(be+under+way)

Curso de Orientación Universitaria — = COU

seguimos por la tele el curso de la carrera — we watched the progress o course of the race on TV

• en curso, el proceso judicial está en curso — the case is under way o in progress

• en el curso de, en el curso de la entrevista — during the interview, in o during the course of the interview

• dar curso a algo, dar curso a una solicitud — to deal with an application

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

Ex: Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.

Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

accompagner quelqu'un au train — (colloq) to see somebody off at the station

aller bon or grand train — ( marcher vite) to walk briskly

aller bon train — [rumeurs] to be flying around; [ventes, affaires] to be going well; [conversation] to flow easily; [équipage, voiture] to be going quite fast

aller son train — [affaire] to be getting on all right

aller son petit train — [personne, affaire, négociations] to go peacefully along

à fond de train — (colloq) at top speed

train de derrière — hindquarters (pl)

train de devant — forequarters (pl)

le train — corps of transport GB, transportation corps US

mettre en train — to get [something] started ou going [processus, travail]

se mettre en train — gén to get going; Sport to warm up

prendre le train en marche fig — to jump on the bandwagon

aller bon train [rumeurs] — to be flying around, [négociations] to be making good progress

train de pneus — set of tyres Grande-Bretagne set of tires USA

se mettre en train (= commencer) — to get started, (= s'échauffer) to warm up

tenir la route — lit [voiture] to hold the road; fig (colloq) [argument] to hold water; [équipement] to be well-made

faire de la route — (colloq) to do a lot of mileage

s'éloigner or dévier de sa route — lit [avion, bateau] to go off course; [voiture, piéton] to go the wrong way; fig [personne] to stray from one's chosen path

la route est toute tracée désormais — fig from now on, it's all plain sailing

nos routes se sont croisées — fig our paths crossed

rencontrer quelque chose en route — lit to meet something on the way; fig to meet something along the way

être en route — [personne] to be on one's way; [projet] to be underway; [plat] to be cooking

faire route vers, être en route pour — [avion, passager] to be en route to; [bateau] to be sailing to; [voiture, train, piéton] to be heading for

faire fausse route — lit to go off course; fig to be mistaken

bonne route! — have a good journey GB ou a nice trip!

mettre en route — to start [machine, voiture]; to get [something] going [projet, fabrication]

géants or rois de la route — road-cycling champions

épreuve or course sur route — road race

route nationale — A-road Grande-Bretagne state highway USA

faire fausse route fig — to be on the wrong track

se mettre en route (= démarrer) — to set off

einen Zúg durch die Kneipen machen — to do the rounds of the pubs (esp Brit) or bars

einen Zúg machen (an Zigarette etc) — to take a drag

das Glas in einem Zúg leeren — to empty the glass with one gulp or in one go, to down the glass in one (inf)

etw in vollen Zügen genießen — to enjoy sth to the full or max (inf)

in den letzten Zügen liegen (inf) — to be at one's last gasp (inf), to be on one's last legs (inf)

er hat einen guten Zúg (inf) — he can really put it away (inf)

er hat Zúg abbekommen or gekriegt (inf) — he got a stiff neck etc from sitting in a draught (Brit) or draft (US)

einen Zúg machen (beim Schwimmen) — to do a stroke; (bei Brettspiel) to make a move

Zúg um Zúg (fig) — step by step, stage by stage

(nicht) zum Zúge kommen (inf) — (not) to get a look-in (inf)

du bist am Zúg (bei Brettspiel, fig) — it's your move or turn

im falschen Zúg sitzen (fig inf) — to be on the wrong track, to be barking up the wrong tree (inf)

auf den fahrenden Zúg aufspringen (fig) — to jump on the bandwagon (inf)

die Sache hat einen Zúg ins Lächerliche (fig) — the affair has something (of the) ridiculous about it, the affair verges on the ridiculous

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap