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1 use your wits!

[ju:s jo: wits] thirri mendjes!, tregohu i zgjuar!

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2 use

use

1. n [ju:s]

1) употребле́ние; примене́ние;

in use в употребле́нии
;

in daily use в ча́стом употребле́нии; в обихо́де
;

to be ( или to fall) out of use вы́йти из употребле́ния
;

to put knowledge to use применя́ть зна́ния на пра́ктике

2) (ис) по́льзование; спосо́бность или пра́во по́льзования (чем-л.);

to have the use of smth. по́льзоваться чем-л.
;

he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложи́л мне по́льзоваться свои́м до́мом
;

to lose the use of smth. потеря́ть спосо́бность по́льзоваться чем-л.
;

he lost the use of his eyes он осле́п
;

to make use of, to put to use испо́льзовать, воспо́льзоваться

3) по́льза; толк;

to be of (no) use быть (бес)поле́зным
;

is there any use? сто́ит ли?
;

what's the use of arguing? к чему́ спо́рить?

4) обыкнове́ние, привы́чка;

use and wont обы́чная пра́ктика
;

long use has reconciled me to it я примири́лся с э́тим благодаря́ давни́шней привы́чке

5) цель, назначе́ние;

a tool with many uses инструме́нт, применя́емый для разли́чных це́лей

6) ритуа́л це́ркви, епа́рхии

7) юр. управле́ние иму́ществом по дове́ренности; дохо́д от управле́ния иму́ществом по дове́ренности

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I have no use for it

а) мне э́то соверше́нно не ну́жно;

б) я э́того не выношу́

2. v [ju:z]

1) употребля́ть, по́льзоваться, применя́ть;

he rarely uses the car он ре́дко по́льзуется маши́ной
;

to use one's brains ( или one's wits) «шевели́ть мозга́ми»

2) обраща́ться, обходи́ться (с кем-л.);

to use smb. like a dog трети́ровать кого́-л.
;

he thinks himself ill used он счита́ет, что с ним пло́хо обошли́сь

3) испо́льзовать в свои́х интере́сах

4) (тк. past [обыкн. ju:st]): I used to see him often я ча́сто его́ встреча́л;

it used to be said (быва́ло) говори́ли
;

there used to be a house here ра́ньше здесь стоя́л дом

5) прибега́ть (к чему-л.), по́льзоваться (чем-л.);

may I use your name? могу́ я на вас сосла́ться?

6) испо́льзовать, израсхо́довать;

they use 10 tons of coal a month они́ расхо́дуют 10 тонн у́гля́ в ме́сяц

use up

а) израсхо́довать, испо́льзовать; истра́тить;

б) истоща́ть;

to feel used up чу́вствовать себя́ соверше́нно обесси́ленным

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > use
3 use

̘. ̈n.ju:s
1. сущ.
1) употребление, применение, использование to make use of ≈ извлекать пользу из чего-л. to put smth. to good use ≈ найти хорошее применение чему-л. constant use ≈ постоянное использование Do you have any use for this old paper? ≈ Вам зачем-нибудь нужны эти старые газеты? The visitors were denied use of the library. ≈ Посетителям не разрешили воспользоваться услугами библиотеки. to be out of use, fall out of use ≈ выйти из употребления daily use ≈ ежедневное употребление emergency use extensive use external use internal use official use practical use wide use
2) а) (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования( чем-л.) He lost the use of his eyes. ≈ Он ослеп. He put the use of his house at my disposal. ≈ Он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом. б) юр. управление имуществом по доверенности;
доход от управления имуществом по доверенности
3) а) назначение, цель б) польза, толк Is there any use? ≈ Стоит ли? I have no use for it разг. ≈ мне это совершенно не нужно;
я этого не выношу What's the use of arguing? ≈ К чему спорить? Is there any use in trying again? ≈ Имеет ли смысл сделать еще одну попытку? What's the use of worrying? ≈ Какой прок от того, что вы будете волноваться? It was of no earthly use to us. ≈ Для нас это оказалось совершенно бесполезным. Can I be of any use to you? ≈ Могу ли я быть чем-нибудь вам полезен?
4) а) обыкновение, привычка, уклад Long use has reconciled me to it. ≈ Я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке. б) ритуал церкви, епархии
2. гл.
1) а) использовать, пользоваться, применять, употреблять to use one's brains, to use one's wits ≈ 'шевелить мозгами' to use widely ≈ широко применять, широко использовать Let's use paper plates for the picnic. ≈ Давайте возьмем в поход бумажные тарелки. May I use your name? ≈ Могу я на вас сослаться? She used the candlestick as a paperweight. ≈ Она использовала подсвечник вместо пресс-папье. Syn: employ, utilize б) (из) расходовать, использовать They use 10 tons of coal a month. ≈ Они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц. Syn: consume, expend, utilize Ant: conserve, waste
2) а) обыкн. ;
только прош. вр. быть привычным, иметь привычку делать что-л. б) обращаться, обходиться( с кем-л.) He thinks himself ill used. ≈ Он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись. ∙ use as use to use up употребление, использование, применение - the * of the telephone пользование телефоном - to be in * быть в употреблении - to be out of * выйти из употребления - to come into * войти в употребление - in daily * в обиходе - to make * of smth. употреблять что-л., пользоваться чем-л. - to make * of smb.'s name ссылаться на кого-л. - directions for * правила употребления - he made good * of his space time он хорошо использовал свое свободное время цель, назначение - a tool with several *s инструмент, применяемый для различных целей - to put smth. to (a) good * правильно использовать что-л. - have yoi any * for a new calendar? вам не понадобится новый календарь? польза, толк, выгода - to be of * быть бесполезным - to be of little * быть мало полезным - it's no * talking нет смысла разговаривать - is there any * in discussing the matter further? стоит ли обсуждать дальше этот вопрос? - what's the *? к чему?, какой смысл?, какой толк? все это ни к чему! (выражение отчаяния) способность пользования (чем-л.) - he lost the * of his left arm он потерял способность владеть левой рукой - she lost the * of his eyes она ослепла право пользования - he gave his friend the * of his library он предоставил приятелю право пользоваться своей библиотекой - she had the * of the estate for life за ней было оставлено право пожизненного пользования этим владением привычка, обыкновение - it was his * to walk ten miles every day у него была привычка ходить ежедневно по десять миль - according to an ancient * cогласно старинному обычаю - * and wont обычная практика - * is second nature привычка - вторая натура( церковное) ритуал;
чин( литургии) > to have no * for не нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
не выносить, презирать;
быть нетерпимым (к кому-л.) ;
не хотеть иметь дело( с кем-л.) употреблять, пользоваться, применять - to * coal for heating purposes употреблять уголь для отопления - to * gas пользоваться газом - to * a rigth использовать какое-л. право - to * one's legs ходить - to * one's eyes смотреть - to * one's brains шевелить мозгами - may I * your telephone? можно мне воспользоваться вашим телефоном? - he never *s a dictionary он никогда не пользуется словарем - to force применить силу - to * to advantage использовать с выгодой прибегать( к чему-л.), пользоваться (чем-л.) - we must * the services of an agent мы должны прибегнуть к услугам агента - may I * your name? могу я сослаться на вас? использовать в своих интересах - they *d every artifice to get our help они прибегали ко всяческим хитростям, чтобы добиться от нас помощи потреблять, расходовать - we have *d all the eggs for this omelette мы израсходовали все яйца на этот омлет - they * a ton of coal in a month они ежемесячно расходуют тонну угля тратить, проводить (время) - they *d thirty days in travelling about 1,000 miles они потратили 30 дней, чтобы проехать 1000 миль обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
относиться( к кому-л.) - to * smb. well обращаться с кем-л. хорошо - to * smb. like a dog обращаться с кем-л. как с собакой - to * a man after his deserts обойтись с кем-л. по заслугам приучать - to * oneself to speak aloud приучать себя говорить громко иметь в прошлом обыкновение делать что-л;
некогда быть каким-л. - I *d to take the bus я обычно ездил на автобусе - there *d to be a cinema in this street на этой улице было когда-то кино - winters *d to be not so harsh раньше зимы не были такими суровыми - she didn't * to be so outspoken (просторечие) когда-то она не была такой откровенной (американизм) (сленг) употреблять наркотики, быть наркоманом (диалектизм) (американизм) часто посещать( человека или место) assets not in ~ неиспользуемые активы ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? to be (или to fall) out of ~ выйти из употребления;
to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике by ~ вчт. путем использования collective ~ совместное потребление common ~ общее употребление compulsory ~ пат. обязательное использование domestic ~ бытовое пользование efficient ~ вчт. эффективное использование ~ up истощать;
to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным final ~ конечное использование free ~ свободное применение general ~ основное применение ~ (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования (чем-л.) ;
to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the ~ of his eyes он ослеп;
to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться he put the ~ of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом;
to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать( кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись I have no ~ for it разг. мне это совершенно не нужно I have no ~ for it разг. я этого не выношу I used to see him often я часто его встречал;
it used to be said (бывало) говорили illegal ~ вчт. незаконное использование illicit ~ запрещенное использование improper ~ ненадлежащее использование ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? I used to see him often я часто его встречал;
it used to be said (бывало) говорили joint ~ совместное использование joint ~ совместное пользование land ~ землепользование ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке he put the ~ of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом;
to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the ~ of his eyes он ослеп;
to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться make ~ of использовать make ~ of применять make ~ of употреблять ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? noncommercial ~ вчт. некоммерческое использование official ~ официальное использование personal ~ личное использование prior ~ пат. преждепользование prior ~ преимущественное использование private ~ вчт. индивидуальное использование private ~ личное пользование private ~ частное использование proper ~ использование по назначению public ~ общественное пользование to be (или to fall) out of ~ выйти из употребления;
to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике simultaneous ~ одновременное использование there used to be a house here раньше здесь стоял дом ~ использовать, израсходовать;
they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц ~ цель, назначение;
a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей unauthorized ~ неразрешенное использование unauthorized ~ несанкционированное использование use доверительная собственность, учрежденная для обеспечения за бенефециарием права присвоения плодов вещи ~ использование ~ использовать, израсходовать;
they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц ~ использовать ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? ~ польза ~ (ис) пользование;
способность или право пользования (чем-л.) ;
to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) ~ пользоваться, использовать, обращать в свою пользу ~ потреблять ~ право пользования ~ право пользования доходами от вещи ~ право присвоения плодов вещи;
право пользования доходами от вещи ~ применение ~ применять ~ расходовать ~ ритуал церкви, епархии ~ способность пользования ~ употребление;
применение;
in use в употреблении;
in daily use в частом употреблении;
в обиходе ~ употребление ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? ~ употреблять ~ юр. управление имуществом по доверенности;
доход от управления имуществом по доверенности ~ цель, назначение;
a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей ~ обыкновение, привычка;
use and wont обычная практика;
long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке ~ обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.) ;
to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.) ;
he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись ~ of capital использование капитала ~ of force применение силы ~ of foreign exchange reserves использование валютных резервов ~ of income использование дохода ~ употреблять, пользоваться, применять;
to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами";
may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? ~ up израсходовать, использовать;
истратить ~ up израсходовать ~ up использовать ~ up истощать;
to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным ~ польза;
толк;
to be of (no) use быть (бес) полезным;
is there any use? стоит ли?;
what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? wide ~ вчт. широкое использование

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > use
4 use

[̘. ̈n.ju:s]

assets not in use неиспользуемые активы use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? to be (или to fall) out of use выйти из употребления; to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике by use вчт. путем использования collective use совместное потребление common use общее употребление compulsory use пат. обязательное использование domestic use бытовое пользование efficient use вчт. эффективное использование use up истощать; to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным final use конечное использование free use свободное применение general use основное применение use (ис)пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.); to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the use of his eyes он ослеп; to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом; to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись I have no use for it разг. мне это совершенно не нужно I have no use for it разг. я этого не выношу I used to see him often я часто его встречал; it used to be said (бывало) говорили illegal use вчт. незаконное использование illicit use запрещенное использование improper use ненадлежащее использование use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? I used to see him often я часто его встречал; it used to be said (бывало) говорили joint use совместное использование joint use совместное пользование land use землепользование use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом; to lose the use (of smth.) потерять способность пользоваться (чем-л.) he lost the use of his eyes он ослеп; to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться make use of использовать make use of применять make use of употреблять use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? noncommercial use вчт. некоммерческое использование official use официальное использование personal use личное использование prior use пат. преждепользование prior use преимущественное использование private use вчт. индивидуальное использование private use личное пользование private use частное использование proper use использование по назначению public use общественное пользование to be (или to fall) out of use выйти из употребления; to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике simultaneous use одновременное использование there used to be a house here раньше здесь стоял дом use использовать, израсходовать; they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц use цель, назначение; a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей unauthorized use неразрешенное использование unauthorized use несанкционированное использование use доверительная собственность, учрежденная для обеспечения за бенефециарием права присвоения плодов вещи use использование use использовать, израсходовать; they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц use использовать use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? use польза use (ис)пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.); to have the use (of smth.) пользоваться (чем-л.) use пользоваться, использовать, обращать в свою пользу use потреблять use право пользования use право пользования доходами от вещи use право присвоения плодов вещи; право пользования доходами от вещи use применение use применять use расходовать use ритуал церкви, епархии use способность пользования use употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе use употребление use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? use употреблять use юр. управление имуществом по доверенности; доход от управления имуществом по доверенности use цель, назначение; a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей use обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке use обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use (smb.) like a dog третировать (кого-л.); he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись use of capital использование капитала use of force применение силы use of foreign exchange reserves использование валютных резервов use of income использование дохода use употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) "шевелить мозгами"; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться? use up израсходовать, использовать; истратить use up израсходовать use up использовать use up истощать; to feel used up чувствовать себя совершенно обессиленным use польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить? wide use вчт. широкое использование

English-Russian short dictionary > use
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1. III
1) use smth. use tools (an kinds of instruments, a plow, weapons, a pen, a chair, dictionaries, etc.) пользоваться инструментами и т.д., использовать инструменты и т.д.; use queer words применять странные-слова, пользоваться странными словами; are you using this book? вы пользуетесь этой книгой?; вы работаете по этой книге?; are you using this knife? вам сейчас нужен этот нож?; use strong language (gross words) употреблять сильные выражения (грубые слова); may I use your piano (your telephone, your hammer, etc.)? можно мне воспользоваться вашим инструментом и т.д.?; use my house as if it were your own располагайтесь у меня как дома; use one's legs ходить пешком; use one's hands уметь что-л. делать собственными руками; use your ears! слушать надо!; use your eyes смотри лучше, раскрой глаза; use your brains /your wits/ подумай, пошевели мозгами; use one's strength (one's violence, one's force, one's disguise, one's artifice, one's trickery, one's fraud, etc.) прибегать к силе и т.д., применять силу и т.д.; use one's opportunities воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; use one's influence (one's authority, one's experience, etc.) использовать свое влияние и т.д.; воспользоваться своим влиянием и т.д.; you must use your skill ты должен пустить в ход [все] свое умение; use every (fair, etc.) means применять все и т.д. средства /приемы/; use facts (arguments) приводить факты (доводы /аргументы/); use more саге (patience, tact, etc.) действовать более осторожно и т.д.; use more diligence быть более старательным; use precautions принимать меры предосторожности; use moderation проявлять умеренность; use one's intelligence шевелить мозгами; use your discretion действуйте по собственному разумению; use smb. use a typist (one's friends, one's sister, the in laws, etc.) прибегать к помощи машинистки и т.д.; use the choicest troops бросать в бой отборные войска /части/

2) use smth. use coal (a great deal of butter, most of the money, etc.) использовать /израсходовать/ уголь и т.д.; use margarine потреблять маргарин; he used tobacco all his life он всегда /всю жизнь/ курил

3) use smb. use others as you would have them use you обращайтесь с другими /относитесь к другим/ так, как вы хотели бы, чтобы обращались с вами /относились к вам/
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1) use smth. in some manner use smth. regularly (habitually, freely, extensively, universally, deliberately, effectively, sensibly, economically, etc.) регулярно /постоянно/ и т.д. пользоваться чем-л. /использовать что-л./; we use the telephone widely мы широко пользуемся телефоном; this ticket cannot be useed again билет действителен только на одну поездку; use one's spare time well хорошо проводить или разумно использовать свободное время; he uses money wisely он разумно расходует /тратит/ деньги

2) use smb. in some manner use smb. well (badly, ill, roughly, severely, cruelly, etc.) обходиться /обращаться/ с кем-л. хороню и т.д.
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use smth. to do smth. use a knife to cut the meat (peanut butter to make sandwiches, money to rebuild one's house, etc.) использовать нож [для того], чтобы разрезать мясо и т.д.; use some information to serve one's ends (smb.'s absence to poison everyone against him, etc.) воспользоваться информацией для достижения своих целей и т.д.
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be used for smth. a knife was used for opening the door для того, чтобы открыть дверь, воспользовались ножом; oil was used for rubbing his chest ему растерли грудь маслом; castor oil used for medicine касторовое масло применяется в медицине; musk is used for perfumes мускус используется для производства духов; plants are used for food растения употребляются в пищу; what is this tool used for? для чего применяется этот инструмент?, что делают этим инструментом?; а jeep is а саг to be used for general purposes джип use [это] машина многоцелевого использования; "queer" is a word often used for "mad" слово "queer" часто употребляется вместо слова "mad"; be used on smb. clubs were used on the crowd против толпы были пущены в ход дубинки; be used in some manner be used (in)correctly (commonly, customarily, internally and externally, figuratively, etc.) (не)правильно и т.д. применяться /использоваться/; the word (this expression) is not used now /is no longer used/ это слово (выражение) вышло из употребления; these words are used interchangeably эти слова взаимозаменяемы
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1) use smth. for smth. use the seal's fur for hats использовать мех морского котика на шапки /для шапок/; let's use this expression for an example [давайте] возьмем это выражение в качестве примера || use smth. to the best advantage использовать что-л. наилучшим образом; use a word (an expression) in the figurative sense использовать /употребить/ слово (выражение) в переносном смысле

2) use smth. on /for/ smth. use paint on the gate (paste on the woodwork, yards and yards on just one dress, etc.) потратить /употребить/ краску на ворота и т.д.; they did not use enough paint on this fence они пожалели краски на забор; how many eggs has he used for this omelette? сколько яиц ушло у него на омлет?
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use smth. as smth. use smb.'s home as headquarters (a newspaper as a table-cloth, a stone as a hammer, a root as food, etc.) использовать чей-л. дом в качестве штаба и т.д.; may I use your name as a reference? можно мне сослаться на вас?

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > use
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I

n

1) вживання, застосування; користування, використання

to be in use — бути у вжитку

is this dictionary in use? — чи користуються цим словником?

to fall out of use — вийти з ужитку

to make use of smth. — користуватися чимсь

2) мета, призначення

3) користь, вигода; рація, сенс, смисл

to be of use — бути корисним

to be of no use — бути некорисним

to be of little use — бути малокорисним

it's no use talking — немає сенсу говорити

what's the use? — який смисл?

I have no use for it — розм. це мені зовсім не потрібно

4) здатність користуватися (чимсь)

he lost the use of his eyes — він осліп

5) право користування

she gave her friend the use of her library — вона надала приятельці право користуватися своєю бібліотекою

6) звичка, звичай

according to an ancient use — за старим звичаєм

7) ритуал церкви (єпархії)

8) тех. заготовка, болванка

II

v

1) уживати, користуватися, використовувати, застосовувати

to use gas — користуватися газом

to use a right — використати право

to use one's eyes — дивитися

to use one's brains — мізкувати, метикувати

may I use your telephone? — можна скористатися вашим телефоном?

to use language — розм. лаятися

use your discretion — дійте на свій розсуд

2) вдаватися (до чогось); скористатися (чимсь)

may I use your name? — чи можу я послатися на вас?

3) використовувати у своїх інтересах

4) витрачати, використовувати, споживати

they use a ton of oil in a month — вони щомісяця витрачають тонну нафти

5) проводити, витрачати (час)

6) поводитися, обходитися (з кимсь)

to use smb. like a dog — поводитися з кимсь, як з собакою

how did he use you? — як він з вами обійшовся?

7) привчати

8) мати звичку (тільки в past)

I used to take the bus — я звичайно їздив на автобусі

I used to see him often — я, бувало, часто відвідував його

use up — а) витрачати, використовувати; б) виснажувати, знесилювати

to feel used up — почувати себе цілком знесиленим

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I [juːs] n
1) використання, застосування

to be in use — бути у використанні

to come into use — увійти у використання

in daily use — в ужитку

to make use of smth — використовувати що-н., користуватися чим-н.

to make use of smb 's name — посилатися на кого-н.

directions /instructions/ for use — правила вживання

2) ціль, призначення

a tool with several uses — інструмент, що використовується для різних цілей

3) користь, толк, вигода

it's no use talking — немає сенсу розмовляти

4) здатність користуватися (чим-н.); право користування

5) звичка, звичай

it was his use to walk ten miles every day — у нього була звичка ходити щоденно по десять миль

according to an ancient use — згідно старовинного звичаю

use and wont — звичайна практика: use is second nature звичка - друга натура

6) цepк. ритуал; чин ( літургії)
II [juːz] v
1) використовувати, користуватися, застосовувати

to use one's legs — ходити

to use one's eyes — дивитися

to use one's brains /one's wits/ = — мізкувати

to use force — застосувати силу

2) вдаватися (до чого-н.), користуватися ( чи-н)

may I use your name — є чи можу я посилатися на васє; використовувати в своїх інтересах

3) споживати, витрачати

we have used all the eggs for this omelette — ми використали всі яйця на цей омлет

they use a ton of coal in a month — вони щомісячно витрачають тону вугілля; витрачати, проводити ( час)

4) ставитися, поводитися (з ким-н.); ставитися (до кого-н.)

to use smb well [ill] — поводитися з ким-н. добре [погано]

5) привчати

to use oneself to speak aloud — привчати себе говорити гучно

6) (тк. в past [juːst] з інфінітивом іншого дієслова) мати в минулому звичку робити щось

I used to take the bus — я звичайно їздив на автобусі

winters used to be not so harsh — раніше зими не були такими суворими

7) cл. вживати наркотики

8) дiaл., cл. часто відвідувати ( людину або місце)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > use
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I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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I [ju:s]
noun

raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use — čisto nenavaden

in use — v rabi

of use — uporaben, koristen

of no use — neuporaben, brezkoristen

in common use — v splošni rabi

out of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporaben

fit for use — uporaben

with use — s trajno rabo

the Anglican use — anglikanski obred

value in use — dejanska vrednost

use and wont — šege in navade

according to his use and wont — po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi

directions ( —ali instructions) for use — navodila za uporabo

use makes perfect — vaja naredi mojstra

use is second nature — stara navada je železna srajca

once a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna

can I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?

is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?

crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati

it is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)

what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?

to be in daily use — biti vsak dan v rabi

to bring into use — uporabiti

to be out of use — ne biti v rabi (v navadi)

to come into use — priti v splošno rabo

to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastareti

you will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah

everything has its use — vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna

I have no use for it — nimam kaj početi s tem

I have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi

have you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?

he lost the use of his right eye — ne vidi več na desno oko

to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa

to make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na koga

to put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)

to put to (good) use — (dobro) uporabiti
II [ju:z]
transitive verb

rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane

use your eyes! — odpri oči!

to use care — skrbno (pazljivo) postopati

to use diligence — da(ja)ti si truda

to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)

to use exercises — delati vaje

to use force — uporabiti silo

this geyser uses a lot of gas — ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina

how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?

to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s kom

I cannot use my left hand — ne se posluževati svoje leve roke

to use one's legs — peš iti, pešačiti

to use imprecations — preklinjati

to use a right — uživati (neko) pravico

may I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?

to use tobacco — kaditi

I have used all the paint — porabil sem vso barvo

how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day — berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan

it used to be said — navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)

he does not come as often as he used (to) — ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej

they used to live here — prej so stanovali tu

used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?

there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;

English-Slovenian dictionary > use
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1. [ju:s] n
1. употребление, использование, применение

the use of the telephone [of electricity] - пользование телефоном [электричеством]

to be in use - быть в употреблении

to be /to fall/ out of use - выйти из употребления

to come into use - войти в употребление

in daily use - в обиходе

to make use of smth. - употреблять что-л., пользоваться чем-л.

to make use of smb.'s name - ссылаться на кого-л.

directions /instructions/ for use - правила употребления

he made good use of his spare time - он хорошо использовал своё свободное время

2. цель, назначение

a tool with several uses - инструмент, применяемый для различных целей

to put smth. to (a) good [to (a) wrong] use - правильно [неправильно] использовать что-л.

have you any use for a new calendar? - вам не понадобится новый календарь?

3. польза, толк, выгода

to be of (no) use - быть (бес)полезным

to be of little use - быть мало /не очень/ полезным

it's no use talking - нет смысла /бесполезно/ разговаривать

is there any use in discussing the matter further? - стоит ли /есть ли смысл/ обсуждать дальше этот вопрос?

what's the use? - а) к чему?, какой смысл?, какой толк?; б) всё это ни к чему! ( выражение отчаяния)

4. 1) способность пользования (чем-л.)

he lost the use of his left arm - он потерял способность владеть левой рукой

she lost the use of his eyes - она ослепла

2) право пользования

he gave his friend the use of his library - он предоставил приятелю право пользоваться своей библиотекой

she had the use of the estate for life - за ней было оставлено право пожизненного пользования этим владением

5. привычка, обыкновение

it was his use to walk ten miles every day - у него была привычка ходить ежедневно по десять миль

according to an ancient use - согласно старинному обычаю

use and wont - обычная практика

use is second nature - привычка - вторая натура

6. церк. ритуал; чин ( литургии)

♢ to have no use for - а) не нуждаться (в чём-л.); б) не выносить, презирать; быть нетерпимым (к кому-л.); не хотеть иметь дело (с кем-л.)
2. [ju:z] v
1. употреблять, пользоваться, применять

to use coal for heating purposes - употреблять уголь для отопления

to use gas - пользоваться газом

to use a right - использовать какое-л. право

to use one's legs - ходить

to use one's eyes - смотреть

to use one's brains /one's wits/ - ≅ шевелить мозгами

may I use your telephone? - можно мне воспользоваться вашим телефоном?

he never uses a dictionary - он никогда не пользуется словарём

to use force - применить силу

to use to advantage - использовать с выгодой /с пользой/

2. 1) прибегать (к чему-л.), пользоваться (чем-л.)

we must use the services of an agent - мы должны прибегнуть к услугам агента

may I use your name? - могу я сослаться на вас?

2) использовать в своих интересах

they used every artifice to get our help - они прибегали ко всяческим хитростям, чтобы добиться от нас помощи

3. 1) потреблять, расходовать

we have used all the eggs for this omelette - мы израсходовали все яйца на этот омлет

they use a ton of coal in a month - они ежемесячно расходуют тонну угля

2) тратить, проводить ( время)

they used thirty days in travelling about 1,000 miles - они потратили 30 дней, чтобы проехать 1000 миль [см. тж. use up]

4. обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); относиться (к кому-л.)

to use smb. well [ill] - обращаться с кем-л. хорошо [плохо]

to use smb. like a dog - обращаться с кем-л. как с собакой

to use a man after his deserts - обойтись с кем-л. по заслугам

5. приучать

to use oneself to speak aloud - приучать себя говорить громко

6. (тк. в past[ju:st] с инфинитивом другого глагола) иметь в прошлом обыкновение делать что-л.; некогда быть каким-л.

I used to take the bus - я обычно ездил на автобусе

there used to be a cinema in this street - на этой улице было когда-то кино

winters used to be not so harsh - раньше зимы не были такими суровыми

she didn't use to be so outspoken - прост. когда-то она не была такой откровенной

7. амер. сл. употреблять наркотики, быть наркоманом

8. диал., амер. часто посещать ( человека или место)

НБАРС > use
9 use

1. [juːz] гл.
1) использовать, пользоваться, применять, употреблять

to use one's brains / wits — "шевелить мозгами"

to use widely — широко применять, широко использовать

Let's use paper plates for the picnic. — Давайте возьмем в поход бумажные тарелки.

Here, you can use this box as a table to rest the papers on. — Послушай, ты можешь использовать эту коробку как столик для хранения бумаг.

May I use your name? — Могу я на вас сослаться?

She used the candlestick as a paperweight. — Она использовала подсвечник вместо пресс-папье.

Syn:

employ 2., utilize

2) (из)расходовать, использовать

They use 10 tons of coal a month. — Они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц.

Syn:

consume, expend, utilize

Ant:

conserve, waste

3) обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л. / с чем-л.)

He thinks himself ill used. — Он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись.

They used the prisoners cruelly. — Они жестоко обращались с заключенными.

Syn:

treat 2.

4)

а) принимать, употреблять внутрь (о порошках, таблетках, алкоголе и т. п.)

б) амер.; нарк. употреблять наркотики

5) ( used to) [juːstə] иметь обыкновение, привычку делать (что-л.) в прошлом

I used to see him often. — Раньше я часто его встречал.

There used to be a house here. — Раньше здесь стоял дом.

She used to have long hair. — Раньше у неё были длинные волосы.

We used to go to Wales every summer. — Раньше мы каждое лето ездили в Уэльс.

Did you use to sing or play an instrument? — Ты раньше пел или играл?

That didn't use to be the case. — Раньше такого не было.

He didn't use to snore. — Раньше он не храпел.

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- use up

Gram:

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2. [juːs] сущ.
1) употребление, применение, использование

to make use of — пользоваться, использовать.

to put smth. to good use — найти хорошее применение чему-л.

constant use — постоянное использование

Do you have any use for this old paper? — Вам зачем-нибудь нужна эта старая газета?

He is excellent in the use of the French language. — Он прекрасно говорит по-французски.

Perhaps she had only made use of him as a convenient aid to her intentions. (T. Hardy) — Возможно, она всего лишь использовала его как удобное подспорье для осуществления своих намерений.

- be out of use
- fall out of use
- daily use
- emergency use
- extensive use
- external use
- internal use
- official use
- practical use
- wide use
Syn:

employment, application

2) эк. потребление

- pay per use

Syn:

consumption

3)

а) способность или право пользования (чем-л.)

He lost the use of his eyes. — Он потерял зрение.

to put to use — использовать, воспользоваться

He put the use of his house at my disposal. — Он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом.

The visitors were denied use of the library. — Посетителям не разрешили воспользоваться услугами библиотеки.

б) юр. управление имуществом по доверенности; доход от управления имуществом по доверенности

4) назначение, цель

a tool with many uses — инструмент, применяемый для различных целей

5) польза, толк

to be of use — быть полезным

to be of no use — быть бесполезным

Is there any use? — Стоит ли?

I have no use for it разг. — мне это совершенно не нужно; я этого не выношу

What's the use of arguing? — К чему спорить?

Is there any use in trying again? — Имеет ли смысл сделать еще одну попытку?

What's the use of worrying? — Какой прок от того, что вы будете волноваться?

It was of no earthly use to us. — Для нас это оказалось совершенно бесполезным.

Can I be of any use to you? — Могу ли я быть чем-нибудь вам полезен?

He made good use of his spare time. — Он с пользой проводил своё свободное время.

6) обыкновение, привычка

Long use has reconciled me to it. — Я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке.

Syn:

habit I, usage, wont 1.

7)

а) традиция, обычай

The painter followed the religious use and wont of his time. — Художник следовал религиозной традиции и обычаю своего времени.

Syn:

custom 1.

б) рел. чин, ритуал

8) предпочтение, расположение, склонность (к чему-л.)

He had no use for modern art. — Ему совершенно не нравилось современное искусство.

Syn:

liking

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- have no use for

Англо-русский современный словарь > use
10 use

I [juːs] n
1) використання, застосування

to be in use — бути у використанні

to come into use — увійти у використання

in daily use — в ужитку

to make use of smth — використовувати що-н., користуватися чим-н.

to make use of smb 's name — посилатися на кого-н.

directions /instructions/ for use — правила вживання

2) ціль, призначення

a tool with several uses — інструмент, що використовується для різних цілей

3) користь, толк, вигода

it's no use talking — немає сенсу розмовляти

4) здатність користуватися (чим-н.); право користування

5) звичка, звичай

it was his use to walk ten miles every day — у нього була звичка ходити щоденно по десять миль

according to an ancient use — згідно старовинного звичаю

use and wont — звичайна практика: use is second nature звичка - друга натура

6) цepк. ритуал; чин ( літургії)
II [juːz] v
1) використовувати, користуватися, застосовувати

to use one's legs — ходити

to use one's eyes — дивитися

to use one's brains /one's wits/ = — мізкувати

to use force — застосувати силу

2) вдаватися (до чого-н.), користуватися ( чи-н)

may I use your name — є чи можу я посилатися на васє; використовувати в своїх інтересах

3) споживати, витрачати

we have used all the eggs for this omelette — ми використали всі яйця на цей омлет

they use a ton of coal in a month — вони щомісячно витрачають тону вугілля; витрачати, проводити ( час)

4) ставитися, поводитися (з ким-н.); ставитися (до кого-н.)

to use smb well [ill] — поводитися з ким-н. добре [погано]

5) привчати

to use oneself to speak aloud — привчати себе говорити гучно

6) (тк. в past [juːst] з інфінітивом іншого дієслова) мати в минулому звичку робити щось

I used to take the bus — я звичайно їздив на автобусі

winters used to be not so harsh — раніше зими не були такими суворими

7) cл. вживати наркотики

8) дiaл., cл. часто відвідувати ( людину або місце)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > use
11 use

1. noun

1) употребление; применение; in use в употреблении; in daily use в частом употреблении; в обиходе; to be (или to fall) out of use выйти из употребления; to put knowledge to use применять знания на практике

2) (ис-) пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.); to have the use of smth. пользоваться чем-л.; he put the use of his house at my disposal он предложил мне пользоваться своим домом; to lose the use of smth. потерять способность пользоваться чем-л.; he lost the use of his eyes он ослеп; to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться

3) польза; толк; to be of (no) use быть (бес)полезным; is there any use? стоит ли?; what's the use of arguing? к чему спорить?;

I have no use for it collocation

а) мне это совершенно не нужно;

б) я этого не выношу

4) обыкновение, привычка; use and wont обычная практика; long use has reconciled me to it я примирился с этим благодаря давнишней привычке

5) цель, назначение; a tool with many uses инструмент, применяемый для различных целей

6) ритуал церкви, епархии

7) leg. управление имуществом по доверенности; доход от управления имуществом по доверенности

2. verb

1) употреблять, пользоваться, применять; to use one's brains (или one's wits) 'шевелить мозгами'; may I use your name? могу я на вас сослаться?

2) использовать, израсходовать; they use 10 tons of coal a month они расходуют 10 тонн угля в месяц

3) обращаться, обходиться (с кем-л.); to use smb. like a dog третировать кого-л.; he thinks himself ill used он считает, что с ним плохо обошлись

4) (past only; usu.) I used to see him often я часто его встречал; it used to be said (бывало) говорили; there used to be a house here раньше здесь стоял дом

use up

Syn:

consume, employ, expend, utilize

Ant:

conserve, waste

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1 (n) использование

2 (v) использовать; пользоваться; применить; применять; употребить; употреблять

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пользование, употребление, польза

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[ juːs] n. употребление, использование, пользование; применение; цель, назначение; польза, толк; способность или право пользования; управление имуществом по доверенности, доход от управления имуществом по доверенности; привычка, обыкновение; ритуал церкви или епархии v. употреблять, пользоваться, использовать, применять; прибегать к, использовать в своих интересах; израсходовать; обращаться, обходиться
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воспользоваться

израсходовать

использование

использования

использовать

корысть

польза

пользование

пользования

пользоваться

пользу

потреблять

применение

применить

применять

толк

употребить

употребление

употреблять

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1. сущ. 1) а) употребление б) экон. потребление 2) а) (ис)пользование; способность или право пользования (чем-л.) б) юр. управление имуществом по доверенности; доход от управления имуществом по доверенности 3) а) назначение б) польза 2. гл. 1) а) использовать б) (из)расходовать 2) а) обыкн.; только прош. вр. быть привычным, иметь привычку делать что-л. б) редк. делать знакомым, привычным; приучать (к чему-л.)

Новый англо-русский словарь > use
12 wit n

[wɪt]
1) (understanding: gen pl) intelligenza

native wit — buon senso

to be at one's wits' end — avere esaurito tutte le risorse, non sapere più che fare

I'm at my wits' end! — non so più cos'altro fare!

to have or keep one's wits about one — avere presenza di spirito

use your wits! — usa il cervello!

to live by one's wits — vivere di espedienti

to collect one's wits — rimettersi in sesto

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — essere spaventato (-a) a morte

2) (humour, wittiness) spirito, arguzia

he was known for his intelligence and wit — era conosciuto per la sua intelligenza e il suo spirito

3) (person) persona arguta, bello spirito

4)

(namely) to wit — cioè

English-Italian dictionary > wit n
13 wit

wit I [wit] vi. drejt. vjet. to wit domethënë, konkretisht

wit II [wit] n 1. mend, zgjuarësi; use your wits! thirri mendjes!, tregohu i zgjuar! mother wit, native wit zgjuarësi natyrale; gjykim i shëndoshë; they hadn't the wit/enough wit to tell her nuk patën aq mend sa t'i thonin asaj; be /go out of one's wits jam i marrë; marrosem, luaj mendsh. 2. mençuri, gjëra të mençura; mendjemprehtësi; in a flash of wit she said... në një çast kthjellimi ajo tha... 3. burrë i mençur; grua e mençur.

● be at one's wit's end e humbas pusullën; have/keep one's wits about jam i vëmendshëm; live by one's wits e nxjerr jetesën me marifete të holla.

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mendje

English-Albanian dictionary > wit
14 не фонтан

прост.

cf. no great shakes (scratch); no great shucks Amer.; no fun (picnic); no honey

Ты спрашиваешь, как служба? Служба, брат, не фонтан. Но с умом жить можно. (В. Капшицер, Миссия Генриха Киллинга) — You ask me about my service. It is no great shakes, old boy. But if you use your wits, the life is not so bad here.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не фонтан
15 helfen

v/i; hilft, half, hat geholfen

1. allg. help ( jemandem s.o.; bei with); (behilflich sein) auch lend s.o. a hand; jemandem etw. tun helfen help s.o. (to) do s.th.; kann ich irgendwie helfen? is there anything I can do?, can I (be of any) help?; im Haushalt helfen help (out) with the housework; jemandem über die Straße helfen help s.o. across the road; jemandem aus dem / in den Mantel helfen help s.o. off / on with his ( oder her) coat; jemandem aus einer Verlegenheit helfen help s.o. out of a difficulty; jemandem bei der Arbeit helfen help s.o. with his ( oder her) work; sie lässt sich von niemandem helfen she won’t accept anybody’s help, she won’t let anybody help her; da ist nicht zu helfen there’s nothing you can do (about it); ist dir damit geholfen? is that any help?

2. (nutzen) help, be of use; das hilft mir wenig oder damit ist mir wenig geholfen that’s not much help; hat’s was geholfen? was it any use?; es hat nichts geholfen it was no good; auch Mittel, Tadel etc.: it didn’t help, it didn’t do any good; es hilft nichts it’s no use; da hilft kein Jammern it’s no use complaining; da hilft nur eins there’s only one thing for it; was hilft es, wenn... what’s the use of (+ Ger.) es hilft alles nichts, wir müssen gehen we’ve got to go whether we like it or not

3. Medikament: help; das hilft bei oder gegen Müdigkeit / Schmerzen / Schnupfen etc. it’s good for tiredness / pain / a cold; haben die Tropfen geholfen? did the drops help?, did the drops do any good?

4. fig., in Wendungen: das half that worked, that did the trick umg.; ich kann mir nicht helfen I can’t help it; ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich muss einfach lachen I can’t help laughing (about it); ihm ist nicht ( mehr) zu helfen there’s no hope for him, he’s beyond help; iro. auch he’s hopeless, he’s a dead loss (Am. a write-off) umg.; ich werde ihm schon helfen! iro. I’ll show him; dir werde ich helfen! warnend: just you try; er weiß sich zu helfen he can cope, he can look after (Am. take care of) himself; er weiß sich immer zu helfen he’s never at a loss as to what to do; er weiß sich nicht ( mehr) zu helfen he’s at a loss as to what to do; stärker: he’s at his wits’ end; ich wusste mir nicht anders zu helfen ( als zu + Inf.) it was the only thing I could do (the only thing I could do was to [+ Inf.]); hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott Sprichw. God helps those who help themselves

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to aid; to give a hand; to assist; to help; to lend a hand

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hẹl|fen ['hɛlfn] pret ha\#lf [half] ptp geho\#lfen [gə'hɔlfn]
vi

1) (= Beistand geben) to help (jdm sb); (= mit anfassen) to lend a hand, to help

jdm bei etw helfen — to help sb with sth, to lend sb a hand with sth

jdm etw tun helfen — to help sb do sth

er half ihr aus dem Mantel/einer Verlegenheit — he helped her out of her coat or off with her coat/out of a difficulty

ihm/dir ist nicht zu helfen (fig) — he is/you are beyond help

dem Kranken ist nicht mehr zu helfen — the patient is beyond help

ich kann mir nicht helfen — I can't help it

ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich muss es tun — I can't help doing it

ich werd dir/ihm (schon) helfen! — I'll give you/him what for (inf)

ich werde dir helfen, die Tapeten zu beschmieren — I'll teach you to mess up the wallpaper (inf)

zu helfen — he is very resourceful

nur zu helfen wissen (prov) — you just have to use your head

nicht mehr zu helfen — he is at his wits' end

hilf dir selbst, dann or so hilft dir Gott (Prov) — God helps those who help themselves (Prov)

2) auch vi impers (= dienen, nützen) to help

es hilft nichts — it's no use or no good

da ist nicht zu helfen — there's no help for it

da hilft alles nichts... — there's nothing for it...

da hilft kein Jammern und kein Klagen — it's no use moaning

es hilft ihm nichts, dass... — it's no use to him that...

das hilft mir wenig, damit ist mir nicht geholfen — that's not much help to me

das hat mir schon viel geholfen — that has been a great help to me

was hilfts? —

was hülfe es dem Menschen, wenn... (Bibl) — what does it profit a man if... (Bibl)

3) (= heilsam sein) to help; (= heilen auch Arzt) to cure

diese Arznei hilft gegen or bei Kopfweh — this medicine is good for headaches, this medicine helps to relieve headaches

jetzt kann nur noch eine Operation helfen — only an operation will help now or do any good now

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1) (to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) aid

2) (to help: The junior doctor assisted the surgeon at the operation.) assist

3) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) help

4) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) help oneself

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hel·fen

<half, geholfen>

[ˈhɛlfn̩]

vi

1. (unterstützen)

▪ jdm [bei etw dat/in etw dat] \helfen to help sb [with/in sth]

warte mal, ich helfe dir wait, I'll help you

können/könnten Sie mir mal/bitte \helfen? could/would you help me please/a minute?

▪ jdm aus etw dat/in etw akk \helfen to help sb out of/into sth

darf ich Ihnen in den Mantel \helfen? may I help you into your coat?

▪ jdm aus etw dat \helfen to help sb out of sth

er half mir aus der schwierigen Lage he helped me out of the difficult situation

2. (dienen, nützen)

▪ jdm \helfen to help sb, to be of help to sb

▪ jdm ist mit etw dat geholfen/nicht geholfen sth is of help/no help to sb

damit ist mir nicht geholfen that's not much help to me

da hilft alles nichts [o es hilft nichts],... there's nothing for it,...

3. MED (heilen)

▪ [jdm] \helfen to help [sb]

▪ jdm ist nicht [mehr] zu \helfen sb is beyond help; (ein hoffnungsloser Fall) sb is a hopeless case

4. MED (heilsam sein)

▪ [gegen etw akk/bei etw dat] \helfen to help [relieve sth]

Knoblauch soll gegen Arteriosklerose \helfen garlic is supposed to be good for arteriosclerosis

5.

▶ ich kann mir nicht \helfen, [aber]... I'm sorry, but...

▶ was hilft's? what can I/we/you do about it?

▶ ich werde dir/euch/... \helfen, etw zu tun! (fam) I'll teach you to do sth!

▶ man muss sich dat nur zu \helfen wissen (prov) you just have to be resourceful

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) help

jemandem helfen [etwas zu tun] — help or assist somebody [to do something]; lend or give somebody a hand [in doing something]

jemandem bei etwas helfen — help or assist somebody with something

jemandem in den/aus dem Mantel helfen — help somebody into or on with/out of or off with his/her coat

jemandem über die Straße/in den Bus helfen — help somebody across the road/on to the bus

dem Kranken war nicht mehr zu helfen — the patient was beyond [all] help

dir ist nicht zu helfen — (ugs.) you're a hopeless case

sich (Dat.) nicht mehr zu helfen wissen — be at one's wits' end

dem werde ich helfen, einfach die Schule zu schwänzen! — (ugs.) I'll teach him to play truant

ich kann mir nicht helfen, aber... — I'm sorry, but [I have to say that]...

hilf dir selbst, so hilft dir Gott — (Spr.) God helps those who help themselves

2) (hilfreich sein, nützen) help

das hilft gegen od. bei Kopfschmerzen — it is good for or helps to relieve headaches

da hilft alles nichts — there's nothing or no help for it

es hilft nichts — it's no use or good

was hilft's? — what's the use or good?

damit ist uns nicht geholfen — that is no help to us; that doesn't help us

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helfen v/i; hilft, half, hat geholfen

1. allg help (

jemandem sb;

bei with); (behilflich sein) auch lend sb a hand;

jemandem etwas tun helfen help sb (to) do sth;

kann ich irgendwie helfen? is there anything I can do?, can I (be of any) help?;

im Haushalt helfen help (out) with the housework;

jemandem über die Straße helfen help sb across the road;

jemandem aus dem/in den Mantel helfen help sb off/on with his ( oder her) coat;

jemandem aus einer Verlegenheit helfen help sb out of a difficulty;

jemandem bei der Arbeit helfen help sb with his ( oder her) work;

sie lässt sich von niemandem helfen she won’t accept anybody’s help, she won’t let anybody help her;

da ist nicht zu helfen there’s nothing you can do (about it);

ist dir damit geholfen? is that any help?

2. (nutzen) help, be of use;

das hilft mir wenig oder

damit ist mir wenig geholfen that’s not much help;

hat’s was geholfen? was it any use?;

es hat nichts geholfen it was no good; auch Mittel, Tadel etc: it didn’t help, it didn’t do any good;

es hilft nichts it’s no use;

da hilft kein Jammern it’s no use complaining;

da hilft nur eins there’s only one thing for it;

was hilft es, wenn … what’s the use of (+ger)

es hilft alles nichts, wir müssen gehen we’ve got to go whether we like it or not

3. Medikament: help;

das hilft bei oder

gegen Müdigkeit/Schmerzen/Schnupfen etc it’s good for tiredness/pain/a cold;

haben die Tropfen geholfen? did the drops help?, did the drops do any good?

4. fig, in Wendungen:

das half that worked, that did the trick umg;

ich kann mir nicht helfen I can’t help it;

ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich muss einfach lachen I can’t help laughing (about it);

ihm ist nicht (mehr) zu helfen there’s no hope for him, he’s beyond help; iron auch he’s hopeless, he’s a dead loss (US a write-off) umg;

ich werde ihm schon helfen! iron I’ll show him;

dir werde ich helfen! warnend: just you try;

er weiß sich zu helfen he can cope, he can look after (US take care of) himself;

er weiß sich immer zu helfen he’s never at a loss as to what to do;

er weiß sich nicht (mehr) zu helfen he’s at a loss as to what to do; stärker: he’s at his wits’ end;

ich wusste mir nicht anders zu helfen (

als zu +inf) it was the only thing I could do (the only thing I could do was to [+inf]);

hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott sprichw God helps those who help themselves

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) help

jemandem helfen [etwas zu tun] — help or assist somebody [to do something]; lend or give somebody a hand [in doing something]

jemandem bei etwas helfen — help or assist somebody with something

jemandem in den/aus dem Mantel helfen — help somebody into or on with/out of or off with his/her coat

jemandem über die Straße/in den Bus helfen — help somebody across the road/on to the bus

dem Kranken war nicht mehr zu helfen — the patient was beyond [all] help

dir ist nicht zu helfen — (ugs.) you're a hopeless case

sich (Dat.) nicht mehr zu helfen wissen — be at one's wits' end

dem werde ich helfen, einfach die Schule zu schwänzen! — (ugs.) I'll teach him to play truant

ich kann mir nicht helfen, aber... — I'm sorry, but [I have to say that]...

hilf dir selbst, so hilft dir Gott — (Spr.) God helps those who help themselves

2) (hilfreich sein, nützen) help

das hilft gegen od. bei Kopfschmerzen — it is good for or helps to relieve headaches

da hilft alles nichts — there's nothing or no help for it

es hilft nichts — it's no use or good

was hilft's? — what's the use or good?

damit ist uns nicht geholfen — that is no help to us; that doesn't help us

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen)

= to abet v.

to aid v.

to assist v.

to avail v.

to help v.

to lend a hand expr.

to second v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > helfen
16 cacumen

m.

1 brains, wits (informal).

2 acumen, ability, talent.

3 cacumen.

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cacumen

► nombre masculino

1 familiar figurado brains plural

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masculino (fam) brains (pl), nous (colloq)

usa el cacumen — use your brain

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masculino (fam) brains (pl), nous (colloq)

usa el cacumen — use your brain

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cacumen

masculine

( fam)

brains (pl), nous ( colloq)

usa el cacumen use your brain o your head o your nous

se necesita cacumen para hacerlo you need brains to do it

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cacumen nm
Fam [ingenio] brains, wits;
tener buen cacumen to be a smart cookie, to have brains

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cacumen

m fam

brains pl fam ;

qué poco cacumen tienes you don’t have any brains

Spanish-English dictionary > cacumen
17 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *

tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

* * *

tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
18 HEAD

• Better be the head of a dog (a fox, a lizard, a mouse) than the tail of a lion - Лучше быть головой собаки, чем хвостом льва (Л)

• Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse - Лучше быть головой собаки, чем хвостом льва (Л)

• Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry - Лучше быть первым в деревне, чем последним в городе (Л)

• Big head and little wit (/A/) - Большой, да дурной (Б), Велика Федора, да дура (B), Голова что чан, а ума ни на капустный кочан (Г), Лоб что лопата, а ума небогато (Л), Ростом с Ивана, а умом с болвана (P)

• Big head, little sense - Большой, да дурной (Б), Голова что чан, а ума ни на капустный кочан (Г)

• Good head does not want a hat (A) - Была бы голова здорова, а на голове шапка будет (B)

• Hat will never be worn without a head (A) - Была бы голова здорова, а на голове шапка будет (B)

• Heads I win, tails you lose - Мое - мое и твое - мое (M)

• Heaviest head of corn hangs its head lowest (The) - Пустой колос голову кверху носит (П)

• I'll stick my head out - Где наше не пропадало (Г), Чем черт не шутит b (4)

• Keep the bowels open, the head cool, and the feet warm and a fig for the doctors - Держи голову в холоде, живот в голоде, а ноги в тепле (Д)

• Keep your head up! - Выше нос! (B)

• Many heads are better than one - Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше (O)

• Mickle (Muckle) head, little wit - Большой, да дурной (B), Голова что чан, а ума ни на капустный кочан (Г)

• Small head, big ideas - Мал, да удал (M), Мал золотник, да дорог (M)

• So many heads, so many wits - Сколько голов, столько и умов (C)

• There's no head like an old head - Старый волк знает толк (C)

• Two heads are better than one - Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше (O), Ум - хорошо, а два - лучше (У)

• Use your head for something besides a hat rack - Голова не колышек, не шапку на нее вешать (Г)

• When the head aches, all the body is the worse - Артель атаманом крепка (A)

• Who has a head will not want a hat - Была бы голова здорова, а на голове шапка будет (Б)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > HEAD
19 poner

v.

1 to put.

Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.

Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.

2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).

le pusieron Mario they called him Mario

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).

4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).

¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?

6 to set up.

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop

poner la mesa to lay the table

7 to do up.

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

8 to put in.

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business

poner algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bit

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) something

Ponga más sal Put in more salt.

9 to suppose.

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan

10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?

11 to lay (eggs) (ave).

12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.

13 to apply, to put on.

Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.

14 to lay eggs, to lay.

La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.

15 to say about.

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PONER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.

Past Indicative

puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.

Future Indicative

pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán.

Conditional

pondría, pondrías, pondría, pondríamos, pondríais, pondrían.

Present Subjunctive

ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pusiera, pusieras, pusiera, pusiéramos, pusierais, pusieran;

pusiese, pusieses, pusiese, pusiésemos, pusieseis, pusiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pusiere, pusieres, pusiere, pusiéremos, pusiereis, pusieren.

Imperative

pon (tú), ponga (él/Vd.), pongamos (nos.), poned (vos.), pongan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

puesto,-a.

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verb

1) to put

2) place

3) set

4) set up, establish

5) add

6) switch on, put on

7) lay

8) install

•

- poner al día
- ponerse
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Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=colocar, situar) to put

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

• poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side

• ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back

2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

3) (=añadir) to add

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

5) (=disponer, preparar)

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

• poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table

6) (=instalar)

a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put in

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

b) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

7) (=exponer)

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

• poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right

• ponlo [más alto] — turn it up

10) (=adoptar)

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

• ¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

11) (=volver) + adj, adv to make

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!

12) (=servir)

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

14) (=exhibir)

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

15) (=enviar) to send

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

16) (=escribir) to put

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, set

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

• me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine

19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

• le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything

20) (=aportar, contribuir)
[+ dinero]
he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

21) (=invertir) to put in

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

22) (=apostar)

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

23) (=llamar) to call

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

24) (=criticar, alabar)

• te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

• ¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!

• tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you

25) (=tildar)

• poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse

26) (=suponer)

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

• pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lottery

poniendo que... — supposing that...

27)

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

28)

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

• poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro

29) [en trabajo]

• poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

30)

- ¡no pongo ni una!

31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [aves] to lay (eggs)

2) (=apostar)

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

3.

See:

ponerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

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

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

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

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

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( colocar) to put

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put

2) ( agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

4) <inyección/supositorio> to give

5)

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

6)

a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to open

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa — he helped them set up house o home

b) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to install

c) cerradura/armario to fit

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

7) ave < huevo> to lay

8) (Esp) (servir, dar)

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

Sentido II

9)

a) ( contribuir)

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on

10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

11)

a) ( imponer) < deberes> to give, set; <examen/problema> to set

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

b) ( oponer)

no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything

c) ( adjudicar) < nota> to give

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

12) ( dar) <nombre/apodo> to give; < ejemplo> to give

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

13) ( enviar) < telegrama> to send

14) ( escribir) to put

no sé que ponerle — I don't know what to put o say

15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

19) ( adoptar) cara/voz

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

20)

a) ( hacer empezar)

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

b)

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

21) ( suponer)

pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle — (esp AmL)

¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours

Sentido IV

22)

a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put on

puso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

b) (ajustar, graduar)

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
2.
vi gallina to lay
3.
1) ponerse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (refl) ( colocarse)

pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

b) (Esp) ( llegar)

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

3) sol to set

4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put on

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

me puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

6)

a) ( empezar)

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)

yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred

Sentido III

7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

* * *

= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.

Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.

Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.

Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.

Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.

Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.

* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.

* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.

* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.

* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.

* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.

* poner al revés = upend.

* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner a + Número = set to + Número.

* poner aparte = set + apart.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.

* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

* poner carnada = bait.

* poner cebo = bait.

* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.

* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].

* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.

* poner de pie = stand + upright.

* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.

* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.

* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* poner el candado = padlock.

* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.

* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.

* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.

* poner el énfasis = put + focus.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner el sello = stamp.

* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.

* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.

* poner empeño = strive.

* poner en adobo = marinade.

* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en alquiler = rent out.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner encima = top with.

* poner en circulación = circulate.

* poner en claro = clear up.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.

* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* poner en el haber de = credit.

* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.

* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.

* poner en escena = stage.

* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.

* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.

* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.

* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.

* poner en forma = buff up.

* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.

* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).

* poner en garantía = pawn.

* poner en hielo = ice.

* poner en juego = tap.

* poner en la calle = evict.

* poner en la pared = pin up.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* poner en libertad = release from + jail.

* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.

* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.

* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.

* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.

* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.

* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.

* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.

* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.

* poner en préstamo = circulate.

* poner en primer plano = foreground.

* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.

* poner en remojo = steep.

* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.

* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.

* poner en su sitio = put in + place.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.

* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.

* poner entre corchetes = bracket.

* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.

* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.

* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* poner en venta = put on + sale.

* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* poner freno = curb.

* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.

* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* poner guiones = hyphenate.

* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* poner la brida = bridle.

* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.

* poner la fecha = date-stamp.

* poner la mesa = lay + the table.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.

* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* poner las esposas = handcuff.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.

* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.

* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.

* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.

* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* poner más fuerte = crank up.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.

* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.

* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.

* poner objeciones = object.

* poner objeciones a = object to.

* poner obstáculos = cramp.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.

* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.

* poner parches = patch up, patch.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.

* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.

* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.

* poner sal = salt.

* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.

* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.

* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.

* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.

* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.

* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.

* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.

* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.

* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.

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

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* ponerse borroso = blur.

* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse + Color = go + Color.

* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.

* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

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

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

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.

* ponerse de parte de = side with.

* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* ponerse, el = donning, the.

* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.

* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.

* ponerse en contra de = turn against.

* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

* ponerse en fila = line up.

* ponerse en forma = get + fit.

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.

* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* ponerse en tensión = tense up.

* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.

* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.

* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.

* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse gallito = bluster.

* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.

* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).

* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.

* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.

* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.

* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.

* ponerse rígido = stiffen.

* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.

* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.

* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.

* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.

* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).

* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.

* poner sobre aviso = alert to.

* poner término a = put + paid to.

* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

* poner trabas = cramp.

* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* poner una denuncia = file + police report.

* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.

* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.

* poner una reclamación = appeal.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.

* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.

* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.

* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.

* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).

* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin poner en escena = unproduced.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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poner [ E22 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ poner (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 colocar

2 poner: anuncio, aviso

B agregar

C ropa, calzado etc

D ‹inyección/supositorio›

E poner la mesa

F

1 instalar, montar

2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc

3 poner: cerradura etc

G poner: huevos

H servir, dar

Sentido II

A

1 contribuir

2 proporcionar

B poner: atención, cuidado

C

1 imponer

2 oponer

3 adjudicar

D poner: nombre

E enviar

F escribir

G

1 expresar por escrito

2 impersonal

H exhibir, dar

I tardar

Sentido III

A en un estado, una situación

B poner: cara, voz, etc

C

1 hacer empezar

2 poner a alguien de algo

D suponer

Sentido IV

A

1 conectar, encender

2 ajustar, graduar

B poner al teléfono

■ poner (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 apostar

2 contribuir dinero

B poner: gallinas

C México: vulg

■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 colocarse

2 llegar

B ponerse: el sol

C ponerse: calzado etc

Sentido II

A en un estado, una situación

B

1 empezar

2 esforzarse, esmerarse

3 contribuir dinero

Sentido III ponerse al teléfono

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (colocar) to put

¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?

¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?

pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picture

lo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced class

ponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the door

pon agua a calentar put some water on to boil

2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

pusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaper

B (agregar) to put

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?

¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):

¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dress

D ‹inyección/supositorio› to give

el dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injection

E

poner la mesa to lay o set the table

F

1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

puso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architect

consiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving school

les ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o home

pusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in style

le puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment

2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

van a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers

3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

G «ave» ‹huevos› to lay

H

( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?

Sentido II

A

1 (contribuir):

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

que cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford

2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay on

la empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the company

B ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to take

pon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doing

no ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of work

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

C

1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to set

nos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questions

le pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding

2

(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objections

a todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything

3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give

¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?

le pusieron un cero he got nought out of ten

D (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give

¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!

le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?

le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'

E (enviar) ‹telegrama› to send; ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

F (escribir) to put

no has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents in

no sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o write

puso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the list

G ( esp Esp)

1 (expresar por escrito) to say

el periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery

2 ( impersonal):

mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note says

allí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in

¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?

H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)

‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?

¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theater

no pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmas

I ( RPl) (tardar) to take

el avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Aires

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to Salta

Sentido III

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me pones nerviosa you're making me nervous

ya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood

¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?

lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened

¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for me

B (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›

no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like that

puso cara de enfado he looked annoyed

puso voz de asustado he sounded scared

C

1

(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a diet

poner a algn A + INF:

tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to work

lo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguez

lo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions

2 poner a algn DE algo:

la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department

lo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angel

su padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boy

siempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an example

D

(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get back

pon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?

pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrong

ponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours

¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200

Sentido IV

A

1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put on

pon un disco put on a record

puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

todavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet

2

(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven

¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right time

poner el motor a punto to tune up the engine

B

( Esp) (al teléfono): en seguida le pongo I'm just putting you through o connecting you

poner a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth

¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?

¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?

■ poner

vi

A

1 ( Jueg) (apostar) to put in

2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute

¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?

B «gallina» to lay

C ( Méx vulg) (copular) to score (sl)

■ ponerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 ( refl)

(colocarse): pongámonos un rato a la sombra let's sit ( o lie etc) in the shade for a while

ponerse de pie to stand up, stand

ponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the tree

ponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountain

a ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head

2

( Esp) (llegar): en diez minutos nos ponemos allí we can be there in ten minutes

B «sol» to set

C ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on

ponte el abrigo put your coat on

no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

mi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothes

ponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadow

me puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklace

Sentido II

A (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

me puse furiosa I got very angry

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it

adelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortable

no te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!

no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wild

la vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensive

B

1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -ING

se va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minute

a ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start working

se puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason

2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effort

si te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today

3

(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)

cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)

yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)

Sentido III

( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone

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poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( colocar) to put;

◊ ponlo en el suelo put it on the floor;

ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
b) ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, put

c) ‹ ropa› (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ le puse el sombrero I put his hat on (for him)

2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4
◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table

5 (instalar, montar)
a) ‹oficina/restaurante› to open

b) ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to install

c) ‹cerradura/armario› to fit

6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):
◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;

¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
◊ pusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos each

2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
◊ pon más cuidado en la presentación take more care over the presentation

3
a) ( imponer) ‹ deberes› to give, set;

‹examen/problema› to set;
◊ le pusieron una multa he was fined

b) ( oponer) ‹ inconvenientes› to raise;

◊ me pusieron problemas para entrar they made it difficult for me to get in

c) ( adjudicar) ‹ nota› to give

4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
◊ le pusieron Eva they called her Eva

5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;
◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;

¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
a) (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn on, switch on, put on;

‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;
◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine

b) (ajustar, graduar) ‹ despertador› to set;

◊ pon la música más alta turn the music up;

puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ poner a algn nervioso to make sb nervous;

poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
◊ pongámonos ahí let's stand (o sit etc) there;

ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
◊ no tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wear

1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
◊ ponerse enfermo to get sick;

se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
◊ se puso a llover it started raining, it started to rain

(Esp):
◊ ponerse al teléfono to come to the phone

poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin

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poner

♦ vt

1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;

me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;

ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;

pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;

¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;

poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;

poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;

poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog

2. [ropa, zapatos, maquillaje]
poner algo a alguien to put sth on sb;

ponle este pañal al bebé put this Br nappy o US diaper on the baby

3. [servir]
¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;

póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;

¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;

póngame un kilo give me a kilo

4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;

poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;

poner algo de mi/tu/ etc[m5]. parte to do my/your/ etc bit;

poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;

pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;

hay que poner más cuidado con o [m5] en la ortografía you have to take more care over your spelling

5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]
poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;

le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;

ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;

lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;

el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;

llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;

pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;

me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;

poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent face

6. [calificar]
poner a alguien de algo to call sb sth;

me pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;

poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;

poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sb

7. [oponer]
poner obstáculos a algo to hinder sth;

poner pegas a algo to raise objections to sth

8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;
[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;
le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;

me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;

le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam

9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;
[conferencia] to make; Esp
¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;
Esp
no cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second

10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;
[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;
pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;

pon el telediario put the news on;

puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;

¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;

ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it

11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;

anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;

¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;

en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto

12. [montar] to set up;

poner la casa to set up home;

poner un negocio to start a business;

ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;

han puesto una cocina nueva they've had a new Br cooker o US stove put in;

hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;

poner la mesa to lay the table;

pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow

13. [decorar] to do up;

han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style

14. [suponer] to suppose;

pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;

pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;

poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;

¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days

15. Esp [decir] to say;

¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?

16. [escribir] to put;

¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?

17. [huevo] to lay

18. RP [demorar] to take;

el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there

19. Fam [excitar]
esa actriz me pone that actress totally does it for me

♦ vi
[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)
♦ v impersonal
Am Fam [parecer]
se me pone que… it seems to me that…

♦ See also the pronominal verb ponerse

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poner

<part puesto> v/t

1 put;

poner en escena stage;

poner en marcha set in motion;

pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that

2 ropa put on

3 ( añadir) put in

4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on

5 la mesa set

6 ( escribir) put down

7 en periódico, libro etc say;

la crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews

8 negocio set up

9 telegrama send

10 huevos lay

11 AUTO marcha put the car in, move into

12 dinero deposit

13

:

poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;

ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;

ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.

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poner {60} vt

1) colocar: to put, to place

pon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table

2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add

3) : to put on (clothes)

4) contribuir: to contribute

5) escribir: to put in writing

no le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it

6) imponer: to set, to impose

7) exponer: to put, to expose

lo puso en peligro: she put him in danger

8) : to prepare, to arrange

poner la mesa: to set the table

9) : to name

le pusimos Ana: we called her Ana

10) establecer: to set up, to establish

puso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant

11) instalar: to install, to put in

12) (with an adjective or adverb) : to make

siempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood

13) : to turn on, to switch on

14) suponer: to suppose

pongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come

15) : to lay (eggs)

16)

poner a : to start (someone doing something)

lo puse a trabajar: I put him to work

17)

poner de : to place as

la pusieron de directora: they made her director

18)

poner en : to put in (a state or condition)

poner en duda: to call into question

poner vi

1) : to contribute

2) : to lay eggs

♦ See also the reflexive verb ponerse

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poner vb

1. (colocar) to put [pt. & pp. put]

he puesto los libros en la estantería I've put the books on the shelf

2. (ropa, etc) to put on

ponle el abrigo al niño put the baby's coat on

3. (añadir) to put

¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?

¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?

4. (escribir) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written] / to put

hay que poner la dirección en el sobre you have to write the address on the envelope

5. (programar) to set [pt. & pp. set]

he puesto el despertador a las siete I've set the alarm clock for seven

6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on

pon la tele turn the TV on

no pongas la radio muy alta don't put the radio on too loud

pon otro disco put another record on

7. (establecer) to open

han puesto una tienda de ordenadores they've opened a computer shop

8. (enviar) to send [pt. & pp. sent]

voy a poner un fax I'm going to send a fax

9. (comunicar) to put through

¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?

10. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good

11. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?

esta noche no ponen nada interesante en la tele there's nothing interesting on TV tonight

12. (dar un nombre) to call

le han puesto Paula they've called her Paula

13. (imponer) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

nos ponen muchos deberes they give us a lot of homework

le han puesto una multa he was fined

me han puesto un 8 I got 8 out of 10

14. (servir) to give

¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?

me puso una tapa de aceitunas he gave me some olives

¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?

15. (aportar) to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to put in

yo pongo el pastel y tú traes el champán I'll supply the cake and you bring the champagne

pusimos mil pesetas cada uno we each put in a thousand pesetas

16. (suponer) to suppose / to say [pt. & pp. said]

pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say...

poner cara de sorpresa to look surprised

poner huevos to lay eggs [pt. & pp. laid]

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

Spanish-English dictionary > poner
20 Sinn

m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Wahrnehmungssinn) sense; Sinne (sexuelle Begierde) desires; (Bewusstsein) senses, consciousness Sg.; im Rausch oder Taumel der Sinne in a sensual frenzy; die fünf Sinne the five senses; sechster Sinn sixth sense; seine fünf Sinne beisammenhaben have one’s wits about one; bist du von Sinnen? have you taken leave of your senses?, are you out of your mind?

2. nur Sg.; (Denken, Gemüt) mind; im Sinn haben have in mind; im Sinn haben zu (+ Inf.) plan ( oder intend) to (+Inf.) etw. im Sinn behalten keep ( oder bear) s.th. in mind; es kam mir in den Sinn it occurred to me; es kam mir nie in den Sinn auch it never entered my head; es will mir nicht aus dem Sinn I can’t get it out of my mind; das will mir nicht in den Sinn I just can’t understand it; aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn out of sight, out of mind

3. nur Sg.; (Verständnis, Empfänglichkeit) sense ( für of), feeling (for); mit jemandem eines Sinnes sein be of one mind with s.o., see eye to eye with s.o.; Sinn haben für (be able to) appreciate; sie hat keinen Sinn dafür she has no appreciation for that kind of thing; dafür habe ich keinen Sinn it doesn’t mean anything to me (do anything for me umg.), it’s not really my thing (Brit. auch my cup of tea) umg.; Sinn für Musik an ear for music; er hat keinen Sinn für Musik auch he’s completely unmusical; nur Sinn für Geld haben only be interested in money; Sinn für das Schöne an eye for beauty, a sense of beauty; Sinn für das Ästhetische an (a)esthetic sense, (a)esthetic sensitivity; Sinn für Humor haben have a sense of humo(u)r; das ist so recht nach seinem Sinn that’s exactly what he likes; mir steht der Sinn nicht danach I don’t feel like it; sich im gleichen Sinne äußern express o.s. along the same lines, say more or less the same (thing); ganz in meinem Sinn (ist mir recht) that suits me fine; (hätte ich auch gemacht) just as I would have done; in diesem Sinne with this in mind, in this spirit; beim Abschied: on this note; das ist nicht im Sinne des Erfinders umg. that wasn’t the object of the exercise, that’s not really what was intended

4. nur Sg.; (Bedeutung) sense, meaning; (Grundgedanke, eigentlicher Sinn) (basic) idea; der Sinn des Lebens the meaning of life; im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes in the true sense of the word, (buchstäblich) literally; im engeren / weiteren Sinne in the narrower / wider sense; das gibt keinen Sinn that doesn’t make sense; ich kann keinen Sinn darin sehen zu (+ Inf.) I don’t see the point of ( oder in) (+ Ger.)

5. (Zweck) purpose; Sinn und Zweck the (whole) object oder purpose; ohne Sinn und Verstand without rhyme or reason; im Sinne des Gesetzes etc.: for the purposes of, as defined by; das hat keinen Sinn (ist zwecklos) it’s no use; es hat keinen Sinn zu (+ Inf.) there’s no point in (+ Ger.) was hat es für einen Sinn zu (+ Inf.) what’s the point of ( oder in) (+ Ger.) das ist der Sinn der Sache that’s the whole point; das ist nicht der Sinn der Sache that’s not the object of the exercise; schlagen I, schwinden

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der Sinn

(Bedeutung) meaning; signification; purport; sense;

(Gemüt) mind;

(Grundgedanke) idea;

(Verständnis) sense;

(Wahrnehmung) sense

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Sịnn [zɪn]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (= Wahrnehmungsfähigkeit) sense

sein — to have lost all control over oneself

See:

→ fünf, sechste(r, s), siebte(r, s)

2) pl (= Bewusstsein) senses pl, consciousness

er war von Sinnen, er war nicht bei Sinnen — he was out of his senses or mind

wie von Sinnen — like one demented

bist du noch bei Sinnen? — have you taken leave of your senses?

3) (= Gedanken, Denkweise) mind

jdn/etw aus dem Sinn schlagen — to put (all idea of) sb/sth out of one's mind, to forget all about sb/sth

es kommt or geht or will mir nicht aus dem Sinn (geh) — I can't get it out of my mind

es kam or fuhr mir plötzlich in den Sinn — it suddenly came to me

das will mir einfach nicht in den Sinn — I just can't understand it

jdm durch den Sinn gehen — to occur to sb

etw im Sinn haben — to have sth in mind

mit etw nichts im Sinn haben — to want nothing to do with sth

anderen Sinnes werden (geh) — to change one's mind

(mit jdm) eines Sinnes sein (geh) — to be of the same mind (as sb)

4) (= Wunsch) inclination

gerichtet (geh) — her inclination is for...

danach steht ihm der Sinn (geh) — that is his wish

mir steht der Sinn nach Tanzen (geh) — I feel like dancing

5) (= Verständnis, Empfänglichkeit) feeling

dafür fehlt ihm der Sinn — he has no feeling for that sort of thing

Sinn für Proportionen/Gerechtigkeit etc haben — to have a sense of proportion/justice etc

Sinn für Kunst/Literatur/das Höhere haben — to appreciate art/literature/higher things

6) (= Geist) spirit

im Sinne des Gesetzes — according to the spirit of the law

handeln — to act as sb would have wished

im Sinne des Verstorbenen — in accordance with the wishes of the deceased

das ist nicht in meinem/seinem Sinne — that is not what I myself/he himself would have wished

das wäre nicht im Sinne unserer Kunden — it would not be in the interests of our customers

das ist nicht im Sinne des Erfinders (inf) — that's not what was originally intended

7) (= Zweck) point

das ist nicht der Sinn der Sache — that is not the point, that is not the object of the exercise

Sinn und Zweck einer Sache (gen) — the (aim and) object of sth

Sinn und Unsinn dieser Maßnahmen/des Geschichtsunterrichts — reasoning or lack of it behind these measures/behind history teaching

der Sinn des Lebens — the meaning of life

ohne Sinn und Verstand sein — to make no sense at all

das hat keinen Sinn — there is no point or sense in that

was hat denn das für einen Sinn? — what's the point of or in that?, what's the sense in that?

8) (= Bedeutung) meaning; (von Wort, Ausdruck) sense, meaning

im übertragenen/weiteren Sinn — in the figurative/broader sense

Sinn machen — to make sense

das macht keinen/wenig Sinn — that makes no/little sense

der Satz (er)gibt or macht keinen Sinn — the sentence doesn't make sense

See:

= sinnstiftend

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der

1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sense

2) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) sense

3) (a meaning (of a word).) sense

4) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) sense

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Sinn

<-[e]s, -e>

[zɪn]

m

1. (Organ der Wahrnehmung) sense

die fünf \Sinne the five senses

seine fünf \Sinne nicht beisammenhaben (fam) to not have [all] one's wits about one, to be not all there fam

der sechste \Sinn the sixth sense

einen sechsten \Sinn für etw akk haben to have a sixth sense for sth

2. pl (Bewusstsein) senses pl

bist du noch bei \Sinnen? (geh) have you taken leave of your senses?, are you out of your mind?

ihr schwanden die \Sinn she fainted

von [o nicht mehr bei] \Sinnen sein (geh) to be out of one's [ fam tiny] mind [or one's senses]

wie von \Sinnen sein (geh) to behave as if one were demented

3. kein pl (Bedeutung) meaning; (von Wort a.) sense

sein Sohn äußerte sich im gleichen \Sinn his son said more or less the same thing

im besten/wahrsten \Sinne des Wortes in the best/true sense of the word

in diesem \Sinne with this in mind

im eigentlichen \Sinne in the real [or literal] sense, literally

im engeren/weiteren \Sinne in a narrower/wider [or broader] sense

im \Sinne des Gesetzes within the meaning of the act

in gewissem \Sinne in a way [or certain sense]

der tiefere/verborgene \Sinn the deeper/hidden sense

im übertragenen \Sinne in the figurative sense, figuratively

keinen \Sinn [er]geben not to make [any] [or to make no] sense

\Sinn machen to make sense

4. kein pl (Zweck) purpose

es hat keinen \Sinn[, etw zu tun] there's no point [in doing sth]

der \Sinn des Lebens the meaning of life

ohne \Sinn und Verstand sein to make no sense at all, to be pointless

etw ohne \Sinn und Verstand tun to do something without rhyme or reason

\Sinn und Zweck einer S. gen the [aim and] object of sth

5. kein pl (Interesse) interest

in [o nach] jds \Sinn sein to be what sb would have wished

das ist ganz in seinem \Sinn that suits him fine

das ist nicht im \Sinn unseres Klienten that's not in the interest[s] of our client

das war nicht im \Sinn des Erfinders that wasn't the object of the exercise

in jds \Sinn handeln to act according to sb's wishes [or as sb would have wished

6. kein pl (Verständnis)

\Sinn für etw akk haben to appreciate sth

er hat nur \Sinn für Autos he's only interested in cars

\Sinn für Humor haben to have a sense of humor

\Sinn Kunst/Literatur haben to appreciate art/literature

\Sinn für Musik haben to have an ear for music

keinen \Sinn für etw akk haben to have no appreciation of sth, to fail to appreciate sth

7. kein pl (Gedanke) mind

anderen \Sinnes sein (geh) to have changed one's mind

seinen \Sinn ändern (geh) to change one's mind

eines \Sinnes sein (geh) to be of one mind form

mit jdm eines \Sinnes sein (geh) to be of the same mind as sb form

etw im \Sinn behalten to bear sth in mind

etw geht [o will] jdm nicht aus dem \Sinn sb can't get sth out of his mind

jdn im \Sinn haben to have sb in mind

etw [mit jdm/etw] im \Sinn haben to have sth in mind [with sb/sth]

sie hat irgendetwas im \Sinn she's up to something

jdm in den \Sinn kommen to come [or occur] to sb

sich dat etw aus dem \Sinn schlagen to put [all idea of] sth out of one's mind, to forget all about sth

es will jdm nicht in den \Sinn, dass jd etw tut sb doesn't even think about sb's doing sth

so etwas will mir nicht in den \Sinn! I won't even think about such a thing!

8. kein pl (geh: Denkart) mind

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der; Sinn[e]s, Sinne

1) sense

den od. einen sechsten Sinn [für etwas] haben — have a sixth sense [for something]

seine fünf Sinne nicht beisammen haben — (ugs.) be not quite right in the head

2) Plural (geh.): (Bewusstsein) senses; mind sing.

nicht bei Sinnen sein — be out of one's senses or mind

wie von Sinnen — as if he/she had gone out of his/her mind

3) o. Pl. (Gefühl, Verständnis) feeling

einen Sinn für Gerechtigkeit/Humor usw. haben — have a sense of justice/humour etc.

4) o. Pl. (geh.): (Gedanken, Denken) mind

er hat ganz in meinem Sinn gehandelt — he acted correctly to my mind or my way of thinking

mir steht der Sinn [nicht] danach/nach etwas — I [don't] feel like it/something

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Sinn schlagen — put [all thoughts of] something out of one's mind

etwas im Sinn haben — have something in mind

jemandem in den Sinn kommen — come to somebody's mind

5) o. Pl. (Sinngehalt, Bedeutung) meaning

im strengen/wörtlichen Sinn — in the strict/literal sense

6) (Ziel u. Zweck) point

der Sinn des Lebens — the meaning of life

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Sinn m; -(e)s, -e

1. (Wahrnehmungssinn) sense;

Sinne (sexuelle Begierde) desires; (Bewusstsein) senses, consciousness sg;

im Rausch oder

Taumel der Sinne in a sensual frenzy;

die fünf Sinne the five senses;

sechster Sinn sixth sense;

seine fünf Sinne beisammenhaben have one’s wits about one;

bist du von Sinnen? have you taken leave of your senses?, are you out of your mind?

2. nur sg; (Denken, Gemüt) mind;

im Sinn haben have in mind;

im Sinn haben zu (+inf) plan ( oder intend) to (+inf)

etwas im Sinn behalten keep ( oder bear) sth in mind;

es kam mir in den Sinn it occurred to me;

es kam mir nie in den Sinn auch it never entered my head;

es will mir nicht aus dem Sinn I can’t get it out of my mind;

das will mir nicht in den Sinn I just can’t understand it;

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn out of sight, out of mind

3. nur sg; (Verständnis, Empfänglichkeit) sense (

für of), feeling (for);

mit jemandem eines Sinnes sein be of one mind with sb, see eye to eye with sb;

Sinn haben für (be able to) appreciate;

sie hat keinen Sinn dafür she has no appreciation for that kind of thing;

dafür habe ich keinen Sinn it doesn’t mean anything to me (do anything for me umg), it’s not really my thing (Br auch my cup of tea) umg;

Sinn für Musik an ear for music;

er hat keinen Sinn für Musik auch he’s completely unmusical;

nur Sinn für Geld haben only be interested in money;

Sinn für das Schöne an eye for beauty, a sense of beauty;

Sinn für das Ästhetische an (a)esthetic sense, (a)esthetic sensitivity;

Sinn für Humor haben have a sense of humo(u)r;

das ist so recht nach seinem Sinn that’s exactly what he likes;

mir steht der Sinn nicht danach I don’t feel like it;

sich im gleichen Sinne äußern express o.s. along the same lines, say more or less the same (thing);

ganz in meinem Sinn (ist mir recht) that suits me fine; (hätte ich auch gemacht) just as I would have done;

in diesem Sinne with this in mind, in this spirit; beim Abschied: on this note;

das ist nicht im Sinne des Erfinders umg that wasn’t the object of the exercise, that’s not really what was intended

4. nur sg; (Bedeutung) sense, meaning; (Grundgedanke, eigentlicher Sinn) (basic) idea;

der Sinn des Lebens the meaning of life;

im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes in the true sense of the word, (buchstäblich) literally;

im engeren/weiteren Sinne in the narrower/wider sense;

das gibt keinen Sinn that doesn’t make sense;

ich kann keinen Sinn darin sehen zu (+inf) I don’t see the point of ( oder in) (+ger)

5. (Zweck) purpose;

Sinn und Zweck the (whole) object oder purpose;

ohne Sinn und Verstand without rhyme or reason;

im Sinne des Gesetzes etc: for the purposes of, as defined by;

das hat keinen Sinn (ist zwecklos) it’s no use;

es hat keinen Sinn zu (+inf) there’s no point in (+ger)

was hat es für einen Sinn zu (+inf) what’s the point of ( oder in) (+ger)

das ist der Sinn der Sache that’s the whole point;

das ist nicht der Sinn der Sache that’s not the object of the exercise; → schlagen A, schwinden

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der; Sinn[e]s, Sinne

1) sense

den od. einen sechsten Sinn [für etwas] haben — have a sixth sense [for something]

seine fünf Sinne nicht beisammen haben — (ugs.) be not quite right in the head

2) Plural (geh.): (Bewusstsein) senses; mind sing.

nicht bei Sinnen sein — be out of one's senses or mind

wie von Sinnen — as if he/she had gone out of his/her mind

3) o. Pl. (Gefühl, Verständnis) feeling

einen Sinn für Gerechtigkeit/Humor usw. haben — have a sense of justice/humour etc.

4) o. Pl. (geh.): (Gedanken, Denken) mind

er hat ganz in meinem Sinn gehandelt — he acted correctly to my mind or my way of thinking

mir steht der Sinn [nicht] danach/nach etwas — I [don't] feel like it/something

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Sinn schlagen — put [all thoughts of] something out of one's mind

etwas im Sinn haben — have something in mind

jemandem in den Sinn kommen — come to somebody's mind

5) o. Pl. (Sinngehalt, Bedeutung) meaning

im strengen/wörtlichen Sinn — in the strict/literal sense

6) (Ziel u. Zweck) point

der Sinn des Lebens — the meaning of life

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-e m.

acceptation n.

meaning n.

mind n.

sense n.

signification n.

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