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'The Seagull'

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1 seagull

seagull ['si:gʌl]

noun

mouette f

✾ Play 'The Seagull' Chekhov 'La Mouette'

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2 seagull

N

1. सामुद्रिक चिड़िया

Group of seagulls can be seen at the coast.

English-Hindi dictionary > seagull
3 steal the show

   paзг.

   1) тeaтp, cыгpaть гopaздo лучшe cвoeгo тoвapищa пo cцeнe, зaтмить дpугиx aктёpoв (тж. steal the scene)

    I was fully absorbed in directing. I amused myself and the public by playing tiny parts in my own productions. And once nearly stole the show as Jacob in Seagull U. Murdoch)

   2) пoмeшaть уcпexу (кoгo-л.), oкaзaтьcя в цeнтpe внимaния, пepeключить внимaниe нa ceбя, зaтмить вcex ocтaльныx; зaткнуть вcex зa пoяc; cм. тж. steal the limelight

    Old ABC was a past-master at stealing the show. He was even now putting himself in command of the situation (E. S. Gardner)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > steal the show
4 picar

v.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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picar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

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verb

1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

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1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

me ha picado un bicho en el cuello — an insect has bitten me on the neck

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

he estado picando unos cacahuetes — I've been nibbling at some peanuts

he picado algo antes de comer — I had a little nibble before lunch

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

pica la cebolla muy picadita — chop the onion very finely

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

acabó sus días picando piedra en una cantera — he ended his days breaking up stone in a quarry

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

eso me picó la curiosidad — that aroused my curiosity

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

las polillas han picado la lana — the moths have made holes in the wool

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven
*
picar el ojo a algn — to wink at sb

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

hoy parece que no pican — it seems they aren't biting today

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

me pica la espalda — my back itches

me pica por todo el cuerpo — I'm itching all over

me pica la barba — I've got an itchy beard

un jersey que pica — an itchy jumper

¿le pica la garganta? — do you have a tickle in your throat?, do you have a tickly throat?

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

el alcohol te va a picar un poco — the alcohol is going to sting you a little

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

hoy sí que pica el sol — the sun is really burning today

7) (=probar)

picar en algo — to dabble in sth

ha picado en todos los géneros literarios — he has dabbled in all the literary genres

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

picarle — Méx * (=darse prisa) to hurry up

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

3.

See:

picarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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picar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

2

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

C

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

G

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

■ picar

vi

A

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

B

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

■ picarse

v pron

A

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

E

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

F

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascar
- tabla
English:
bite
- chop
- clip
- crush
- grind
- itch
- mince
- nibble
- pick
- pick at
- pit
- prickle
- punch
- rise
- smart
- sting
- bounce
- chopping board
- eat
- finely
- prick
- rot
- tickle

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picar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;
[sujeto: avispa, escorpión] to sting;
me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;
Esp, RP [carne] to mince; [piedra, hielo] to break up; [pared] to chip the plaster off
4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]
picar unas aceitunas to have a few olives as an aperitif;

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;
[bola de billar] to screw
13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam
picarle to get a move on;

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;
[cebolla] to be strong
3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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picar

I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

6)

picar en : to dabble in

7)

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

me ha picado un mosquito I've been bitten by a mosquito

los peces no pican hoy the fish aren't biting today

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

le picó una abeja he was stung by a bee

3. (carne) to mince

el carnicero picó la carne the butcher minced the meat

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

pica la cebolla muy fino chop the onion very finely

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

ha picado antes de comer y ahora no tiene hambre she had something to eat before lunch and now she's not hungry

6. (billete) to punch

el revisor no me ha picado el billete the inspector hasn't punched my ticket

7. (comida) to be hot

las guindillas pican chilis are hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

le preparamos una broma y picó we played a trick on him and he fell for it

Spanish-English dictionary > picar
5 feather

['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjer
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) fjerbeklæde

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
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['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjer
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) fjerbeklæde

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

English-Danish dictionary > feather
6 mouette

mouette [mwεt]

feminine noun

sea gull

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mwɛt
nom féminin (sea) gull

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mwɛt nf
seagull, gull

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mouette nf (sea) gull.

Composés

mouette rieuse black-headed gull; mouette tridactyle kittiwake.

[mwɛt] nom féminin

gull, seagull

mouette rieuse blackheaded gull

‘la Mouette’ Tchekhov ‘The Seagull’

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mouette
7 rozar

v.

1 to rub.

me roza el zapato en la parte de atrás my shoe is rubbing my heel

2 to skim, to shave (pasar cerca de).

la bala lo pasó rozando the bullet missed him by a hair's breadth

3 to border on (estar cerca de).

roza los cuarenta he's almost forty

su talento roza lo divino he is touched by genius

4 to grate on, to rub.

Frisamos su espalda We rub his back.

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rozar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tocar ligeramente) to touch lightly, brush

2 (raspar) to rub against, brush against; (herir) to graze

■ el zapato me roza el pie my shoe's rubbing my foot

3 figurado (tema, asunto) to touch on; (bordear) to border on, verge on

4 (pared) to scrape

► verbo intransitivo

1 (raspar) to rub

2 (tener relación) to border ( con, on), verge ( con, on)

► verbo pronominal rozarse

1 (rasparse) to rub ( con, against), brush ( con, against)

2 (desgastarse) to wear (out)

3 figurado (tratarse) to come into contact ( con, with), rub shoulders ( con, with)

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verb

1) to graze

2) scrape

3) touch

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1. VT

1) (=tocar ligeramente)

la rocé al pasar — I brushed past her

estas botas me rozan los tobillos — these boots rub my ankles

con esa falda vas rozando el suelo — your skirt is trailing on the floor

la mesa ha rozado la pared — the table has scraped the wall

la pelota rozó el poste — the ball shaved o grazed the post

la flecha le rozó la oreja — the arrow grazed his ear

la gaviota volaba rozando el mar — the seagull skimmed over the sea

2) (=acercarse a)

debe estar rozando los 50 — she must be getting on for 50

su estilo de juego roza la perfección — his game is close to perfection

es una cuestión que roza lo judicial — it's almost a judicial matter

3) (Arquit) to make a groove o hollow in

4) (Agr) [+ hierba] to graze; [+ terreno] to clear

2.

VI

rozar con algo: eso roza con la codicia — that's bordering o verging on greed

3.

See:

rozarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tocar ligeramente)

sus labios rozaron mi frente — her lips brushed my forehead

la bala le rozó el brazo — the bullet grazed his arm

su falda rozaba el suelo — her skirt was trailing on the floor

me roza el zapato — my shoe's rubbing

apenas lo rocé — I hardly touched him

el coche pasó rozando la pared — the car just scraped past the wall

b) ( aproximarse a)

debe estar rozando los 60 — he must be getting on for 60 (colloq)

su actitud rozaba la impertinencia — his attitude verged upon o bordered on rudeness
2.
rozar vi

rozar CON algo: eso ya roza con la grosería — that is bordering o verging on rudeness
3.
rozarse v pron

1) (recípr) cables/piezas to chafe

sus labios se rozaron — their lips touched

2) (refl) <brazo/rodillas> to graze

3) cuello/puños to wear

4) (Méx) bebé to get diaper rash (AmE), get nappy rash (BrE)

el bebé está rozado — the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash

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= brush past, scuff, chafe, clip.

Ex. Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.

Ex. The front wheel trims were scuffed so they decided to replace them.

Ex. Among other things, staying well hydrated will help prevent chafing by allowing you to perspire.

Ex. But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.

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* golpear rozando = clip.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* rozar el uno con el otro = rub against + each other.

* rozar la superficie = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* rozarse con = rub up against.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tocar ligeramente)

sus labios rozaron mi frente — her lips brushed my forehead

la bala le rozó el brazo — the bullet grazed his arm

su falda rozaba el suelo — her skirt was trailing on the floor

me roza el zapato — my shoe's rubbing

apenas lo rocé — I hardly touched him

el coche pasó rozando la pared — the car just scraped past the wall

b) ( aproximarse a)

debe estar rozando los 60 — he must be getting on for 60 (colloq)

su actitud rozaba la impertinencia — his attitude verged upon o bordered on rudeness
2.
rozar vi

rozar CON algo: eso ya roza con la grosería — that is bordering o verging on rudeness
3.
rozarse v pron

1) (recípr) cables/piezas to chafe

sus labios se rozaron — their lips touched

2) (refl) <brazo/rodillas> to graze

3) cuello/puños to wear

4) (Méx) bebé to get diaper rash (AmE), get nappy rash (BrE)

el bebé está rozado — the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash

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= brush past, scuff, chafe, clip.

Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.

Ex: The front wheel trims were scuffed so they decided to replace them.

Ex: Among other things, staying well hydrated will help prevent chafing by allowing you to perspire.

Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.

* golpear rozando = clip.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* rozar el uno con el otro = rub against + each other.

* rozar la superficie = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* rozarse con = rub up against.

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rozar [A4 ]

vt

1

(tocar ligeramente): sus labios rozaron mi frente her lips touched o brushed my forehead

la bala le rozó el brazo the bullet grazed his arm

no pongas el sillón ahí que roza la pared don't put the armchair there, it'll rub against o mark the wall

está muy larga, roza el suelo it's too long, it's dragging o trailing on the floor

me roza el zapato my shoe's rubbing

le rozaba el cuello de la camisa his shirt collar chafed o rubbed his neck

apenas le he rozado y dice que le he hecho daño I hardly even touched him and he says I hurt him

el coche pasó rozando la pared de la casa the car just scraped past the wall of the house

2

(aproximarse a): debe estar rozando los 60 años he must be getting on for o pushing 60 ( colloq)

rozaba la impertinencia verged upon o bordered on rudeness

■ rozar

vi

rozar CON algo:

eso ya roza con la grosería that is bordering o verging on rudeness

■ rozarse

v pron

A ( recípr) «cables/piezas» to chafe

sus manos se rozaron their hands touched

B ‹brazo/rodilla› to graze

me rocé el codo con la pared I grazed o scraped my elbow on the wall

C «pantalón» to wear, wear out; «cuello/puños» to wear, fray

D ( Méx) «bebé» to get diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy rash

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rozar ( conjugate rozar) verbo transitivo ( tocar ligeramente):
◊ el gato me rozó la pierna the cat brushed against my leg;

sus labios rozaron mi frente her lips brushed my forehead;
las sillas rozan la pared the chairs rub o scrape against the wall;
la bala le rozó el brazo the bullet grazed his arm;
me roza el zapato my shoe's rubbing
rozarse verbo pronominal
a) ( recípr) [cables/piezas] to chafe;

[manos/labios] to touch
b) ( refl) ‹brazo/rodillas› to graze

c) [cuello/puños] to wear

d) (Méx) [ bebé] to get diaper rash (AmE), get nappy rash (BrE);

◊ el bebé está rozado the baby has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash

rozar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa o persona a otra) to touch, brush: su mano rozó mi cara, his hand brushed my face
2 (produciendo daño) to graze
(un zapato) to rub
3 (una cualidad o defecto, una cifra) to border on, verge on: su último cuadro roza la genialidad, his last painting borders on genius
4 (por el uso) to wear out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una cosa o persona a otra) to touch, brush
pasar rozando, to brush past
2 (produciendo daño) to rub: estos zapatos me rozan, these shoes are rubbing
3 (una cualidad o defecto, una cifra) to border on, verge on: su actitud rozaba en la mala educación, his attitude verged on rudeness
' rozar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acariciar
- rayar
English:
brush
- chafe
- graze
- rub
- scrape
- skim
- shave
- sweep
- touch

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rozar

♦ vt

1. [frotar] to rub;
[suavemente] to brush;
la rueda de la bicicleta está rozando con la horquilla the wheel is rubbing against the fork of the bicycle;

separa la silla para que no roce la pared move the chair away from the wall a bit so that it doesn't rub against it;

me roza el zapato en la parte de atrás my shoe is rubbing my heel;

la rozó con el brazo ligeramente his arm brushed against her

2. [pasar cerca de] to skim, to shave;

la bala lo pasó rozando the bullet missed him by a hair's breadth;

la pelota rozó el poste the ball shaved the post

3. [estar cerca de] to border on;

roza los cuarenta he's almost forty;

su talento roza lo divino he is touched by genius;

tu plan roza la locura your plan is verging o bordering on madness

4. [desgastar] to wear out

5. Agr to clear

6. Méx [irritar] to irritate;

no puedo usar tejidos sintéticos porque me rozan I can't wear synthetics, they irritate my skin

♦ vi

rozar con [tocar] to brush against;
[relacionarse con] to touch on;
no dejes que el sofá roce con la pared don't let the sofa rub against the wall

♦ See also the pronominal verb rozarse

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rozar

I v/t

1 rub

2 ( tocar ligeramente) brush; fig ( tener relación con) touch on

3

:

rozar los sesenta be pushing 60 fam II v/i rub

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rozar {21} vt

1) : to chafe, to rub against

2) : to border on, to touch on

3) : to graze, to touch lightly

♦ See also the reflexive verb rozarse

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rozar vb

1. (tocar) to touch / to brush

el mantel roza el suelo the tablecloth touches the floor

me rozó al pasar he brushed against me as he went past

2. (raspar) to rub [pt. & pp. rubbed]

las sandalias nuevas me rozan los pies my new sandals rub my feet

la cama roza la pared the bed rubs against the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > rozar
8 ride

1. noun
1) (journey) (on horseback) [Aus]ritt, der; (in vehicle, at fair) Fahrt, die

ride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die

go for a ride — ausreiten

go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen

go for a ride [in the car] — [mit dem Auto] wegfahren

have a ride in a train/taxi/on the merry-go-round — mit dem Zug/Taxi/Karussell fahren

give somebody a ride — jemanden mitnehmen

take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)

2) (quality of ride) Fahrkomfort, der
2. intransitive verb,
rode, ridden

1) (travel) (on horse) reiten; (on bicycle, in vehicle; Amer.): (in elevator) fahren

ride to town on one's bike/in one's car/on the train — mit dem Rad/Auto/Zug in die Stadt fahren

2) (float)

ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten

3) (be carried) reiten; rittlings sitzen

‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"

be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)

let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen
3. transitive verb,
rode, ridden

1) (ride on) reiten [Pferd usw.]; fahren mit [Fahrrad]

learn to ride a bicycle — Rad fahren lernen

2) (traverse) (on horseback) reiten; (on cycle) fahren

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120642/ride_away">ride away

- ride out

- ride up

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1. past tense - rode; verb
1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) fahren, reiten

2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) fahren, reiten

3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) reiten

4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) reiten
2. noun
1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) der Ritt, die Fahrt

2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) die Fahrt

•

- rider
- riding-school
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ride

[raɪd]

I. n

1. (journey) Fahrt f (on mit + dat); (on a horse) Ritt m

bus \ride Busfahrt f

motorcycle \ride Motorradfahrt f

bumpy \ride holperige Fahrt

to go for a \ride eine Fahrt machen; (with horse) ausreiten

2. AM (person) Fahrer(in) m(f)

3. (trip costing nothing) Mitfahrgelegenheit f

to give sb a \ride jdn [im Auto] mitnehmen

4. AM ( fam: motor vehicle) fahrbarer Untersatz fam

5. (quality) Fahrweise f

this is a great car to take on longer trips because of its smooth \ride dieser Wagen eignet sich wunderbar für längere Strecken, weil er sich so angenehm fährt

6. (path) [Reit]weg m

7. (at a fair) [Karussell]fahrt f

8. ( vulg: sex) Fick m vulg

9.

▶ to take sb for a \ride ( fam) jdn übers Ohr hauen fam

II. vt

<rode, ridden>

1. (sit on)

to \ride a bicycle/motorcycle [Fahr]rad/Motorrad fahren

I \ride my bicycle to work ich fahre mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit

to \ride a bobsled Bob fahren

to \ride a horse ein Pferd reiten

they rode their horses into town sie ritten auf ihren Pferden in die Stadt ein

2. (as a passenger)

to \ride the bus/train Bus/Zug fahren

to \ride the merry-go-round Karussell fahren

3. (traverse)

to \ride an area eine Gegend durchqueren, ein Gebiet befahren

the ship rode the waves das Schiff durchpflügte die Wellen liter

they rode the waves at the beach sie surften am Strand

to \ride the rapids die Stromschnellen befahren

to \ride [the crest of] a wave of popularity ( fig) auf einer Welle der Beliebtheit schwimmen

4. (take part on race)

to \ride a race an einem Rennen [o Wettlauf] teilnehmen

5. (take the lift)

to \ride a lift [or AM elevator] mit dem Aufzug [o Lift] fahren

6. (prevent blow)

to \ride a blow einen Schlag abfangen

7. ( vulg sl: have sex with)

▪ to \ride sb jdn vögeln derb [o vulg ficken

8. AM (pester)

▪ to \ride sb jdn antreiben fam

your boss is riding you much too hard at the moment dein Chef nimmt dich momentan viel zu hart ran fam

9. usu passive (full of)

to be ridden with anger wutentbrannt [o zornentbrannt] sein

to be ridden with guilt von [schweren] Schuldgefühlen geplagt werden

10.

▶ to \ride the brakes ( fam) auf die Tube drücken sl, rasen fam

III. vi

<rode, ridden>

1. (as a sport) reiten

to \ride to hounds esp BRIT an einer Parforcejagd [o Fuchsjagd] teilnehmen

2. (travel on animal) reiten

▪ to \ride by [or past] vorbeireiten, vorüberreiten

3. (travel on vehicle) fahren

I rode home from work on the bus ich fuhr mit dem Bus von der Arbeit nach Hause

to \ride in a sports car in einem Sportwagen mitfahren

to \ride on a motorbike auf einem Motorrad fahren

4. (have said character) laufen

to \ride smoothly car sich akk angenehm fahren

5.

▶ to be riding for a fall ( fam) in sein Unglück [o Verderben] rennen

▶ to \ride high obenauf sein

now that he's managing director, he's really riding high jetzt wo er leitender Direktor ist, ist er wirklich obenauf

▶ to let sth \ride ( fam) etw laufen lassen fam

▶ to \ride roughshod over sb rücksichtslos über jdn hinweggehen, jdn unterbuttern sl

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[raɪd] vb: pret rode, ptp ridden
1. n

1) (in vehicle, on bicycle) Fahrt f; (on horse) Ritt m; (for pleasure) Ausritt m

to go for a ride — eine Fahrt machen; (on horse) reiten gehen

after a hard ride across country — nach einer langen Überlandfahrt; (on horse) nach einem langen Ritt querfeldein

he gave the child a ride on his back — er ließ das Kind auf den Schultern reiten

cycle/car/coach ride — Rad-/Auto-/Busfahrt f

to go for a ride in the car — mit dem Auto wegfahren, eine Fahrt (mit dem Auto) machen

I just came along/went along for the ride (fig inf) — ich bin nur zum Vergnügen mitgekommen/mitgegangen

to take sb for a ride (in car etc) — mit jdm eine Fahrt machen; ( inf

he gave me a ride into town in his car — er nahm mich im Auto in die Stadt mit

it's my first ride in a limousine/in a train — ich fahre zum ersten Mal in einer Limousine/in einem Zug

can I have a ride on your bike? —

3 rides on the merry-go-round that roller coaster is the scariest ride I've ever been on — 3 Karussellfahrten ich habe noch nie so viel Angst gehabt wie bei der Fahrt auf der Achterbahn

to have a ride in a helicopter —

we had a ride in a taxi/train — wir sind in einem Taxi/Zug gefahren

it's an 80p ride from the station —

the Ride of the Valkyries — der Ritt der Walküren

2)

(= quality of ride) this car gives a smooth/bumpy ride — mit diesem Auto fährt es sich sanft/unsanft

3) (= path for horses) Reitweg m

4) (sl

= lay) to be a good ride — gut im Bett sein (inf)

2. vi

1) (on a horse etc SPORT) reiten (on auf +dat)

to go riding —

the jockey was riding just under 65 kg — der Jockey brachte knapp 65 kg auf die Waage

Peter Mandelson rides again! (fig hum) — Peter Mandelson ist wieder da!

2) (= go in vehicle, by cycle etc) fahren

he was riding on a bicycle — er fuhr mit einem Fahrrad

to ride on a bus/in a car/in a train/in a cart — in einem Bus/Wagen/Zug/Schubkarren fahren

to ride away or off/down — weg- or davon-/hinunterfahren

3) (fig

= float) the seagull rides on the wind —

the moon was riding high in the sky — der Mond zog hoch am Himmel dahin

he's riding high (fig) — er schwimmt ganz oben

he was riding high in public opinion — in der öffentlichen Meinung stand er ganz oben

to ride at anchor (ship) — vor Anker liegen

we'll just have to let the matter or to let things ride for a while — wir müssen einfach für eine Weile den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen

... but I'll let it ride —..., aber ich lasse es vorerst einmal

4)

(horse) to ride well — gut laufen

3. vt

1) horse, donkey etc reiten mit or auf (+dat), reiten; bicycle, motorbike fahren mit, fahren

I have never ridden a bicycle/a motorbike — ich bin noch nie Rad/Motorrad gefahren

may I ride your bike? —

he rode his horse away/back etc — er ritt mit seinem Pferd weg/zurück etc

he rode him hard — er ritt es scharf

he rode the horse into the stable — er ritt das Pferd in den Stall

Jason will be ridden by H. Martin — Jason wird unter H. Martin laufen

to ride two horses at the same time (fig) — auf zwei Hochzeiten tanzen

to ride a race — bei einem Rennen reiten

to ride a good race — (bei einem Rennen) gut reiten

they had ridden 10 km —

they had ridden all the way he rode the land looking for... the birds riding the wind — sie waren den ganzen Weg geritten/gefahren er durchritt/durchfuhr das ganze Land auf der Suche nach... die Vögel, die sich vom Wind tragen lassen

the ship rode the waves — das Schiff trieb auf den Wellen

the surfers rode the waves — die Surfer ritten auf den Wellen

the party is riding the wave of public support —

witches ride broomsticks — Hexen reiten auf einem Besen

to ride the storm (lit, fig) —

to ride a horse to death — ein Pferd zu Tode reiten

to ride an argument to death — ein Argument totreden

See:

→ also ridden

2) (US inf = torment) piesacken (inf), schikanieren, zusetzen (+dat)

don't ride him too hard — treibts nicht so toll mit ihm

3) (sl: have sex with) reiten (sl)

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ride [raıd]

A s

1. a) Fahrt f (besonders auf einem Zweirad oder in einem öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel)

b) Ritt m:

come along for the ride fig (nur so) mitkommen;

give sb a ride on one’s back jemanden auf dem Rücken reiten lassen;

give sb a rough ride fig jemanden in die Mangel nehmen umg;

go for a ride ausreiten;

go for a ride in the car eine Fahrt (mit dem Auto) machen;

take sb for a ride umg jemanden (im Auto entführen und) umlegen, fig jemanden reinlegen oder aufs Kreuz legen; → bumpy 3

2. a) besonders US Mitfahrgelegenheit f:

get a ride from sb von jemandem (im Auto etc) mitgenommen werden;

give sb a ride jemanden mitnehmen;

thanks for the ride danke fürs Mitnehmen; → free ride

b) US Wagen m, Taxi n (Beförderungsmittel)

3. Reitweg m (besonders durch einen Wald)

B v/i prät rode [rəʊd], obs rid [rıd], pperf ridden [ˈrıdn], obs rid

1. reiten:

ride at zureiten auf (akk);

ride again fig wieder da sein; → fall A 1

2. fig reiten, rittlings sitzen ( beide:

on auf dat)

3. fahren ( on a bicycle auf einem Fahrrad; in oder on a bus im Bus)

4. sich fortbewegen, dahinziehen (auch Mond, Wolke etc):

the moon is riding high der Mond steht hoch am Himmel

5. (auf dem oder im Wasser) treiben, schwimmen:

she was riding on air fig sie war selig (vor Glück); → crest A 9

6. a) sich drehen (on auf dat)

b) umg abhängen (on von)

7. sich überlagern (z. B. MED Knochenfragmente):

the rope rides SCHIFF das Tau läuft unklar

8. a) eine (bestimmte) Gangart haben, laufen (Pferd)

b) fahren, laufen (Fahrzeug)

9. zum Reiten (gut etc) geeignet sein:

the ground rides well

10. im Reitdress wiegen:

he rides 12 stone(s)

11. umg seinen Lauf nehmen:

let it ride! lass die Karre laufen! umg;

he let the remark ride er ließ die Bemerkung hingehen

12. he has a lot riding bes US umg für ihn steht eine Menge auf dem Spiel

C v/t

1. ein Pferd etc reiten:

ride to death zu Tode reiten (a. fig eine Theorie, einen Witz etc);

ride a race an einem Rennen teilnehmen

2. reiten oder rittlings sitzen auf (dat)

3. ein Kind etc reiten oder rittlings sitzen lassen (on auf dat):

they rode him on their shoulders sie trugen ihn auf den Schultern

4. ein Fahr-, Motorrad fahren, fahren auf (dat), US einen Bus, Zug fahren, fahren in (dat)

5. reiten oder schwimmen oder schweben oder liegen auf (dat):

ride the waves auf den Wellen reiten; → crest A 9

6. aufliegen oder ruhen auf (dat)

7. a) unterjochen, tyrannisieren, beherrschen

b) heimsuchen, plagen, quälen, jemandem hart zusetzen

c) umg herumnörgeln an (dat); → ridden B

8. durchreiten

9. SCHIFF ein Schiff vor Anker liegen lassen

10. ein Pferd (beim Rennen) (übermäßig) antreiben

11. ZOOL (zur Paarung) bespringen

12. → ride out A

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1. noun
1) (journey) (on horseback) [Aus]ritt, der; (in vehicle, at fair) Fahrt, die

ride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die

go for a ride — ausreiten

go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen

go for a ride [in the car] — [mit dem Auto] wegfahren

have a ride in a train/taxi/on the merry-go-round — mit dem Zug/Taxi/Karussell fahren

give somebody a ride — jemanden mitnehmen

take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)

2) (quality of ride) Fahrkomfort, der
2. intransitive verb,
rode, ridden

1) (travel) (on horse) reiten; (on bicycle, in vehicle; Amer.): (in elevator) fahren

ride to town on one's bike/in one's car/on the train — mit dem Rad/Auto/Zug in die Stadt fahren

2) (float)

ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten

3) (be carried) reiten; rittlings sitzen

‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"

be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)

let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen
3. transitive verb,
rode, ridden

1) (ride on) reiten [Pferd usw.]; fahren mit [Fahrrad]

learn to ride a bicycle — Rad fahren lernen

2) (traverse) (on horseback) reiten; (on cycle) fahren

Phrasal Verbs:

- ride away

- ride out

- ride up

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n.

Fahrt -en f.

Ritt -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden)

= fahren v.

(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)

reiten v.

(§ p.,pp.: ritt, ist/hat geritten)

English-german dictionary > ride
9 on

on [ɒn]

sur ⇒ 1A (a)-(d), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c), 1D (j) à ⇒ 1A (c), 1D (f), 1D (h), 1D (i), 1D (j), 1F (c), 1F (f) en ⇒ 1A (c), 1F (g) par rapport à ⇒ 1C (e) selon ⇒ 1D (d) de ⇒ 1F (d) allumé ⇒ 3 (a) ouvert ⇒ 3 (a) en marche ⇒ 3 (a) de garde ⇒ 3 (c) de service ⇒ 3 (c)

1 preposition

A.

(a) (specifying position) sur;

∎ the vase is on the shelf le vase est sur l'étagère;

∎ put it on the shelf mets-le sur l'étagère;

∎ on the floor par terre;

∎ on the ceiling au plafond;

∎ there are posters on the walls il y a des affiches aux ou sur les murs;

∎ there was blood on the walls il y avait du sang sur les murs;

∎ a coat was hanging on the hook un manteau était accroché à la patère;

∎ the post with the seagull on it le poteau sur lequel il y a la mouette;

∎ he has a ring on his finger il a une bague au doigt;

∎ to lie on one's back/side être allongé sur le dos/côté;

∎ on this side de ce côté;

∎ on the other side of the page de l'autre côté de la page;

∎ on page four à la quatrième page, à la page quatre;

∎ on the left/right à gauche/droite

(b) (indicating writing or painting surface) sur;

∎ I had nothing to write on je n'avais rien sur quoi écrire;

∎ red on a green background rouge sur un fond vert

(c) (indicating general location, area)

∎ he works on a building site il travaille sur un chantier;

∎ they live on a farm ils habitent une ferme;

∎ there's been an accident on the M1 il y a eu un accident sur la M1;

∎ room on the second floor chambre au second (étage);

∎ on Arran/the Isle of Wight sur Arran/l'île de Wight;

∎ on Corsica/Crete en Corse/Crète;

∎ on Majorca/Minorca à Majorque/Minorque

(d) (indicating part of body touched) sur;

∎ I kissed him on the cheek je l'ai embrassé sur la joue;

∎ someone tapped me on the shoulder quelqu'un m'a tapé sur l'épaule

(e) (close to)

∎ the village is right on the lake/sea le village est juste au bord du lac/de la mer

(f) (indicating movement, direction)

∎ the mirror fell on the floor la glace est tombée par terre;

∎ to climb on(to) a wall grimper sur un mur;

∎ they marched on the capital ils marchèrent sur la capitale;

∎ don't tread on it ne marchez pas dessus

B.

(a) (indicating thing carried) sur;

∎ I only had £10 on me je n'avais que 10 livres sur moi;

∎ she's got a gun on her elle est armée

(b) (indicating facial expression)

∎ he had a scornful smile on his face il affichait un sourire plein de mépris

C.

(a) (indicating purpose of money, time, effort spent) sur;

∎ I spent hours on that essay j'ai passé des heures sur cette dissertation;

∎ she spent £1,000 on her new stereo elle a dépensé 1000 livres pour acheter sa nouvelle chaîne hi-fi;

∎ to put money on a horse parier ou miser sur un cheval;

∎ what are you working on at the moment? sur quoi travaillez-vous en ce moment?

(b) (indicating activity undertaken)

∎ I am here on business je suis ici pour affaires;

∎ to be on strike être en grève;

∎ he's off on a trip to Brazil il part pour un voyage au Brésil;

∎ to go on safari faire un safari;

∎ she was sent on a course on l'a envoyée suivre des cours;

∎ I'm on nights next week je suis de nuit la semaine prochaine;

∎ he's on lunch/a break il est en train de déjeuner/faire la pause;

∎ she's been on the committee for years ça fait des années qu'elle siège au comité

(c) (indicating special interest, pursuit)

∎ she's keen on music elle a la passion de la musique;

∎ he's good on modern history il excelle en histoire moderne;

∎ she's very big on equal opportunities l'égalité des chances, c'est son cheval de bataille

(d) (indicating scale of activity)

∎ on a large/small scale sur une grande/petite échelle

(e) (compared with) par rapport à;

∎ imports are up/down on last year les importations sont en hausse/en baisse par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ it's an improvement on the old system c'est une amélioration par rapport à l'ancien système

D.

(a) (about, on the subject of) sur;

∎ a book/film on the French Revolution un livre/film sur la Révolution française;

∎ we all agree on that point nous sommes tous d'accord sur ce point;

∎ I need some advice on a legal matter j'ai besoin de conseils sur un point légal;

∎ could I speak to you on a matter of some delicacy? pourrais-je vous parler d'une affaire assez délicate?;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

(b) (indicating person, thing affected) sur;

∎ it has no effect on them cela n'a aucun effet sur eux;

∎ a tax on alcohol une taxe sur les boissons alcoolisées;

∎ try it on your parents essaie-le sur tes parents;

∎ the government must act on inflation le gouvernement doit prendre des mesures contre l'inflation;

∎ he has survived two attempts on his life il a échappé à deux tentatives d'assassinat;

∎ it's unfair on women c'est injuste envers les femmes;

∎ the joke's on you! c'est toi qui as l'air ridicule!

(c) (indicating cause of injury)

∎ I cut my finger on a piece of glass je me suis coupé le doigt sur un morceau de verre

(d) (according to) selon;

∎ everyone will be judged on their merits chacun sera jugé selon ses mérites;

∎ candidates are selected on their examination results les candidats sont choisis en fonction des résultats qu'ils ont obtenus à l'examen

(e) (indicating reason, motive for action)

∎ on impulse sur un coup de tête;

∎ the police acted on information from abroad la police est intervenue après avoir reçu des renseignements de l'étranger;

∎ I shall refuse on principle je refuserai par principe

(f) (included in, forming part of)

∎ your name isn't on the list votre nom n'est pas sur la liste;

∎ the books on the syllabus les livres au programme;

∎ on the agenda à l'ordre du jour

(g) (indicating method, system)

∎ they work on a rota system ils travaillent par roulement;

∎ reorganized on a more rational basis réorganisé sur une base plus rationnelle

(h) (indicating means of transport)

∎ on foot/horseback à pied/cheval;

∎ on the bus/train dans le bus/train;

∎ she arrived on the midday bus/train elle est arrivée par le bus/train de midi;

∎ on a bicycle à bicyclette

(i) (indicating instrument played)

∎ to play a tune on the flute jouer un air à la flûte;

∎ who's on guitar/on drums? qui est à la guitare/à la batterie?

(j) Radio

∎ , Television & Theatre I heard it on the radio/on television je l'ai entendu à la radio/à la télévision;

∎ it's the first time she's been on television c'est la première fois qu'elle passe à la télévision;

∎ what's on the other channel or side? qu'est-ce qu'il y a sur l'autre chaîne?;

∎ on stage sur scène

(k) (indicating where information is stored)

∎ it's all on computer tout est sur ordinateur;

∎ on file sur fichier

E.

INDICATING DATE, TIME ETC

∎ on the 6th of July le 6 juillet;

∎ on or about the 12th vers le 12;

∎ on Christmas Day le jour de Noël;

∎ I'll see her on Monday je la vois lundi;

∎ on Monday morning lundi matin;

∎ I don't work on Mondays je ne travaille pas le lundi;

∎ on a Monday morning in February un lundi matin (du mois) de février;

∎ on a fine day in June par une belle journée de juin;

∎ on time à l'heure;

∎ every hour on the hour à chaque heure;

∎ it's just on five o'clock il est cinq heures pile;

∎ just on a year ago (approximately) il y a près d'un an

F.

(a) (indicating source of payment)

∎ have a drink on me prenez un verre, c'est moi qui offre;

∎ the drinks are on me/the house! c'est ma tournée/la tournée du patron!;

∎ you can get it on the National Health ≃ c'est remboursé par la Sécurité sociale

(b) (indicating source or amount of income)

∎ to live on one's private income/a student grant vivre de ses rentes/d'une bourse d'études;

∎ you can't live on such a low wage on ne peut pas vivre avec des revenus aussi modestes;

∎ familiar they're on the dole or on unemployment benefit ils vivent du chômage ou des allocations de chômage^□ ;

∎ to retire on a pension of £5,000 a year prendre sa retraite avec une pension de 5000 livres par an

(c) (indicating source of power) à;

∎ it works on electricity ça marche à l'électricité

(d) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ they live on cereals ils se nourrissent de céréales;

∎ we dined on oysters and champagne nous avons dîné d'huîtres et de champagne

(e) (indicating drugs, medicine prescribed)

∎ is she on the pill? est-ce qu'elle prend la pilule?;

∎ I'm still on antibiotics je suis toujours sous antibiotiques;

∎ the doctor put her on tranquillizers le médecin lui a prescrit des tranquillisants;

∎ he's on insulin/heroin il prend de l'insuline/de l'héroïne;

∎ he's on drugs il se drogue;

∎ familiar figurative what's he on? il se sent bien?

(f) (at the same time as) à;

∎ he'll deal with it on his return il s'en occupera à son retour;

∎ looters will be shot on sight les pillards seront abattus sans sommation;

∎ on the death of his mother à la mort de sa mère;

∎ on my first/last visit lors de ma première/dernière visite;

∎ on the count of three à trois

(g) (with present participle) en;

∎ on hearing the news en apprenant la nouvelle;

∎ on completing the test candidates should… quand ils auront fini l'examen les candidats devront…

2 adverb

(a) (in place)

∎ the lid wasn't on le couvercle n'était pas mis;

∎ put the top back on afterwards remets le capuchon ensuite

(b) (referring to clothes)

∎ why have you got your gloves on? pourquoi as-tu mis tes gants?;

∎ the woman with the blue dress on la femme en robe bleue;

∎ what had she got on? qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?, comment était-elle habillée?;

∎ he's got nothing on il est nu

(c) (indicating continued action)

∎ to read on continuer à lire;

∎ the car drove on la voiture ne s'est pas arrêtée;

∎ they walked on ils poursuivirent leur chemin;

∎ from now or this moment or this time on désormais;

∎ from that day on à partir ou dater de ce jour;

∎ well on in years d'un âge avancé;

∎ earlier/later/further on plus tôt/tard/loin;

∎ on with the show! que le spectacle continue!

(d) (indicating activity)

∎ I've got a lot on this week je suis très occupé cette semaine;

∎ have you got anything on tonight? tu fais quelque chose ce soir?

(e) (functioning, running)

∎ put or turn or switch the television on allume la télévision;

∎ turn the tap on ouvre le robinet;

∎ the lights had been left on les lumières étaient restées allumées;

∎ the tap had been left on le robinet était resté ouvert;

∎ the car had its headlights on les phares de la voiture étaient allumés

(f) (in betting)

∎ I have a bet on j'ai fait un pari

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ to be or go on about sth parler de qch sans arrêt^□ ;

∎ he's on about his new car again le voilà reparti sur sa nouvelle voiture;

∎ what's she on about? qu'est-ce qu'elle raconte?;

∎ he's always on about the war/teenagers il n'arrête pas de déblatérer sur la guerre/les adolescents;

∎ my parents are always on at me about my hair mes parents n'arrêtent pas de m'embêter avec mes cheveux;

∎ I've been on at them for months to get it fixed cela fait des mois que je suis sur leur dos pour qu'ils le fassent réparer

3 adjective

(a) (working → electricity, light, radio, TV) allumé; (→ gas, tap) ouvert; (→ engine, machine) en marche; (→ handbrake) serré; (→ alarm) enclenché;

∎ the radio was on very loud la radio hurlait;

∎ make sure the switches are in the "on" position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) "marche";

∎ the "on" button le bouton de mise en marche

(b) (happening, under way)

∎ to be on (actor) être en scène;

∎ we're on in ten minutes c'est à nous dans dix minutes;

∎ there's a conference on next week il y a une conférence la semaine prochaine;

∎ the meeting is on right now la réunion est en train de se dérouler;

∎ the match is still on (on TV) le match n'est pas terminé; (going ahead) le match n'a pas été annulé;

∎ it's on at the local cinema ça passe au cinéma du quartier;

∎ the play was on for weeks la pièce a tenu l'affiche pendant des semaines;

∎ your favourite TV programme is on tonight il y a ton émission préférée à la télé ce soir;

∎ there's nothing good on (on TV, radio) il n'y a rien de bien;

∎ is the party still on? est-ce que la soirée se fait toujours?;

∎ is our deal still on? est-ce que notre affaire tient toujours?;

∎ the kettle's on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;

∎ hurry up, your dinner's on dépêche-toi, ton dîner va être prêt

(c) (on duty → in hospital, surgery) de garde; (→ in shop, administration) de service;

∎ I'm on at three o'clock, then off at nine o'clock je commence à trois heures et je finis à neuf heures

(d) (in betting)

∎ the odds are twenty to one on la cote est de vingt contre un

(e) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ such behaviour just isn't on! une telle conduite est tout à fait inadmissible!^□ ;

∎ British it's not on! ça va pas du tout!

(f) familiar (feasible, possible)

∎ we'll never be ready by tomorrow, it just isn't on nous ne serons jamais prêts pour demain, c'est tout bonnement impossible

(g) familiar (in agreement)

∎ are you still on for dinner tonight? ça marche toujours pour le dîner de ce soir?;

∎ shall we say £10? - you're on! disons 10 livres? - d'accord ou tope là!;

∎ if you wash the dishes, I'll dry them - you're on! si tu fais la vaisselle, je l'essuie - ça marche!

(h) British familiar

∎ to be on (menstruating) avoir ses ragnagnas

4 on and off adverb

∎ we went out together on and off for a year on a eu une relation irrégulière pendant un an

5 on and on adverb

sans arrêt;

∎ he goes on and on about his minor ailments il nous rebat les oreilles avec ses petits problèmes de santé;

∎ the play dragged on and on la pièce n'en finissait plus

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10 skim

skim [skɪm] (pt & pp skimmed, cont skimming)

1 transitive verb

(a) (milk) écrémer; (jam) écumer; (floating matter → with skimmer) écumer, enlever avec une écumoire; (→ with spatula) enlever avec une spatule;

∎ to skim the froth from or off a glass of beer enlever la mousse d'un verre de bière;

∎ to skim the fat from the gravy dégraisser la sauce;

∎ to skim the cream from the milk écrémer le lait

(b) (glide over → surface) effleurer, frôler;

∎ the seagull skimmed the waves la mouette volait au ras de l'eau ou rasait les vagues;

∎ the glider skimmed the tops of the trees le planeur frôlait ou rasait la cime des arbres;

∎ the stone skimmed the lake la pierre a ricoché à la surface du lac;

∎ figurative the book only skims the surface le livre ne fait qu'effleurer ou que survoler la question

(c) (stone) faire ricocher;

∎ the children were skimming stones over the lake les enfants faisaient des ricochets sur le lac

(d) (read quickly → letter, book) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (→ magazine) parcourir, feuilleter

(e) Commerce (market) écrémer

2 intransitive verb

∎ to skim over the ground/across the waves (bird) raser le sol/les vagues;

∎ to skim over or across the lake (stone) faire des ricochets sur le lac

►► American skim milk lait m écrémé

➲ skim off separable transitive verb

(a) (cream, froth) enlever (avec une écumoire);

∎ figurative the book dealers skimmed off the best bargains les marchands de livres ont fait les meilleures affaires;

∎ the accounts department skims off the best recruits la comptabilité récupère les meilleures recrues

(b) (steal → money)

∎ he skimmed a little off the top for himself il s'est un peu servi au passage

➲ skim over inseparable transitive verb

(letter, report) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (difficult passage) lire superficiellement, parcourir rapidement

➲ skim through inseparable transitive verb

(letter, page) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (magazine) feuilleter;

∎ I only had time to skim through the report je n'ai eu que le temps de lire le rapport en vitesse

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11 Feder

f; -, -n

1. feather; feste, an Schwanz, Flügel: quill (feather); große weiche, als Zierde: plume; Federn Pl. (Gefieder) plumage Sg.; flaumige, für Kissen: down Sg.; mit weißen / schwarzen Federn with white / black feathers, white / black-feathered; sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig. take the credit (for what someone else has done); sie musste Federn lassen fig. she did not escape unscathed

2. Pl. umg. fig.: noch in den Federn liegen still be in bed; raus aus den Federn! time to get up!, rise and shine!

3. zum Schreiben: (Federkiel) quill; aus Metall: nib; (Stift) pen; zur Feder greifen put pen to paper; ein Roman etc. aus seiner Feder written ( oder penned) by him; eine spitze Feder führen fig. write with a barbed pen; mit spitzer Feder geschrieben fig. written with a barbed pen; der Neid führte ihr die Feder fig. her words were inspired by envy; ein Mann der Feder geh. altm. a man of letters

4. TECH. (Sprung-, Zugfeder) spring

5. TECH., für Nut: tongue

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die Feder

(Schreibgerät) quill; pen;

(Technik) spring;

(Vogel) quill; plume; feather

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Fe|der ['feːdɐ]
f -, -n

1) (= Vogelfeder) feather; (= Gänsefeder etc) quill; (= lange Hutfeder) plume

leicht wie eine Féder — as light as a feather

Fédern lassen müssen (inf) — not to escape unscathed

in den Fédern stecken or liegen (inf) — to be in one's bed or pit (inf)

jdn aus den Fédern holen (inf) — to drag sb out of bed (inf)

raus aus den Fédern! (inf) — rise and shine! (inf), show a leg! (inf)

See:

→ fremd

2) (= Schreibfeder) quill; (an Federhalter) nib

ich greife zur Féder... — I take up my pen...

aus jds Féder fließen — to flow from sb's pen

dieser Text stammt nicht aus meiner Féder — this text was not written by me

eine scharfe or spitze Féder führen — to wield a wicked or deadly pen

mit spitzer Féder — with a deadly pen, with a pen dipped in vitriol

ein Mann der Féder (dated geh) — a man of letters

3) (TECH) spring

4) (in Holz) tongue

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die

1) (one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) feather

2) (a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) plume

3) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) quill

4) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) spring

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Fe·der

<-, -n>

[ˈfɛdɐ]

f

1. (Teil des Gefieders) feather; (lange Hutfeder) long feathers, plume

leicht wie eine \Feder as light as a feather

2. (Schreibfeder) nib, quill

eine spitze \Feder führen to wield a sharp pen

zur \Feder greifen to put pen to paper

aus jds \Feder stammen to come from sb's pen

3. (elastisches Metallteil) spring

4. (Bett)

noch in den \Federn liegen (fam) to still be in bed

raus aus den \Federn! (fam) rise and shine! fam

5.

▶ sich akk mit fremden \Federn schmücken to take the credit for sb else's efforts

▶ \Federn lassen müssen (fam) not to escape unscathed

* * *

die; Feder, Federn

1) (VogelFeder) feather; (GänseFeder) quill; (lange HutFeder) plume

[noch] in den Federn liegen — (ugs.) [still] be in one's bed

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — strut in borrowed plumes

2) (zum Schreiben) nib; (mit Halter) pen; (GänseFeder) quill[-pen]

eine spitze Feder führen — (geh.) wield a sharp pen

zur Feder greifen — (geh.) take up one's pen

3) (Technik) spring

* * *

Feder f; -, -n

1. feather; feste, an Schwanz, Flügel: quill (feather); große weiche, als Zierde: plume;

Federn pl (Gefieder) plumage sg; flaumige, für Kissen: down sg;

mit weißen/schwarzen Federn with white/black feathers, white/black-feathered;

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig take the credit (for what someone else has done);

sie musste Federn lassen fig she did not escape unscathed

2. pl umg fig:

noch in den Federn liegen still be in bed;

raus aus den Federn! time to get up!, rise and shine!

3. zum Schreiben: (Federkiel) quill; aus Metall: nib; (Stift) pen;

zur Feder greifen put pen to paper;

ein Roman etc

aus seiner Feder written ( oder penned) by him;

eine spitze Feder führen fig write with a barbed pen;

mit spitzer Feder geschrieben fig written with a barbed pen;

der Neid führte ihr die Feder fig her words were inspired by envy;

ein Mann der Feder geh obs a man of letters

4. TECH (Sprung-, Zugfeder) spring

5. TECH, für Nut: tongue

* * *

die; Feder, Federn

1) (VogelFeder) feather; (GänseFeder) quill; (lange HutFeder) plume

[noch] in den Federn liegen — (ugs.) [still] be in one's bed

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — strut in borrowed plumes

2) (zum Schreiben) nib; (mit Halter) pen; (GänseFeder) quill[-pen]

eine spitze Feder führen — (geh.) wield a sharp pen

zur Feder greifen — (geh.) take up one's pen

3) (Technik) spring

* * *

-n f.

feather n.

pen n.

spring n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Feder
12 feather

1. noun
1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, die

as light as a feather — federleicht

a feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein

you could have knocked me down with a feather — ich war völlig von den Socken (ugs.)

2) collect. (plumage) Gefieder, das. See also academic.ru/7108/bird">bird 1)
2. transitive verb
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein

* * *
['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) die Feder
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) mit Federn versehen

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
* * *

feath·er

[ˈfeðəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n Feder f

an eagle['s]/a peacock['s] \feather eine Adler-/Pfauenfeder

tail/wing \feather Schwanz-/Schwungfeder f

to ruffle its \feathers seine Federn zersausen

▶ a \feather in sb's cap etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann

▶ in fine \feather ( dated: in good spirits) in blendender Laune; (in top form) in Hochform

▶ you could have knocked me down with a \feather ( fam) ich war total platt [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ völlig perplex] fam

▶ as light as a \feather federleicht

II. n modifier (pillow) Feder-

III. vt

to \feather an oar SPORT ein Ruder flachdrehen

to \feather a propeller AVIAT einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringen

▶ to \feather one's [own] nest ( esp pej) seine Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen fam

* * *
['feðə(r)]
1. n
Feder f
feather headdress — Kopfschmuck m aus Federn

as light as a feather — federleicht

that's a feather in his cap — das ist ein Ruhmesblatt nt für ihn

you could have knocked me down with a feather (inf) — ich war wie vom Donner gerührt

that'll make the feathers fly — das wird die Gemüter bewegen

they are birds of a feather — sie sind vom gleichen Schlag

birds of a feather stick or flock together (Prov) — Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern (Prov)

See:

→ white feather

2. vt

1) arrow etc mit Federn versehen

to feather one's nest (fig) — sein Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen

2) (AVIAT) propeller auf Segelstellung bringen

3) (ROWING) oar flach drehen

3. vi (ROWING)
das Ruderblatt flach drehen
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feather [ˈfeðə(r)]

A s

1. Feder f, pl Gefieder n:

fur and feather Wild und Federvieh n;

fine feathers make fine birds (Sprichwort) Kleider machen Leute;

birds of a feather Leute vom gleichen Schlag;

they are birds of a feather sie sind vom gleichen Schlag;

birds of a feather flock together (Sprichwort) Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern;

in fine ( oder full, high) feather umg

a) (bei) bester Laune,

b) bei bester Gesundheit,

c) in Hochform;

you could have knocked me down with a feather umg ich war einfach platt;

make the feathers fly umg Stunk machen (Person), (auch Sache) für helle Aufregung sorgen;

when she got furious the feathers flew umg flogen die Fetzen; → light² A 1, white feather

2. Schmuck-, Hutfeder f:

a feather in one’s cap eine Ehre oder Auszeichnung;

that is a feather in his cap darauf kann er stolz sein

3. hoch- oder abstehendes Haarbüschel

4. Pfeilfeder f

5. Rudern: Flachdrehen n (der Riemen)

6. TECH (Strebe)Band n

7. TECH Feder(keil) f(m)

8. SCHIFF Schaumkrone f (U-Boot-Periskop)

9. (etwas) Federleichtes

B v/t

1. mit Federn versehen oder schmücken oder polstern, einen Pfeil fiedern:

feather one’s nest fig sein(e) Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen

2. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen

3. TECH mit Nut und Feder versehen

4. FLUG den Propeller auf Segelstellung fahren

C v/i

1. Federn bekommen, sich befiedern

2. federartig wachsen, sich federartig ausbreiten oder bewegen

3. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen

* * *
1. noun
1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, die

as light as a feather — federleicht

a feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein

you could have knocked me down with a feather — ich war völlig von den Socken (ugs.)

2) collect. (plumage) Gefieder, das. See also bird 1)
2. transitive verb
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein

* * *

n.

Feder -n f.

Vogelfeder f.

English-german dictionary > feather
13 område

area, compass, compound, country, district, domain, field, locality, neighbourhood, patch, precinct, preserve, range, territory, tract, zone

* * *

(et -r) territory ( fx the territory around the South Pole; disputed

(, unknown) territory),

( også: mere afgrænset) area ( fx an area of the skin; the whole area was bombed; a depressed area);

( større) region;

( som tilhører en) territory ( fx Danish territory; a salesman's territory; the seagull's territory is simply a small area around the nest);

(fig) field ( fx he is an expert in his field),

F province, sphere;

(som hører til institution etc) grounds pl ( fx the hospital grounds; the school grounds; the grounds of the Vatican);

( universitets) campus;

[ grønne områder]

( nær storby) green belts;

[ på alle områder]

(fig) in all fields (el. respects);

[ på det område]

(fig) in that field.

Danish-English dictionary > område
14 feather

['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pena
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) acolchoar/forrar

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
* * *

feath.er

[f'eðə] n 1 pena, pluma. 2 feathers a) plumagem. b) roupagem. 3 penacho. 4 rodopelo, tufo de pêlos, tapete, gaias. 5 qualquer coisa como uma pena. 6 caça de pena. 7 casta, laia, espécie, natureza. 8 disposição, estado de espírito. 9 Sport ato de transviar o remo. • vt+vi 1 empenar, emplumar(-se), cobrir(-se) de penas, forrar ou revestir de penas, pôr penas em, enfeitar, ornar de penas ou plumas. 2 transviar (os remos), virar o remo em posição horizontal. they feathered the oars / viraram os remos horizontalmente. 3 desdobrar-se em forma de pena. 4 Aeron embandeirar, variar o passo da hélice. birds of a feather gente da mesma laia. birds of a feather flock together cada ovelha com a sua parelha, cada qual com o seu igual. in high (ou full) feather bem-disposto, radioso. light as a feather leve como uma pena. that is a feather in your cap disso pode orgulhar-se. to cut a feather Naut encrespar a água, formar pequenas ondas. to feather one’s nest encher os bolsos, estar preocupado somente com o seu bem-estar e o seu próprio ganho. to make the feathers fly provocar briga, armar confusão. to show the white feather revelar covardia. with a feather com grande facilidade.

English-Portuguese dictionary > feather
15 feather

'feðə 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjær
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) pynte med fjær, sette fjær i

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

fjær

I
subst. \/ˈfeħə\/

1) fjær

2) ( kollektiv) fuglevilt

3) ( teknikk og tømrerfag) fjær

4) ( mekanikk) ribbe, (glide)kile

5) fjærkledning, fjærdrakt

as light as a feather så lett som en fjær

birds of a feather flock together like barn leker best

crop somebody's feathers ( overført) sette noen på plass

cut a feather ( sjøfart) skjære vannet så det skummer om baugen ( overført) gå raskt, bevege seg friskt ( gammeldags) drive ordkløveri

feather and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjær

feather-and-groove planking ( tømrerfag) pløyd plankekledning

a feather in someone's cap\/hat en fjær i hatten på noen

a feather merchant (amer., slang) unnasluntrer

fine feathers make fine birds klær skaper folk

knock somebody down with a feather gjøre noen paff

• you could have knocked me down with a feather!

jeg ble aldeles paff!

in full feather rik i full stas

in high feather eller in fine feather i strålende humør, opprømt i fin form, ved god helse, strålende sunn

show the white feather vise feighet, være feig
II
verb

1) (zoologi, om fugler) få fjær

2) sette fjær på, forsyne med fjær, pynte med fjær, sette fjær i

• feather an arrow

sette fjær på en pil

3) ( rosport) skjene (med), flatstille

• feather an oar

flatstille et åreblad

4) ( teknikk) nullstille

• feather the propeller

nullstille propellen

5) ( jakt) skadeskyte

• feather a bird

skadeskyte en fugl

6) sveve som fjær, vaie som fjær

7) ( tømrerfag) sammenføye med not og fjær

English-Norwegian dictionary > feather
16 feather

['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) operiti

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
* * *
I [féðə]
noun

pero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženje

birds of a feather flock together — enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo

to be in full feather — imeti dosti denarja

a feather in one's cap — hvalevredna odlika

to crop s.o.'s feathers — pristriči komu krila, ponižati ga

in grand feather — v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravja

in high feather — dobre volje; dobrega zdravja

to knock down with a feather — močno presenetiti

American slang feather merchant — zmuzne; military slang civilist

fur and feather — zveri in ptice

to ruffle s.o.'s feathers — dražiti koga

to show the white feather — popihati jo; biti strahopeten

to smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers — pomiriti koga

a broken feather in one's wing — napaka v značaju

the vessel cuts a feather — ladja pluje s polno paro
II [féðə]
1.

transitive verb

(o)krasiti s perjem, operiti (se); s perjem obrobiti; plosko dvigati veslo iz vode; z repom mahati;

2.

intransitive verb

trepetati, drgetati

to feather one's nest — dobro si postlati, obogateti

to feather a bird — obstreliti ptiča

English-Slovenian dictionary > feather
17 feather

'feðə
1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pluma

2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) emplumar

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

feather n pluma

feather

tr['feðə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 pluma

transitive verb

1 emplumar

2 (oar) alzar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a feather in somebody's cap ser un triunfo para alguien

to feather one's own nest pejorative barrer para casa

to be birds of a feather ser de la misma calaña

birds of a feather, flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan

you could've knocked me down with a feather me quedé patidifuso,-a

feather bed colchón nombre masculino de plumas

feather boa boa nombre masulino o femenino

feather duster plumero

feather ['fɛðər] vt

1) : emplumar

2)

to feather one's nest : hacer su agosto

feather n

1) : pluma f

2)

a feather in one's cap : un triunfo personal

feather

n.

• pluma (de ave) s.f.

v.

• emplumar v.

I 'feðər, 'feðə(r)
noun pluma f

a feather in one's cap — un triunfo personal

as light as a feather — ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma

to ruffle somebody's feathers — hacer* enojar or (esp Esp) enfadar a alguien

you could have knocked me down with a feather — (colloq) casi me caigo de espaldas; (before n)

feather bed — colchón m de plumas

feather duster — plumero m

II

transitive verb nest I 1)

['feðǝ(r)]
1.

N pluma f

- in fine feather

- that is a feather in his cap

- you could have knocked me down with a feather

- as light as a feather
white 3.
2. VT

1) emplumar

- feather one's nest

2) (Rowing) [+ oar] volver horizontal

3.

CPD [mattress, pillow] de plumas

feather bed N — colchón m de pluma(s)

feather boa N — boa f de plumas

feather duster N — plumero m

* * *

I ['feðər, 'feðə(r)]
noun pluma f

a feather in one's cap — un triunfo personal

as light as a feather — ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma

to ruffle somebody's feathers — hacer* enojar or (esp Esp) enfadar a alguien

you could have knocked me down with a feather — (colloq) casi me caigo de espaldas; (before n)

feather bed — colchón m de plumas

feather duster — plumero m

II

transitive verb nest I 1)

English-spanish dictionary > feather
18 feather

['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjöður
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) búa fjöðrum

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

English-Icelandic dictionary > feather
19 feather

madártoll, tollazat to feather: habzik, tollat tűz, tollasodik, nyomot keres
* * *
['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) toll(azat)
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) tollal bélel (fészket)

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

English-Hungarian dictionary > feather
20 feather

n. kuştüyü, tüy, köpük (dalga)
————————
v. tüylerle donatmak, tüy takmak, tüylenmek (kuş)

* * *
1. zengin et (v.) 2. tüy (n.)
* * *
['feðə] 1. noun
(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) tüy
2. verb
(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) tüy kaplamak

- feathered
- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest

English-Turkish dictionary > feather

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