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1 spell
∎ they've spelt my name wrong ils ont mal écrit mon nom;∎ his name is spelt J-O-N son nom s'écrit J-O-N;∎ how do you spell it? comment est-ce que ça s'écrit?;∎ she spells Maud with an "e" elle écrit Maud avec un "e";∎ shall I spell my name for you? voulez-vous que j'épelle mon nom?(b) (of letters) former, donner;∎ C-O-U-G-H spells "cough" C-O-U-G-H donnent "cough"∎ the floods spell disaster for our region les inondations signifient le désastre pour notre région;∎ her discovery could spell success for our business sa découverte pourrait être très profitable à notre entreprise∎ can I spell you at the wheel? est-ce que je peux vous relayer au volant?∎ to learn to spell apprendre l'orthographe;∎ she can't spell very well elle n'est pas très bonne en orthographe3 noun∎ a spell of cold weather une vague de froid;∎ during the cold spell pendant la vague de froid;∎ we're in for a spell of wet weather le temps se met à la pluie;∎ scattered showers and sunny spells des averses locales et des éclaircies;∎ she did or had a spell as a reporter elle a été journaliste pendant un certain temps;∎ it's his second spell in prison c'est son deuxième séjour en prison;∎ he had a dizzy spell il a été pris de vertige(b) (of duty etc) tour m;∎ do you want me to take or to do a spell at the wheel? voulez-vous que je vous relaie au volant ou que je conduise un peu?(c) (magic words) formule f magique, incantation f;∎ she muttered a spell elle marmonna une incantation(d) (enchantment) charme m, sort m, sortilège m;∎ to cast or to put a spell on sb jeter un sort ou un charme à qn, ensorceler ou envoûter qn;∎ she was put under an evil spell on lui a jeté un maléfice ou mauvais sort;∎ to break the spell rompre le charme;∎ also figurative to be under sb's spell être sous le charme de qn(b) (make explicit) expliquer bien clairement;∎ let me spell out the implications of his study laissez-moi expliquer en détail la portée de son étude;∎ she spelt out in detail what the scheme would cost elle a expliqué en détail quel serait le coût du projet;∎ do I have to spell it out for you? est-ce qu'il faut que je mette les points sur les i? -
2 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) črkovati2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) sestavljati (besede)3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) znati pravilno pisati4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) pomeniti•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) magične besede2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) čarIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) delovna izmena2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) obdobje3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) kratek čas* * *I [spel]1.nounčarovna beseda ali formula; urok, začaranost; figuratively čar, draž, mik, privlačnost, fasciniranjeto be under a spell — biti uročèn; biti očaranto cast a spell upon s.o. — uročiti, začarati koga;2.transitive verbočarati, fasciniratiII [spel]1.noundelovni čas, delo; kratek čas, kratka doba; čas, porabljen za neko delo; (delovna) izmena, posada, posad, ekipa; Australian pavza, počitek, prosti čas; American colloquially kratka razdalja; American colloquially napad (kašlja ipd.)by spells — izmenoma, v izmenahto give s.o. a spell — zamenjati koga pri deluwait (for) a spell! — počakaj trenutek (hip)!we had a spell of fine weather — imeli smo kratko dobo lepega vremena;2.transitive verb Americanzamenjati, izmenjati, nadomestiti koga pri deluto spell a horse — dati počitka konju; intransitive verb menjati posado; Australian napraviti pavzoIII [spel]transitive verbčrkovati, brati ali izgovarjati črko za črko; sestavljati besede; pravilno pisati; pomenitito spell backward — nazaj (narobe) črkovati, figuratively nobenih težav ne imeti s pravopisomto spell out, to spell over — čitati kaj črkovaje, figuratively s težavo dešifrirati -
3 fine
1. n штраф; пеня2. v штрафовать, налагать штраф, пенюcivil fine — штраф, налагаемый в гражданском порядке
3. a ясный, хороший, сухойnow wet, now fine — то дождь, то ясно
4. a здоровый, хороший5. a прекрасный, превосходный; славный6. a тонкий7. a с тонким концом, острый8. a мелкий9. a чистый, очищенный, высококачественный10. a утончённый, изящный; тонкий, деликатныйfine compliments — изысканные комплименты; тонкая лесть
fine arts — изящные искусства; изобразительные искусства
11. a крупный; внушительный12. a нарядный, блестящий13. a претенциозный; жеманныйshe is too much of a fine lady for me — она слишком жеманна; она строит из себя аристократку
fine writing — претенциозно-изысканный стиль; стилистические большой; крайний
you make a fine mistake if you think that — вы глубоко заблуждаетесь, если так думаете
14. a хорошая, ясная погода15. adv разг. тонко; прекрасно16. adv шотл. конечно, определённоhe never misses his trains but he cuts it fine — он никогда не опаздывает на поезд, но всегда приходит в последнюю минуту
17. v очищать, делать прозрачным18. v очищаться, становиться прозрачным, ясным19. v делать мельче, тоньше20. v становиться меньше, мельче, тоньше21. v заострять, делать острееfine doings these! — хорошенькие дела, нечего сказать!
22. n ирландский клан23. n муз. конецСинонимический ряд:1. accomplished (adj.) accomplished; brilliant; skilled2. acute (adj.) acute; keen; precise; sharp3. average (adj.) average; mediocre4. delicate (adj.) admirable; choice; consummate; dainty; delicate; elegant; expensive; exquisite; finespun; gossamer; hairline; hairsplitting; nice; rare; refined; silky5. dusty (adj.) dusty; powdery; pulverous6. excellent (adj.) A1; bang-up; banner; blue-ribbon; bully; capital; champion; classic; classical; excellent; famous; first-class; first-rate; first-string; five-star; front-rank; Grade A; great; number one; par excellence; prime; quality; royal; select; skookum; sovereign; splendid; stunning; superb; superior; tiptop; top; topflight; top-notch; top-quality; whiz-bang7. fair (adj.) clarion; clear; cloudless; fair; pleasant; rainless; sunny; sunshine; sunshining; sunshiny; unclouded; undarkened8. fancy (adj.) affected; fancy; ornamented; ornate9. fragile (adj.) fragile; narrow; slender; thin10. little (adj.) granular; impalpable; little; minute; powdered; pulverized; small11. nice (adj.) nice; refined; subtle12. assessment (noun) amercement; assessment; charge; damage; fee; forfeit; mulct; penalty; punishment13. penalize (verb) amerce; charge; confiscate; exact; levy; mulct; penalise; penalize; sconce; seize; taxАнтонимический ряд:amends; awkward; bad; bluff; blunt; brutish; categorical; clumsy; coarse; compensation; crude; dull; gross; heavy; illiberal; inferior; obvious; terrible; thick -
4 anunciar
v.1 to announce.hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced todayElla anunció su boda ayer She announce her wedding yesterday.Ella anunció su candidatura She announced her candidacy.2 to advertise.3 to herald.esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, it's going to rain* * *1 (avisar) to announce, make public2 (hacer publicidad) to advertise1 to put an advert (en, in)* * *verb1) to advertise2) announce* * *1. VT1) (=hacer público) to announce2) (=convocar) to call3) (Com) to advertise4) (=augurar)no nos anuncia nada bueno — it is not a good sign, it bodes ill for us
el pronóstico del tiempo anuncia nevadas — they're forecasting snow, the weather forecast says there will be snow
5) frm [a una visita] to announceel mayordomo anunció a la Duquesa de Villahermosa — the butler announced the Duchess of Villahermosa
¿a quién debo anunciar? — who shall I say it is?, what name should I say?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecastb) (frml) < persona> to announce¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)
2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce3) < producto> to advertise, promote2.anunciarse v prona) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)b) (refl) (frml) personasírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)
* * *= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.Ex. Some revisions have already been announced.Ex. While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.Ex. The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.Ex. A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.Ex. A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.Ex. And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.Ex. What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.----* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* se anunciará = to be announced.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <noticia/decisión> to announce, make... public; <lluvias/tormentas> to forecastb) (frml) < persona> to announce¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? — whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? (frml)
2) señal/indicio to herald (frml), to announce3) < producto> to advertise, promote2.anunciarse v prona) ( prometer ser) (+ compl)b) (refl) (frml) personasírvase anunciarse en recepción — (frml) kindly report to reception (frml)
* * *= advertise [advertize, -USA], announce, foreshadow, herald, make + announcement, post, publicise [publicize, -USA], tout, bill.Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* anunciar a los cuatro vientos = shout + Nombre + from the rooftops, trumpet.* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.* pendiente de anunciarse = yet to be announced.* se anunciará = to be announced.* * *anunciar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public; ‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecastnos anunció su decisión he informed us of o told us of his decision, he announced his decision to usanunció su compromiso matrimonial he announced his engagementel acto está anunciado para esta tarde the ceremony is due to take place this afternoon2 ( frml); ‹persona› to announce¿a quién tengo el gusto de anunciar? whom do I have the pleasure of announcing? ( frml), what name should I say?B «señal/indicio» to herald ( frml), to announceel tintineo de llaves que anunciaba su llegada the jingling of keys which announced his arrivalese cielo gris anuncia tormenta that gray sky heralds o presages a storm ( liter), that gray sky means there is a storm comingC ‹producto› to advertise, promote1 (prometer ser) (+ compl):la temporada de ópera se anuncia interesante the opera season promises to be interestingel fin de semana se anuncia lluvioso the weekend looks like being wet, it looks as if the weekend will be wetsiempre se anunciaba dando un timbrazo largo he always announced his arrival by giving a long ring on the doorbell* * *
anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
' anunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
declarar
- gratuitamente
- hablar
- señalar
English:
advertise
- announce
- give out
- herald
- portend
- bill
- spell
* * *♦ vt1. [notificar] to announce;hoy anuncian los resultados the results are announced today;me anunció su llegada por teléfono he phoned to tell me that he would be coming;anunció que no podría venir she told us she wouldn't be able to come2. [hacer publicidad de] to advertise3. [presagiar] to herald;esas nubes anuncian tormenta by the look of those clouds, there's a storm on the way;los primeros brotes anunciaban la primavera the first shoots heralded the spring* * *v/t1 announce2 COM advertise* * *anunciar vt1) : to announce2) : to advertise* * *anunciar vb1. (noticia) to announce2. (producto) to advertise -
5 tour
I.tour1 [tuʀ]1. feminine nouna. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block2. compounds• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of LondonII.tour2 [tuʀ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride• on en a vite fait le tour [de lieu] there's not much to see ; [de livre, théorie] there isn't much to it ; [de personne] there isn't much to him (or her)► faire le tour de [+ parc, pays, magasins] to go round ; [+ possibilités] to explore ; [+ problème] to consider from all anglesb. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?c. (Sport, politics) roundd. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumferencee. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centref. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phraseg. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!h. ( = duperie) tricki. ( = machine) lathe2. <• le premier tour de manivelle est prévu pour octobre [de film] the cameras should begin rolling in October ► tour de piste (Sport) lap ; (dans un cirque) circuit (of the ring)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The famous annual cycle race takes about three weeks to complete in daily stages « étapes » of approximately 110 miles. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the « maillot jaune ». The route varies and is not usually confined only to France, but the race always ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.* * *
I tuʀnom masculin1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolutionfaire un tour sur soi-même — [danseur] to spin around; [planète] to rotate
un (disque) 33/45/78 tours — an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78
à tour de bras — (colloq) [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left, right and centre [BrE] (colloq)
2) ( mouvement autour de)faire le tour de quelque chose — gén to go around something; ( en voiture) to drive around something
3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) sizede 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around
4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spinfaire un (petit) tour — ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll
je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville — I went to Paris/into GB ou down US town
faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush
5) ( examen) lookon en a vite fait le tour — (colloq) pej there's not much to it/her/them etc
6) ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) roundil perd plus souvent qu'à son tour — ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should
tour à tour — ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn
7) ( consultation électorale)tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting
8) (manœuvre, ruse) tricket le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick
en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash
tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force
9) (allure, aspect) turntour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase
10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe•Phrasal Verbs:
II tuʀ1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower•Phrasal Verbs:* * *
I tuʀ nf1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-BretagneIl y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.
3) ÉCHECS castle, rook
II tuʀ nmfaire un tour (à pied) — to go for a walk, (en voiture) to go for a drive
Allons faire un tour dans le parc. — Let's go for a walk in the park.
faire le tour de — to go around, (à pied) to walk around, (en voiture) to drive around, fig, [sujet] to review
Le tour de l'île prend trois heures. — It takes three hours to go around the island.
On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.
4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turnc'est au tour de...; C'est au tour de Renée. — It's Renée's turn.
C'est ton tour de jouer. — It's your turn to play.
à tour de rôle; tour à tour — in turn
6) (= tournure) turn7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn8) [roue] revolutionfaire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice
9) (= circonférence)de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m
10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe12) (autre locution)à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly
* * *A nm1 ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; Mécan, Mes revolution; 5 000 tours (par) minute 5,000 revolutions ou revs○ per minute; l'essieu grince à chaque tour de roue the axle squeaks at every turn of the wheel; donner un tour de vis to give the screw a turn; donner un tour de clé to turn the key; être à quelques tours de roue de to be just around the corner from; faire un tour de manège to have a go on the merry-go-round; faire un tour de valse to waltz around the floor; la Terre fait un tour sur elle-même en 24 heures the Earth rotates once in 24 hours; faire un tour sur soi-même [danseur] to spin around; un (disque) 33/45/78 tours an LP/a 45 ou single/a 78; fermer qch à double tour to double-lock sth; s'enfermer à double tour fig to lock oneself away; à tour de bras○ [frapper] with a vengeance; [investir, racheter] left right and centreGB○; ⇒ quart;2 ( mouvement autour de) faire le tour de qch gén to go around sth; ( en voiture) to drive around sth; le train fait le tour du lac en deux heures the train takes two hours to go around the lake; faire le tour du monde to go around the world; la nouvelle a vite fait le tour du village the news spread rapidly through the village; il a fait le tour de l'Afrique en stop he hitchhiked around Africa; faire le grand tour fig to go the long way round GB ou around US; en deuxième tour de circuit Sport on the second lap of the circuit; faire un tour d'honneur to do a lap of honourGB; avec plusieurs tours de corde, ça tiendra with the rope wound around a few times, it'll hold; mettre trois tours de corde to wind the rope around three times; donner plusieurs tours à la pâte Culin to fold the dough several times; ⇒ cadran, propriétaire, repartir B, sang;3 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Les tailles ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size; le tour de l'étang est couvert de jonquilles there are daffodils all around the edges of the pond; elle a le tour des yeux fardé au kohl she has kohl around her eyes; tronc de 15 mètres de tour trunk 15 metresGB in circumference ou 15 metres around; tour de tête/cou/taille/hanches head/neck/waist/hip measurement; faire du 90 de tour de poitrine ≈ to have a 36-inch bust; ⇒ poitrine;4 ( déplacement bref) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin; faire un (petit) tour ( à pied) to go for a walk ou stroll; si nous allions faire un tour? shall we go for a walk?; je suis allé faire un tour à Paris/en ville I went to Paris/into GB ou down town; je vais faire un tour chez des amis I'm just going to pop round GB ou go over US to some friends; fais un tour à la nouvelle exposition, ça vaut le coup go and have a look round GB ou around US the new exhibition, it's worth it; faire des tours et des détours lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush;5 ( examen bref) look; faire le tour d'un problème/sujet to have a look at a problem/subject; faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon to have a quick overall look (de at), to make a general survey (de of); faire le tour de ses ennemis/relations to go through one's enemies/acquaintances; on en a vite fait le tour○ pej (de problème, sujet, d'ouvrage) there's not much to it; ( de personne) there's not much to him/her/them etc;6 ( moment d'agir) gén turn; (de compétition, tournoi, coupe) round; à qui le tour? whose turn is it?; c'est ton tour it's your turn; chacun son tour each one in his turn; jouer avant son tour to play out of turn; à mon tour de faire it's my turn to do; récompensé à mon tour rewarded in my turn; attendre/passer son tour to wait/miss one's turn; c'est au tour de qn it 's sb's turn; notre équipe a été battue au second tour our team was defeated in the second round; la cuisine est nettoyée, maintenant c'est au tour du salon the kitchen is cleaned up, now for the living-room; il perd plus souvent qu'à son tour ( il regrette) he loses more often than he would like; ( je critique) he loses more often than he should; tour à tour ( alternativement) by turns; ( à la suite) in turn; être tour à tour gentil et agressif to be nice and agressive by turns; il a été tour à tour patron d'entreprise, ministre et professeur d'économie he has been in turn a company boss, a minister and an economics teacher; ⇒ rôle;7 Pol ( consultation) ballot; les résultats du premier/second tour the results of the first/second ballot; au second tour on the second ballot; scrutin à deux tours two-round ballot; tour de scrutin ballot, round of voting;8 (manœuvre, ruse) trick; jouer un bon/mauvais/sale tour à qn to play a good/nasty/dirty trick on sb; ma mémoire me joue des tours my memory is playing tricks on me; et le tour est joué that's done the trick; un peu de peinture et le tour est joué a bit of paint will do the trick; ça te jouera des tours it's going to get you into trouble one of these days; ⇒ pendable, sac;9 ( manipulation habile) trick; tour de cartes card trick; tour de prestidigitation conjuring trick; tour d'adresse feat of skill; tour de main knack; en un tour de main ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash; tour de force gén amazing feat; ( performance) tour de force; constituer un tour de force to be an amazing feat; réussir le tour de force de faire to achieve the amazing feat of doing; ⇒ passe-passe;10 (allure, aspect) (de situation, relations) turn; (de création, mode) twist; tour (de phrase) Ling turn of phrase; le tour qu'ont pris les événements the turn events have taken; donner un tour nouveau à qch to give a new twist to sth; c'est un tour assez rare en français it's a somewhat unusual turn of phrase in French;B nftour de Babel Relig, Ling, fig Tower of Babel; tour de chant Art, Mus song recital; tour de contrôle Aviat control tower; tour Eiffel Eiffel Tower; tour de forage Tech derrick; tour de France ( de cycliste) Tour de France; ( de compagnon) journeyman's travellingGB apprenticeship; tour de garde Mil turn of duty; tour de guet Mil watchtower; tour d'ivoire fig ivory tower; s'enfermer or se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire to shut oneself away in an ivory tower; tour de Londres Tower of London; tour mort Naut round turn; tour de Pise Leaning Tower of Pisa; tour de potier Art potter's wheel; tour de refroidissement Nucl cooling tower; tour de rein(s) Méd back strain; se donner or attraper un tour de rein(s) to strain one's back; tour de table Fin pool; faire un tour de table ( à un réunion) to sound out everybody ou to go round GB ou around US the table; après un rapide tour de table having gone round GB ou around US the table quickly (to see what people think).I[tur] nom féminintour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house4. CHIMIEII[tur] nom masculinA.[CERCLE]1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference2. [mensuration]tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurementquel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou sizeb. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size3. [parure]a. JOAILLERIE chokerb. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collarb. [à pied] to walk round a parkc. [en voiture] to drive round a parkfaire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the worldfaire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the officesje sais ce qu'il vaut, j'en ai vite fait le tour I know what he's worth, it didn't take me long to size him upa. [cycliste] the Tour de Franceb. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)b. ÉQUITATION round5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ridea. [à pied] to go for a walkb. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ridec. [à vélo] to go for a rideB.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]1. [moment dans une succession] turn[aux échecs] movea. [généralement] it's your turn ou gob. [échecs] it's your moveà qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the tabletour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of dutyau premier tour in the first ballot ou roundC.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]1. [stratagème] trickjouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebodyça vous jouera un mauvais ou vilain tour you'll be sorry for it!, it'll catch up with you (one day)!ma mémoire/vue me joue des tours my memory/sight is playing tricks on me2. [numéro, technique]tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skillD.[ASPECT]1. [orientation] turntour d'esprit turn ou cast of minda. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the betterb. [personne] to wrap up[en syntaxe] constructionE.[ROTATION][d'un outil] turnfaire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice3. MÉDECINEF.technologie lathe————————à tour de bras locution adverbiale[frapper] with all one's strength ou might————————à tour de rôle locution adverbialetour à tour locution adverbiale————————tour de chant nom masculin————————tour de force nom masculinil a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force ou quite an achievement————————tour de main nom masculin1. [savoir-faire] knackavoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack2. (locution)en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye————————tour de table nom masculin2. [débat]The world-famous annual cycle race starts in a different town each year, but the home stretch is always the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The widespread excitement caused by the race, along with the heroic status of many coureurs-cyclistes, reflects the continuing fondness of the French towards cycling in general. -
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1. adjective,1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das
2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]2. transitive verb1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen
2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]3. intransitive verbtrocknen; trocken werdenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86451/dry_out">dry out- dry up* * *1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) trocken2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) trocken3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) trocken2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) (ab)trocknen- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up* * *[draɪ]I. adj<-ier, -iest>1. (not wet) trockenthe kettle has boiled \dry das ganze Wasser im Kessel ist verdampft\dry bread trockenes Brotto go \dry austrocknen2. hair, skin trocken3. river, well, pond ausgetrocknetto run \dry source versiegen5. (lacking lubrication) trocken\dry cough trockener Husten\dry throat trockene Kehle6. (without alcohol) alkoholfrei\dry bar Bar f ohne Alkoholausschank\dry party Fest nt ohne alkoholische Getränke\dry state Staat m mit Alkoholverbotas \dry as dust sterbenslangweilig, stinklangweilig fam10.▶ to bleed sb \dry jdn ausnehmen▶ to come up \dry AM erfolglos sein▶ to run \dry unproduktiv werdenII. n1. (inside)▪ the \dry das Trockenecome into the \dry komm ins TrockeneIII. vt<- ie->▪ to \dry sth etw trocknen; fruit, meat etw dörren; (dry out) etw austrocknen; (dry up) etw abtrocknento \dry the dishes [das Geschirr] abtrocknento \dry flowers Blumen trocknento \dry one's hands sich dat die Hände abtrocknento \dry the laundry die Wäsche trocknenIV. vi<- ie->1. (lose moisture) trocknento put sth out to \dry etw zum Trocknen raushängen2. (dry up) abtrocknen* * *[draɪ]1. vt pret, ptp driedtrocknen; fruit also dörren; skin abtrocknenhe dried his hands/feet — er trocknete sich (dat) die Hände/Füße ab, er trocknete seine Hände/Füße ab
to dry one's eyes — sich (dat) die Tränen abwischen
2. vi1) (= become dry) trocknen2) (= dry dishes) abtrocknen3. adjto run dry (river) — austrocknen; (well) versiegen
to rub sth dry —
as dry as a bone —
See:→ high2) mouth, throat, lips, eyes, cough trockenthere wasn't a dry eye in the house — es blieb kein Auge trocken
dry mustard — Senfpulver nt
4) cow trockenstehendher breasts are dry — sie hat keine Milch
5) (inf: anti-alcohol) state, country alkoholfreiher voice was harsh and dry — ihre Stimme klang hart und trocken
8) (= uninspired, dull) book, speech, lecture trockenas dry as dust — todlangweilig, knochentrocken (inf)
9) wine, sherry, cider trocken4. nin the dry — im Trockenen
come into the dry — komm ins Trockene
* * *dry [draı]1. trocken:a) völlig trocken,I’m (as) dry as dust umg meine Kehle ist vollkommen ausgedörrt ( → A 14);feel dry Durst haben;“keep dry” „vor Nässe schützen!“;rub sth dry etwas trocken reiben;not yet dry behind the ears umg noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren;2. Trocken…:dry fruit Dörrobst n;dry season Trockenzeit f4. dürr, ausgedörrt5. ausgetrocknet, versiegt:go dry austrocknen, versiegen;a dry fountain pen ein leerer Füllhalter6. trockenstehend (Kuh etc):the cow is dry die Kuh steht trocken oder gibt keine Milch7. tränenlos (Auge): at the end of the performance there wasn’t a dry eye in the house waren alle in Tränen aufgelöst;with dry eyes fig trockenen Auges, ungerührt8. durstig machend (Arbeit etc):gardening is dry work Gartenarbeit macht durstig9. trocken, ohne Aufstrich (Brot)10. obs unblutig, ohne Blutvergießen (Krieg etc)11. MAL etc streng, nüchtern12. unproduktiv (Künstler etc)13. nüchtern, nackt, ungeschminkt (Fakten etc)14. trocken, langweilig:15. trocken (Humor)16. trocken, humorlos17. kühl, gleichgültig, gelassen18. trocken, herb (Wein etc)19. umga) antialkoholisch:dry law Prohibitionsgesetz nb) trocken, mit Alkoholverbot (Land etc):go dry ein Alkoholverbot einführenc) trocken, ohne Alkohol (Party etc)d) trocken, weg vom Alkohol20. MIL US Übungs…, ohne scharfe Munition:dry firing Ziel- und Anschlagübungen plB v/t1. trocknen2. (o.s. [off] sich, one’s hands sich die Hände) abtrocknen (on an dat):dry one’s hair sich die Haare föhnena) das Geschirr abtrocknen,c) fig erschöpfen4. Obst etc dörrenC v/i2. verdorren3. dry upb) versiegenc) keine Milch mehr geben (Kuh etc)d) (das Geschirr) abtrocknene) umg versiegen, aufhörenf) umg den Mund halten:dry up! halt die Klappe!g) umg stecken bleiben (Schauspieler etc)D pl dries, drys [draız] s1. POL Br umg kompromisslose(r) Konservative(r)3. US umg Prohibitionist(in)* * *1. adjective,1) trocken; trocken, (very dry) herb [Wein]; ausgetrocknet [Fluss, Flussbett]dry shave/shampoo — Trockenrasur, die/-shampoo, das
2) (not rainy) trocken [Wetter, Klima]3) (coll.): (thirsty) durstig4) ausgetrocknet, versiegt [Brunnen]5) (fig.) trocken [Humor]; (impassive, cold) kühl [Art, Bemerkung usw.]6) (dull) trocken [Stoff, Bericht, Vorlesung]2. transitive verb1) trocknen [Haare, Wäsche]; abtrocknen [Geschirr, Baby]dry one's eyes or tears/hands — sich (Dat.) die Tränen abwischen/die Hände abtrocknen
2) (preserve) trocknen [Kräuter, Holz, Blumen]; dörren [Obst, Fleisch]3. intransitive verbtrocknen; trocken werdenPhrasal Verbs:- dry out- dry up* * *adj.trocken adj. v.abtrocknen v.dörren v.trocknen v.
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