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1 understand trap

Макаров: быть осмотрительным, быть проницательным, знать что к чему

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > understand trap
2 Understand trap

Знать, что к чему. Быть осмотрительным [проницательным]

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3 trap

1. n

1) капкан; сильце

to set a trap — ставити капкан

to bait a trap — а) класти принаду в капкан; б) перен. заманювати

2) пастка, западня

to fall into a trap, to be caught in a trap — потрапити в пастку

3) люк

4) розм. сищик; поліцейський

5) двоколка на ресорах

6) тех. сифон

7) pl розм. стендова стрільба

8) рад. загороджувальний фільтр

9) pl амер. ударні інструменти в оркестрі

10) розм. рот, паща

11) pl пожитки, особисті речі; багаж

pack up your traps — збирай свої манатки

12) розм. попона

13) геол. трап, базальт, діабаз

14) геол. складка, монокліналь

trap mine — міна-пастка, міна-сюрприз

trap nest — с.г. гніздо несучки, яке саме закривається

trap trench — ловильна яма (канава)

to be up to trap — бути хитрим (кмітливим); пронюхати, в чому справа

to understand trap — бути обачним (проникливим)

2. v

1) ставити капкани (сильця)

2) ловити капканом (сильцем)

3) заманювати в пастку; обманювати

4) тех. поглинати; уловлювати; відокремлювати; затримувати

5) військ. оточувати

6) розм. наряджати, прикрашати

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I n
1) капкан

to set a trap (for wolves) — ставити капкан (на вовкі[ср. тж. 2])

to bait a trap — класти приманку в капкан; розставляти сітки, заманювати

2) пастка

police trap — поліцейська пастка

tank trap — протитанкова пастка

to set /to lay/ a trap for smb — поставити пастку кому-н. [див.; тж. 1]; to be caught in a trap, to fall into a trap попастися в пастку

to walk (straight) into a trap — попастися ( прямо) в пастку; cпeц. пастка

electron [ion] trap — електрона [іонна]пастка; обман, обдурювання

to be up to all sorts of trap — хитрувати, норовити обдурити

3) ресорна двоколка

4) = trap-door

5) cл. сищик, поліцейський

6) pl; див. trap-shooting

7) pl; aмep. ударні інструменти в оркестрі

8) cл. паща, глотка

shut (up) your trap! — заткни пащю /глотку/!

9) cпeц. сифон; трап

10) елк. фільтр, що загороджує; дросель

11) = trap mine

12) переривання ( при виникненні непередбаченої ситуації)

trap handling routine — підпрограма переривання

13) xiм. газонафтовий сепаратор, трап

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to be up to trap — бути хитрим /тямущим/; пронюхати в чому справа

to understand trap — знати що до чого, бути обачним /проникливим/
II v
1) ставити капкани, пастки; ловити капканом, сильцем

to trap an animal — зловити звіра в пастку

2) заманювати в пастку, влаштовувати пастку; одурювати

to trap a detachment of soldiers — влаштувати пастку загону солдат; pass полонити, замуровувати

trapped in a wrecked airplane — похоронений під уламками літака; pass залучати

trapped in a series of events — залучений в ланцюг подій

trapped in a criminal situation — втягнутий до злочину

3) cпeц. поглинати, уловлювати, відокремлювати

these mountains trap rains — ці гори затримують дощі

4) війск. оточувати, затримувати

5) cпopт. зупиняти підошвою ноги ( м'яч у футболі)

6) фiз. захоплювати, полонити

to trap a particle — захопити частинку

7) переривати ( програму)
III n
1) pl особисті речі, пожитки; багаж; pack up your traps збирай свої пожитки

2) icт. попона
IV n; геол.
1) трапп, базальт, діабаз

2) складка, монокліналь
V n
драбина

English-Ukrainian dictionary > trap
4 trap

1. n капкан

to set a trap — ставить капкан

spring trap — пружинный капкан

trap line — система капканов; линия капканов

2. n западня, ловушка

police trap — полицейская западня

tank trap — противотанковая ловушка

asynchronous system trap — асинхронная системная ловушка

magnetic barrier trap — ловушка с магнитными пробками

blacklight trap — инфракрасная ловушка для насекомых

fault trap — ловушка, обусловленная наличием сброса

storage dump trap — ловушка для распечатки памяти

3. n разг. обман, надувательство

to be up to all sorts of trap — ловчить, норовить обмануть

4. n разг. рессорная двуколка

5. n сл. сыщик, полицейский

6. n разг. амер. ударные инструменты в оркестре

7. n разг. сл. пасть, глотка

shut your trap! — заткни пасть !

8. n спец. сифон

plumbing trap — гидравлический затвор, сифон

return trap — сифон обратного трубопровода

antisiphon trap — двухоборотный сифон

reseal trap — самозаряжающийся сифон

deep-seal trap — двухоборотный сифон

9. n спец. трап

заграждающий фильтр; дроссель

10. n спец. вчт. прерывание

trap handling routine — подпрограмма прерывания

system trap — системное прерывание

interrupt trap — ловушка прерываний

trap processing — обработка прерываний

refresh trap — прерывание для регенерации

trap instruction — команда системного прерывания

11. n спец. хим. газонефтяной сепаратор, трап

to understand trap — знать что к чему, быть осмотрительным

flat trap — трап с обратным клапаном

12. v ставить капканы, ловушки

vacuum cold trap — вакуумная охлаждаемая ловушка

stratigraphic trap — стратиграфическая ловушка

entrainment trap — ловушка увлекаемых частиц

the trap snapped him — он попался в ловушку

trap for scrapers — ловушка для скребков

13. v ловить капканом, силком

to trap an animal — поймать зверя в ловушку

14. v заманивать в ловушку, устраивать западню; обманывать

to trap a detachment of soldiers — устроить западню отряду солдат

trap event — срабатывание ловушки

zeolite trap — цеолитовая ловушка

drifting trap — дрейфующая ловушка

liquidity trap — ликвидная ловушка

trap fishing — лов ставным неводом

15. v обыкн. пленять, замуровывать

trapped in a wrecked airplane — погребённый под обломками самолёта

16. v обыкн. вовлекать

trapped in a series of events — вовлечённый в цепь событий

17. v воен. окружать, задерживать

18. v спорт. останавливать подошвой ноги

19. v физ. захватывать, пленять

to trap a particle — захватить частицу

20. v вчт. прерывать

21. n разг. личные вещи, пожитки; багаж

pack up your traps — собирай свои пожитки

22. n уст. попона

23. n геол. трапп, базальт, диабаз

24. n геол. складка, моноклиналь

25. n стремянка

Синонимический ряд:

1. ambush (noun) ambush; artifice; decoy; maneuver; manoeuvre; plot; ruse; stratagem; trick

2. lure (noun) allurement; bait; come-on; enticement; inveiglement; lure; seducement; siren song; temptation

3. net (noun) net; pit

4. snare (noun) blind; pitfall; snare

5. catch (verb) ambush; benet; catch; catch up; corner; enmesh; ensnare; entangle; entrap; lure; seduce; snare; tangle; trammel

Антонимический ряд:

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English-Russian base dictionary > trap
5 trap

{træp}
I. 1. капан, клопка, примка (и прен.)
to lay/set a TRAP (for) слагам/зареждам капан (за)
to walk straight into the TRAP попадам право в капана
2. trap-door
3. апарат за изхвърляне на птици/топки/дискове и пр. за прицел
4. тех. сифон на мивка
5. ряд. филтър
6. лека двуколка на ресори
7. sl. уста
8. sl. полицай, детектив
9. мин. вентилационна врата
II. 1. хващам в капан (и прен.), впримчвам, вкарвам в клопка, поставям капан (и) в/за
to be TRAPped в невъзможност съм да се измъкна/да избягам/да се отърва
to TRAP someone into admission изкопчвам самопризнание от някого чрез умели уловки
2. поставям сифон на, снабдявам със сифон (и)
3. спирам, препречвам/преграждам пътя на (течност, пара, въздушно течение и пр.)
III. 1. моноклинала, трап
2. тъмна еруптивна скала (и trap-rock)
IV. v покривам (кон) с чул

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{trap} n 1. капан, клопка, примка (и прен.); to lay/set a trap (for(2) {trap} v (-pp-) 1. хващам в капан (и прен.); впримчвам; вкар{3} {trap} n геол. 1. моноклинала, трап; 2. тъмна еруптивна скал{4} {trap} v покривам (кон) с чул.

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уловка; улавям; трап; сифон; примка; впримчвам; капан; клопка;

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1. i. капан, клопка, примка (и прен.) 2. ii. хващам в капан (и прен.), впримчвам, вкарвам в клопка, поставям капан (и) в/за 3. iii. моноклинала, трап 4. iv. v покривам (кон) с чул 5. sl. полицай, детектив 6. sl. уста 7. to be trapped в невъзможност съм да се измъкна/да избягам/да се отърва 8. to lay/set a trap (for) слагам/зареждам капан (за) 9. to trap someone into admission изкопчвам самопризнание от някого чрез умели уловки 10. to walk straight into the trap попадам право в капана 11. trap-door 12. апарат за изхвърляне на птици/топки/дискове и пр. за прицел 13. лека двуколка на ресори 14. мин. вентилационна врата 15. поставям сифон на, снабдявам със сифон (и) 16. ряд. филтър 17. спирам, препречвам/преграждам пътя на (течност, пара, въздушно течение и пр.) 18. тех. сифон на мивка 19. тъмна еруптивна скала (и trap-rock)
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trap[træp] I. n 1. капан, примамка, клопка, примка, уловка; booby(-)\trap 1) закрепена на вратата кана с вода, която се излива върху първия, който отвори вратата; 2) воен. безобиден предмет, в който е скрита бомба; simp \trap ам. sl лавка при предприятие (съкр. от simpleton); to set ( lay) a \trap ( for) зареждам капан; to bait a \trap поставям примамка в капана; прен. прилъгвам, примамвам, подмамвам; to walk ( straight) into the \trap попадам право в капана; 2. = \trap-door; 3. апарат за изхвърляне на глинени панички (за упражнения по стрелба); 4. тех. сифон (на мивка); 5. рядко филтър; 6. двуколка (на ресори); 7. разг. "таратайка"; 8. sl полицай, детектив, "фанте", ченге; 9. sl уста; 10. мин. вентилационна врата; 11. ам. ударните инструменти в оркестъра; 12. петр. трап, тъмен диабаз; 13. тел. заградителен или спирателен филтър; 14. изч. автоматичен преход; • to be up to \trap хитър съм, не съм вчерашен; to understand \trap знам къде зимуват раците; to shut o.'s \trap, to keep o.'s \trap shut разг. затварям си устата, млъквам; II. v (- рр-) 1. хващам в капан (и прен.); впримчвам; поставям капани за (в); подмамвам; to \trap s.o. into an admission изтръгвам самопризнание от някого чрез уловки; 2. поставям сифон на, снабдявам със сифон (и to \trap a drain); 3. спирам, препречвам пътя на ( течност); 4. тех. улавям, поглъщам; III. trap n (обикн. pl) разг. партушини, дърми, парцали; IV. trap n геол. 1. трап, моноклинала; 2. тъмна еруптивна скала (и traprock); V. trap v покривам с чул ( кон).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > trap
6 trap

I
1. [træp] n

1. капкан

to set a trap (for wolves) - ставить капкан (на волков) [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

to bait a trap - а) класть приманку в капкан; б) расставлять сети, заманивать

2. 1) западня, ловушка

police trap - полицейская западня

tank trap - противотанковая ловушка

to set /to lay/ a trap for smb. - поставить ловушку /расставить сети/ кому-л. [см. тж. 1]

to be caught in a trap, to fall into a trap - попасться в ловушку

to walk (straight) into a trap - попасться (прямо) в ловушку

2) спец. ловушка

electron [ion] trap - электронная [ионная] ловушка

3) разг. обман, надувательство

to be up to all sorts of trap - ловчить, норовить обмануть

3. разг. рессорная двуколка

4. = trap-door

5. сл. сыщик, полицейский

6. pl разг. см. trap-shooting

7. pl амер. ударные инструменты в оркестре

8. сл. пасть, глотка

shut (up) your trap! - заткни пасть /глотку/!

9. спец.

1) сифон

2) трап

10. элк. заграждающий фильтр; дроссель

11. = trap mine

12. вчт. прерывание ( при возникновении непредусмотренной ситуации)

trap handling routine - подпрограмма прерывания

13. хим. газонефтяной сепаратор, трап

♢ to be up to trap - быть хитрым /смышлёным/; пронюхать в чём дело

to understand trap - знать что к чему, быть осмотрительным /проницательным/

2. [træp] v

1. 1) ставить капканы, ловушки

2) ловить капканом, силком

to trap an animal - поймать зверя в ловушку

2. 1) заманивать в ловушку, устраивать западню; обманывать

to trap a detachment of soldiers - устроить западню отряду солдат

2) обыкн. pass пленять, замуровывать

trapped in a wrecked airplane - погребённый под обломками самолёта

3) обыкн. pass вовлекать

trapped in a series of events - вовлечённый в цепь событий

trapped in a criminal situation - втянутый в преступление

3. спец. поглощать, улавливать, отделять и т. п.

these mountains trap rains - эти горы задерживают дожди /преграждают путь дождям/

4. воен. окружать, задерживать

5. спорт. останавливать подошвой ноги ( мяч в футболе)

6. физ. захватывать, пленять

to trap a particle - захватить частицу

7. вчт. прерывать ( программу)
II [træp] n
1. pl разг. личные вещи, пожитки; багаж

pack up your traps - собирай свои пожитки

2. уст. попона
II [træp] n геол.
1. трапп, базальт, диабаз

2. складка, моноклиналь
IV [træp] n
стремянка

НБАРС > trap
7 trap

I n
1) капкан

to set a trap (for wolves) — ставити капкан (на вовкі[ср. тж. 2])

to bait a trap — класти приманку в капкан; розставляти сітки, заманювати

2) пастка

police trap — поліцейська пастка

tank trap — протитанкова пастка

to set /to lay/ a trap for smb — поставити пастку кому-н. [див.; тж. 1]; to be caught in a trap, to fall into a trap попастися в пастку

to walk (straight) into a trap — попастися ( прямо) в пастку; cпeц. пастка

electron [ion] trap — електрона [іонна]пастка; обман, обдурювання

to be up to all sorts of trap — хитрувати, норовити обдурити

3) ресорна двоколка

4) = trap-door

5) cл. сищик, поліцейський

6) pl; див. trap-shooting

7) pl; aмep. ударні інструменти в оркестрі

8) cл. паща, глотка

shut (up) your trap! — заткни пащю /глотку/!

9) cпeц. сифон; трап

10) елк. фільтр, що загороджує; дросель

11) = trap mine

12) переривання ( при виникненні непередбаченої ситуації)

trap handling routine — підпрограма переривання

13) xiм. газонафтовий сепаратор, трап

••

to be up to trap — бути хитрим /тямущим/; пронюхати в чому справа

to understand trap — знати що до чого, бути обачним /проникливим/
II v
1) ставити капкани, пастки; ловити капканом, сильцем

to trap an animal — зловити звіра в пастку

2) заманювати в пастку, влаштовувати пастку; одурювати

to trap a detachment of soldiers — влаштувати пастку загону солдат; pass полонити, замуровувати

trapped in a wrecked airplane — похоронений під уламками літака; pass залучати

trapped in a series of events — залучений в ланцюг подій

trapped in a criminal situation — втягнутий до злочину

3) cпeц. поглинати, уловлювати, відокремлювати

these mountains trap rains — ці гори затримують дощі

4) війск. оточувати, затримувати

5) cпopт. зупиняти підошвою ноги ( м'яч у футболі)

6) фiз. захоплювати, полонити

to trap a particle — захопити частинку

7) переривати ( програму)
III n
1) pl особисті речі, пожитки; багаж; pack up your traps збирай свої пожитки

2) icт. попона
IV n; геол.
1) трапп, базальт, діабаз

2) складка, монокліналь
V n
драбина

English-Ukrainian dictionary > trap
8 trap

[træp] 1. noun
1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) past

2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) past
2. verb
(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) ujeti v past

- trapper
- trap-door
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I [træp]
noun

zanka (za živali), past (za ptice, miši, lisice); figuratively past; vrša, sak; technical zaklopec, zaklopka, loputa; music tolkalo; British English lahek voz na dve kolesi, odprt dvosedežen avto; figuratively slang zvijača, prevara, zvijačnost; slang vohljač, detektiv, policijski agent; slang usta

mouse-trap — mišelovka

rat trap — past za podgane; plural vrsta lestev, ki se lahko sklopijo

to be up to trap, to understand trap — ne se dati speljati, ne iti v past

to lay (to set) a trap for s.o. — nastaviti komu past

to walk (to fall) into a trap — iti, pasti v past

shut your trap! slang drži jezik (za zobmi)!
II [træp]
noun

geology mineralogy eruptivno kamenje
III [træp]
transitive verb

loviti (uloviti, ujeti) v past, v zanko; (z zvijačo) zasačiti, zalotiti; technical opremiti (pod) z loputami; prestreči (plin, vodo); figuratively speljati, nabrisati (koga); intransitive verb biti lovec na živali z dragocenim krznom; nastavljati zanke, pasti ( for za); ujeti se, biti zaustavljen, prestrežen (plin itd.)
IV [træp]
1.

noun

obsolete

konjska, podsedelna odeja; plural obleka, prtljaga

to pack up one's traps figuratively pobrati šila in kopita;

2.

transitive verb

opremiti (konja) z blestečo opremo; okomatati; zapreči

English-Slovenian dictionary > trap
9 understand

1. v понимать

to understand a question — понимать вопрос

to make oneself understood — уметь объясниться

can you make yourself understood in French? — вы можете объясниться на французском языке?

you do not seem to understand — вы, кажется, не понимаете

I could hardly understand him — я еле понимал его

2. v постигать, осознавать, представлять

try and understand my difficulties — постарайтесь понять мои трудности

I do not understand the point of his remark — я не могу понять суть его замечания

it is easy to understand his anger — легко понять его гнев

3. v услышать, узнать; заключить из услышанного

I understand that he is going to marry — я слышал, что он собирается жениться

to understand trap — знать что к чему, быть осмотрительным

4. v предполагать, догадываться

the verb may be either expressed or understood — глагол может быть указан или подразумеваться

5. v уславливаться, договариваться

it was understood that … — было условлено, что …

6. v иметь в виду, подразумевать

what do you understand by this? — что вы под этим подразумеваете?

no man can ever understand you — никто никогда вас не сможет понять

7. v знать, быть сведущим; смыслить

to understand mathematics — понимать математику

8. v полагать; допускать

am I to understand that your refusal is final? — должен ли я считать, что вы мне окончательно отказываете?

Синонимический ряд:

1. accept (verb) accept; appreciate; conclude; empathize with; sympathize with; take in

2. assume (verb) assume; believe; expect; gather; imagine; presume; suppose; surmise; suspect; take; think

3. comprehend (verb) comprehend; conceive; discern; fathom; grasp; have; interpret; know; realise; realize

4. see (verb) apprehend; catch; compass; cotton on to; cotton to; follow; make out; read; see; tumble to; twig

5. sense (verb) cognise; cognize; digest; hear; learn; perceive; sense

Антонимический ряд:

express; ignore; misapprehend; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake; misunderstand; state

English-Russian base dictionary > understand
10 trap

̈ɪtræp I
1. сущ.
1) а) капкан, силок, ловушка;
западня, засада;
перен. сл. сыщик, полицейский to lure smb. into a trap ≈ заманить кого-л. в ловушку to spring a trap on ≈ защелкивать капкан на (ком-л., чем-л.) a sand trap( in golf) ≈ лунка( в гольфе) death trap radar trap set a trap speed trap б) то же, что trapdoor
2) а) сл. рот б) мн. амер. ударные инструменты в оркестре
3) а) рессорная двуколка б) тех. сифон, трап в) радио заграждающий фильтр г) (вентиляционная) дверь( в шахте)
2. гл.
1) а) прям. перен. ставить ловушки, капканы Syn: capture б) прям. перен. ловить, заманивать в) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение
2) тех. улавливать, поглощать, отделять (тж. trap out) ∙ trap into II сущ.
1) мн.;
разг. личные вещи, пожитки, багаж
2) уст. попона III сущ.;
геол.
1) трапп
2) моноклиналь капкан - to set a * (for wolves) ставить капкан (на волков) - to bait a * класть приманку в капкан;
расставлять сети, заманивать западня, ловушка - police * полицейская западня - tank * противотанковая ловушка - to set /to lay/ a * for smb. поставить ловушку /расставить сети/ кому-л. - to be caught in a *, to fall into a * попасться в ловушку - to walk (straight) into a * попасться (прямо) в ловушку (специальное) ловушка - electron * электронная ловушка( разговорное) обман, надувательство - to be up to all sorts of * ловчить, норовить обмануть( разговорное) рессорная двуколка люк;
опускная дверь( горное) вентиляционная дверь (сленг) сыщик, полицейский pl (разговорное) (спортивное) стрельба по тарелочкам;
стендовая стрельба pl (американизм) ударные инструменты в оркестре (сленг) пасть, глотка - shut (up) your *! заткни пасть /глотку/! (специальное) сифон (специальное) трап (электроника) заграждающий фильтр;
дроссель( военное) мина-ловушка, мина-сюрприз( компьютерное) прерывание( при возникновении непредусмотренной ситуации) - * handling routine подпрограмма прерывания (химическое) газонефтяной сепаратор, трап > to be up to * быть хитрым /смышленым/;
пронюхать в чем дело > to understand * знать что к чему, быть осмотрительным /проницательным/ ставить капканы, ловушки ловить капканом, силком - to * an animal поймать зверя в ловушку заманивать в ловушку, устраивать западню;
обманывать - to * a detachment of soldiers устроить западню отряду солдат обыкн. pass пленять, замуровывать - *ped in a wrecked airplane погребенный под обломками самолета обыкн. pass вовлекать - *ped in a series of events вовлеченный в цепь событий - *ped in a criminal situation втянутый в преступление( специальное) поглощать, улавливать, отделять и т. п. - these mountains * rains эти горы задерживают дожди /преграждают путь дождям/ (военное) окружать, задерживать( спортивное) останавливать подошвой ноги (мяч в футболе) (физическое) захватывать, пленять - to * a particle захватить частицу (компьютерное) прерывать (программу) (разговорное) личные вещи, пожитки;
багаж - pack up your *s собирай свои пожитки (устаревшее) попона (геология) трапп, базальт, диабаз( геология) складка, моноклиналь стремянка to bait a ~ класть приманку в ловушку;
перен. заманивать;
to fall into a trap попасться в ловушку to bait a ~ класть приманку в ловушку;
перен. заманивать;
to fall into a trap попасться в ловушку interrupt ~ вчт. прерывание liquidity ~ "ликвидная ловушка" (нечувствительность нормы процента к изменениям денежной массы) low growtn ~ ловушка медленного роста money ~ нечувствительность нормы процента к изменениям денежной массы ~ ловушка;
силок;
капкан, западня;
to set a trap ставить ловушку trap = trapdoor ~ (вентиляционная) дверь (в шахте) ~ радио заграждающий фильтр ~ заманивать;
обманывать ~ захватить ~ захватывать ~ pl разг. личные вещи, пожитки, багаж ~ ловушка;
силок;
капкан, западня;
to set a trap ставить ловушку ~ ловушка ~ геол. моноклиналь ~ уст. попона ~ вчт. прерывание ~ рессорная двуколка ~ sl рот ~ вчт. системное прерывание ~ тех. сифон;
трап ~ ставить ловушки, капканы;
ловить в ловушки, капканы ~ sl сыщик;
полицейский ~ геол. трапп ~ pl амер. ударные инструменты в оркестре ~ тех. улавливать, поглощать, отделять (тж. trap out) trap = trapdoor trapdoor: trapdoor люк, опускная дверь

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > trap
11 зимувам

winter, pass/spend the winter

(за животно) hibernate

приготвям се да зимувам prepare to stay the winter

знам къде зимуват раците know what o'clock it is; know the time of day; know a thing or two; know on which side o.'s bread is buttered; understand trap

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зиму̀вам,

гл. winter, pass/spend the winter; (за животно) hibernate; приготвям се да \зимувам prepare to stay the winter; • знам къде зимуват раците know what o’clock it is; know the time of day; know a thing or two; know on which side o.’s bread is buttered; understand trap, know how many beans make five.

* * *

hibernate (за животно)

* * *
1. (за животно) hibernate 2. winter, pass/spend the winter 3. знам къде зимуват раците know what o'clock it is;know the time of day;know a thing or two;know on which side o.'s bread is buttered; understand trap 4. приготвям се да ЗИМУВАМ prepare to stay the winter

Български-английски речник > зимувам
12 быть осмотрительным

1) General subject: go slow, know better, go slow

2) Colloquial: to be careful

3) Makarov: understand trap

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть осмотрительным
13 быть проницательным

1) Australian slang: know a thing or two

2) Makarov: have a long head, understand trap

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть проницательным
14 знать что к чему

1) General subject: jive, know a thing or two, know beans, know the score

2) Jargon: know where it's at, where it's at, where the action is

3) Makarov: understand trap

4) Saying: know on which side bread is buttered

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > знать что к чему
15 catch

kæ
1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) coger, atrapar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) coger, llegar a tiempo, alcanzar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pillar, sorprender, coger, pescar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) contagiarse de, contraer

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) engancharse

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) dar con, darse con

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) oir, entender, captar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prender (fuego)

2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) parada

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) pestillo

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) presa, captura

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) trampa

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

catch vb coger / atrapar

he caught the ball, but then he dropped it cogió la pelota, pero luego se le cayó

we ran after the thief and caught him perseguimos al ladrón y lo atrapamos

I catch the train every day cojo el tren cada día

he caught flu cogió la gripe

El pasado y participio pasado de catch es caught

catch

tr[kæʧ]

noun

1 (of ball) parada

2 (of fish) presa

3 familiar (difficulty) pega, trampa

4 (fastener on door) pestillo

transitive verb (pt & pp caught tr[kɔːt])

1 (grasp, take hold of) coger, agarrar; (capture, trap) coger, atrapar; (fish) pescar

■ the cat caught a mouse el gato atrapó un ratón

■ bet you can't catch me! ¡a que no me coges!

2 (surprise) pillar, sorprender, coger, pescar; (catch up with) alcanzar, pillar

■ they were caught trying to steal a car los pillaron intentando robar un coche

■ I got caught in a traffic jam me cogió un atasco

3 (train, plane - take) coger, tomar; (- be in time for) alcanzar

■ I just caught the last train cogí el último tren con el tiempo justo

4 familiar (manage to see, hear, attend) pescar

■ we caught the end of the news pescamos el final de las noticias

■ I'll catch you later te veré luego

5 (hear, understand) oír, entender, captar

■ sorry, I didn't quite catch that perdona, no lo he entendido bien

6 (entangle, get stuck - clothes, hair) engancharse; (- fingers) pillarse

7 (become infected with) contagiarse de, contraer

8 (hit) dar con, darse con

■ he caught his head on the ceiling se dio con la cabeza en el techo

9 (mood, likeness, etc) captar, reflejar

intransitive verb

1 (take hold of) coger

2 (sleeve etc) engancharse (on, en)

3 (burn) prender

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a good catch (boyfriend, girlfriend) ser un buen partido

to be caught out by something ser sorprendido,-a por algo

to be caught up in something verse envuelto,-a en algo, estar envuelto,-a en algo

to catch a cold resfriarse, coger un resfriado

to catch hold of something agarrar algo, echar mano a algo

to catch it ganarse una bronca

to catch one's breath sostener la respiración

to catch one's death (of cold) coger una pulmonía doble

to catch somebody napping coger a alguien desprevenido,-a

to catch somebody red-handed coger a alguien con las manos en la masa, coger a alguien in fraganti

to catch somebody with their trousers down coger a alguien in fraganti

to catch somebody's attention/eye atraer la atención de alguien, captar la atención de alguien

to catch sight of something/somebody / catch a glimpse of something/somebody entrever algo/a alguien

to get caught up in something verse envuelto,-a en algo

catch ['kæʧ, 'kɛʧ] v, caught ['kɔt] ; catching vt

1) capture, trap: capturar, agarrar, atrapar, coger

2) : agarrar, pillar fam, tomar de sorpresa

they caught him red-handed: lo pillaron con las manos en la masa

3) grasp: agarrar, captar

4) entangle: enganchar, enredar

5) : tomar (un tren, etc.)

6) : contagiarse de

to catch a cold: contagiarse de un resfriado, resfriarse

catch vi

1) grasp: agarrar

2) hook: engancharse

3) ignite: prender, agarrar

catch n

1) catching: captura f, atrapada f, parada f (de una pelota)

2) : redada f (de pescado), presa f (de caza)

he's a good catch: es un buen partido

3) latch: pestillo m, pasador m

4) difficulty, trick: problema m, trampa f, truco m

catch (Fishing)

n.

• pesca s.f.

• redada s.f.

adj.

• engañoso, -a adj.

• llamativo, -a adj.

n.

• aldabilla s.f.

• botín s.m.

• cerradero s.m.

• garra s.f.

• lance s.m.

• pestillo s.m.

• pieza s.f.

• presa s.f.

• trampa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: caught) = atrapar v.

• captar v.

• capturar v.

• coger v.

• comprender v.

• enganchar v.

• entrecoger v.

• pescar v.

• pillar v.

• prender v.

• tomar v.

I
1. kætʃ
(past & past p caught) transitive verb

1) \<\<ball/object\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

2) ( capture) \<\<mouse/lion\>\> atrapar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fish\>\> pescar*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<thief\>\> atrapar

3)

a) ( take by surprise) agarrar, pillar (fam), pescar* (fam)

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

b) ( intercept) \<\<person\>\> alcanzar*

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

4)

a) \<\<train/plane\>\> ( take) tomar, coger* (esp Esp); ( be in time for) alcanzar*

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

b) (manage to see, hear)

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

5) (entangle, trap)

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

6)

a) ( attract)

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

b) ( hear or understand clearly)

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

c) \<\<mood/likeness\>\> captar, reflejar

7) ( become infected with) \<\<disease\>\> contagiarse de

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

8) ( hit)

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

9)

a) ( hold back)

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

b) ( restrain)

to catch oneself — contenerse*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( grasp) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp), cachar (Méx)

b) (bite, take hold) \<\<mechanism\>\> engranar

c) ( become hooked) engancharse

2) ( ignite) \<\<fire\>\> prender, agarrar (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

II

noun

1)

a) ( Sport) atrapada f, parada f, atajada f (CS)

b) ( potential partner)

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

c) ( of fish) pesca f

2) ( fastening device - on door) pestillo m, pasador m (AmL); (- on window, box, necklace) cierre m

safety catch — seguro m

3) ( hidden drawback) trampa f

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

4) ( in voice) temblor m

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

[kætʃ] (vb: pt, pp caught)
1. N

1) [of ball etc] cogida f, parada f ; [of trawler] pesca f ; [of single fish] presa f, pesca f, captura f

good catch! — (Sport) ¡la cogiste! ¡bien hecho!, ¡bien agarrada! (LAm)

he's a good catch * — (as husband etc) es un buen partido

2) (=fastener) cierre m ; (Brit) (on door) pestillo m ; (Brit) (on box, window) cerradura f ; (=small flange) fiador m

3) (=trick) trampa f ; (=snag) pega f

where's the catch? — ¿cuál es la trampa?

there must be a catch here somewhere — aquí debe de haber trampa

a question with a catch to it — una pregunta capciosa or de pega

the catch is that... — la dificultad es que...

4)

with a catch in one's voice — con la voz entrecortada

5) (=game) catch-can m, lucha f

2. VT

1) (=grasp) asir; [+ ball] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar; [+ thief] coger, atrapar

catch! — ¡cógelo!, ¡toma!

to be caught between two alternatives — estar entre la espada y la pared, no saber a qué carta quedarse

a toaster with a tray to catch the breadcrumbs — un tostador con una bandeja para recoger las migas

to catch sb's attention or eye — llamar la atención de algn

- be caught like a rat in a trap

2) (=take by surprise) pillar or coger or (LAm) tomar de sorpresa

to catch sb doing sth — sorprender or pillar a algn haciendo algo

to catch o.s. doing sth — sorprenderse a sí mismo haciendo algo

you won't catch me doing that — yo sería incapaz de hacer eso, nunca me verás haciendo eso

they caught him in the act — le cogieron or pillaron con las manos en la masa

we never caught them at it — no los sorprendimos nunca in fraganti

we won't get caught like that again — no volveremos a caer en esta trampa

he got caught in the rain — la lluvia lo pilló desprevenido

you've caught me at a bad moment — me has pillado en un mal momento

- he was caught off stride or off balance

3) (=contact, get hold of)

I tried to catch you on the phone — traté de hablar contigo por teléfono

when can I catch you next? — ¿cuándo podemos quedar otra vez para esto?

(I'll) catch you later! * — ¡nos vemos!

4) [+ bus, train etc] coger, tomar (LAm)

we only just caught the train — por poco perdimos el tren

hurry if you want to catch it — date prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo

5) (=hear) oír; (=understand) comprender, entender

I didn't quite catch what you said — no oí bien lo que dijiste

6) (=see, hear, visit) [+ TV programme, film] ver; [+ radio programme] oír, escuchar; [+ exhibition, concert] ir a

to catch the post — (=be in time for) llegar antes de la recogida del correo

7) (Med) [+ disease] coger, pillar, contagiarse de

to catch (a) cold — resfriarse

you'll catch your death (of cold)! * — ¡(te) vas a agarrar un buen resfriado!

- catch a cold

8) (=capture) [+ atmosphere, likeness] saber captar, plasmar

the painter has caught her expression — el pintor ha sabido captar su expresión

to catch the mood of the times — definir el espíritu de la época

9) (=trap)

I caught my fingers in the door — me pillé los dedos en la puerta

I caught my coat on that nail — mi chaqueta se enganchó en ese clavo

10) (=hit)

to catch sb a blow — pegar un golpe a algn

the punch caught him on the arm — recibió el puñetazo en el brazo

I caught my head on that beam — me di con la cabeza en esa viga

she caught me one on the nose * — me pegó en la nariz

11) (=receive, come into contact with)

this room catches the morning sun — este cuarto recibe el sol de la mañana

her brooch caught the light — su broche reflejaba la luz

the light was catching her hair — la luz brillaba en su pelo

12)

to catch one's breath — contener la respiración

13)

to catch it * — merecerse una regañina ( from de)

you'll catch it! * — ¡las vas a pagar!, ¡te va a costar caro!

he caught it good and proper * — le cayó una buena

3. VI

1) (=hook) engancharse (on en); (=tangle) enredarse

her dress caught in the door — se pilló el vestido con la puerta

her dress caught on a nail — se le enganchó el vestido en un clavo

2) [fire, wood] prender, encenderse; (Culin) [rice, vegetables etc] quemarse

4.

CPD

catch cry N — slogan m, eslogan m

catch phrase N — muletilla f, frase f de moda

catch question N — pregunta f capciosa, pregunta f de pega

- catch at

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

* * *

I
1. [kætʃ]
(past & past p caught) transitive verb

1) \<\<ball/object\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

2) ( capture) \<\<mouse/lion\>\> atrapar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fish\>\> pescar*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<thief\>\> atrapar

3)

a) ( take by surprise) agarrar, pillar (fam), pescar* (fam)

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

b) ( intercept) \<\<person\>\> alcanzar*

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

4)

a) \<\<train/plane\>\> ( take) tomar, coger* (esp Esp); ( be in time for) alcanzar*

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

b) (manage to see, hear)

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

5) (entangle, trap)

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

6)

a) ( attract)

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

b) ( hear or understand clearly)

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

c) \<\<mood/likeness\>\> captar, reflejar

7) ( become infected with) \<\<disease\>\> contagiarse de

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

8) ( hit)

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

9)

a) ( hold back)

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

b) ( restrain)

to catch oneself — contenerse*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( grasp) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp), cachar (Méx)

b) (bite, take hold) \<\<mechanism\>\> engranar

c) ( become hooked) engancharse

2) ( ignite) \<\<fire\>\> prender, agarrar (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

II

noun

1)

a) ( Sport) atrapada f, parada f, atajada f (CS)

b) ( potential partner)

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

c) ( of fish) pesca f

2) ( fastening device - on door) pestillo m, pasador m (AmL); (- on window, box, necklace) cierre m

safety catch — seguro m

3) ( hidden drawback) trampa f

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

4) ( in voice) temblor m

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

English-spanish dictionary > catch
16 get

ɡet
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner

5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to

get vb

1. comprar

I'll get some cheese from the supermarket compraré queso en el supermercado

2. coger / tomar

he gets the five o'clock train coge el tren de las cinco

3. recibir / conseguir

we got a postcard from Helen recibimos una postal de Helen

he got a violin for Christmas le regalaron un violín para Navidad

4. llevarse

I got a surprise when I opened the door me llevé una sorpresa cuando abrí la puerta

5. hacer / ponerse

it's getting late se está haciendo tarde

he got angry se puso furioso

she soon got better enseguida se puso mejor

we're all getting older todos nos estamos haciendo más viejos

6. traer

could you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?

7. buscar / recoger

I'm going to get the car from the garage voy a buscar el coche al taller

8. llegar

what time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?

how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?

to get dressed vestirse

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old envejecer

to get ready prepararse

to get somebody to do something conseguir que alguien haga algo

she got him to help her when she moved flat consiguió que la ayudara cuando se mudó de piso

to get to know someone llegar a conocer a alguien

to get used to something acostumbrarse a algo

to get wet mojarse

El pasado y participio pasado de get es got; el gerundio se escribe getting

get

tr[get]

transitive verb (pt got tr[gɒt], pp got tr[gɒt] (|us| gotten tr['gɒtən]), ger getting)

1 obtener, conseguir

■ I want to get a job quiero conseguir un trabajo

■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche

■ he got a bank loan le concedieron un crédito bancario

■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?

2 recibir

■ I got your letter yesterday recibí tu carta ayer

■ I got a bike for my birthday me regalaron una bici para mi cumpleaños

■ I got the sack me despidieron

■ he got a life sentence for murder le echaron cadena perpetua por asesinato

■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?

3 comprar

■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?

■ I've got him a CD le he comprado un compact

■ she got herself a new dress se compró un vestido nuevo

4 traer

■ get the car traiga el coche

■ get the fire brigade llama a los bomberos

■ I've got to go and get Liam tengo que ir a buscar a Liam

5 coger

■ she got the flu cogió la gripe

■ he always gets a taxi when it rains siempre coge un taxi cuando llueve

6 captar, recibir, coger

7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer

■ get your brother to help you pídele a tu hermano que te ayude

■ get him to phone me dile que me llame

■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?

8 preparar

■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?

9 familiar entender, captar, coger

■ I don't get it no lo entiendo

10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar

■ what really gets me is his laziness lo que me fastidia es su pereza

■ this bad weather gets on my nerves este mal tiempo me pone de mal humor

11 ganar, cobrar

■ he gets a good salary gana un buen sueldo

12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir

■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?

13 conseguir, lograr

■ I can't get the car to start no consigo arrancar el coche

14 hacer algo a uno

■ she loves getting her hair done le encanta que le arreglen el pelo

■ he got his car repaired in no time le repararon el coche en un santiamén

15 dar, alcanzar

■ she got hit by a stray bullet le alcanzó una bala perdida

intransitive verb

1 ponerse, volverse

■ she gets very angry if we're late se pone furiosa si llegamos tarde

2 ir

■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?

■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?

transitive verb

1 figurative use ir, llevar

■ this isn't getting us anywhere esto no nos lleva a ninguna parte

■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?

intransitive verb

1 llegar

■ we'll get there soon pronto llegaremos

■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?

2 llegar a

■ you'll get to like it in the end acabará gustándote

■ I got to know him very well llegué a conocerlo muy bien

3 llegar a

■ we never got to visiting the museum no llegamos a visitar el museo

■ I get to travel quite a bit in my job tengo la oportunidad de viajar bastante en mi trabajo

4 empezar a

■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

get along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!

to get along without something pasar sin algo

■ we can get along without a dishwasher nos podemos pasar sin un lavaplatos

to get better mejorar

to get dark oscurecer

to get dirty ensuciarse

to get divorced divorciarse

to get down on one's knees arrodillarse

to get dressed vestirse

to get drunk emborracharse

to get into trouble meterse en un lío

to get late hacerse tarde

to get lost perderse

to get married casarse

to get old hacerse mayor, envejecer

to get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguien

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get paid cobrar

to get ready preparar, prepararse

to get rid of deshacerse de

to get tired cansarse

to get wet mojarse

to get worse empeorar

get ['gɛt] v, got ['gɑt] ; got or gotten ['gɑtə n] ; getting vt

1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir

2) receive: recibir

to get a letter: recibir una carta

3) earn: ganar

he gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora

4) fetch: traer

get me my book: tráigame el libro

5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)

6) contract: contagiarse de, contraer

she got the measles: le dio el sarampión

7) prepare: preparar (una comida)

8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacer

I got him to agree: logré convencerlo

9) (to cause to be)

to get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

10) understand: entender

now I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!

11)

to have got : tener

I've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabeza

12)

to have got to : tener que

you've got to come: tienes que venir

get vi

1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerse

to get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse

2) go, move: ir, avanzar

he didn't get far: no avanzó mucho

3) arrive: llegar

to get home: llegar a casa

4)

to get to be : llegar a ser

she got to be the director: llegó a ser directora

5)

to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar

6)

to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar

7)

to get by manage: arreglárselas

8)

to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de

9)

to get together meet: reunirse

10)

to get up : levantarse

get (s.o.) down

expr.

• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)

v.

• comprender v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.

• alcanzar v.

• buscar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• lograr v.

• obtener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• procurar v.

• recibir v.

• sacar v.

• tomar v.

get
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener

I'll get the money somehow — conseguiré el dinero de alguna forma

he had trouble getting a hotel room — tuvo dificultades para conseguir una habitación de hotel

that's what got him the rise — eso fue lo que le consiguió el aumento

• he got it for me — él me lo consiguió

• you need to get permission off or from the owner — tienes que conseguir el permiso del dueño

I got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión

he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor

where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

• we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nada

you won't get any money out of me — no vas a sacarme dinero

what are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?

a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores

she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening — disfruta mucho con la jardinería

you may get some fun out of it — puede que te resulte divertido

2) (=have) tener

I go whenever I get the chance — voy siempre que tengo ocasión

to get something to eat — comer algo

3) (=receive)

a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captar

she gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo

not everyone gets a pension — no todo el mundo cobra una pensión

I got lots of presents — me hicieron muchos regalos

I think he got the wrong impression — creo que se ha llevado una impresión equivocada

• how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?

he got 15 years for murder — le condenaron a 15 años por asesinato

• he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madre

I didn't get much from the film — la película no me dijo gran cosa

I don't get much from his lectures — saco poco provecho de sus clases
neck 1., 1)
b)
Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.
• I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta

• they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegio

• this area doesn't get much rain — en esta área no llueve mucho

• I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa

• this room gets a lot of sun — a esta habitación le da mucho el sol
fine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)
4) (=buy) comprar

I went out to get some milk — salí a comprar leche

where did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?

• I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas

5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recoger

would you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?

can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?

I'll get some lettuce from the garden — voy a coger un poco de lechuga del jardín

quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!

to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn

could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?

can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

• to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelo

go and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane

phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger

6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar

please get the doctor — por favor llame al médico

7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestar

can you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?

I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!

8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarse

she got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio

correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos

he's in it for what he can get — lo único que quiere es sacarle provecho

Jackie got good exam results — Jackie sacó buenas notas en los exámenes

he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés

I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura

9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguir

he got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo

you get all sorts in this job — te encuentras con todo tipo de gente en este trabajo

you don't get bears in this country — en este país no hay osos

10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar

I'm getting the bus into town — voy a coger el autobús al centro

got you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)

got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *

• I've been trying to get him alone — he estado intentando verle a solas

• to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo

• I didn't get the details — no oí los detalles

• sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre

• did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?

• you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *

to get it from sb —

he really got it from the teacher * — el profesor le echó un rapapolvo *
bad 3., religion
11) (=reach, put through to)

get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa

• you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número

• I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana

12) * (=attack, take revenge on)

I feel like everyone is out to get me — siento que todo el mundo va contra mí

I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!

they're out to get him — van a cargárselo *

13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en

the bullet got him in the leg — la bala le dio en la pierna

it got him on the head — le dio en la cabeza

14) (=finish)

the drink will get him in the end — la bebida acabará con él al final

15) (=take, bring)

• how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?

• I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisa

get the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel

• to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana

• we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera

• we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta

• to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn

to get the children to bed — meter a los niños en la cama

• where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?

- that will get you/him nowhere

16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacer

to get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno

17) with adjective
This construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.
• he got his leg broken — se rompió la pierna

• to get one's hands dirty — ensuciarse las manos

• to get sb drunk — emborrachar a algn

• to get one's feet wet — mojarse los pies

• you're getting me worried — estás haciendo que me preocupe

18) with infinitive/present participle

to get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo

we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea

I'll get him to ring you — le diré que te llame

can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos

I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta

I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha

I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche

to get a fire going — conseguir encender un fuego

to get a conversation going — conseguir iniciar una conversación

19) ("get sth done" construction)

a) (=do oneself)

• you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas

• to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos

we got no work done that day — no hicimos nada de trabajo ese día

• when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?

• you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa forma

b) (=get someone to do)

• to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el pelo

• he knows how to get things done — sabe organizar muy bien a la gente

• to get sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

I should get my teeth fixed — tendría que arreglarme los dientes

• we're going to get central heating put in — vamos a poner or instalar calefacción central

• I must get my car serviced — tengo que llevar el coche a una revisión

20) * (=understand) entender

I don't get you — no te entiendo

(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *

I've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
point 1., 7), wrong
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

what gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón

what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia

22) * (=thrill) chiflar *

this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona

23)

• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo

what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

I've got toothache — tengo dolor de muelas

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reach, go) llegar

how do you get there? — ¿como se llega?

he got there late — llegó tarde

how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?

how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?

• I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10

• he won't get far — no llegará lejos

• to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B

• to get home — llegar a casa

• to get to — llegar a

how do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?

I'll make sure it gets to you by tomorrow — me aseguraré de que te llegue mañana

where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?

where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?

it's a place that's difficult to get to — es un lugar de difícil acceso

not to get anywhere —

you won't get anywhere with him — no conseguirás nada con él

you won't get anywhere if you behave like that — no vas a conseguir nada comportándote así

to get nowhere —

we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio

to get somewhere —

now we're getting somewhere — ahora empezamos a hacer progresos

to get there —

"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando

- get to sb

don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso

the whisky has got to him * — el whisky le ha afectado
lane 1., 3)
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerse
As expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.
• it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

• how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?

how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?

• this is getting ridiculous — esto roza los límites de lo ridículo

• how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?

• to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

- get with it

you'd better get with it or we'll lose this contract * — espabílate o perderemos este contrato

See:

BECOME, GO, GET in become

3) with past participle

a) (=be)

• he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos

• we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2

• several windows got broken — se rompieron varias ventanas

• to get killed — morir, matarse

I saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron

do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!

• to get paid — cobrar

• he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casa

b) (reflexive action)

• to get shaved — afeitarse

• to get washed — lavarse

4) (=begin) with gerund empezar a + infin, ponerse a + infin

• let's get going — vamos a ponernos en marcha

get going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!

once she gets going on that subject she never stops — una vez que empieza con ese tema no para

after midnight the party really got going — después de medianoche la fiesta empezó a animarse

• let's get moving — vamos a ponernos en marcha

• we got talking — empezamos a hablar or charlar

• I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...

5) (=come)
with infinitive
to get to do sth — llegar a hacer algo

• he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro

I got to be quite good at it — llegué a hacerlo bastante bien

• when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?

• to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn

• he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos

• so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?

• I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche

• to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn

6) * (=go)

get! — ¡lárgate! *

7)

to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo

you've got to tell the police — tienes que denunciarlo a la policía

why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get after

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on at

- get on to

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

- get up to

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[get]
1.

1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

b) ( buy) comprar

to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

d) ( by calculation)

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9

got it! — ya sé!

e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

3)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

I got a stereo for my birthday — me regalaron un estéreo para mi cumpleaños

do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)

c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

e) ( suffer)

how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

she got a splinter in her finger — se clavó una astilla en el dedo

he got the full force of the blast — recibió todo el impacto de la explosión

4) (find, have) (colloq)

you don't get elephants in America — en América no hay elefantes

we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

6)

a) ( reach) alcanzar*

b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

d) (assault, kill) (colloq)

I'll get you yet! — ya me las vas a pagar! (fam)

the sharks must have got him — se lo deben de haber comido los tiburones (fam)

7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)

she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela

8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)

9) (colloq)

a) ( irritate) fastidiar

b) ( arouse pity)

it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

c) ( puzzle)

what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

10)

a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

b) (hear, take note of) oír*

I didn't get your name — no entendí tu nombre

did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*

12) ( possess)

to have got — see have

Sense II

13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

we'll get it there by two o'clock — lo tendremos allí antes de las dos

just wait till I get you home! — ya vas a ver cuando lleguemos a casa!

they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

he got the children ready — preparó a los niños

I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

15) to get somebody/something + pp

a) ( with action carried out by subject)

we must get some work done — tenemos que trabajar un poco

it's about time they got themselves organized — ya va siendo hora de que se organicen

b) ( with action carried out by somebody else)

he got the house painted — hizo pintar la casa

I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

16) (arrange, persuade, force)

to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

17) ( cause to start)

to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?

2.

get vi

1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

I got here yesterday — llegué ayer

can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

we're finally getting somewhere! — por fin estamos sacando algo en limpio!

to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

2)

a) ( become)

to get married — casarse

to get dressed — vestirse*

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

he got very angry — se puso furioso

they get tired easily — se cansan con facilidad

b) (be) (colloq)

she gets invited to lots of parties — la invitan a muchas fiestas

her bike got stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

3) to get to + inf

a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

I never really got to know him — nunca llegué a conocerlo de verdad

you'll get to like it eventually — vas a ver como termina por gustarte

b) ( have opportunity to)

in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

4) ( start)

to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get above

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get around to

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back at

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get off on

- get off with

- get on

- get on for

- get onto

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

English-spanish dictionary > get
17 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

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- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

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

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

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

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

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caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
18 cazar

v.

1 to hunt (animales).

Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.

2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).

me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop

cuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word

cazarlas al vuelo (figurative) to be quick on the uptake

3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.

María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.

4 to land oneself, to snare.

María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.

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cazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to hunt

■ Oscar salió a cazar liebres Oscar went out hunting hares

2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land

■ cazó una fortuna she landed a fortune

■ cazó un buen marido she landed a good husband

3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover

■ las mentiras siempre se cazan lies always catch up with you

4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch

■ este chico no caza ni una this boy doesn't understand a thing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cazar furtivamente to poach

cazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake

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verb

1) to hunt

2) catch

3) land

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1. VT

1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot

2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down

3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)

4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)

5) * (=atrapar) to land *

al final cazó un magnífico empleo — in the end he landed an excellent job *

su aspiración es cazar un hombre para casarse — her ambition is to land herself a husband *

6) * (=sorprender) to catch

los cazó robando — he caught them stealing

7) * (=comprender) to understand

es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once
vuelo II, 1)
2.

VI to hunt

salir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot

b) < mariposas> to catch

2) (fam)

a) (conseguir, atrapar)

ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take

c) ( atrapar) to catch
2.
cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

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= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

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* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* cazar furtivamente = poach.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shoot

b) < mariposas> to catch

2) (fam)

a) (conseguir, atrapar)

ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to take

c) ( atrapar) to catch
2.
cazar vi to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting

* * *

= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.

* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* cazar furtivamente = poach.

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cazar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 (para subsistir) to hunt; (como deporte) to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot

2 ‹mariposas› to catch

B ( fam)

1

(conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good job

pretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)

2

(percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already

3 (entender, oír) to catch

sólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word

■ cazar

vi

to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot

salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting

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cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
a) ( para subsistir) to hunt;

( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
b) ‹ mariposas› to catch

c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):

◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job

verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;
◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting

cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake

' cazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacería
- caza
- ratonera
- lazo
English:
chase
- head-hunt
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- net
- prey
- trap

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cazar vt

1. [animales] to hunt

2. Fam [pillar, atrapar] to catch;
[en matrimonio] to trap;
cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;

he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;

cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;

Comp

cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptake

3. Fam [sorprender] to catch;

me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hop

4. Fam [entender] to catch, to get;

cuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a word

5. Fam [hacer una falta a] to hack down;

el portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward

6. Fam [en ciclismo] to chase down

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cazar

I v/t

1 animal hunt; fig: información track down

2 ( pillar, captar) catch;

cazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good job

II v/i hunt;

ir a cazar go hunting

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cazar {21} vt

1) : to hunt

2) : to catch, to bag

3) fam : to land (a job, a spouse)

cazar vi

: to go hunting

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cazar vb

1. (en general) to hunt

se fueron a cazar zorros they went fox hunting

2. (con escopeta) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

cazó una perdiz he shot a partridge

3. (atrapar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

los gatos cazan ratones cats catch mice

Spanish-English dictionary > cazar
19 caer en la trampa

caer en la trampa

to fall into the trap

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(v.) = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare

Ex. It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.

Ex. The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.

Ex. Perhaps guided by caprice or a dream, we all can fall into the snares of destiny without realizing it = Quizás guiados por un capricho o por un sueño, todos podemos caer en las trampas del destino sin darnos cuenta.

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(v.) = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare

Ex: It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves.

Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.

Ex: Perhaps guided by caprice or a dream, we all can fall into the snares of destiny without realizing it = Quizás guiados por un capricho o por un sueño, todos podemos caer en las trampas del destino sin darnos cuenta.

Spanish-English dictionary > caer en la trampa
20 stellen

I v/t

1. etw. irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) s.th. somewhere; kalt stellen chill; warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm; etw. über etw. stellen fig. place s.th. above s.th. else, value s.th. more highly than s.th. else; jemanden über jemanden stellen promote s.o. above s.o. else; (einschätzen) think more highly of s.o. (than s.o. else); jemanden / etw. in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on s.o. / s.th., make s.o. / s.th. the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention; vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision

2. (einstellen) set ( auf + Akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust; leiser oder niedriger stellen turn down; lauter oder höher stellen turn up; den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six

3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down

4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etw. s.o. with s.th.); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR. (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg.; dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club; Dienstwagen / Wohnung wird gestellt a company car / flat (Am. apartment) is provided

5. (anordnen) arrange

II v/refl

1. sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; bes. SPORT, MIL. position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere

2. sich der Polizei etc. stellen give o.s. up (bes. MIL. surrender) to the police etc.

3. sich einem Gegner etc. stellen take on an opponent etc.; sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge; sich der Kritik etc. stellen face up to criticism etc.; sich den ( Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press; die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)

4. (sich verhalten) wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?; sich positiv / negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive / negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably / unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project; sich gegen jemanden / etw. stellen oppose s.o. / s.th.; sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into s.o.’s good books, get in with s.o. umg.; anhaltend: keep on the right side of s.o., stay in s.o.’s good books, keep in with s.o. umg.; sich hinter jemanden stellen back s.o. up; sich ( schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield s.o.

5. (simulieren): sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (Am. sick); förm. feign illness; stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know / understand; sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg. pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are; sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg.; sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc.; siehe auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc.

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to point; to put; to set; to place; to lay; to locate;

sich stellen

to confront; to stand up

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stẹl|len ['ʃtɛlən]
1. vt

1) (= hinstellen) to put; (= an bestimmten Platz legen) to place, to put

jdm etw auf den Tisch stellen — to put sth on the table for sb

jdn über/unter jdn stellen (fig) — to put or place sb above/below sb

selbst or allein gestellt sein (fig) — to have to fend for oneself

2) (= in senkrechte Position bringen) to stand

die Ohren stellen — to prick up its ears

du solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down

3)

(= Platz finden für) etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth

4) (= anordnen) to arrange

das sollten Sie anders stellen — you should put it in a different position

5)

(= erstellen) (jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)

jdm sein Horoskop stellen — to draw up or cast sb's horoscope

6) (= arrangieren) Szene to arrange; Aufnahme to pose

gestellt (Bild, Foto) — posed

die Szene war gestellt — they posed for the scene

eine gestellte Pose — a pose

7) (= beschaffen, aufbieten) to provide

die CDU stellt zwei Minister — the CDU has two ministers

8) (= einstellen) to set (
auf +acc at); Uhr etc to set ( auf +acc for)
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down

die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down

9)

See:

→ bessergestellt, gutgestellt, schlechtgestellt

10) (= erwischen) to catch; (fig inf) to corner

See:

→ Rede

11) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Aufgabe, Thema, Bedingung, Termin to set (jdm sb); Frage to put (jdm, an jdn to sb); Antrag, Forderung to make

12)

(in Redewendungen) stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

stellen — to place or put sb under sb's care

jdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc

jdn vor eine Entscheidung stellen — to put sb in the position of having to make a decision

2. vr

1) (= sich hinstellen) to (go and) stand (
an +acc at, by); (= sich aufstellen, sich einordnen) to position oneself; (= sich aufrecht hinstellen) to stand up
sich auf (die) Zehenspitzen stellen — to stand on tiptoe

sich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...

sich gegen jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to oppose sb/sth

sich hinter jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to support or back sb/sth, to stand by sb/sth

sich jdm in den Weg stellen (lit, fig) — to stand in sb's way

sich jdm vor die Nase stellen — to stand right in front of sb

2)

(Gegenstand, Körperteil) sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come up

sich in die Höhe stellen — to stand up; (Ohren) to prick up

3) (fig = sich verhalten)

sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth

wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?

sich gut mit jdm stellen — to put oneself on good terms with sb

4)

See:

→ gutstellen, schlechtstellen

5) (=sich einstellen Gerät etc) to set itself (
auf +acc at)
die Heizung stellt sich von selbst kleiner — the heating turns itself down

6) (= sich ausliefern) to give oneself up, to surrender (jdm to sb)

sich der öffentlichen Kritik stellen — to lay oneself open to public criticism

sich den Journalisten stellen — to make oneself available to the reporters

sich den Fragen der Journalisten stellen — to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich einer Herausforderung stellen — to take up a challenge

sich einem Herausforderer stellen — to take on a challenger

sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)

7)

(= sich verstellen) sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etc

See:

→ dumm, taub

8) (fig = entstehen) to arise (für for)

allerlei Probleme — we were faced or confronted with all sorts of problems

es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) set

2) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) set

3) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) place

4) (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) position

5) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stand

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stel·len

[ˈʃtɛlən]

I. vr

1. (verweilen)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \stellen to go and stand somewhere; (herkommen) to come and stand somewhere; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position somewhere

sich akk ans Ende der Schlange \stellen to go/come to the back [or end] of the queue [or AM also line]

sich akk ans Fenster \stellen to go/come and stand at [or by] the window

sich akk an die Theke \stellen to go/come and stand at the bar

sich akk auf einen Baum \stellen to climb up a tree

sich akk auf eine Leiter \stellen to climb [or get] on a ladder

sich akk [wieder] in die Reihe \stellen to get [back] in line

sich akk jdm in den Weg \stellen to stand in sb's way

▪ sich akk neben jdn \stellen to go/come and stand next to sb; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position next to sb [or by sb's side]

▪ sich akk um jdn/etw \stellen to go/come and stand around sb/sth, to group around sb/sth

▪ sich akk zu jdm \stellen to [go/come and] join sb; s.a. Weg, Zehenspitze

2. (unterstützen)

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw \stellen to oppose sb/sth

▪ sich akk hinter jdn/etw \stellen to support [or back] [or stand by] sb/sth

▪ sich akk vor jdn \stellen to stand up for sb

sich akk schützend vor jdn \stellen to protect sb

▪ sich akk zu jdm/etw \stellen to support sb/sth

3. (vortäuschen)

sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretending

sich akk ahnungslos \stellen to play [or act] the innocent

sich akk dumm \stellen (fam) to act stupid [ or esp AM fam also dumb]

sich akk krank/schlafend/tot \stellen to pretend to be ill/asleep/dead

sich akk taub/verständnislos \stellen to pretend not to hear/understand

sich akk überrascht \stellen to pretend to be surprised, to feign surprise

sich akk unwissend \stellen to claim one knows nothing [or doesn't know anything], to feign ignorance

4. (melden)

▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen Täter to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]; MIL to report to sb

5. (entgegentreten)

▪ sich akk jdm/etw \stellen to face sb/sth

sich akk einer Diskussion \stellen to agree to take part in a discussion

sich akk einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on sep [or face] a challenger/to take up sep [or face] a challenge

sich akk den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich akk den Tatsachen \stellen to face the facts

6. (verhalten)

wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?

wie \stellen Sie sich zu Ihrer Kollegin? what do you think of your colleague?

sich akk gut mit jdm \stellen to try to get on good terms with sb

sich akk negativ/positiv zu etw dat \stellen to have a negative/positive attitude to[wards] sth

sich akk negativ/positiv zu jdm \stellen to not think/to think well of sb

sich akk stur \stellen to dig in sep one's heels [or toes] [or feet

7. (ergeben)

▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen to arise [for sb], to confront sb

8. DIAL (stehen)

▪ sich akk \stellen to stand

9. HANDEL ESP ÖSTERR (kosten)

sich akk höher/niedriger \stellen to cost more/less

der Preis stellt sich niedriger als geplant the price is lower than planned

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen to cost sth

10. (selten: versammeln)

▪ sich akk irgendwo \stellen to gather somewhere

11. siehe auch n

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen:

sich akk auf den Standpunkt \stellen, dass... to take the view that...

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \stellen:

sich akk zur Wahl \stellen to run [or BRIT also stand] for election

II. vt

1. (hintun)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw irgendwohin \stellen to put sb/sth somewhere [for sb]; (ordentlich a.) to place sth somewhere [for sb]; (aufrecht a.) to stand [up sep] sth somewhere [for sb]

wie soll ich die Stühle \stellen? where should I put the chairs?; (ordentlich a.) how should I position the chairs?

etw an die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall

jdn wieder auf die Füße \stellen to put sb back on his feet

etw auf den Kopf \stellen (fam) to turn sth upside down

etw gegen die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall

das Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garage

ein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner

▪ jd kann etw nicht \stellen sb doesn't have enough room for sth

▪ etw lässt sich nicht \stellen there is not enough room for sth

hier lässt sich nicht viel/nichts mehr \stellen there's not much room/no room left here for putting things in

2. (aufrichten)

▪ etw \stellen to place [or put] sth upright

die Ohren \stellen Tier to prick up sep its ears

den Schwanz \stellen Tier to stick up sep its tail

3. (vorziehen)

▪ etw über etw akk \stellen to prefer sth to sth

4. (aufbauen)

▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to base sth on sth

5. (konfrontieren)

▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen to confront sb with sth

jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sb

6. (vorbereiten)

eine Falle \stellen to lay [or set] a trap

ein Netz \stellen to spread [or lay] a net

7. (einrichten)

▪ etw \stellen to set sth

das Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bath

die Heizung höher/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the heating [or heater]

den Fernseher lauter/leiser \stellen to turn up/down sep the television

die Gasflamme größer/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the gas

einen Hebel schräg \stellen to tip a lever

die Uhr \stellen to set the clock to the right time

▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to set sth at [or to] sth

die Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down sep the heat to level two

etw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blast

das Radio auf laut/leise \stellen to turn up/down sep the radio

ein Radio auf einen Sender \stellen to tune a radio to a station

einen Schalter auf null \stellen to turn a switch to [or set a switch at] zero

den Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

einen Zähler auf null \stellen to reset a counter

8. (liefern)

▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sth; (spenden a.) to donate sth

die Kaution \stellen to stand bail

▪ [jdm] jdn \stellen to provide [sb with] sb

einen Richter \stellen to appoint a judge

einen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness

9. (lagern)

etw kalt/warm \stellen to put sth in the fridge/oven

den Sekt/Wein kalt \stellen to chill the Sekt/wine, to put the Sekt/wine in the fridge

10. (aufhalten)

▪ jdn \stellen to hunt down sb sep

▪ ein Tier \stellen to catch an animal

11. (ansprechen)

▪ jdn \stellen to corner [or fam buttonhole] sb; s.a. Rede

12. (bezahlen)

die Firma will ihn nicht anders \stellen the firm won't revise his pay

entsprechend gestellt sein to have the means

13. (arrangieren)

▪ etw \stellen to set up sth sep

das Ballett wurde nach der Musik gestellt the ballet was choreographed on the basis of the music

dieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed

eine Szene \stellen to prepare a scene, to block in sep the moves for a scene spec

14. (anfertigen)

▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb]

eine Diagnose/Prognose \stellen to make a diagnosis/prognosis

jdm sein Horoskop \stellen to cast [or sep draw up] sb's horoscope

[jdm] eine Rechnung \stellen DIAL to make out sep a bill [to sb]

15. (übertragen)

[jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject

[jdm] Bedingungen \stellen to make [or stipulate] conditions, to set sb conditions

eine Forderung \stellen to put in sep a claim

[jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question, to put a question [to sb]

[jdm] ein Ultimatum \stellen to give [or set] [sb] an ultimatum

▪ etw [an jdn] \stellen:

einen Antrag [an jdn] \stellen to put forward [or BRIT also to table] a motion [to sb]

eine Bitte [an jdn] \stellen to put a request [to sb]

Forderungen an jdn \stellen to make demands on [or form of] sb

ein Gesuch [an jdn] \stellen to submit [or present] a request [to sb]; (urkundlich a.) to file a request

▪ etw in etw akk \stellen:

etw in jds Belieben [o Ermessen] \stellen to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

etw in den Mittelpunkt \stellen to focus on sth

etw in den Mittelpunkt des Gesprächs \stellen to make sth the focus of discussion

etw in Zweifel \stellen to cast doubt on sth

▪ [jdm] etw in etw akk \stellen:

[jdm] etw in Rechnung \stellen to bill [or charge] sb for sth, to invoice sth

▪ jdn/etw unter etw akk \stellen:

jdn unter Anklage \stellen to charge sb

jdn unter Aufsicht \stellen to place sb under supervision

etw unter Beweis \stellen to provide [or furnish] proof of sth

etw unter Strafe \stellen to make sth punishable

▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen:

jdn vor Gericht \stellen to take sb to court

▪ [jdm] etw zu etw dat \stellen:

jdm etw zur Disposition \stellen to place sth at sb's disposal

[jdm] etw zur Verfügung \stellen to provide [sb with] sth

16.

▶ auf sich akk selbst gestellt sein to have to fend for oneself

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1.
transitives Verb

1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>

4)

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>

6)

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>

8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>

9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>

10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question
2.
reflexives Verb

1) place oneself

stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

2)

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

3) (sich ausliefern)

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

4) (nicht ausweichen)

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

5) (Stellung beziehen)

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

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stellen

A. v/t

1.

etwas irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) sth somewhere;

kalt stellen chill;

warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm;

etwas über etwas stellen fig place sth above sth else, value sth more highly than sth else;

jemanden über jemanden stellen promote sb above sb else; (einschätzen) think more highly of sb (than sb else);

jemanden/etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on sb/sth, make sb/sth the centre (US -er) of attention;

vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision

2. (einstellen) set (

auf +akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust;

leiser oder

niedriger stellen turn down;

lauter oder

höher stellen turn up;

den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six

3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down

4. (bereitstellen) provide (

jemandem etwas sb with sth); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg;

dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club;

Dienstwagen/Wohnung wird gestellt a company car/flat (US apartment) is provided

5. (anordnen) arrange

B. v/r

1.

sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; besonders SPORT, MIL position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere

2.

sich der Polizei etc

stellen give o.s. up ( besonders MIL surrender) to the police etc

3.

sich einem Gegner etc

stellen take on an opponent etc;

sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge;

sich der Kritik etc

stellen face up to criticism etc;

sich den (Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press;

die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)

4. (sich verhalten)

wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?;

sich positiv/negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive/negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably/unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project;

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen oppose sb/sth;

sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into sb’s good books, get in with sb umg; anhaltend: keep on the right side of sb, stay in sb’s good books, keep in with sb umg;

sich hinter jemanden stellen back sb up;

sich (schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield sb

5. (simulieren):

sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (US sick); form feign illness;

stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know/understand;

sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are;

sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg;

sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; → Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche² etc; → auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc

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1.
transitives Verb

1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>

4)

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>

6)

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>

8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>

9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>

10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question
2.
reflexives Verb

1) place oneself

stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

2)

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

3) (sich ausliefern)

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

4) (nicht ausweichen)

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

5) (Stellung beziehen)

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

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placement n.

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