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1 Dank
Präp. (+ Gen oder Dat) thanks to (auch iro.); dank einem Zufall oder eines Zufalls by chance ( oder coincidence)* * *der Dankgratitude; thanks* * *Dạnk [daŋk]m -(e)s, no pl(ausgedrückt) thanks pl; (= Gefühl der Dankbarkeit) gratitudebesten or herzlichen or schönen or vielen Dank — many thanks, thank you very much, thanks a lot (inf)
vielen herzlichen/tausend Dank! — many/very many thanks!, thanks a million! (inf)
Dank sei dem Herrn (Eccl) — thanks be to God
haben Sie/hab Dank! (geh) — thank you!; (für Hilfe auch) I'm much obliged to you
jdm für etw Dank sagen (liter) — to express one's or give (esp Eccl) thanks to sb for sth
Dank sagen (Aus) — to express one's thanks; (Eccl) to give thanks
jdm Dank schulden (form) — to owe sb a debt of gratitude
jdm für etw Dank wissen (form) — to be indebted to sb for sth
mit bestem Dank zurück! — many thanks for lending it/them to me; (iro
das war ein schlechter Dank — that was poor thanks
das ist der ( ganze) Dank dafür — that's all the thanks one gets
als Dank für seine Dienste — in grateful recognition of his service
zum Dank (dafür) — as a way of saying thank you
das ist der Dank des Vaterlandes! (iro) — that's all the thanks one gets!
* * *(expression(s) of gratitude: I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.) thanks* * *<-[e]s>[ˈdaŋk]1. (Anerkennung für Geleistetes)▪ jds \Dank sign of sb's gratitude2. (Dankbarkeit) gratitude, thankfulnessmit bestem \Dank zurück! returned with thanks!besten/herzlichen/schönen/tausend/vielen \Dank thank you very much, many thanks form, thanks a lot famdas war ein schlechter \Dank that is/was poor thanksetw mit \Dank annehmen to accept sth with thanksjdm für etw akk \Dank sagen (geh) to express one's thanks to [or thank] sb for sth; REL to give thanks to sb for sthals \Dank für etw akk in grateful recognition of sthzum \Dank [dafür] (iron) as a way of saying thank you[das ist] der [ganze] \Dank dafür! that is/was all the thanks one gets/got!* * *der; Dank[e]s1) thanks pl.jemandem [großen] Dank schulden od. schuldig sein — (geh.)
jemandem zu [großem] Dank verpflichtet sein — owe somebody a [great] debt of gratitude
und das ist nun der Dank dafür — (iron.) so that's all the thanks I get!
mit vielem od. bestem Dank zurück — thanks for the loan; (bes. geschrieben) returned with thanks!
vielen/besten/herzlichen Dank! — thank you very much; many thanks
vielen Dank, dass du mir geholfen hast — thank you very much for helping me
tausend Dank! — (ugs.) very many thanks [indeed]
* * *(viel Dank ernten für etwas earn a lot of gratitude ( oder receive a lot of thanks) for sth;wenig/keinen Dank ernten für etwas get meagre (US -er)/no thanks for sth;(vielen Dank! many thanks, thank you very much, thanks a million umg;mit Dank with thanks;mit Dank zurück returned with thanks, thanks for the loan umg;jemandem zu Dank verpflichtet sein be deeply indebted to sb, owe sb a debt of gratitude;keinen Dank erwarten not expect any thanks;ist das der Dank für meine Mühe? is that all (the thanks) I get for the trouble I went to?;das ist nun der Dank dafür! iron that’s gratitude for you;zum Dank für seine Dienste in (grateful) recognition of his services;als Dank dafür, dass Sie ihm geholfen haben in appreciation of your help, as a way of saying thanks to you for helping him umg;dem Herrn! thanks be to God (in Heaven)* * *der; Dank[e]s1) thanks pl.jemandem [großen] Dank schulden od. schuldig sein — (geh.)
jemandem zu [großem] Dank verpflichtet sein — owe somebody a [great] debt of gratitude
und das ist nun der Dank dafür — (iron.) so that's all the thanks I get!
mit vielem od. bestem Dank zurück — thanks for the loan; (bes. geschrieben) returned with thanks!
vielen/besten/herzlichen Dank! — thank you very much; many thanks
vielen Dank, dass du mir geholfen hast — thank you very much for helping me
tausend Dank! — (ugs.) very many thanks [indeed]
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2 dank
Präp. (+ Gen oder Dat) thanks to (auch iro.); dank einem Zufall oder eines Zufalls by chance ( oder coincidence)* * *der Dankgratitude; thanks* * *Dạnk [daŋk]m -(e)s, no pl(ausgedrückt) thanks pl; (= Gefühl der Dankbarkeit) gratitudebesten or herzlichen or schönen or vielen Dank — many thanks, thank you very much, thanks a lot (inf)
vielen herzlichen/tausend Dank! — many/very many thanks!, thanks a million! (inf)
Dank sei dem Herrn (Eccl) — thanks be to God
haben Sie/hab Dank! (geh) — thank you!; (für Hilfe auch) I'm much obliged to you
jdm für etw Dank sagen (liter) — to express one's or give (esp Eccl) thanks to sb for sth
Dank sagen (Aus) — to express one's thanks; (Eccl) to give thanks
jdm Dank schulden (form) — to owe sb a debt of gratitude
jdm für etw Dank wissen (form) — to be indebted to sb for sth
mit bestem Dank zurück! — many thanks for lending it/them to me; (iro
das war ein schlechter Dank — that was poor thanks
das ist der ( ganze) Dank dafür — that's all the thanks one gets
als Dank für seine Dienste — in grateful recognition of his service
zum Dank (dafür) — as a way of saying thank you
das ist der Dank des Vaterlandes! (iro) — that's all the thanks one gets!
* * *(expression(s) of gratitude: I really didn't expect any thanks for helping them.) thanks* * *<-[e]s>[ˈdaŋk]1. (Anerkennung für Geleistetes)▪ jds \Dank sign of sb's gratitude2. (Dankbarkeit) gratitude, thankfulnessmit bestem \Dank zurück! returned with thanks!besten/herzlichen/schönen/tausend/vielen \Dank thank you very much, many thanks form, thanks a lot famdas war ein schlechter \Dank that is/was poor thanksetw mit \Dank annehmen to accept sth with thanksjdm für etw akk \Dank sagen (geh) to express one's thanks to [or thank] sb for sth; REL to give thanks to sb for sthals \Dank für etw akk in grateful recognition of sthzum \Dank [dafür] (iron) as a way of saying thank you[das ist] der [ganze] \Dank dafür! that is/was all the thanks one gets/got!* * *der; Dank[e]s1) thanks pl.jemandem [großen] Dank schulden od. schuldig sein — (geh.)
jemandem zu [großem] Dank verpflichtet sein — owe somebody a [great] debt of gratitude
und das ist nun der Dank dafür — (iron.) so that's all the thanks I get!
mit vielem od. bestem Dank zurück — thanks for the loan; (bes. geschrieben) returned with thanks!
vielen/besten/herzlichen Dank! — thank you very much; many thanks
vielen Dank, dass du mir geholfen hast — thank you very much for helping me
tausend Dank! — (ugs.) very many thanks [indeed]
* * *eines Zufalls by chance ( oder coincidence)* * *der; Dank[e]s1) thanks pl.jemandem [großen] Dank schulden od. schuldig sein — (geh.)
jemandem zu [großem] Dank verpflichtet sein — owe somebody a [great] debt of gratitude
und das ist nun der Dank dafür — (iron.) so that's all the thanks I get!
mit vielem od. bestem Dank zurück — thanks for the loan; (bes. geschrieben) returned with thanks!
vielen/besten/herzlichen Dank! — thank you very much; many thanks
vielen Dank, dass du mir geholfen hast — thank you very much for helping me
tausend Dank! — (ugs.) very many thanks [indeed]
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3 Dank
+gen o dat; (a. iron) thanks to (a. iron)2. Dank <-[e]s> [ʼdaŋk] mjds \Dank sign of sb's gratitude2) ( Dankbarkeit) gratitude, thankfulness;mit bestem \Dank zurück! returned with thanks!;besten/ herzlichen/ schönen/ tausend/vielen \Dank thank you very much, many thanks ( form), thanks a lot ( fam)das war ein schlechter \Dank that is/was poor thanks;etw mit \Dank annehmen to accept sth with thanks;jdm für etw \Dank sagen ( geh) to express one's thanks to [or thank] sb for sth rel to give thanks to sb for sth;jdm \Dank für etw wissen ( geh) to be indebted to sb for sth;jdm \Dank dafür wissen, dass... to be indebted to sb that...;als \Dank für etw in grateful recognition of sth;zum \Dank [dafür] ( iron) as a way of saying thank you;[das ist] der [ganze] \Dank dafür! that is/was all the thanks one gets/got! -
4 dank
+gen o dat; (a. iron) thanks to (a. iron)2. Dank <-[e]s> [ʼdaŋk] mjds \dank sign of sb's gratitude2) ( Dankbarkeit) gratitude, thankfulness;mit bestem \dank zurück! returned with thanks!;besten/ herzlichen/ schönen/ tausend/vielen \dank thank you very much, many thanks ( form), thanks a lot ( fam)das war ein schlechter \dank that is/was poor thanks;etw mit \dank annehmen to accept sth with thanks;jdm für etw \dank sagen ( geh) to express one's thanks to [or thank] sb for sth rel to give thanks to sb for sth;jdm \dank für etw wissen ( geh) to be indebted to sb for sth;jdm \dank dafür wissen, dass... to be indebted to sb that...;als \dank für etw in grateful recognition of sth;zum \dank [dafür] ( iron) as a way of saying thank you;[das ist] der [ganze] \dank dafür! that is/was all the thanks one gets/got! -
5 prendre
prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
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1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
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verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
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se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
6 valoir
valoir [valwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 291. <a. to be worth• valoir 1 000 € to be worth 1,000 euros• 500 € à valoir sur votre prochaine facture 500 euros credit against your next bill• je lui fis valoir que... I pointed out to him that...► valoir mieux• dans ce cas, il vaut mieux refuser or mieux vaut refuser in that case, it's better to say no• avertis-le, ça vaut mieux it would be better if you told him• il vaut mieux le prévenir we'd (or you'd etc) better tell himb. ( = être valable) to holdc. ( = équivaloir à) la campagne vaut bien la mer the countryside is every bit as good as the seaside2. <• qu'est-ce qui nous vaut l'honneur de cette visite ? to what do we owe the honour of this visit?3. <► se valoir ( = être équivalent)• et pour le prix ? -- ça se vaut and pricewise? -- there's hardly any difference* * *valwaʀ
1.
valoir à quelqu'un — to earn somebody [châtiment, éloges, critiques]; to win somebody [amitié, admiration]; to bring somebody something [ennuis]
ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis — it brought me nothing but trouble, I got nothing but trouble out of it
que me vaut l'honneur de ta visite? — hum to what do I owe the honour [BrE] (of this visit)?
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( en termes monétaires) to be worthça vaut bien 50 euros — ( à peu près) it must be worth 50 euros; ( largement) it's well worth 50 euros
valoir de l'or — fig to be very valuable
2) ( qualitativement)que vaut ce film/vin? — what's that film/wine like?
le film ne vaut pas grand-chose — the film isn't very good ou isn't up to much (colloq)
il ne vaut pas cher — he is a worthless individual ou a bad lot (colloq)
ne rien valoir — [matériau, produit, roman] to be rubbish, to be no good; [outil, traitement, méthode] to be useless; [argument] to be worthless
la chaleur/le climat ne me vaut rien — the heat/the climate doesn't suit me
le film vaut surtout par la qualité du dialogue — the principal merit of the film is the quality of the dialogue [BrE]
ça ne me dit rien qui vaille — (projet, annonce) I don't like the sound of it
3) ( égaler) to be as good aston travail vaut bien/largement le leur — your work is just as good/every bit as good as theirs
le frère vaut la sœur — hum the brother is just as bad as the sister
4) ( équivaloir à) to be worth5) ( mériter) to be worthça en vaut la peine, ça vaut le coup — (colloq) it's worth it
6) ( être valable) [règle, critique] to apply7) ( avec faire)faire valoir — ( faire fructifier) to put [something] to work [argent]; to farm [terrain]; to turn [something] to good account [bien]; ( mettre en avant) to point out [mérite, nécessité]; to emphasize, to highlight [qualité, trait]; to advance [argument]; to assert [droit]; to make [something] known [intention]
faire valoir que — to point out that, to argue that
se faire valoir — to push oneself forward, to get oneself noticed ( auprès de quelqu'un by somebody)
3.
se valoir verbe pronominal [produit, œuvres] to be the same
4.
verbe impersonnelil vaut mieux faire, mieux vaut faire — it's better to do
mieux vaut or il vaut mieux une dispute qu'un malentendu — an argument is better than a misunderstanding, rather an argument than a misunderstanding
cela vaut mieux — (colloq) it's better like that ou that way
* * *valwaʀ1. vi1) (= être valable) [argument, observation] to hold, [règle] to applyLe directeur a rappelé que ce règlement valait aussi bien pour les anciens employés que pour les nouveaux. — The manager reminded everyone that the rule applied as much to existing employees as to new ones.
valoir mieux; Ça vaut mieux. — That would be better.
Il vaut mieux se taire. — It would be better to say nothing., It's better to say nothing.
Il vaut mieux que je parte. — It's better if I leave., It would be better if I left.
à valoir COMMERCE — on account
2. vt1) [prix, valeur, effort] to be worthCette voiture vaut très cher. — This car's worth a lot of money.
2) (= causer)valoir qch à qn [prix] — to earn sb sth, [ennuis] to cause sb sth
Ce type de comportement lui a déjà valu des ennuis. — This kind of behaviour has already caused him problems.
faire valoir [droits, prérogatives] — to assert, [domaine, capitaux] to exploit
* * *valoir verb table: valoirA vtr ( procurer) valoir qch à qn to earn sb [châtiment, éloges, critiques, inimitiés]; to win sb [amitié, admiration]; to bring sb [ennuis]; ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis it brought me nothing but trouble, I got nothing but trouble out of it; ce qui lui a valu d'aller en prison which earned ou got him/her a prison sentence; cela lui a valu d'être élu/exclu du parti it got him elected/expelled from the party; tout ce que t'a valu ta baignade, c'est un bon rhume all you got out of going swimming is a nasty cold; que me vaut l'honneur de ta visite? hum to what do I owe the honourGB (of your visit)?B vi1 ( en termes monétaires) [maison, article] valoir une fortune/cher/encore plus cher to be worth a fortune/a lot/even more; ça vaut combien? how much is it (worth), what is it worth?; ça vaut bien 50 euros ( à peu près) it must be worth 50 euros; ( largement) it's well worth 50 euros; ça ne vaut pas grand-chose it's not worth much; valoir de l'or fig [idée] to be very valuable; [employé] to be worth one's weight in gold; ⇒ avertir, deux;2 ( qualitativement) que vaut ce film/vin? what's that film/wine like?; que vaut-il en tant que gestionnaire? how good an administrator is he?; il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère he's no better than his brother; ils ne valent pas mieux l'un que l'autre there's nothing to choose between them; le film ne vaut pas grand-chose the film isn't very good ou isn't up to much○; il ne vaut pas cher he is a worthless individual ou a bad lot○; ne rien valoir [matériau, produit, roman] to be rubbish, to be no good; [outil, traitement, méthode] to be useless; [argument] to be worthless; il ne vaut rien comme cuisinier he's a useless cook; le pneu ne vaut plus rien the tyre has had it○; la chaleur/le climat ne me vaut rien heat/the climate doesn't suit me; l'alcool ne vaut rien pour le foie alcohol doesn't do the liver much good; le voyage ne m'a rien valu the journey hasn't done me any good; le film vaut surtout par la qualité du dialogue the principal merit of the film is the quality of the dialogueGB; je sais ce que je vaux I know my own worth; il n'y a rien qui vaille dans cette œuvre there's nothing good about this work; il ne me dit rien qui vaille I've got misgivings about him; ça ne me dit rien qui vaille (projet, annonce) I don't like the sound of it; elle valait mieux que cela! she deserved better than that!;3 ( égaler) to be as good as; ton travail vaut bien/largement le leur your work is just as good/every bit as good as theirs; une explication qui en vaut une autre an explanation which is as good as any other; rien ne vaut la soie nothing beats silk; tout cela ne vaut pas la Corse it's still not as good as Corsica; le frère vaut la sœur iron the brother is just as bad as the sister;4 ( équivaloir à) to be worth; un ouvrier expérimenté vaut trois débutants an experienced worker is worth three novices;5 ( mériter) to be worth; le musée vaut la visite or le déplacement/le détour the museum is worth a visit/a detour; la question vaut d'être posée the question is worth asking; ça vaut/ne vaut pas la peine or le coup○ d'y aller it is/isn't worth going; ça vaut la peine que tu y ailles it's worth your going; ça en vaut la peine, ça vaut le coup○ it's worth it; ça vaut le coup d'œil○ it's worth seeing;6 ( être valable) [règle, critique] to apply; la règle vaut pour tous les cas/pour tout le monde the rule applies in all cases/to everybody; ceci vaut surtout pour son dernier roman this is particularly true of his/her last novel;7 ( avec faire) faire valoir ( faire fructifier) to put [sth] to work [argent]; to put [sth] to good use [terrain]; to turn [sth] to good account [bien]; ( mettre en avant) to point out [mérite, nécessité]; to emphasize, highlight [qualité, trait]; to advance [argument]; to assert [droit]; to make [sth] known [intention]; faire valoir que to point out that, to argue that; faire valoir la difficulté qu'il y aurait à faire qch to point out the difficulty of doing sth; faire valoir ses droits à la retraite to claim one's right to retirement; faire valoir ses relations to mention one's connections; se faire valoir to push oneself forward, to get oneself noticed (auprès de qn by sb);C se valoir vpr [produit, œuvres] to be the same; les deux candidats se valent there's nothing to choose between the two candidates; ça se vaut○ it's all the same.D v impers il vaut mieux faire, mieux vaut faire it's better to do; mieux vaut or il vaut mieux une dispute qu'un malentendu an argument is better than a misunderstanding, rather an argument than a misunderstanding; il vaut mieux que tu y ailles you'd better go; il aurait mieux valu qu'il se taise he would have done better to keep quiet; cela vaut mieux○ it's better like that ou that way.vaille que vaille somehow or other; un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras, il vaut mieux tenir que courir a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.[valwar] verbe intransitif1. [avoir tel prix] to be worthas-tu une idée de ce que peut valoir ce guéridon? have you any idea how much this little table might be worth?une famille qui vaut plusieurs milliards de dollars (familier) a family worth several billion dollars[coûter] to costvaloir très cher to cost a lot, to be very expensive, to be very dearne pas valoir cher to be cheap ou inexpensive2. [avoir telle qualité] to be worthje sais ce que je vaux I know my worth ou what I'm worthque vaut une vie d'artiste sans la reconnaissance du public? what's the point of being an artist without public recognition?quand je manque de sommeil, je ne vaux rien if I haven't had enough sleep I'm uselessne pas valoir grand-chose: l'émission d'hier ne valait pas grand-chose yesterday's programme wasn't up to muchvaloir mieux que: elle vaut mieux que la réputation qu'on lui fait she's much better than her reputation would suggest3. [origine de la valeuré]valoir par: ma bague ne vaut que par les souvenirs qu'elle représente my ring has only sentimental value4. [être valable, applicable]valoir pour to apply to, to hold for5. COMMERCEà valoir sur: il y a deux euros à valoir sur votre prochain achat you'll get two euros off your next purchase6. (locution)a. [argument] to emphasize, to put forward (separable)b. [opinion, raisons] to put forward (separable)c. [droit] to assert, to enforced. [qualité] to highlight, to bring out (separable)faire valoir un capital ÉCONOMIE to turn a sum of money to (good) account, to make a sum of money yield a good profitfaire valoir des terres/une propriété to derive profit from land/a propertydans ce cas, mieux vaut s'abstenir in that case, it's better to do nothingil vaut mieux ne pas répondre it's best ou better not to answeril vaudrait mieux que tu y réfléchisses you'd do better to ou you should think about itça vaut mieux: appelle le médecin, ça vaut mieux it would be better ou safer if you called the doctorje vais lui dire — je crois que ça vaut mieux I'm going to tell him — I think that would be the best thing to doça vaut mieux ainsi/pour lui it's better that way/for him————————[valwar] verbe transitif1. [procurer]valoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to earn somebody something, to bring something to somebodyses efforts lui ont valu une médaille aux jeux Olympiques his efforts earned him a medal at the Olympic Gamesqu'est-ce qui me vaut l'honneur/le plaisir de ta visite? to what do I owe the honour/pleasure of your visit?l'émission d'hier soir nous a valu une avalanche de coups de téléphone we were deluged with telephone calls after last night's programmene rien valoir à quelqu'un [ne pas lui convenir] to be no good for somebody, not to agree with somebody, not to suit somebody3. [mériter] to be worthle village vaut le détour/déplacement the village is worth the detour/journeyl'enjeu de l'affaire vaut que l'on prenne le temps de la réflexion it's worth taking time to reflect when you see what's at stake in the dealquand je paie 40 euros pour un spectacle, je veux que ça en vaille la peine if I spend 40 euros on a show I like to get my money's worthj'ai gagné 3 000 euros — dis donc, ça vaut le coup! I won 3,000 euros — well, that was certainly worth it!à ce prix-là, ça vaut le coup at that price, you can't go wrongah, rien ne vaut les confitures de grand-mère! there's nothing like grandma's jam!ça ne vaut pas Éric, tu sais ce qu'il m'a dit? (familier) what about Eric then? do you know what he told me?————————se valoir verbe pronominaltu vas voter Dupond ou Dufort? — tout ça se vaut! are you going to vote Dupond or Dufort? — it's six of one and half a dozen of the other ou it's all the same thing!vaille que vaille locution adverbiale -
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ГЛАДИТЬ/ПОГЛАДИТЬ ПО ГОЛОВКЕ (ПО ГОЛОВЕ rare) (кого) coll VP subj: human or collect)1. \Г-232 (за что) (often in questions or neg) to praise s.o., show one's approval to s.o.: X погладил Y-a по головке = X gave Y a pat on the backX patted Y on the back (in limited contexts) X patted Y on the head (gave Y a pat on the head).«Если я, например, захочу быть императором... Или... взорву памятник Пушкину у Тверского бульвара... По головке погладите?» (Терц 7). "Suppose I took it into my head to become an emperor...or...to blow up the Pushkin Monument on the Tverskoy Boulevard....Would you pat me on the back for that?" (7a).(extended usage) «Что случилось?» - «Да что: жизнь трогает!» — «И слава богу!» - сказал Штольц. «Как слава богу! Если б она всё по голове гладила, а то пристает, как, бывало, в школе к смирному ученику пристают забияки...» (Гончаров 1). "What's happened?" "Why, life doesn't leave me alone." "Thank goodness it doesn't!" said Stolz. "Thank goodness indeed! If it just went on patting me on the head, but it keeps pestering me just as naughty boys pester a quiet boy at school..." (1a).2. \Г-232 за что ( neg onlyusu. 3rd pers pl with indef. refer the verb is usu. in the final position) to punish s.o., hold s.o. responsible for sth.: X-a (за Y) по головке не погладят = they won't pat X on the back for (doing) Y they won't be too happy with X for (doing) Y X won't get a medal (any medals, any praise, any thanks) for (doing) Y (in limited contexts) X can get (himself) into hot water for Y (for doing Y, because of Y).«Вы уже написали заявление?» - «Нет». - «И не пишите! - зашептала Кипарисова... - Не пишите, ради вашего сына. За такое заявление по головке не погладят» (Чуковская 1). "You've already written the appeal?" "No." "Then don't write any!" whispered Kiparisova...."Don't write, for the sake of your son. They're not going to pat you on the back for an appeal like that..." (1a).«Я так рад, что не убил тебя... Не хватало только редактора „Курьера" убить. По головке бы за это не погладили» (Аксёнов 7). "I'm glad I didn't kill you....1 don't think they would have been too happy with me for killing the editor of the Courier" (7a).Я думаю, тебе как члену партии известно, что за такие веши по голове не гладят»... (Дудинцев 1). "You, as a member of the Party, ought to know that you won't get any medals for a business like this"... (1a).«Что он (клоун) делает!? Нет, вы только посмотрите, что он делает!? Ведь за это по головке не погладят» (Максимов 3). "What's he (the clown) think he's doing? Just look at him-what on earth is he doing? He won't get any thanks for this" (3a).Мы уезжали в Армению, и мне не захотелось везти с собой единственный экземпляр «Четвёртой (прозы)». Время хоть и было нежнейшим, но за эту прозу О. М(андельштама) бы по головке не погладили (Мандельштам 1). When we left for Armenia, I did not want to take the only copy of "Fourth Prose." Although the climate was very good at the moment, M(andelstam) could still have got into hot water because of it (1a). -
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• ГЛАДИТЬ/ПОГЛАДИТЬ ПО ГОЛОВКЕ < ПО ГОЛОВЕ rare> ( кого) coll[VP; subj; human or collect]=====⇒ to praise s.o., show one's approval to s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X patted Y on the head (gave Y a pat on the head).♦ "Если я, например, захочу быть императором... Или... взорву памятник Пушкину у Тверского бульвара... По головке погладите?" (Терц 7). "Suppose I took it into my head to become an emperor...or...to blow up the Pushkin Monument on the Tverskoy Boulevard....Would you pat me on the back for that?" (7a).♦ [extended usage] "Что случилось?" - "Да что: жизнь трогает!" - "И слава богу!" - сказал Штольц. "Как слава богу! Если б она всё по голове гладила, а то пристаёт, как, бывало, в школе к смирному ученику пристают забияки..." (Гончаров 1). "What's happened?" "Why, life doesn't leave me alone." "Thank goodness it doesn't!" said Stolz. "Thank goodness indeed! If it just went on patting me on the head, but it keeps pestering me just as naughty boys pester a quiet boy at school..." (1a).2. гладить по голове за что [neg only; usu. 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb is usu. in the final position]⇒ to punish s.o., hold s.o. responsible for sth.:- X won't get a medal (any medals, any praise, any thanks) for (doing) Y;- [in limited contexts] X can get (himself) into hot water for Y (for doing Y, because of Y).♦ "Вы уже написали заявление?" - " Нет". - "И не пишите! - зашептала Кипарисова... - Не пишите, ради вашего сына. За такое заявление по головке не погладят" (Чуковская 1). "You've already written the appeal?" "No." "Then don't write any!" whispered Kiparisova...."Don't write, for the sake of your son. They're not going to pat you on the back for an appeal like that..." (1a).♦ "Я так рад, что не убил тебя... Не хватало только редактора "Курьера" убить. По головке бы за это не погладили" (Аксёнов 7). "I'm glad I didn't kill you....I don't think they would have been too happy with me for killing the editor of the Courier" (7a).♦ "Я думаю, тебе как члену партии известно, что за такие веши по голове не гладят"... (Дудинцев 1). "You, as a member of the Party, ought to know that you won't get any medals for a business like this"... (1a).♦ "Что он [клоун] делает!? Нет, вы только посмотрите, что он делает!? Ведь за это по головке не погладят" (Максимов 3). "What's he [the clown] think he's doing? Just look at him-what on earth is he doing? He won't get any thanks for this" (3a).♦ Мы уезжали в Армению, и мне не захотелось везти с собой единственный экземпляр "Четвёртой [прозы]". Время хоть и было нежнейшим, но за эту прозу О. М[андельштама] бы по головке не погладили (Мандельштам 1). When we left for Armenia, I did not want to take the only copy of "Fourth Prose." Although the climate was very good at the moment, M[andelstam] could still have got into hot water because of it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > гладить по голове
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9 гладить по головке
• ГЛАДИТЬ/ПОГЛАДИТЬ ПО ГОЛОВКЕ < ПО ГОЛОВЕ rare> ( кого) coll[VP; subj; human or collect]=====⇒ to praise s.o., show one's approval to s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X patted Y on the head (gave Y a pat on the head).♦ "Если я, например, захочу быть императором... Или... взорву памятник Пушкину у Тверского бульвара... По головке погладите?" (Терц 7). "Suppose I took it into my head to become an emperor...or...to blow up the Pushkin Monument on the Tverskoy Boulevard....Would you pat me on the back for that?" (7a).♦ [extended usage] "Что случилось?" - "Да что: жизнь трогает!" - "И слава богу!" - сказал Штольц. "Как слава богу! Если б она всё по голове гладила, а то пристаёт, как, бывало, в школе к смирному ученику пристают забияки..." (Гончаров 1). "What's happened?" "Why, life doesn't leave me alone." "Thank goodness it doesn't!" said Stolz. "Thank goodness indeed! If it just went on patting me on the head, but it keeps pestering me just as naughty boys pester a quiet boy at school..." (1a).2. гладить по головке за что [neg only; usu. 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb is usu. in the final position]⇒ to punish s.o., hold s.o. responsible for sth.:- X won't get a medal (any medals, any praise, any thanks) for (doing) Y;- [in limited contexts] X can get (himself) into hot water for Y (for doing Y, because of Y).♦ "Вы уже написали заявление?" - " Нет". - "И не пишите! - зашептала Кипарисова... - Не пишите, ради вашего сына. За такое заявление по головке не погладят" (Чуковская 1). "You've already written the appeal?" "No." "Then don't write any!" whispered Kiparisova...."Don't write, for the sake of your son. They're not going to pat you on the back for an appeal like that..." (1a).♦ "Я так рад, что не убил тебя... Не хватало только редактора "Курьера" убить. По головке бы за это не погладили" (Аксёнов 7). "I'm glad I didn't kill you....I don't think they would have been too happy with me for killing the editor of the Courier" (7a).♦ "Я думаю, тебе как члену партии известно, что за такие веши по голове не гладят"... (Дудинцев 1). "You, as a member of the Party, ought to know that you won't get any medals for a business like this"... (1a).♦ "Что он [клоун] делает!? Нет, вы только посмотрите, что он делает!? Ведь за это по головке не погладят" (Максимов 3). "What's he [the clown] think he's doing? Just look at him-what on earth is he doing? He won't get any thanks for this" (3a).♦ Мы уезжали в Армению, и мне не захотелось везти с собой единственный экземпляр "Четвёртой [прозы]". Время хоть и было нежнейшим, но за эту прозу О. М[андельштама] бы по головке не погладили (Мандельштам 1). When we left for Armenia, I did not want to take the only copy of "Fourth Prose." Although the climate was very good at the moment, M[andelstam] could still have got into hot water because of it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > гладить по головке
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10 погладить по голове
• ГЛАДИТЬ/ПОГЛАДИТЬ ПО ГОЛОВКЕ < ПО ГОЛОВЕ rare> ( кого) coll[VP; subj; human or collect]=====⇒ to praise s.o., show one's approval to s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X patted Y on the head (gave Y a pat on the head).♦ "Если я, например, захочу быть императором... Или... взорву памятник Пушкину у Тверского бульвара... По головке погладите?" (Терц 7). "Suppose I took it into my head to become an emperor...or...to blow up the Pushkin Monument on the Tverskoy Boulevard....Would you pat me on the back for that?" (7a).♦ [extended usage] "Что случилось?" - "Да что: жизнь трогает!" - "И слава богу!" - сказал Штольц. "Как слава богу! Если б она всё по голове гладила, а то пристаёт, как, бывало, в школе к смирному ученику пристают забияки..." (Гончаров 1). "What's happened?" "Why, life doesn't leave me alone." "Thank goodness it doesn't!" said Stolz. "Thank goodness indeed! If it just went on patting me on the head, but it keeps pestering me just as naughty boys pester a quiet boy at school..." (1a).2. погладить по голове за что [neg only; usu. 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb is usu. in the final position]⇒ to punish s.o., hold s.o. responsible for sth.:- X won't get a medal (any medals, any praise, any thanks) for (doing) Y;- [in limited contexts] X can get (himself) into hot water for Y (for doing Y, because of Y).♦ "Вы уже написали заявление?" - " Нет". - "И не пишите! - зашептала Кипарисова... - Не пишите, ради вашего сына. За такое заявление по головке не погладят" (Чуковская 1). "You've already written the appeal?" "No." "Then don't write any!" whispered Kiparisova...."Don't write, for the sake of your son. They're not going to pat you on the back for an appeal like that..." (1a).♦ "Я так рад, что не убил тебя... Не хватало только редактора "Курьера" убить. По головке бы за это не погладили" (Аксёнов 7). "I'm glad I didn't kill you....I don't think they would have been too happy with me for killing the editor of the Courier" (7a).♦ "Я думаю, тебе как члену партии известно, что за такие веши по голове не гладят"... (Дудинцев 1). "You, as a member of the Party, ought to know that you won't get any medals for a business like this"... (1a).♦ "Что он [клоун] делает!? Нет, вы только посмотрите, что он делает!? Ведь за это по головке не погладят" (Максимов 3). "What's he [the clown] think he's doing? Just look at him-what on earth is he doing? He won't get any thanks for this" (3a).♦ Мы уезжали в Армению, и мне не захотелось везти с собой единственный экземпляр "Четвёртой [прозы]". Время хоть и было нежнейшим, но за эту прозу О. М[андельштама] бы по головке не погладили (Мандельштам 1). When we left for Armenia, I did not want to take the only copy of "Fourth Prose." Although the climate was very good at the moment, M[andelstam] could still have got into hot water because of it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > погладить по голове
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11 погладить по головке
• ГЛАДИТЬ/ПОГЛАДИТЬ ПО ГОЛОВКЕ < ПО ГОЛОВЕ rare> ( кого) coll[VP; subj; human or collect]=====⇒ to praise s.o., show one's approval to s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X patted Y on the head (gave Y a pat on the head).♦ "Если я, например, захочу быть императором... Или... взорву памятник Пушкину у Тверского бульвара... По головке погладите?" (Терц 7). "Suppose I took it into my head to become an emperor...or...to blow up the Pushkin Monument on the Tverskoy Boulevard....Would you pat me on the back for that?" (7a).♦ [extended usage] "Что случилось?" - "Да что: жизнь трогает!" - "И слава богу!" - сказал Штольц. "Как слава богу! Если б она всё по голове гладила, а то пристаёт, как, бывало, в школе к смирному ученику пристают забияки..." (Гончаров 1). "What's happened?" "Why, life doesn't leave me alone." "Thank goodness it doesn't!" said Stolz. "Thank goodness indeed! If it just went on patting me on the head, but it keeps pestering me just as naughty boys pester a quiet boy at school..." (1a).2. погладить по головке за что [neg only; usu. 3rd pers pl with indef. refer.; the verb is usu. in the final position]⇒ to punish s.o., hold s.o. responsible for sth.:- X won't get a medal (any medals, any praise, any thanks) for (doing) Y;- [in limited contexts] X can get (himself) into hot water for Y (for doing Y, because of Y).♦ "Вы уже написали заявление?" - " Нет". - "И не пишите! - зашептала Кипарисова... - Не пишите, ради вашего сына. За такое заявление по головке не погладят" (Чуковская 1). "You've already written the appeal?" "No." "Then don't write any!" whispered Kiparisova...."Don't write, for the sake of your son. They're not going to pat you on the back for an appeal like that..." (1a).♦ "Я так рад, что не убил тебя... Не хватало только редактора "Курьера" убить. По головке бы за это не погладили" (Аксёнов 7). "I'm glad I didn't kill you....I don't think they would have been too happy with me for killing the editor of the Courier" (7a).♦ "Я думаю, тебе как члену партии известно, что за такие веши по голове не гладят"... (Дудинцев 1). "You, as a member of the Party, ought to know that you won't get any medals for a business like this"... (1a).♦ "Что он [клоун] делает!? Нет, вы только посмотрите, что он делает!? Ведь за это по головке не погладят" (Максимов 3). "What's he [the clown] think he's doing? Just look at him-what on earth is he doing? He won't get any thanks for this" (3a).♦ Мы уезжали в Армению, и мне не захотелось везти с собой единственный экземпляр "Четвёртой [прозы]". Время хоть и было нежнейшим, но за эту прозу О. М[андельштама] бы по головке не погладили (Мандельштам 1). When we left for Armenia, I did not want to take the only copy of "Fourth Prose." Although the climate was very good at the moment, M[andelstam] could still have got into hot water because of it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > погладить по головке
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12 voler
I.voler1 [vɔle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• ça ne vole pas haut ! (inf) it's pretty low-level!II.voler2 [vɔle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ objet] ( = dérober) to steal• voler de l'argent/une idée/un baiser à qn to steal money/an idea/a kiss from sb• il ne l'a pas volé ! ( = il l'a mérité) he asked for it!• il ne l'a pas volée, cette médaille ! he worked hard for that medal!b. [+ personne] ( = dépouiller) to rob ; ( = léser) to cheat* * *vɔle
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1) ( dérober) to steal ( à quelqu'un from somebody)il s'est fait voler la victoire — fig he's been robbed of his victory
tu ne l'as pas volé! — fig it serves you right!
2) ( léser) to robvoler le client — to rip the customer off (colloq)
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verbe intransitif to flyvoler en éclats — [vitre] to shatter; fig [certitude] to be shattered
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I vɔle vi1) [avion, oiseau] to fly2) [objet] to fly
II vɔle1. vi[voleur] to steal2. vt1) (= dérober) to stealÇa n'est pas son stylo, il me l'a volé. — That's not his pen, he stole it from me.
On a volé mon appareil photo. — My camera's been stolen.
2) [personne] to rob* * *voler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( dérober) to steal [objet, secret, baiser] (à qn from sb); on lui a volé sa voiture, il s'est fait voler sa voiture he's had his car stolen; il s'est fait voler la victoire fig he's been robbed of his victory; tu ne l'as pas volé! fig it serves you right, you asked for it!;2 ( léser) to rob; voler le client to cheat ou rob the customer; ( plus fort) to rip the customer off○; voler l'État to steal from the State; voler qn sur la quantité/le poids to cheat sb over the quantity/the weight; 500 euros? tu t'es fait voler! 500 euros? you've been ripped off!; on se fait voler dans ce magasin! you get ripped off in that shop!; on n'a pas été volés! fig we got our money's worth!B vi1 [insecte, avion, pilote] to fly; fig [poussière, plume] to fly; voler au vent [cheveux, jupe] to blow in the wind;2 ( être lancé) lit, fig [pierres, insultes] to fly; voler en éclats [vitre] to shatter; fig [certitude] to be shattered; faire voler la réputation de qn en éclats fig to shatter sb's reputation;3 ( se précipiter) voler au secours de qn to rush to sb's aid; fig voler de bouche en bouche [nouvelle] to spread like wildfire. ⇒ mouche.ça vole bas! ( c'est grivois) that's a bit near the knuckle!; ( c'est idiot) that's pretty mindless stuff![vɔle] verbe intransitifvoler de ses propres ailes to stand on one's own two feet, to fend for oneself2. [étincelles, projectile] to flyil faisait voler ses adversaires/les assiettes he was throwing his opponents around/throwing the plates in the airvoler en éclats to be smashed to bits ou to pieces3. (littéraire) [nuages, flocons] to fly (along)4. (soutenu) [se précipiter]voler vers quelqu'un/quelque chose to fly to somebody/towards something————————[vɔle] verbe transitif1. [objet, idée] to stealce n'est pas bien de voler it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrongn'avoir pas volé: je n'ai pas volé mon argent/dîner/week-end I've certainly earned my money/earned myself some dinner/earned myself a weekendtu ne l'as pas volé! [tu es bien puni] you (certainly) asked for it!, it serves you right!2. [personne] to robil s'est fait voler son portefeuille/tout son matériel hi-fi his wallet/all his stereo equipment was stolen -
13 mano
f.1 hand.hecho a mano handmade¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy o to hand?votación a mano alzada show of handsa mano armada armeddar o estrechar la mano a alguien to shake hands with somebodydarse o estrecharse la mano to shake handslavarse las manos to wash one's hands¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!2 forefoot (zoology) (en general).3 coat.4 pestle.5 game (partida de naipes).ser mano to (be the) lead6 series (serie, tanda).7 handball (sport) (falta).8 coat of paint.9 dealer, hand, lead.10 buddy, pal.m.pal(informal). ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: manar.* * *1 ANATOMÍA hand3 (lado) side4 (de reloj) hand5 (de pintura) coat6 (de jabón) soaping7 (habilidad) skill8 (influencia) influence9 (ayuda) hand10 (de mortero) pestle11 (de naipes - jugada, conjunto de cartas) hand; (- jugador) leader12 DEPORTE (en futból) handball\a mano (escrito) handwritten, by hand 2 (hecho) handmade, by hand 3 (lavado) by hand 4 (cerca) to hand, handy, nearabrir la mano to become more flexible, become more lenienta mano armada armeda manos llenas generouslyalzar/levantar la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebodybajo mano underhandedlycogidos,-as de la mano hand-in-handcon el corazón en la mano sincerely, with one's heart on one's sleevecon las manos en la masa red-handedcon las manos vacías empty-handedcon una mano detrás y otra delante familiar without a penny to one's namedejar de la mano to abandonechar mano de algo to resort to something, draw on somethingechar una mano to give a hand, lend a handen buenas manos in good handsestar en las manos de alguien to be in somebody's handshecho,-a a mano handmade¡las manos quietas! familiar hands off!lavarse las manos figurado to wash one's handsllegar a las manos to come to blowsllevarse las manos a la cabeza to be horrifiedmano sobre mano idle, twiddling one's thumbs¡manos arriba! hands up!meter la mano en algo to get involved in something, intervene in somethingpedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's handponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand on somebodyponer la mano en el fuego por alguien to risk one's neck for somebodyponer manos a la obra to get down to work, get crackingquedar algo muy a mano to be very nearser la mano derecha de alguien to be somebody's right handser mano de santo to work wonderstener algo a mano to have something handytener buena mano para algo to have a knack for something, be a dab hand at somethingtener buenas manos to be good with one's handstener la mano (muy) larga (para pegar) to be quick to lift a hand 2 (para robar) to be light-fingered, have sticky fingerstener las manos limpias to be cleantener mano de hierro to rule with an iron fisttener mano izquierda to have a lot of tacttraerse algo entre manos to be planning something, be up to somethingmano de cerdo pig's trottermano de obra labourmano dura a firm hand* * *noun f.1) hand2) coat•- mano de obra* * *I1. SUSTANTIVO FEMENINOPara las expresiones manos arriba, al alcance de la mano, frotarse las manos, ver la otra entrada.1) (Anat) handlo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself
el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air
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votar a mano [alzada] — to vote by a show of hands•
[dar] la mano a algn — [para saludar] to shake hands with sb; [para andar, apoyarse] to take sb by the hand•
[darse] la mano {o} las manos — to shake hands•
recibir algo [de] manos de algn — to receive sth from sb•
los dos iban [de la] mano — the two were walking hand-in-hand, the two were walking along holding hands•
¡manos a la [obra]! — [como orden] to work!; [para darse ánimo] let's get on with it!, (let's) get down to work!•
¡las manos [quietas]! — hands off!, keep your hands to yourself!a mano (=sin máquina) by hand; (=cerca) handy, at hand; (=asequible) handy, to hand•
¡[venga] esa mano! — shake!, put it there!cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers
escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)
¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?
en manola tienda me queda {o} me pilla * muy a mano — the shop is very handy for me, the shop is very close {o} nearby
se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand
estrechar 1., 3), levantar 1., 1), b), robo 1)piso disponible, llave en mano — [para alquilar] flat available for immediate occupancy; [para comprar] flat available for immediate possession
2)en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school
mano a mano —
meter mano a algo —
hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption
ponerle a algn la mano encima —
¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!
poner la mano en el fuego —
yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan
traerse algo entre manos —
¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?
- vivir de la mano a la bocafue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered
mano dura — harsh treatment; (Pol) firm hand
3) (=posesión) hand•
[cambiar] de manos — to change handsla casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners
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de [primera] mano — (at) first-hand•
de [segunda] mano — second-handropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes
4) (=control)ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power
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[de buena] mano — on good authoritya manos de at the hands of•
[en buenas] manos — in good handsen manos de in the hands ofla carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss
írsele a algn la mano con algo —
írsele algo de las manos a algn —
5) (=habilidad)¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!
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tener [buena] mano, tiene buena mano para aparcar — she's good at parking•
tener [mala] mano — to be clumsy, be awkwardmano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals
6) (=lado) side7) (=trabajadores)pl manos hands, workerscontratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers
mano de obra — labour, labor (EEUU), manpower
8) (Dep) handling, handball¡mano! — handball!
9) (Zool) [de mono] hand; [de perro, gato, oso, león] front paw; [de caballo] forefoot, front hoof; [de ave] foot; (=trompa) trunkmanos de cerdo — (Culin) pig's trotters
10) (=instrumento) [de reloj] handmano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle
11) (=capa) [de pintura] coat; [de jabón] wash, soapingdar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping
12) (Juegos, Naipes) (=partida) round, game; (=conjunto de cartas) handechar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus
ser {o} tener la mano — to lead
13) (=lote) lot, series; And, CAm, Cono Sur, Méx group of things of the same kind ; LAm [de plátanos] bunch, hand14) (Mús) scale16) LAm (=suerte)¡qué mano! — what a stroke of luck!
17) LAm (Aut) direction2.SUSTANTIVO MASCULINOmano a mano, hubo un mano a mano entre los dos políticos en el parlamento — the two politicians slogged it out between them in parliament
IIla corrida será un mano a mano entre los dos toreros — the bullfight will be a two-way contest with the two bullfighters
SM Méx [en conversación] mate *, pal ** * *I1)a) (Anat) handle dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her
en su mano — (Corresp) by hand
levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up
lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands
manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!
darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand
dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand
me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me
b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot2) (control, posesión) genharé todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power
3) ( en fútbol) handball4) ( del mortero) pestle5)a) ( de papel) quireb) ( de plátanos) hand6) (de pintura, barniz) coat7) (Jueg)a) (vuelta, juego) hand¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?
b) ( conjunto de cartas) handc) ( jugador)soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead
tener la mano — (Andes) to lead
ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)
8) (en locs)a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)
las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy
siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand
a la mano — (AmL) close at hand
de mano — hand (before n)
en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed
agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)
a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand
a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly
pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage
bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)
caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)
cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo
cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody
con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name
dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something
darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together
de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth
9)a) ( lado) sideb) (Auto) side of the roadII* * *I1)a) (Anat) handle dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her
en su mano — (Corresp) by hand
levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up
lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands
manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!
darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand
dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand
me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me
b) (Zool) (de oso, perro) paw; ( de mono) hand; (Equ) forefoot, front foot2) (control, posesión) genharé todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power
3) ( en fútbol) handball4) ( del mortero) pestle5)a) ( de papel) quireb) ( de plátanos) hand6) (de pintura, barniz) coat7) (Jueg)a) (vuelta, juego) hand¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?
b) ( conjunto de cartas) handc) ( jugador)soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead
tener la mano — (Andes) to lead
ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)
8) (en locs)a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)
las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy
siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand
a la mano — (AmL) close at hand
de mano — hand (before n)
en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed
agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)
a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand
a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly
pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage
bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)
caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)
cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo
cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody
con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name
dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something
darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together
de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth
9)a) ( lado) sideb) (Auto) side of the roadII* * *mano11 = hand.Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
* accionado a mano = hand-powered.* agresión a mano armada = armed assault.* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.* alargar la mano = reach out.* alargar la mano para coger = reach for.* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* a manos de = at the hands of.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* apretón de manos = handshake.* arreglarse las manos = manicure.* asalto a mano armada = armed robbery, armed assault, heist.* asignado a mano = manually assigned.* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.* atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.* batidora de mano = food mincer.* bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.* bomba de mano = hand pump.* borrador escrito a mano = manuscript draft.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* cambiar de manos = change + hands.* cambio de manos = change of hands.* carretilla de mano = pushcart.* coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.* codificar a mano = hand-code.* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.* cogerse la mano = join + hands.* cogido a mano = hand-picked.* confeccionar a mano = handcraft.* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.* corregir a mano = hand-correct.* costes de mano de obra = labour costs.* crema de manos = hand cream.* crema limpiadora de manos = handcleaner.* croché a mano = hand crochet.* cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.* cultivado a mano = hand-reared.* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.* dar en mano = hand (over).* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.* de mano = hand-held [handheld].* de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.* de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].* despedir mano de obra = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* de tercera mano = third-hand.* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.* echar mano a/de = leverage.* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.* en mano = in hand.* en manos de = in the hands of.* en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.* en manos del enemigo = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.* en manos enemigas = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.* en + Posesivo + manos = at + Posesivo + hands.* entre manos = at hand, in hand.* equipaje de mano = carry-on luggage, cabin baggage, cabin luggage.* escalera de mano = stepladder.* escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.* escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.* escribir a mano = handletter.* escrito a mano = handwritten [hand-written], in black and white, in handwriting, longhand [long-hand].* escritura a mano = handwriting.* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.* experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.* extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.* fabricado a mano = hand-made.* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* freno de mano = hand brake [handbrake].* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.* ganchillo a mano = hand crochet.* golpeo a mano = hand-beating.* granada de mano = hand grenade.* hacer a mano = handcraft.* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.* hilado a mano = handspinning.* impulsado a mano = hand-powered.* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand, get out of + hand.* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.* juego de manos = sleight-of-hand.* juegos de manos = fingergame.* labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.* labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* mano amiga = helping hand.* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.* mano de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.* mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.* mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.* mano de obra infantil = child labour.* mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.* mano derecha = right hand.* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.* mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.* mano negra = schemer.* manos libres = free hand, hands-free.* mantener a mano = keep to + hand.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.* meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.* meter mano = grope.* meterse mano = pet.* moder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.* ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.* palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.* papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.* pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.* pintado a mano = hand-painted.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* quitar de las manos = snap up.* realizado a mano = hand-made.* recogido a mano = hand-picked.* relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.* repartir a manos llenas = dish out.* retorcerse las manos = wring + Posesivo + hands.* robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.* ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.* separar las manos = spread out + hands.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* sierra de mano = handsaw.* sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system, turnkey software system.* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.* tallado a mano = hand-carved.* tener algo a mano = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.* tener a mano = have at + Posesivo + touch, have + on call, have + to hand, keep within + reach, be to hand.* tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb.* tener entre manos = be up to.* todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.* trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.* vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.mano22 = coat.Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
* mano de pintura = paint job, lick of paint, coat of paint.mano33 = quire.Nota: Unidad de venta del papel compuesta de 25 pliegos o la vigésima parte de una resma.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
* mano de papel = quire.* * *mano1A1 Anatomía2 Zoología: de un oso, perroB indicando posesión, controlC en fútbolD del morteroE1 de papel2 de plátanosF de pintura, cera, barnizG1 vuelta, juego2 conjunto de cartas3 jugadorHCompuestos:1 lado2 AutomovilismoSentido III obrerosA1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) handtengo las manos sucias my hands are dirtyno tengo más que dos manos I only have one pair of handsle dijo or hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to hercon las dos manos with both handsentrégaselo en sus propias manos give it to him in person[ S ] en su mano ( Corresp) by handlevanten la mano los que estén de acuerdo all those in favor raise their hands o please show ( frml)los que hayan terminado que levanten la mano put your hand up if you've finishedlo hice yo, con mis propias manos I did it myself, with my own two handssalió con las manos en alto he came out with his hands in the air o up¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!habla con las manos she talks with her handscon la mano en el corazón hand on heartse nota la mano de una mujer you can see the feminine touch¡las manos quietas! keep your hands to yourself!su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed aroundrecibió el premio de manos del Rey she received the prize from the King himselfdarle la mano a algn (para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's handdame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita hold my handle estreché la mano I shook hands with him, I shook his handme tendió or me ofreció la mano he held out his hand to mehacerse las manos to have a manicureme leyó las manos she read my palmtocaron la pieza a cuatro manos they played the piece as a duetel perro se puso de manos the dog stood on its hind legsmanos hands (pl)ha cambiado de manos varias veces it has changed hands several timescayó en manos del enemigo it fell into enemy hands o into the hands of the enemynueve de estas ciudades están en manos de los socialistas nine of these cities are held by the socialistsel asunto está en manos de mis abogados the matter is in the hands of my lawyersel negocio está en buenas manos the business is in good handsharé todo lo que esté en mis manos or ( RPl) de mi mano I will do everything in my powermi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos my message never reached himla muerte de José Ruiz a manos de la policía secreta the death of José Ruiz at the hands of the secret policela situación se nos va de las manos the situation is getting out of hand¡qué oportunidad se nos ha ido de las manos! what an opportunity we let slip through our fingers!C (en fútbol) handballD (del mortero) pestleE1 (de papel) quire2 (de plátanos) handF (de pintura, cera, barniz) coatG ( Jueg)1 (vuelta, juego) handno gané ni una mano I didn't win a single hand¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? how about a game of dominoes?2 (conjunto de cartas) handme ha tocado una mano muy mala I've got a very bad hand o very bad cards3(jugador): soy/eres mano it's my/your leadtener la mano ( Col); to leadganarle por la manoor (CS) de or la mano a algn ( fam): César me ganó por la mano César just beat me to it ( colloq)H ( en locs):hecho a mano handmadepintado a mano hand-paintedescrito a mano handwrittenun tapiz tejido a mano a handwoven tapestryzapatos cosidos a mano hand-stitched shoestuve que batir las claras a mano I had to beat the egg whites by handlas tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near o handysiempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary handy o by me o ( BrE) to handen mano ‹lápiz/copa› in handcayó fusil en mano he fell gun in hand[ S ] llave en mano immediate possessionagarrar or ( esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handeda mano alzada ‹votación› by a show of hands;‹dibujo› freehand; ‹dibujar› freehanda manos llenas ‹dar› generously;‹gastar› lavishlyaspirar a/pedir/conceder la mano de algn to aspire to/ask for/give sb's hand in marriagele concedió la mano de su hija en matrimonio he gave him his daughter's hand in marriageno cargues la mano con la sal don't overdo the salt, go easy on the saltme cargó la mano en el precio she overcharged mele están cargando la mano en el trabajo they are asking too much of her o putting too much pressure on her at workdesde que me cargó la mano no le he vuelto a hablar I haven't spoken to him since he hit mecon una mano atrás y otra delante without a penny to one's namedar la mano derecha por algo to give one's right arm for sthdarse la mano (para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come togetherel cristianismo y el paganismo se dan la mano en estos ritos Christianity and paganism come together in these ritesdejado de la mano de Dios godforsakenla miseria de aquellas tierras dejadas de la mano de Dios the poverty of that godforsaken o desolate regionse sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios he felt utterly forlornde la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand, she took my handiban (cogidos) de la mano they walked hand in handde la mano de Mao under Mao's leadershipde manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedlyde primera mano (at) first handde segunda mano ‹ropa› secondhand;‹coche› used, secondhand; ‹información› secondhandechar or dar una mano to give o lend a handechar mano a algo ( fam); to grab sthechar mano de algo: tuvimos que echar mano de nuestros ahorros we had to dip into our savingsla gente de quien podía echar mano the people I could turn to for helpecharse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza (literal) to put one's hands on one's head; (horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horrorestar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas (literal) to have one's hands tied(no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tiedírsele or ( Chi) pasársele la mano a algn: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt inle cobré $1.000 — se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 — that was a bit steep, wasn't it? ( colloq)se te fue la mano, no deberías haberle contestado así you went too far o ( colloq) a bit over the top, you shouldn't have answered her back like thatjugar a lo que hace la mano, hace la tras ( Méx); to play follow-the-leaderlavarse las manos (literal) to wash one's handsyo me lavo las manos de todo este asunto I wash my hands of the whole affairles das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a milelevantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sbllegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blowsmano a mano: nos comimos cuatro raciones de setas, mano a mano we polished off four dishes of mushrooms, just the two of us o between the two of us(ver tb mano a mano m)meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till, put one's hand in the till ( BrE)meterle mano a algn ( fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel sb up ( colloq); (por un delito) to collar sb ( colloq)meterle mano a algo ( fam); to get to work on sthponer la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por algn to stick one's neck out for sb, put one's head on the block for sbponerle la mano encima a algn to lay a hand o finger on sbponer manos a la obra to get down to work¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own handsquitarle algo de las manos a algn: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my handstuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes ( colloq)saber algn dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is aboutser mano ancha ( Arg); to be generousser mano de santo to work wonderstenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) handtener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on sthtener (la) mano larga or las manos largas ( fam) (para pegar) to be free with one's hands; (para robar) to be light-fingeredtener la mano pesada to be heavy-handedtener mano de seda to have a light touchtener mano para algo to be good at sthtiene mano para la cocina/el dibujo he's very good at cooking/drawingtraerse algo entre manos: los niños están muy callados, algo se traen entre manos the children are very quiet, they must be up to something ( colloq)muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato too many cooks spoil the brothCompuestos:en un mano a mano se terminaron una botella de ginebra ( fam); between the two of them they got through a bottle of ginjugamos un mano a mano y gané yo it was him against me and I wonel debate se convirtió en un mano a mano entre los dos líderes the debate turned into a contest between the two leaderslabor*wage labor, wage labour ( BrE)right-hand man/womanfirm handhay que tener mano dura con ellos you have to be firm with themtiene mucha mano izquierda con sus hijos he knows how to handle his childrenen esa quiebra hubo mano negra there was something fishy about the way that company went bankrupt ( colloq)fpl:tierras en manos muertas lands held in mortmain1 (lado) side¿queda de esta mano o tengo que cruzar? is it on this side of the street or do I have to cross?tome la segunda calle a mano derecha take the second street on the rightla casa queda a mano derecha the house is on the right o on the right-hand side2 ( Auto):yo iba por mi mano I was on my side of the road, I was on the right side of the roadmasculine, feminine* * *
Del verbo manar: ( conjugate manar)
mano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
manó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
manar
mano
manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
mano 1 sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) hand;
levantar la mano to raise one's hands, put one's hand up;
¡manos arriba! or ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;
con la mano en el corazón hand on heart;
le hizo adiós con la mano he waved goodbye to her;
su carta pasó de mano en mano her letter was passed around;
darle la mano a algn ( para saludar) to shake hands with sb, to shake sb's hand;
(para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give sb one's hand;
me tendió la mano he held out his hand to me;
me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand;
ir (tomados) de la mano to walk hand in hand;
mano de obra labor
( de mono) hand;
(Equ) forefoot, front foot
2 (control, posesión) gen
ha cambiado de manos it has changed hands;
cayó en manos del enemigo it fell into the hands of the enemy;
haré todo lo que esté en mis manos I will do everything in my power;
la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos we let the opportunity slip through our fingers;
se tomó la justicia por su propia mano he took the law into his own hands
3 ( en fútbol) handball
4 ( del mortero) pestle
5 (de pintura, barniz) coat
6 (Jueg) (vuelta, juego) hand;
( conjunto de cartas) hand;
( jugador):◊ soy/eres mano it's my/your lead
7 ( en locs)
hecho a mano handmade;
escrito a mano handwritten;
tejido a mano handwoven;
las tiendas me quedan muy a mano the shops are very close by o near;
siempre tengo un diccionario a mano I always keep a dictionary by me;
a la mano (AmL) close at hand;
de mano hand ( before n);
en mano ‹lápiz/copa› in hand;
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a algn con las manos en la masa to catch sb red-handed;
agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo (CS fam) to get the hang of sth (colloq);
bajo mano on the quiet, on the sly (colloq);
con las manos vacías empty-handed;
darse la mano ( para saludar) to shake hands;
(para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands;
echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand;
echar mano a algo (fam) to grab sth;
estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq);
lavarse las manos to wash one's hands;
levantarle la mano a algn to raise one's hand to sb;
llegar or pasar a las manos to come to blows;
pedir la mano de algn to ask for sb's hand in marriage;
ser la mano derecha de algn to be sb's right-hand man/woman;
tenderle una mano a algn to offer sb a (helping) hand;
tener mano dura to have a firm hand;
tener mano para algo to be good at sth;
traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth (colloq)
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a mano derecha on the rightb) (Auto) side of the road
mano 2
manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
mano sustantivo femenino
1 hand
(de animal) forefoot
(de perro, gato) paw
(de cerdo) trotter
2 (autoría, estilo) influence: se ve su mano en el asunto, he obviously has a hand in this business
3 (maña) skill: tiene mucha mano con los niños, he's very good with children
4 (capa) coat
dos manos de pintura, two coats of paint
5 (lado) a mano derecha/izquierda, on the right/left (hand side)
6 (poder) (usu pl) hand: dejo todo en tus manos, I leave everything in your hands
está en su mano, it's in his power
7 (del almirez) pestle
8 mano de obra, labour (force)
♦ Locuciones: a mano, (sin máquina) by hand
(asequible) at hand
a mano alzada, by a show of hands
a mano armada, armed
de mano, hand: bolso de mano, hand luggage
de primera mano, fist-hand
de segunda mano, second-hand
echar una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
estrechar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
¡manos a la obra!, shoulders to the wheel!
¡manos arriba!, hands up!
meter mano, (a un problema) to tackle
vulgar to touch up
pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa, to catch sb red-handed
' mano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alzada
- alzado
- anda
- antes
- armada
- armado
- artesanía
- atraco
- azotar
- azote
- barrena
- caligrafía
- canto
- chocar
- cogerse
- cuenco
- dar
- dedo
- dejada
- dejado
- derecha
- echar
- esconder
- escrita
- escrito
- estrechar
- estrecharse
- extender
- fastidiarse
- freno
- fuego
- holgazanear
- imputar
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- justicia
- levantar
- literalmente
- manca
- mancha
- manco
- motricidad
- ortopédica
- ortopédico
- palma
- pañuelo
- peldaño
- picar
- proyectar
English:
add on
- armed robbery
- back
- bird
- bite
- blow-dry
- brake
- brush
- by
- cart
- catapult
- chronic
- circle
- clammy
- coat
- colour
- dip
- dip into
- extend
- finger
- first-hand
- fit into
- gash
- give
- godforsaken
- govern
- grip
- grope
- guitar
- hand
- hand-held
- hand-luggage
- handbrake
- handmade
- handwritten
- handy
- hankie
- hanky
- have
- heavy-handed
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- hold up
- impression
- imprint
- inch
- join
- jumble
- junk shop
* * *mano1♦ nf1. [de persona] hand;le dije adiós con la mano I waved goodbye to him;equipaje de mano hand luggage;paseaban de la mano they were walking along hand in hand;ir de la mano [asuntos, problemas] to go hand in hand;entregar algo a alguien en mano to deliver sth to sb in person;frotarse las manos [por frío, entumecimiento] to rub one's hands (together);[regocijarse] to rub one's hands (with glee);hecho a mano handmade;lo tuve que hacer a mano I had to do it by hand;lavarse las manos [literalmente] to wash one's hands;¡yo me lavo las manos! [me desentiendo] I wash my hands of it!;leerle la mano a alguien to read sb's palm;¡manos arriba!, ¡arriba las manos! hands up!;¡manos a la obra! let's get down to it!;pedir la mano de una mujer to ask for a woman's hand (in marriage);robo a mano armada armed robbery;votación a mano alzada show of handsmano derecha [persona] right-hand man/woman;ser la mano derecha de alguien to be sb's right-hand man/woman;Der manos muertas mortmain2. [de animal] forefoot;[de perro, gato] (front) paw; [de cerdo] (front) trotter3. [de pintura, barniz] coat;dar una mano de pintura a algo to give sth a coat o lick of paint4. [de mortero] pestle5. [de naipes] [partida] game;[ronda] hand;eres mano it's your lead6. [en deportes] [falta] handball;el árbitro pitó mano the referee blew for handball7. [deporte] pelota [played with hand rather than with hand-held basket]8. [serie, tanda] series9. [lado]a mano derecha/izquierda (de) on the right/left (of);gire a mano derecha turn right10. Andes, CAm, Méx [objetos] = group of four or five objects11. Am [de plátanos] bunch12. CAm, Chile, Méx [accidente] mishap, accident13. RP [dirección] direction [of traffic];calle de una/doble mano one-/two-way street14. [influencia] influence;tener mano con alguien to have influence with sb15. [intervención] hand;la mano de la CIA está detrás de todo esto you can see the hand of the CIA in this affairmano negra hidden hand;mano oculta hidden hand¡que mano tienes para las plantas! you've really got Br green fingers o US a green thumb!mano izquierda:tener mano izquierda con algo/alguien to know how to deal with sth/sbde manos de alguien: recibió la medalla de manos del ministro he received the medal from the minister himself;cambiar de manos to change hands;en manos de: caer en manos de alguien to fall into sb's hands;dejar algo en manos de alguien to leave sth in sb's hands;estar en manos de alguien to be in sb's hands;estar en buenas manos to be in good hands;haré lo que esté en mi mano I'll do everything within my power;ponerse en manos de alguien to put oneself in sb's hands;de primera mano [vehículo] brand new;[noticias] first-hand;de segunda mano second-hand18.manos [ayudantes] helpers;nos van a hacer falta varias manos para mover el piano we're going to need several people to move the piano19. Compabrir la mano to be more lenient;alzar la mano contra alguien to raise one's hand to sb;CSuragarrar la mano a algo to get the hang of sth;bajo mano secretly;de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly;cargar la mano to go over the top;RP Famcon una mano en la cintura: esto lo hago con una mano en la cintura I can do this with my hands tied behind my back;con la mano en el corazón: te lo digo con la mano en el corazón I'm being perfectly honest with you;Famcon una mano delante y otra detrás: está en la ruina, con una mano delante y otra detrás he hasn't got a penny to his name;estar dejado de la mano de Dios [lugar] to be godforsaken;[persona] to be a total failure;echar mano a algo: echó mano al bolso y se marchó she took her bag and left;echar mano de algo [recurrir a] to make use of sth, to resort to sth;echar mano de alguien [recurrir a] to turn to sb;echar una mano a alguien to give sb a hand;ensuciarse las manos to get one's hands dirty;escaparse o [m5]irse de las manos: se me escapó o [m5] fue de las manos una oportunidad excelente an excellent chance slipped through my hands;írsele la mano a alguien: se le fue la mano [perdió el control] she lost control;[exageró] she went too far;se me fue la mano con la sal I overdid the salt;levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to sb;llegar a las manos (por algo) to come to blows (over sth);a manos llenas generously;llevarse las manos a la cabeza [gesticular] to throw one's hands in the air (in horror);[indignarse, horrorizarse] to be horrified; Fammano a mano: se bebieron la botella mano a mano they drank the bottle between the two of them;estar mano sobre mano to be sitting around doing nothing;Esp Fammeter mano a alguien [investigar] to get onto sb;[sobar sin consentimiento] to grope sb; [sobar con consentimiento] to pet sb; Fammeter mano a algo to tackle sth;meter la mano en algo [intervenir] to poke one's nose into sth, to meddle in sth;RP Famponerle la mano encima a alguien: ¡como te ponga la mano encima…! if I lay o get my hands on you…!;¡no me pongas las manos encima! don't you touch me o lay a finger on me!;poner la mano en el fuego: creo que es así, pero no pondría la mano en el fuego I think that's the case, but I couldn't vouch for it;Famser mano de santo to work wonders;tender una mano a alguien to give/offer sb one's hand;Fam Humtener manos de árbol to be ham-fisted o ham-handed;tengo las manos atadas my hands are tied;tener las manos muy largas [aficionado a pegar] to be fond of a fight;[aficionado a robar] to be light-fingered;tener manos libres para hacer algo to have a free rein to do sth;tengo las manos limpias my hands are clean;tener manos de mantequilla to be butter-fingered;traerse algo entre manos to be up to sth;untarle la mano a alguien to grease sb's palm;con las manos vacías empty-handedmano de obra [trabajadores] labour, workers; [trabajo manual] labour;la mano de obra barata atrae a los inversores investors are attracted by the cheap labour costs;mano de obra cualificada skilled labour o workers;mano de obra especializada skilled labour o workers;mano de obra semicualificada semi-skilled labour o workers♦ nmfRP Famser un mano abierta to be open-handed;es un mano larga [toquetón] he's always poking around where he shouldn't;[con las mujeres] he has wandering-hand trouble♦ a mano loc adv1. [cerca] at o to hand, handy;¿tienes el encendedor a mano? have you got your lighter handy?;mi casa es muy a mano de todo my house is very handy for everything♦ mano a mano nmun mano a mano entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head between the two candidates♦ manos libres nm inv[teléfono] hands free setmano2 nmAm salvo RP Fam pal, Br mate, US buddy* * *I f(dispositivo) manos libres TELEC hands-free (kit);¡manos arriba! hands up!;lo hicieron mano a mano they did it between them;un mano a mano a contest;de mano en mano from hand to hand;a cuatro manos MÚS for four hands;a mano derecha/izquierda on the right/ lefthand side;a manos llenas fig generously;con las manos vacías fig empty-handed;ser mano de santo work wonders;bajo mano on the quiet;de segunda mano second-hand;de primera mano first-hand;ser la mano derecha de alguien fig be s.o.’s right hand;tener mucha mano izquierda be very skillful o Br skilful;atar las manos a alguien fig tie s.o.’s hands;dejado de la mano de Dios fig godforsaken;echar mano a fam grab;echar mano de fig use, make use of;echar una mano a alguien give s.o. a hand;estar a manos L.Am. fam be even, be quits;hecho a mano hand-made;llegar ovenir a las manos come to blows;pedir la mano de alguien ask for s.o.’s hand in marriage;poner la mano en el fuego fig swear to it;poner manos a la obra get down to work;se le fue la mano con fig he overdid it with;tender la mano a alguien fig hold out a helping hand to s.o.;tener a mano have to hand;tener buena/mala mano para (hacer) algo be good/bad at (doing) sth;de hierro with a firm hand o with an iron fist;estar en buenas manos be in good hands;lo dejo en sus manos I’ll leave it in your hands;traerse algo entre manos be plotting sth;alzar oa alguien raise one’s hand to s.o.;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw up one’s hands (in horror);andar cogidos de la mano walk hand in hand;tomar a alguien de la mano take s.o. by the hand, take s.o.’s hand;meter mano a alguien fam feel s.o. up fam, grope s.o. fam ;dar la última mano a algo finish sth offII m Méx fampal fam, buddy fam* * *mano nf1) : hand2) : coat (of paint or varnish)3)a mano : by hand4)a mano ora la mano : handy, at hand, nearby5)darse la mano : to shake hands6)de la mano : hand in handla política y la economía van de la mano: politics and economics go hand in hand7)de primera mano : firsthand, at firsthand8)de segunda mano : secondhandropa de segunda mano: secondhand clothing9)mano a mano : one-on-onemano de obra : labor, manpowermano de mortero : pestleechar una mano : to lend a hand¡oye, mano!: hey man!* * *mano n1. (en general) hand2. (de pintura) coata mano derecha / a mano izquierda on the right / on the left -
14 hacerse
pron.v.1 to recede, to separate.2 to become, to enter into some new state or condition (llegar a ser).3 to accustom oneself (acostumbrarse).Hacerse de miel, to treat one gently, not to be very severe. Hacerse con alg or de algo, to acquire, to attain; to purchase anything which is wantingHacerse memorable to become memorable, famous, notorious, etc. Hacerse añicos, to take great pains in doing anythingHacerse chiquito to pretend to be modest; to conceal one's knowledgeTodavía no se ha hecho, it still has not been done. Hacer cortesía (mutuamente), to exchange courtesiesHacerse grande to grow tall, to get tall* * *1 (volverse) to become, get2 (crecer) to grow3 (acostumbrarse) to get used (a, to), become accustomed (a, to)4 (resultar) to become, go on, seem■ la película se hizo muy larga the film went on too long, I found the film too long5 (simular) to pretend6 (mandar hacer) to have made, have done* * *1) to become2) get3) pretend, play* * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) (=realizar, crear)hacerse algo — [uno mismo] to make o.s. sth; [otra persona] to have sth made
¿os hicisteis muchas fotos? — did you take a lot of photos?
idea 1), nudo II, 1)•
hacerse pipí — to wet o.s.2) (=cocinarse)3) + infina) (=conseguir)b) (=mandar)4) (=reflexivo)5) [recíproco]6) (=llegar a ser)a) + sustantivo to becomeb) + adjesto se está haciendo pesado — this is getting o becoming tedious
7) (=parecer)se me hizo largo/pesado el viaje — the journey felt long/boring
se me hace que... — esp LAm it seems to me that..., I get the impression that...
se me hace que nos están engañando — it seems to me that o I get the impression that we're being deceived
8) * (=fingirse)9) (=moverse)•
hazte para allá, que me siente — move up that way a bit so I can sit down10) [seguido de preposición]hacerse a (=acostumbrarse) to get used tohacerse con [+ información] to get hold of; [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to take¿te has hecho ya a levantarte temprano? — have you got used to getting up early yet?
* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx. Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *(v.) = grow up to be, grow up intoEx: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.* * *
■hacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (convertirse) to become, grow
hacerse mayor, to grow old
se hizo monja, she became a nun
2 (simular) to pretend: me vio, pero se hizo el despistado, he saw me, but pretended he hadn't
hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear 3 hacerse con, (conseguir) to get hold of
4 (acostumbrarse) to get used [a, to]: enseguida me hice a dormir sola, I soon got used to sleeping alone
me tengo que hacer a la idea, I've got to get used to the idea
' hacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adueñarse
- agenciarse
- arrumaco
- asegurarse
- boca
- cargar
- cargo
- comprometerse
- curar
- dueña
- dueño
- eco
- idea
- ilusión
- ladearse
- lío
- loca
- loco
- lograr
- mar
- oro
- ovillo
- permanente
- remolón
- remolona
- rogar
- sorda
- sordo
- sueca
- sueco
- suplantar
- taco
- tonta
- tonto
- agujero
- América
- amigo
- análisis
- ánimo
- añicos
- bola
- caca
- camote
- cirugía
- cocer
- competencia
- comprender
- confiar
- control
- correr
English:
appear
- become
- befriend
- break
- break up
- charge
- come
- cook
- corner
- daydream
- deepen
- delude
- drag on
- endear
- evidence
- fall
- fiendish
- get on
- get through
- get-rich-quick
- grow
- grow up
- hard
- impersonate
- join
- kid
- masquerade
- materialize
- move along
- muddle
- part
- part with
- piece
- play
- pose
- possum
- power
- pretend
- pull over
- put out
- run
- sail
- sea
- seize
- shatter
- shoeshine
- sidestep
- smash
- stage
- stake
* * *vpr1. [convertirse en] to become;hacerse musulmán to become a Muslim;se hizo hombre he became a man;hacerse viejo to grow old;hacerse del Universitario to sign for o join Universitario2. [guisarse, cocerse] to cook;el pavo se está haciendo the turkey's in the oveny se hizo la luz [cita bíblica] and there was light4. [resultar] + adj to get;se hace muy pesado it gets very tedious;se me ha hecho muy corto el viaje the journey seemed very short;la clase se me ha hecho eterna the class seemed to go on foreverse hizo un corte en la mano she cut her hand6. [fabricarse] + nombre to make oneself;me hice un vestido [yo mismo] I made myself a dress;[la modista] I had a dress made;se han hecho una casa al lado del mar they've built (themselves) a house by the seacon lo que me has dicho ya me hago una idea de cómo es la escuela from what you've told me I've got a pretty good idea of what the school is like;no me hago una idea de cómo debió ser I can't imagine what it must have been like9. [mostrarse] + "el" + adjse hace el gracioso/el simpático he acts the comedian/the nice guy;hacerse el distraído to pretend to be miles away;¿eres tonto o te lo haces? are you stupid or are you just pretending to be?10.hacerse a [acostumbrarse a] [m5] no consiguió hacerse a la comida británica she couldn't get used to British food;no me hago a su forma de trabajar I can't get used to the way they work;hacerse a una idea to get used to an idea;hazte a la idea de que no vamos a poder ir de vacaciones you'd better start getting used to the idea that we won't be able to go on holiday[vehículo] to pull over12.se hizo con el control de la empresa he took control of the company13. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas][excremento] the baby has dirtied his Br nappy o US diaper; Famel bebé se ha hecho encima [orina] the baby has wet himself;el bebé se ha hecho pipí the baby's wet himselftengo que hacerme de unas llaves para poder entrar I need to get hold of some keys to get in;se hizo de un diploma y salió a buscarse la vida she got herself a qualification and set out to make her fortune;nos hicimos de algo de comida y pasamos el día en el campo we got some food together and spent the day in the country¿y tu prima? ¿qué se hizo? [corto plazo] where has your cousin got to?;[largo plazo] whatever happened to that cousin of yours?17. Am Fam [salir bien]precisaba una beca y por suerte se le hizo she needed a scholarship and luckily she got one;después de años, se me hizo, gané la grande after waiting for years, at last it happened for me, I got the big one18. Méx, RP Fam [creer]¿llegará Pedro? – se me hace que no do you think Pedro will come? – I don't think so* * *v/r2 ( cocinarse) cook3 ( convertirse, volverse) get, become;hacerse viejo get old;hacerse de noche get dark;se hace tarde it’s getting late;¿qué se hizo de aquello? what happened with that?4:hacerse el sordo/el tonto pretend to be deaf/stupid5:hacerse a algo get used to sth6:hacerse con algo get hold of sth* * *vr1) : to become2) : to pretend, to act, to playhacerse el tonto: to play dumb3) : to seemel examen se me hizo difícil: the exam seemed difficult to me4) : to get, to growse hace tarde: it's growing late* * *hacerse vb2. (volverse + adjetivo) to get3. (fingir) to pretend to be4. (parecer) to seem5. (conseguir) to get¿dónde te has hecho con esa camiseta? where did you get that T shirt?7. (acostumbrarse) to get used to8. (apartarse) to move -
15 piquer
piquer [pike]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [guêpe, ortie] to sting ; [moustique, serpent] to bite ; (avec une épingle, une pointe) to prick ; [barbe] to prickle ; (Medicine) to give an injection to• attention, ça pique [alcool sur une plaie] careful, it's going to stingd. [+ curiosité, intérêt] to arouse2. intransitive verba. [avion] to go into a dive ; [oiseau] to swoop down• piquer du nez [avion] to nosedive ; [fleurs] to droop ; [personne] to fall headfirst ; (de sommeil) to nod off (inf)3. reflexive verbb. [drogué] to shoot upc. ( = prétendre pouvoir) se piquer de faire qch to pride o.s. on one's ability to do sth* * *pike
1.
1) ( blesser) [guêpe, ortie] to sting; [moustique, serpent] to bite; [chardon, rosier] to prick2) ( enfoncer une pointe) [personne] to prick [animal, fruit]3) Médecine to give [somebody] an injection4) Culinaire5) ( fixer) to stick [épingle]6) ( de trous) [insecte, ver] to make holes in [bois, meuble]7) ( irriter)8) (colloq) ( voler) to pinch (colloq) GB, to steal [livre, idée] (à from); ( emprunter) to pinch (colloq) GB, to borrow [crayon, pull]il pique (dans les magasins) — he's always pinching things (from shops GB ou stores US)
9) (colloq) ( arrêter) [police] to nab (colloq), to nick (colloq) GB [bandit]; ( surprendre) to get [personne]10) (colloq) ( attraper) to catch [virus]11) to stitch [tissu, vêtement]12) [propos] to needle [personne]; to sting [orgueil, fierté]13) ( éveiller) to arouse [curiosité, intérêt]14) (colloq) ( commencer)15) ( plonger)16) Musique
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( irriter) [barbe] to be bristly; [vêtement, laine] to be scratchy; [gorge, yeux] to sting; [vent, froid] to be biting2) ( exciter les sens) [moutarde, sauce] to be hot; [vin, fromage] to be sharp; [boisson, soda] (colloq) to be fizzy (colloq) GB ou sparkling3) ( descendre) [oiseau] to swoop down; [avion] to divepiquer du nez — ( s'endormir) to nod off, to doze off; ( baisser la tête) to look down; ( chuter) [avion] to go into a nosedive; [marché, Bourse] to take a nosedive; [fleur] to droop
4) (colloq) ( prendre)5) (colloq) ( s'élancer)
3.
se piquer verbe pronominal1) ( se blesser) to prick oneself2) ( se faire une piqûre) to inject oneself; ( se droguer) (colloq) to shoot up (colloq)3) ( se couvrir de taches) [miroir, linge, métal] to become spotted; [papier, livre] to become foxed4) ( par prétention) fml5) ( se vexer) to take offence [BrE] (de at)••quelle mouche t'a piqué? — (colloq) what's eating (colloq) you?
son article n'était pas piqué des vers (colloq) or hannetons — (colloq) his/her article didn't pull any punches
c'est une petite maison pas piquée des vers (colloq) or hannetons — (colloq) it's a really lovely little house
* * *pike1. vt1)piquer qch sur; piquer qch à [tableau d'affichage] — to pin sth onto
2) [abeille] to sting, [moustique] to biteNous avons été piqués par les moustiques. — We were bitten by mosquitoes.
3) [ortie] to stingpiquer les yeux [fumée] — to make one's eyes sting
4) [froid] to biteLa fumée me pique les yeux. — The smoke is making my eyes sting.
5) [sauce, poivre] to burnCette sauce me pique la langue. — This sauce is burning my tongue.
6) [patient] to give an injection to7) [chien, chat] to put to sleep8) COUTURE to machine (stitch)9) [intérêt, curiosité] to arouse10) * (= voler) to pinch *On m'a piqué mon porte-monnaie. — Somebody pinched my purse.
11) * (= arrêter) [voleur] to nab *2. vi1) [oiseau, avion] to go into a divepiquer sur [proie, cible] — to swoop down on
piquer du nez [avion] — to go into a nose-dive, fig, [personne] to doze off, [économie, chiffres] to nose-dive, to take a nose-dive
2) (= brûler) [plante, feuille] to sting, [froid] to bite, [sauce] to be hot* * *piquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( blesser) [guêpe, scorpion, méduse, ortie] to sting; [moustique, puce, araignée, serpent] to bite; [chardon, rosier] to prick; le scorpion l'a piqué au bras the scorpion stung his arm; il s'est fait piquer par une méduse he was ou got stung by a jellyfish;2 ( enfoncer une pointe) [personne, bec, aiguille] to prick [animal, fruit]; piquer qn avec une aiguille to prick sb with a needle; piquer son cheval to spur one's horse; piquer un rôti avec une fourchette to prick a roast with a fork; piquer un couteau dans le gâteau to prick the cake with a knife; piquer des petits pois avec sa fourchette to stab peas with one's fork; piquer (son cheval) des éperons to urge one's horse on with one's spurs;3 Méd to give [sb] an injection; piquer qn à l'épaule/au bras to give sb an injection in the shoulder/in the arm; je me suis fait piquer contre la grippe I've had a flu injection; faire piquer un animal to have an animal put down; on a dû faire piquer le chat we had to have the cat put down;4 Culin piquer un gigot d'ail to stud a leg of lamb with garlic; piquer un oignon de clous de girofle to stick an onion with cloves; un gigot d'agneau piqué d'ail a leg of lamb studded with garlic;5 ( fixer) to stick [épingle, peigne] (dans into); ( épingler) to pin [carte, badge] (à to; sur on); piquer des fleurs dans ses cheveux to stick flowers in one's hair; piquer une photo au mur/une médaille sur une veste to pin a photo to the wall/a medal on a jacket;6 ( parsemer) ( de trous) [insecte, ver] to make holes in [bois, meuble]; ( de taches) [moisissure, rouille] to spot [linge, miroir]; to fox [papier, livre];7 ( irriter) [vent, froid] to be biting; mon pull me pique la peau my sweater feels scratchy; le froid me pique le visage the cold is making my face tingle; la fumée me pique la gorge/les yeux the smoke is stinging my throat/eyes; sa gorge le pique his throat is prickling ou stinging; ses yeux la piquaient her eyes were stinging; ça me pique partout I'm itchy all over;8 ○( voler) to pinch○ GB, to steal [livre, idée] (à from); ( emprunter) to pinch○ GB, to borrow [crayon, pull]; ( choisir) to pick [nombre, personne]; il a piqué cette invention à son professeur he pinched the invention from his professor; il pique (dans les magasins) he's always pinching things (from shops GB ou stores US); il n'arrête pas de me piquer mes fringues○ he's always pinching my clothes; je me suis fait piquer mon sac à main I had my handbag pinched; piquer un numéro au hasard to pick a number at random;9 ○( arrêter) [police] to nab○, to nick○ GB [bandit, voleur]; ( surprendre) to get [personne]; il s'est fait piquer à la sortie du magasin he was nabbed ou nicked GB as he left the store; ils se sont fait piquer à tricher pendant l'examen they got caught cheating during the exam;10 ○( attraper) to catch [maladie, virus];11 Cout to stitch [tissu, vêtement]; piquer une robe à la machine to machine(-stitch) a dress; est- ce que tu sais piquer? do you know how to use a sewing-machine?;12 (toucher, affecter) [propos, attitude, personne] to needle [personne]; to sting [orgueil, fierté]; cette remarque m'a piquée this remark wounded me; piquer qn au vif to cut sb to the quick;13 ( éveiller) to arouse [curiosité, intérêt];14 ○( commencer) piquer un fou rire to have a fit of the giggles; piquer une crise de nerfs to throw a fit○; piquer un cent mètres to break into a run; piquer un galop to break into a gallop;15 ( plonger) piquer une tête (dans l'eau) to dive (into the water);16 Mus piquer une note to play a note staccato.B vi1 ( irriter) [barbe] to be bristly; [vêtement, laine] to be scratchy ; [gorge, yeux, nez] to sting; ça pique! [ortie, seringue] it stings!; [plante épineuse] it pricks!; [fumée] it stings!; [barbe] it's bristly!; j'ai la gorge qui pique my throat is stinging; tu piques ce matin you are all bristly this morning;2 ( exciter les sens) [moutarde, sauce] to be hot; [vin, fromage] to be sharp; [boisson, soda]○ to be fizzy○ GB ou sparkling; c'est de l'eau qui pique this is fizzy GB ou sparkling water;3 ( descendre) [oiseau] to swoop down; [avion] to dive; l'aigle piqua droit sur sa proie the eagle swooped on its prey; piquer du nez ( s 'endormir) to nod off, to doze off; ( baisser la tête) to look down; ( chuter) [avion] to go into a nosedive; [marché, Bourse, actions] to take a nosedive; [fleur] to droop;4 ( prendre) arrête de piquer dans le plat stop picking (things out of the serving dish); il y a plein de livres/vêtements dans le grenier, pique dans le tas si tu veux there are lots of books/clothes in the attic, help yourself from the pile;5 ○( s'élancer) le taureau piqua droit sur nous the bull came straight for us; il piqua à travers bois pour échapper à la police he cut across the woods to escape (from) the police.C se piquer vpr1 ( se blesser) to prick oneself; se piquer avec to prick oneself with [aiguille]; to prick oneself on [clou]; se piquer aux ronces to scratch oneself on the brambles; se piquer aux orties to get stung by nettles; ⇒ frotter;2 ( se faire une piqûre) to inject oneself; ( se droguer)○ to shoot up○, to inject oneself; il se pique he shoots up○; je n'ai pas besoin d'infirmière, je me pique moi-même I don't need a nurse, I do my own injections; il se pique à l'héroïne he injects himself ou shoots up○ with heroin;3 ( se couvrir de taches) [miroir] to go spotty GB, to become spotted; [papier, livre] to become foxed; [confiture] to go GB ou become mouldy GB ou moldy US; [linge] to become spotted; [métal] to become spotted (with rust); le papier mural de la salle de bains est en train de se piquer the bathroom wallpaper is becoming mildewed;4 fml ( par prétention) se piquer de philosophie to like to make out GB ou pretend one is a philosopher; se piquer de peindre/d'écrire to like to make out GB ou pretend that one is a painter/writer; se piquer de réussir seul to claim that one can manage on one's own;5 ( se vexer) to take offenceGB (de at); elle s'est piquée de ta plaisanterie she took offenceGB at your joke; il se pique facilement he takes offenceGB easily.quelle mouche t'a piqué○? what's eating○ you?; piquer des deux Équit to spur on one's horse; ( s'enfuir)○ to beat it○; son article n'était pas piqué des vers○ or hannetons○ his/her article didn't pull any punches; c'est une petite maison pas piquée des vers○ ou hannetons○ it's a really lovely little house; se piquer le nez○ or la truffe◑ to booze○, to knock it back○.[pike] verbe transitif1. MÉDECINE [avec une seringue]2. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE [tuer]piquer un animal to put an animal down, to put an animal to sleep3. [avec une pointe] to prickpiquer un morceau de viande avec une fourchette/la pointe d'un couteau to stick a fork/the tip of a knife into a piece of meatêtre piqué ou se faire piquer par une abeille to get stung by a bee5. [enfoncer] to stickpiquer une fleur dans ses cheveux to put a flower in ou to stick a flower in one's hairpiquer une broche sur un chemisier to pin a brooch on ou onto a blouseça pique la gorge it gives you a tickle in your ou the throat7. [stimuler - curiosité, jalousie] to arouse, to awaken ; [ - amour-propre] to pique ; [ - intérêt] to stir (up)8. (familier) [faire de manière soudaine]piquer un cent mètres ou un sprintpiquer un fard to turn red ou crimsonpiquer une phrase dans un livre/à un auteur to lift a sentence from a book/an authora. [arrêter] to get nabbed ou nailed (US)b. [surprendre] to get caught11. MUSIQUEpiquer une note to dot a note, to play a note staccato[cuir] to stitch13. CUISINE————————[pike] verbe intransitifradis/moutarde qui pique hot radish/mustard2. [descendre - avion] to (go into a) dive ; [ - oiseau] to swoop down ; [ - personne] to head straight towards3. (locution)a. [avion] to go into a nosediveb. [bateau] to tilt forwardc. [fleur] to droopd. [personne] to (begin to) drop off————————se piquer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)il se pique à l'héroïne he shoots ou does heroin————————se piquer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [par accident] to prick oneself2. [s'abîmer - papier, linge] to turn mildewy, to go mouldy ; [ - métal] to pit, to get pitted ; [ - vin] to turn sour3. (locution)————————se piquer verbe pronominal transitif————————se piquer de verbe pronominal plus préposition -
16 slå
bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb* * *I. (en -er) bolt;[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;(se også lås).II. vb (slog, slået)( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),T thwack;( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);( også) stun him;(fig) it struck me that;( besejre) beat,(mere F) defeat,T lick;( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);( præge) strike ( fx a medal);( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;( om fugl) warble, sing;( om hjertet) beat,( hurtigt, F) throb;( om sejl) flap;( om alkohol) be heady,T kick, have a kick in it;( om gevær) kick;takt);[ forb med sig:][ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);( om træ) warp,(om skinne etc) buckle;[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,( klare sig) manage, rub along,( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,F lose one's life;[ slå sig løs] break away,( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,T let one's hair down;[ slå sig ned]( bosætte sig) settle;( også) make one's home in;[ slå sig op](fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;[ slå sig på]( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;[ forb med præp & adv:][ slå `af]( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,( i pris) knock off, take off;( om dirigent) break off;[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;[ slå af på](fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);[ slå an]( begynde at spille) strike up;( om vaccination) take;[ slå bagud] kick up;[ slå bak](mar) reverse the engines,(fig) reverse one's policy;[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;(i en bog etc) look up something;[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;[ slå fast] fix, nail down,(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;am hit somebody for money;( slå løs) knock off,( maskindel, fx bremse) release,( slukke for) switch off;( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;[ slå det hen] pass it off,T shrug it off,( bagatellisere det) make light of it,T pooh-pooh it;[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;[ slå i bordet] thump the table,(fig) put one's foot down;[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,(fig) put the brakes on;[ slå døren `i] slam the door;[ slå en klo i], se klo;[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,( om bog) make a hit,( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));[ slå ihjel] kill,F put to death;[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;[ slå imod] strike (against),[ slå ind] knock in,( med hammer) hammer in,( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;( i gartneri) heel in;( blive opsuget) soak in;( om sygdom) strike inwards;[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;[ slå ind på](fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);F enter upon;[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;[ han slog løs](dvs hamrede) he hammered away;[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;[ slå med døren] slam the door;[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;( i gartneri) heel in;( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),( stærkere) crush (down),F suppress;( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;( om lyn) strike;[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);(se også lyn);[ slå ned på]( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);[ slå om]( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round( fx pass a rope round something);( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;( om vinden) shift;( skifte mening) change one's mind;( skifte tone) change one's tune;( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),(med stok etc) lay about (one);[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;[ slå op]( åbne) open ( fx a book);( en plakat) put up, stick (up);( i strikning) cast on;(ord etc i bog) look up;( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);( opreklamere) boost;( om flammer) leap up;(om lyd etc) surge up;[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;(se også I. brød);( i avis) splash something;[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7 break;[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;(se også bro);[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);(fig) change one's tune;[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);(fig: antyde) hint at,( nævne) mention,( fremhæve) stress;(se også flugt, I. tromme);[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),( om sygdom) affect;[ slå sammen]( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);( forene) combine, pool,T knock into one;(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);( lukke sig) close;( ramme hinanden) knock together;[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;[` slå til] strike;( slå løs) hammer away,( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);( være nok) suffice,(" strække") last;( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;( angreb) beat off,F repel, repulse;( springe tilbage) rebound;( genlyde) be thrown back,F resound;(om fjeder etc) recoil;[ slå ud]( med slag) knock out;( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),( om hår) let down;( hælde ud) pour out,( en spand) empty;(i boksning og fig) knock out;( rival, konkurrent) cut out;( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;( om sygdom) break out;( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;(fig) he was quite finished;(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;[ slå ud efter] hit out at;[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye. -
17 schlagen
das Schlagenbeat; beating* * *schla|gen ['ʃlaːgn] pret schlug [ʃluːk] ptp geschlagen [gə'ʃlagn]1. vti1) (= zuschlagen, prügeln) to hit; (= hauen) to beat; (= einmal zuschlagen, treffen) to hit, to strike; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap, to smack; (leichter) to pat; (mit der Faust) to punch; (mit Schläger) to hit; (= treten) to kick; (mit Hammer, Pickel etc) Loch to knockjdn bewusstlos schlágen — to knock sb out or unconscious; (mit vielen Schlägen) to beat sb unconscious
etw in Stücke or kurz und klein schlágen — to smash sth up or to pieces
nach jdm/etw schlágen — to hit out or lash out at sb/sth
um sich schlágen — to lash out
mit dem Hammer auf den Nagel schlágen — to hit the nail with the hammer
mit der Faust an die Tür/auf den Tisch schlágen — to beat or thump on the door/table with one's fist
gegen die Tür schlágen — to hammer on the door
jdn auf die Schulter schlágen — to slap sb on the back; (leichter) to pat sb on the back
jdn auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head
jdm ein Buch or mit einem Buch auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head with a book
jdm etw aus der Hand schlágen — to knock sth out of sb's hand
jdn ins Gesicht schlágen — to hit/slap/punch sb in the face
ihm schlug das Gewissen — his conscience pricked (Brit) or bothered him
ins Gesicht schlágen (fig) — to be a slap in the face for sth
na ja, ehe ich mich schlágen lasse! (hum inf) — yes, I don't mind if I do, I suppose you could twist my arm (hum inf)
See:→ grün, Fass2) (= läuten) to chime; Stunde to strikewissen, was es or die Uhr or die Glocke or die Stunde geschlagen hat (fig inf) — to know what's what (inf)
See:→ dreizehn3)(= heftig flattern)
mit den Flügeln schlágen, die Flügel schlágen (liter) — to beat or flap its wings2. vt1) (= besiegen, übertreffen) Gegner, Konkurrenz, Rekord to beatschlágen — to beat sb at sth
unsere Mannschaft schlug den Gegner (mit) 2:1 — our team beat their opponents (by) 2-1
sich geschlagen geben — to admit that one is beaten, to admit defeat
ein Ei in die Pfanne schlágen — to crack an egg into the pan
ein Ei in die Suppe schlágen — to beat an egg into the soup
3) (CHESS) to take, to capture4) (liter = treffen)5) (BIBL = bestrafen) to strike (down), to smite (BIBL)mit Blindheit geschlagen sein (lit, fig) — to be blind
6) (= fällen) to fell7) (= fechten) Mensuren to fight8)(
liter: = krallen, beißen) schlágen — to sink one's talons/teeth into sth9) (HUNT = töten) to kill10) (= spielen) Trommel to beat; (liter) Harfe, Laute to pluck, to play11) (dated = prägen) Münzen etc to mint, to coin12) (= hinzufügen) to add (auf +acc, zu to); Gebiet to annexe13) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Kreis, Bogen to describe; Purzelbaum, Rad to do; Alarm, Funken to raise; Krach to makeProfit aus etw schlágen — to make a profit from sth; (fig) to profit from sth
eine Schlacht schlágen — to fight a battle
14)den Kragen nach oben schlágen — to turn up one's collar
die Hände vors Gesicht schlágen — to cover one's face with one's hands
15) (= wickeln) to wrap3. vi1) (Herz, Puls) to beat; (heftig) to pound, to throbSee:2) aux sein(= auftreffen)
schlágen — to hit one's head on/against sth3) aux sein(= gelangen)
ein leises Wimmern schlug an sein Ohr — he could hear a faint whimperingSee:→ Welle6) (Blitz) to strike (in etw acc sth)7) (=singen Nachtigall, Fink) to sing8)aux sein (inf: = ähneln) er schlägt sehr nach seinem Vater — he takes after his father a lot
See:→ Art9)(= betreffen)
schlágen — to be in sb's field/line10) aux sein(ESP MED: = in Mitleidenschaft ziehen)
auf die Augen/Nieren etc schlágen — to affect the eyes/kidneys etcjdm auf die Augen etc schlágen — to affect sb's eyes etc
See:→ Magen4. vr1) (= sich prügeln) to fight; (= sich duellieren) to duel (auf +dat with)sich mit jdm schlágen — to fight (with) sb, to have a fight with sb
sich um etw schlágen (lit, fig) — to fight over sth
er schlägt sich nicht um die Arbeit — he's not too keen on work (Brit), he's not crazy about work (inf)
2) (= sich selbst schlagen) to hit or beat oneself3) (= sich bewähren) to do, to faresich tapfer or gut schlágen — to make a good showing
4)(= sich begeben)
sich nach rechts/links/Norden schlágen — to strike out to the right/left/for the Northschlágen — to side with sb
sich zu einer Partei schlágen — to throw in one's lot with a party
See:→ Leben5) (MECH)schlágen — to affect sth
* * *1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) bat2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) bat3) bag4) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) bang5) (to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) club6) (to strike or hit repeatedly: Beat the drum.) beat7) (to win against: She beat me in a contest.) beat8) (to mix thoroughly: to beat an egg.) beat9) (to move in a regular rhythm: My heart is beating faster than usual.) beat10) beating11) (to strike with the fist.) buffet12) ((of a clock) to indicate the time by chiming: The clock chimed 9 o'clock.) chime13) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) clap14) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) clip15) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) drive16) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) hit17) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) knock18) (to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) punch19) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sound20) strike21) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) strike22) (to whip: I'm whipping up eggs for the dessert.) whip up23) (to beat (eggs etc).) whip24) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) whisk* * *schla·gen[ˈʃla:gn̩]1.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)▪ jdn \schlagen to hit [or form strike] sb; (mit der Faust) to punch sb; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap sbsie schlug ihm das Heft um die Ohren she hit him over the head with the magazinemit der Faust auf den Tisch \schlagen to hammer on the table with one's fistden Gegner zu Boden \schlagen to knock one's opponent downjdm etw aus der Hand \schlagen to knock sth out or sb's handetw kurz und klein [o in Stücke] \schlagen to smash sth to piecesjdn mit der Peitsche \schlagen to whip sbjdn mit einem Schlagstock \schlagen to club [or hit] [or beat] sb with a stickjdm [wohlwollend] auf die Schulter \schlagen to give sb a [friendly] slap on the back2.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (prügeln)▪ jdn \schlagen to beat sbschlägt dich dein Mann? does your husband beat you [up] [or hurt] you?jdn bewusstlos \schlagen to beat sb senseless [or unconscious]jdn blutig \schlagen to leave sb battered and bleedingjdn halb tot \schlagen to leave sb half deadjdn zum Krüppel \schlagen to cripple sb3.<schlug, geschlagen>▪ jdn \schlagen:mit einer Krankheit geschlagen sein to be afflicted by an illness4.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (besiegen)den Feind mit Waffengewalt \schlagen to defeat the enemy with force of armsden Gegner vernichtend \schlagen to inflict a crushing defeat on one's opponentjd ist nicht zu \schlagen sb is unbeatable5.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (Spielfiguren eliminieren)▪ etw \schlagen to take sthLäufer schlägt Bauern! bishop takes pawn!ich brauche drei Augen, um deinen Spielstein zu \schlagen I need a three to take you[r counter]6.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben KOCHK▪ etw \schlagen to beat sthSahne \schlagen to whip creamEiweiß steif [o zu Schnee] \schlagen to beat the egg white until stiffEier in die Pfanne \schlagen to crack eggs into the pandie Soße durch ein Sieb \schlagen to pass the gravy through a sieve7.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben MUS (zum Erklingen bringen)die Saiten \schlagen to pluck the stringsden Takt \schlagen to beat timedie Trommel \schlagen to beat the drums8.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)▪ etw \schlagen to strike sthdie Stunde der Rache/Wahrheit hat ge\schlagen the moment of revenge/truth has come; (fig)jetzt schlägt's aber dreizehn! that's a bit much [or thick]!eine ge\schlagene Stunde warten to wait for a whole hour9.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (treiben)▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schlagen to hit sth [somewhere]den Ball ins Aus \schlagen to kick the ball out of playein Loch ins Eis \schlagen to break [or smash] a hole in the iceeinen Nagel in die Wand \schlagen to knock [or hammer] a nail into the wall10.<schlug, geschlagen>die Fänge/Krallen/Zähne in die Beute \schlagen to dig [or sink] its claws/talons/teeth into the prey11.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (legen)▪ etw irgendwohin \schlagen to throw sth somewheredie Arme um jdn \schlagen to throw one's arms around sbein Bein über das andere \schlagen to cross one's legsdie Decke zur Seite \schlagen to throw off the blanketdie Hände vors Gesicht \schlagen to cover one's face with one's handsden Kragen nach oben \schlagen to turn up one's collar12.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben POL, ÖKON (hinzufügen)die Unkosten auf den Verkaufspreis \schlagen to add the costs to the retail priceein Gebiet zu einem Land \schlagen to annex a territory to a country13.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (wickeln)das Geschenk in Geschenkpapier \schlagen to wrap up the presentdas Kind in die Decke \schlagen to wrap the child in the blanket14.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (ausführen)▪ etw \schlagen:das Kleid schlägt Falten the dress gets creasedeinen Bogen um das Haus \schlagen to give the house a wide berthdas Kreuz \schlagen to make the sign of the crossmit dem Zirkel einen Kreis \schlagen to describe a circle with compasses15.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (fällen)einen Baum \schlagen to fell a tree16.<schlug, geschlagen>ein Tier \schlagen to take an animal17.<schlug, geschlagen>Medaillen \schlagen to strike medalsMünzen \schlagen to mint coins18.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (fechten)eine Mensur \schlagen to fight a dueleine \schlagende Verbindung a duelling [or AM dueling] fraternity19.<schlug, geschlagen>Funken \schlagen to send out sparks sepeine Schlacht \schlagen to fight a battle20.▶ jdn in die Flucht \schlagen to put sb to flight1.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)▪ nach jdm \schlagen to hit out at sber schlug [wie] wild um sich he lashed [or hit] out wildly all round himmit der Faust gegen eine Tür \schlagen to beat at a door with one's fist[jdm] [mit der Hand] ins Gesicht \schlagen to slap sb's facegegen das Tor \schlagen to knock at the gate2.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein (auftreffen)der Stein schlug hart auf das Straßenpflaster the stone landed with a thud on the roaddie schweren Brecher schlugen gegen die Hafenmauer the heavy breakers broke [or crashed] against the harbour wallhörst Du, wie der Regen gegen die Fensterläden schlägt? can you hear the rain [beating] against the shutters?der Regen schlug heftig gegen die Fensterscheibe the rain lashed against the windowich habe doch irgendwo eine Tür \schlagen hören! but I heard a door slam somewhere!3.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein (explodieren) to strikeein Blitz ist in den Baum ge\schlagen the tree was struck by lightning4.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (pochen) to beatihr Puls schlägt ganz schwach/unregelmäßig/kräftig her pulse is very weak/irregular/strongnach dem Lauf hier hoch schlägt mir das Herz bis zum Hals my heart's pounding after running up heresein Herz hat aufgehört zu \schlagen his heart has stoppedvor Angst schlug ihr das Herz bis zum Hals she was so frightened that her heart was in her mouth; (fig)ihr Herz schlägt ganz für Bayern München she's a whole-hearted Bayern Munich fan5.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)▪ etw schlägt sth is strikinghör mal, das Glockenspiel schlägt listen, the clock is chimingdie Kirchglocken \schlagen the church bells are ringing; s.a. Stunde6.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein o haben (emporlodern)aus dem Dach schlugen die Flammen the flames shot up out of the roof7.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben ORN (singen) Nachtigalle, Fink to sing8.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (bewegen)mit den Flügeln \schlagen to beat its wings9.<schlug, geschlagen>▪ nach jdm \schlagen to take after sber schlägt überhaupt nicht nach seinem Vater he doesn't take after his father at all; s.a. Art10.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Mitleidenschaft ziehen)das schlechte Wetter schlägt mir langsam aufs Gemüt the bad weather is starting to get me downder Streit ist ihr auf den Magen ge\schlagen the quarrel upset her stomach11.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein (zugehören)in jds Fach \schlagen to be in sb's field12.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: sein (dringen)Lärm schlug an meine Ohren the noise reached my earsdas Blut schlug ihm ins Gesicht the blood rushed to his facedie Röte schlug ihr ins Gesicht she turned quite redIII. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (sich prügeln)2.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (sich duellieren)3.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (rangeln)das Konzert ist ausverkauft, die Leute haben sich um die Karten geradezu ge\schlagen the tickets went like hot cakes and the concert is sold out; (iron fam)ich schlage mich nicht darum, das Geschirr zu spülen I'm not desperate to do the washing up4.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (sich wenden)5.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (in Mitleidenschaft ziehen)etw schlägt sich jdm auf den Magen sth affects sb's stomach6.<schlug, geschlagen>Hilfsverb: haben (sich anstrengen)wie war die Prüfung? — ich denke, ich habe mich ganz gut geschlagen how was the exam? — I think I've done pretty well* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lashein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child
jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground
ein Loch ins Eis schlagen — break or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)
einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something
eine geschlagene Stunde — (ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)
5) (legen) throw6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beatjemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something
eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0
8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time
11)2.etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (hauen)jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face
um sich schlagen — lash or hit out
2)mit den Flügeln schlagen — < bird> beat or flap its wings
mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something
4) mit sein7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something
8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something
9) mit sein3.nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc
1) (sich prügeln) fightsich um etwas schlagen — (auch fig.) fight over something
2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's ownsich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing
* * *schlagen; schlägt, schlug, hat oder ist geschlagenA. v/t (hat)1. hit; wiederholt, (verprügeln) beat; mit der Faust: hit, punch; mit der offenen Hand: hit, whack umg; klatschend: slap; (besonders Kinder) smack; mit dem Stock: hit, beat; mit der Peitsche: whip; (Eier, Sahne etc) beat;jemanden zu Boden schlagen knock sb down, floor sb; (k.o. schlagen) knock sb out;jemanden blutig/krankenhausreif schlagen hit sb until he ( oder she) bleeds/needs hospital treatment; stärker: beat sb to a bleeding pulp/reduce sb to a hospital case;sie schlagen ihre Kinder they beat their children;er schlägt seine Frau he beats (up) his wife;an die Wand schlagen mit Nägeln: nail to the wall;jemandem etwas aus der Hand schlagen knock sth out of sb’s hand;jemandem etwas um die Ohren schlagen slap sb (a)round the ears with sth;eine Notiz ans Brett schlagen put a notice up on the board, pin a notice (up) onto the board;die Trommel schlagen beat the drum; Fußball etc:den Ball zu … schlagen pass the ball to …;Erbsen etcdurch ein Sieb schlagen pass through a sieve;ein Loch in die Wand schlagen knock a hole in the wall;ein Ei in die Pfanne schlagen break an egg into the pan;die Zähne schlagen in (+akk) Tier: sink its teeth into;die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down2. (Bäume) fell, cut down3. (Tür) bang, slamwir haben sie 3:0 geschlagen we beat them 3-0;sich geschlagen geben admit defeat, give up;ich gebe mich geschlagen auch umg okay, you win5.sich (dat)Sinn schlagen put sth out of one’s mind, forget (about) sth umg6.schlagen WIRTSCH add on to7.die Uhr schlug zehn the clock struck ten;jetzt schlägt’s dreizehn! umg, fig that’s overdoing it8.in Papier schlagen (einwickeln) wrap (up) in paper;zur Seite schlagen (Decke etc) push aside9. Raubvogel etc: (Beutetier) kill; → Alarm, Brücke 1, Flucht1 1, geschlagen, Glocke 1, Kapital 2, Kreuz 1, Rad 1, Schaum, Waffe, WurzelB. v/i1. (hat) hit sb, sth, strike; Herz, Puls: beat; heftig: throb; Uhr: strike; Tür: bang, slam; Segel: flap; Rad: run untrue, pull; Pferd: kick; Nachtigall: sing;schlagen an (+akk) odergegen hit;mit etwas auf/gegen etwas schlagen bang sth on/against sth;gegen die Tür schlagen hammer at the door;jemandem ins Gesicht/in den Magen schlagen punch sb in the face/stomach;jemandem auf die Finger schlagen rap sb’s knuckles;schlagen hit out at;um sich schlagen lash out (in all directions), thrash about (US around);mit den Flügeln schlagen Vogel: beat its wings;sein Puls schlägt regelmäßig his pulse is regular2. (hat oder ist):schlagen an (+akk) oder3. (ist):gegen etwas schlagen hit ( oder bump, knock, bang) one’s head against sth;auf (+akk) den Kreislauf etcschlagen affect;schlug ihm auf den Magen auch went to his stomach;die Arbeit etcschlägt mir auf den Magen is upsetting my stomach;das schlägt mir aufs Gemüt it affects my state of mind, it gets me down4. (ist):der Blitz schlug in den Baum the lightning struck the tree5. (hat/ist):Ressort schlagen (not) be part of sb’s job6. (ist):schlagen nach (arten nach) take after;sie schlägt ganz nach ihrer Mutter she’s just like her motherC. v/r (hat)1. (kämpfen) (have a) fight (mit with);sich mit jemandem schlagen fight it out with sb; (duellieren) fight a duel with sb;sich schlagen um fight over;sich gut schlagen fig hold one’s own, give a good account of o.s.2.sich auf jemandes Seite schlagen side with sb; weitS. (überwechseln) go over to sb;sich in die Büsche schlagen slip away3.sich auf den Magen/das Gemüt schlagen affect one’s stomach/state of mind* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lashein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child
jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground
ein Loch ins Eis schlagen — break or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)
einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something
eine geschlagene Stunde — (ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)
5) (legen) throw6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beatjemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something
eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0
8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time
11)2.etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (hauen)jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face
um sich schlagen — lash or hit out
2)mit den Flügeln schlagen — < bird> beat or flap its wings
mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something
4) mit sein7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something
8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something
9) mit sein3.nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc
1) (sich prügeln) fightsich um etwas schlagen — (auch fig.) fight over something
2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's ownsich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)= to bang v.to bash v.to batter v.to beat v.(§ p.,p.p.: beat, beaten)to blast v.to hit v.(§ p.,p.p.: hit)to knock (at) v.to pommel v.to pummel v.to punch v.to rap v.to slap v.to slat v.to strike v.(§ p.,p.p.: struck)or p.p.: stricken•) -
18 sentimental
adj.sentimental.f. & m.sentimental person, sentimentalist, soft-hearted person, softie.* * *► adjetivo1 sentimental1 sentimental person* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=emotivo) [persona, objeto] sentimental; [mirada] soulful2) [asunto, vida] love antes de s* * *a) ( relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentalb) <persona/canción/novela> sentimentalc) <aventura/vida> love (before n)* * *= sentimental, feeling-centered, misty-eyed, emotive.Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.----* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* novela sentimental = novelette.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* suicidio sentimental = sentimental suicide.* * *a) ( relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentalb) <persona/canción/novela> sentimentalc) <aventura/vida> love (before n)* * *= sentimental, feeling-centered, misty-eyed, emotive.Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* novela sentimental = novelette.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* suicidio sentimental = sentimental suicide.* * *1 (relativo a los sentimientos) sentimentaltenía un gran valor sentimental it had great sentimental value2 ‹persona› sentimental; ‹canción/novela› sentimentalno te pongas sentimental que me vas a hacer llorar don't get all sentimental or you'll make me cry3 ‹aventura/vida› love ( before n)tiene problemas sentimentales she's having problems with her love lifesentimentalist ( frml), sentimental person* * *
sentimental adjetivo
sentimental
I adjetivo sentimental: su vida sentimental es un desastre, her love life is a disaster
II mf sentimental person: es una sentimental, she's a sentimental woman
' sentimental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compañera
- compañero
- ligadura
- pareja
- parejo
- revés
- consultorio
- cursi
- romántico
- valor
- vida
English:
corny
- girlfriend
- love
- maudlin
- partnership
- sentimental
- sentimentally
- ballad
- involvement
- slush
- unsentimental
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] sentimental;se puso sentimental he got sentimental2. [que expresa ternura] sentimental;esa medalla tiene mucho valor sentimental that medal has great sentimental valuecompañero sentimental partner;problemas sentimentales relationship problems;relación sentimental relationship;ruptura sentimental break-up♦ nmfes un sentimental he's very sentimental* * *adj emotional;ser sentimental be sentimental* * *sentimental adj1) : sentimental2) : love, romanticvida sentimental: love lifesentimental nmf: sentimentalist* * *sentimental adj sentimental -
19 rovescio
(pl -sci) reversein tennis backhandfig rovescio d'acqua downpour, cloudburstrovescio di fortuna reversal of fortuneil rovescio della medaglia the other side of the coinmettersi una maglia al rovescio put a sweater on inside out* * *rovescio agg. ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out: il tavolino giaceva rovescio sul pavimento, the table lay upside down on the floor // a rovescio, alla rovescia, ( capovolto) upside down; ( con l'interno all'esterno) inside out; ( col davanti dietro) back to front (o the wrong way round), (fig.) wrongly; badly: quel quadro è appeso alla rovescia, that picture is hanging upside down; ti sei messo il pullover a rovescio, you have put your pullover on inside out; you have put your pullover on back to front; tutto va alla rovescia, everything is going badly; capire qlco. alla rovescia, to misunderstand sthg. // ( lavoro a maglia) punto rovescio, purl stitch◆ s.m.1 reverse, reverse side, other side, back: il rovescio della medaglia, the reverse (o the other side) of the medal (anche fig.); il rovescio di una busta, di un foglio, the back of an envelope, of a sheet of paper; il rovescio di una stoffa, the reverse side of a cloth // ogni cosa ha il suo rovescio, there are two sides to everything2 ( opposto) opposite: egli è proprio il mio rovescio, he is just the opposite of me; fa sempre il rovescio di quello che gli dico, he always does the opposite of what I tell him3 (di pioggia ecc.) heavy shower; (fig.) rain, hail: un rovescio di pioggia, a heavy shower (of rain); un rovescio di sassi, a volley of stones; un rovescio di critiche, a hail of criticism; un rovescio d'ingiurie, a rain of insults4 ( tennis) backhand: è stato un bel rovescio, that was a good backhand (stroke); ha un buon rovescio, he has a good backhand; tirare di rovescio, to play a backhand (stroke); tirare sul rovescio di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s backhand; è debole, forte di rovescio, he has a weak, strong backhand5 ( dissesto, grave danno) setback, reverse, comedown; ( andamento negativo) reversal: rovescio finanziario, financial reverse (o setback); ebbe molti rovesci di fortuna, he suffered many setbacks.* * *[ro'vɛʃʃo] rovescio -scia, -sci, -sce1. aggMaglia purl attr2. sm1) (lato: di stoffa, indumento) wrong side, other side, (di medaglia) reverse2) Meteor downpour, heavy shower3) fig4) Maglia, (anche: punto rovescio) purl (stitch)5) Tennis backhand (stroke)3.a rovescio, alla rovescia avv — (con il davanti dietro) back to front, (sottosopra) upside down, (con l'esterno all'interno) inside out
capisce sempre tutto alla rovescia — he always gets things the wrong way round, he always gets the wrong end of the stick
* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile1) (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2) meteor. downpour, drench, shower3) (manrovescio) backhander4) (nel tennis) backhand5) (dissesto) reversal, reverse6) a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrongmettere qcs. al rovescio — to put sth. on backwards
capire qcs. a rovescio — to get sth. backwards
••il rovescio della medaglia — fig. the other side of the coin
* * *rovesciopl. - sci /ro'vε∫∫o, ∫i/(a maglia) punto rovescio purl (stitch)1 (lato opposto) (di tessuto, moneta, maglione) back, reverse (side)2 meteor. downpour, drench, shower3 (manrovescio) backhander4 (nel tennis) backhand5 (dissesto) reversal, reverse6 a rovescio (sottosopra) upside down; (con il dentro fuori) inside out; (con il davanti dietro) back to front; (al contrario) backwards; (male) wrong; hai la camicia a rovescio your shirt is inside out; mettere qcs. al rovescio to put sth. on backwards; capire qcs. a rovescio to get sth. backwardsil rovescio della medaglia fig. the other side of the coin.
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