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1 dech
m sgt (G tchu) 1. (oddech) breath; (oddychanie) breathing U- chwytać/wstrzymywać dech to catch/hold one’s breath- chory z trudem chwytał dech the patient could hardly catch his breath- nabrać tchu to take a breath- tańczyć do utraty tchu to dance until one is breathless- nie mógł złapać tchu he couldn’t catch his breath, he was short of breath- z wrażenia zaparło mu dech he held his breath in amazement- była tak piękna, że zaparło mi dech she was so beautiful it took my breath away- nalewka tak mocna, że aż dech zapiera flavoured vodka so strong it burns your throat- zapierający dech w piersiach widok a breathtaking view2. książk., przen. (powiew) breath, waft- wiosenny dech wiatru a breath of spring air- padł bez tchu he fell down out of breath- bez tchu przebiegł pięć kilometrów he ran five kilometres without stopping- wymienił tytuły/nazwiska jednym tchem he reeled off the titles/names in one go- wypił lekarstwo jednym tchem he drank the medicine in one gulp- ostatnim tchem at one’s last gasp- sprinter ostatnim tchem dobiegł do mety the sprinter reached the finish line at his last gasp- póki tchu a. do ostatniego tchu to the last, until one’s dying breath- będę walczył o wolność kraju póki tchu w piersi I will fight for my country’s freedom till my dying breath- z zapartym tchem with bated breath* * *tchu; m( oddech) breathjednym tchem — at once; ( duszkiem) at one gulp
* * *mitylko sing. tch-1. (= oddech) breath; wind; zapierać komuś dech w piersiach take sb's breath away; dech mi zaparło it took my breath away; zapierający dech (w piersiach) breathtaking, stunning, breathless; nabrać tchu take a breath; nie móc złapać tchu gasp for breath, be out of breath, be short of breath; aż ci/mu itd. tchu braknie until you're/he's etc. blue in the face; bez tchu out of breath, short of breath, breathless; być bez tchu be out of breath, be short of breath, be breathless; jednym tchem in the same breath, in a single breath; at once; nabrać tchu draw a breath; ostatnim tchem with one's last l. dying breath; do utraty tchu until you're/he's etc. blue in the face; do ostatniego tchu to l. till the last (breath); oglądać coś z zapartym tchem watch sth keenly; czekać z zapartym tchem hold one's breath, wait with bated breath.2. lit., rzad. (= powiew) breath (of air l. wind).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dech
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2 czekać
1. (-am, -asz); vtczekać kogoś — to await sb2. viczekać czegoś — ( oczekiwać) to expect sth
* * *ipf.1. (= oczekiwać, spodziewać się) wait (na kogoś/coś for sb/sth); await (na kogoś/coś sb/sth); czekać godzinami wait for hours; czekać, aż telefon zadzwoni wait for the telephone to ring; czekać z zapartym tchem wait with bated breath; pozostaje nam tylko czekać we can but wait; proszę czekać ( w rozmowie telefonicznej) please hang on; tylko czekać (= już wkrótce) just a moment.2. (= zwlekać) procrastinate; czekać z założonymi rękami play a waiting game.3. (= być przeznaczonym dla kogoś) lie ahead; await (sb); ani wiedziała, co ją czeka little did she know what awaited her; kto wie, co nas czeka who knows what lies ahead; czeka go niespodzianka he's in for a surprise.4. czekaj (no)! just you wait!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > czekać
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3 gorączkow|y
adj. 1. Med. [rumieńce, majaczenia] feverish; pyrexic spec.; [stan] feverish; febrile spec. 2. [poszukiwania, usiłowania] frantic, frenzied; [działalność, pośpiech] feverish, frenzied; [styl życia, atmosfera] hectic, frenzied- trwać w gorączkowym oczekiwaniu to wait with bated breathThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gorączkow|y
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4 mit Spannung erwarten
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5 entgegenfiebern
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-): einer Sache entgegenfiebern feverishly await s.th.; ängstlich: wait for ( oder await) s.th. with fear and trembling ( oder with bated breath)* * *ent|ge|gen|fie|bernvi sep (inf)einer Sache entgégenfiebern — to feverishly await sth; (ängstlich) to wait for or to await sth with bated breath or stärker fear and trembling
* * *ent·ge·gen|fie·bern *vi* * *entgegenfiebern v/i (trennb, hat -ge-):einer Sache entgegenfiebern feverishly await sth; ängstlich: wait for ( oder await) sth with fear and trembling ( oder with bated breath) entgegengehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)2. fig approach; (einer Gefahr, der Zukunft) face (up to), confront; (dem Untergang etc) be heading for;dem Ende entgegenfiebern be drawing to(-ward[s]) a close, be nearing the end -
6 Д-442
ЗАТАИВ ДЫХАНИЕ ( Verbal Adv Invar adv fixed WO1. ждать, следить за кем-чем и т. п. \Д-442 (to wait, watch etc s.o. or sth.) anxiously, worriedly, intently (often when one is in danger, is afraid of frightening s.o. or sth. away, is awaiting s.o. 's reaction to an important question etc): holding one's breathwith bated breath scarcely (hardly) daring to breathe....Рогатая мать-олениха всё смотрела и смотрела на мальчика. Затаив дыхание, мальчик вышел из-за камня... (Айтматов 1)....She (the Horned Mother Deer) still looked and looked at the boy. Holding his breath, the boy came out from behind the rock... (1a).Шла обычная жизнь с обычными ночными обысками и арестами, ловлей «повторников» и прочими радостями. Люди трудились, затаив дыхание... (Мандельштам 2). This was just business as usual for us: night searches and arrests, the tracking down of people who had been in prison before, and other such joys. Everybody got on with his work, scarcely daring to breathe... (2a).2. слушать кого-что, следить за кем-чем и т. п. (to listen to, watch s.o. or sth.) very attentively, with great interestwith bated breathwith rapt attention.Сцену смерту Клеопатры и финальные сцены все слушают, затаив дыхание... (Гладков 1). We all listened with bated breath to the part about Cleopatra's death and the closing scenes (1a). -
7 затаив дыхание
[Verbal Adv; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====1. ждать, следить за кем-чем и т.п. затаив дыхание (to wait, watch etc s.o. or sth.) anxiously, worriedly, intently (often when one is in danger, is afraid of frightening s.o. or sth. away, is awaiting s.o.'s reaction to an important question etc):- scarcely (hardly) daring to breathe.♦...Рогатая мать-олениха всё смотрела и смотрела на мальчика. Затаив дыхание, мальчик вышел из-за камня... (Айтматов 1)....She [the Horned Mother Deer] still looked and looked at the boy. Holding his breath, the boy came out from behind the rock... (1a).♦ Шла обычная жизнь с обычными ночными обысками и арестами, ловлей "повторников" и прочими радостями. Люди трудились, затаив дыхание... (Мандельштам 2). This was just business as usual for us: night searches and arrests, the tracking down of people who had been in prison before, and other such joys. Everybody got on with his work, scarcely daring to breathe... (2a).2. слушать кого-что, следить за кем-чем и т.п. (to listen to, watch s.o. or sth.) very attentively, with great interest:- with rapt attention.♦ Сцену смерту Клеопатры и финальные сцены все слушают, затаив дыхание... (Гладков 1). We all listened with bated breath to the part about Cleopatra's death and the closing scenes (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > затаив дыхание
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8 aguantar
v.1 to bear.está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressureesa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books2 to bear, to stand.no lo aguanto I can't bear himno sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with herno sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke3 to hold.aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelfAguante su respiración Hold your breath.4 to hold (contener) (respiración, mirada).apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh5 to hold on (time).aguanta un poco más hold on a bit longerno aguanto más I can't take any moreElla aguantará porque es fuerte She will hold on because she is strong.6 to wait for (esperar). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)7 to last.estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next yearaguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance8 to endure, to abide, to bear, to tolerate.Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.9 to withstand, to hold, to uphold, to support.El barrote aguanta el techo The crosspiece holds the roofing.10 to tolerate to, to suffer to, to bear to, to endure to.Silvia aguanta estudiar de noche Silvia tolerates to study nights.* * *1 (contener) to hold (back)2 (sostener) to hold, support3 (soportar) to tolerate■ no aguanto más I can't stand any more, I can't take any more1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back2 (resignarse) to resign oneself\¡que se aguante! familiar that's her/his tough luck!* * *verb1) to bear, endure, withstand2) hold•* * *1. VT1) (=soportar deliberadamente) to put up with, endureaguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could
tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults
no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer
2) (=tener capacidad de resistir) to stand up toesta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat
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no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossipsno aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering
no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme
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no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable3) (=sostener) [persona] to hold; [muro, columna] to support, hold upse rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke
4) (=contener) [+ respiración] to hold; [+ risa, llanto] to hold backel mundo aguantó la respiración temiendo un desastre — the world waited with bated breath, fearing a disaster
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aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sthno pude aguantar las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — I couldn't resist telling her what I thought, I couldn't resist the urge to tell her what I thought
5) (=durar) to last2. VI1) [persona]ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more
cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes
aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can
yo me emborracho enseguida, pero él aguanta mucho — I get drunk straight away but he can really hold his drink
tienes que aguantar hasta el año que viene con esos zapatos — you'll have to make do with those shoes until next year
yo ya no aguanto mucho, a las diez estoy en la cama — I can't take the pace any more, I'm in bed by ten
aguantan poco sin aburrirse — they have a low boredom threshold, they're easily bored
es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *
2) [clavo, columna] to hold¿crees que este clavo aguantará? — do you think this nail will hold?
3) LAm * (=esperar) to hang on *, hold on¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure2)a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstandb) ( durar)estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3) ( sostener) to hold4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back2.aguantar vicon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health
3.¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?
aguantarse v pron1) (conformarse, resignarse)me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it
si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)* * *= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.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. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantarlo = live with it.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* aguántate = lump it.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure2)a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstandb) ( durar)estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3) ( sostener) to hold4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back2.aguantar vicon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health
3.¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?
aguantarse v pron1) (conformarse, resignarse)me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it
si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)* * *= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.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: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantarlo = live with it.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* aguántate = lump it.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.* * *aguantar [A1 ]vtA1(tolerar, soportar): aguanto bien el calor I can take the heattuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas en el desierto they had to endure extremely high temperatures in the deserty como no tengo donde ir tengo que aguantar sus bromas estúpidas and since I have nowhere to go I have to put up with o suffer his stupid jokesaguantó el dolor con gran fortaleza she bore o endured the pain very bravelylo aguantó durante años she put up with him for yearsno tengo por qué aguantar que me traten así I don't have to stand for this kind of treatment, I don't have to put up with being treated like thisa ése le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe he gets away with anything because he's the boss's sonaguantó su mirada un momento y desvió los ojos he held her stare for a moment, then averted his eyes2(uso hiperbólico): este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearableno sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a jokeno puedo aguantarlo I can't stand himno puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearableB1 ‹peso/presión›aguanta todo el peso del tejado it supports o bears the whole weight of the roofel puente no aguanta más de cierto tonelaje the bridge will only withstand o take o stand a certain tonnageno aguantó la presión it didn't take o withstand the pressureel mástil no aguantaría otra embestida del viento the mast wouldn't stand up to o take another gustella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo she can take twice as much drink as I can2(durar): estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winterconstrucciones que han aguantado el paso del tiempo buildings that have survived the passing of timeaguantó tres meses en ese trabajo he lasted three months in that jobC (sostener) to holdaguántame los paquetes mientras compro las entradas hold (on to) the parcels for me while I buy the ticketsuna cuña para aguantar la puerta a wedge to hold the door openD (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold backaguanta la respiración todo lo que puedas hold your breath for as long as you canya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer■ aguantarvi¡ya no aguanto más! yo renuncio I can't take any more! I quitcon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? can you hang o hold on until we arrive?no puedo aguantar hasta enero con este abrigo I can't last till January with this coat, this coat won't last me till Januarytenemos que aguantar hasta fin de mes con este dinero we have to make this money last o stretch till the end of the month, we have to get by on o manage on o survive on this money till the end of the monthno creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will holdA(conformarse, resignarse): no me apetece ir pero me tendré que aguantar I don't feel like going, but I'll just have to grin and bear it o put up with itsi no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it ( colloq)me he quedado sin cena — te aguantas, por no haber llegado antes there's no dinner left for me — tough, you should have got(ten) here earlier ( colloq)B ( euf)(reprimirse, contenerse): aguántate un poquito que enseguida llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be thereya no se aguanta las ganas de abrir los paquetes he can't resist the temptation to open the packages any longerse aguantó hasta que no pudo más y se lo dijo todo she kept quiet as long as she could and then she told him everything* * *
aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
no tengo por qué aguantar esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
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‹ presión› to withstandb) ( durar):◊ estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;
no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):◊ me tendré que aguantar I'll just have to put up with it;
si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
' aguantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calibre
- mecha
- pasar
- resistir
- saber
- sufrir
- tipo
- soplar
- tragar
English:
abide
- bear
- bear up
- brave
- bullet
- endure
- going
- hang on
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- last
- pace
- put up with
- ride out
- ridicule
- sit out
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stick
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- sweat out
- take
- go
- hang
- keep
- put
- ride
- sit
- stuck
- support
- tolerate
* * *♦ vt1. [sostener] to hold;aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf2. [peso, presión] to bear;esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books;la presa no aguantará otro terremoto the dam won't withstand another earthquake;está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure3. [tolerar, soportar] to bear, to stand;estas plantas no aguantan bien el calor these plants don't like the heat;no aguantó el ritmo de sus rivales she couldn't keep up with her rivals;a tu hermana no hay quien la aguante your sister's unbearable;no puedo aguantarlo, no lo aguanto I can't bear him;no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her;ya no aguanto más este dolor this pain is unbearable;no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke4. [tiempo] to hold out for;aguantó dos meses en el desierto he survived for two months in the desert;no creo que aguante mucho tiempo fuera su país I don't think he'll be able to last long abroad;¿cuánto tiempo aguantas sin fumar un cigarillo? how long can you go without smoking a cigarette?;este abrigo me ha aguantado cinco años this coat has lasted me five years5. [contener] [respiración, mirada] to hold;[risa] to contain;debes aguantar la respiración para hacerte la radiografía you'll have to hold your breath when you have the X-ray;apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh♦ vi1. [tiempo] to hold on;aguanta un poco más, en seguida nos vamos hold on a bit longer, we'll be going soon;no aguanto más – necesito un vaso de agua I can't take any more, I need a glass of water;¡ya no aguanto más, vámonos! I've had enough, let's go!2. [resistir] to last;estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year;aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance;a pesar de estar lesionado, aguantó hasta el final despite his injury, he carried on until the end3. Taurom to stand firm* * *I v/t1 un peso bear, support2 respiración hold3 ( soportar) put up with;no lo puedo aguantar I can’t stand o bear itII v/i:no aguanto más I can’t take (it) any more, I can’t bear it any longer* * *aguantar vt1) soportar: to bear, to tolerate, to withstand2) : to hold3)aguantar las ganas : to resist an urgeno pude aguantar las ganas de reír: I couldn't keep myself from laughingaguantar vi: to hold out, to last* * *aguantar vb4. (durar) to lastaguanta, que falta poco hold on, we're nearly there6. (en la mano) to hold¿me aguantas la carpeta un momento? can you hold my folder for a minute? -
9 entgegengehen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. (jemandem) walk toward(s), go to meet2. fig. approach; (einer Gefahr, der Zukunft) face (up to), confront; (dem Untergang etc.) be heading for; dem Ende entgegengehen be drawing to (-ward[s]) a close, be nearing the end* * *to go to meet; to walk towards* * *ent|ge|gen|ge|henvi sep irreg aux sein +datto go toward(s), to approach; (um jdn zu treffen) to go to meet; (fig) einer Gefahr, dem Tode, der Zukunft to faceseinem Untergang/Schwierigkeiten entgégengehen — to be heading for disaster/difficulties
seiner Vollendung entgégengehen — to near or approach completion
* * *ent·ge·gen|ge·henvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein▪ jdm \entgegengehen to go to meet sbdem Ende/seiner Vollendung \entgegengehen to near [or approach] an end/completion▪ jdm entgegengegangen kommen to walk [or come] to meet sbseinem Untergang \entgegengehen to go to one's deathdem sicheren Tod \entgegengehen to face certain death* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1)jemandem [ein Stück] entgegengehen — go [a little way] to meet somebody
2) (fig.)einer Katastrophe/schweren Zeiten entgegengehen — be heading for or towards a catastrophe/hard times
der Vollendung/dem Ende entgegengehen — be approaching completion/its end
* * *entgegenfiebern v/i (trennb, hat -ge-):einer Sache entgegenfiebern feverishly await sth; ängstlich: wait for ( oder await) sth with fear and trembling ( oder with bated breath) entgegengehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. (jemandem) walk toward(s), go to meet2. fig approach; (einer Gefahr, der Zukunft) face (up to), confront; (dem Untergang etc) be heading for;dem Ende entgegenfiebern be drawing to(-ward[s]) a close, be nearing the end* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1)jemandem [ein Stück] entgegengehen — go [a little way] to meet somebody
2) (fig.)einer Katastrophe/schweren Zeiten entgegengehen — be heading for or towards a catastrophe/hard times
der Vollendung/dem Ende entgegengehen — be approaching completion/its end
* * *v.to go towards expr.
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