen or den Blick auf etw (dat) ruhen lassen

to look sb ( straight) in the eye — jdm in die Augen sehen

eyes on sb/sth — jdn/etw zu Gesicht bekommen

a strange sight met our eyes — ein seltsamer Anblick bot sich uns

(why don't you) use your eyes! — hast du keine Augen im Kopf?

with one's own eyes — mit eigenen Augen

in front of or before my very eyes — (direkt) vor meinen Augen

it was there all the time right in front of my eyes — es lag schon die ganze Zeit da, direkt vor meiner Nase

under the watchful eye of the guard/their mother — unter der Aufsicht des Wächters/ihrer Mutter

your eyes are bigger than your stomach — deine Augen sind größer als dein Magen

you need eyes in the back of your head — da muss man hinten und vorne Augen haben

I don't have eyes in the back of my head — ich hab doch hinten keine Augen

to keep one's eye on the ball/main objective — sich auf den Ball/die Hauptsache konzentrieren

to take one's eyes off sb/sth — die Augen or den Blick von jdm/etw abwenden

don't take your eye off the ball —

don't take your eyes off the magician's left hand — lassen Sie die linke Hand des Zauberkünstlers nicht aus den Augen

to have one's eyes fixed on sth — etw nicht aus den Augen lassen

or skinned (inf) — die Augen offen halten

to keep an eye open or out for sth — nach etw Ausschau halten

to keep a watchful eye on the situation — die Sache im Auge behalten

to keep an eye on expenditure — auf die Ausgaben achten or aufpassen

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

to close or shut one's eyes to sth — die Augen vor etw (dat) verschließen

to see eye to eye with sb — mit jdm einer Meinung sein

to make eyes at sb — jdm schöne Augen machen

to catch sb's eye — jds Aufmerksamkeit erregen

the dress caught my eye —

she would buy anything that caught her eye he was a monster in their eyes — sie kaufte alles, was ihr ins Auge fiel in ihren Augen war er ein Scheusal

in the eyes of the law — in den Augen des Gesetzes

through sb's eyes —

to look at a question through the eyes of an economist — eine Frage mit den Augen or aus der Sicht eines Volkswirts betrachten

with a critical/an uneasy eye — mit kritischem/besorgtem Blick

with an eye to the future — im Hinblick auf die Zukunft

with an eye to buying sth — in der Absicht, etw zu kaufen

to have an eye to or for the main chance — jede Gelegenheit ausnutzen

I've got my eye on you — ich beobachte dich genau

the eyes of the world or all eyes are on the police/the conference — die Polizei/die Konferenz steht im Blickpunkt der Öffentlichkeit

I only have eyes for you — ich habe nur Augen für dich

to have a keen eye for sth —

she has an eye for a bargain he has no eye for beauty — sie hat einen Blick or ein Auge für günstige Käufe ihm fehlt der Blick für Schönheit

he has a good eye for form — er hat ein Auge für Form

you need an eye for detail —

to get one's eye in (shooting) (playing tennis etc) — sich einschießen sich einspielen

to be up to one's eyes in work ( Brit inf ) — in Arbeit ersticken (inf)

to be up to one's eyes in debt ( Brit inf ) — bis über beide Ohren verschuldet sein (inf)

he's in it up to the eyes (inf) — er steckt bis zum Hals drin

my eye! (inf) — Unsinn!

dry your eyes ( Brit inf ) — hör auf rumzujammern (inf)

2) (of needle) Öhr nt; (of potato, on peacock's tail) Auge nt; (of hurricane) Auge nt

in the eye of the wind (Naut) — in or gegen den Wind

the minister in the eye of the storm (fig) — der Minister im Mittelpunkt der Kontroverse

See:

→ hook and eye

2. vt
anstarren
to eye sb up and down — jdn von oben bis unten mustern

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eye [aı]

A s

1. Auge n:

the eyes are the mirror of the soul die Augen sind der Spiegel der Seele;

the eyes pl of the law hum das Auge des Gesetzes ( → A 4);

an eye for an eye BIBEL Auge um Auge;

eyes right (front, left)! MIL Augen rechts (geradeaus, die Augen links)!;

all my eyes (and Betty Martin)! sl so ein Blödsinn!;

my eye(s)! umg

a) ach, du Schreck!,

b) von wegen!, dass ich nicht lache!;

all eyes were on her alle Augen ruhten auf ihr oder waren auf sie gerichtet;

be up to the eyes in work umg bis über die Ohren in Arbeit sitzen oder stecken;

his eyes were bigger than his belly ( oder stomach) seine Augen waren größer als sein Magen;

not believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes seinen Augen nicht trauen;

I couldn’t believe ( oder trust) my eyes ich traute meinen Augen nicht;

close ( oder shut) one’s eyes to die Augen verschließen vor (dat);

cry ( oder sob, weep) one’s eyes out sich die Augen ausweinen;

do sb in the eye sl jemanden reinlegen, jemanden übers Ohr hauen;

haven’t you got eyes in your head? hast du keine Augen im Kopf?;

as far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;

with one’s eyes shut mit geschlossenen Augen (a. fig); → cast A 5, meet B 2, mind A 2, open B 1, peel¹ A 1, skin C 1

2. fig Gesichtssinn m, Blick m, Auge(nmerk) n:

before ( oder under) my eyes vor meinen Augen;

with an eye to im Hinblick auf (akk);

be all eyes ganz Auge sein, gespannt zusehen;

wait all eyes gespannt warten;

cast an eye over einen Blick werfen auf (akk);

give an eye to ein Auge werfen auf (akk), etwas anblicken;

have no eyes for kein Auge haben für;

he had eyes only for her er hatte nur Augen für sie;

have an eye to

a) ein Auge haben auf (akk), es abgesehen haben auf (akk),

b) achten auf (akk);

if he had half an eye wenn er nicht völlig blind wäre;

keep an eye on ein (wachsames) Auge haben auf (akk), etwas im Auge behalten;

see sth with half an eye etwas mit einem Blick sehen;

you can see that with half an eye! das sieht doch ein Blinder!;

set ( oder lay) eyes on sth etwas erblicken oder zu Gesicht bekommen; → catch B 5, clap¹ B 4, strike B 8

3. fig Sinn m, Auge n ( beide:

for für):

have an eye for sth Sinn oder ein (offenes) Auge oder einen Blick für etwas haben

4. Ansicht f:

in my eyes in meinen Augen, aus meiner Sicht, meiner Ansicht nach, (so) wie ich es sehe;

in the eyes of the law in den Augen des Gesetzes, vom Standpunkt des Gesetzes aus ( → A 1);

see eye to eye with sb (in sth) mit jemandem völlig (in einer Sache) übereinstimmen

5. fig (einladender) Blick:

make eyes at sb jemandem (schöne) Augen machen, mit jemandem kokettieren;

give sb the (glad) eye jemandem einen einladenden Blick zuwerfen

6. fig Brennpunkt m:

the eye of day poet die Sonne;

eye of a hurricane Auge n oder windstilles Zentrum eines Wirbelsturms

7. ZOOL Krebsauge n (Kalkkörper im Krebsmagen)

8. a) Öhr n:

eye of a needle Nadelöhr

b) Auge n, Öhr n, Stielloch n (eines Hammers etc)

c) Öse f (am Kleid)

d) BOT Auge n, Knospe f

e) ZOOL Auge n (Fleck auf einem Schmetterling, Pfauenschweif etc)

f) ZOOL Kennung f (Fleck am Pferdezahn)

g) Loch n (im Käse, Brot)

h) Hahnentritt m, Narbe f (im Ei)

i) ARCH rundes Fenster

j) SCHIFF Auge n:

eye of an anchor Ankerauge;

the eyes of a ship die Klüsen (am Bug)

k) Zentrum n (der Zielscheibe)

B v/t ppr eyeing, eying anschauen, betrachten, (scharf) beobachten, ins Auge fassen:

eye sb up and down jemanden von oben bis unten mustern

C v/i obs erscheinen

* * *
1. noun
1) Auge, das

eyes — (look, glance, gaze) Blick, der

the sun/light is [shining] in my eyes — die Sonne/das Licht blendet mich

out of the corner of one's eye — aus den Augenwinkeln

with one's own or very eyes — mit eigenen Augen

before somebody's very eyes — vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)

measure a distance by eye — einen Abstand nach Augenmaß schätzen

paint/draw something by eye — etwas nach der Natur malen/zeichnen

look somebody in the eye — jemandem gerade in die Augen sehen

be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something — die Augen od. den Blick nicht von jemandem/etwas abwenden können

keep an eye on somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas aufpassen

have [got] an eye or one's eye[s] on somebody/something — ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben

I've got my eye on you! — ich lasse dich nicht aus den Augen!

keep an eye open or out [for somebody/something] — [nach jemandem/etwas] Ausschau halten

keep one's eyes open — die Augen offenhalten

keep one's eyes open or (coll.) peeled or (coll.) skinned for something — nach etwas Ausschau halten

with one's eyes open — (fig.) mit offenen Augen

with one's eyes shut — (fig.) (without full awareness) blind; (with great ease) im Schlaf

be all eyes — gespannt zusehen

[an] eye for [an] eye — Auge um Auge

have an eye to something/doing something — auf etwas (Akk.) bedacht sein/darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun

that was one in the eye for him — (coll.) das war ein Schlag ins Kontor (ugs.) für ihn

see eye to eye [on something with somebody] — [mit jemandem] einer Meinung [über etwas (Akk.)] sein

be up to one's eyes — (fig.) bis über beide Ohren drinstecken (ugs.)

be up to one's eyes in work/debt — bis über beide Ohren in der Arbeit/in Schulden stecken (ugs.)

have a keen/good eye for something — einen geschärften/einen sicheren od. den richtigen Blick für etwas haben

make eyes at somebody — jemandem [schöne] Augen machen

2) (of needle, fish-hook) Öhr, das; (metal loop) Öse, die
2. transitive verb,
eyeing or eying beäugen

eye somebody up and down — jemanden von oben bis unten mustern

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n.

Auge -n n.

Knospe -n f. v.

betrachten v.

English-german dictionary > eye
19 press

[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trykke sig

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) presse

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presse

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presse på for

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presse
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) tryk; strygning

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) trykke-

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) presse; presse-

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) journalister

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presse; -presser

•

- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
* * *
[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) trykke sig

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) presse

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presse

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presse på for

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presse
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) tryk; strygning

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) trykke-

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) presse; presse-

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) journalister

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presse; -presser

•

- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on

English-Danish dictionary > press
20 preparatory

1. adjective
vorbereitend [Schritt, Maßnahme]; Vor[ermittlung, -untersuchung]

preparatory work — Vorarbeiten Pl.
2. adverb
preparatory to something — vor etwas (Dat.)

preparatory to doing something — bevor man etwas tut

* * *

[-'pærə-]

adjective (acting as an introduction or in order to prepare for something: Political leaders have agreed to meet for preparatory talks about an end to the war.) vorbereitend

* * *

pre·para·tory

[prɪˈpærət^əri, AM -ˈperətɔ:ri]

adj inv vorbereitend attr

\preparatory course Vorbereitungskurs m

\preparatory meeting Vorbereitungstreffen nt

\preparatory stage Vorbereitungsstadium nt

\preparatory work vorbereitende Arbeiten pl, Vorbereitung f

to be \preparatory [to sth] als Vorbereitung [auf [o für] etw akk] dienen

a task force was formed \preparatory to the conference es wurde eine Taskforce gegründet, um die Konferenz vorzubereiten

* * *
[prI'prətərI]
adj

1) step, measure, talks, plan vorbereitend

preparatory work — Vorbereitungsarbeit f

the preparatory arrangements — die Vorbereitungen pl

2) (SCH)

preparatory education — Erziehung f or Ausbildung f in Vorbereitungsschulen

preparatory student (US) — Schüler( in) einer privaten Vorbereitungsschule für die Hochschule

3)

talks were held preparatory to the summit conference — es wurden Gespräche geführt, um die Gipfelkonferenz vorzubereiten

he cleared his throat preparatory to speaking — er räusperte sich vorbereitend or er räusperte sich, bevor er zum Sprechen ansetzte

* * *

preparatory [prıˈpærətərı; US -ˌtəʊriː; -ˌtɔː-] adj (adv preparatorily)

1. vorbereitend:

be preparatory to als Vorbereitung dienen für oder zu oder auf (akk);

preparatory to

a) im Hinblick auf (akk),

b) vor (dat);

preparatory to my journey vor meiner Reise;

preparatory to doing sth bevor oder ehe man etwas tut

2. besonders SCHULE Vor(bereitungs)…

prep. abk

1. preparation

2. preparatory

3. LING preposition Präp.

* * *
1. adjective
vorbereitend [Schritt, Maßnahme]; Vor[ermittlung, -untersuchung]

preparatory work — Vorarbeiten Pl.
2. adverb
preparatory to something — vor etwas (Dat.)

preparatory to doing something — bevor man etwas tut

* * *

adj.

Ankündigungs- präfix.

Vorbereitungs- präfix.

vorbereitend adj.

English-german dictionary > preparatory

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