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we're taking it in turns to look after him

1 rolar

v.

to wander around, to roam around, to walk about, to ambulate.

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1. VT

1) And, Cono Sur (=mencionar) to touch on, mention, mention in conversation

la conversación roló la religión — the conversation touched on religion

2) Méx (=pasar) to pass from hand to hand

2. VI

1) [viento] to veer round

2) Cono Sur (=ser arribista) to be a social climber

3) And, Cono Sur (=hablar) to talk, converse ( con with)

4) And, Cono Sur (=alternar con) to associate, be in contact ( con with)

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) viento ( en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; ( en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

b) barco to roll

2) (Méx fam) ( dar vueltas) to wander around
2.
rolar vt (Méx fam) < persona> to move

lo rolaron de turno — he was put on a different shift

rolarla de algo — (Méx fam) to work as something
3.
rolarse v pron (recípr) (Méx fam) ( turnarse)

nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo — we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro — we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) viento ( en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; ( en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

b) barco to roll

2) (Méx fam) ( dar vueltas) to wander around
2.
rolar vt (Méx fam) < persona> to move

lo rolaron de turno — he was put on a different shift

rolarla de algo — (Méx fam) to work as something
3.
rolarse v pron (recípr) (Méx fam) ( turnarse)

nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo — we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro — we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «viento» (en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; (en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

2 «barco» to roll

B ( Méx fam) (dar vueltas) to wander around

salimos a rolar por allí we went out for a wander o we went out and wandered around

anda rolando de un pariente a otro she has been shunted from one relative to another ( colloq)

C ( Chi frml) ( Der) to appear

que rola a fojas tres/en autos which appears on page three/in the dossier

■ rolar

vt

( Méx fam) ‹persona› to move

hay que rolarlo de sitio we'll have to move him o put him somewhere else

lo rolaron en sus funciones/en el turno he was given different duties/put on a different shift

rolarla de algo ( Méx fam); to work as sth

■ rolarse

v pron

( recípr)

( Méx fam) (turnarse): nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar ( conjugate rolar) verbo intransitivo (Méx fam) ( dar vueltas) to wander around
verbo transitivo (Méx fam) ‹ persona› to move
rolarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) (Méx fam) ( turnarse) to take turns;
◊ tenemos que rolarnos el libro we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar vi

1. [embarcación] to roll

2. [viento] [en sentido de las agujas de reloj] to veer;
[en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj] to back
3. Chile, Perú [relacionarse] to mix, to socialize

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rolar

v/i del viento come around

Spanish-English dictionary > rolar
2 turno

m.

1 turn, go (tanda).

cuando le llegue el turno hará como todos when it's his turn he'll do the same as everyone else

hacer algo por turnos to take turns to do something

2 shift.

trabajar por turnos to work shifts

turno de día/noche day/night shift

tiene el turno de noche he's on the night shift, he's on nights

de turno on duty

el médico de turno the doctor on duty

el gracioso de turno the inevitable smart alec

3 open-air festival.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: turnar.

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turno

► nombre masculino

1 (tanda) turn, go

■ es mi turno it's my turn

■ ¿a quién le toca el turno? who's next?

2 (período de trabajo) shift

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar de turno to be on duty

turno de día / turno de noche day shift / night shift

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noun m.

1) turn

2) shift

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SM

1) (=vez) turn; [en juegos] turn, go

es tu turno — it's your turn

cuando te llegue el turno — when your turn comes

espere su turno — wait your turn

por turnos — in turns, by turns

estuvo con su querida de turno — he was with his lover of the moment

el tonto de turno — the inevitable idiot

turno de preguntas — round of questions

2) [de trabajo] shift

hago el turno de tarde — I do the afternoon shift

estar de turno — to be on duty

farmacia de turno — duty chemist

médico de turno — duty doctor, doctor on duty

trabajo por turnos — shiftwork

trabajar por turnos — to work shifts, do shiftwork

turno de día — day shift

turno de noche — night shift

turno de oficio — spell of court duty

turno rotativo — rotating shift

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masculino

a) ( horario)

trabajar por turnos — to work (in) shifts

turno de día/noche — day/night shift

estar de turno — to be on duty

b) ( personas) shift

c) ( en un orden)

pedir turno — (Esp) to ask who is last in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cuando te toque el turno a ti... — when your turn comes...

cuidémoslo por turnos — let's take turns looking after him

llegó con el novio de turno — she turned up with her boyfriend of the moment

- turno de preguntas

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= stint, turn, shift, watch.

Ex. Evidence for identification is rarely available, but in a few cases very full printers' records have survived in which individual stints are accounted for.

Ex. In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.

Ex. Each library will have to determine how long the shifts at the service area will be.

Ex. During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

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* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* de turno = on duty, on call.

* en turnos = on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rotating basis, on a rota.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* funcionar por un sistema de turnos = work on + a rota system, work on + a rota, work + shifts.

* hacer turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre = organise + a rota of + Nombre.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* sistema de turnos = rota system.

* tener una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = operate + a rota system of + Nombre.

* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.

* toma de turnos en la conversación = turn-taking [turntaking].

* trabajador por turnos = shift worker.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajo por turnos = shift work.

* turno de guardia = guard duty.

* turno de noche = night shift [night-shift].

* turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].

* turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.

* turnos del personal = staffing rota.

* una serie de + Nombre + organizdos por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.

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masculino

a) ( horario)

trabajar por turnos — to work (in) shifts

turno de día/noche — day/night shift

estar de turno — to be on duty

b) ( personas) shift

c) ( en un orden)

pedir turno — (Esp) to ask who is last in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cuando te toque el turno a ti... — when your turn comes...

cuidémoslo por turnos — let's take turns looking after him

llegó con el novio de turno — she turned up with her boyfriend of the moment

- turno de preguntas

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= stint, turn, shift, watch.

Ex: Evidence for identification is rarely available, but in a few cases very full printers' records have survived in which individual stints are accounted for.

Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.

Ex: Each library will have to determine how long the shifts at the service area will be.

Ex: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* de turno = on duty, on call.

* en turnos = on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rotating basis, on a rota.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* funcionar por un sistema de turnos = work on + a rota system, work on + a rota, work + shifts.

* hacer turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* mantener un sistema de turnos = hold + a rota of.

* organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre = organise + a rota of + Nombre.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* sistema de turnos = rota system.

* tener una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = operate + a rota system of + Nombre.

* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.

* toma de turnos en la conversación = turn-taking [turntaking].

* trabajador por turnos = shift worker.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajo por turnos = shift work.

* turno de guardia = guard duty.

* turno de noche = night shift [night-shift].

* turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].

* turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.

* turnos del personal = staffing rota.

* una serie de + Nombre + organizdos por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.

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turno

masculine

1

(horario): va a la academia en el turno de (la) tarde she goes to school in the afternoons, she goes to the afternoon session at the school

hay dos turnos: mañana y tarde there are two shifts: morning and afternoon

la reducción de horarios no se aplicará a los que hacen turnos the reduction in hours will not apply to those who work shifts o to shift workers

tiene turno de noche he is on night duty o on (the) night shift

2 (personas) shift

3

(en un orden): pedir turno to ask who is last in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

guárdeme el turno, ahora mismo vuelvo could you keep my place in the line, I'll be right back

ya verás cuando te toque el turno a ti you'll see when your turn comes

espera a que te llegue el turno wait (for) your turn, wait until it's your go ( colloq)

cuidémoslo por turnos let's take turns looking after him, let's take it in turns to look after him

de turno of the moment

llegó con el novio de turno she turned up with her boyfriend of the moment

Compuestos:

● turno de preguntas

question-and-answer session

● turno rotativo

rotating shift

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Del verbo turnar: ( conjugate turnar)

turno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

turnó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

turno sustantivo masculino
a) ( horario de trabajo):

◊ hacer el turno de noche to work the night shift;

estar de turno to be on duty
b) ( personas) shift

c) ( en un orden):

◊ cuando te toque el turno when your turn comes;

cuidémoslo por turnos let's take turns looking after him;
pedir turno (Esp) to ask who is last in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue
turno sustantivo masculino
1 (en una cola, un juego, etc) turn
2 (de trabajo) shift
' turno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colarse
- guardia
- palabra
- pasarse
- tocar
- vez
- farmacia
English:
alternately
- day shift
- go
- graveyard shift
- move
- shift
- sitting
- spell
- stint
- turn
- wait
- duty

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turno nm

1. [de trabajo] shift;

trabajar por turnos to work shifts;

turno de día/noche day/night shift;

tiene el turno de noche he's on the night shift, he's on nights;

turno partido split shift;

de turno on duty;

el médico de turno the doctor on duty, the duty doctor;

el gracioso de turno the inevitable smart alec

Comp
turno de oficio = order in which lawyers are assigned legal-aid cases
2. [vez] turn, go;

cuando le llegue el turno hará como todos when it's his turn he'll do the same as everyone else;

hacer algo por turnos to take (it in) turns to do sth

Comp
turno de preguntas question time
3. [orden]
hay un turno establecido para las vacaciones there's a rota for Br holidays o US vacations

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turno

m

1 turn;

por turnos in turns;

es mi turno it’s my turn

2 de trabajo shift;

cambio de turno change of shift;

trabajar por turnos work shifts;

de turno on duty

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turno nm

1) : turn

ya te tocará tu turno: you'll get your turn

2) : shift, duty

turno de noche: night shift

3)

por turno : alternately

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turno n

1. (en una cola, lista, etc) turn

¡espera tu turno! wait your turn!

2. (en el trabajo) shift

el turno de noche the night shift

de turno on duty

el médico de turno the doctor on duty

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3 nach

I Präp. (+ Dat)

1. räumlich: to; (bestimmt nach) for, bound for; Richtung: auch toward(s); nach außen outward(s); nach rechts to the right; nach unten down; im Haus: downstairs; nach oben up; im Haus: upstairs; nach England reisen go to England; nach England abreisen leave for England; der Zug nach London the train to London; das Schiff fährt nach Australien is bound for ( oder is going to) Australia; nach Hause home; das Zimmer geht nach hinten / vorn hinaus the room faces the back / front; der Balkon geht nach Süden the balcony faces south; Balkon nach Süden south-facing balcony; wir fahren nach Norden we’re travel(l)ing north ( oder northward[s]); bei bestimmten Verben: die Blume richtet sich nach der Sonne the flower turns toward(s) the sun; nach dem Arzt schicken send for the doctor; nach dem Messer greifen grab for the knife

2. zeitlich: after; fünf ( Minuten) nach eins five (minutes) past (Am. auch after) one; nach zehn Minuten ten minutes later; nach einer Stunde von jetzt an: in an hour(‘s time); nach Ankunft / Erhalt on arrival (receipt)

3. Reihenfolge: after; einer nach dem anderen one by one, one after the other; der Reihe nach in turn; der Reihe nach! take (it in) turns!, one after the other!; der Größe nach by ( oder according to) size; nach Hauptmann kommt Major major comes after captain; nach ihm kommt lange keiner fig. he’s in a class of his own, he’s streets ahead of the rest

4. (entsprechend) according to; siehe auch gemäß; nach dem, was er sagte auch going by what he said; nach Ansicht (+ Gen) in ( oder according to) the opinion of; nach meiner Ansicht oder meiner Ansicht nach in my opinion; nach Gewicht verkaufen sell by weight; nach Bedarf as required; seine Uhr nach dem Radio etc. stellen set one’s watch by the radio etc.; wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way; dem Namen nach by name; seinem Namen / Akzent etc. nach judging oder going by his name / accent etc.; Rehbraten nach Art des Hauses roast venison а la maison; Sauerbraten nach rheinischer Art braised beef marinated in vinegar (Am. sauerbraten) in the Rhenish style; sie kommt ganz nach der Mutter she’s just like her mother; nach Musik tanzen etc.: to music; nach Noten from music; nach Vorlage zeichnen draw from a pattern; eine Geschichte nach dem Leben a story taken from real life; es ist nicht nach i-m Geschmack it’s not to her taste; seinem Wesen nach ist er eher ruhig if anything he is quiet by nature; riechen / schmecken nach smell (taste) of; nach seiner Weise in his usual way; nach Shakespeare according to Shakespeare; frei nach Heine freely adapted from Heine; nach bestem Wissen to the best of one’s knowledge; nach Stunden / Dollar etc. gerechnet in (terms of) hours / dollars etc.; 3 Pfund sind etwa 5 Euro nach unserem Geld 3 pounds is about 5 euros in our money; Ermessen, Meinung etc.

5. nach jemandem fragen ask for s.o.; die Suche nach dem Glück etc. the pursuit of ( oder search for) happiness etc.

6. Dial.: nach dem Süden fahren go south; nach Oma gehen go to grandma’s

II Adv. after; mir nach! follow me!; nach und nach gradually, bit by bit, Am. auch little by little; nach wie vor still, as ever

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after (Adv.);

(Reihenfolge) after (Präp.);

(Richtung) unto (Präp.); at (Präp.); for (Präp.); to (Präp.); towards (Präp.); bound for (Präp.);

(Uhrzeit) past (Präp.);

(gemäß) acc. (Präp.); according to (Präp.)

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[naːx]
1. prep +dat

1) (örtlich) to

das Schiff/der Zug fährt nách Kiel — the boat/train is bound for Kiel, the boat/train is going to Kiel

er ist schon nách London abgefahren — he has already left for London

nách Osten — eastward(s), to the east

nách Westen — westward(s), to the west

von Osten nách Westen — from (the) east to (the) west

nách links/rechts — (to the) left/right

von links nách rechts — from (the) left to (the) right

nách jeder Richtung, nách allen Richtungen (lit) — in all directions; (fig) on all sides

nách hinten/vorn — to the back/front; (in Wagen/Zug etc auch) to the rear/front

nách... zu — towards... (Brit), toward... (US)

nách Norden zu or hin — to(wards) the north

2)

(in Verbindung mit vb siehe auch dort) nách jdm/etw suchen — to look for sb/sth

sich nách etw sehnen — to long for sth

nách etw schmecken/riechen — to taste/smell of sth

3) (zeitlich) after

fünf (Minuten) nách drei — five (minutes) past or after (US) three

nách Christi Geburt, nách unserer Zeitrechnung — AD, anno Domini (form)

sie kam nách zehn Minuten — she came ten minutes later, she came after ten minutes

nách zehn Minuten war sie wieder da — she was back in ten minutes, she was back ten minutes later

nách zehn Minuten wurde ich schon unruhig — after ten minutes I was getting worried

was wird man nách zehn Jahren über ihn sagen? — what will people be saying about him in ten years or in ten years' time?

nách Empfang or Erhalt or Eingang — on receipt

drei Tage nách Empfang — three days after receipt

nách allem, was geschehen ist — after all that has happened

4) (Reihenfolge) after

eine(r, s) nách dem/der anderen — one after another or the other

die dritte Straße nách dem Rathaus — the third road after or past the town hall

ich komme nách Ihnen! — I'm or I come after you

(bitte) nách Ihnen! — after you!

der Leutnant kommt nách dem Major (inf) — a lieutenant comes after a major

nách "mit" steht der Dativ — " mit" is followed by or takes the dative

5) (= laut, entsprechend) according to; (= im Einklang mit) in accordance with

nách dem Gesetz, dem Gesetz nách — according to the law

nách römischem Gesetz — according to or under Roman law

nách Artikel 142c — under article 142c

manche Arbeiter werden nách Zeit, andere nách Leistung bezahlt — some workers are paid by the hour, others according to productivity

etw nách Gewicht kaufen — to buy sth by weight

nách Verfassern/Gedichtanfängen — in order of or according to authors/first lines

die Uhr nách dem Radio stellen — to put a clock right by the radio

seinem Wesen or seiner Natur nách ist er sehr sanft — he's very gentle by nature

seiner Veranlagung nách hätte er Musiker werden sollen — with his temperament he should have been a musician

ihrer Sprache nách (zu urteilen) — from her language, judging by her language

nách dem, was er gesagt hat — from what he's said, according to what he's said

nách allem, was ich gehört habe — from what I've heard

nách allem, was ich weiß — as far as I know

Knödel nách schwäbischer Art — Swabian dumplings

6) (= angelehnt an) after

nách dem Russischen — after the Russian

nách einem Gedicht von Schiller — after a poem by Schiller

7)

er wurde nách seinem Großvater genannt — he was named after (Brit) or for (US) his grandfather

2. adv

1)

(räumlich) mir nách! (old, liter) — follow me!

2)

(zeitlich) nách und nách — little by little, gradually

nách wie vor —

wir treffen uns nách wie vor im "Goldenen Handschuh" — we still meet in the "Golden Glove" as always

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1) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) according to

2) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) according to

3) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) after

4) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) after

5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) after

6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) after

7) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) along

8) at

9) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) for

10) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) for

11) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) next to

12) (after: It's past six o'clock.) past

13) (after: The child became ill subsequent to receiving an injection against measles.) subsequent to

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nach

[na:x]

I. präp + dat

1. (in Richtung)

▪ \nach etw:

die Küche geht \nach dem Garten/der Straße the kitchen looks out over [or on] the garden/faces the street

ein Zimmer mit Fenstern \nach dem Garten/der Straße a room overlooking the garden/street

\nach Norden/Westen gehen to go north/west; s.a. außen, da, dort, hier, hinten, innen, links, oben, rechts, unten, vorn

2. (als Ziel)

▪ \nach etw to sth

der Weg führt direkt \nach Rom this is the way to Rome

der Zug \nach Bonn the train for Bonn, the Bonn train

\nach etw abreisen to leave for sth; s.a. Haus

3. (anschließend)

▪ \nach etw after sth

\nach nur wenigen Minuten after only a few minutes, only a few minutes later

\nach Ablauf der Verlängerung after [or on] expiry of the extension, at the end of the extension

20 [Minuten] \nach 10 20 [minutes] past 10

wird der Baum noch \nach 100 Jahren stehen? will the tree still be standing in a hundred years' time?

\nach allem, was... after all that...; s.a. Christus

4. (kontinuierlich)

▪ etw \nach etw sth after sth

Schritt \nach Schritt step by step, little by little

5. (als Reihenfolge)

▪ \nach jdm/etw after sb/sth

das Museum kommt \nach der Post the museum is after [or past] the post office

der Leutnant kommt \nach dem Oberst lieutenant ranks lower than colonel

du stehst \nach mir auf der Liste you're [or you come] after me on the list

eins \nach dem ander[e]n first things first

[bitte,] \nach dir/Ihnen! after you!

6. (gemäß)

▪ \nach etw according to sth

\nach Artikel 23/den geltenden Vorschriften under article 23/present regulations

\nach allem [o dem], was... from what...

\nach allem, was ich gehört habe from what I've heard

\nach dem, was wir jetzt wissen as far as we know

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit \nach in all probability

dem Gesetz \nach by law

etw \nach dem Gewicht/der Größe \nach sortieren to sort sth by [or according to] weight/size

\nach Lage der Dinge as matters stand

\nach menschlichem Ermessen as far as one can tell

[ganz] \nach Wunsch [just] as you wish

▪ jds... \nach [o \nach jds...] judging by sb's...

meiner Ansicht/Meinung \nach in my view/opinion

\nach meiner Erinnerung as I remember [or recall] it

\nach Meinung von Experten according to experts; s.a. Art

7. (anlehnend)

▪ \nach etw:

\nach einer Erzählung von Poe after [or based on] a story by Poe

eine Erzählung \nach dem Arbeitsleben a tale from [or based on] working life

ein Gemälde \nach einem alten Meister a painting in the manner of an old master

ein Werk \nach einem Thema von Bach a piece on a theme by Bach

dem Sinn \nach hat er gesagt, dass... the sense of his words were that...

Ihrem Akzent \nach sind Sie Schotte I hear from your accent [or your accent tells me] that you're from Scotland

das kostet ungefähr 2 Euro nach unsrem Geld it costs about 2 euros in our money

\nach etw geformt formed after sth

[frei] \nach Goethe [freely] adapted from Goethe

etw \nach Litern/Metern messen to measure sth in litres/metres

\nach der neuesten Mode in [accordance with] the latest fashion

jdn dem Namen \nach kennen to know sb by name

\nach Plan according to plan

\nach etw riechen/schmecken to smell/taste of sth

der Sage \nach [o \nach der Sage] according to the legend

\nach einer Vorlage from an original

jds Wesen \nach judging from sb's character, by nature; s.a. Gedächtnis, Maß

8. DIAL (zu)

▪ \nach jdm/etw to sb/sth

\nach der Bahn gehen to go to the station

\nach dem Osten/Süden fahren to go [to the] east/south

9. siehe auch Verb

\nach jdm fragen/rufen/schicken to ask/call/send for sb

\nach wem hat er gefragt? who was he asking for?

\nach etw greifen/streben/suchen to reach/strive/look for sth

wo\nach [o (fam) \nach was] suchst du? what are you looking for?

er hat erreicht, wo\nach [o (fam) \nach was] er gestrebt hat he has achieved what he has been striving for

II. adv

1. (hinterher)

ihm \nach! after him!; (an Hund a.) sic 'im! fam

mir \nach! follow me!

2. NORDD

da kann man nicht \nach gehen you can't go there

3.

▶ \nach und \nach gradually, little by little

▶ \nach wie vor still

ich halte \nach wie vor an meiner Überzeugung fest I remain convinced

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) to

ist das der Zug nach Köln? — is that the train for Cologne or the Cologne train?

nach Hause gehen — go home

sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

komm ganz nach vorn — come right to the front

nach links/rechts — to the left/right

nach allen Richtungen — in all directions

nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

ich bringe den Abfall nach draußen — I am taking the rubbish outside

2) (zeitlich) after

zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

3)

nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

4) (mit bestimmten Verben, bezeichnet das Ziel der Handlung) for

5) (bezeichnet [räumliche und zeitliche] Reihenfolge) after

6) (gemäß) according to

nach meiner Ansicht od. Meinung, meiner Ansicht od. Meinung nach — in my view or opinion

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach — in all probability

[frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

sie kommt eher nach dem Vater — (ugs.) she takes more after her father

jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen — know somebody by name only

dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law
2.
Adverb

1) (räumlich)

[alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

2) (zeitlich)

nach und nach — little by little; gradually

nach wie vor — still; as always

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nach

A. präp (+dat)

1. räumlich: to; (bestimmt nach) for, bound for; Richtung: auch toward(s);

nach außen outward(s);

nach rechts to the right;

nach unten down; im Haus: downstairs;

nach oben up; im Haus: upstairs;

nach England reisen go to England;

nach England abreisen leave for England;

der Zug nach London the train to London;

das Schiff

fährt nach Australien is bound for ( oder is going to) Australia;

nach Haus(e) home;

das Zimmer geht nach hinten/vorn hinaus the room faces the back/front;

der Balkon geht nach Süden the balcony faces south;

Balkon nach Süden south-facing balcony;

wir fahren nach Norden we’re travel(l)ing north ( oder northward[s]); bei bestimmten Verben:

die Blume richtet sich nach der Sonne the flower turns toward(s) the sun;

nach dem Arzt schicken send for the doctor;

nach dem Messer greifen grab for the knife

2. zeitlich: after;

fünf (Minuten) nach eins five (minutes) past (US auch after) one;

nach zehn Minuten ten minutes later;

nach einer Stunde von jetzt an: in an hour(’s time);

nach Ankunft/Erhalt on arrival (receipt)

3. Reihenfolge: after;

einer nach dem anderen one by one, one after the other;

der Reihe nach in turn;

der Reihe nach! take (it in) turns!, one after the other!;

der Größe nach by ( oder according to) size;

nach Hauptmann kommt Major major comes after captain;

nach ihm kommt lange keiner fig he’s in a class of his own, he’s streets ahead of the rest

4. (entsprechend) according to; → auch gemäß;

nach dem, was er sagte auch going by what he said;

nach Ansicht (+gen) in ( oder according to) the opinion of;

nach meiner Ansicht oder

meiner Ansicht nach in my opinion;

nach Gewicht verkaufen sell by weight;

nach Bedarf as required;

seine Uhr nach dem Radio etc

stellen set one’s watch by the radio etc;

wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way;

dem Namen nach by name;

seinem Namen/Akzent etc

nach judging oder going by his name/accent etc;

Rehbraten nach Art des Hauses roast venison à la maison;

Sauerbraten nach rheinischer Art braised beef marinated in vinegar (US sauerbraten) in the Rhenish style;

sie kommt ganz nach der Mutter she’s just like her mother;

nach Musik tanzen etc: to music;

nach Noten from music;

nach Vorlage zeichnen draw from a pattern;

eine Geschichte nach dem Leben a story taken from real life;

es ist nicht nach i-m Geschmack it’s not to her taste;

seinem Wesen nach ist er eher ruhig if anything he is quiet by nature;

riechen/schmecken nach smell (taste) of;

nach seiner Weise in his usual way;

nach Shakespeare according to Shakespeare;

frei nach Heine freely adapted from Heine;

nach bestem Wissen to the best of one’s knowledge;

nach Stunden/Dollar etc

gerechnet in (terms of) hours/dollars etc;

3 Pfund sind etwa 5 Euro nach unserem Geld 3 pounds is about 5 euros in our money; → Ermessen, Meinung etc

5.

nach jemandem fragen ask for sb;

die Suche nach dem Glück etc the pursuit of ( oder search for) happiness etc

6. dial:

nach dem Süden fahren go south;

nach Oma gehen go to grandma’s

B. adv after;

mir nach! follow me!;

nach und nach gradually, bit by bit, US auch little by little;

nach wie vor still, as ever

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) to

ist das der Zug nach Köln? — is that the train for Cologne or the Cologne train?

nach Hause gehen — go home

sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

komm ganz nach vorn — come right to the front

nach links/rechts — to the left/right

nach allen Richtungen — in all directions

nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

ich bringe den Abfall nach draußen — I am taking the rubbish outside

2) (zeitlich) after

zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

3)

nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

4) (mit bestimmten Verben, bezeichnet das Ziel der Handlung) for

5) (bezeichnet [räumliche und zeitliche] Reihenfolge) after

6) (gemäß) according to

nach meiner Ansicht od. Meinung, meiner Ansicht od. Meinung nach — in my view or opinion

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach — in all probability

[frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

sie kommt eher nach dem Vater — (ugs.) she takes more after her father

jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen — know somebody by name only

dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law
2.
Adverb

1) (räumlich)

[alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

2) (zeitlich)

nach und nach — little by little; gradually

nach wie vor — still; as always

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konj.

for conj. präp.

according to prep.

after prep.

to prep.

towards prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nach
4 mirar

v.

1 to look at (dirigir la vista a).

mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at something closely/from a distance

¡míralos! look at them!

mirar algo por encima to glance over something, to have a quick look at something

mirar a alguien bien/mal to think highly/poorly of somebody

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look somebody up and down

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro (figurative) to look down on somebody

de mírame y no me toques (informal) very fragile

Ella mira la luna She looks at the moon.

Ella mira She looks.

2 to look (dirigir la vista).

¡mira! look (at that!)

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…

mira que te avisé I told you so

mira por dónde… guess what?, would you believe it? (peninsular Spanish)

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're being really tedious/silly!

3 to check, to look through.

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage

Ella mira la revista She looks through=leafs through the magazine.

4 to check, to look.

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

5 to watch.

Ella mira el partido She watches the game.

6 to consider, to think about, to think over.

Ella mira la posibilidad She considers the possibility.

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mirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (observar) to look at; (con atención) to watch

■ mira lo que dice este letrero look at this sign

■ mírame a los ojos look me in the eye

■ pasa todo el día mirándose en el espejo he spends all day looking at himself in the mirror

■ se miraron sorprendidos they looked at each other in surprise

2 (buscar) to look; (registrar) to search

■ ya he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it

■ me miraron todo al pasar por la aduana they went through everything at customs

3 (tener cuidado con) to watch

■ mira bien lo que haces watch what you do

4 (averiguar) to see, find out

■ mira (a ver) si lo han vendido ya see whether they have sold it yet

5 (dar) to face

■ el dormitorio mira a poniente the bedroom faces west

6 (tener cuidado con) to watch, mind, be careful

■ mira bien lo que dices watch what you say

7 (tener en cuenta) to consider

■ cuando le apetece algo no mira nada when he wants something he just goes for it

■ los jóvenes de hoy no miran nada young people today have no consideration

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to look; (con atención) to stare

2 (buscar) to look

■ mira debajo de la cama look under the bed

3 (tener cuidado) to mind, watch, be careful

■ mira que no te engañen mind they don't cheat you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mírame y no me toques very fragile, delicate

mira que si... what if...

¡mira! (gen) look! 2 (con asombro) well I never!, fancy that! 3 (como aviso) look here!

mira que te lo dije I did tell you, didn't I?

mira quién habla look who's talking

mira, yo no digo nada look, I'm not saying a thing

mirándolo bien... thinking about it...

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down one's nose at somebody

mirar algo/a alguien con buenos/malos ojos to have a good/bad opinion of something/somebody

mirar algo por encima to have a quick look at something

mirar atrás to look back

mirar de arriba a abajo a alguien to look somebody up and down

mirar por alguien to think of somebody

mirarse en alguien to look up to somebody

¡mira por donde! would you believe it!

¡mira que!

■ ¡mira que es tonto! he's so stupid!

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verb

1) to look, look at

2) watch

3) consider

•

- mirarse

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1. VT

1) (=ver) to look at

estaba mirando la foto — she was looking at the photo

me miró con tristeza — she looked at me sadly

miraban boquiabiertos el nuevo aparato — they stared open-mouthed at the new machine

• mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

• mirar algo/a algn de reojo o de través — to look at sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar fijamente algo/a algn — to gaze o stare at sth/sb

• mirar algo por encima — to glance over sth

- mirar bien o con buenos ojos a algn

- mirar mal o con malos ojos a algn

- de mírame y no me toques
hombro
2) (=observar) to watch

se quedó mirando cómo jugaban los niños — she stood watching the children play

miraba los barcos — she was watching the boats

estuvo mirando la tele todo el día — he spent all day watching TV

3) (=comprobar)

le miraron la maleta en la aduana — they searched his suitcase at customs

mira que no hierva el agua — make sure the water doesn't boil

mira a ver lo que hace el niño — go and see o check what the boy's up to

mira a ver si ha venido el taxi — (look and) see if the taxi has come

míralo en el diccionario — look it up in the dictionary

4) (=pensar en)

no mira las dificultades — he doesn't think of the difficulties

lo hago mirando el porvenir — I'm doing it with the future in mind

¡no gastes más, mira que no tenemos dinero! — don't spend any more, remember we've no money!

• mirándolo bien, bien mirado o si bien se mira o mirándolo bien, la situación no es tan grave — all in all, the situation isn't that bad, if you really think about it, the situation isn't all that bad

bien mirado o mirándolo bien, creo que lo haré más tarde — on second thoughts, I think I'll do it later

5) (=ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — he's very careful with money

deberías mirar lo que gastas — you should watch what you spend

mira mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail

6) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira qué cuadro tan bonito! — look, what a pretty painting!

¡mira cómo me has puesto de agua! — look, you've covered me in water!

¡mira lo que has hecho! — (just) look what you've done!

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

¡mira (bien) lo que haces! — watch what you do!

¡mira con quién hablas! — just remember who you're talking to!

b) [indicando sorpresa, disgusto]

• mira que, ¡mira que es tonto! — he's so stupid!

¡mira que te avisé! — didn't I warn you?

¡mira que ponerse a llover ahora! — it would have to start raining right now!

c) [indicando esperanza, temor]

• mira que si, ¡mira que si ganas! — imagine if you win!

¡mira que si no viene! — just suppose he doesn't come!

¡mira que si es mentira! — just suppose it isn't true!, what if it isn't true?

7) LAm (=ver) to see

¿lo miras? — can you see it?

2. VI

1) [con la vista] to look

me vio pero miró hacia otro lado — she saw me, but she looked the other way

estaba mirando por la ventana — he was looking out of the window

miré por el agujero — I looked through the hole

miró alrededor para ver si veía a alguien — she looked around to see if she could see anyone

mirar de reojo o de través — to look out of the corner of one's eye

2) (=comprobar) to look

¿has mirado en el cajón? — have you looked in the drawer?

3) (=estar orientado hacia) to face

la casa mira al sur — the house faces south

el balcón mira al jardín — the balcony looks out onto the garden

4) (=cuidar)

• mirar por algn — to look after sb, take care of sb

debes de mirar por tus hermanos — you should look after o take care of your brothers

mira mucho por su ropa — she takes great care of her clothes

solo mira por sus intereses — he only looks after his own interests

tienes que mirar por ti mismo — you have to look out for yourself

5) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira! un ratón — look, a mouse!

mira, yo creo que... — look, I think that...

mira, déjame en paz ahora — look, just leave me alone now

mire usted, yo no tengo por qué aguantar esto — look here, I don't have to put up with this

b) [indicando sorpresa, admiración]

• mira si, ¡mira si estaría buena la sopa que todos repitieron! — the soup was so good that everyone had seconds!

¡mira si es listo el niño! — what a clever boy he is!

- ¡pues mira por dónde...!

6)

• mirar a — (=proponerse) to aim at

este proyecto mira a mejorar la calidad del agua — this project is aimed at improving water quality

7) frm

por lo que mira a — as for, as regards

3.

See:

mirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

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= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

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* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

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mirar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ mirar (verbo transitivo)

A

1 contemplar: dibujo, etc

2 mirar: programa, partido

B fijarse

C considerar: problema, cuestión

D ser cuidadoso con

E

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 en advertencias

■ mirar (verbo intransitivo)

A observar, contemplar

B fijarse

C estar orientado hacia algo

D

1 preocuparse por

2 cuidar

■ mirarse (verbo pronominal)

1 cuidarse

2 contemplarse

vt

A

1 (contemplar) ‹dibujo/persona› to look at

se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta he just stared at me open-mouthed, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

no me mires así don't look at me like that

nunca te mira a los ojos cuando te habla he never looks you in the eye when he's talking to you

la miró de arriba (a) abajo he eyed o looked her up and down

estaba mirando una revista he was looking o leafing through a magazine

se quedó mirando cómo lo hacía he stood watching how she did it

¿has leído el informe? — lo he mirado muy por encima have you read the report — I've only had a quick look at it o I've only given it a cursory glance

salieron a mirar escaparates or ( AmL) vidrieras they went (out) window shopping

mírame y no me toques: esta cristalería es de las de mírame y no me toques you've only to look at this glassware and it breaks

el encaje es muy antiguo y está que mírame y no me toques the lace is very old and it's very fragile o delicate

2 ‹programa/partido› to watch

mirar televisión to watch television

B (fijarse) to look

mira qué vestido más bonito what a lovely dress!, that's a lovely dress, isn't it?

a ver si mira por dónde va why don't you look where you're going?

mira cómo se divierten look what fun they're having!

¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!

antes de salir mira bien que no quede ninguna luz encendida make sure o check there are no lights left on before you go out

mira a ver si el pollo está listo look o have a look at the chicken to see if it's done

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú see if you can open it

C (considerar) ‹problema/cuestión›

míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces think hard o carefully about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, había algo extraño en él thinking about it o now that I come to think about it, there was something strange about him

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero quedarme en casa on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay at home

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo/a algn en menos: me miró en menos el regalo y me costó tan caro the present I gave her cost the earth and she looked down her nose at it

yo que lo miré en menos y es un rico heredero I turned my nose up at him and it turns out he's the the heir to a fortune!

los miran en menos porque son pobres people look down on them because they're poor

mirar mal or no mirar bien a algn: en el trabajo no lo miran bien he's not very highly thought of at work, they don't have a very high opinion of him at work

lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair

los miran mal porque no están casados they're frowned upon because they're not married, people disapprove of them because they're not married

D

(ser cuidadoso con): mira mucho el dinero she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo he watches every penny

E

1

(expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc): ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! ( colloq)

¡mira que tú también te metes en cada lío …! you're a fine one to talk, with all the scrapes you get into! ( colloq)

¡mira que no saber dónde está Helsinki …! imagine o ( BrE) fancy not knowing where Helsinki is!

¡mira que eres tacaño! you're so mean! boy, you're mean! ( colloq)

¡mira que te lo he dicho de veces …! the times I've told you!, how many times do I have to tell you?

¡mira quién habla! look o hark who's talking!

mira si será egoísta, que no me lo quiso prestar talk about (being) selfish! he wouldn't lend it to me

2

(en advertencias): mira que mañana hay huelga de trenes remember that there's a train strike tomorrow

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

¿todavía estás aquí? mira que ya son las nueve are you still here? you realize o you (do) know it's already gone nine …

■ mirar

vi

A (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires, que es una sorpresa don't look, it's a surprise

cuando hay alguna escena violenta yo no miro when there's a violent scene I don't look

se mira y no se toca look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere but I can't find it

se pasa el día mirando por la ventana he spends the whole day looking out of the window

¿estás seguro de que no está? ¿miraste bien? are you sure it's not there? did you have a good look? o did you look properly?

tienes que mirar por aquí/por este agujero you have to look through here/through this hole

mirar atrás to look back

B (fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú! he won first prize — well, well! o well I never! o you're kidding! o ( BrE) get away! ( colloq)

mire, le quería hacer una pregunta look, there's something I wanted to ask you

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo no, to be honest o to tell you the truth, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas ahora con excusas look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira, hazlo como te dé la gana well o look, just go ahead and do it however you like!

mira por dónde ( Esp fam): yo no quería participar y, mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo I didn't even want to take part and yet, would you believe it? I won the trophy o and guess what? I won the trophy

¿no decías que era tan difícil conseguir una entrada? pues mira por dónde, no había ni cola didn't you say it was really difficult to get a ticket? well, can you believe it? there wasn't even a line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue ( colloq)

y mira por dónde, tenía yo razón and, you know what? I was right ( colloq)

C (estar orientado) mirar A/ HACIA algo; to face sth

la fachada mira al sur the front of the building faces south o is south-facing

esa habitación mira al mar that room overlooks the sea

el balcón mira a las montañas the balcony looks out onto the mountains

ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand ( o sit etc) facing the window

D mirar por

1 (preocuparse por) to think of

no mira más que por sus intereses he only thinks of his own interests

mira por ti misma, los demás que se las arreglen just worry about yourself o just think of o about yourself, and let others sort out their own problems

2 ( Col) (cuidar) to look after

¿quién mira por los niños? who's looking after o taking care of the children?

■ mirarse

v pron

1 ( refl) to look at oneself

se miró en el or al espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2 ( recípr) to look at each other

se miraron extrañados they looked at each other in surprise

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mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;

◊ mirar un cuadro to look at a picture;

no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mirar a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( fijarse) to look;
◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;

mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;

( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
◊ mirar a algn en menos to look down on sb;

mirar mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):
◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);

¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;

mirar por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mirar atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mirar A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirarse en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( recípr) to look at each other

mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- atrás
- dar
- directoria I
- directorio
- fijamente
- hito
- hombro
- lupa
- manía
- mirada
- observar
- ojo
- trasluz
- ver
- vista
- volver
- aguaitar
- atentamente
- bien
- caer
- cerca
- checar
- desesperación
- escudriñar
- huevo
- infinito
- microscopio
- mirado
- reojo
- soslayo
- vacío
- valer
- vidriera
English:
about
- around
- at
- browse
- clock
- comb
- contemplate
- dig around
- disdain
- even
- eye
- face
- gape
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glower
- hard
- intently
- leer
- look
- look at
- look back
- look down
- look out
- look round
- nose
- peek
- regard
- scowl
- sideways
- sneak
- space
- square
- squint
- stare
- steadily
- steal
- survey
- take
- tear away
- view
- watch
- window-shopping
- askance
- bright
- double
- down
- fine

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mirar

♦ vt

1. [dirigir la vista a] to look at;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare at;
mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at sth closely/from a distance;

¡míralos! look at them!;

mira lo que pone en ese cartel look (at) what that sign says;

mirar a la gente pasar to watch people go by;

no paraba de mirarme he kept staring at me;

pasaba horas mirando las estrellas I would spend hours gazing at the stars;

mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo to glance furtively at sth/sb;

mirar algo por encima to glance over sth, to have a quick look at sth;

mirar a alguien con ira to look angrily at sb, to glare at sb;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look sb up and down;

Comp

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down on sb;

Comp
Fam
ser de mírame y no me toques to be very fragile

2. [fijarse en]
primero mira cómo lo hago yo first, watch o see how I do it;

mira que no falte nada en las maletas check to see nothing's missing from the suitcases;

míralos bien y dime cuál te gusta más have a good look at them and tell me which you like best

3. [examinar] to check, to look through;

he mirado todo el periódico I've looked through the whole newspaper;

miraremos tu expediente con mucha atención we'll look at your file very carefully;

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage;

eso te lo tiene que mirar un médico you should have that looked at by a doctor

4. [considerar]
mira bien lo que haces be careful about what you do;

míralo desde este ángulo… look at it this way…;

bien mirado…, mirándolo bien… if you think about it…;

aunque bien mirado, podemos ir los dos on second thoughts, we could both go;

lo mires por donde lo mires whichever way you look at it;

mirar a alguien bien/mal to approve/disapprove of sb;

en este país miran mucho la puntualidad punctuality is very important to people in this country;

mirar mucho el dinero to be very careful with money

♦ vi

1. [dirigir la vista] to look;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare;
mira bien antes de cruzar look carefully before crossing the road;

miraban por la ventana they were looking out of the window;

¡mira! look (at that)!;

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…;
Esp
mira por dónde guess what?, would you believe it?;
también Irónico
¡mira qué bien! isn't that great!;

mira que te avisé I told you so;

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're so annoying/silly!;

¡mira que salir sin paraguas con la que está cayendo! fancy going out without an umbrella in this rain!;

¡mira si haría calor que no pude dormir! it was so hot I couldn't sleep!;

Comp

¡mira quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!;

Comp
Am Fam
mirar feo: siempre miraba feo a mis amigos she always looked down her nose at my friends

2. [buscar] to check, to look;

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

3.
mirar a [orientarse hacia] [casa, fachada] to face;
[habitación, terraza] to look out onto;
la mezquita mira al este the mosque faces east;

la habitación mira al mar the room looks out onto the sea

4.
mirar por [cuidar de] to look after;

mirar por los demás to look out for other people;

sólo mira por sus intereses she only looks after her own interests

5. Fam [averiguar, comprobar]
mirar a ver si to see if o whether;

mira a ver si ha llegado la carta (go and) see if the letter has arrived;

mira a ver si tienes algo de cambio para dejarme (have a look and) see if you've got any change you could lend me

♦ See also the pronominal verb mirarse

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mirar

I v/t

1 look at

2 ( observar) watch;

3 fig ( considerar) look at, consider;

no mirar el precio not worry about the cost;

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you’re doing

4 L.Am. ( ver) see;

¿qué miras desde aquí? what can you see from here?

II v/i look;

mirar a/hacia algo face sth;

mirar al norte de una ventana etc face north;

mirar por look through; ( cuidar) look after;

mirar por la ventana look out of the window;

¡mira! look!;

¡mira por dónde! would you believe it?;

mirándolo bien thinking about it, now that I etc come to think about it

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mirar vt

1) : to look at

2) observar: to watch

3) reflexionar: to consider, to think over

mirar vi

1) : to look

2) : to face, to overlook

3)

mirar por : to look after, to look out for

♦ See also the reflexive verb mirarse

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mirar vb

1. (en general) to look / to look at

mira en el armario look in the wardrobe

he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere

se miró en el espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2. (observar) to watch

estaba mirando cómo llegaban los barcos he was watching the boats arrive

3. (considerar) to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you're doing

4. (consultar) to look up

míralo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

mirar fijamente to stare at

Spanish-English dictionary > mirar
5 einbürgern

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (Person) naturalize; sich einbürgern lassen become naturalized

2. (Pflanze, Tier, Brauch etc.) introduce

II v/refl Sache: take root, establish itself; Brauch etc.: come into use, gain currency; sich in einer Sprache einbürgern auch find its ( oder their) way into a language; es hat sich so eingebürgert it’s become a habit ( bei with); (wird erwartet) it’s become the done thing (,dass man... to + Inf.); es hat sich so eingebürgert, dass er auf die Kinder aufpasst it became a habit for him to ( oder a fixed pattern that he should) look after (Am. take care of) the children; es hat sich bei uns so eingebürgert, dass wir uns die Hausarbeit teilen we got in(to) the habit of sharing the housework

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to naturalize

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ein|bür|gern ['ainbʏrgɐn] sep
1. vt
Person to naturalize; Fremdwort, Gewohnheit, Pflanze to introduce
er ist in die or der Türkei eingebürgert worden — he has become a naturalized Turk

2. vr
(Person) to become or be naturalized; (Brauch, Tier, Pflanze) to become established; (Fremdwort) to gain currency, to become established
das hat sich so eingebürgert (Brauch) — it's just the way we/they etc have come to do things; (Wort) it's been adopted into the language

es hat sich bei uns so eingebürgert, dass wir uns abwechseln — we've got into the habit of taking turns

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ein|bür·gern

[ˈainbʏrgɐn]

I. vt

1. ADMIN (eine Staatsangehörigkeit verleihen)

▪ jdn \einbürgern to naturalize sb

2. (heimisch werden)

▪ eingebürgert werden to become established

II. vr

1. (übernommen werden)

▪ sich akk \einbürgern to become established

2. (zur Regel werden)

▪ es hat sich [bei jdm/irgendwo] so eingebürgert it has become a habit [or the practice] [or custom] [with sb/somewhere]

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1.
transitives Verb naturalize < person, plant, animal>; introduce <custom, practice>
2.
reflexives Verb <custom, practice> become established; <person, plant, animal> become naturalized

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einbürgern (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (Person) naturalize;

sich einbürgern lassen become naturalized

2. (Pflanze, Tier, Brauch etc) introduce

B. v/r Sache: take root, establish itself; Brauch etc: come into use, gain currency;

sich in einer Sprache einbürgern auch find its ( oder their) way into a language;

es hat sich so eingebürgert it’s become a habit (

bei with); (wird erwartet) it’s become the done thing (,

dass man … to +inf);

es hat sich so eingebürgert, dass er auf die Kinder aufpasst it became a habit for him to ( oder a fixed pattern that he should) look after (US take care of) the children;

es hat sich bei uns so eingebürgert, dass wir uns die Hausarbeit teilen we got in(to) the habit of sharing the housework

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1.
transitives Verb naturalize <person, plant, animal>; introduce <custom, practice>
2.
reflexives Verb <custom, practice> become established; <person, plant, animal> become naturalized

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v.

to nationalise (UK) v.

to nationalize (US) v.

to naturalise (UK) v.

to naturalize (US) v.

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6 tour

I.

tour¹ [tuʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = édifice) tower ; ( = immeuble très haut) tower block

   b. (Chess) castle, rook

2. compounds

► la tour de Babel the Tower of Babel

► tour de contrôle control tower

► la tour Eiffel the Eiffel Tower

► tour HLM high-rise council block (Brit), high-rise project (US)

► tour d'ivoire

• enfermé dans sa or une tour d'ivoire shut away in an ivory tower ► la tour de Londres the Tower of London

► la tour de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

II.

tour² [tuʀ]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = excursion, parcours) trip ; ( = promenade) (à pied) walk ; (en voiture) drive ; (en vélo) ride

• allons faire un tour à pied let's go for a walk

• allons faire un petit tour à pied let's go for a walk

• faire un tour de manège to have a ride on a merry-go-round

• faire un tour en ville to go for a walk round town

• faire un tour en Italie to go for a trip round Italy

• le tour du parc prend bien une heure it takes a good hour to walk around the park

• 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 angles

• faire le tour du cadran [aiguille] to go round the clock ; [dormeur] to sleep round the clock

• faire le tour du monde to go round the world

• la route fait le tour de leur propriété the road goes round their estate

• faire le tour du propriétaire to look round one's property

• je vais te faire faire le tour du propriétaire I'll show you round

• faire le tour des invités to do the rounds of the guests

• la plaisanterie a fait le tour de la table the joke went round the table► faire un tour de

• faire un tour d'Europe to tour Europe

• ils ont fait un tour du monde en bateau they sailed round the world

   b. (dans un ordre, une succession) turn

• c'est votre tour it's your turn

• à ton tour de jouer it's your turn ; (Chess, draughts) it's your move

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• parler à son tour to speak in turn

• attends, tu parleras à ton tour wait - you'll have your turn to speak

• chacun son tour ! wait your turn!

• nous le faisons chacun à notre tour we take it in turns

• c'est au tour de Marc de parler it's Marc's turn to speak

• à qui le tour ? whose turn is it?

• votre tour viendra your turn will come

► à tour de rôle in turn

• ils sont de garde à tour de rôle they take turns being on duty► tour à tour alternately

• le temps était tour à tour pluvieux et ensoleillé the weather was alternately wet and sunny

• elle se sentait tour à tour optimiste et désespérée she felt optimistic and despairing by turns

   c. (Sport, politics) round

• au premier tour de la Coupe d'Europe in the first round of the European Cup

• élu au second tour elected in the second round

• tour de scrutin ballot

   d. ( = circonférence) [de partie du corps] measurement ; [de tronc, colonne] girth ; [de surface] circumference

• tour de tête head measurement ; (pour chapeau) hat size

• tour de cou collar size

• tour de taille waist measurement

• tour hanches hip measurement

• tour de poitrine [d'homme] chest measurement ; [de femme] bust measurement

   e. ( = rotation) revolution ; [d'écrou, clé] turn

• l'hélice a fait deux tours the propeller turned twice

• régime de 2 000 tours (minute) speed of 2,000 revs per minute

• un 33 tours an LP

• un 45 tours a single

• un 78 tours a 78

• donner un tour de clé to turn the key

• faire un tour sur soi-même to spin round once

► à tour de bras [frapper, taper] with all one's strength ; [composer, produire] prolifically ; [critiquer] with a vengeance

• il écrit des chansons à tour de bras he churns out songs one after the other

• ils licenciaient à tour de bras they were laying people off left, right and centre

   f. ( = tournure) [de situation, conversation] turn ; ( = phrase) turn of phrase

• la situation prend un tour dramatique the situation is taking a dramatic turn

   g. ( = exercice) [d'acrobate] feat ; [de jongleur, prestidigitateur] trick

• tour d'adresse feat of skill

• tour de cartes card trick

• et le tour est joué ! and there you have it!

• c'est un tour à prendre ! it's just a knack!

• avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

   h. ( = duperie) trick

• jouer un tour à qn to play a trick on sb

• un sale tour a dirty trick (inf)

   i. ( = machine) lathe

• tour de potier potter's wheel

2. <

► tour de chant song recital

► tour de force amazing feat

► le Tour de France the Tour de France

► tour de garde spell of duty

► tour d'honneur (Sport) lap of honour

► tour d'horizon general survey

• faire un tour d'horizon de la situation to have a look at the general situation ► tour de main

• avoir un tour de main to have a knack

• en un tour de main in no time at all ► tour de manivelle turn of the handle

• 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)

► tour de reins back strain

• attraper un tour de reins to strain one's back

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LE TOUR DE FRANCE

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.

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I tuʀ
nom masculin

1) ( mouvement rotatif) gén turn; ( autour d'un axe) revolution

donner un tour de clé — to turn the key

faire un tour de manège — to have a go on the merry-go-round

faire un tour de valse — to waltz around the floor

faire 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

fermer quelque chose à double tour — to double-lock something

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

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

tour de circuit — lap

3) ( pourtour) ( bords) edges (pl); ( circonférence) circumference; ( mensuration) measurement; ( mesure standard) size

de 15 mètres de tour — 15 metres [BrE] in circumference, 15 metres [BrE] around

tour de hanches — hip measurement

4) ( déplacement) ( à pied) walk, stroll; ( à bicyclette) ride; ( en voiture) drive, spin

faire 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 un tour chez des amis — to go over to some friends

faire des tours et des détours — lit [route, rivière] to twist and turn; fig [personne] to beat about the bush

5) ( examen) look

faire le tour d'un problème — to have a look at a problem

faire un (rapide) tour d'horizon — to have a quick overall look

faire le tour de ses ennemis — to go through one's enemies

on 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) round

à qui le tour? — whose turn is it?

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

7) ( consultation électorale)

tour de scrutin — ballot, round of voting

scrutin à deux tours — two-round ballot

8) (manœuvre, ruse) trick

jouer un tour à quelqu'un — to play a trick on somebody

et le tour est joué — ( c'est fait) that's done the trick; ( ce sera fait) that will do the trick

ça te jouera des tours — it's going to get you into trouble one of these days

tour d'adresse — feat of skill

tour de main — knack

en un tour de main — ( habilement) deftly; ( rapidement) in a flash

tour de force — feat; ( œuvre) tour de force

9) (allure, aspect) turn

tour (de phrase) — Linguistique turn of phrase

le tour qu'ont pris les événements — the turn events have taken

donner un tour nouveau à quelque chose — to give a new twist to something

10) Technologie ( machine-outil) lathe

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de chant

- tour de potier

- tour de rein

II tuʀ
nom féminin

1) Architecture tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US

2) ( aux échecs) rook, castle

3) ( machine de guerre) siege-tower

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tour de forage

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I tuʀ nf
1) (de château, d'église, gratte-ciel) tower

2) (= immeuble locatif) high-rise block Grande-Bretagne high-rise building USA tower block Grande-Bretagne

Il y a beaucoup de tours dans ce quartier. — There are a lot of tower blocks in this area.

3) ÉCHECS castle, rook

II tuʀ nm
1) (= excursion) (à pied) stroll, walk, (en voiture) drive, run, (à bicyclette) ride

faire 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.

Tu veux aller faire un tour à vélo? — Do you want to go for a bike ride?

2) (parcours circulaire)

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.

faire le tour du monde — to travel around the world

3) (en visitant chaque région)

faire un tour d'Europe — to tour Europe

On a fait un tour des Pyrénées. — We toured the Pyrénées.

4) SPORT (tour de piste) lap

5) (d'être servi ou de jouer) turn

c'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

faire qch à tour de rôle — to take it in turns to do sth

6) (= tournure) turn

le tour des événements — the turn of events

7) (avec une vis ou clef) turn

tour de vis — turn of the screw

fermer à double tour — to double-lock the door

8) [roue] revolution

faire 2 tours — to turn twice, to revolve twice

9) (= circonférence)

de 3 m de tour — 3 m around, with a circumference of 3 m

tour de taille — waist measurement

tour de tête — head measurement

10) (= ruse) trick, [prestidigitation, cartes] trick

11) [potier] wheel, (à bois, métaux) lathe

12) (autre locution)

à tour de bras — non-stop, relentlessly

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tour

A nm

1 ( 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 centre^GB○; ⇒ 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 honour^GB; 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 metres^GB 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;

11 Tech ( machine-outil) lathe; fait au tour† [jambe, corps] shapely.

B nf

1 Archit tower; ( immeuble) tower block GB, high rise US;

2 Jeux ( d'échecs) rook, castle;

3 Hist Mil ( machine de guerre) siege-tower.

Composés

tour 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 travelling^GB 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).

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[tur] nom féminin

1. ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION tower

la tour de Babel BIBLE the Tower of Babel

tour de bureaux office (tower) block

tour de contrôle AÉRONAUTIQUE control tower

la tour Eiffel the Eiffel tower

tour de guet observation tower

tour d'habitation tower ou high-rise block

tour d'ivoire (figuré) ivory tower

la tour de Londres the Tower of London

la tour (penchée) de Pise the Leaning Tower of Pisa

immeuble tour tower block

2. (familier) [personne grande et corpulente]

c'est une vraie tour he's/she's built like the side of a house

3. JEUX castle, rook

4. CHIMIE

tour de fractionnement fractionating column

5. INDUSTRIE DU PÉTROLE

tour de forage drilling rig

II

[tur] nom masculin

A.[CERCLE]

1. [circonférence - d'un fût, d'un arbre] girth ; [ - d'un objet, d'une étendue] circumference

2. [mensuration]

tour de taille/hanches waist/hip measurement

prends ton tour de taille measure (round) your waist

quel est votre tour de taille/hanches? what size waist/hips are you?

tour de cou collar size

il fait (un) 42 de tour de cou he takes a size 42 collar

tour de poitrine

a. [d'une femme] bust measurement ou size

b. [d'un homme] chest measurement ou size

tour de tête hat size

3. [parure]

tour de cou

a. JOAILLERIE choker

b. [vêtement en fourrure] fur collar

tour de lit (bed) valance

4. [circuit] tour, circuit

j'ai fait le grand tour pour venir ici I came here the long way round

faire le tour de (sens propre) : faire le tour d'un parc

a. to go round a park

b. [à pied] to walk round a park

c. [en voiture] to drive round a park

faire le tour du monde to go round the world

faire le tour du monde en auto-stop/voilier to hitch-hike/to sail round the world

faire le tour de (figuré) : l'anecdote a fait le tour des bureaux the story went round the offices ou did the rounds of the offices

faire le tour d'une question to consider a problem from all angles

j'ai fait le tour de toutes les options I've explored all the possibilities

je 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 up

tour de circuit lap

le Tour de France

a. [cycliste] the Tour de France

b. [des compagnons] the Tour de France (carried out by an apprentice to become a journeyman)

tour d'honneur lap of honour

tour de piste

a. SPORT [athlétisme] lap

b. ÉQUITATION round

faire un tour de piste sans faute ÉQUITATION to have a clear round

le tour du propriétaire: on a fait le tour du propriétaire we went ou looked round the property

fais-moi faire le tour du propriétaire show me round your property

j'ai fait le tour du cadran (familier) I slept round the clock

faire un tour d'horizon to deal with all aspects of a problem

5. [promenade - à pied] walk, stroll ; [ - en voiture] drive, ride ; [ - à bicyclette, à cheval, en hélicoptère] ride

[court voyage] trip, outing (substantif non comptable)

faire un tour

a. [à pied] to go for a walk

b. [en voiture] to go for a drive ou ride

c. [à vélo] to go for a ride

faire un tour en ville to go into town

nous irons faire un tour dans les Pyrénées we'll go for a trip in the Pyrenees

B.[PÉRIODE, ÉTAPE]

1. [moment dans une succession] turn

JEUX [généralement] turn, go

[aux échecs] move

c'est (à) ton tour

a. [généralement] it's your turn ou go

b. [échecs] it's your move

à qui le tour whose turn is it?, who's next?

chacun son tour everyone will have his turn

laisser passer son tour to miss one's turn

attendre son tour to wait one's turn

c'est à ton tour de mettre la table it's your turn to lay ou to set the table

tu parleras à ton tour you'll have your chance to say something

nous veillons chacun à notre tour we take turns to be on watch

tour de garde [d'un médecin] spell ou turn of duty

tour de scrutin ballot

au premier tour in the first ballot ou round

2. SPORT [série de matches] round

le second tour de la coupe d'Europe the second round of the European Cup

C.[ACTION HABILE OU MALICIEUSE]

1. [stratagème] trick

elle prépare un mauvais tour she's up to some mischief

jouer un tour à quelqu'un to play a trick on somebody

jouer un sale ou mauvais tour à quelqu'un to play a nasty ou dirty trick on somebody

ça 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 me

et le tour est joué! and there you have it!

avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

2. [numéro, technique]

tour d'adresse skilful trick, feat of skill

tour de cartes card trick

tour de passe-passe sleight of hand

D.[ASPECT]

1. [orientation] turn

cette affaire prend un très mauvais tour this business is going very wrong

la discussion prend un très mauvais tour the discussion is taking a nasty turn

tour d'esprit turn ou cast of mind

donner le tour

a. (Suisse) [maladie] to take a turn for the better

b. [personne] to wrap up

2. LINGUISTIQUE [expression] expression, phrase

[en syntaxe] construction

un tour de phrase maladroit an awkward turn of phrase

E.[ROTATION]

1. [d'une roue, d'un cylindre] turn, revolution

[d'un outil] turn

ASTRONOMIE revolution

faire un tour/trois tour s sur soi-même to spin round once/three times (on oneself)

il n'y a qu'un tour de clef the key's only been turned once

donner deux tours de clef to give a key two turns, to turn a key twice

n'oublie pas de donner un tour de clef (à la porte) don't forget to lock the door

tour de manège ride on a roundabout (UK) ou a merry-go-round

tour de vis (turn of the) screw

2. AUTOMOBILE revolution, rev

3. MÉDECINE

tour de reins: attraper ou se donner un tour de reins to put one's back out, to rick one's back

F.technologie lathe

tour de potier potter's wheel

fait au tour (figuré) beautifully made

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à tour de bras locution adverbiale

[frapper] with all one's strength ou might

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à tour de rôle locution adverbiale

in turn

on peut le faire à tour de rôle si tu veux we can take (it in) turns if you like

tour à tour locution adverbiale

alternately, by turns

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tour de chant nom masculin

(song) recital

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tour de force nom masculin

tour de force, (amazing) feat

il 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

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tour de main nom masculin

1. [savoir-faire] knack

avoir/prendre le tour de main to have/to pick up the knack

c'est un tour (de main) à prendre it's just a knack one has to pick up

2. (locution)

en un tour de main in no time (at all), in the twinkling of an eye

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tour de table nom masculin

1. ÉCONOMIE a meeting of shareholders or investors to decide a course of action

2. [débat]

faisons un tour de table I'd like each of you in turn to give his or her comments

réunir un tour de table to organize a brainstorming session

TOUR DE FRANCE

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.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tour

7 mejorar

v.

to improve, to get better.

María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.

Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.

Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer

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mejorar

► verbo transitivo

1 to improve

► verbo intransitivo

1 to improve, get better

► verbo pronominal mejorarse

1 to get better

■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better

* * *

verb

1) to improve

2) make better

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade

- mejorando lo presente

2)

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

2. VI

1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid

3.

See:

mejorarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

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* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

* * *

= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

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mejorar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away

tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting

intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record

2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer

■ mejorar

vi

«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better

mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better

ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better

han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world

el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement

■ mejorarse

v pron

1 «enfermo» to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?

que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon

2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth

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mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
◊ el tratamiento la mejoró the treatment made her a lot better

verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

[ persona] (Med) to get better;
◊ ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up

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mejorar

♦ vt

1. [hacer mejor] to improve;

mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;

su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance

2. [enfermo] to make better;

estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better

3. [superar] to improve;

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;

mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record

♦ vi

1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;

el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;

necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics

2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;

tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;

después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up

♦ See also the pronominal verb mejorarse

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mejorar

I v/t improve

II v/i improve

* * *

mejorar vt

: to improve, to make better

mejorar vi

: to improve, to get better

♦ See also the reflexive verb mejorarse

* * *

mejorar vb to improve

sus notas han mejorado his marks have improved

mañana mejorará el tiempo the weather will be better tomorrow

Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar

8 alegrar

v.

1 to cheer up, to make happy (person).

le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up

me alegró el día it made my day

Los confites alegran a Ricardo Candy makes Richard happy.

2 to brighten up.

Sus imitaciones alegran la fiesta His impersonations brighten the party.

Estos colores alegran el cuarto These colors brighten up the room.

3 to make tipsy.

4 to be happy about.

5 to be happy to.

Me alegra saber eso I am happy to know that.

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alegrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar alegría) to make happy, make glad, cheer up

■ la fiesta me alegró mucho the party cheered me up

2 figurado (avivar) to brighten (up), enliven

3 familiar (achispar) to make tipsy

► verbo pronominal alegrarse

1 to be pleased, be glad

■ me alegro mucho de que hayas venido I am very pleased that you have come

2 familiar (achisparse) to get tipsy

* * *

verb

1) to cheer up, make happy

2) liven up

•

- alegrarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=poner contento) to cheer up

le mandamos flores para alegrarla un poco — we sent her some flowers to cheer her up a bit

me alegra que me preguntes eso — I'm glad you asked me that

nos alegra saber que ha aprobado — we're pleased to hear that you passed

2) (=animar) [+ fiesta, reunión] to liven up; [+ casa, cuarto] to brighten up, cheer up

el rojo te alegra la cara — red gives your face a bit of colour

¡alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

los niños alegran el hogar con sus risas — the children liven up o cheer up the house with their laughter

3) [+ fuego] to poke

4) [+ toro] to excite, stir up

5) (Náut) [+ cuerda] to slacken

2.

See:

alegrarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

me alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) < persona> to cheer up; < fiesta> to liven up

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

c) (Taur) to excite
2.
alegrarse v pron

a) (ponerse feliz, contento)

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

* * *

= jazz up, brighten up.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

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* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.

* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

me alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) < persona> to cheer up; < fiesta> to liven up

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

c) (Taur) to excite
2.
alegrarse v pron

a) (ponerse feliz, contento)

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

* * *

= jazz up, brighten up.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.

* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.

* * *

alegrar [A1 ]

vt

1 (hacer feliz) ‹persona› to make … happy

me alegró mucho su visita her visit made me very happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez his grandchildren brought happiness to o brightened up his old age

me alegra saber que todo salió bien I'm glad o pleased to hear that everything turned out all right

2

(animar): ¡alegra esa cara! don't look so glum!, cheer up!

con sus bromas alegró la fiesta she livened up the party with her jokes

unas flores alegrarían la habitación some flowers would brighten up the room

3 ( Taur) to excite

■ alegrarse

v pron

1

(ponerse feliz, contento): me alegro tanto por ti I'm so happy for you; está mucho mejor — me alegro, déle saludos míos she's much better — that's good o I'm glad, give her my best wishes

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him

¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!

nos alegramos tanto con la noticia we were so pleased at the news

alegrarse DE algo to be glad o pleased ABOUT sth

se alegró de nuestra victoria she was glad o pleased about our win o that we had won

se alegran de las desgracias ajenas they take pleasure in other people's misfortunes

alegrarse DE + INF to be pleased to + INF

se alegró de recibir la carta she was pleased o glad to get the letter

me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? aren't you glad o pleased you came?

alegrarse DE QUE + SUBJ:

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

2 (animarse) to cheer up

¡vamos! ¡alégrate! si no es para tanto come on, cheer up! it's not that bad

3 (por el alcohol) to get tipsy ( colloq), to get merry ( BrE colloq)

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alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer feliz) ‹ persona› to make … happy;

◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) ‹ persona› to cheer up;

‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;
◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!

alegrarse verbo pronominal
a) (ponerse feliz, contento):

◊ me alegro mucho por ti I'm really happy for you;

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrarse con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
' alegrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- contentar
English:
brighten up
- exhilarate
- jazz up
- lighten
- brighten
- jazz

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alegrar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to cheer up, to make happy;
[fiesta] to liven up;
me alegró el día it made my day;

le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up;

esas plantas alegran la vista those plants brighten up the view;

¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!, give us a smile!

2. [habitación, decoración] to brighten up

3. [emborrachar] to make tipsy

4. Taurom
alegrar la embestida al toro to incite the bull to charge

♦ See also the pronominal verb alegrarse

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alegrar

v/t

1 make happy

2 ( animar) cheer up

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alegrar vt

: to make happy, to cheer up

♦ See also the reflexive verb alegrarse

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alegrar vb

1. (causar alegría) to make happy

Normalmente se traduce como to be glad o to be pleased

me alegró recibir la postal I was pleased to get your postcard

me alegra de que te encuentres mejor I'm glad you're feeling better

2. (animar persona) to cheer up

me llevó al ballet para alegrarme he took me to the ballet to cheer me up

3. (animar habitación, etc) to brighten up

estas flores alegran la habitación these flowers brighten the room up

alegrarle el día a alguien to make somebody's day

Spanish-English dictionary > alegrar

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