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1 tremble

1. n

дрож, дрижання, тремтіння

all in (of) a tremble, on the tremble — розм. тремтячи, дуже хвилюючись

2. v

1) тремтіти, дрижати

2) вібрувати

3) тремтіти (перед кимсь, чимсь); страхатися, боятися, побоюватися

to tremble for one's life — побоюватися (тремтіти) за своє життя

to tremble at the thought — тремтіти, думаючи (про щось)

4) вселяти страх

5) коливатися, майоріти (про прапор)

to tremble in the balance — висіти на волосині, бути у критичному становищі

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I n
тремтіння

all in /of/ a tremble, on the tremble — тремтіти, в сильному хвилюванні

there was a tremble in her voice — у неї тремтів голос
II v
1) тремтіти, трястися

to tremble with anger [with fear] — тремтіти від гніву [від страху]

to tremble from head to foot — тремтіти з голови до ніг

to tremble like a leaf /like an aspen/, to tremble in every limb — тремтіти, як осиковий лист

he trembled at the sound of bursting bombs — він тремтів від звуку бомб, що розривалися

her whole body trembled — все її тіло било тремтінням

his hands trembled with overdrinking — у нього з перепою тряслися руки; вібрувати

his voice trembled with excitement — його голос тремтів від хвилювання; icт. говорити тремтячим голосом ( tremble out)

to tremble (out) prayers — тремтячим голосом вимовляти молитви

2) тріпотіти; страшитися, побоюватися

to tremble at the thought — тріпотіти при думці

to tremble at the country's military might — тріпотіти перед військовою потужністю ( цієї) країни

to tremble for smb — побоюватися за кого-н. [за чию-н. безпеку, за своє життя]

I tremble to think what might have happened — мене кидає в тремтіння при думці про те, що могло б трапитися

hear and tremble! — слухай, тріпочи icт. викликати трепет (у кого-н.)

3) колисатися, тріпотіти; розвіватися

the leaves of the poplar tremble in the breeze — листя тополі колишеться на легкому вітрі

flags trembled in the gale — прапори розвівалися по вітру

4) коливатися, тремтіти (про землю, будову)

the cottage [the earth] trembled — ( весь) будиночок стрясався [земля тряслася]

the ship trembled to this blow — корабель відгукнувся тремтінням на цей удар

the bridge trembled — міст коливався

to tremble in the balance — знаходитися в критичному положенні, висіти на волоску

English-Ukrainian dictionary > tremble
2 tremble

1. [ʹtremb(ə)l] n
дрожь; дрожание

all in /of/ a tremble, on the tremble - разг. дрожа, в сильном волнении

there was a tremble in her voice - у неё дрожал голос
2. [ʹtremb(ə)l] v
1. 1) дрожать, трястись

to tremble with anger [with fear] - дрожать от гнева [от страха]

to tremble from head to foot - дрожать с головы до ног

to tremble like a leaf /like an aspen/, to tremble in every limb - дрожать, как осиновый лист

he trembled at the sound of bursting bombs - он дрожал от звука разрывающихся бомб

her whole body trembled - всё её тело била дрожь

his hands trembled with overdrinking - у него с перепоя тряслись руки

2) вибрировать

his voice trembled with excitement - его голос дрожал от волнения

3) уст. говорить дрожащим голосом (тж. tremble out)

to tremble (out) prayers - дрожащим голосом произносить молитвы

2. 1) трепетать; страшиться, опасаться

to tremble at the thought - трепетать при мысли

to tremble at the country's military might - трепетать перед военной мощью (этой) страны

to tremble for smb. [for smb.'s safety, for one's life] - опасаться за кого-л. [за чью-л. безопасность, за свою жизнь]

I tremble to think what might have happened - меня бросает в дрожь при мысли о том, что могло бы случиться

hear and tremble! - слушай и трепещи!

2) уст. вызывать трепет (у кого-л.)

3. колыхаться, трепетать; развеваться

the leaves of the poplar tremble in the breeze - листья тополя колышутся на лёгком ветру

flags trembled in the gale - флаги развевались по ветру

4. колебаться, дрожать (о земле, строении и т. п.)

the cottage [the earth] trembled - (весь) домик сотрясался [земля тряслась]

the ship trembled to this blow - корабль отозвался дрожью на этот удар

the bridge trembled - мост колебался /подрагивал/

♢ to tremble in the balance - находиться в критическом положении, висеть на волоске

НБАРС > tremble
3 tremble

I n
тремтіння

all in /of/ a tremble, on the tremble — тремтіти, в сильному хвилюванні

there was a tremble in her voice — у неї тремтів голос
II v
1) тремтіти, трястися

to tremble with anger [with fear] — тремтіти від гніву [від страху]

to tremble from head to foot — тремтіти з голови до ніг

to tremble like a leaf /like an aspen/, to tremble in every limb — тремтіти, як осиковий лист

he trembled at the sound of bursting bombs — він тремтів від звуку бомб, що розривалися

her whole body trembled — все її тіло било тремтінням

his hands trembled with overdrinking — у нього з перепою тряслися руки; вібрувати

his voice trembled with excitement — його голос тремтів від хвилювання; icт. говорити тремтячим голосом ( tremble out)

to tremble (out) prayers — тремтячим голосом вимовляти молитви

2) тріпотіти; страшитися, побоюватися

to tremble at the thought — тріпотіти при думці

to tremble at the country's military might — тріпотіти перед військовою потужністю ( цієї) країни

to tremble for smb — побоюватися за кого-н. [за чию-н. безпеку, за своє життя]

I tremble to think what might have happened — мене кидає в тремтіння при думці про те, що могло б трапитися

hear and tremble! — слухай, тріпочи icт. викликати трепет (у кого-н.)

3) колисатися, тріпотіти; розвіватися

the leaves of the poplar tremble in the breeze — листя тополі колишеться на легкому вітрі

flags trembled in the gale — прапори розвівалися по вітру

4) коливатися, тремтіти (про землю, будову)

the cottage [the earth] trembled — ( весь) будиночок стрясався [земля тряслася]

the ship trembled to this blow — корабель відгукнувся тремтінням на цей удар

the bridge trembled — міст коливався

to tremble in the balance — знаходитися в критичному положенні, висіти на волоску

English-Ukrainian dictionary > tremble
4 tremble

ˈtrembl
1. сущ. дрожание, дрожь Syn: trembling, shiver
2. гл.
1) дрожать;
трястись;
вибрировать to tremble with impatience ≈ дрожать от нетерпения The earth trembled. ≈ Земля тряслась. Syn: shake
2) страшиться, опасаться;
трепетать Syn: fear, dread
3) колыхаться, развеваться ∙ tremble at tremble for дрожь;
дрожание - all in /of/ a *, on the * (разговорное) дрожа, в сильном волнении - there was a * in her voice у нее дрожал голос дрожать, трястись - to * with anger дрожать от гнева - to * from head to foot дрожать с головы до ног - to * like a leaf /like an aspen/, to * in every limb дрожать, как осиновый лист - he *d at the sound of bursting bombs он дрожал от звука разрывающихся бомб - her whole body *d все ее тело била дрожь - his hands *d with overdrinking у него с перепоя тряслись руки вибрировать - his voice *s with excitement его голос дрожал от волнения( устаревшее) говорить дрожащим голосом (тж. * out) - to * (out) prayers дрожащим голосом произносить молитвы трепетать;
страшиться, опасаться - to * at the thought трепетать при мысли - to * at the country's military might трепетать перед военной мощью (этой) страны - to * for smb. опасаться за кого-л. - I * to think what might have happened меня бросает в дрожь при мысли о том, что могло бы случиться - hear and *! слушай и трепещи! (устаревшее) вызывать трепет (у кого-л.) колыхаться, трепетать;
развеваться - the leaves of the poplar * in the breeze листья тополя колышутся на легком ветру - flags *d in the gale флаги развевались по ветру колебаться, дрожать (о земле, строении и т. п.) - the cottage *d (весь) домик сотрясался - the ship *d to this blow корабль отозвался дрожью на этот удар - the bridge *d мост колебался /подрагивал/ > to * in the balance находиться в критическом положении, висеть на волоске ~ дрожь, дрожание;
all in (или on, of) a tremble разг. дрожа, в сильном волнении tremble дрожать;
трястись ~ дрожь, дрожание;
all in (или on, of) a tremble разг. дрожа, в сильном волнении ~ колыхаться, развеваться (о флагах) ~ страшиться, опасаться;
трепетать;
to tremble for one's life опасаться, дрожать за свою жизнь;
to tremble at the thought of трепетать при мысли о tremor: tremor = tremble ~ страшиться, опасаться;
трепетать;
to tremble for one's life опасаться, дрожать за свою жизнь;
to tremble at the thought of трепетать при мысли о ~ страшиться, опасаться;
трепетать;
to tremble for one's life опасаться, дрожать за свою жизнь;
to tremble at the thought of трепетать при мысли о

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tremble
5 tremble

1. I
abs

the poplars (the leaves of the oaks, etc.) tremble тополя и т.д. дрожат /колышатся/; the old woman's hands tremble у старушки трясутся руки; his voice trembled у него дрожал голос; hear and tremble! слушай и трепещи!
2. II
tremble in some manner tremble slightly (violently, inwardly, visibly, all over, etc.) слегка и т.д. дрожать
3. XIII
tremble to do smth. I tremble to think of it (to think what might have happened, etc.) я весь дрожу при мысли об этом и т.д.
4. XVI
1) tremble in smth. tremble in the wind (in the breeze, in the current, in the light, etc.) дрожать на ветру /от ветра/ и т.д.; tremble in every limb дрожать-всем телом; the flags tremble in the gale ураганный ветер рвет флаги; tremble under smth. the ground trembled under our feet земля дрожала у нас под ногами; tremble with (from, at) smth. tremble with fear (with anger, with anxiety, with cold, with weakness, with fatigue, with excitement, etc.) дрожать от страха и т.д.; tremble from overdrinking трястись с перепоя; tremble at the sound of bursting bombs дрожать /вздрагивать/ при звуке рвущихся бомб; tremble at the thought (at the sight, at one's master's frown, etc.) трепетать от одной этой мысли и т.А; he trembled at the idea of meeting her его бросало в дрожь при одной мысли о встрече с ней || tremble in the balance висеть на волоске; находиться в критическом положении

2) tremble for smth., smb. tremble for your safety (for her child, for his sanity, etc.) опасаться /дрожать/ за вашу безопасность и т.д.; tremble for one's life дрожать за свою жизнь; tremble before smb. tremble before the judge дрожать перед судьей и т.д.
5. XIX1
|| tremble like [an aspen] leaf дрожать как [осиновый] лист
6. XXV
1) tremble as... the bridge trembled as the heavy lorry crossed it мост дрожал под тяжестью проходившего грузовика

2) tremble lest... tremble lest his work should be criticized (lest she lose the money, lest he should be found out, etc.) бояться /опасаться/, чтобы работа не подверглась критике и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > tremble
6 tremble

1. intransitive verb
zittern ( with vor + Dat.)

tremble for somebody/something — (fig.) um jemanden/etwas zittern

I tremble to think what.../at the thought — (fig.) mir wird bange, wenn ich daran denke, was.../wenn ich daran denke
2. noun
Zittern, das

be all of a tremble — (coll.) am ganzen Körper zittern

there was a tremble in her voice — ihre Stimme zitterte

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['trembl] 1. verb
(to shake eg with cold, fear, weakness etc: She trembled with cold; His hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.) zittern
2. noun
(a shudder; a tremor: a tremble of fear; The walls gave a sudden tremble as the lorry passed by.) das Zittern

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trem·ble

[ˈtrembl̩]

I. vi

1. (shake) zittern; lip, voice beben

to \tremble with anger/cold vor Wut/Kälte zittern

to \tremble like a leaf zittern wie Espenlaub

2. (fear)

I \tremble to think what will happen when he finds out mir wird Angst [und Bange], wenn ich daran denke, was passieren wird, wenn er es herausfindet

II. n Zittern nt, Beben nt

to be all of a \tremble ( fam) am ganzen Körper zittern

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['trembl]
1. vi
(person, hand etc) zittern (with vor); (voice also) beben (with vor); (ground, building) beben, zittern
I tremble to think what might have happened — mir wird angst or ich zittere, wenn ich daran denke, was hätte geschehen können

to tremble for sb/sth — um jdn/etw zittern or bangen

2. n
Zittern nt, Beben nt
to be all of a tremble (inf) — am ganzen Körper zittern, das große Zittern haben (inf)

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tremble [ˈtrembl]

A v/i

1. zittern (at bei; with vor dat):

tremble all over ( oder in every limb) am ganzen Körper zittern;

tremble at the thought ( oder to think) bei dem Gedanken zittern ( that dass); → academic.ru/5132/balance">balance A 2

2. fig zittern ( for um)

B s

1. Zittern n:

there was a slight tremble in his voice seine Stimme zitterte leicht;

she was all of a tremble sie zitterte am ganzen Körper

2. pl (als sg konstruiert)

a) VET Milchfieber n

b) MED umg Schüttellähmung f

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1. intransitive verb
zittern ( with vor + Dat.)

tremble for somebody/something — (fig.) um jemanden/etwas zittern

I tremble to think what.../at the thought — (fig.) mir wird bange, wenn ich daran denke, was.../wenn ich daran denke
2. noun
Zittern, das

be all of a tremble — (coll.) am ganzen Körper zittern

there was a tremble in her voice — ihre Stimme zitterte

* * *

v.

erschauern v.

zittern v. n.

Zittern n.

English-german dictionary > tremble
7 tremble

trem·ble [ʼtrembl̩] vi

1) ( shake) zittern; lip, voice beben;

to \tremble with anger/ cold vor Wut/Kälte zittern;

to \tremble like a leaf zittern wie Espenlaub

2) ( fear)

I \tremble to think what will happen when he finds out mir wird Angst [und Bange], wenn ich daran denke, was passieren wird, wenn er es herausfindet n Zittern nt, Beben nt;

to be all of a \tremble ( fam) am ganzen Körper zittern

English-German students dictionary > tremble
8 tremble

اِرْتَعَدَ \ quake: to shake, esp. with fear. quiver: to shake (esp. with excitement or anger). shake: to move quickly from side to side, or up and down: I shook the sand out of my shoes. He was shaking with fear. He shook his head, from side to side, to show disagreement (the opposite of nod). shiver: to shake (with cold or fear). tremble: to shake, esp. with fear or excitement. \ See Also ارتجف (اِرْتَجَفَ)، هز (هَزّ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > tremble
9 temblar

v.

1 to tremble (person) (de miedo).

le temblaba la voz de la emoción (de frío) her voice was trembling with emotion

tiemblo por lo que pueda pasarle (figurative) I shudder to think what could happen to him

temblar como un flan to shake like a jelly

Me tiemblan las manos My hands tremble.

2 to shudder, to shake.

El conejito tiembla The little rabbit trembles.

Su voz temblaba His voice trembled.

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temblar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (de frío) to shiver (de, with); (de miedo) to tremble (de, with); (con sacudidas) to shake

2 (voz) to quiver

3 figurado (tener miedo) to shake with fear, shudder, fear

■ tiemblo por su vida I fear for his life

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verb

to shiver, tremble

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VI

1) [persona]

a) [por miedo] to tremble, shake; [por frío] to shiver

me temblaba la mano — my hand was trembling o shaking

temblar de miedo — to tremble o shake with fright

temblar de frío — to shiver with cold

- temblar como un azogado

b) (=sentir miedo)

echarse a temblar — to get frightened

tiemblo de pensar en lo que pueda ocurrir — I shudder to think what may happen

temblar ante la escena — to shudder at the sight

temblar por su vida — to fear for one's life

2) [edificio] to shake, shudder; [tierra] to shake

- dejar una botella temblando

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona ( de frío) to shiver; (por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble

tiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)

me tiembla el párpado — my eyelid is twitching

le temblaba la mano — his hand was shaking

la voz le temblaba de emoción — her voice was trembling with emotion

temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf

b) edificio/tierra to shake
2.
temblar v impers

está temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!

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= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.

Ex. I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex. Librarians across the country winced at that notion.

Ex. The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.

Ex. With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

Ex. He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.

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* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.

* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona ( de frío) to shiver; (por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble

tiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)

me tiembla el párpado — my eyelid is twitching

le temblaba la mano — his hand was shaking

la voz le temblaba de emoción — her voice was trembling with emotion

temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf

b) edificio/tierra to shake
2.
temblar v impers

está temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!

* * *

= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.

Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.

Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.

Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

Ex: He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.

* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

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temblar [A5 ]

vi

1 «persona» (por el frío) to shiver; (por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble

estaba tan asustado que estaba temblando he was quaking o shaking o trembling with fear

sus amenazas me hicieron temblar I trembled at her threats

tiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado I shudder to think what might have happened

temblaba de rabia she was shaking o quivering with rage

(+ me/te/le etc): me tiembla el párpado my eyelid is twitching

estaba tan nervioso que le temblaba la mano he was so nervous that his hand was shaking

la voz le temblaba de emoción/de ira her voice was quivering o trembling with emotion/rage

temblar como un flan to shake like a jelly o leaf

2 «edificio/tierra» to shake

sus gritos hicieron temblar las paredes her shouts made the walls shake

■

v impers

¡está temblando! ( AmL); it's a tremor o an earthquake!, it's shaking! ( AmE colloq)

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temblar ( conjugate temblar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ persona] ( de frío) to shiver;

(por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble;
(+ me/te/le etc) [ párpado] to twitch;
[ mano] to shake;
[ voz] to tremble;
◊ la voz le temblaba de emoción her voice was trembling with emotion

b) [edificio/tierra] to shake

temblar v impers:
◊ ¡está temblando! (AmL) it's an earthquake!;

tembló ayer there was a(n earth) tremor yesterday
temblar verbo intransitivo
1 (de emoción: la voz) to quiver
(: el pulso) to shake: estoy tan nerviosa que me tiemblan las piernas, I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking
2 (de miedo, temor) to tremble: temblaba de miedo, she was trembling with fear
tiemblo solo de pensarlo, I shudder to think about it
3 (de frío) to shiver: temblaba por la fiebre, he was shivering with fever
4 (la tierra, un edificio) to shake
5 fam (acabar con algo) dejamos el jamón temblando, we ate almost all the ham
la factura me dejó la cuenta temblando, the bill cleaned out my bank account

' temblar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudir
English:
falter
- feel
- quake
- quaver
- quiver
- shake
- shiver
- tremble
- waver
- wobble
- quail

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temblar vi

1. [persona] [de miedo, por nervios] to tremble, to shake (de with); [de frío] to shiver (de with);
la fiebre le hacía temblar the fever made her shiver;

me tiemblan las piernas my legs are shaking;

me tiembla el pulso my hands are shaking;

le temblaba la voz de la emoción her voice was trembling with emotion;
Fig
tiemblo por lo que pueda pasarle I shudder to think what could happen to him;
Fig
tiemblo sólo de pensarlo I shudder just thinking about it;

Comp
Fam
dejar algo temblando [la despensa, la nevera, una botella] to leave sth almost empty;

Comp

dejar a alguien temblando [asustar, preocupar] to leave sb quaking in their boots, to give sb a fright;

Comp

temblar como un flan to shake like (a) jelly

2. [suelo, edificio, máquina] to shudder, to shake;

tembló la tierra the ground shook;

tiembla la imagen del televisor the television picture is shaky

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temblar

v/i tremble, shake; de frío shiver

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temblar {55} vi

1) : to tremble, to shake, to shiver

le temblaban las rodillas: his knees were shaking

2) : to shudder, to be afraid

tiemblo con sólo pensarlo: I shudder to think of it

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temblar vb

1. (en general) to shake [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

temblaba de miedo he was shaking with fear

2. (de frío) to shiver

temblaba de frío she was shivering with cold

Spanish-English dictionary > temblar
10 tiritar

v.

to shiver.

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tiritar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to shiver, shake, tremble; (dientes) to chatter

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verb

to shiver

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VI

1) [de frío, miedo] to shiver (de with)

2) *

- dejaron el pastel tiritando

esta botella ha quedado tiritando — there isn't much left of this bottle

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verbo intransitivo to shiver, tremble

tiritar de frío — to shiver with cold

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= shiver, tremble, quiver.

Ex. I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

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verbo intransitivo to shiver, tremble

tiritar de frío — to shiver with cold

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= shiver, tremble, quiver.

Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

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tiritar [A1 ]

vi

to shiver, tremble

estaba tiritando de frío she was shivering o trembling with cold

dejar algo tiritando ( Esp fam): la boda me ha dejado la cuenta tiritando the wedding has left me with hardly any money in the bank o ( colloq) has nearly cleaned me out

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tiritar ( conjugate tiritar) verbo intransitivo
to shiver, tremble;
◊ tiritar de frío to shiver with cold

tiritar verbo intransitivo to shiver [de, with]

' tiritar' also found in these entries:
English:
shiver

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tiritar vi

to shiver (de with);

Comp
Fam
dejar algo tiritando: has dejado la botella tiritando you haven't left much of that bottle

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tiritar

v/i shiver

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tiritar vi

: to shiver, to tremble

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tiritar vb to shiver

Spanish-English dictionary > tiritar
11 shake

ʃeik
1. past tense - shook; verb
1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) agitar, (hacer) temblar

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) debilitar

2. noun
1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) sacudida

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) batido

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- shaking
- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up

shake vb

1. sacudir / agitar

"Shake before use" "Agítese antes de usar"

2. temblar

the house shakes when trains go past la casa tiembla cuando pasan los trenes

to shake somebody's hand dar la mano a alguien

to shake your head decir no con la cabeza

El pasado de shake es shook y el participio pasado es shaken; el gerundio se escribe shaking

shake

tr[ʃeɪk]

noun

1 sacudida

■ he said "no" with a shake of the head dijo que no con la cabeza

■ give the cough mixture a good shake agita bien el jarabe

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (milkshake) batido

transitive verb (pt shook tr[ʃʊk], pp shaken tr['ʃeɪkən])

1 (move - carpet, person) sacudir; (- bottle, dice) agitar; (- building) hacer temblar

■ he shook her roughly la sacudió bruscamente

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

2 (upset, shock) afectar, impresionar, conmocionar

■ the news shook her badly la noticia le afectó mucho

3 (weaken) debilitar, minar

■ nothing could shake her faith nada podía debilitar su fe

intransitive verb

1 (gen) temblar

■ the whole room seemed to shake parecía que temblaba toda la habitación

■ she was shaking with fear temblaba de miedo

■ my voice was shaking me temblaba la voz

plural noun the shakes

1 (trembling) temblequera; (feverish) tiritera

■ he always gets the shakes the morning after siempre le entra la temblequera a la mañana siguiente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) en un santiamén

let's shake! ¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco!

to be no great shakes no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada del otro jueves

to shake a leg darse prisa, apresurarse

to shake hands darse la mano, estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with somebody / shake somebody's hand / shake somebody by the hand darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

to shake in one's shoes temblar de miedo

to shake like a leaf temblar como una hoja

to shake on a deal cerrar un trato con un apretón de manos

to shake one's fist (at somebody) amenazar (a alguien) con el puño

to shake one's head negar con la cabeza, decir que no con la cabeza

to shake with cold tiritar de frío

to shake with laughter troncharse de risa

shake ['ʃeɪk] v, shook ['ʃʊk] ; shaken ['ʃeɪkə n] ; shaking vt

1) : sacudir, agitar, hacer temblar

he shook his head: negó con la cabeza

2) weaken: debilitar, hacer flaquear

it shook her faith: debilitó su confianza

3) upset: afectar, alterar

4)

to shake hands with someone : darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

shake vi

: temblar, sacudirse

shake n

: sacudida f, apretón m (de manos)

shake

n.

• apretón de manos s.m.

• movimiento s.m.

• sacudida s.f.

• trino s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

• vibración s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shook, shaken) = agitar v.

• batucar v.

• conmover v.

• estremecer v.

• retemblar v.

• sacudir v.

• temblar v.

• temblequear v.

• traquetear v.

• trepidar v.

I
1. ʃeɪk
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

[ʃeɪk] (vb: pt shook) (pp shaken)
1. N

1) (=act of shaking) sacudida f

• to give sth/sb a shake, she gave the tin a shake — agitó la lata

I gave the boy a good shake — zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico

• she declined the drink with a shake of her head — rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza

he gave a puzzled shake of his head — movió la cabeza confundido

- in two shakes

no great shakes * —

he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming * — no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando *

2) the shakes el tembleque *, la tembladera *

• to get the shakes, I got a bad case of the shakes — me entró un tembleque * or una tembladera * muy fuerte

• to have the shakes — tener el tembleque * or la tembladera *

3) (also: milkshake) batido m

4) (=small amount) [of liquid] chorro m ; [of salt, sugar] pizca f

2. VT

1) (=agitate) [+ bottle, tin, dice, cocktail] agitar; [+ towel, duster] sacudir; [+ head] mover; [+ building] hacer temblar, sacudir; [+ person] zarandear, sacudir

shake well before use — agítese bien antes de usar

a fit of coughing that shook his entire body — un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo

high winds shook the trees — fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles

• to shake hands — estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with sb — estrechar la mano a algn

• to shake one's head — (in refusal) negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto

• I shook the snow off my coat — me sacudí la nieve del abrigo

• to shake o.s., the dog shook itself — el perro se sacudió

she tried to hug him but he shook himself free — intentó abrazarlo pero él se la sacudió de encima

• she shook some change out of her purse — sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla

- shake a leg!

2) (=wave) [+ stick, paper] blandir, agitar

• to shake one's finger at sb — señalar a algn agitando el dedo

• to shake one's fist at sb — amenazar a algn con el puño

3) (fig) (=weaken) [+ faith] debilitar; [+ resolve] afectar; (=impair, upset, shock) afectar; (=disconcert) desconcertar

• the firm's reputation has been badly shaken — la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada

• he was shaken by the news of her death — la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó

• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness — necesita que se le bajen esos humos

• it shook me rigid — me dejó pasmado or helado

• seven days that shook the world — siete días que conmocionaron al mundo

3. VI

1) (=tremble) [ground, building] temblar, estremecerse; [person, animal, voice] temblar

• I was shaking all over — me temblaba todo el cuerpo

• he was shaking with rage/fear/cold — estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío

her voice shook with rage — la voz le temblaba de rabia

to shake with laughter — caerse de risa

- shake like a leaf

2)

• to shake on sth, the two men shook on it — los dos hombres cerraron el trato con un apretón de manos

let's shake on it — venga esa mano

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

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I
1. [ʃeɪk]
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

English-spanish dictionary > shake
12 estremecerse

estremecerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (temblar) to shake

2 (de miedo) to tremble, shudder; (de frío) to shiver, tremble

3 figurado to shudder

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verb

to shiver

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VPR

1) [edificio] to shake

2) [persona] [de miedo] to tremble ( ante at) (de with)
[de horror] to shudder (de with) [de frío, escalofrío] to shiver (de with)
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(v.) = shake, shudder, shiver, wince, quiver, tremble

Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex. He shuddered when he thought of the budget Dennis Baldwin had put together.

Ex. I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex. Librarians across the country winced at that notion.

Ex. With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

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(v.) = shake, shudder, shiver, wince, quiver, tremble

Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex: He shuddered when he thought of the budget Dennis Baldwin had put together.

Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.

Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.

Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

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estremecerse verbo reflexivo to shudder, tremble [de, with]
' estremecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estremecer
English:
flinch
- shudder
- tremble
- shiver
- wince

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vpr
[de horror, miedo] to tremble o shudder (de with); [de frío] to shiver (de with);
me estremezco sólo de pensarlo I get the shivers just thinking about it

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estremecerse

v/r shake, tremble; de frío shiver; de horror shudder

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vr

: to shudder, to shiver (with emotion)

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estremecerse vb

1. (de frío) to shiver

2. (de miedo) to tremble / to shudder

Spanish-English dictionary > estremecerse
13 shake

1. noun
Schütteln, das

give somebody/something a shake — jemanden/etwas schütteln

with a shake of the head — mit einem Kopfschütteln

be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,
shook, shaken or (arch./coll.) shook

1) (move violently) schütteln

the dog shook itself — der Hund schüttelte sich

be shaken to pieces — völlig durchgeschüttelt werden

shake one's fist/a stick at somebody — jemandem mit der Faust/einem Stock drohen

‘shake [well] before using’ — "vor Gebrauch [gut] schütteln!"

shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln

shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken

2) (cause to tremble) erschüttern [Gebäude usw.]

shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln

3) (weaken) erschüttern

shake somebody's faith in something/somebody — jemandes Glauben an etwas/jemanden erschüttern

4) (agitate) erschüttern

she was badly shaken by the news of his death — die Nachricht von seinem Tod erschütterte sie sehr

he failed his exam - that shook him! — er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden - das war ein Schock für ihn!

Shake somebody's composure — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen
3. intransitive verb,
shook, shaken or (arch./coll.) shook

1) (tremble) wackeln; [Boden, Stimme:] beben; [Hand:] zittern

shake [all over] with cold/fear — [am ganzen Leib] vor Kälte/Angst schlottern

shake like a leaf — wie Espenlaub zittern

shake with emotion — vor Erregung beben

shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern

2) (coll.): (shake hands) sich (Dat.) die Hand geben

let's shake on it! — schlag ein!; Hand drauf!

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/66346/shake_off">shake off

- shake out

- shake up

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[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb
1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (er)heben (lassen)

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) erschüttern
2. noun
1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) das Schütteln

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) das Shake

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- shaking
- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up
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shake

[ʃeɪk]

I. n

1. (action) Schütteln nt kein pl

she gave the box a \shake sie schüttelte die Schachtel

to say sth with a \shake of one's head etw mit einem Kopfschütteln sagen

2. (nervousness)

▪ the \shakes pl das große Zittern kein pl

to get/have the \shakes ( fam) Muffensausen [o einen Flattermann] [o den Tatterich] kriegen/haben fam

3. esp AM ( fam: milkshake) Shake m

4.

▶ to be no great \shakes as [or at] sth als etw [o bei etw dat] nicht besonders gut sein

▶ in two \shakes [of a lamb's [or duck's] tail] ( fam) sofort, im Handumdrehen

II. vt

<shook, shaken>

1. (vibrate)

▪ to \shake sb/sth jdn/etw schütteln

she shook her hair loose from its ribbon sie schüttelte das Band von ihrem Haar ab

\shake well before using vor Gebrauch gut schütteln

▪ to \shake oneself sich akk schütteln

▪ to \shake sth over sth etw über etw akk streuen

to \shake buildings detonation Gebäude erschüttern

to \shake one's fist [at sb] [jdm] mit der Faust drohen

the demonstrators shook their fists die Demonstranten schwangen die Fäuste

to \shake hands einander die Hände schütteln

to \shake hands with sb, to \shake sb by the hand jdm die Hand schütteln

to \shake one's head den Kopf schütteln

to \shake one's hips die Hüften schwingen

to \shake sb awake jdn wach rütteln

2. (undermine)

▪ to \shake sth etw erschüttern [o ins Wanken bringen]

after six defeats in a row the team's confidence has been badly \shaken nach sechs Niederlagen in Folge ist das [Selbst]vertrauen des Teams schwer angeschlagen

3. (shock)

▪ to \shake sb jdn erschüttern

the news has \shaken the whole country die Nachricht hat das ganze Land schwer getroffen

4. ( fam: get rid of)

▪ to \shake sth etw loswerden [o fig abschütteln] [o geh überwinden

5.

▶ to \shake a leg ( fam) sich akk beeilen

▶ more than you can \shake a stick at ( fam) jede Menge fam

III. vi

<shook, shaken>

1. (quiver) beben

▪ to \shake with sth vor etw dat beben [o zittern]

the child's body shook with sobs das Kind bebte vor Schluchzen am ganzen Körper

his voice shook with emotion seine Stimme zitterte vor Rührung

to \shake violently heftig beben

2. (shiver with fear) zittern, beben

3. ( fam: agree)

▪ to \shake [on sth] sich dat [in einer Sache] die Hand reichen

they shook on the deal sie besiegelten den Deal per Handschlag

4.

▶ to \shake in one's boots [or shoes] vor Angst schlottern

▶ to \shake like a leaf [or BRIT, AUS like jelly] wie Espenlaub zittern

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[ʃeɪk] vb: pret shook, ptp shaken
1. n

1) (= act of shaking) Schütteln nt

to give a rug a shake — einen Läufer ausschütteln

give the paint a ( good) shake — die Farbe (gut) durchschütteln

to give sb/oneself a good shake — jdn/sich kräftig schütteln

with a shake of her head —

with a shake in his voice — mit zitternder Stimme

2) (= milkshake) Milchshake m

3) (inf: moment) Minütchen nt (inf)

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — in zwei Sekunden

4)

to be no great shakes (inf) — nicht umwerfend sein (at in +dat )

5)

the shakes pl (inf) — der Tatterich (inf); (esp with fear) das Zittern

he's got the shakes — er hat einen Tatterich (inf); (due to alcoholism also) ihm zittern die Hände, er hat einen Flattermann (inf); (esp with fear) er hat das große Zittern (inf); (esp with cold, emotion) er zittert am ganzen Körper

2. vt

1) person, head, object schütteln; building erschüttern; cocktail durchschütteln

"shake well before using" —

to be shaken to pieces she shook the door handle which seemed to have stuck to shake pepper on a steak — total durchgeschüttelt werden sie rüttelte an der Türklinke, die zu klemmen schien Pfeffer auf ein Steak streuen

to shake one's fist at sb — jdm mit der Faust drohen

to shake oneself/itself free — sich losmachen

to shake hands — sich (dat) die Hand geben; (for longer time, in congratulations etc) sich (dat) die Hand schütteln

to shake hands with sb — jdm die Hand geben/schütteln

I'd like to shake him by the hand —

English people don't often shake hands — Engländer geben sich (dat) selten die Hand

shake hands (to dog) — (gib) Pfötchen; (to child)

to shake a leg ( inf = hurry ) ( dated : = dance ) —, = hurry ) Dampf machen (inf) ( dated : = dance ) das Tanzbein schwingen (dated)

he has more medals than you can shake a stick at (inf) — er hat jede Menge Medaillen (inf)

2) (= weaken) faith, foundation of society erschüttern; evidence, reputation, courage, resolve ins Wanken bringen

to shake the foundations of sth — die Grundfesten einer Sache (gen) erschüttern

society was shaken to its very core — die Gesellschaft wurde bis in ihre Grundfesten erschüttert

3) (= shock, amaze) erschüttern

to shake the world — die Welt erschüttern

that shook him! — da war er platt (inf)

it shook me rigid (inf) — da war ich schwer geschockt (inf)

it was a nasty accident, he's still rather badly shaken — es war ein schlimmer Unfall, der Schreck sitzt ihm noch in den Knochen

she was badly shaken by the news — die Nachricht hatte sie sehr mitgenommen or erschüttert

4)

See:

= shake off

3. vi
wackeln; (hand, voice) zittern; (earth, voice) beben
the whole boat shook as the waves struck it — das ganze Boot wurde vom Aufprall der Wellen erschüttert

the trees shook in the wind — die Bäume schwankten im Wind

to shake like a leaf —

to shake with fear/cold — vor Angst/Kälte zittern

he was shaking all over — er zitterte am ganzen Körper

to shake with laughter — sich vor Lachen schütteln

to shake in one's shoes (inf) — das große Zittern kriegen (inf)

shake on it! (inf) — Hand drauf

they shook on the deal — sie bekräftigten das Geschäft mit Handschlag

what's shaking? (US) (sl) — was geht ab? (inf)

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shake [ʃeık]

A s

1. a) Schütteln n:

shake of the head Kopfschütteln;

give sth a good shake etwas kräftig (durch)schütteln;

in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail), in half a shake umg im Nu

b) Händedruck m

2. (auch seelische) Erschütterung

3. Zittern n, Beben n:

be all of a shake am ganzen Körper zittern;

he’s got the shakes umg er hat den oder einen Tatterich

4. Stoß m:

shake of wind Windstoß;

no great shakes umg nichts Weltbewegendes;

he is no great shakes umg er ist nicht gerade umwerfend (as als)

5. umg Erdbeben n

6. Riss m, Spalt m

7. MUS Triller m

8. (Milch- etc) Shake m

9. umg Augenblick m, Moment m:

wait a shake!

B v/i prät shook [ʃʊk], pperf shaken

1. wackeln:

shake with laughter sich vor Lachen schütteln

2. (sch)wanken, beben:

the earth shook

3. zittern, beben ( beide:

with vor Furcht, Kälte etc)

4. MUS trillern

5. umg sich die Hände schütteln, sich die Hand geben:

(let’s) shake on it! Hand darauf!

C v/t

1. schütteln:

shake sth from etwas (ab)schütteln von;

shake one’s head den Kopf schütteln (over, at über akk);

shake one’s finger( a fist, a stick) at sb jemandem mit dem Finger (mit der Faust, mit einem Stock) drohen; → hand Bes Redew, leg Bes Redew, side A 4

2. auch fig jemandes Entschluss, den Gegner, jemandes Glauben, jemandes Zeugenaussage etc erschüttern

3. rütteln an (dat) (auch fig)

4. jemanden (seelisch) erschüttern:

he was much shaken by ( oder with, at) the news die Nachricht erschütterte ihn sehr

5. jemanden verunsichern

6. jemanden aufrütteln ( out of aus) (auch fig)

7. MUS trillern

8. US einen Verfolger etc abschütteln, loswerden

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1. noun
Schütteln, das

give somebody/something a shake — jemanden/etwas schütteln

with a shake of the head — mit einem Kopfschütteln

be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)
2. transitive verb,
shook, shaken or (arch./coll.) shook

1) (move violently) schütteln

the dog shook itself — der Hund schüttelte sich

be shaken to pieces — völlig durchgeschüttelt werden

shake one's fist/a stick at somebody — jemandem mit der Faust/einem Stock drohen

‘shake [well] before using’ — "vor Gebrauch [gut] schütteln!"

shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln

shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken

2) (cause to tremble) erschüttern [Gebäude usw.]

shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln

3) (weaken) erschüttern

shake somebody's faith in something/somebody — jemandes Glauben an etwas/jemanden erschüttern

4) (agitate) erschüttern

she was badly shaken by the news of his death — die Nachricht von seinem Tod erschütterte sie sehr

he failed his exam - that shook him! — er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden - das war ein Schock für ihn!

Shake somebody's composure — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen
3. intransitive verb,
shook, shaken or (arch./coll.) shook

1) (tremble) wackeln; [Boden, Stimme:] beben; [Hand:] zittern

shake [all over] with cold/fear — [am ganzen Leib] vor Kälte/Angst schlottern

shake like a leaf — wie Espenlaub zittern

shake with emotion — vor Erregung beben

shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern

2) (coll.): (shake hands) sich (Dat.) die Hand geben

let's shake on it! — schlag ein!; Hand drauf!

Phrasal Verbs:

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shook, shaken)

= rütteln v.

schütteln v. v.

erschüttern v.

English-german dictionary > shake
14 Glied

n; -(e)s, -er

1. Arm, Bein: limb; seine Glieder strecken stretch (o.s.); jemandem tun alle Glieder weh s.o. is aching all over ( oder in every limb); an allen Gliedern zittern tremble in every limb ( oder all over); ich konnte kein Glied rühren I couldn’t move a muscle; der Schreck fuhr ihm in die oder alle Glieder the shock made him tremble from head to foot; weitS. he got the shock of his life; der Schreck sitzt mir noch in den Gliedern I’m still recovering ( stärker: reeling) from the shock; du wirst dir noch alle Glieder brechen you’ll break every bone on your body

2. ANAT., eines Fingers etc.: joint

3. (Penis) penis, (male) member

4. einer Kette etc.: link (auch fig.); (Teil) member, part; (Komponente) component, element; das fehlende Glied fig. the missing link

5. LING. Satzteil

6. MATH., Logik: term

7. MIL. rank; aus dem Glied treten fall out; undiszipliniert: break rank; ins Glied zurücktreten fall in (again); in Reih und Glied in rank and file, in formation; fig. in line

8. geh. altm., BIBL. generation; bis ins zehnte Glied unto the tenth generation

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das Glied

(Körperteil) limb; member;

(Mathematik) term;

(Militäraufstellung) rank;

(Penis) penis; member

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[gliːt]
nt -(e)s, -er
[-dɐ]
1) (= Körperteil) limb, member (form); (= Fingerglied, Zehenglied) joint

seine Glíéder recken — to stretch (oneself)

an allen Glíédern zittern — to be shaking all over

der Schreck fuhr ihm in alle Glíéder — the shock made him shake all over

der Schreck sitzt or steckt ihr noch in den Glíédern — she is still shaking with (Brit) or from (esp US) the shock

alle Glíéder brechen — to break every bone in one's body

2) (= Penis) penis, organ, member (form)

3) (=Kettenglied fig) link

4) (= Teil) section, part; (von Grashalm) segment

5) (= Mitglied) member; (MIL ETC) rank; (BIBL) generation; (MATH) term

aus dem Glíéd treten (Mil) — to step forward (out of the ranks)

ins Glíéd zurücktreten (Mil) — to step back into the ranks

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das

(a ring of a chain: There was a worn link in the chain and it broke; an important link in the chain of the evidence.) link

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Glied

<-[e]s, -er>

[ˈgli:t, pl ˈgli:dɐ]

nt

1. (Körperteil) limb, member form; (Fingerglied, Zehenglied) joint; (Fingerspitze) fingertip

seine \Glieder recken to stretch [oneself]

kein \Glied mehr rühren können to not be able to move a muscle

etw in allen \Gliedern spüren to feel sth in one's bones

an allen \Gliedern zittern [o (geh) beben] to be trembling in every limb [or all over], to be shivering [or shaking] all over

2. (euph: Penis) penis, [male] member form

3. (Kettenglied) link a. fig

4. (Teil) part, link

5. (Mitglied) member

6. (Rang) rank

7. (Generation) generation

8.

▶ etw steckt/sitzt jdm [noch] in den \Gliedern sth [still] sits heavily on sb's shoulders; Krankheit sb [still] feels sth in his/her bones

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das; Glied[e]s, Glieder

1) (Körperteil) limb; (FingerGlied, ZehenGlied) joint

der Schreck sitzt od. steckt ihm noch in den Gliedern — he is [still] shaking with the shock

der Schreck fuhr ihr in die od. durch alle Glieder — the shock made her shake all over

2) (KettenGlied, auch fig.) link

3) (Teil eines Ganzen) section; part; (Mitglied) member; (eines Satzes) part; (einer Gleichung) term

4) (Penis) penis

5) (Mannschaftsreihe) rank

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Glied n; -(e)s, -er

1. Arm, Bein: limb;

seine Glieder strecken stretch (o.s.);

jemandem tun alle Glieder weh sb is aching all over ( oder in every limb);

an allen Gliedern zittern tremble in every limb ( oder all over);

ich konnte kein Glied rühren I couldn’t move a muscle;

der Schreck fuhr ihm in die oder

alle Glieder the shock made him tremble from head to foot; weitS. he got the shock of his life;

der Schreck sitzt mir noch in den Gliedern I’m still recovering ( stärker: reeling) from the shock;

du wirst dir noch alle Glieder brechen you’ll break every bone on your body

2. ANAT, eines Fingers etc: joint

3. (Penis) penis, (male) member

4. einer Kette etc: link (auch fig); (Teil) member, part; (Komponente) component, element;

das fehlende Glied fig the missing link

5. LING → Satzteil

6. MATH, Logik: term

7. MIL rank;

aus dem Glied treten fall out; undiszipliniert: break rank;

ins Glied zurücktreten fall in (again);

in Reih und Glied in rank and file, in formation; fig in line

8. geh obs, BIBEL generation;

bis ins zehnte Glied unto the tenth generation

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das; Glied[e]s, Glieder

1) (Körperteil) limb; (FingerGlied, ZehenGlied) joint

der Schreck sitzt od. steckt ihm noch in den Gliedern — he is [still] shaking with the shock

der Schreck fuhr ihr in die od. durch alle Glieder — the shock made her shake all over

2) (KettenGlied, auch fig.) link

3) (Teil eines Ganzen) section; part; (Mitglied) member; (eines Satzes) part; (einer Gleichung) term

4) (Penis) penis

5) (Mannschaftsreihe) rank

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-er n.

limb (anatomy) n.

link (chain) n.

male member (anatomy) n.

member (anatomy) n.

penis n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Glied
15 estar

v.

1 to be.

estamos a veinte grados (expresa valores, grados) it's twenty degrees here

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

está terminado it's finished

2 to be.

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?

¿está María? — no, no está is Maria there? — no, she's not here

Ella estuvo aburrida She was bored.

El edificio está en la calle tres The building is on third street.

3 to be (expresa cualidad, estado).

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty

4 to be (expresa estado).

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving

estamos de suerte we're in luck

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

estar de viaje to be on a trip

estar en uso to be in use

estar en guardia to be on guard

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water

5 to be.

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

6 to stay, to be.

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go

7 to be ready (hallarse listo).

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?

8 to be for.

Me estuvo difícil el examen The exam was difficult for me.

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ESTAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.

Imperfect Indicative

estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estabais, estaban.

Past Indicative

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.

Future Indicative

estaré, estarás, estará, estaremos, estaréis, estarán.

Conditional

estaría, estarías, estaría, estaríamos, estaríais, estarían.

Present Subjunctive

esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén.

Imperfect Subjunctive

estuviera, estuvieras, estuviera, estuviéramos, estuvierais, estuvieran;

estuviese, estuvieses, estuviese, estuviésemos, estuvieseis, estuviesen.

Future Subjunctive

estuviere, estuvieres, estuviere, estuviéremos, estuviereis, estuvieren.

Imperative

está (tú), esté (él/Vd.), estemos (nos.), estad (vos.), estén (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to be

- estar en contra
- estarse
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Para las expresiones estar bien, estar mal, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [indicando situación] to be

¿dónde estabas? — where were you?

la última vez que estuve en Roma — the last time I was in Rome

Madrid está en el centro de España — Madrid is in the centre of Spain

el monumento está en la plaza — the monument is in the square

eso no está en sus declaraciones — that's not in any of his statements

-las tijeras están en el cajón -no, aquí no están — "the scissors are in the drawer" - "no, they're not in here"

-hola, ¿está Carmen? -no, no está — "hello, is Carmen in?" - "no, I'm afraid she isn't"

el día que estuve a verlo — the day I went to see him

• está [fuera] — [de casa] she's out; [de la ciudad/en el extranjero] she's away

• [ya que] estamos — while we are at it

2) [indicando un estado transitorio]

a) + adj, adv to be

está mucho mejor — he's much better

estar enfermo {o} malo — to be ill

estoy muy cansada — I'm very tired

¿estás casado o soltero? — are you married or single?

está vacío — it's empty

estaba herido — he was injured

¿cómo estamos? — [gen] how are we doing?; [a otra persona] how are you?

con este frío, aquí no se puede estar — it's unbearably cold here

¡qué bueno está este café! — this coffee's really good!

mis padres están como siempre — my parents are the same as ever

¿está libre el baño? — is the bathroom free?

¿qué tal {o} cómo estás? — how are you?

el récord anterior estaba en 33 segundos — the previous record was {o} stood at 33 seconds

b) + participio to be

la radio está rota — the radio is broken

para las seis estará terminado — it will be finished by six o'clock

estaba sentada en la arena — she was sitting on the sand

está (embarazada) de dos meses — she's two months pregnant

él no estaba implicado — he wasn't involved

le está bien empleado por ingenuo — it serves him right for being so naïve

c) + gerundio to be

estaba corriendo — he was running

me está molestando — he's annoying me

se está muriendo — she's dying

venga, ya nos estamos yendo, que es tarde — come on, it's time to go, it's late

está siendo preparado — it's being prepared

nos estamos engañando — we're deceiving ourselves

3) (=existir) to be

además están los gastos del viaje — then there are the travel expenses

• [dejar] estar, déjalo estar — just leave him be

si dejas estar ese asunto te irán mejor las cosas — you'll do better to let the matter drop

4) [indicando el aspecto de algo] to look

¡qué elegante estás! — you're looking really smart!

estás más delgado — you've lost weight, you look slimmer

está más viejo — he looks older

el sofá estará mejor al lado de la ventana — the sofa will look better next to the window

ese tío está muy bueno — * that guy's gorgeous *, that guy's a bit of all right *

el traje te está grande — that suit is too big for you

5) (=estar listo) to be ready

estará a las cuatro — it'll be ready at four

en seguida está — it'll be ready in a moment

dos vueltas más y ya está — two more laps and that'll be it

¡ya está! ya sé lo que podemos hacer — that's it! I know what we can do

ya estoy — I'm done, that's me *

¡ya estamos! — [después de hacer algo] that's it!; [dicho con enfado] that's enough!

¿estamos? — [al estar listo] ready?; [para pedir conformidad] are we agreed?, right?, OK? *

¡ya estuvo! — Méx that's it!

6) [indicando fecha, distancia, temperatura]

estamos en octubre — it's October

cuando estemos en verano — when it's summer, in the summer

7) [en estructuras con preposición]
estar a
estamos a 8 de junio — it is 8 June {or} the 8th of June, today is 8 June {o} the 8th of June

estábamos a 40°C — it was 40°C

¿a cuántos estamos? — what's the date?

¿a cuánto estamos de Madrid? — how far are we from Madrid?

las uvas están a 1,60 euros — the grapes are one euro 60 cents

¿a cuánto está el kilo de naranjas? — how much are oranges per kilo?

estoy a lo que se decida en la reunión — I'm waiting to see what's decided at the meeting

estar a lo que resulte — to be waiting to see how things turn out
estar con
está con la gripe — he's down with flu, he's got the flu

estuvo con la enfermedad durante dos años — she had {o} suffered from the disease for two years

ya está otra vez con el mismo tema — he's harping on about the same old subject again

ya estoy con ganas de ir — I want to go now

estoy con ganas de pegarle — I feel like hitting him

• estar con [algn], yo estoy con él — I'm with him

los aliados estaban con ellos — the Allies were behind them
estar de
está de buen humor — he's in a good mood

están de charla — they're having a chat

está de camarero — he's working as a waiter

está de jefe temporalmente — he is acting as boss, he is the acting boss

está de luto — she's in mourning

¡estoy de nervioso! — I'm so nervous!

están de paseo — they've gone for a walk

estaba de uniforme — he was (dressed) in uniform

están de vacaciones — they are on holiday

está de viaje en este momento — he's away at the moment
estar en
en eso está el problema — that's (exactly) where the problem is

el problema está en que... — the problem lies in the fact that...

en ello estamos — we're working on it

no está en él hacerlo — it is not in his power to do it

creo que está usted en un error — I think you're mistaken

no está en sí — she's not in her right mind

yo estoy en que... — (=creer) I believe that...
estar para
para eso estamos — [gen] that's why we're here, that's what we're here for; [respondiendo a gracias] don't mention it

para eso están los amigos — that's what friends are for

• estar para [hacer] algo — (=a punto de) to be about to do sth, be on the point of doing sth

está para salir — he's about to leave

• [no] estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for joking

si alguien llama, no estoy para nadie — if anyone calls, I'm not in
estar por (=en favor de) [+ política] to be in favour {o} (EEUU) favor of; [+ persona] to support hueso 1) estar por ({+ infin})
la historia de ese hallazgo está por escribir — the story of that discovery is still to be written {o} has yet to be written

está por ver si es verdad lo que dijeron — it remains to be seen whether what they said is true

está todavía por hacer — it remains to be done, it is still to be done

yo estoy por dejarlo — I'm for leaving it, I'm in favour of leaving it

está por llover — LAm it's going to rain
estar sin ({+ infin})
las camas estaban sin hacer — the beds were unmade, the beds hadn't been made

¿todavía estás sin peinar? — haven't you brushed your hair yet?
estar sobre algn/algo
hay que estar mucho sobre él para que estudie — you have to keep on at him to make sure he studies

hay que estar sobre el arroz para que no se pegue — you need to keep a close eye on the rice to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan

estar sobre sí — to be in control of o.s.

8) [en oraciones ponderativas]

• está [que] rabia — * he's hopping mad *, he's furious

estoy que me caigo de sueño — I'm terribly sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open

2.

See:

estarse

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

* * *

= be, become, live with.

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Ex. Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

* estar embarazada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean.

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

* * *

= be, become, live with.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

* estar embarazada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean

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estar¹ [ A27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ estar (cópula)

A seguido de adjetivos

B estar bien, mal, mejor, peor

C hablando de estado civil

D seguido de participios

E con preposición + predicado

F con que + predicado

■ estar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A quedar ubicado

B

1 hallarse en cierto momento

2 figurar

C

1 hallarse en determinado lugar

2 acudir

D

1 quedarse, permanecer

2 vivir

Sentido II en el tiempo

Sentido III

A existir, haber

B tener como función etc

C radicar

D estar listo, terminado

E quedar entendido

F quedar grande, pequeño etc

G Derecho

■ estar (verbo auxiliar)

A con gerundio

B con participio

■ estarse (verbo pronominal)

A permanecer

B acudir

cópula

A (seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) . Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) ] to be

¡qué gordo está! isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat! o put on a lot of weight!

¡qué alto está Ignacio! isn't Ignacio tall now!, hasn't Ignacio got(ten) tall o grown!

¡pobre abuelo! está viejo poor grandpa! he's really aged

el rape está delicioso ¿qué le has puesto? the monkfish is delicious, how did you cook it?

está muy simpático con nosotros ¿qué querrá? he's being o he's been so nice to us (recently), what do you think he's after?

no estuvo grosero contigo — sí, lo estuvo he wasn't rude to you — yes, he was

estás muy callado ¿qué te pasa? you're very quiet, what's the matter?

¡pero tú estás casi calvo! but you're almost bald, but you've gone almost bald o you've lost almost all your hair!

¿no me oyes? ¿estás sorda? can't you hear me? are you deaf?

¿está muerto/vivo? is he dead/alive?

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada she is tired/furious/pregnant

B ( con bien, mal, mejor, peor) [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

¿cómo están por tu casa? — están todos bien, gracias how's everybody at home? — they're all fine, thanks

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him

ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

C (hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

sus padres están divorciados her parents are divorced

D

(seguido de participios): estaba sentado/echado en la cama he was sitting/lying on the bed

está colgado de una rama it's hanging from a branch

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other

estaba arrodillada she was kneeling (down)

ver tb estar¹ v aux B.

E (con predicado introducido por preposición) to be (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión she has (the) measles

estoy con muchas ganas de empezar I'm really looking forward to starting

siempre está con lo mismo/con que es un incomprendido he's always going on about the same thing/about how nobody understands him

estaba de luto/de uniforme he was in mourning/uniform

hoy está de mejor humor she's in a better mood today

están de limpieza/viaje they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

estoy de cocinera hasta que vuelva mi madre I'm doing the cooking until my mother comes back

estuvo de secretaria en una empresa internacional she worked as a secretary in an international company

estás en un error you're mistaken

no estoy para fiestas/bromas I'm not in the mood for parties/joking

estamos sin electricidad we don't have any electricity at the moment, the electricity is off at the moment

éste está sin pintar this one hasn't been painted yet

estar con algn (estar de acuerdo) to agree with sb; (apoyar) to support sb, be on sb's side

yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada I agree with you o ( colloq) I'm with you, I think she's mistaken

nuestro partido está con el pueblo our party supports o is on the side of the people

el pueblo está con nosotros the people are with us

estar en algo: todavía no hemos solucionado el problema, pero estamos en ello or eso we still haven't solved the problem, but we're working on it

estar por algn ( Esp fam); to be sweet o keen on sb ( colloq)

F (con predicado introducido por que):

está que no hay quien lo aguante he's (being) unbearable

el agua está que pela the water's scalding hot

vi

Sentido I (quedar ubicado)

A «edificio/pueblo» (quedar, estar ubicado) ; to be

la agencia está en el centro the agency is in the center

¿dónde está Camagüey? where's Camagüey?

el pueblo está a 20 kilómetros de aquí the town's 20 kilometers from here

B

1 «persona/objeto» (hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? what time do you have to be there?

estando allí conoció a Micaela he met Micaela while he was there

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? where did we get to o had we got(ten) to in the last class?

2 (figurar) to be

esa palabra no está en el diccionario that word isn't in the dictionary

yo no estaba en la lista I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

C

1

(hallarse en determinado lugar): fui a verla pero no estaba I went to see her but she wasn't there

¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? are we all here?, is everyone here?

2

(Col, RPl) (acudir): el médico había estado a verla the doctor had been to see her

D

1

(quedarse, permanecer): sólo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days, I'll only be here/there a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estuviste en Londres? how long were you in London?

2

(vivir): ya no vivimos allí, ahora estamos en Soca we don't live there anymore, we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en el tiempo): ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today o today's date?, what date is it today?

estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th ( AmE) o ( BrE) the 28th of May

estamos a mediados de mes we're halfway through the month

estamos en primavera it's spring, spring has come

¿en qué mes estamos? what month are we in o is it?

ellos están en primavera ahora it's spring for them now, it's their spring now

Sentido III

A

(existir, haber): y después está el problema de la financiación and then there's the problem of finance

dejar

B (tener como función, cometido) estar PARA algo:

para eso estamos that's what we're here for

para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for

ya que estamos/estás while we're/you're at it o ( BrE) about it

C

(radicar): ahí está el quid del asunto that's the crux of the matter

estar EN algo:

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mirar the difficult thing is to do it o the difficulty lies in doing it without looking

todo está en que él quiera ayudarnos it all depends on whether he wants to help us or not

D

(estar listo, terminado): la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo aquí y ya está you tie a knot in it here and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy I'll be with you in a minute o in a second, I'll be right with you

¡ya está! ¡ya sé lo que podemos hacer! I've got it! I know what we can do!

¡ahí está! that's it!

E

(quedar entendido): quiero que estés de vuelta a las diez ¿estamos? or (Ur) ¿está? I want you to be back by ten, all right?

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? don't let it happen again, understand? o is that understood? o ( colloq) got it?

F

( Esp) (quedar) (+ me/te/le etc), (+ compl): esa falda te está grande/pequeña that skirt's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better

G ( frml) ( Derecho) estar A algo:

se estará a lo estipulado en la cláusula 20 the stipulations of clause 20 will apply

■

v aux

A

(con gerundio): está lloviendo it's raining

no hagas ruido, están durmiendo don't make any noise, they're asleep

se está afeitando/duchando or está afeitándose/duchándose he's shaving/taking a shower

estuve un rato hablando con él I was talking o I talked to him for a while

¿qué estará pensando? I wonder what she's thinking

ya estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

ya te estás quitando de ahí, que ése es mi lugar ( fam); OK, out of there/off there, that's my place ( colloq)

B

(con participio): ¿esta ropa está planchada? have these clothes been ironed?, are these clothes ironed?

la foto estaba tomada desde muy lejos the photo had been taken from a long way away o from a great distance

ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now

está hecha una vaga she's got(ten) o become lazy

ver tb cópula B

■ estarse

v pron

A ( enf) (permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado sin moverse he remained sitting there for hours without moving, he sat there for hours without moving

¿no te puedes estar quieto un momento? can't you stay o keep still for a minute?

estése tranquilo don't worry

B ( enf) ( RPl) (acudir) to be

estáte allí media hora antes be there o arrive half an hour before

estar²

masculine

( esp AmL)

living room

* * *

estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1
a) ( seguido de adjetivos)

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
b) ( con

◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

3 ( seguido de participios)
◊ estar sentado to be sitting;

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
◊ estoy a régimen I'm on a diet;

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;
◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3
a) (tener como función, cometido):

◊ para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
b) ( radicar) to lie;

◊ en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies

4 (estar listo, terminado):
◊ la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet;

lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
◊ te está pequeña it's too small for you;

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estar v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
◊ está lloviendo it's raining;

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
◊ ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken;

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
◊ ¿no te puedes estar quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.

' estar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- acatarrada
- acatarrado
- acecho
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- activa
- activo
- afónica
- afónico
- agradecer
- agua
- aire
- ajo
- ala
- alero
- alerta
- amiga
- amigo
- andar
- antena
- apañada
- apañado
- apogeo
- ascua
- atar
- aviar
- azotea
- Babia
- baja
- bandera
- banquillo
- barco
- blanca
- bordear
- borracha
- borracho
- bote
- braga
- brecha
- brete
- buena
- bueno
- cabal
- cabeza
- cabo
English:
about
- accustom
- action
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- air
- alert
- alive
- alone
- aloof
- amenable
- amiss
- antsy
- anxious
- approve
- associate
- attend
- away
- back
- ball
- barbecue
- be
- bean
- beck
- beg
- behind
- believe in
- beside
- best
- board
- boil
- book
- boom
- bored
- brain
- breath
- bristle with
- broke
- brown
- bulge
- burn
- by
- cake
- call
- change
- charge
- cheese off
- clash
- close

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estar¹

♦ vi

1. [hallarse] to be;

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?;

¿está María? – no, no está is Maria there? – no, she's not here

2. [con fechas]
¿a qué estamos hoy? what's the date today?;

hoy estamos a martes/a 15 de julio today is Tuesday/15 July;

estábamos en octubre it was October;

estamos en invierno it's winter

3. [quedarse] to stay, to be;

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go;

¿cuánto tiempo piensas estar? how long do you plan on staying?;

estuvimos una semana en su casa we stayed with her for a week, we spent a week at her place

4. (antes de “a”) [expresa valores, grados]
estamos a 20 grados it's 20 degrees here;

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos;

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

5. [hallarse listo] to be ready;

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?;

¿ya estás? pues, vámonos are you ready? let's go then

6. [servir]
estar para to be (there) for;

para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

para eso estoy that's what I'm here for;

la vida está para vivirla life is for living;

no tires eso al suelo, que las papeleras están para algo don't throw that on the floor, the wastepaper bins are there for a reason

7. (antes de gerundio) [expresa duración] to be;

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

8. (antes de “sin” + infinitivo) [expresa negación]
estoy sin dormir desde ayer I haven't slept since yesterday;

está sin acabar it's not finished;

estuve sin voz dos días I had no voice o I lost my voice for two days

9. [faltar]
eso está aún por escribir that has yet to be written;

eso está por ver that remains to be seen;

todavía está por hacer it hasn't been done yet

10. [consistir]
estar en to be, to lie in;

el problema está en la fecha the problem is the date;

el truco está en no mirar nunca al suelo the trick o secret is not to look at the ground

11. [hallarse a punto de]
estar al llegar o [m5] caer [persona] to be about to arrive;
[acontecimiento] to be about to happen;
estar por hacer algo to be on the verge of doing sth;

estuve por pegarle I was on the verge of hitting him;

estoy por no ir I'm not so sure I want to go;

estuve por llamarte I was about to phone you, I was just going to phone you

12. [expresa disposición]
estar para algo to be in the mood for sth;

no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

el enfermo no está para ver a nadie the patient is in no condition to see anyone

13. [ser favorable]
estar por to be in favour of;

estoy por la libertad de expresión I'm in favour of o for freedom of speech

14. [hallarse embarazada]
está de cinco meses she's five months pregnant

15. RP [ir]
estuve a verlo en el hospital I went to see him in hospital;

estuvieron a visitarlo they went to visit him

♦ v copulativo

1. (antes de adj) [expresa cualidad, estado] to be;

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious;

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty;

¡qué alta estás! you've really grown!;

estoy cansado/enfadado I'm tired/angry;

¿qué tal estás? how are you?;

está muy irritable últimamente she's been very irritable lately;

está divorciado he's divorced;

estoy enfermo/mareado I am ill/I feel sick;
Andes
cuando estaba chiquito when I was little

2. (antes de “con” o “sin” + sustantivo) [expresa estado] to be;

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water;
Fam
estoy sin blanca I'm broke, Br I'm skint

3. [expresa situación, acción]
estar de vacaciones to be on holiday;

estar de viaje to be on a trip;

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving;

estamos de suerte we're in luck;

estar de mal humor to be in a (bad) mood;

¿has cambiado la rueda? – estoy en ello have you changed the tyre? – I'm working on it o I'm doing it right now;

¡ya está bien! that's enough (of that)!

4. [expresa permanencia]
estar en uso to be in use;

estar en guardia to be on guard

5. [expresa apoyo, predilección]
estoy contigo I'm on your side

6. [expresa ocupación]
estar como o [m5]de to be;

está como o [m5] de cajera she's a checkout girl;

yo he estado de portero toda la primera parte I've been in goal all of the first half

7. Esp [ropa]
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

esa falda te está corta that skirt's too short for you;

¿cómo me está? how does this look?

8. (antes de “que” + verbo) [expresa actitud]
está que muerde porque ha suspendido he's furious because he failed

♦ v aux

1. (antes de gerundio) to be;

estuvo nevando it was snowing;

se está peinando she's brushing her hair;

estuvieron discutiendo durante toda la reunión they spent the whole meeting arguing, they were arguing throughout the whole meeting;

mañana a estas horas estaré bañándome en la playa this time tomorrow I'll be swimming at the beach

2. (antes de participio)
está terminado it's finished;

está organizado por el ayuntamiento it's organized by the town council

♦ See also the pronominal verb estarse

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estar

v/i

1 situación temporal be;

¿cómo está Vd.? how are you?;

estoy mejor I’m (feeling) better;

estoy bien/mal I’m fine/I’m not feeling too great;

estar de tres meses be three months pregnant;

estar sin dinero have no money;

¡ya estoy! I’m ready!

2 situación espacial

:

¿está Javier? is Javier in?;

mi padre no está my father isn’t here;

¡ahí está! there it is!;

ahora estoy con Vd. I’ll be with you in just a moment;

¿dónde estábamos? where were we?

3

:

estar haciendo algo be doing sth;

estoy leyendo I’m reading

4 ( sentar)

:

te está grande it's too big for you;

el vestido te está bien the dress suits you

5

:

estar de ocupación work as, be;

está de camarero he’s working as a waiter

6 ( padecer de)

:

estar del corazón/estómago have heart/stomach problems

7 indicando fechas, precios

:

estamos a 3 de enero it’s January 3rd;

el kilo está a un peso they’re one peso a kilo

8

:

estar con alguien agree with s.o.; ( apoyar) support s.o.;

estar a bien/mal con alguien be on good/bad terms with s.o.;

estar en algo be working on sth;

estar para hacer algo be about to do sth;

no estar para algo not be in a mood for sth;

estar por algo be in favor of sth;

está por hacer it hasn’t been done yet;

¡ya está! that’s it!

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estar {34} v aux

: to be

estoy aprendiendo inglés: I'm learning English

está terminado: it's finished

estar vi

1) (indicating a state or condition) : to be

está muy alto: he's so tall, he's gotten very tall

¿ya estás mejor?: are you feeling better now?

estoy casado: I'm married

2) (indicating location) : to be

están en la mesa: they're on the table

estamos en la página 2: we're on page 2

3) : to be at home

¿está María?: is Maria in?

4) : to remain

estaré aquí 5 días: I'll be here for 5 days

5) : to be ready, to be done

estará para las diez: it will be ready by ten o'clock

6) : to agree

¿estamos?: are we in agreement?

estoy contigo: I'm with you

7)

¿cómo estás? : how are you?

8)

¡está bien! : all right!, that's fine!

9)

estar a : to cost

10)

estar a : to be

¿a qué dia estamos?: what's today's date?

11)

estar con : to have

está con fiebre: she has a fever

12)

estar de : to be

estoy de vacaciones: I'm on vacation

está de director hoy: he's acting as director today

13)

estar bien (mal) : to be well (sick)

14)

estar para : to be in the mood for

15)

estar por : to be in favor of

16)

estar por : to be about to

está por cerrar: it's on the verge of closing

17)

estar de más : to be unnecessary

18)

estar que : to be (in a state or condition)

está que echa chispas: he's hopping mad

♦ See also the reflexive verb estarse

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estar vb

1. (en general) to be

estoy bien I'm fine

¿estás cansada? are you tired?

está en Londres he's in London

la falda te está grande the skirt's too big for you

2. (uso auxiliar) to be

está comiendo he's eating

está durmiendo she's asleep

3. (en casa, en el trabajo) to be in / to be there / to be here

¿está Pepe? is Pepe in? / is Pepe there?

¿está tu madre en casa? is your mother in?

no está en este momento he's not here right now

4. (listo, preparado) to be ready

en seguida está it'll be ready in a moment

5. (aspecto) to look

¡qué guapo estás! you look very smart!

estar a... to be...

estamos a viernes it's Friday

estamos a 10 grados the temperature's 10 degrees

¿a cuánto están los tomates? how much are the tomatoes?

estar de... to be...

estamos de vacaciones we're on holiday

está de exámenes she's doing exams

estar de más (no ser necesario) to be unnecessary (estorbar) to be in the way

estar por ver to remain to be seen

no estar para algo (apetecer) not to be in the mood for something (estar a punto) to be about to

Spanish-English dictionary > estar
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1. (отдалечаване) from, away from, out of, off

далеч от far from

идвам от града come from town

излизам от стаята go out of the room

нападам от всички страни attack from all sides

ставам от масата get up from the table

ставам от легло get out of a bed

пия от чаша drink from/out of a glass

преписвам от книга copy out of a book

падам от стълба fall off a ladder

падам от дърво fall from/off a tree, fall out of a tree

изваждам три от десет take three (away) from ten

от... до, от... на from... to

2. (положение спрямо друг предмет) of, on

наляво от вратата (to the) left of the door

от лявата ми страна on my left (hand side)

3. (част от цяло, принадлежност, произход) of, from

един от тях one of them

от всичко 5 out of a total of 5

от село съм come from a village

от селски произход съм come from peasant stock/of a peasant family

родом от born in

вж. родом

не съм от София I am a stranger in Sofia

от провинцията съм my home is in the country

писмо от баща ми a letter from my father

делегация от министерството a delegation from the ministry

студент от университета a student of/from the university, a university student

работници от... завод workers of a... plant

работници от строителни обекти/плантации workers on construction sites/on plantations

купувам нещо от някого buy s.th. from s.o.

купувам от магазин buy from/at/in a shop

заемам от borrow from

деца от първия брак children of the first marriage

утолявам жаждата си от поток slake s.o.'s thirst at a stream

4. (материя) of, out of

от дърво/стомана/пластмаса made of wood/steel/plastics

сиренето се прави от мляко cheese is made from/out of milk

отлян от гипс cast in plaster of Paris

статуя от мрамор a statue of marble, a marble statue

5. (причина) from, for, out of, with, through, by; because of

треперя от студ shake with cold

треперя от страх shake/shudder/tremble with fear

заспивам от умора fall asleep from weariness/with fatigue

умирам от болест/глад die of an illness/of hunger

умирам от глад die of starvation

очи, зачервени от плач eyes red from weeping

от нужда/завист out of necessity/envy

зарадван от pleased with

обезпокоен/изненадан/ужасен от troubled/surprised/appalled at

викам от яд/отчаяние shout in anger/despair

тегля от собствената си глупост suffer because of o.'s own folly

от мързел/невнимание through laziness/carelessness

пиян от drunk on

6. (причинител, автор) by

построен/разрушен от built/destroyed by

роман от Дикенс a novel by Dickens

дете от първата му жена a child by his first wife

7. (изходна точка във времето) from. for, since

от... до from... till/to

от 10 до 11 from 10 to/till eleven (o'clock)

от сутрин до вечер from morning till night

от някое време насам for some time now/past

от една година вече for a year now

не съм го виждал от 2 г. I haven't seen him since 2 years

не съм го виждал от години it's years since I saw him, I haven't seen him for years

не съм го виждал от една година I haven't seen him for a year

от дете since childhood, (ever) since he was a child

от преди войната from before the war

тоя хляб е от два дни this bread is two days old

дневник от 1718 г. a diary of 1718 year

8. (сравнение) than

той е по-висок от мене he is taller than I

това е по-хубаво от онова this one is better than that

той е най-висок от всички he is the tallest of all

от моя страна on my part

от една/друга страна on the one/the other hand

отстъпвам от цена give way on a price

9. от нас се иска да we are expected to

10. от- предст. (за означаване на отдалечаване) away, off, back, aside, down

отвозвам cart away

оттласквам push back

отбрулвам knock down

отблъсквам push away/off. воен. beat back

(раз.) un-

отвинтвам unscrew

оттулвам uncover, uncork

11. (отделяне на част от нещо) out

отливам pour out

12. (преустановяване на действие, чувство) stop (с ger.) no longer

отмалява ми stop caring for; no longer care for

отмирисвам се stop smelling, lose o.'s smell

13. (вършене на нещо до насита) o.'s fill, to o.'s heart's content, to the top of o.'s bent

отсвирвам си play o.'s fill/to o.'s heart's content

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от,

предл.

1. ( отдалечаване) from, away from, out of, off; далеч \от far from; идвам \от града come from town; изваждам три \от десет take three (away) from ten; излизам \от стаята go out of the room; \от … до from … to; падам \от стълба fall off a ladder; пия \от чаша drink from/out of a glass; преписвам \от книга copy out of a book; ставам \от масата get up from the table;

2. ( положение спрямо друг предмет) of, on; наляво \от вратата (to the) left of the door; \от лявата ми страна on my left (hand side);

3. ( част от цяло; принадлежност, произход) of, from; деца \от първия брак children of the first marriage; един \от тях one of them; заемам \от borrow from; купувам нещо \от някого buy s.th. from s.o.; купувам \от магазин buy from/at/in a shop; \от всичко 50 out of a total of 50; \от провинцията съм my home is in the country; \от село съм come from a village; работници \от … завод workers of a … plant; родом \от born in, native of; студент \от университета a student of/from the university, a university student; утолявам жаждата си \от поток slake o.’s thirst at a stream;

4. ( материя) of, out of; \от дърво/стомана/пластмаса made of wood/steel/plastics; отлян \от гипс cast in plaster of Paris; сиренето се прави \от мляко cheese is made from/out of milk; статуя \от мрамор a statue of marble, a marble statue;

5. ( причина) from, for, out of, with, through, by; because of; викам \от яд/отчаяние shout in anger/despair; зарадван \от pleased with; заспивам \от умора fall asleep from weariness/with fatigue; обезпокоен/изненадан/ужасен \от troubled/surprised/appalled at; \от мързел/невнимание through laziness/carelessness; \от нужда/завист out of necessity/envy; очи, зачервени \от плач eyes red from weeping; пиян \от drunk on; тегля \от собствената си глупост suffer because of o.’s own folly; треперя \от студ shake with cold; умирам \от болест/глад die of an illness/of hunger;

6. ( причинител, автор) by; роман \от Дикенс a novel by Dickens;

7. ( изходна точка във времето) from, for, since; не съм го виждал \от … г. I haven’t seen him since …; не съм го виждал \от години it’s years since I saw him, I haven’t seen him for years; \от дете since childhood, (ever) since he was a child; \от … до from … till/to; \от една година вече for a year now; \от някое време насам for some time now/past; \от преди войната from before the war; тоя хляб е \от два дни this bread is two days old;

8. ( сравнение) than; той е най-висок \от всички he is the tallest of all; той е по-висок \от мене he is taller than I; • икономисвам \от economize on; \от една/друга страна on the one/the other hand; \от край до край from beginning to end, from end to end, from cover to cover; from first to last; through (and through), throughout, right/all through; all along; \от ляво на дясно from left to right; \от моя страна on my part; \от тук до тук from here (up) to here; отстъпвам \от цена give way on a price.

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by (извършено от): This novel is written от S. Maugham. - Този роман е от С. Моам.; from (за място, посока, отдалечаване, за материал): He comes от Bulgaria. - Той е от България.; of (за затворено пространство, за материал): My watch is made of silver. - Часовникът ми е от сребро.; than (за сравняване): I am older than my brother. - Аз съм по-голям от брат ми.;

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1. (изходна точка във времето) from. for, since 2. (материя) of, out of 3. (отдалечаване) from, away from, out of, off 4. (положение спрямо друг предмет) of, on 5. (причина) from, for, out of, with, through, by;because of 6. (причинител, автор) by 7. (част от цяло\\ принадлежност, произход) of, from 8. 10 до 9. 11 from 10. 12 to/till eleven (o'clock) 11. 13 12. 14 г. I haven't seen him since 13. 15 14. 16 15. 17 16. 18 г. a diary of 17. 19 18. 2 (сравнение) than 19. 20 20. 4 out of a total of 21. 5; ОТ село съм come from a village 22. ОТ 23. ОТ... до from... till/to 24. ОТ... до, ОТ... на from... to 25. ОТ всичко 26. ОТ дете since childhood, (ever) since he was a child 27. ОТ дърво/стомана/ пластмаса made of wood/steel/plastics 28. ОТ една година вече for a year now 29. ОТ една/друга страна on the one/the other hand 30. ОТ лявата ми страна on my left (hand side) 31. ОТ моя страна on my part 32. ОТ мързел/ невнимание through laziness/carelessness 33. ОТ нужда/завист out of necessity/envy 34. ОТ някое време насам for some time now/past 35. ОТ преди войната from before the war 36. ОТ провинцията съм my home is in the country 37. ОТ селски произход съм come from peasant stock/of a peasant family 38. ОТ сутрин до вечер from morning till night 39. вж. родом 40. викам ОТ яд/отчаяние shout in anger/ despair 41. далеч ОТ far from 42. делегация ОТ министерството a delegation from the ministry 43. дете ОТ първата му жена a child by his first wife 44. деца ОТ първия брак children of the first marriage 45. дневник ОТ 46. един ОТ тях one of them 47. заемам ОТ borrow from 48. зарадван ОТ pleased with 49. заспивам ОТ умора fall asleep from weariness/with fatigue 50. идвам ОТ града come from town 51. изваждам три ОТ десет take three (away) from ten 52. излизам ОТ стаята go out of the room 53. купувам ОТ магазин buy from/at/in a shop 54. купувам нещо ОТ някого buy s.th. from s.o. 55. наляво ОТ вратата (to the) left of the door 56. нападам ОТ всички страни attack from all sides 57. не съм ОТ София I am a stranger in Sofia 58. не съм го виждал ОТ 59. не съм го виждал ОТ години it's years since I saw him, I haven't seen him for years 60. не съм го виждал ОТ една година I haven't seen him for a year 61. обезпокоен/изненадан/ужасен ОТ troubled/surprised/appalled at 62. отлян ОТ гипс cast in plaster of Paris 63. отстъпвам ОТ цена give way on a price; 64. очи, зачервени ОТ плач eyes red from weeping 65. падам ОТ дърво fall from/off a tree, fall out of a tree 66. падам ОТ стълба fall off a ladder 67. писмо ОТ баща ми а letter from my father 68. пия ОТ чаша drink from/out of a glass 69. пиян ОТ drunk on 70. построен/разрушен ОТ built/destroyed by 71. преписвам ОТ книга copy out of a book 72. работници ОТ... завод workers of a... plant 73. работници ОТ строителни обекти/плантации workers on construction sites/on plantations 74. родом ОТ born in 75. роман ОТ Дикенс a novel by Dickens 76. сиренето се прави ОТ мляко cheese is made from/out of milk 77. ставам ОТ легло get out of a bed 78. ставам ОТ масата get up from the table 79. статуя ОТ мрамор a statue of marble, a marble statue 80. студент ОТ университета a student of/from the university, a university student 81. тегля ОТ собствената си глупост suffer because of o.'s own folly 82. това е по-хубаво ОТ онова this one is better than that 83. той е най-висок ОТ всички he is the tallest of all 84. той е по-висок ОТ мене he is taller than I 85. тоя хляб е ОТ два дни this bread is two days old 86. треперя ОТ страх shake/ shudder/tremble with fear 87. треперя ОТ студ shake with cold 88. умирам ОТ болест/глад die of an illness/of hunger 89. умирам ОТ глад die of starvation 90. утолявам жаждата си ОТ поток slake s. o.'s thirst at a stream

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17 pensar

m.

1 thinking.

2 thinking, way of thinking.

v.

1 to think.

pensar en algo/en alguien/en hacer algo to think about something/about somebody/about doing something

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present

dar que pensar a alguien to give somebody food for thought

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of somebody

pensar algo de alguien/algo to think something of somebody/something

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come

Esa chica piensa That girls thinks.

2 to think about or over (reflexionar sobre).

ahora que lo pienso,… come to think of it,…, now that I think about it…

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it

3 to think up.

4 to plan to, to be planning to, to be thinking about, to intend to.

Yo pienso viajar I am planning to travel.

5 to consider, to have in mind.

Yo pienso muchas cosas I think about many things.

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pensar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to think (en, of/about)

■ estuvo pensando en sus amigos he was thinking about his friends

2 (considerar) to consider, think (en, about)

3 (creer) to think, think about

4 (opinar) to think (de, about)

5 (decidir) to decide

6 (tener la intención) to intend to, plan, think of

► verbo pronominal pensarse

1 to think about

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡ni pensarlo! no way! don't even think about it!

pensar bien/mal de alguien to think well/badly of somebody

sin pensar without thinking

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verb

1) to think

2) intend

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1. VT

1) (=opinar) to think

• pensar de, ¿qué piensas de ella? — what do you think of her?

¿qué piensas del aborto? — what do you think about abortion?

• pensar que — to think that

-¿piensas que van a venir? -pienso que sí — "do you think they'll come?" - "I think so"

dice que las mujeres no tendrían que trabajar, yo pienso que sí — he says women shouldn't work, I think they should

yo pienso que no — I don't think so

2) (=considerar) to think about, think over

lo pensaré — I'll think about it, I'll think it over

esto es para pensarlo — this needs thinking about o careful consideration

lo pensó mejor — she thought better of it

me pongo triste solo con pensarlo — the mere thought of it makes me sad

• pensándolo bien... — on second thoughts..., on reflection...

piénsalo bien antes de responder — think carefully before you answer

¡ni pensarlo! — no way! *

3) (=decidir)

• pensar que — to decide that, come to the conclusion that...

he pensado que no vale la pena — I've decided that it's not worth it, I've come to the conclusion that it's not worth it

4) (=tener la intención de)

• pensar hacer algo — to intend to do sth

pienso seguir insistiendo — I intend to keep on trying

no pensaba salir — I wasn't intending o planning to go out

no pienso volver a Cuba — I have no intention of going back to Cuba

no pienso decir nada — I won't be saying anything

5) (=concebir) to think up

¿quién pensó este plan? — who thought this plan up?, whose idea was this plan?

6) (=esperar)

cuando menos lo pienses — when you least expect it

sin pensarlo — unexpectedly

2. VI

1) (=tener ideas) to think

eso me hace pensar — that makes me think

quieren imponer su forma de pensar — they want to impose their way of thinking

después de mucho pensar tuve una idea — after much thought I had an idea

• pensar en algo/algn — to think about sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? — what are you thinking about?

estaba pensando en ir al cine esta tarde — I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening

solo piensa en pasarlo bien — all he thinks about is having a good time

pienso mucho en ti — I think about you a lot

• pensar para sí — to think to o.s.

• dar que pensar, el hecho de que no llamara a la policía da que pensar — the fact that she didn't call the police makes you think

un reportaje que da que pensar — a thought-provoking article

dar que pensar a la gente — to set people thinking, arouse suspicions

• sin pensar — without thinking

• pensar sobre algo — to think about sth

pensar con los pies —

estás pensando con los pies — you're not using your head

2)

• pensar bien de algo/algn — to think well of sth/sb

• pensar mal de algo/algn — to think ill of sth/sb

¡no pienses mal! — don't be nasty!

¡siempre pensando mal! — what a nasty mind you've got!

- piensa mal y acertarás

3) (=aspirar)

• pensar en algo — to aim at sth

piensa en una cátedra — he's aiming at a chair

3.

See:

pensarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

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= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex. The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex. Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex. This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

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* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( razonar) to think

después de mucho pensar... — after much thought...

déjame pensar — let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar — he always does things without thinking

pero piensa un poco! — just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies — (fam & hum) come on, use your head o your brains!

pensé para mí or para mis adentros — I thought to myself

pensar EN algo/alguien — to think about something/somebody

sólo piensa en divertirse — all he thinks about is having fun

no quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir — I don't even want to think what would have happened

b) ( esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa... — just when you least expect it...

c) ( creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de alguien — to think ill o badly/well of somebody

siempre piensa mal de los demás — he always thinks the worst of others

dar que or hacer pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar or que hace pensar mucho a very thought-provoking book; su amabilidad me dio que pensar his friendliness made me think o set me thinking; piensa mal y acertarás — if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
2.
pensar vt

1)

a) (creer, opinar) to think

pienso que no — I don't think so

es mejor pensar que todo saldrá bien — it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

tal como yo pensé! — just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que... — I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that...

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? — what do you think about divorce/the boss?

b) ( considerar) to think about

lo pensaré — I'll think about it

¿lo has pensado bien? — have you thought it through o thought about it carefully?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir — think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien,... — on second thought(s) o thinking about it,...

y pensar que...! — (and) to think that...!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar — just thinking about it makes me tremble

ni pensarlo! or ni lo pienses! — no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces — don't think twice about it

c) (Col) < persona> to think about

2) ( tener la intención de)

pensar + INF — to think of -ing, to plan to + inf

¿piensas ir? — are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más — I don't intend to wait any longer
3.
pensarse v pron (enf) (fam) <decisión/respuesta> to think about

me lo voy a pensar — I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces — this needs to be thought through

es como para pensárselo — I/you will need to give it some careful thought

* * *

= believe, contemplate, feel, occur, think out, think, opine, give + (some) thought to, take + view, there + be + strong feeling, take + thought, teeter + on the edge of, come up with, look to.

Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.

Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.

Ex: This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.

Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.

* actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* ahora que pienso... = while I think of it....

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up.

* de pensar en = at the thought of.

* detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* generalmente + pensarse que = be/have generally held that.

* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.

* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.

* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que = there + be + every reason to think that.

* manera de pensar = way of thinking.

* modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* nunca + pensar = thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.

* pararse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.

* pensaba(n) = once thought.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* pensar ante todo en uno mismo = look after + number one.

* pensar creativamente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.

* pensar detenidamente = be carefully considered.

* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* pensar en = come into + the mind, have + in mind, reflect (on), think of, toy with, toy with + idea of, spare + a thought for, flirt with + the idea of.

* pensar en Algo/Alguien = give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.

* pensar en el pasado = look back.

* pensar en/sobre = think about.

* pensar en suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.

* pensar en una idea = think up + idea.

* pensar en una solución = come up with + solution.

* pensar en voz alta = think + aloud, think + out loud.

* pensar intensamente = think + hard.

* pensar pausadamente en = linger over.

* pensar que = share + the view that, Posesivo + feeling is that.

* pensarse = make out to be.

* pensárselo dos veces = think + twice.

* pensar un momento en = spare + a thought for.

* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].

* sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensar = mindlessly.

* sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).

* sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.

* sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.

* sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.

* tener fundamento para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.

* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa = see into + Posesivo + heart.

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pensar [A5 ]

vi

1 (razonar) to think

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am

no entiendo su manera de pensar I don't understand his way of thinking

después de mucho pensar decidió no aceptar la oferta after much thought she decided not to accept the offer

déjame pensar let me think

siempre actúa sin pensar he always does things without thinking

¡pero piensa un poco! just think about it a minute!

a ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies ( fam hum); come on, use your head o your brains!

es una película que hace pensar it's a thought-provoking movie, it's a movie that makes you think

pensar EN algo/algn to think ABOUT sth/sb

¿en qué piensas? or ¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

ahora mismo estaba pensando en ti I was just thinking about you

tú nunca piensas en mí you never think about o of me

actúa sin pensar en las consecuencias she acts without thinking about o considering the consequences

piensa en el futuro/tus padres think of o about the future/your parents

se pasa la vida pensando en el pasado she spends all her time thinking about the past

sólo piensa en comer/divertirse all he thinks about is eating/having fun

es mejor pensar en que todo saldrá bien it's better to believe o think that things will turn out all right in the end

no quiero pensar en lo que habría ocurrido I don't even want to think o contemplate what would have happened

2 (esperar) to expect

cuando menos se piensa puede cambiar la suerte just when you least expect it your luck can change

3 (creer) to think

pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb

es un desconfiado, siempre piensa mal de los demás he's really distrustful, he always thinks the worst of others

dar que pensar: un libro que da mucho que pensar a very thought-provoking book, a book which provides plenty of food for thought o which makes you think

su repentina amabilidad me dio que pensar his sudden friendliness made me think o set me thinking

las prolongadas ausencias de su hija le dieron que pensar his daughter's prolonged absences aroused his suspicions

piensa mal y acertarás if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong

■ pensar

vt

A

1 (creer, opinar) to think

pensé que la habías olvidado I thought you had forgotten it

pienso que no I don't think so

pienso que sí I think so

yo pienso que sí, que deberíamos ayudarla personally, I think we should help her

eso me hace pensar que quizás haya sido él that makes me think that perhaps it was him

¡tal como yo pensé! just as I thought!

no vaya a pensar que somos unos malagradecidos I wouldn't want you thinking o to think that we're ungrateful

no es tan tonto como piensas he's not as stupid as you think

- esto se pone feo -pensó Juan this is getting unpleasant, thought Juan

- es un estúpido -pensé para mis adentros he's so stupid, I thought to myself

¿qué piensas del divorcio? what do you think about divorce?, what are your views on divorce?

¿qué piensas del nuevo jefe? what do you think of the new boss?

2 (considerar) to think about

aún no lo sé, lo pensaré I don't know yet, I'll think about it

¿sabes lo que estás haciendo? ¿lo has pensado bien? do you know what you're doing? have you thought it through o have you thought about it carefully o have you given it careful thought?

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide

pensándolo bien, no creo que pueda on second thought(s) o thinking about it, I don't think I can

¡pensar que ni siquiera nos dio las gracias …! to think he never even thanked us!

sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar just thinking about it makes me start trembling

¡ni pensarlo! or ¡ni lo pienses! no way! ( colloq), not on your life! ( colloq)

no lo pienses dos veces don't think twice about it

3 ( Col) ‹persona› to think about

B (tener la intención de) pensar + INF to think OF -ING

tú no estarás pensando irte a vivir con él ¿no? you're not thinking of going to live with him, are you?

¿piensas ir? are you thinking of going?, are you planning to go?

no pienso esperar más de diez minutos I don't intend waiting o I don't intend to wait more than ten minutes

tengo pensado hacerlo mañana I'm planning to do it tomorrow

pensamos estar de vuelta antes del domingo we expect o plan to be back before Sunday

mañana pensaba quedarme en casa I was thinking of staying at home tomorrow

■ pensarse

v pron

( enf) ( fam); ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about

tómate unos días para pensártelo take a few days to think about it o to think it over

aún no lo sé, me lo voy a pensar I don't know yet, I'm going to think about it

esto hay que pensárselo dos veces this needs to be thought through o given some (careful) thought

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pensar ( conjugate pensar) verbo intransitivo
to think;
◊ después de mucho pensar … after much thought …;

actuó sin pensar he did it without thinking;
pensé para mí or para mis adentros I thought to myself;
pensar EN algo/algn to think about sth/sb;
cuando menos se piensa … just when you least expect it …;
pensar mal/bien de algn to think ill o badly/well of sb;
dar que or hacer pensar a algn to make sb think
verbo transitivo
1
a) (creer, opinar) to think;

◊ pienso que no I don't think so;

¿qué piensas del divorcio/del jefe? what do you think about divorce/the boss?
b) ( considerar) to think about;

◊ lo pensaré I'll think about it;

piénsalo bien antes de decidir think it over before you decide;
pensándolo bien, … on second thought(s) o thinking about it, …;
¡y pensar que …! (and) to think that …!;
¡ni pensarlo! no way! (colloq), not on your life! (colloq)
c) (Col) ‹ persona› to think about

2 ( tener la intención de):
◊ pensar hacer algo to think of doing sth;

pensamos ir al teatro we're thinking of going to the theater;
no pienso ir I'm not going
pensarse verbo pronominal ( enf) (fam) ‹decisión/respuesta› to think about;
ver tb pensar verbo transitivo 1b
pensar
I verbo intransitivo to think [en, of, about] [sobre, about, over]
II verbo transitivo
1 (formarse una idea) to think [de, of]: no quiero que piense de mí que soy una desagradecida, I don't want him to think I'm ungrateful
2 (examinar una idea) to think over o about: piénsalo dos veces, think it over
3 (tener una intención) to intend: pensamos ir a la playa este verano, we plan to go to the beach this summer
4 (tomar una decisión) to think: he pensado que iré a la fiesta, I've decided to go to the party
♦ Locuciones: en el momento menos pensado, when least expected
¡ni pensarlo!, no way! ➣ Ver nota en consider
' pensar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- dar
- discurrir
- dueña
- dueño
- frescura
- griterío
- matarse
- ofuscar
- ombligo
- planear
- precipitada
- precipitado
- precipitarse
- tuntún
- ver
- creer
- decir
- inclinar
- llevar
- opinar
English:
ahead
- bear
- believe
- dread
- food
- hard
- help
- imagine
- impulse
- intend
- moon about
- moon around
- plan
- reason
- rethink
- shudder
- sober
- suggestive
- think
- thought
- very
- wonder
- worst
- beyond
- collect
- conjure up
- dwell
- impression
- incline
- inclined
- make
- mixed
- propose
- push
- put
- sort
- stop
- turn
- yourself

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pensar

♦ vi

to think;

pensar en algo/alguien to think about sth/sb;

pensar en hacer algo to think about doing sth;

¿en qué piensas o [m5] estás pensando? what are you thinking (about)?;

hemos pensado en ti para este puesto we thought of you for this position;

piensa en un número/buen regalo think of a number/good present;

sólo piensas en comer/la comida eating/food is all you think about;

sólo (de) pensar en ello me pongo enfermo it makes me sick just thinking o just to think about it;

pensar para sí to think to oneself;

pensar sobre algo to think about sth;

piensa sobre lo que te he dicho think about what I've said to you;

sin pensar without thinking;

dar que pensar a alguien to give sb food for thought;

da que pensar que nadie se haya quejado it is somewhat surprising that nobody has complained;

pensar en voz alta to think aloud;

no pienses mal… don't get the wrong idea…;

pensar mal de alguien to think badly o ill of sb;

pienso, luego existo I think, therefore I am;

Prov

piensa mal y acertarás: ¿quién habrá sido? – piensa mal y acertarás who can it have been? – I think you know who it was;

¿le contará la verdad o no? – piensa mal y acertarás will he tell her the truth or not? – it's not too hard to work that one out

♦ vt

1. [reflexionar sobre] to think about o over;

piénsalo think about it, think it over;

después de pensarlo mucho after much thought, after thinking it over carefully;

si lo piensas bien… if you think about it…;

ahora que lo pienso… come to think of it…, now that I think about it…;

cuando menos lo pienses, te llamarán they'll call you when you least expect it;

¡ni pensarlo! no way!;

pensándolo mejor, pensándolo bien on second thoughts;

¡y pensar que no es más que una niña! and to think (that) she's just a girl!

2. [opinar, creer] to think;

¿tú qué piensas? what do you think?;

pensar algo de algo/alguien to think sth of o about sth/sb;

¿qué piensas de…? what do you think of o about…?;

piensa de él que es un memo she thinks he's an idiot;

pienso que sí/no I think so/not;

pienso que no vendrá I don't think she'll come;

pensaba que no la oíamos she thought we couldn't hear her;

no vayas a pensar que no me preocupa don't think it doesn't bother me;

¡quién lo hubiera pensado! who'd have thought it!

3. [idear] to think up

4. [tener la intención de]
pensar hacer algo to intend to do sth;

no pienso decírtelo I have no intention of telling you;

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?, what are you thinking of doing?;

¿estás pensando en mudarte de casa? are you thinking of moving house?

5. [decidir] to think;

¿has pensado ya el sitio donde vamos a cenar? have you thought where we can go for dinner yet?

♦ See also the pronominal verb pensarse

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pensar

I v/t

1 think about;

¡ni pensarlo! don’t even think about it!

2 ( opinar) think

II v/i think (en about);

¿en qué piensas? what are you thinking about?;

sin pensar without thinking

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pensar {55} vi

1) : to think

2)

pensar en : to think about

pensar vt

1) : to think

2) : to think about

3) : to intend, to plan on

♦ See also the reflexive verb pensarse

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pensar vb

1. (reflexionar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

piénsalo bien think carefully

pienso que no es para tanto I don't think it's that important

¿en qué estás pensando? what are you thinking about?

2. (opinar) to think

¿qué piensas de mi cuadro? what do you think of my painting?

3. (tener la intención) to think / to plan [pt. & pp. planned]

esta noche pensamos ir al cine we're thinking about going to the cinema tonight

pensaba decírselo el sábado I was going to tell him on Saturday

¿qué piensas hacer? what are you going to do?

4. (idear) to think up

el preso pensó un plan para escapar the prisoner thought up a plan to escape

¡ni pensarlo! no way!

sin pensar without thinking

Spanish-English dictionary > pensar
18 balance

ˈbæləns
1. сущ.
1) весы (любой конструкции) quick balance Roman balance
2) равновесие( в прямом и переносном смысле) balance of forces balance of nature balance of terror balance of power keep one's balance lose one's balance be off balance the strategic balance favourable balance unfavourable balance
3) элк. баланс (соотношение мощностей правого и левого канала в стереозаписи)
4) то же, что Libra
5) противовес( в прямом и переносном смысле)
6) маятник;
балансир, баланс ( в механизмах)
7) соотношение сил (необязательно равновесное), характеристика этого соотношения
8) коммерч. баланс, сальдо bank balance strike a balance credit balance debit balance trade balance trial balance balance in hand balance due balance of payments balance of trade
9) амер. разг. остаток( по коммерческим операциям) Syn: left-over
10) балласт( по ошибочной ассоциации с ballast) ∙ - balance weight be in the balance tremble in the balance swing in the balance hang in the balance hold the balance upon a fair balance the beam of a balance balance-yard balance-fish balance-knife balance-man balance-master balance-mistress - balance-sheet balance-seat balance-step the balance of advantage lies with him ≈ на его стороне значительные преимущества to be weighed in the balance and found wanting( Дан., 5-
27) ≈ не оправдать надежд
2. гл.
1) сохранять равновесие, быть в равновесии;
уравновешивать( что-л.;
что-л. чем-л.) One thing balances another. ≈ Одно компенсирует другое. balance oneself balance disadvantage by smth. to balance disadvantage with smth.
2) взвешивать, обдумывать;
сопоставлять( with, against) to balance а trip to the mountains against the chance of a summer job ≈ решать, что выбрать: поездку в горы или возможность получить работу на лето We must balance the two proposals. ≈ Нам надо взвесить достоинства этих двух предложений. balance income with expenditure
3) колебаться, медлить He balanced in indecision. ≈ Он медлил в нерешительности.
4) балансировать, качаться Balanced herself half over the balcony-rail. ≈ Она наполовину перевесилась через перила балкона.
5) коммерч. подводить баланс the accounts don't balance ≈ счета не сходятся balance one's accounts balance out
весы - quick /Roman/ * безмен, пружинные весы - assay * пробирные весы чаша весов - to tip the * склонять чашу весов, давать перевес равновесие;
состояние равновесия - stable * устойчивое равновесие (тж. в спорте) - * of nature природное равновесие - off * неустойчивый, шаткий - to maintain a strict * of forces строго поддерживать равновесие сил - to hold the * even сохранять равновесие - to keep /to hold, to preserve/ one's * удерживать /сохранять/ равновесие - to lose * потерять равновесие - to make out the * уравновешивать, приводить в состояние равновесия - the blow threw him off his * удар сбил его с ног душевное равновесие;
спокойствие;
уравновешенность - to be off one's * потерять равновесие /душевный покой/ - to lose one's * выйти из себя, потерять равновесие - she was thrown off her * with anger она была вне себя от негодования - he kept his * even at the most trying moments он не терял самообладания даже в самые трудные минуты пропорциональность;
гармоническое сочетание - the * of colours гармония красок (специальное) баланс - heat * (физическое) тепловой баланс решающий фактор;
решающее влияние или значение - to hold the * осуществлять контроль, распоряжаться - the * of advantage lies with him на его стороне значительные преимущества - the * of out fortune rests with him наша судьба в его руках противовес, компенсатор;
гиря баланс (шест канатоходца) маятник, балансир, баланс (в часовом механизме) (финансовое) баланс;
сальдо;
остаток - adverse * пассивный баланс - trade *, * of trade торговый баланс - favourable * активный баланс - sterling *s стерлинговые счета, стерлинговые авуары - * of payments платежный баланс - *s with foreign banks остатки на счетах в заграничных банках, иностранные авуары - * in hand денежная наличность, наличность кассы - * of an account остаток счета - on * после подведения баланса - to strike the * подводить баланс;
подводить итоги - to bring accounts to a * составлять сводный баланс( разговорное) остаток - he spent the * of his life in travel остаток жизни он провел в странствиях - he gave the * of his dinner to the dog он бросил остатки обеда собаке (B.) (астрономия) Весы (созвездие и знак зодиака) (спортивное) брусья;
стойка - one hand * стойка на одной руке > upon /on/ (a) * по зрелом размышлении, хорошо взвесив обстоятельства;
с учетом всего вышесказанного;
в конечном счете, в итоге - to be in the * быть нерешенным - the future is in the * будущее неясно - to swing /to be, to tremble/ in the * висеть на волоске, быть в критическом положении;
колебаться, сомневаться - to hang in the * быть брошенным на чашу весов - to weigh in the * взвешивать, обсуждать, оценивать (доводы, достоинства и т. п.) - to be weighed in the * and found wanting не выдержать проверки - to turn the * склонить чашу весов - a moth will turn the * мелочь /случайность/ может изменить все балансировать, сохранять равновесие, быть в равновесии - do these scales *? чаши весов уравновешены? балансировать - the little boy was balancing himself on the edge of a chair мальчик качался /балансировал/ на краю стула приводить в равновесие;
уравновешивать, уравнивать - to * foreign trade (экономика) сбалансировать внешнююторговлю - the teams were perfectly *d силы команд были совершенно равны удовлетворять потребность( в товаре) (бухгалтерское) подсчитывать, подытоживать;
сводить, заключать, закрывать( счета, книги) ;
погашать;
подбивать баланс - to * an account уравнять /погасить/ счет - to * the books закрыть /забалансировать/ (бухгалтерские) книги - to compute and * one's gain and loss подводить итог приходу и расходу сводиться, балансироваться - the accounts don't * счета не сходятся взвешивать, определять вес (приблизительно) взвешивать, обдумывать;
сопоставлять - to * probabilities сопоставлять возможности - she *d her answer to the sum with his она сравнила свой и его ответы на задачу медлить, колебаться - a disposition to * and temporize склонность к медлительности и колебаниям - to * in indecision быть в нерешительности (by, with, against) противопоставлять, нейтрализовать, компенсировать - to * a disadvantage by /with/ smth. восполнять ущерб чем-л.;
нейтрализовать вред - the advantages more than * the disadvantages достоинства вполне покрывают недостатки - her lack of politeness was *d by her readiness to help недостаток вежливости сглаживался у нее готовностью помочь( специальное) добавлять недостающее количество делать балансе (в танце)

account ~ остаток на счете account ~ остаток при расчете

to ~ one's accounts подытоживать счета;
the accounts don't balance счета не сходятся

active ~ активный платежный баланс active ~ благоприятный платежный баланс

actual ~ реальный остаток actual ~ фактическая сумма actual ~ фактический остаток

adverse ~ неблагоприятный платежный баланс adverse ~ неблагоприятный торговый баланс adverse ~ пассивный платежный баланс adverse ~ пассивный торговый баланс

adverse ~ of payments неблагоприятный платежный баланс adverse ~ of payments пассивный платежный баланс

adverse ~ of trade неблагоприятный торговый баланс adverse ~ of trade пассивный торговый баланс

adverse cash ~ неблагоприятный баланс наличности adverse cash ~ пассивный баланс кассовой наличности

aged trial ~ просроченный предварительный баланс

balance ком. баланс, сальдо (тж. balance in hand) ;
balance of payments платежный баланс;
balance of trade активный баланс (внешней торговли) ;
to strike a balance подводить баланс;
перен. подводить итоги ~ баланс, сальдо, остаток ~ баланс ~ балансировать;
сохранять равновесие, быть в равновесии;
уравновешивать ~ балансировать ~ (B). Весы (созвездие и знак зодиака) ~ весы;
quick (или Roman) balance безмен, пружинные весы ~ весы ~ взвешивать, обдумывать;
сопоставлять (with, against) ~ закрывать счета ~ колебаться (between) ~ компенсировать ~ маятник;
балансир, баланс (в часовом механизме) ~ медлить, колебаться ~ нейтрализовать ~ разг. остаток ~ остаток ~ погашать ~ ком. подводить баланс ~ подводить итог ~ подсчитывать ~ приводить в равновесие ~ пропорциональность ~ противовес ~ равновесие;
balance of forces равновесие сил;
balance of power политическое равновесие '(между государствами) ~ равновесие ~ решающий фактор ~ сальдировать ~ сальдо ~ состояние счета ~ уравнивать ~ уравновешивать

~ in our favour остаток в нашу пользу

the ~ of advantage lies with him на его стороне значительные преимущества

~ of an account остаток на счете ~ of an account остаток при расчете ~ of an account сальдо счета

~ of cash in hand кассовая наличность ~ of cash in hand остаток по кассе

~ of current accounts сальдо текущих счетов

~ of current transactions сальдо по текущим сделкам

~ равновесие;
balance of forces равновесие сил;
balance of power политическое равновесие '(между государствами)

~ of freight сальдо фрахта

~ of goods and services баланс товаров и услуг

~ of order остаток заказа

balance ком. баланс, сальдо (тж. balance in hand) ;
balance of payments платежный баланс;
balance of trade активный баланс (внешней торговли) ;
to strike a balance подводить баланс;
перен. подводить итоги ~ of payments платежный баланс

~ of payments deficit дефицит платежного баланса

~ of payments disequilibrium неравновесие платежного баланса

~ of payments equilibrium равновесие платежного баланса

~ of payments figure статья платежного баланса

~ of payments figures итог платежного баланса

~ of payments gap дефицит платежного баланса

~ of payments statistics статистические данные платежного баланса

~ of payments surplus активное сальдо платежного баланса

~ равновесие;
balance of forces равновесие сил;
balance of power политическое равновесие '(между государствами) ~ of power равновесие сил ~ of power соотношение сил

~ of services баланс услуг

~ of the purchase price остаток покупной цены

balance ком. баланс, сальдо (тж. balance in hand) ;
balance of payments платежный баланс;
balance of trade активный баланс (внешней торговли) ;
to strike a balance подводить баланс;
перен. подводить итоги ~ of trade торговый баланс

~ of trade deficit дефицит торгового баланса

~ of trade improvement улучшение торгового баланса

~ of trade surplus активное сальдо торгового баланса

~ of unclassifiable transactions остаток от неклассифицируемых операций

~ on current account остаток на текущем счете

~ on giro account остаток на жиросчете

~ on investment income сальдо доходов от инвестирования

~ on long-term capital account остаток на долгосрочном счете движения капитала

~ on short-term capital account остаток на краткосрочном счете движения капитала

~ on transfer account остаток на жиросчете

to ~ one's accounts подытоживать счета;
the accounts don't balance счета не сходятся

~ sheet total итог балансового отчета

~ the accounts выводить сальдо счетов ~ the accounts закрывать счета ~ the accounts определять остаток на счетах

~ the books закрывать бухгалтерские книги

~ to be carried forward сальдо к переносу на следующую страницу

~ weight противовес, контргруз

bank ~ баланс банка bank ~ остаток на банковском счете bank ~ остаток счета в банке bank ~ сальдо банковского счета

to be (или to tremble, to swing, to hang) in the ~ висеть на волоске, быть в критическом положении

to be off one's ~ потерять душевное равновесие

to be weighed in the ~ and found wanting не оправдать надежд

capital ~ баланс движения капитала

carry down a ~ бухг. делать перенос сальдо

cash ~ запас наличных денег cash ~ кассовая наличность cash ~ кассовый остаток

classified trial ~ систематизированный предварительный баланс с группировкой статей по форме финансового отчета

cleared ~ окончательное сальдо

closing ~ заключительный баланс

commencement ~ баланс на начало периода

consolidated ~ сводный баланс

credit ~ кредитовое сальдо credit ~ кредитовый баланс credit ~ кредитовый остаток credit ~ остаток кредита credit ~ отрицательное сальдо

current account ~ текущий платежный баланс

current ~ сальдо по контокорренту

current external ~ текущее состояние внешних расчетов

debit ~ дебетовое сальдо debit ~ дебетовый баланс debit ~ положительное сальдо

ending ~ баланс на конец периода

external ~ состояние внешних расчетов

favourable trade ~ активный торговый баланс favourable trade ~ благоприятный торговый баланс

financial ~ финансовый баланс

general monthly ~ общий месячный баланс

giro ~ жиробаланс

gross investments ~ баланс валовых капиталовложений

to hold the ~ распоряжаться

in ~ на балансе

initial ~ исходный баланс

intercompany ~ межфирменный баланс

invisibles ~ баланс невидимых статей баланса

to keep one's ~ сохранять равновесие;
перен. оставаться спокойным;
to lose one's balance упасть, потерять равновесие;
перен. выйти из себя

loan ~ остаток непогашенной ссуды

to keep one's ~ сохранять равновесие;
перен. оставаться спокойным;
to lose one's balance упасть, потерять равновесие;
перен. выйти из себя

monthly ~ месячный баланс

negative cash ~ отрицательный кассовый остаток

negative net ~ пассивный чистый баланс

net ~ сальдо net ~ чистый остаток

net external ~ сальдо по внешним расчетам

nonoil trade ~ торговый баланс без учета нефти

off ~ несбалансированный

old ~ выч. сальдо за предыдущий период

on ~ на балансе

opening ~ начальное сальдо

passive ~ неблагоприятный платежный баланс passive ~ пассивный платежный баланс passive: ~ фин. беспроцентный;
passive balance пассивное сальдо;
passive bonds амер. беспроцентные облигации

positive ~ активный баланс positive ~ положительное сальдо

positive cash ~ положительный кассовый остаток

~ весы;
quick (или Roman) balance безмен, пружинные весы

redress the ~ восстанавливать равновесие redress: ~ исправлять;
восстанавливать;
to redress the balance восстанавливать равновесие

remit a ~ сальдировать счет

restore the ~ восстанавливать баланс

Roman ~ безмен

spring ~ пружинные весы, безмен

balance ком. баланс, сальдо (тж. balance in hand) ;
balance of payments платежный баланс;
balance of trade активный баланс (внешней торговли) ;
to strike a balance подводить баланс;
перен. подводить итоги strike a ~ подводить баланс

surplus ~ активный баланс

torsion ~ мотор-весы, динамо-весы

total ~ итоговый баланс

total current ~ итоговое сальдо по контокорренту

trade ~ торговый баланс trade: ~ attr. торговый;
trade balance торговый баланс

trial ~ предварительный баланс trial ~ пробный баланс

unfavourable trade ~ пассивный торговый баланс

unrecorded commercial ~ неучтенный торговый баланс

upon a fair ~ по зрелом размышлении

upset the ~ нарушать равновесие

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > balance
19 vor

I Präp.

1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of; vor der Tür at the door; vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town; vor das oder vors Haus etc. gehen go in front of the house etc.; sich vor den Fernseher etc. setzen sit down in front of the television etc.; vor einem Hintergrund against a background; vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind; das Subjekt steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc.

2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago; am Tage vor... (on) the day before...; vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day; ( heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today); fünf ( Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (Am. auch of) ten; etw. vor sich haben have s.th. ahead ( oder coming up)

3. vor Tatsachen / einem Problem / einer Aufgabe etc. stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts / a problem / a task etc.; vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; sich verbeugen vor (+ Dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before; vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all; vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.; vor sich gehen gehen I 3

4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of; vor Freude springen / schreien jump / shout for ( oder with) joy; vor ( lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing; vor ( lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work; zittern vor Angst etc.: shake ( oder tremble) with; vor Hunger sterben die of hunger; sich fürchten vor (+ Dat) be afraid of

5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc.: from; warnen: against

II Adv. (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s); er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way; Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!; SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!

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(Uhrzeit) to (Präp.);

(räumlich) forwards (Adv.); forward (Adv.); in front of (Präp.); ahead of (Präp.);

(zeitlich) ago (Adv.); before (Präp.); prior to (Präp.); ere (Präp.)

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[foːɐ]
1. prep +acc or dat

1) +dat (räumlich) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside; (= vor Hintergrund) against; (= in Gegenwart von) in front of; (= in jds Achtung) in the eyes of; (bei Reihenfolge) before; (bei Rangordnung) before, ahead of

der See/die Stadt lag vór uns — the lake/town lay before us

vór jdm herfahren/hergehen — to drive/walk in front of or ahead of sb

vór der Kirche rechts abbiegen — turn right before the church

vór der Stadt — outside the town

vór einer Kommission/allen Leuten — before or in front of a commission/everyone

vór Gott sind alle Menschen gleich — all people are equal before God or in God's sight

sich vór jdm/etw verneigen (lit, fig) — to bow before or to sb/sth

vór allen Dingen, vór allem — above all

vór dem Fernseher sitzen or hocken (inf) — to sit in front of the TV

2) +acc (Richtung angebend) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside

ein Schlag vór den Oberkörper — a blow on the chest

3) +dat (zeitlich) before

vór Christi Geburt — before Christ, BC

zwanzig (Minuten) vór drei — twenty (minutes) to three

heute vór acht Tagen — a week ago today

das ist or liegt noch vór uns — this is still to come

ich war vór ihm an der Reihe — I was in front of him

ich war vór ihm da — I was there before him

vór einigen Tagen/langer Zeit/fünf Jahren — a few days/a long time/five years ago

am Tage vór der Prüfung — the day before the examination

4) +acc

vór sich hin summen/lachen/sprechen etc — to hum/laugh/talk etc to oneself

vór sich hin schreiben/arbeiten — to write/work away

vór sich hin wandern — to wander on

5) +dat

vór sich her — before one, in front of one

er ließ die Schüler vór sich her gehen — he let the pupils go in front (of him)

6) +dat (Ursache angebend) with

vór Hunger sterben — to die of hunger

vór Kälte zittern — to tremble with or from cold

vór Schmerz laut schreien — to cry out with or in pain

vór lauter Arbeit — for or because of work

alles strahlt vór Sauberkeit — everything is shining clean

7)

(in fester Verbindung mit n, vb, adj siehe auch dort) Schutz vór jdm/etw suchen — to seek protection from sb/sth

vór jdm/etw sicher sein — to be safe from sb/sth

Achtung vór jdm/etw haben — to have respect for sb/sth

sich vór jdm verstecken — to hide from sb

wie ist das vór sich gegangen? — how did it happen?

2. adv

1)

vór und zurück — backwards and forwards

alle kleinen Kinder vór! — all small children to the front!

wer Karten will, vór! — come up and get your tickets!

Borussia vór, noch ein Tor! — come on Borussia, let's have another!

2)

See:

→ nach

3)

(N Ger inf = davor) da sei Gott vór — God forbid

das wird nicht passieren, da bin ich vór — that won't happen, I'll see to it

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1) (at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) ago

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) before

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) before

4) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) of

5) (before: Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe.) prior to

6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) with

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vor

[fɔɐ̯]

I. präp

1. +dat (davor befindlich)

▪ \vor jdm/etw in front of sb/sth

ich sitze zwölf Stunden am Tag \vor dem Bildschirm! I spend twelve hours a day sitting in front of a screen!

sie ließ ihn \vor sich her gehen she let him go in front of her

\vor der Tür steht ein Vertreter there's a salesman at the door

das Subjekt steht \vor dem Objekt the subject precedes [or comes before] the object

eine Binde \vor den Augen tragen to have a bandage over one's eyes

\vor der Stadt outside the town

2. +dat (fig: für) for

\vor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich in the eyes of God everyone is equal

3. +dat (fig: in Gegenwart von) in the presence of

sich akk \vor jdm schämen to feel ashamed in front of sb

\vor Zeugen in the presence [or in front] of witnesses

\vor Zuschauern [o Publikum] in front of spectators

4. +dat (fig: konfrontiert mit)

\vor Gericht/dem Richter stehen to stand before the court/judge

5. +dat (fig: bezüglich)

\vor etw davonlaufen to run away from sth

sich akk \vor jdm/etw schützen to protect oneself from sb/sth

jdn \vor jdm warnen to warn sb about sb

6. +akk (auf die Vorderseite) in front of

setz dich bitte nicht direkt \vor mich please don't sit directly in front of me

der Sessel kommt \vor den Fernseher the armchair goes in front of the television

7. +akk (frontal gegen)

ein Schlag \vor die Brust a blow on the chest

8. +akk (fig: konfrontieren)

jdn \vor ein Ultimatum stellen to give sb an ultimatum

9. +akk (fig: schützend)

sich akk \vor jdn stellen to put oneself in front of sb

10. +akk (bei sich)

\vor sich akk hin summen to hum to oneself

11. +dat (früher) before

wenn du dich beeilst, kannst du noch \vor Dienstag in Berlin sein if you hurry, you can be in Berlin before Tuesday

es ist zehn \vor zwölf it is ten to twelve

vor kurzem/wenigen Augenblicken/hundert Jahren a short time/a few moments/hundred years ago

12. +dat (Reihen-, Rangfolge) before

ich war \vor dir dran I was before you

\vor allem above all

\vor jdm am Ziel sein to get somewhere before sb [arrives]

13. +dat (bevorstehend)

▪ etw \vor sich dat haben to have sth ahead

eine Aufgabe/ein Problem \vor sich dat haben to be faced with a task/a problem

14. +dat (bedingt durch) with

\vor Furcht/Kälte zittern to shake with fear/cold

\vor Hunger sterben to die of hunger

\vor Schmerz schreien to cry out in pain

ich konnte \vor Schmerzen die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen I couldn't sleep all night because of the pain

starr \vor Schreck rigid with horror

\vor Wut rot anlaufen to turn red with rage; s.a. Christus, Ding

II. adv

1. (nach vorne) forward

Freiwillige \vor! volunteers one step forward!

\vor und zurück backwards and forwards

2. (fam: davor)

da habe ich Angst \vor I'm afraid of that

da hat er sich \vor gedrückt he got out of that nicely fam

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

vor einem Hintergrund — against a background

200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

vor der Stadt — outside the town

etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

2) (zeitlich) before

es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

5) (aufgrund von) with

vor Kälte zittern — shiver with cold

vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

6)

vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
2.
Präposition mit Akk. in front of

keinen Schritt vor die Tür setzen — not set foot outside the door

er fuhr bis vor die Haustür — he drove right up to the front door

vor sich hin — to oneself

still vor sich hin arbeiten — work away quietly
3.
Adverb forward

Freiwillige vor! — volunteers to the front!

vor und zurück — backwards and forwards

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vor

A. präp

1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of;

vor der Tür at the door;

vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town;

vor das oder

vors Haus etc

gehen go in front of the house etc;

sich vor den Fernseher etc

setzen sit down in front of the television etc;

vor einem Hintergrund against a background;

vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind;

das Subjekt

steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; → Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc

2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago;

am Tage vor … (on) the day before …;

vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day;

(heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today);

fünf (Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (US auch of) ten;

etwas vor sich haben have sth ahead ( oder coming up)

3.

vor Tatsachen/einem Problem/einer Aufgabe etc

stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts/a problem/a task etc;

vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;

sich verbeugen vor (+dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before;

vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all;

vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.;

vor sich gehen → gehen A 3

4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of;

vor Freude springen/schreien jump/shout for ( oder with) joy;

vor (lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing;

vor (lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work;

zittern vor Angst etc: shake ( oder tremble) with;

vor Hunger sterben die of hunger;

sich fürchten vor (+dat) be afraid of

5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc: from; warnen: against

B. adv (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s);

er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way;

Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!;

SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

vor einem Hintergrund — against a background

200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

vor der Stadt — outside the town

etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

2) (zeitlich) before

es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

5) (aufgrund von) with

vor Kälte zittern — shiver with cold

vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

6)

vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow
2.
Präposition mit Akk. in front of

keinen Schritt vor die Tür setzen — not set foot outside the door

er fuhr bis vor die Haustür — he drove right up to the front door

vor sich hin — to oneself

still vor sich hin arbeiten — work away quietly
3.
Adverb forward

Freiwillige vor! — volunteers to the front!

vor und zurück — backwards and forwards

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(nach) Abzug der Steuern ausdr.

before (after)

tax expr. adj.

ago adj. präp.

before prep.

from prep.

in front of prep.

of prep. v.

ante- prefix

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vor
20 balance

{'bæləns}
I. 1. везни, теглилка, кантар
2. махало, баланс, балансир
3. равновесие
BALANCE of forces равновесие на силите
BALANCE of power съотношение на силите, политическо равновесие
BALANCE of nature равновесие в природата
off one's BALANCE загубил равновесие (и прен.)
out of BALANCE с нарушено равновесие
4. фин. баланс, равносметка, салдо
BALANCE of trade, trade BALANCE търговски баланс
BALANCE of payment платежен баланс
5. разг. остатък, ресто, сметка
BALANCE in hand остатък
BALANCE due дефицит, недостиг, липса
6. противовес
7. превес, преобладаване
8. колебания/превратности на съдбата
9. уравновесеност, нормалност
10. хармония, хармоничност
11. BALANCE Везни (съзвездие и зодиакален знак), to be/hang/swing/tremble in (the) BALANCE вися на косъм, в несигурно/критично положение съм
to hold the BALANCE имам решаващия глас
to tip/turn the BALANCE решавам изхода на, накланям везните
on BALANCE като се вземе предвид всичко
II. 1. уравновесявам, запазвам равновесие, в равновесие съм
2. изравнявам, уравнявам, уеднаквявам, държа в равновесие
3. претеглям, преценявам
съпоставям (with, against)
4. фин. правя баланс, уравнявам
5. уреждам (сметка) чрез заплащане на дефицит
6. колебая се, клатя се

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{'balъns} n 1.везни,теглилка, кантар;2. махало, баланс, балан(2) v 1. уравновесявам; запазвам равновесие, в равновесие

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хармоничност; хармония; уравновесявам; уравнявам; теглилка; ресто; салдо; остатък; претеглям; преценявам; балансьор; баланс; баланс; балансирам; везни; равносметка; равновесие; противовес; кантар; изравнявам; люлея се; махало;

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1. 1 balance Везни (съзвездие и зодиакален знак), to be/hang/swing/tremble in (the) balance вися на косъм, в несигурно/критично положение съм 2. balance due дефицит, недостиг, липса 3. balance in hand остатък 4. balance of forces равновесие на силите 5. balance of nature равновесие в природата 6. balance of payment платежен баланс 7. balance of power съотношение на силите, политическо равновесие 8. balance of trade, trade balance търговски баланс 9. i. везни, теглилка, кантар 10. ii. уравновесявам, запазвам равновесие, в равновесие съм 11. off one's balance загубил равновесие (и прен.) 12. on balance като се вземе предвид всичко 13. out of balance с нарушено равновесие 14. to hold the balance имам решаващия глас 15. to tip/turn the balance решавам изхода на, накланям везните 16. изравнявам, уравнявам, уеднаквявам, държа в равновесие 17. колебания/превратности на съдбата 18. колебая се, клатя се 19. махало, баланс, балансир 20. превес, преобладаване 21. претеглям, преценявам 22. противовес 23. равновесие 24. разг. остатък, ресто, сметка 25. съпоставям (with, against) 26. уравновесеност, нормалност 27. уреждам (сметка) чрез заплащане на дефицит 28. фин. баланс, равносметка, салдо 29. фин. правя баланс, уравнявам 30. хармония, хармоничност
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balance[´bæləns] I. v 1. балансирам, уравновесявам, запазвам равновесие, в равновесие съм; 2. изравнявам, уравнявам, уеднаквявам; 3. претеглям, преценявам, правя преценка на, сравнявам, съпоставям ( with, against); 4. търг. правя баланс, балансирам, уравнявам; the accounts do not \balance сметките не излизат; 5. уреждам (сметка) чрез заплащане на дефицит; 6. колебая се, люлея се, движа се насам-натам, трептя, люшкам се, разг. кандилкам се; 7. танцувам в посока, обратна на посоката на своя партньор; II. n 1. равновесие, баланс, равенство; хармония; \balance of power съотношение на силите, (политическо) равновесие; to hold the \balance of power имам решаващ глас в парламента, държа властта (за малка парламентарна група, която може да подкрепи една от двете сили и така да наклони везните); ( thrown) off o.'s \balance загубил равновесие (и прен.); шокиран; изненадан; объркан, смутен; out of \balance с нарушено равновесие; to keep o.'s \balance запазвам спокойствие (душевно равновесие); to lose o.'s \balance излизам извън себе си, загубвам душевното си равновесие; 2. везни, теглилка, кантар; assay-\balance аналитични везни; chemical \balance аптекарски везни; decimal \balance децимал; precision \balance точни везни; spring ( quick, Roman) \balance пружинни везни; 3. махало, баланс, балансир; 4. търг. баланс, билан, сметка; отчет; равносметка, салдо; \balance of trade, trade \balance търговски баланс; \balance of payment платежен баланс; \balance of payments equilibrium равновесие на платежния баланс; to strike a \balance правя баланс, равносметка; намирам компромис (среден вариант), вземам компромисно решение; 5. остатък, излишък, в повече, ресто; сметка; \balance in hand остатък; касова наличност; нещо в резерв; \balance due дефицит, недостиг, липса, загуба; по-малко; bank \balance банкова сметка; 6. противовес, противоположност, противопоставка, противно на; 7. преобладаващо тегло, количество; the \balance of advantage lies with him той има значителни предимства; 8. капризите, непостоянството, изменчивостта, превратностите на съдбата; 9. уравновесеност, душевно равновесие, нормалност; 10. хармония, съзвучие; съразмерност, симетрия; съгласие; хармоничност; 11. астр. (В.) Везни ( съзвездие); • \balance of nature природен баланс; to be ( hang, swing, tremble) in the \balance вися на косъм, в критично положение съм; колебая се, двоумя се, книж. намирам се на кръстопът, съмнявам се; to tip ( turn) the \balance решавам изхода на работата, имам решаващо значение, натежавам на везните; to weigh in the \balance претеглям, преценявам, съдя по качествата; on \balance, upon a fair \balance като се вземе всичко предвид.

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