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121 lean
I 1. adjective1) mager; hager [Person, Gesicht]2) (Commerc.) schlank2. noun(meat) Magere, dasII 1. intransitive verb,1) sich beugenlean against the door — sich gegen die Tür lehnen
lean out of the window — sich aus dem Fenster lehnen
lean down/forward — sich herab-/vorbeugen
2) (support oneself)lean against/on something — sich gegen/an etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on something — (from above) sich auf etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on somebody's arm — sich auf jemandes Arm (Akk.) stützen
4) (fig.): (rely)lean [up]on somebody — auf jemanden bauen
5) (stand obliquely) sich neigen6) (fig.): (tend)2. transitive verb, 3. nounlean to[wards] something — zu etwas neigen
Neigung, diePhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88674/lean_over">lean over* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) sich neigen2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) lehnen•- leaningII [li:n] adjective2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager•- leanness* * *lean1[li:n]I. adj2. meat mager3. (of period of time) mager, dürftig\lean company schlanke Firma5. (of fuel) magerlean2[li:n]I. vishe \leaned back in her chair sie lehnte sich im Sessel zurückto \lean to the left/right sich akk nach links/rechts lehnenI \lean towards the view that... ich neige zur Ansicht, dass...some of his family \lean towards communism einige seiner Familienangehörigen tendieren zum Kommunismusto \lean to the left/right nach links/rechts tendierenII. vt* * *I [liːn]1. adj (+er)to grow lean — schlank or schmal werden
2) (= poor) year, times, harvest mager2. nmageres Fleisch II vb: pret, ptp leant ( esp Brit) or leaned1. nNeigung f2. vt1) (= put in sloping position) lehnen (against gegen, an +acc)2) (= rest) aufstützen (on auf +dat or acc)to lean one's elbow on sth — sich mit dem Ellbogen auf etw (acc) stützen
3. vihe leaned across the counter — er beugte sich über den Ladentisch
a motorcyclist should lean into the corner — ein Motorradfahrer sollte sich in die Kurve legen
2) (= rest) sich lehnenshe leaned on my arm —
3)(= tend in opinion etc)
to lean toward(s) the left/socialism — nach links/zum Sozialismus tendierento lean toward(s) sb's opinion — zu jds Ansicht neigen or tendieren
which way does he lean? —
* * *lean1 [liːn]A v/i prät und pperf leaned [liːnd; Br besonders lent], besonders Br leant [lent]1. sich neigen, schief sein oder stehen2. sich neigen, sich lehnen, sich beugen ( alle:over über akk):lean back sich zurücklehnen;lean forward sich vorbeugen;lean out sich hinauslehnen (of aus);5. lean ona) sich stützen auf (akk),b) fig sich verlassen auf (akk), bauen auf (akk),c) umg jemanden unter Druck setzen:B v/t1. neigen, beugen3. stützen (on auf akk)C s Neigung f:lean2 [liːn]A adj (adv leanly)1. auch fig mager (Fleisch, Löhne etc):a lean face ein hageres oder mageres Gesicht;a) völlig abgemagert,b) spindeldürr;2. fig prägnant, knapp (Prosa etc):3. TECH mager, arm:lean coal Magerkohle f;lean concrete Magerbeton m;lean gas Arm-, Schwachgas n;lean mixture mageres oder armes Gemisch* * *I 1. adjective1) mager; hager [Person, Gesicht]we had a lean time [of it] — es ging uns sehr schlecht
2) (Commerc.) schlank2. noun(meat) Magere, dasII 1. intransitive verb,1) sich beugenlean down/forward — sich herab-/vorbeugen
lean against/on something — sich gegen/an etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on something — (from above) sich auf etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on somebody's arm — sich auf jemandes Arm (Akk.) stützen
3) (be supported) lehnen ( against an + Dat.)4) (fig.): (rely)lean [up]on somebody — auf jemanden bauen
5) (stand obliquely) sich neigen6) (fig.): (tend)2. transitive verb, 3. nounlean to[wards] something — zu etwas neigen
Neigung, diePhrasal Verbs:* * *adj.hager adj.knapp adj.mager adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaned)= lehnen v. -
122 motion
1. nounbe in motion — in Bewegung sein; sich bewegen; [Maschine:] laufen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren
set or put something in motion — (lit. or fig.) etwas in Bewegung od. Gang setzen
put forward or propose a motion — einen Antrag stellen
4) (of bowels) Stuhlgang, derhave or make a motion — Stuhlgang haben
6)go through the motions of doing something — (coll.) (simulate) so tun, als ob man etwas täte; (do superficially) etwas pro forma tun
2. transitive verbgo through the motions — (coll.) (simulate) nur so tun; (do superficially) es nur pro forma tun
3. intransitive verbmotion somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.) od. winken, etwas zu tun
motion to somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.), etwas zu tun
* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) die Bewegung2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) die Bewegung3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) der Antrag2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) winken- academic.ru/48174/motionless">motionless- motion picture
- in motion* * *mo·tion[ˈməʊʃən, AM ˈmoʊ-]I. nin slow \motion in Zeitlupeto put [or set] sth in \motion etw in Gang bringen [o Bewegung setzen]; of people Fortbewegung f, Körperbewegung f, Gang m\motion of the hand/head Hand-/Kopfbewegung f, Zeichen nt mit der Hand/dem Kopfearly day \motion frühzeitig gestellter Antrag [im Unterhaus]to defeat a \motion einen Antrag ablehnen [o zu Fall bringen] fachspr5.▶ to go through the \motions [of doing sth] (pretend) [etw] zum Schein machen, so tun, als ob man [etw] machtthey went through the \motions of fighting sie kämpften nur zum Schein; (do routinely) [etw] der Form halber [o pro forma] [o ganz mechanisch] machenhe went through the \motions of welcoming our guests but then left the room immediately der Form halber begrüßte er unsere Gäste, verließ dann aber sofort den Raum▶ to set the wheels in \motion die Sache in Gang bringenII. vt▪ to \motion sb away/forward jdn wegwinken/nach vorn winken▪ to \motion sb aside/in jdn zur Seite winken/hereinwinkenshe \motioned us to sit down sie bedeutete uns, Platz zu nehmenIII. vi* * *['məUSən]1. n1) no pl (= movement) Bewegung fto be in motion — sich bewegen; (engine, machine etc) laufen; (train, bus etc) fahren
to set the wheels in motion (to do sth) — die Dinge ins Rollen bringen(, um etw zu tun)
2) (= gesture) Bewegung fto go through the motions of doing sth (because protocol, etiquette etc demands it) — etw pro forma or der Form halber tun
3) (= proposal) Antrag m4) (in debate) Thema nt2. vtto motion sb to do sth — jdm bedeuten, etw zu tun (geh), jdm ein Zeichen geben, dass er etw tun solle
he motioned me in —
she motioned me away — sie gab mir ein Zeichen, wegzugehen
3. vito motion to sb to do sth — jdm bedeuten, etw zu tun (geh), jdm ein Zeichen geben, dass er etw tun solle
* * *motion [ˈməʊʃn]A sgo through the motions nur so tun;a) etwas pro forma tun,b) so tun, als ob man etwas tätebe in motion in Gang sein (a. fig), in Bewegung sein;the train was already in motion when he jumped on der Zug hatte sich bereits in Bewegung gesetzt, als;3. Bewegung f, Geste f, Wink m:motion of the head Zeichen n mit dem Kopf, Kopfbewegung4. Antrieb m:of one’s own motiona) aus eigenem Antrieb,b) freiwillig5. pl Schritte pl, Tun n, Handlungen pl:watch sb’s motions6. JUR, PARL etc Antrag m:7. TECH Steuerung f:motion bar Führungsstange f8. MEDhave a motion Stuhlgang habenb) oft pl Stuhl m9. obsa) Puppenspiel nb) Puppe f, Marionette fto do zu tun):motion sb into the room jemanden ins Zimmer winken;motion sb into a chair jemanden mit einer Handbewegung auffordern, Platz zu nehmen* * *1. nounbe in motion — in Bewegung sein; sich bewegen; [Maschine:] laufen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren
set or put something in motion — (lit. or fig.) etwas in Bewegung od. Gang setzen
3) (formal proposal; also Law) Antrag, derput forward or propose a motion — einen Antrag stellen
4) (of bowels) Stuhlgang, derhave or make a motion — Stuhlgang haben
6)go through the motions of doing something — (coll.) (simulate) so tun, als ob man etwas täte; (do superficially) etwas pro forma tun
2. transitive verbgo through the motions — (coll.) (simulate) nur so tun; (do superficially) es nur pro forma tun
3. intransitive verbmotion somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.) od. winken, etwas zu tun
motion to somebody to do something — jemandem bedeuten (geh.), etwas zu tun
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123 Stellung
f1. (Position, auch des Körpers) position; EDV status; Stellung zu position in relation to; eine kauernde etc. Stellung einnehmen take up a crouching etc. position; Sex in verschiedenen Stellungen having sex in different positions2. (berufliche Stellung) post, position; eine Stellung als Assistent haben have an assistant’s post, work as an assistant; in Stellung sein altm. be in employment3. (Rang) position, status; (Ansehen) standing; soziale Stellung social status ( oder class); (Ansehen) position in society, social standing ( oder status)4. MIL. position; (Frontlinie) front line(s Pl.); eines Geschützes: emplacement; eine Stellung beziehen move into position; die Stellung halten hold the position; in Stellung bringen bring into position; (Geschütz) emplace5. (Einstellung) position, stance; Stellung beziehen take a stand; zu etw. Stellung nehmen take a stand on s.th.; (sich äußern) auch give one’s view on s.th.; Stellung nehmen für come out in favo(u)r of, back (up); Stellung nehmen gegen oppose, come out against* * *die Stellung(Arbeitsplatz) post; situation; job; employment;(Körperhaltung) posture; position;(Position) order; position; standing position;(Rang) standing; capacity; condition; status;(Standpunkt) position; attitude; stance* * *Stẹl|lung ['ʃtɛlʊŋ]f -, -en1) (lit, fig MIL) positionin Stellung bringen/gehen — to bring/get into position, to place in position/take up one's position
die Stellung halten (Mil) — to hold one's position; (hum) to hold the fort
Stellung beziehen (Mil) — to move into position; (fig) to declare one's position, to make it clear where one stands
zu etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to give one's opinion on sth, to comment on sth
für jdn Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb
gegen jdn/etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out against sb/sth
2) (= Rang) positionin führender/untergeordneter Stellung — in a leading/subordinate position
in meiner Stellung als... — in my capacity as...
bei jdm in Stellung sein — to be in sb's employment (Brit) or employ (form)
ohne Stellung sein — to be without employment, to be unemployed
* * *die1) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) capacity2) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) position3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) position4) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) posture5) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) situation6) (a person's social rank.) status* * *Stel·lung<-, -en>f1. (Arbeitsplatz) job, positionohne \Stellung sein to be unemployed [or without a job2. (Rang) positioneine führende \Stellung einnehmen to rank highin einer gebückten \Stellung bending [over]4. (Position) positionin bestimmter \Stellung in a particular positionetw in \Stellung bringen MIL to put sth into positionin \Stellung gehen to take up positiondie \Stellung [gegen jdn/etw] halten MIL to hold the position [against sb/sth]die \Stellung halten (hum) to hold the fort5. (Standpunkt)\Stellung für jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to take sb's/sth's side\Stellung gegen jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to come out [or take sides] against sb/sthich beziehe weder für noch gegen irgendwen \Stellung I'm not taking sides* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *Stellung f1. (Position, auch des Körpers) position; IT status;Stellung zu position in relation to;eine kauernde etcStellung einnehmen take up a crouching etc position;Sex in verschiedenen Stellungen having sex in different positions2. (berufliche Stellung) post, position;eine Stellung als Assistent haben have an assistant’s post, work as an assistant;in Stellung sein obs be in employmentsoziale Stellung social status ( oder class); (Ansehen) position in society, social standing ( oder status)eine Stellung beziehen move into position;die Stellung halten hold the position;in Stellung bringen bring into position; (Geschütz) emplace5. (Einstellung) position, stance;Stellung beziehen take a stand;zu etwas Stellung nehmen take a stand on sth; (sich äußern) auch give one’s view on sth;Stellung nehmen für come out in favo(u)r of, back (up);Stellung nehmen gegen oppose, come out against* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *-en (Posten) f.job n.position n.post n.situation n. -en f.ambassadorship n.assignment (US) n.attitude n.condition n.emplacement n.job n.position n.posture n.stance n.status n.(§ pl.: statuses) -
124 tête
tête [tεt]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] head• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubbornb. ( = visage, expression) face• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!c. ( = personne) head• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a headd. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] tope. ( = partie antérieure) headf. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at mathsg. (Football) headerh. (locutions)• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot► en tête• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls2. <► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)* * *tɛt1) gén headla tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed
la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high
tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong
la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down
au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead
être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)
2) ( dessus du crâne) head3) ( visage) faceune bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face
tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?
tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!
4) ( esprit) mindde tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head
ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?
mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her
se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do
monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head
il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head
5) ( personne) faceavoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]
en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together
6) ( mesure de longueur) headgagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head
7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)8) ( individu)par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita
par tête de pipe — (colloq) each
9) ( vie) headvouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head
risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)
des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll
10) ( direction)11) ( premières places) topêtre en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead
le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...
des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with
12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head13) Sport ( au football) header15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridgetête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it
en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)
se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)
prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)
se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)
* * *tɛt nf1) [personne, animal] headla tête la première [tomber] — head first
2) (= visage, expression) face3) FOOTBALL headerfaire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header
4) (= position)en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head
en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading
à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of
prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of
calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth
perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head
ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?
tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb
* * *tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favouritesGB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.[tɛt] nom fémininA.[PARTIE DU CORPS]j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinningne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching usdès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked awayfaire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face inj'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on itil ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinkingse cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings3. [visage, expression] faceavec lui, c'est à la tête du clienta. [restaurant] he charges what he feels likeb. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face4. [mesure] headB.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do somethingavoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempereda. [succès] to go to somebody's headb. [chagrin] to unbalance somebodyavoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubbornexcuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles awayil n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrainça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] headavoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool headC.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]1. [individu] personêtre une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headedtête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrainjouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skinsauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]1. [faîte] top2. [partie avant] front endprendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the processiona. [marcher au premier rang] to take the leadb. [commander, diriger] to take overa. [généralement] terminus, end of the line3. [début]6. ACOUSTIQUE head8. INFORMATIQUE heada. [sur rivière] bridgeheadb. [sur plage] beachheadà la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [en possession de]elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of————————de tête locution adjectivale1. [femme, homme] able2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)————————de tête locution adverbiale[calculer] in one's headde tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us————————en tête locution adverbiale1. [devant]a. [généralement] to be at the frontb. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead2. [à l'esprit]en tête à tête locution adverbialeen tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front ofles dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession3. [au premier rang de] at the top of————————par tête locution adverbialeça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece→ link=parpar tête————————sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [sur la personne de]le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister2. [au nom de] in the name of3. [en prêtant serment]————————tête brûlée nom féminin————————tête de mort nom féminin1. [crâne] skull————————→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)————————tête de Turc nom féminin -
125 atto
m act( gesto) gesturedocumento deedatto di fede act of faithall'atto pratico when it comes to the crunchmettere in atto carry outprendere atto di notelaw mettere agli atti enter in the court records* * *atto1 s.m.1 act; ( azione) action; ( fatto) deed: atto di coraggio, brave deed; un atto generoso, a generous deed; rendere conto dei propri atti, to explain (o to give account of) one's actions // (teol.) atto di fede, di contrizione, act of faith, of contrition2 ( atteggiamento) attitude; ( gesto) gesture, movement; ( segno) mark, sign: atto di stima, amicizia, sign of esteem, friendship5 (dir.) act; ( il documento) deed; (comm.) bill: atto lecito, lawful act; atto amministrativo, administrative act; atto giuridico, legal transaction; atto illecito civile, tort; atto apocrifo, autentico, forged, original deed; atto di accusa, indictment; atto di vendita, bill of sale; atto di vendita di beni immobili, unconditional bill of sale; legalizzazione di un atto, certification (o authentication) of a deed; registrazione di un atto, record (o recording) of a deed; rilascio di un atto, delivery of a deed; sottoscrizione di un atto, signature of a deed; trascrizione di un atto, transcription of a deed; annullare, autenticare, legalizzare, redigere un atto, to cancel, to authenticate, to certify, to draw up a deed; registrare un atto, to record a deed; rilasciare un atto, to deliver (o to issue) a deed; dare atto, to give notice // (fin.): atto costitutivo, ( di società) company act (o company charter); atto costitutivo di una società di capitali, memorandum of association; atto di fidecommisso ( di negozio fiduciario), trust deed6 pl. (dir.) legal proceedings: fare gli atti a qlcu., to institute (o to take) legal proceedings against s.o.; mettere agli atti, to record in the journals; passare agli atti, to file (documents) (o to register in the archives)7 pl. (di assemblea, società ecc.) proceedings, minutes; ( transazioni) transactions: gli atti di un'assemblea, the proceedings of a meeting; mettere agli atti, to record in the minutes8 pl. ( verbale) records (of proceedings); transactions // Atti del Parlamento, Official Records of Parliamentary Proceedings; ( del parlamento inglese) Hansard.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: all'atto del carico, dello scarico, on loading, on unloading; all'atto della consegna, on delivery; all'atto delle dimissioni, on resignation (o resigning); all'atto dell'ordinazione, when ordering (o when placing the order); all'atto del pagamento, on payment; all'atto della partenza ( per mare), on sailing // all'atto pratico, in practice // nell'atto di, in the act of; fu sorpreso nell'atto di rubare, he was caught in the act of stealing // inflazione in atto, inflation in progress // dare atto di qlco., to admit sthg.: devo dargli atto che è stato molto bravo, I must admit that he has been very clever // fare atto di presenza, to put in an appearance; fece atto di colpirlo, he made as if to hit him // mettere, tradurre in atto qlco., to carry out (o to implement) sthg. (o to put sthg. into action): il nostro programma è già in atto, our programme is already being carried out // prendere atto di qlco., to take note of sthg. (o to note sthg. o to record sthg.).atto2 agg.2 ( capace) capable, able.* * *I ['atto] sm(azione, gesto) action, deed, actcogliere o sorprendere qn nell'atto di fare qc — to catch sb in the act of doing sth
II atto (-a)mettere in atto qc — to put into action o practice
atto a — fit for, capable of
* * *I 1. ['atto]sostantivo maschile1) (azione) act, action, deed2) (gesto, segno) act, gesture3) dir. deed, document; (di matrimonio, morte, ecc.) certificate4) teatr. act2.un'opera in cinque -i — a play in five acts, a five-act play
sostantivo maschile plurale atti1) (di congresso, riunione, processo) proceedings-i pubblici, ufficiali — public, official records
2) dir.mettere qcs. agli -i — to record sth
3) relig.•atto di carità — relig. act of charity
atto di dolore — relig. act of contrition
atto di fede — relig. act of faith
atto unico — teatr. one-act play
atto di vendita — comm. bill of sale
••all'atto pratico — in practical terms, in practice
all'atto della firma, consegna — on signing, delivery
mettere in atto — to carry out, to follow through [ minaccia]; to put [sth.] into action, to execute [piano, idea]
essere in atto — to play out, to be taking place
II ['atto]prendere atto di — to take note of [rifiuto, presenza]; to record [ transazione]
atto a qcs. — apt to o for sth., fit for sth.
atto al volo — airworthy, adapted for flying
* * *atto1/'atto/I sostantivo m.1 (azione) act, action, deed; atto di crudeltà act of cruelty; atto di coraggio brave deed; atto vandalico criminal damage2 (gesto, segno) act, gesture; fare l'atto di to make as if3 dir. deed, document; (di matrimonio, morte, ecc.) certificate; falso in atto pubblico forgery of an official document4 teatr. act; un'opera in cinque -i a play in five acts, a five-act playII atti m.pl.1 (di congresso, riunione, processo) proceedings; -i pubblici, ufficiali public, official records2 dir. mettere qcs. agli -i to record sth.3 relig. Atti degli Apostoli Acts of the Apostlesall'atto pratico in practical terms, in practice; all'atto della firma, consegna on signing, delivery; mettere in atto to carry out, to follow through [ minaccia]; to put [sth.] into action, to execute [piano, idea]; essere in atto to play out, to be taking place; fare atto di presenza to put in an appearance; prendere atto di to take note of [rifiuto, presenza]; to record [ transazione]\atto d'accusa (bill of) indictment; atto di carità relig. act of charity; atto di dolore relig. act of contrition; atto di fede relig. act of faith; atto giuridico instrument; atto notarile notarial deed; atto osceno indecent exposure; atto sessuale sex act; atto unico teatr. one-act play; atto di vendita comm. bill of sale; - i di libidine (violenta) indecent assault.————————atto2/'atto/atto a qcs. apt to o for sth., fit for sth.; un mezzo atto a uno scopo a means suited to an end; atto al volo airworthy, adapted for flying. -
126 einsetzen
ein|set·zenvt1) ( hineinschreiben)2) ( einfügen)für die zu Bruch gegangene Scheibe setzte ihnen der Glaser gleich eine neue ein the glazier replaced the broken pane for them3) ( einnähen)einen Ärmel \einsetzen to set in a sleeve;sich dat [von jdm] etw [in etw akk] \einsetzen lassen to have sth sewn in[to sth] [by sb], to have sb sew sth in[to sth]4) ( ins Leben rufen)etw \einsetzen to establish sth, to set sth up5) ( ernennen)jdn [als etw] \einsetzen to appoint [or instal[l]] sb [as sth];im Testament war sie als Alleinerbin eingesetzt worden in the will she was named [or appointed] as the sole inheritor6) ( zum Einsatz bringen)dank der eingesetzten Helfer gelang es, den Katastrophenopfern schneller zu helfen thanks to the helpers who had been brought in, the victims of the catastrophe could be helped more quickly;Schlagstöcke/ Gummigeschosse/Gas \einsetzen to use truncheons/rubber bullets/gas sport; Ersatzspieler to bring on sb sep, to use sb7) ( zusätzlich fahren lassen)etw \einsetzen to put sth on, to run sth;8) ( aufbieten)etw \einsetzen to use [or employ] sth;etw \einsetzen to use [or employ] sth;( aufwenden) to use sth up;( wetten) to bet sth, to wagervi1) ( anheben) to start [up], to begin, to commence;die Ebbe setzt oft ganz unmerklich ein the tide often starts to ebb quite imperceptibly;die \einsetzende Ebbe/ Flut the turning ebb tide/flood tide2) med to begin;etw setzt bei jdm ein sb gets sth;gegen Abend hat bei ihm heftiges Fieber eingesetzt towards evening he was running a very high temperature;die Leichenstarre hat bereits eingesetzt rigor mortis has already set in;in einem tropischen Klima setzt bei Leichen die Verwesung oft schon nach zwei Tagen ein in tropical climates bodies often begin to decay after only two days3) mus to begin to play, to start [up]vr1) ( sich engagieren)sich \einsetzen to make an effort, to exert oneself, to work hard;sich besonders \einsetzen to make a special effort, to work particularly hard;sich voll \einsetzen to make a wholehearted effort [or every effort], to work wholeheartedly;Sie sollten sich intensiver \einsetzen you should make a bigger effort [or work harder];2) ( sich verwenden für)sich bei jdm für jdn/etw \einsetzen to intercede with sb on sb's/sth's behalf;ich werde mich bei Direktor Wengel für dich \einsetzen I'll have a word with Mr Wengel, the director, on your behalf;sich dafür \einsetzen, dass... to speak out for [or in favour of] sth;sie hat sich immer öffentlich dafür eingesetzt, dass dieses Gesetz abgeschafft würde she has always spoken out in favour of getting rid of this law;er versprach, sich dafür einzusetzen, dass die Haftbedingungen erleichtert würden he promised to do what he could to make sure prison conditions were improved;kannst du dich nicht bei ihm dafür einsetzen, dass er mir den Betrag noch etwas stundet? can't you have a word with him so that he gives me time to pay? -
127 stellen
stel·len [ʼʃtɛlən]vt1) (hin\stellen, ab\stellen)das Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garage;ein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner;den Wein kalt \stellen to chill the wine, to put the wine in the fridge2) (aufrecht hin\stellen)etw \stellen to stand [up sep] sth;3) (ein\stellen)das Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bath;etw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blast;die Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down the heat sep to level two;den Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clock4) ( zur Aufgabe zwingen)jdn \stellen to hunt down sb sep5) ( zur Aussage zwingen)6) ( vorgeben)[jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject;[jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question7) ( richten)einen Antrag [an jdn] \stellen to put forward [or to table] a motion [to sb];8) ( überlassen)9) ( konfrontieren)jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sb10) ( arrangieren)etw \stellen to set up sth sep;dieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed11) (er\stellen)[jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb];12) (zur Verfügung \stellen)[jdm] jdn/etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sb/sth;einen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness13) ( situiert sein)gut/ schlecht gestellt sein to be well/badly off;entsprechend gestellt sein to have the meansWENDUNGEN:vr1) (sich hin\stellen)sich an/ neben etw/neben jdn \stellen to take up position at/by sth/at sb's side; s. a. Weg, Zehenspitze2) ( entgegentreten)sich jdm/einer S. \stellen to face sb/sth;sich einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on [or face] a challenger/to take up [or face] a challenge;sich den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions3) ( etw von etw halten)sich negativ/positiv zu etw \stellen to have a negative/positive attitude to[wards] sth;wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?4) ( Position ergreifen)sich vor jdn \stellen to stand up for sb5) ( sich melden)sich [jdm] \stellen to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]sich ahnungslos \stellen to play [or act] the innocent;sich dumm \stellen to act stupid [or (Am) dumb];sich taub/verständnislos \stellen to pretend not to hear/understand;sich schlafend/tot \stellen to pretend to be asleep/dead;sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretending7) ( sich präsentieren)sich [jdm] \stellen to arise [for sb], to confront sb -
128 appoggiare
[appod'dʒare]1. vt1)appoggiare qc su qc — to put sth (down) on sth, lay sth (down) on sth2)appoggiare qc a qc — to lean o rest sth against sth3) (sostenere: idea, candidato) to support, back2. vi3. vr (appoggiarsi)appoggiarsi a o su — (reggersi) to lean against, fig to rely on o upon
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put it to somebody that … — put it to sb that… idiom to suggest sth to sb to see if they can argue against it • I put it to you that you are the only person who had a motive for the crime. Main entry: ↑putidiom … Useful english dictionary
To stand against — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
cover — 1 verb (T) 1 PUT STH OVER STH also cover up to put something over the top of something in order to hide or protect it: Cover the pan when the sauce boils and let it simmer. | cover sth with sth: They covered the tables with clean white cloths. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — head1 W1S1 [hed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(top of body)¦ 2¦(mind)¦ 3¦(calm/sensible)¦ 4¦(person in charge)¦ 5¦(front/leading position)¦ 6¦(crazy)¦ 7 a head/per head 8¦(river/valley)¦ 9 come to a head 9 bring something to a head … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
have — 1 strong, auxiliary verb past tense had, strong, third person singularpresent tense has; strong, negative short forms: haven t, hadn t, hasn t 1 used with the past participle of another verb to make the perfect tense of that verb: We have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Risk — Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. risk risk 1 [rɪsk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the possibility that… … Financial and business terms
risk — (1) Noun The possibility of loss. (2) Noun The uncertainty of whether events, expected or otherwise, will have an adverse impact. In this context, the adverse impact is usually a quantity of return ( income) or value at risk. (3) Noun the… … Financial and business terms