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101 old
1. adjective1) althe/she is old enough to be your father/mother — er/sie könnte dein Vater/deine Mutter sein
be/seem old before one's time — frühzeitig gealtert sein/gealtert wirken
be [more than] 30 years old — [über] 30 Jahre alt sein
at ten years old — im Alter von 10 Jahren; mit 10 Jahren
be an old hand — ein alter Hase sein (ugs.)
be still working for the same old firm — noch immer in derselben Firma arbeiten
2) in playful or friendly mention alt (ugs.)you lucky old so-and-so! — du bist vielleicht ein alter Glückspilz!
good/dear old Harry — (coll.) der gute alte Harry
have a fine old time — (coll.) sich köstlich amüsieren
poor old Jim/my poor old arm — armer Jim/mein armer Arm (ugs.)
any old thing — (coll.) irgendwas (ugs.)
2. nounany old how — (coll.) irgendwie
1)2)•• Cultural note:the knights of old — die Ritter früherer Zeiten
Der Name für das Hauptstrafgericht von London in England, vor das nur die schwersten Straftaten kommen. Das Gerichtsgebäude steht auf dem Grund des Newgate-Gefängnisses, das dort im 12. Jahrhundert erbaut wurde. Auf der Spitze des Old Bailey steht Justitia, Sinnbild der Gerechtigkeit, mit dem Schwert in einer Hand und der Waage in der anderen* * *[əuld]2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) alt4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) alt5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) vergangen•- academic.ru/51520/old_age">old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *[əʊld, AM oʊld]I. adj1. person, animal altto be \old enough to do sth alt genug sein, um etw zu tunto grow \old gracefully mit Würde alt werdento be [a bit] too \old to be doing sth [ein bisschen] zu alt sein, um etw zu tunto live to a ripe \old age ein hohes Alter erreichen2. object alt\old cheese alter Käse\old joke abgedroschener Witz famthe \old part of town [or the \old quarter] die AltstadtRosie's six years \old now Rosie ist jetzt sechs Jahre alt\old boyfriend früherer Freundin the [good] \old days in der guten alten Zeit\old job alter [o früherer] Jobfor \old times' sake um der alten Zeiten willenwith him, it's always the same \old story! es ist doch immer die gleiche Geschichte mit ihm!\old friend alter Freund/alte Freundingood \old Pete! der gute alte Pete!I hear poor \old Frank's lost his job ich habe gehört, dem armen Frank wurde gekündigtwhy don't you put the shoes in the cupboard properly and not just any \old how? warum räumst du die Schuhe nicht ordentlich in den Schrank und nicht immer nur so, wie sie dir gerade in die Hand fallen?I don't want to eat in just any \old place — I want to go to a romantic restaurant! ich möchte nicht einfach nur irgendwo essen — ich möchte in ein romantisches Restaurant gehen!come round any \old time you like komm vorbei, wann immer du möchtestany \old present/rubbish/thing irgendein Geschenk/irgendeinen Unsinn/irgendwas9.▶ to be as \old as the hills [or as Methuselah] [or as time] uralt [o fam so alt wie Methusalem] sein▶ money for \old rope leicht verdientes Geld▶ you can't put an \old head on young shoulders ( saying) man kann einen alten Kopf nicht auf junge Schultern verpflanzen▶ to be as tough as \old boots hart im Nehmen seinII. n1. (elderly people)▪ the \old pl die Alten plyoung and \old Jung und Altin days of \old in früheren ZeitenIII. in compoundsa twenty-one-year-\old ein Einundzwanzigjähriger/eine Einundzwanzigjährigea three-month-\old puppy ein drei Monate altes Hündchen* * *[əʊld]1. adj (+er)1) altold people or folk(s) — alte Leute, die Alten
old Mr Smith, old man Smith (esp US) — der alte (Herr) Smith
he/the building is 40 years old — er/das Gebäude ist 40 Jahre alt
the good/bad old days — die gute/schlechte alte Zeit
2) (infshe dresses any old how — die ist vielleicht immer angezogen (inf)any old thing — irgendwas, irgendein Dings (inf)
any old bottle/blouse etc — irgendeine Flasche/Bluse etc (inf)
old Mike — der Michael (inf)
funny old guy — komischer Typ (inf)
2. n1) pl(= old people)
the old — die Altenit caters for young and old — es hat Angebote für Jung und Alt
2)* * *old [əʊld]1. alt, betagt:get old alt werden;grow old together zusammen alt werden;I could grow old here hier könnte ich alt werden;she’s a woman to grow old with sie ist eine Frau fürs Leben;she married a man old enough to be her father der ihr Vater sein könnte;old moon abnehmender Mond;2. zehn Jahre etc alt:he’s ten years old;the second half was only five minutes old when … SPORT die zweite Halbzeit war erst fünf Minuten alt, als …;a ten-year-old boy ein zehnjähriger Junge;five-year-olds Fünfjährige3. alt(hergebracht) (Tradition etc):an old name ein altbekannter Name4. vergangen, früher, alt:call up old memories alte Erinnerungen wachrufen;the old country die oder seine alte Heimat;the old year das alte oder vergangene Jahr;the good old times pl die gute alte Zeit;it’s like old times es ist wie in alten Zeiten;Old London Alt-London n5. alt(bekannt, -bewährt):6. alt, abgenutzt (Gerät etc):7. a) alt(modisch)8. alt(erfahren), gewiegt, gewitz(ig)t:old bachelor eingefleischter Junggeselle;he is old in crime (folly) er ist ein abgefeimter Verbrecher (unverbesserlicher Narr);9. umg (gute[r]) alte(r), liebe(r):a jolly old row ein Mordskrach m;any old thing irgendetwas (gleichgültig was);I can use any old thing ich hab für alles Verwendung;come any old time komm, wann es dir gerade passt;B sa) ehedem, seit alters,b) von jeher;as of old wie eh und je;from of old seit alters, von alters her;times of old alte Zeiteno. abk1. PHARM octarius, pint3. old* * *1. adjective1) althe/she is old enough to be your father/mother — er/sie könnte dein Vater/deine Mutter sein
be/seem old before one's time — frühzeitig gealtert sein/gealtert wirken
be [more than] 30 years old — [über] 30 Jahre alt sein
at ten years old — im Alter von 10 Jahren; mit 10 Jahren
be an old hand — ein alter Hase sein (ugs.)
2) in playful or friendly mention alt (ugs.)good/dear old Harry — (coll.) der gute alte Harry
have a fine old time — (coll.) sich köstlich amüsieren
poor old Jim/my poor old arm — armer Jim/mein armer Arm (ugs.)
any old thing — (coll.) irgendwas (ugs.)
2. nounany old how — (coll.) irgendwie
1)the old — constr. as pl. (old people) alte Menschen
2)•• Cultural note:Der Name für das Hauptstrafgericht von London in England, vor das nur die schwersten Straftaten kommen. Das Gerichtsgebäude steht auf dem Grund des Newgate-Gefängnisses, das dort im 12. Jahrhundert erbaut wurde. Auf der Spitze des Old Bailey steht Justitia, Sinnbild der Gerechtigkeit, mit dem Schwert in einer Hand und der Waage in der anderen* * *adj.alt adj. -
102 off
off [ɒf]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. adjective4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the French prepositions used in the following:━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteauc. ( = away from) de• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sold. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment2. adverba. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteaud. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence3. adjectivea. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absentb. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'huic. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserréd. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annuléf. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)4. noun5. compounds• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)a. ( = bad day)• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.* * *Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)For other uses of off see the entry below[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.(colloq) noun2.just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
1) ( leaving)to be off — partir, s'en aller
I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là
he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!
2) ( at a distance)3) ( ahead in time)4) Theatre3.1) ( free)2) ( turned off)3) ( cancelled)to be off — [match, party] être annulé
the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’
4) ( removed)to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe
25% off — Commerce 25% de remise
5) (colloq) ( bad)4.to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes5.1) ( away from in distance)2) ( away from in time)3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]4) ( astray from)5) ( detached from)there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à
6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)7) (colloq) (also off of)••how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]
that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)
to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
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103 work
work [wɜ:k]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont• good work! ( = well done) bravo !b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m► at work ( = at place of work) au travail• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off workc. ( = product) œuvre f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (gen) travailler• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qchb. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agira. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher► to work o.s.b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveillec. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureaue. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler4. compounds► work outa. [plan, arrangement] marcherb. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfantc. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb( = resolve emotionally) assumer► work up• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorceb. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses* * *[wɜːk] 1.1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail
to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]
to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un
to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose
it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif
2) ( occupation) travail mto be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi
place of work — lieu m de travail
to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé
3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)5) ( papers)to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)8) ( effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
works plural noun1) ( factory) usine fworks canteen — cantine f de l'usine
2) ( building work) travaux mpl3) (colloq) ( everything)3. 4.the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
transitive verb1) ( drive)2) ( labour)to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit
to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre
3) ( operate) se servir de4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]6) ( consume)to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]
7) ( bring about)to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles
8) ( use to one's advantage)I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...
9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]10) ( embroider) broder11) ( manœuvre)to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]
12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]13) ( move)to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]
5.it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu
1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile
to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]
3) ( function) fonctionnerto work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité
4) (act, operate)it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça
to work in somebody's favour —
to work against somebody —
5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout6) [face, features] se contracter6.1) ( labour)2)•Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up•• -
104 overload
over·load n [ʼəʊvələʊd, Am ʼoʊvɚloʊd]information \overload Überangebot nt an Informationen vt [ˌəʊvəlʼəʊd, Am ˌoʊvɚʼloʊd];to \overload sthto \overload sb jdn überlasten;to be \overloaded with sth mit etw dat überlastet sein;the market is already \overloaded with car magazines es gibt schon zu viele Autozeitschriften auf dem Markt2) comput, elec, phys, telec etw überlasten -
105 shift
A n1 ( alteration) changement m (in de), modification f (in de) ; there has been a shift in public opinion l'opinion publique a changé ; a sudden shift in public opinion un retournement de l'opinion publique ; a shift of policy un changement de politique ; a shift to the left/right Pol un glissement vers la gauche/la droite ; the shift from agriculture to industry le passage de l'agriculture à l'industrie ;2 Ind ( period of time) période f de travail (posté) ; ( group of workers) équipe f, poste m ; to work shifts ou be on shifts faire un travail posté ; to be on day/night shifts être (d'équipe) de jour/de nuit ; to work an eight-hour shift faire une période de huit heures (en travail posté), faire les trois-huit ; the next shift comes on at 10 la prochaine équipe commence à 10 heures ;6 Comput décalage m ;8 ( on keyboard) = shift key.B vtr1 ( move) déplacer, changer [qch] de place [furniture] ; déplacer [vehicle] ; bouger, remuer [arm, leg, head] ; Theat changer [scenery] ; will somebody help me shift this piano? est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider à déplacer ce piano? ; I can't shift this lid je n'arrive pas à enlever ce couvercle ; to shift sth from enlever qch de ; to shift sth away from éloigner qch de [wall, window] ; to shift sth into mettre qch dans [room, garden] ; shift your arse ◑ ! GB bouge ton cul ◑ ! to shift one's ground ou position fig changer de position or d'avis ;2 ( get rid of) faire partir, enlever [stain, dirt] ; I can't shift this cold ○ ! GB je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de mon rhume ;3 ( transfer) ( to another department) affecter ; (to another town, country) muter [employee] ; fig rejeter [blame, responsibility] (onto sur) ; to shift attention away from a problem détourner l'attention d'un problème ; to shift one's weight from one foot to another se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ; the company is shifting production to Asia l'entreprise va transférer ses usines en Asie ;4 US Aut to shift gear changer de vitesse.C vi1 ( also shift about) ( move around) [load, contents] se déplacer, bouger ; [cargo] bouger ; to shift uneasily in one's chair remuer dans sa chaise l'air mal à l'aise ; to shift from one foot to the other se dandiner d'un pied sur l'autre ;2 ( move) the scene shifts to Ireland Cin, Theat la scène se situe maintenant en Irlande ; this stain won't shift! cette tache ne veut pas partir! ; can you shift along ou over a little? peux-tu te pousser un peu? ; shift ○ ! GB pousse-toi ○ ! ;3 ( change) [opinion, attitude] se modifier ; [wind] tourner ; opinion has shifted to the right l'opinion a glissé vers la droite ; she won't shift elle ne veut pas changer d'avis ;5 US Aut to shift into second gear passer en seconde ; to shift from first into second passer de première en seconde.D v refl to shift oneself se pousser ; shift yourselves ○ ! poussez-vous ○ ! ; you'll have to shift yourself into another room tu vas être obligé de déménager dans une autre pièce.to shift for oneself se débrouiller tout seul ; to make shift with† se débrouiller avec. -
106 ball
I 1. noun1) Kugel, diekeep one's eye on the ball — (fig.) die Sache im Auge behalten
start the ball rolling — (fig.) den Anfang machen
be on the ball — (fig. coll.) voll da sein (salopp); (be alert) auf Zack sein (ugs.)
3) (missile) Kugel, die5) (Anat.) Ballen, derball of the hand/foot — Hand-/Fußballen, der
2. transitive verbballs! — (fig.) Scheiß! (salopp abwertend)
zusammenballen; ballen [Faust]II noun(dance) Ball, derhave [oneself] a ball — (fig. coll.) sich riesig amüsieren (ugs.)
* * *I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) das Knäul,die Kugel2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) der Ball•- academic.ru/115242/ball-bearings">ball-bearings- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) Kugelschreiber-...- on the ball- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) der Ball- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) Gesellschafts-...* * *[bɔ:l]I. nto bounce the \ball den Ball aufspringen lassento hit the \ball den Ball treffento crush paper into a \ball Papier zusammenknüllento curl oneself into a \ball sich akk [zu einem Knäuel] zusammenrollen\ball of the hand/foot Hand-/Fußballen msummer \ball Sommerball m7.▶ to take one's eye off the \ball nicht am Ball bleiben, unaufmerksam werdenII. vt1.to \ball one's fist die Faust ballen* * *I [bɔːl]1. nball and chain — Fußfessel f (mit Gewicht)
3) (= delivery of a ball) Ball m; (TENNIS, GOLF) Schlag m; (FTBL, HOCKEY) Schuss m; (CRICKET) Wurf mthe backs were giving their strikers a lot of good ball(s) no ball (Cricket) — die Verteidiger spielten den Stürmern gute Bälle zu falsch ausgeführter Wurf
to play ball — Ball/Baseball spielen
5)(fig phrases)
to keep the ball rolling — das Gespräch in Gang haltento start or set or get the ball rolling — den Stein ins Rollen bringen
to have the ball at one's feet — seine große Chance haben
the ball is in your court — Sie sind am Ball (inf)
that puts the ball back in his court — damit ist er wieder am Ball
to be on the ball (inf) — am Ball sein (inf), auf Zack or Draht sein (inf)
to keep several balls in the air — mehrere Eisen im Feuer haben
to run with the ball ( US inf ) — die Sache mit Volldampf vorantreiben (inf)
See:→ play6) (ANAT)ball of the foot/thumb — Fuß-/Handballen m
balls to him — der kann mich am Arsch lecken
he's got us by the balls (sl) — er hat uns in der Zange (inf)
See:→ cannonball2. vti (dated US vulg)ficken (vulg) IIn1) (= dance) Ball m2) (inf: good time) Spaß mto have a ball — sich prima amüsieren (inf)
* * *ball1 [bɔːl]A s1. a) Kugel fb) (Woll- etc) Knäuel m/n:d) BOT Ballen m (einer Pflanze)load with ball scharf laden3. ANAT Ballen m:ball of the eye Augapfel m;ball of the foot Fußballen;ball of the thumb Handballena) Kugel fb) Ball mplay ball Ball spielen, US Baseball spielend) Ball m, (Tennis etc auch) Schlag m, (Fußball etc auch) Schuss m, (Basketball etc auch) Wurf m:a fast ball ein scharfer Ball6. ASTRON oder poet Himmelskörper m, besonders Erdkugel f7. METALL Luppe fB v/ta) (völlig) durcheinanderbringen:get balled up → C 3b) versauen umg, verpfuschenC v/i1. sich (zusammen)ballen3. ball up US sl (völlig) durcheinanderkommen (on bei)Besondere Redewendungen: ball of energy Energiebündel n;a) Energiebündel n,the ball is in your court du bist am Zug;be on the ball umg auf Draht sein;carry the ball US die Verantwortung übernehmen;get on the ball umg sich am Riemen reißen;have the ball at one’s feet Br alle Chancen haben;have a lot on the ball umg eine Menge auf dem Kasten haben;a) die Sache in Schwung halten,a) (mit)ziehen umg,a) Verantwortung übernehmen,a) den Anfang machen,b) den Stein ins Rollen bringen when the ball had started rolling in the discussion als die Diskussion in Gang gekommen warball2 [bɔːl]A s Ball m (Tanzveranstaltung):at a ball auf einem Ball;a) den Ball eröffnen,b) fig den Reigen eröffnen;have a ball umg sich prima amüsieren;have a ball! umg viel Spaß!;B v/i besonders US vulg bumsen, vögeln (beide vulg) (miteinander schlafen)C v/t besonders US vulg bumsen, vögeln (beide vulg)* * *I 1. noun1) Kugel, diethe animal rolled itself into a ball — das Tier rollte sich [zu einer Kugel] zusammen
2) (Sport, incl. Golf, Polo) Ball, der; (Billiards etc., Croquet) Kugel, diekeep one's eye on the ball — (fig.) die Sache im Auge behalten
start the ball rolling — (fig.) den Anfang machen
be on the ball — (fig. coll.) voll da sein (salopp); (be alert) auf Zack sein (ugs.)
play ball — Ball spielen; (fig. coll.): (cooperate) mitmachen
3) (missile) Kugel, die5) (Anat.) Ballen, derball of the hand/foot — Hand-/Fußballen, der
2. transitive verbballs! — (fig.) Scheiß! (salopp abwertend)
zusammenballen; ballen [Faust]II noun(dance) Ball, derhave [oneself] a ball — (fig. coll.) sich riesig amüsieren (ugs.)
* * *n.Ball ¨-e m.Knäuel - n.Kugel -n f. -
107 shift ***
[ʃɪft]1. n1) (change: in wind, opinion etc) cambiamento, (movement: of load) spostamento, (Comm: in demand) variazione f (della domanda)2) (period of work, group of workers) turnoto work on night/day shift — fare il turno di notte/di giorno
3) old, (expedient) espediente mto make shift with/without sth — arrangiarsi con/senza qc
4) Am Auto, (also: gear shift) cambio2. vt(gen) spostare, (sth stuck) smuovere, (dirt, stain) togliere, (employee) trasferire, (change: position etc) cambiareto shift scenery Theatre — cambiare le scene
3. vishift up or over or along! — spostati!
2)to shift for o.s. — arrangiarsi da sé, cavarsela da solo (-a)
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108 take on
transitive verb1) (undertake) übernehmen; annehmen [Herausforderung, Wette usw.]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Bürde]; (accept responsibility for) sich einlassen auf (+ Akk.) [Person]; sich (Dat.) aufbürden od. aufladen [Sache]4) (accept as opponent) sich auf eine Auseinandersetzung einlassen mit; es aufnehmen mit; den Kampf aufnehmen mit [Regierung, Gesetz]; (Sport) antreten gegen5) (take on board) aufnehmen* * *2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) einstellen4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) annehmen5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) aufnehmen6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!)* * *◆ take onI. vt1. (agree to do)▪ to \take on on ⇆ sth responsibility etw auf sich akk nehmen; work, job etw annehmen [o übernehmen]2. (assume)▪ to \take on on ⇆ sth colour, expression etw annehmen3. (employ)▪ to \take on on ⇆ sb jdn einstellen4. (compete against)▪ to \take on on ⇆ sb es mit jdm aufnehmen, gegen jdn antreten5. (load)to \take on on ⇆ fuel auftankento \take on on ⇆ goods Waren aufnehmen [o laden]to \take on on ⇆ passengers Passagiere aufnehmen; bus Fahrgäste zusteigen lassen* * *A v/t1. Gewicht ansetzen2. Arbeit etc annehmen, übernehmen3. Waren, Passagiere aufnehmen, an Bord nehmen5. a) sich auf einen Kampf einlassen mitb) es aufnehmen mit6. eine Wette eingehen7. einen Ausdruck, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt, auch eine Farbe annehmenB v/i1. umg sich haben, ein großes Theater machen:don’t take on so! hab dich nicht so!2. sich aufspielen3. ziehen, einschlagen (Buch, Schlager etc)4. in Dienst treten* * *transitive verb1) (undertake) übernehmen; annehmen [Herausforderung, Wette usw.]; auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Bürde]; (accept responsibility for) sich einlassen auf (+ Akk.) [Person]; sich (Dat.) aufbürden od. aufladen [Sache]2) (enrol, employ) einstellen; aufnehmen [Schüler, Studenten]; annehmen [Privatschüler]3) (acquire, assume) annehmen [Farbe, Form, Ausdruck, Ausmaße]; erhalten [Bedeutung]4) (accept as opponent) sich auf eine Auseinandersetzung einlassen mit; es aufnehmen mit; den Kampf aufnehmen mit [Regierung, Gesetz]; (Sport) antreten gegen5) (take on board) aufnehmen* * *v.auf sich nehmen ausdr.engagieren v.übernehmen v. -
109 tip
tip [tɪp]1. nounb. ( = money) pourboire mc. ( = advice) conseil ma. ( = reward) donner un pourboire à• he tipped the waiter £3 il a donné 3 livres de pourboire au serveurb. ( = forecast) pronostiquerc. ( = tilt) pencher ; ( = overturn) faire basculer ; ( = pour) [+ liquid] verser ( into dans) ( out of de ) ; [+ load, rubbish] déversera. ( = incline) pencher ; ( = overturn) se renverser• "no tipping" (British) « défense de déposer des ordures »4. compounds• to give sb a tip-off donner un tuyau (inf) à qn ; (police informant) donner (inf) qn ► tip-up seat noun strapontin m• he was arrested after someone tipped off the police il a été arrêté après avoir été dénoncé à la police► tip out separable transitive verb[+ liquid, contents] vider ; [+ load] décharger► tip over( = tilt) pencher ; ( = overturn) basculer* * *[tɪp] 1.1) ( end) (of stick, sword, pen, shoe, cue, ski, spire, landmass) pointe f; (of branch, leaf, shoot, tail, feather) extrémité f; (of finger, nose, tongue, wing) bout m; ( protective cover) ( on umbrella) pointe f; ( on shoe heel) bout m ferré2) GB ( waste dump) décharge f3) (colloq) GB ( mess) fouillis m4) ( gratuity) pourboire ma £5 tip — 5 livres de pourboire
5) ( practical hint) truc (colloq) m, conseil m; (in betting, speculation) tuyau (colloq) m2.- tipped combining form3.silver-/pink-/spiky-tiped — à bout argenté/rose/pointu
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)to tip the balance ou scales — fig faire pencher la balance
to tip somebody over the edge — fig faire basculer quelqu'un
2) ( predict)to tip somebody/something to win — prédire que quelqu'un/quelque chose va gagner
3) ( give money to) donner un pourboire à [waiter, driver]to tip somebody £5 — donner 5 livres de pourboire à quelqu'un
4) ( put something on the end of) recouvrir le bout de [sword, cane, heel]5) ( gently push)4.to tip the ball over the net/past the goalkeeper — frapper la balle délicatement pour l'envoyer de l'autre côté du filet/dans le but
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( tilt) s'inclinerto tip forward/back — pencher vers l'avant/vers l'arrière
2) fig [balance, scales] pencher•Phrasal Verbs:- tip down- tip off- tip out- tip over- tip up -
110 old
1) person, animal alt;there's life in the \old boy yet! ( esp iron) er steckt noch voller Leben!;to be \old enough to do sth alt genug sein, um etw zu tun;to grow \old gracefully mit Würde alt werden;to be [a bit] too \old to be doing sth [ein bisschen] zu alt sein, um etw zu tun;to live to a ripe \old age ein hohes Alter erreichen;to seem \old beyond one's years älter wirken, als man ist2) object alt;\old cheese alter Käse;\old joke abgedroschener Witz ( fam)the \old part of town [or the \old quarter] die AltstadtRosie's six years \old now Rosie ist jetzt sechs Jahre alt\old boyfriend früherer Freund;in the [good] \old days in der guten alten Zeit;\old job alter [o früherer] Job;for \old times' sake um der alten Zeiten willenwith him, it's always the same \old story! es ist doch immer die gleiche Geschichte mit ihm!;\old friend alter Freund/alte Freundingood \old Pete! der gute alte Pete!;I hear poor \old Frank's lost his job ich habe gehört, dem armen Frank wurde gekündigtwhy don't you put the shoes in the cupboard properly and not just any \old how? warum räumst du die Schuhe nicht ordentlich in den Schrank und nicht immer nur so, wie sie dir gerade in die Hand fallen?;I don't want to eat in just any \old place - I want to go to a romantic restaurant! ich möchte nicht einfach nur irgendwo essen - ich möchte in ein romantisches Restaurant gehen!;come round any \old time you like komm vorbei, wann immer du möchtest;PHRASES:to be a chip off the \old block ganz der Vater sein ( fam)to be as tough as \old boots hart im Nehmen sein;you can't put an \old head on young shoulders ( on young shoulders) man kann einen alten Kopf nicht auf junge Schultern verpflanzen;to be as \old as the hills [or as Methuselah] [or as time] uralt [o ( fam) so alt wie Methusalem] sein;money for \old rope leicht verdientes Geld;1) ( elderly people)the \old pl die Alten pl;young and \old Jung und Altin days of \old in früheren Zeiten;a twenty-one-year-\old ein Einundzwanzigjähriger/eine Einundzwanzigjährige;a three-month-\old puppy ein drei Monate altes Hündchen -
111 burden
A n1 ( responsibility) fardeau m (to sb pour qn) ; the burden of guilt/responsibility le poids de la culpabilité/responsabilité ; the burden of taxation la pression fiscale ; the Third World's debt burden le poids de la dette du Tiers-Monde ; to ease the burden on sb alléger le fardeau qui pèse sur qn ; this law imposes an extra burden on mothers cette loi constitue un fardeau supplémentaire pour les mères ; the burden of proof Jur la charge de la preuve ;4 Mus refrain m ;5 Naut jauge f.1 fig accabler (with de) ;2 lit surcharger (with de).1 fig accablé (with de) ;2 lit surchargé (with de). -
112 heavy
A ○ nB adj1 gen, Phys ( having weight) [weight, person, load, bag, parcel] lourd ; to be too heavy to lift être trop lourd à soulever or pour qu'on puisse le soulever ; to make sth heavier alourdir qch ; he's 5 kg heavier than me il pèse 5 kilos de plus que moi ; how heavy are you? combien pèses-tu? ; to be heavy with young [animal] être pleine ;2 ( thick) [fabric, coat] lourd ; [shoes, frame] gros/grosse (before n) ; [line, feature, face] épais/épaisse ; in heavy type en caractères gras ; of heavy build solidement bâti, de forte carrure ; to wear heavy make-up se maquiller beaucoup, être très maquillé ;3 Mil, Ind [machinery] gros/grosse (before n), lourd ; [artillery] lourd ; ‘heavy plant crossing’ ‘traversée d'engins’ ;4 fig (weighty, ponderous) [movement, step] pesant, lourd ; [irony, humour, responsibility, sigh] lourd ; my legs feel heavy j'ai les jambes lourdes ; his eyelids began to get heavy ses paupières devenaient lourdes ; with a heavy heart le cœur gros ; to be a heavy sleeper avoir le sommeil lourd ; a heavy thud un bruit sourd ; a heavy blow un coup violent ; ‘you told me,’ he said with heavy emphasis ‘c'est toi qui me l'a dit,’ dit-il en insistant lourdement ; the going is heavy le terrain est lourd ; the interview was heavy going (slow, hard work) l'interview était laborieuse ;5 ( abundant) [traffic] dense ; [gunfire] nourri ; [bleeding, period] abondant ; [charge, investment] important ; to be a heavy drinker/smoker boire/fumer beaucoup ; security was heavy d'importantes mesures de sécurité avaient été prises ; heavy trading on the stock market beaucoup de transactions à la Bourse ; to have a heavy workload avoir beaucoup de travail ; to be heavy on ( use a lot of) [person] avoir la main lourde sur [ingredient, perfume] ; [machine] consommer beaucoup de [fuel] ; ( contain a lot of) comporter beaucoup de [humour, ingredient] ;6 ( severe) [defeat, loss, debt] lourd ; [attack, bombing] intense ; [prison sentence, penalty, fine] sévère ; [cuts, criticism] fort (before n) ; [cold] gros/grosse (before n) ; heavy casualties un nombre élevé de victimes ; heavy fighting de violents combats ;8 Meteorol [rain, frost] fort ; [fog, mist] épais/épaisse ; [snow, dew] abondant ; [cloud] lourd ; [sky] chargé, lourd ; it's very heavy today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui ; to capsize in heavy seas chavirer par grosse mer ;10 (busy, packed) [day, month, timetable, programme] chargé ;11 (difficult, serious) [book, paper, film, lecture] ardu ; this article is ou makes heavy reading cet article n'est pas d'une lecture facile ;12 ( loaded) to be heavy with [air, branch, atmosphere] être chargé de [perfume, flowers, resentment] ; a remark heavy with meaning une remarque lourde de sens.things started to get heavy ○ ( threatening) ça a commencé à mal tourner ; (serious, intellectual) ça a commencé à devenir un peu ardu ; ( sexual) ça a commencé à devenir lourd ○. -
113 burden
burden ['bɜ:dən]1 noun∎ to be a burden to sb être un fardeau pour qn;∎ his guilt was a heavy burden to bear sa culpabilité était un lourd fardeau;∎ to increase/to relieve the tax burden augmenter/alléger le fardeau ou le poids des impôts;∎ Law the burden of proof la charge de la preuve;∎ Law the burden of proof rests with him c'est à lui qu'il incombe d'apporter des preuves∎ a ship of 500 tons burden un navire qui jauge 500 tonneaux(d) British Music (chorus, refrain) refrain m; figurative (theme, central idea) fond m, substance f;∎ what is the main burden of her argument? quel est le point essentiel de son argument?(a) (weigh down) charger;∎ to be burdened with sth être chargé de qch;∎ figurative to burden sb with taxes accabler qn d'impôts∎ I don't want to burden you with my problems je ne veux pas vous ennuyer avec mes problèmes;∎ she was burdened with guilt elle était rongée par un sentiment de culpabilité -
114 muck
1 noun(a) (mud) boue□ f, gadoue□ f; (dirt) saletés□ fpl; (manure) fumier□ m; (dung → of horse) crottin□ m; (→ of dog) crotte□ f;∎ British humorous they think they're Lord and Lady Muck ils ne se prennent pas pour n'importe qui, ils se croient sortis de la cuisse de Jupiter;∎ British proverb where there's muck, there's brass = c'est peut-être sale, mais ça rapporte! (fait référence aux travaux salissants mais rentables)(b) figurative (inferior literature, films etc) idioties fpl; (bad food) cochonneries fpl; (worthless objects) camelote f;∎ his book's a load of muck son livre ne vaut pas un clou;∎ he eats nothing but muck il ne mange que des cochonneries∎ to make a muck of sth (bungle) bousiller qchAgriculture fumer►► Irish pejorative muck savage plouc m, péquenot m(a) (waste time) traîner, perdre son temps□(b) (act foolishly) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop mucking about! arrête de faire l'imbécile!∎ to muck about with sth (equipment) toucher à qch, tripoter qch; (belongings) déranger qch, mettre la pagaille dans qch(b) (belongings, papers) déranger, toucher àBritish familiar (share task) mettre la main à la pâte, donner un coup de main□ ; (share costs) participer aux frais□(horse, stable) nettoyer, curernettoyer l'écurie/les écuries -
115 whole
həul
1. adjective1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) entero, íntegro, todo2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) entero
2. noun1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) todo2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) totalidad, todo•- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole
whole1 adj entero / todohave you told me the whole truth? ¿me has dicho toda la verdad?whole2 n todoon the whole, I agree with you en general, estoy de acuerdo contigotr[həʊl]1 (entire, all (the), the full amount of) entero,-a, íntegro,-a, todo,-a2 (intact, not broken) intacto,-a, sano,-a; (in one piece, complete) entero,-a1 conjunto, todo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa whole lot mucho,-a, muchos,-as, un montón de■ a whole lot of things un montón de cosas, muchas cosasas a whole en conjunto, en su totalidadon the whole en generalthe whole caboodle absolutamente todo, todo el tingladothe whole of la totalidad de, todo,-ato make somebody whole curar a alguienwhole number número enterowhole ['ho:l] adj1) unhurt: ileso2) intact: intacto, sano3) entire: entero, íntegrothe whole island: toda la islawhole milk: leche entera4)a whole lot : muchísimowhole n1) : todo m2)as a whole : en conjunto3)on the whole : en generaladj.• completo, -a adj.• entero, -a adj.• intacto, -a adj.• sano, -a adj.• todo, -a adj.• total adj.n.• colectividad s.f.• conjunto s.m.• todo s.m.• total s.m.• totalidad s.f.
I həʊl1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
II
a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)[hǝʊl]as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
1.N (=complete unit) todo mthe whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts — el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes
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four quarters make a whole — cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad•
as a whole, the estate is to be sold as a whole — la propiedad va a venderse como una unidadtaken as a whole, the project is a success — si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito
is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? — ¿es ese el caso solo en la India o en todo el mundo?
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the whole of — todothe whole of Europe — toda Europa, Europa entera
the whole of the morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera
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on the whole — en general2. ADJ1) (=entire) todowe spent the whole summer in Italy — pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia
a whole hour — toda una hora, una hora entera
a whole lot better/worse * — muchísimo mejor/peor
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the whole point was to avoid that happening — el propósito era evitar que eso pasara•
let's forget the whole thing — olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo•
the whole world — todo el mundo, el mundo entero- go the whole hog2) (=intact) entero•
he swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero3.CPDwhole grains NPL — cereales mpl integrales
whole milk N — leche f entera
whole note N — (US) (Mus) semibreve f
whole number N — número m entero
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I [həʊl]1)a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra
whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar
whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m
b) ( emphatic use)2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero
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a) ( integral unit) todo mthe whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera
b) (in phrases)as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general
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116 mind
1 ჭკუა, გონებაhave you gone out of your mind? გაგიჟდი? // ჭკუაზე შეიშალე?●●to come to one's mind თავში აზრის მოსვლაthis didn't come to my mind ეს აზრად არ მომსვლია // ეს ვერ მოვიფიქრე2 მოაზროვნე3 აზრიit never entered / crossed my mind აზრადაც არ მომსვლიაhe always speaks his mind ყოველთვის იმას ამბობს, რასაც ფიქრობსgive your mind to what you are doing! იფიქრე, რას აკეთებ!●●I'm in two minds ვერ გადამიწყვეტია // ვყოყმანობI'll give him a piece of my mind! ვუსაყვედურებ // ყველაფერს პირში ვეტყვი!4 მეხსიერებაit slipped my mind თავიდან ამომივარდა // დამავიწყდაkeep / bear in mind that… არ დაგავიწყდეს / გახსოვდეს, რომ…5 სურვილის / განზრახვის ქონაshe has set her mind on becoming a dancer გადაწყვიტა, მოცეკვავე გამხდარიყოto have smth on one's mind რაღაცის დაპირება / განზრახვაbe careful, she has smth on her mind ფრთხილად იყავი, რაღაცას გიპირებსI have half a mind to go to the pictures ვფიქრობ, კინოში ხომ არ წავიდე მეთქიI have a mind to tell him what I think of him სურვილი მაქვს, ვუთხრა, რა აზრისა ვარ მასზე6 სული, გული7 (v.) ყურადღების მიქცევა (ყურადღებას მიაქცევს)never mind the expense! ხარჯს ნუ უყურებ! // ხარჯს ნუ მოერიდები!and mind you…! და მხედველობაში იქონიე! / დაიმახსოვრე…!8 (v.) მიხედვა (მიხედავს), თვალყურის დაჭერაmind the child! ბავშვზე თვალი გეჭიროს! // ბავშვს მიხედე!mind your own business! შენს საქმეს მიხედე! / მოუარე! (სხვის საქმეში ნუ ერევი)9 (v.) წინააღმდეგ ყოფნაdo you mind if I leave? წინააღმდეგი ხომ არ იქნები, რომ წავიდე?if you don't mind I'll smoke თუ წინააღმდეგი არა ხარ, მოვწევ●●his safe return took a load of my mind მისმა მშვიდობით დაბრუნებამ გულს ლოდი მომხსნაto put smb. in mind of sth გახსენება (გაიხსენებს)●●presence of mind მხნეობაto give smb. a piece of one's mind საყვედურის თქმა / გალანძღვაshe's out of her mind ჭკუაზე არ არის // შეიშალაan orderly mind მოწესრიგებული / დალაგებული აზროვნება●●are you in your right mind? ჭკუაზე ხარ?●●never mind! არაფერია! / არა უშავს!●●this fact sowed doubt in his mind ამ ფაქტმა დააეჭვა / ეჭვი აღუძრა●●his mind has a curious slant ძალიან თავისებური ჭკუის პატრონიაshe set her mind on becoming a movie star დიდი სურვილი აქვს კინოვარსკვლავი გახდესsuch a never entered my mind ასეთი აზრი თავში არასოდეს მომსვლია // ეს აზრად არ მომსვლიაvagaries of the mind შეხედულებების/აზრების მერყეობა●●that's a weight off my mind გულზე მომეშვა//გულზე ლოდი მომეხსნა;a man with a judical mind გონებადამჯდარი/საღად მოაზროვნე კაციframe of mind გუნება, განწყობაto elevate one's mind თვალსაწიერის გაფართოება / გაზრდაit crossed my mind that... აზრმა გამიელვა, რომ…to give smb. a piece of one's mind სამდურავის / საყვედურის თქმა / გაკიცხვა, პირში თქმაthe constitution of one's mind აზროვნების ყაიდა / ნირიseveral considerations made me change my mind რამდენიმე მოსაზრებამ გადამაფიქრებინაit came across my mind that... აზრი გამიჩნდა, რომ…to change one’s mind გადაფიქრება (გადაიფიქრებს)cast of mind აზროვნების ყაიდა / ნირიI can’t call it to mind ვერ ვიხსენებhis mind was blank არაფერზე ფიქრობდა // არაფერი ახსოვდაyou had better mind your own business გირჩევნია შენს საქმეს მოუარო / მიხედოas I sat there, many ideas came to my mind სანამ იქ ვიჯექი, ბევრი აზრი მომივიდა თავშიapply your mind to what you`re talking! დაუფიქრდი შენს სიტყვებს!absence of mind დაბნეულობა, გულმავიწყობა -
117 ball
ball [bɔ:l]1 noun∎ he rolled up the jersey into a ball il a roulé le pullover en boule;∎ the hedgehog was curled up in a ball le hérisson était roulé en boule;∎ roll the wool into a ball mets la laine en pelote;∎ ball of fire boule f de feu;∎ figurative to be a ball of fire déborder d'énergie(b) Sport (small) balle f; (large → for playing football, rugby, basketball) ballon m; (in snooker) bille f, boule f; (in croquet) boule f; (in golf, tennis) balle f;∎ to kick the ball about (play football) s'amuser avec le ballon;∎ to knock the ball about (in tennis) faire des balles;∎ the children were playing ball les enfants jouaient au ballon(c) Sport (shot → in golf, tennis) coup m; Football passe f; (→ in hockey) tir m; (→ in cricket) lancer m;∎ that was a difficult ball c'était un tir difficile;∎ Football a long ball une passe longue, une balle en profondeur;∎ it was a good ball c'était bien joué∎ to be standing on the balls of one's feet se tenir sur la pointe des pieds;∎ the ball of the thumb la partie charnue du pouce∎ to have or to hold or to organize a ball donner un bal;∎ the ball is in his court now c'est à lui de jouer maintenant, la balle est dans son camp;∎ he's well over eighty but he's still on the ball il a plus de quatre-vingts ans mais il a toute sa tête;∎ British to have the ball at one's feet avoir la partie belle;∎ to keep the ball rolling (maintain interest) maintenir l'intérêt; (maintain activity) assurer la continuité; (maintain conversation) soutenir la conversation;∎ to start or to set the ball rolling (in conversation) lancer la conversation; Commerce (in deal) faire démarrer l'affaire;∎ Sport to play ball jouer au ballon; American (baseball) jouer au base-ball; figurative coopérer, jouer le jeu;∎ American figurative that's the way the ball bounces! c'est la vie!∎ American to ball sth up rouler qch en boule(a) (testicles) couilles fpl;∎ figurative they've got you by the balls t'es bien baisé;∎ balls to him! qu'il aille se faire foutre!∎ to have balls avoir des couilles, en avoir;∎ that type of thing takes balls il faut avoir des couilles pour faire ce genre de truc;∎ he lost his balls il s'est dégonflé∎ what a load of balls! c'est des conneries, tout ça!quelles conneries!►► Technology ball bearing bille f de roulement;ball bearings roulement m à billes;Sport ball boy ramasseur m de balles;ball game (with small ball) jeu m de balle; (with large ball) jeu m de ballon; (baseball) match m de base-ball;∎ familiar figurative it's a whole new ball game, it's a different ball game altogether c'est une toute autre histoire;∎ we're talking about a different ball game ça n'a rien à voir avec notre sujet□ ;Sport ball girl ramasseuse f de balles;ball gown robe f de bal;Anatomy ball joint joint m à rotule;Meteorology ball lightning éclair m en boule;Technology ball peen hammer marteau m à panne ronde ou sphérique;Technology ball valve robinet m à tournant sphériquevery familiar foutre la merde dans;∎ he completely ballsed up the job il a complètement salopé le boulot;∎ we're really ballsed up now on est dans la merde jusqu'au cou -
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safe [seɪf]sûr ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d)-(f) solide ⇒ 1 (a) pas dangereux ⇒ 1 (a) sans danger ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e) en sécurité ⇒ 1 (b) hors de danger ⇒ 1 (b) sain et sauf ⇒ 1 (c) sans risques ⇒ 1 (e) coffre-fort ⇒ 2 (a)(a) (not dangerous → car, machine, area) sûr; (→ structure, building, fastening) solide; (→ beach) pas dangereux; (→ chemical, water) sans danger;∎ this part of town is/isn't safe at night ce quartier est/n'est pas sûr la nuit;∎ the staircase doesn't look very safe l'escalier n'a pas l'air très sûr;∎ they claim nuclear power is perfectly safe ils prétendent que l'énergie nucléaire n'est pas du tout dangereuse;∎ this medicine is/isn't safe for young children ce médicament convient/ne convient pas aux enfants en bas âge;∎ she assured me the water was perfectly safe to drink elle m'a assuré qu'on pouvait boire l'eau sans danger ou sans risque;∎ is it safe to come out now? est-ce qu'on peut sortir (sans danger ou sans crainte) maintenant?;∎ is it safe to swim here? est-ce qu'on peut nager ici?, est-ce dangereux de nager ici?;∎ it isn't safe to play in the street il est dangereux de jouer dans la rue;∎ the bomb has been made safe la bombe a été désamorcée;∎ the police kept the crowd at a safe distance les policiers ont empêché la foule d'approcher de trop près;∎ the safe period = période du cycle pendant laquelle la femme est censée ne pas être féconde∎ I don't feel safe alone at night je ne me sens pas en sécurité tout seul la nuit;∎ the money's safe in the bank l'argent est en sécurité à la banque;∎ American keep safe! prends bien soin de toi!;∎ the secret will be safe with her elle ne risque pas d'ébruiter le secret;∎ safe from attack/from suspicion à l'abri d'une attaque/des soupçons;∎ you don't look very safe standing on that chair tu as l'air d'être en équilibre instable debout sur cette chaise;∎ (have a) safe journey! bon voyage!;∎ humorous no woman is safe with him c'est un coureur invétéré(c) (unharmed, undamaged → person) sain et sauf;∎ to come home safe rentrer sain et sauf;∎ safe and sound sain et sauf;∎ I'm glad to hear you're safe je suis content d'apprendre qu'il ne t'est rien arrivé;∎ we shall pay upon safe delivery of the goods nous payerons après réception des marchandises(d) (secure → place) sûr;∎ keep it in a safe place gardez-le en lieu sûr;∎ is there anywhere safe to leave my handbag? y a-t-il un lieu sûr où je puisse laisser mon sac à main?;∎ in safe hands en mains sûres;∎ in safe keeping en lieu sûr, en sûreté;∎ to give sth to sb for safe keeping confier qch à qn;∎ it's in his safe keeping c'est sous sa garde(e) (not risky, certain → course of action) sans risque ou risques, sans danger; (→ investment) sûr; (→ estimate) raisonnable;∎ I played it safe and arrived an hour early pour ne pas prendre de risques, je suis arrivé une heure en avance;∎ you're always safe ordering a steak on ne prend jamais de risques en commandant un steak;∎ a safe winner un (une) gagnant(e) certain(e);∎ the steak's a safe bet on ne prend jamais de risques en commandant le steak;∎ it's a safe bet that he'll be late on peut être sûr qu'il arrivera en retard;∎ it's a safe guess that… on ne prend pas beaucoup de risques en disant que…;∎ the safest option l'option la moins risquée;∎ I think it's safe to say that everybody enjoyed themselves je pense que l'on peut dire avec certitude que ça a plu à tout le monde;∎ it is a safe assumption that… on peut présumer sans risque que…;∎ take an umbrella (just) to be on the safe side prends un parapluie, c'est plus sûr ou au cas où;∎ it's as safe as houses cela ne présente pas le moindre risque;∎ proverb better safe than sorry deux précautions valent mieux qu'une(f) (reliable → driver) sûr, prudent;∎ is he safe with the money/the children? est-ce qu'on peut lui confier l'argent/les enfants (sans crainte)?;∎ she's a very safe driver c'est une conductrice très sûre ou très prudente;∎ he's a safe pair of hands (goalkeeper) il a les mains très sûres; (manager, minister etc) il est très fiable2 noun(a) (for money, valuables etc) coffre-fort m;∎ night or deposit safe coffre m de nuit(b) (for food) garde-manger m inv►► safe area zone f de sécurité;safe deposit dépôt m en coffre-fort;safe house (for spies, wanted man) refuge m;safe load (for lorry) charge f admissible; (for lift) charge f maximum; Electricity charge f de sécurité;safe sex rapports mpl sexuels protégés -
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ʃift
1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) mover, desplazar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) traspasar, transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) quitar
2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) cambio2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; (also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness
shift1 n turnoshift2 vb moverthe wardrobe was very heavy, he couldn't shift it el armario pesaba mucho, no lo podía movertr[ʃɪft]1 (change) cambio■ a shift away from traditional industries towards the service sector un alejamiento de las industrias tradicionales hacia el sector de servicios2 (of work, workers) turno■ the day/night shift el turno de día/de noche3 (on keyboerd) tecla de las mayúsculas5 (dress) vestido suelto; (undergarment, chemise) enagua■ come on! shift yourself! ¡venga! ¡muévete!2 (transfer) traspasar, transferir■ don't shift the blame onto me! ¡no me cargues la culpa a mí!■ the royal wedding has shifted attention away from the political scandals la boda real ha distraído la atención de los escándalos políticos4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (change gear) cambiar1 (change) cambiar3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (change gear) cambiar de marcha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make shift with something arreglárselas con algoto shift for oneself arreglárselas sóloto shift one's ground cambiar de posiciónshift key tecla de las mayúsculasshift worker trabajador,-ra por turnosshift ['ʃɪft] vt1) change: cambiarto shift gears: cambiar de velocidad2) move: mover3) transfer: transferirto shift the blame: echarle la culpa (a otro)shift vi1) change: cambiar2) move: moverse3)to shift for oneself : arreglárselas soloshift n1) change, transfer: cambio ma shift in priorities: un cambio de prioridades2) : turno mnight shift: turno de noche3) dress: vestido m (suelto)4) gearshiftn.• cambio s.m.• movimiento s.m.• recurso s.m.• tanda s.f.• turno s.m.v.• botar v.• cambiar (Automóvil) (de marcha) v.• desplazar v.• ingeniarse v.• mover v.• mudar v.
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1. ʃɪft1)a) ( change position of) \<\<object/furniture\>\> correr, mover*to shift the scenery — ( Theat) cambiar el decorado
b) (transfer, switch)2) (BrE colloq)a) (move, remove)shift yourself, will you! — quítate de ahí!
b) ( get rid of) \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL); \<\<cold/allergy\>\> quitarse de encima3) ( sell) \<\<stock\>\> vender
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vi1)a) (change position, direction) \<\<cargo\>\> correrse; \<\<wind\>\> cambiarb) (switch, change over)c) shifting pres p <opinion/moods> cambianteshifting sands — arenas fpl movedizas
2) (BrE)a) ( move) (colloq)shift up/along a bit — córrete un poco
b) ( budge) ceder, transigir*3) ( manage)4) ( change gear) (AmE) cambiar de marcha or de velocidad
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1) ( change in position) cambio mthere was a shift in public opinion — hubo un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
2) ( work period) turno mto work the day/night shift — hacer* el turno de día/de noche
to work (in) shifts — trabajar por turnos; (before n)
shift work/worker — trabajo mabajador, -dora m,f por turnos
3)a) ( undergarment) enagua fb) ( dress) vestido m suelto4) (AmE Auto) palanca m de cambio or (Méx) de velocidades[ʃɪft]1. N1) (=change) cambio mthere has been a shift in attitudes on the part of consumers — ha habido un cambio de actitud por parte de los consumidores
there was a shift in the wind — el viento cambió de dirección, se produjo un cambio de dirección del viento
some have problems making the shift from one culture to another — algunos tienen problemas al hacer el cambio de una cultura a otra
- make shift with/without sth2) (=period of work) turno m ; (=group of workers) tanda fday/night shift — turno m de día/noche
I work an eight-hour shift — trabajo or hago turnos de ocho horas
3) (US) (Aut) (=gear shift) palanca f de cambio4) (=dress) vestido m suelto; (=undergarment) combinación f, viso m5) (Geol) desplazamiento m2. VT1) (=change) [+ opinion, tactics, policy] cambiarthe result shifted the balance of power in their favour — el resultado cambió el equilibrio político or inclinó la balanza del poder a su favor
to shift one's ground — cambiar de opinión or parecer
2) (=transfer)she shifted her weight to the other leg — cambió el peso a la otra pierna, volcó su peso sobre la otra pierna
to shift the blame onto sb else — cargar a otro con la culpa, echar la culpa a otro
they're trying to shift the blame — intentan cargar a otro con la culpa, intentan echar or pasar la culpa a otro
3) (=move) moverto shift scenery — (Theat) cambiar el decorado
shift yourself! * — ¡quítate del medio or de en medio!, ¡muévete!
4) (=sell) [+ stock] deshacerse de, vender5) (=get rid of) [+ cold] quitarse (de encima); [+ stain] quitar6) (US) (Aut) [+ gear] cambiar de3. VI1) (=move) [person] moverse; [load, cargo] correrse2) (=change, transfer) [wind] cambiar de dirección; [attitudes, mood] cambiarthe emphasis now has shifted to preventive medicine — ahora se hace más hincapié en la medicina preventiva
3) * (=move quickly) volarthat car was really shifting — ¡ese coche corría que volaba or que se las pelaba! *
4) (US)(Aut)to shift into high/low gear — cambiar a una velocidad más alta/baja
the presidential campaign has shifted into high gear — la campaña por la presidencia se ha acelerado
5)to shift for o.s. — arreglárselas solo
4.CPDshift lock N — tecla f de bloqueo de mayúsculas (Sp), tecla f fijamayúsculas (LAm)
shift system N — [of work] sistema m de turnos
shift register N — registro m de desplazamiento
shift work N — trabajo m por turnos
shift worker N — trabajador(a) m / f por turnos
- shift up* * *
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1. [ʃɪft]1)a) ( change position of) \<\<object/furniture\>\> correr, mover*to shift the scenery — ( Theat) cambiar el decorado
b) (transfer, switch)2) (BrE colloq)a) (move, remove)shift yourself, will you! — quítate de ahí!
b) ( get rid of) \<\<stain\>\> quitar, sacar* (esp AmL); \<\<cold/allergy\>\> quitarse de encima3) ( sell) \<\<stock\>\> vender
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vi1)a) (change position, direction) \<\<cargo\>\> correrse; \<\<wind\>\> cambiarb) (switch, change over)c) shifting pres p <opinion/moods> cambianteshifting sands — arenas fpl movedizas
2) (BrE)a) ( move) (colloq)shift up/along a bit — córrete un poco
b) ( budge) ceder, transigir*3) ( manage)4) ( change gear) (AmE) cambiar de marcha or de velocidad
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1) ( change in position) cambio mthere was a shift in public opinion — hubo un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública
2) ( work period) turno mto work the day/night shift — hacer* el turno de día/de noche
to work (in) shifts — trabajar por turnos; (before n)
shift work/worker — trabajo m/trabajador, -dora m,f por turnos
3)a) ( undergarment) enagua fb) ( dress) vestido m suelto4) (AmE Auto) palanca m de cambio or (Méx) de velocidades -
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load up on sth — UK US load up on sth Phrasal Verb with load({{}}/ləʊd/ verb ► FINANCE to get a lot of money, assets, or debt: load up on fees/credit/debt »People loaded up on debt from lenders who asked few questions of borrowers. »load up on stocks/shares … Financial and business terms
ship — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruise, sailing ▪ cargo, container, factory, hospital, supply, transport, whaling … Collocations dictionary
basket — noun 1 container ADJECTIVE ▪ bamboo, plastic, straw, wicker, wire, woven, etc. ▪ laundry, sewing … Collocations dictionary