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1 move on

move on

v.

• avanzar v.

Sense I

1) v + adv

( walk further) seguir* adelante; ( continue journey) continuar* el viaje

2)

a) ( proceed) pasar

shall we move on? — ¿pasamos al punto siguiente?

b) ( progress) progresar, avanzar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv ( cause to disperse) hacer* circular

1. VT + ADV

1) [+ crowd etc] hacer circular

2) [+ hands of clock] adelantar

2. VI + ADV

1) [person, vehicle] circular

2) (fig)

a) [time] pasar

b) (to new job)

this training will prove useful when you want to move on — esta formación te resultará útil cuando quieras cambiar de trabajo

she wanted to move on to a bigger company — quería irse a trabajar a una empresa mayor

c) (in discussion) pasar (to a)

let's leave it there and move on (to the next point) — dejémoslo aquí y pasemos al punto siguiente

d) (=change) cambiar

things have moved on since your visit — las cosas han cambiado desde tu visita

* * *

Sense I

1) v + adv

( walk further) seguir* adelante; ( continue journey) continuar* el viaje

2)

a) ( proceed) pasar

shall we move on? — ¿pasamos al punto siguiente?

b) ( progress) progresar, avanzar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv ( cause to disperse) hacer* circular

English-spanish dictionary > move on
2 move

move [mu:v]

mouvement ⇒ 1 (a) déménagement ⇒ 1 (b) changement d'emploi ⇒ 1 (c) pas ⇒ 1 (d) tour ⇒ 1 (e) déplacer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) bouger ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) transférer ⇒ 2 (b) déménager ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (f) émouvoir ⇒ 2 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (f) céder ⇒ 2 (g) partir ⇒ 3 (d) jouer ⇒ 3 (e) se déplacer ⇒ 3 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (h)

1 noun

(a) (movement) mouvement m;

∎ with one move she was by his side en un éclair, elle fut à ses côtés;

∎ one move out of you and you're dead! un seul geste et tu es mort!;

∎ he made a move to take out his wallet il s'apprêta à sortir son portefeuille;

∎ the police were watching her every move la police surveillait ses moindres gestes;

∎ to make a move (leave) y aller, bouger;

∎ it's late, I ought to be making a move il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille ou que je parte;

∎ she made a move to leave elle se leva pour partir;

∎ familiar to get a move on se grouiller;

∎ familiar get a move on! grouille-toi!, active!

(b) (change of home, premises) déménagement m;

∎ how did the move go? comment s'est passé le déménagement?;

∎ we're considering a move to bigger premises nous envisageons d'emménager dans des locaux plus spacieux

(c) (change of job) changement m d'emploi;

∎ after ten years in the same firm she felt it was time for a move après dix ans dans la même société elle avait le sentiment qu'il était temps de changer d'air ou d'horizon

(d) (step, measure) pas m, démarche f;

∎ she made the first move elle a fait le premier pas;

∎ she wondered when he would make his move elle se demandait quand il allait se décider;

∎ don't make a move without contacting me ne fais rien sans me contacter;

∎ familiar to make a move on sb faire des avances à qn;

∎ the new management's first move was to increase all salaries la première mesure de la nouvelle direction a été de relever tous les salaires;

∎ at one time there was a move to expand à un moment, on avait envisagé de s'agrandir;

∎ what do you think their next move will be? selon vous, que vont-ils faire maintenant?;

∎ they made an unsuccessful move to stop the war ils firent une tentative infructueuse pour arrêter la guerre;

∎ the government has made moves towards resolving the problem le gouvernement a pris des mesures pour résoudre le problème

(e) (in games → turn to move) tour m; (→ act of moving) coup m; (→ way piece moves) marche f;

∎ it's my move c'est à moi (de jouer);

∎ Chess white mates in two moves les blancs font mat en deux coups;

∎ white always has first move c'est toujours les blancs qui commencent;

∎ in chess the first thing to learn is the moves la première chose à apprendre aux échecs, c'est la façon dont les pièces se déplacent sur l'échiquier ou le déplacement des pièces sur l'échiquier

2 transitive verb

(a) (put elsewhere → object) déplacer; (→ part of body) bouger, remuer; (in games → piece) jouer;

∎ this key moves the cursor towards the right cette touche déplace le curseur vers la droite;

∎ move the lever to the left poussez le levier vers la gauche;

∎ we moved all the chairs indoors/outdoors nous avons rentré/sorti toutes les chaises;

∎ move your chair closer to the table rapproche ta chaise de la table;

∎ we've moved the couch into the spare room nous avons mis le canapé dans la chambre d'amis;

∎ move all those papers off the table! enlève tous ces papiers de la table!, débarrasse la table de tous ces papiers!;

∎ don't move anything on my desk ne touche à rien sur mon bureau;

∎ I can't move my leg je n'arrive pas à bouger la jambe;

∎ can you move your leg (out of the way), please est-ce que tu peux pousser ta jambe, s'il te plaît?;

∎ move your head to the left inclinez la tête vers la gauche;

∎ he moves his lips when he reads il remue les lèvres en lisant;

∎ Chess she moved a pawn elle a joué un pion;

∎ familiar move it! grouille-toi!

(b) (send elsewhere → prisoner, troops etc) transférer;

∎ move all these people out of the courtyard faites sortir tous ces gens de la cour;

∎ she's been moved to the New York office/to accounts elle a été mutée au bureau de New York/affectée à la comptabilité;

∎ he asked to be moved to a room with a sea view il a demandé qu'on lui donne une chambre avec vue sur la mer;

∎ troops are being moved into the area des troupes sont envoyées dans la région;

∎ he's decided to move his family to England (he is in England) il a décidé de faire venir sa famille en Angleterre; (he is elsewhere) il a décidé d'envoyer sa famille en Angleterre

(c) (change time or date of) déplacer;

∎ the meeting has been moved to Friday (postponed) la réunion a été remise à vendredi; (brought forward) la réunion a été avancée à vendredi

(d) (to new premises, location)

∎ the company that moved us la firme qui s'est chargée de ou qui a effectué notre déménagement;

∎ to move house déménager

(e) (affect, touch) émouvoir;

∎ I was deeply moved j'ai été profondément ému ou touché;

∎ to move sb to anger provoquer la colère de qn;

∎ to move sb to tears émouvoir qn (jusqu')aux larmes;

∎ to move sb to pity exciter la pitié de qn

(f) (motivate, prompt) pousser, inciter;

∎ to move sb to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch;

∎ what moved you to change your mind? qu'est-ce qui vous a fait changer d'avis?

(g) (usu negative) (cause to yield) you won't move me tu ne me feras pas changer d'avis;

∎ nothing will move him il est inflexible;

∎ the Prime Minister will not be moved le Premier ministre ne cédera pas d'un pouce;

∎ we shall not be moved! nous ne céderons pas!

(h) (propose) proposer;

∎ to move an amendment proposer un amendement;

∎ I move that we vote on it je propose que nous procédions au vote

(i) Commerce (sell) écouler, vendre;

∎ we must move these goods quickly nous devons vendre ces marchandises rapidement

(j) Medicine

∎ to move one's bowels aller à la selle

3 intransitive verb

(a) (shift, change position) bouger;

∎ don't move! ne bougez pas!;

∎ I'm sure the curtains moved je suis sûr d'avoir vu les rideaux bouger;

∎ something moved in the bushes quelque chose a bougé dans les buissons;

∎ I was so scared I couldn't move j'étais pétrifié (de terreur);

∎ the train was so crowded, I could barely move le train était tellement bondé que je pouvais à peine bouger ou faire un mouvement;

∎ you can't move for furniture in their flat il y a tellement de meubles dans leur appartement qu'il n'y a pas la place de se retourner;

∎ the handle won't move la poignée ne bouge pas;

∎ she wouldn't move out of my way elle ne voulait pas s'écarter de mon chemin;

∎ could you move so that we can get in? pourriez-vous vous pousser que nous puissions entrer?;

∎ the dancers move so elegantly les danceurs évoluent avec beaucoup de grâce

(b) (be in motion → vehicle)

∎ the line of cars was moving slowly down the road la file de voitures avançait lentement le long de la route;

∎ wait till the car stops moving attends que la voiture soit arrêtée;

∎ I jumped off while the train was still moving j'ai sauté avant l'arrêt du train;

∎ the truck started moving backwards le camion a commencé à reculer

(c) (travel in specified direction)

∎ the guests moved into/out of the dining room les invités passèrent dans/sortirent de la salle à manger;

∎ the depression is moving westwards la dépression se déplace vers l'ouest;

∎ the demonstrators were moving towards the embassy les manifestants se dirigeaient vers l'ambassade;

∎ the hands of the clock moved inexorably towards midnight les aiguilles de l'horloge s'approchaient inexorablement de minuit;

∎ small clouds moved across the sky de petits nuages traversaient le ciel;

∎ the earth moves round the sun la Terre tourne autour du Soleil;

∎ figurative public opinion is moving to the left/right l'opinion publique évolue vers la gauche/droite;

∎ to move in high circles fréquenter la haute société

(d) (leave) partir;

∎ it's getting late, I ought to be or get moving il se fait tard, il faut que j'y aille ou que je parte

(e) (in games → player) jouer; (→ piece) se déplacer;

∎ you can't move until you've thrown a six on ne peut pas jouer avant d'avoir fait sortir ou d'avoir amené un six;

∎ Chess white to move and mate in three les blancs jouent et font mat en trois coups;

∎ Chess pawns can't move backwards les pions ne peuvent pas reculer

(f) (to new premises, location) déménager;

∎ when are you moving? quand est-ce que vous déménagez?;

∎ when are you moving to your new apartment? quand est-ce que vous emménagez dans votre nouvel appartement?;

∎ she's moving to San Francisco elle va habiter (à) San Francisco;

∎ the company has moved to more modern premises la société s'est installée dans des locaux plus modernes

(g) (change job, profession)

∎ he's moved to a job in publishing il travaille maintenant dans l'édition

(h) (develop, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ things have started moving now les choses ont commencé à avancer;

∎ to get things moving faire avancer les choses

(i) familiar (travel fast) filer, foncer;

∎ that car can really move! cette voiture a quelque chose dans le ventre!;

∎ she's really moving now maintenant elle fonce vraiment

(j) (take action) agir;

∎ if you want to succeed now is the time to move si vous voulez réussir, il vous faut agir maintenant ou dès à présent;

∎ the town council moved to have the school closed down la municipalité a pris des mesures pour faire fermer l'école;

∎ I'll get moving on it first thing tomorrow je m'en occuperai demain à la première heure

(k) (yield) céder;

∎ they won't move on the question of compensation ils ne céderont ou ne fléchiront pas sur la question des compensations

(l) Commerce (sell) se vendre, s'écouler;

∎ the new model isn't moving very quickly le nouveau modèle ne se vend pas très vite

(m) Medicine

∎ have your bowels moved today? êtes-vous allé à la selle aujourd'hui?

4 on the move adjective

∎ to be on the move être en déplacement;

∎ he's a travelling salesman, so he's always on the move c'est un représentant de commerce, voilà pourquoi il est toujours en déplacement ou il est toujours par monts et par vaux;

∎ the enemy forces on the move les colonnes ennemies en marche ou en mouvement;

∎ I've been on the move all day je n'ai pas arrêté de la journée;

∎ we're a firm on the move nous sommes une entreprise dynamique

➲ move about British

1 intransitive verb

se déplacer, bouger;

∎ I can hear somebody moving about upstairs j'entends des bruits de pas là-haut;

∎ it's hard to move about on crutches c'est dur de se déplacer avec des béquilles

2 separable transitive verb

déplacer;

∎ they keep moving her around from one department to another ils n'arrêtent pas de la faire passer d'un service à l'autre

➲ move along

1 intransitive verb

(a) (to make room) se déplacer, se pousser;

∎ move along and let the old lady sit down poussez-vous un peu pour laisser la vieille dame s'asseoir

(b) (leave) partir, s'en aller;

∎ I ought to be moving along il faut que je m'en aille;

∎ the policeman told us to move along le policier nous a dit de circuler;

∎ move along please! circulez, s'il vous plaît!

(c) (continue)

∎ moving along to my next question pour passer à ma question suivante;

∎ the procession moved along painfully slowly le cortège avançait ou progressait terriblement lentement

2 separable transitive verb

(bystanders, busker) faire circuler

➲ move around = move about

➲ move away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (go in opposite direction) s'éloigner, partir;

∎ he held out his arms to her but she moved away il lui tendit les bras mais elle s'éloigna;

∎ the train moved slowly away le train partit lentement

(b) (change address) déménager;

∎ her best friend moved away sa meilleure amie a déménagé

2 separable transitive verb

éloigner

➲ move back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (back away) reculer

(b) (return to original position) retourner;

∎ they've moved back to the States ils sont retournés habiter ou ils sont rentrés aux États-Unis

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (push back → person, crowd) repousser; (→ chair) reculer

(b) (return to original position) remettre;

∎ you can change the furniture around as long as you move it back afterwards vous pouvez déplacer les meubles à condition de les remettre ensuite à leur place ou là où ils étaient

➲ move down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (from higher level, floor, position) descendre;

∎ School he moved down a class on l'a fait descendre d'une classe;

∎ the team moved down to the fourth division l'équipe est descendue en quatrième division

(b) (make room) se pousser;

∎ move down, there's plenty of room inside poussez-vous, il y a de la place à l'intérieur

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ move down the bus, please avancez jusqu'au fond de l'autobus, s'il vous plaît

3 separable transitive verb

(from higher level, floor, position) descendre;

∎ School he was moved down a class on l'a fait passer dans la classe inférieure;

∎ move this section down mettez cette section plus bas

➲ move forward

1 intransitive verb

avancer

2 separable transitive verb

avancer;

∎ she moved the clock forward one hour elle a avancé l'horloge d'une heure

➲ move in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into new home, premises) emménager;

∎ his mother-in-law has moved in with them sa belle-mère s'est installée ou est venue habiter chez eux

(b) (close in, approach) avancer, s'approcher;

∎ the police began to move in on the demonstrators la police a commencé à avancer ou à se diriger vers les manifestants;

∎ the camera then moves in on the bed la caméra s'approche ensuite du lit

(c) (take control)

∎ another gang is trying to move in un autre gang essaie de mettre la main sur l'affaire;

∎ the unions moved in and stopped the strike les syndicats prirent les choses en main et mirent un terme à la grève;

∎ the market changed when the multinationals moved in le marché a changé quand les multinationales ont fait leur apparition

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (install → furniture) installer;

∎ the landlord moved another family in le propriétaire a loué à une autre famille

(b) (send → troops) envoyer;

∎ troops were moved in by helicopter les troupes ont été transportées par hélicoptère

➲ move off intransitive verb

s'éloigner, partir;

∎ the train finally moved off le train partit ou s'ébranla enfin

➲ move on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (proceed on one's way) poursuivre son chemin;

∎ we spent a week in Athens, then we moved on to Crete on a passé une semaine à Athènes avant de partir pour la Crète;

∎ a policeman told me to move on un policier m'a dit de circuler

(b) (progress → to new job, new subject etc)

∎ she's moved on to better things elle a trouvé une meilleure situation;

∎ after five years in the same job I feel like moving on après avoir occupé le même emploi pendant cinq ans, j'ai envie de changer d'air;

∎ technology has moved on since then la technologie a évolué depuis;

∎ can we move on to the second point? pouvons-nous passer au deuxième point?

2 separable transitive verb

(bystanders, busker) faire circuler

➲ move out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (of home, premises) déménager;

∎ when are you moving out of your room? quand est-ce que tu déménages de ou tu quittes ta chambre?;

∎ his girlfriend has moved out sa petite amie ne vit plus avec lui

(b) Military (troops) se retirer

2 separable transitive verb

Military (troops) retirer;

∎ the troops will be moved out les troupes se retireront;

∎ people were moved out of their homes to make way for the new road les gens ont dû quitter leur maison pour permettre la construction de la nouvelle route

➲ move over intransitive verb

(a) (make room) se pousser;

∎ move over and let me sit down pousse-toi pour que je puisse m'asseoir

(b) (stand down → politician) se désister;

∎ it's time he moved over to make way for a younger man il serait temps qu'il laisse la place à un homme plus jeune

(c) (change over)

∎ we're moving over to mass production nous passons à la fabrication en série

➲ move up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (to make room) se pousser;

∎ move up and let me sit down pousse-toi pour que je puisse m'asseoir

(b) (to higher level, floor, position) monter; (in company) avoir de l'avancement;

∎ School to move up a class passer dans la classe supérieure;

∎ you've moved up in the world! tu en as fait du chemin!

(c) Military (troops) avancer;

∎ our battalion's moving up to the front notre bataillon monte au front

(d) Stock Exchange (shares) se relever, reprendre;

∎ shares moved up three points today les actions ont gagné trois points aujourd'hui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (to make room) pousser, écarter

(b) (to higher level, floor, position) faire monter;

∎ School he's been moved up a class on l'a fait passer dans la classe supérieure;

∎ move this section up mettez cette section plus haut

(c) Military (troops) faire avancer;

∎ another division has been moved up une autre division a été envoyée sur place

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3 move

1. noun
1) (change of residence) Umzug, der; (change of job) Wechsel, der

2) (action taken) Schritt, der; (Footb. etc.) Spielzug, der

3) (turn in game) Zug, der; (fig.) [Schach]zug, der

make a move — ziehen

it's your move — du bist am Zug

4)

be on the move — (moving about) [Person:] unterwegs sein

5)

make a move — (initiate action) etwas tun od. unternehmen; (coll.): (leave, depart) losziehen (ugs.)

make the first move — den Anfang machen

make no move — sich nicht rühren

make no move to help somebody — keine Anstalten machen, jemandem zu helfen

6)

get a move on — (coll.) einen Zahn zulegen (ugs.)

get a move on! — (coll.) [mach] Tempo! (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (change position of) bewegen; wegräumen [Hindernis, Schutt]; (transport) befördern

move the chair over here — rück den Stuhl hier herüber!

move something to a new position — etwas an einen neuen Platz bringen

move house — umziehen

move the luggage into the building — das Gepäck ins Gebäude hineinbringen

not move a muscle — sich nicht rühren

please move your head [to one side] — bitte tun Sie Ihren Kopf zur Seite

move it! — (coll.)

move yourself! — (coll.) Beeilung! (ugs.)

move somebody to another department/job — jemanden in eine andere Abteilung/Position versetzen

move police/troops into an area — Polizeikräfte/Truppen in ein Gebiet schicken

2) (in game) ziehen

3) (affect) bewegen; berühren

move somebody to laughter/anger — jemanden zum Lachen bringen/jemandes Ärger erregen

move somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tränen rühren

move somebody to pity — jemandes Mitleid erregen

be moved to pity — vor Mitleid gerührt sein

be moved by something — über etwas (Akk.) gerührt sein

4) (prompt)

move somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bewegen, etwas zu tun

somebody is not to be moved — jemand lässt sich nicht erschüttern

5) (propose) beantragen [Beendigung, Danksagung]; stellen [Antrag]

6) (Commerc.): (sell) absetzen
3. intransitive verb
1) (go from place to place) sich bewegen; (by car, bus, train) fahren; (on foot) gehen; (coll.): (start, leave) gehen; [Wolken:] ziehen ( across über + Akk.)

move with the times — (fig.) mit der Zeit gehen

get moving! — beeil dich!

start to move — [Fahrzeug:] sich in Bewegung setzen

nobody moved — niemand rührte sich von der Stelle

he has moved to another department — er ist jetzt in einer anderen Abteilung

Don't move. I'll be back soon — Bleib hier od. Geh nicht weg. Ich bin gleich zurück

2) (in games) ziehen

3) (fig.): (initiate action) handeln; aktiv werden

move quickly to do something — schnell handeln und etwas tun

4) (in certain circles, part of society, part of town) verkehren

5) (change residence or accommodation) umziehen (to nach); (into flat etc.) einziehen ( into in + Akk.); (out of town) wegziehen ( out of aus); (out of flat etc.) ausziehen ( out of aus)

I want to move to London — ich will nach London ziehen

6) (change posture or state) sich bewegen; (in order to make oneself comfortable etc.) eine andere Haltung einnehmen

don't move or I'll shoot — keine Bewegung, oder ich schieße

7) (make progress) vorankommen

get things moving — vorankommen

things are moving now — jetzt geht es voran

move towards — näherkommen (+ Dat.) [Einigung, Höhepunkt, Kompromiss]

8) (Commerc.): (be sold) [Waren:] Absatz finden, sich absetzen lassen

9) (coll.): (go fast)

that car can really move — der Wagen ist enorm schnell (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/105921/move_about">move about

- move along

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

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[mu:v] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) (fort-)bewegen

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) umziehen

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) ergreifen
2. noun
1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) der Zug

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) der Umzug

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- movable
- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move
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move

[mu:v]

I. n

1. no pl (movement) Bewegung f

she made a sudden \move towards me plötzlich bewegte sie sich auf mich zu

I hate the way my boss watches my every \move ich hasse es, wie meine Chefin jede meiner Bewegungen beobachtet

one \move and you are dead [or and I'll shoot]! keine Bewegung oder ich schieße!

to be on the \move unterwegs sein; ( fig) country sich im Umbruch befinden

she's on the \move sie verändert gerade viele Dinge in ihrem Leben

to make a \move ( fam: leave) sich akk auf den Weg machen; (act) etwas unternehmen; (start) loslegen fam

let's make a \move, the shops are closing! ( fam) wir müssen los, die Geschäfte schließen gleich!

to make no \move sich akk nicht rühren; ( fig)

nobody was making a \move [to go] niemand machte Anstalten zu gehen

2. (step) Schritt m; (measure) Maßnahme f

a \move to democracy/peace ein Schritt m hin zur Demokratie/zum Frieden

to make the first \move den ersten Schritt tun

3. (in games) Zug m; CHESS [Schach]zug m

it's your \move du bist dran

to make a \move CHESS ziehen

4. ( fig: strategy) [Schach]zug m

a clever [or smart] \move ein geschickter [o kluger] Schachzug

5. (change of residence) Umzug m; (change of job) Stellenwechsel m; (transfer) Versetzung f

we've had four \moves in three years wir sind in drei Jahren viermal umgezogen

I don't feel like another [job] \move yet ich möchte nicht schon wieder meine Stelle wechseln

to be on the \move gerade am Umziehen sein

6.

▶ to get a \move on ( fam) sich akk beeilen

get a \move on! ( fam) Beeilung!

▶ to make a \move on sb ( fam) jdn anmachen fam

▶ to make one's \move on sb ( fam) sich akk an jdn heranmachen

II. vi

1. (change position) sich akk bewegen; (go) gehen; (drive) fahren; (walk further on) weitergehen; (run further on) weiterlaufen; (drive further on) weiterfahren; (budge up) rücken

you couldn't \move in the bar last night man konnte sich gestern Abend in der Bar vor lauter Leuten kaum rühren

no one \moved keiner rührte sich

he told his children not to \move er sagte seinen Kindern, sie sollten sich nicht von der Stelle rühren

don't \move or I'll shoot! keine Bewegung oder ich schieße!

don't \move, I'll be back in a second rühr dich nicht von der Stelle, ich bin gleich zurück

please \move back! bitte zurücktreten!

keep moving! bitte gehen Sie weiter!

to \move in a circle object sich akk kreisförmig bewegen; (walk) im Kreis gehen

to \move [out of the way] aus dem Weg gehen, Platz machen

to \move [aside] (go) zur Seite gehen; (budge up) rücken

to begin to \move sich akk in Bewegung setzen

2. ( fig: change)

Sophie has \moved into a higher class Sophie geht nun in die nächsthöhere Klasse

that's my final decision, and I am not going to \move [on it] das ist mein letztes Wort und dabei bleibt es

to \move off a subject das Thema wechseln

3. ( fig: progress) vorankommen

things are finally moving now ( fam) jetzt tut sich endlich was fam

to \move into new markets neue Märkte erschließen

to \move with the times mit der Zeit gehen

to \move forward Fortschritte machen

4. (change address) umziehen, SCHWEIZ a. zügeln; (change job) [den Arbeitsplatz] wechseln

he's moving from the publicity department to the sales department er wechselt von der Werbeabteilung in die Verkaufsabteilung

to \move to Berlin/the city/the country nach Berlin/in die Stadt/auf's Land ziehen

to \move into a flat/a house/an office in eine Wohnung/ein Haus/ein Büro einziehen

5. (in games) ziehen

whose turn is it to \move next? wer ist am Zug?

6. ( fam: leave) gehen, aufbrechen fam

to get moving sich akk auf den Weg machen

we have to get moving wir müssen los fam

7. ( fam: hurry) sich akk beeilen

\move [or get moving]! ( fam) nun mach schon! fam, Beeilung! fam

to get moving on sth sich akk [schließlich] mit etw dat beeilen

8. ( fam: start)

to get moving loslegen fam

to get moving on sth sich akk an etw akk machen, mit etw dat loslegen

9. ( fam: go fast)

Nigel's new car can really \move Nigels neuer Wagen ist sehr schnell

10. (sell) sich gut verkaufen lassen

this new shampoo is moving really fast das neue Shampoo findet reißenden Absatz fam

11. (frequent socially) verkehren geh

she \moves in a small circle of friends sie hat einen kleinen Freundeskreis

12. ( fig form: suggest)

▪ to \move for sth für etw akk plädieren

13. ( fig: pass) time vergehen

time \moves so quickly! wie die Zeit vergeht!

14. MED

have your bowels \moved? hatten Sie Stuhlgang?

III. vt

1.

▪ to \move sth (change position of) etw bewegen; (in a text) etw verschieben; (place somewhere else) etw woanders hinstellen; (push somewhere else) etw verrücken; (clear) etw wegräumen; (rearrange) furniture etw umstellen; (transport) etw befördern

I asked you not to \move my shoes/books ich habe dich doch gebeten, meine Schuhe stehen/meine Bücher liegen zu lassen

the defendant stood without moving a muscle as the judge passed sentence der Angeklagte nahm das Urteil regungslos entgegen

don't \move a muscle! ( fam) keine Bewegung!

please \move your legs away! bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Beine da weg!

we finally \moved the crockery into the cupboards endlich haben wir das Geschirr in die Schränke [ein]geräumt

don't \move anything! bitte lassen Sie alles so, wie es ist!

could you please \move your car? könnten Sie bitte [ihren Wagen] wegfahren?

the bus stop was \moved 100 metres down the road die Bushaltestelle wurde 100 Meter die Straße hinunter verlegt

\move your chair closer to the table rück deinen Stuhl näher an den Tisch [heran]

please \move your head to the left drehen Sie Ihren Kopf bitte nach links

to \move a wall eine Wand versetzen

to \move sth [out of the way] etw wegräumen; furniture etw wegrücken

to \move sth [aside] etw beiseiteräumen

2. (reschedule)

▪ to \move sth etw verlegen [o verschieben]

can we \move our meeting to another day? können wir unseren Termin vertagen?

3.

▪ to \move sb (transfer) jdn verlegen; (to another job, class) jdn versetzen

the government \moved troops into the crisis area die Regierung schickte Truppen ins Krisengebiet

to \move sb to another hospital/prison jdn in ein anderes Krankenhaus/Gefängnis verlegen

to \move sb to marketing/to a higher class jdn in die Marketingabteilung/in eine höhere Klasse versetzen

4. (change)

to \move house umziehen

to \move office in ein anderes Büro ziehen

5. (cause emotions)

▪ to \move sb jdn bewegen; (stronger) jdn ergreifen

to \move sb to laughter jdn zum Lachen bringen

to \move sb to tears jdn zu Tränen rühren

to \move sb deeply [or sincerely] jdn zutiefst bewegen

to be [deeply] \moved by sth von etw dat [zutiefst] bewegt sein; (stronger) von etw dat [zutiefst] ergriffen sein

6. (drive)

▪ to \move sth mechanism, wheel etw antreiben

7. (cause change of mind)

▪ to \move sb jdn umstimmen

she won't be \moved sie lässt sich nicht umstimmen

▪ to \move sb to do sth jdn [dazu] bringen [o geh bewegen], etw zu tun

8. ( form: suggest)

▪ to \move sth etw vorschlagen

to \move an amendment eine Ergänzung einbringen

▪ to \move that... vorschlagen, dass...

I should like to \move that the proposal [should] be accepted ich plädiere dafür, den Vorschlag anzunehmen

9. MED

to \move one's bowels Stuhlgang haben

10. (in games)

to \move a knight/rook einen Läufer/Turm ziehen

11. COMM

▪ to \move sth etw absetzen

12.

▶ \move it! (fam!) leg mal 'nen Zahn zu! fam, nun mach schon! fam, Beeilung!

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move [muːv]

A v/t

1. a) (von der Stelle) bewegen, rücken

b) einen Körperteil bewegen, rühren

c) transportieren

d) COMPUT eine Textstelle etc verschieben:

move up MIL Truppen heranbringen oder vorziehen; SCHULE Br einen Schüler versetzen;

move down SCHULE Br einen Schüler zurückstufen; → heaven 1

2. a) entfernen, fortbringen, -schaffen:

move one’s car seinen Wagen wegfahren; → goal post

b) seinen Wohnsitz, eine Militäreinheit etc verlegen (to nach):

move house Br umziehen;

move sb umg jemandes Umzug durchführen

c) einen Angestellten etc versetzen (to nach)

3. bewegen, in Bewegung oder in Gang setzen oder halten, (an)treiben:

move on

a) vorwärtstreiben,

b) jemanden auffordern, weiterzugehen

4. fig bewegen, rühren, ergreifen:

be moved to tears zu Tränen gerührt sein

5. jemanden veranlassen, bewegen ( beide:

to zu;

to do zu tun):

move sb from an opinion jemanden von einer Ansicht abbringen;

move sb to anger jemanden erzürnen;

feel moved to say sth sich veranlasst fühlen, etwas zu sagen

6. Schach etc: ziehen oder einen Zug machen mit

7. den Appetit, ein Organ etc anregen: → bowel A 1 b

8. jemanden erregen, aufregen

9. etwas beantragen, (einen) Antrag stellen auf (akk):

move that … beantragen, dass …;

he moved that the meeting (should) be adjourned er beantragte, die Sitzung zu vertagen;

move an amendment PARL einen Abänderungsantrag stellen

10. einen Antrag stellen, einbringen

11. WIRTSCH absetzen, verkaufen

B v/i

1. a) sich bewegen, sich rühren, sich regen:

don’t move! keine Bewegung!

b) fig sich ändern (Ansichten etc)

2. sich fortbewegen, gehen, fahren:

begin ( oder start) to move, move off sich in Bewegung setzen (Zug etc);

move on weitergehen;

move along, please bitte weitergehen!;

move away sich entfernen ( from von);

move in

a) anrücken (Polizei etc),

b) vorgehen (on gegen Demonstranten etc),

c) fig ins Haus stehen (Veränderungen etc) (on dat);

move (up) into 3rd place SPORT etc auf den 3. Platz klettern oder (vor)rücken;

move forward fig Fortschritte machen, vorankommen;

move up SPORT aufsteigen;

move with the times mit der Zeit gehen;

move to the top of the table SPORT sich an die Tabellenspitze setzen;

be really moving umg einen ganz schönen Zahn draufhaben

3. umziehen (to nach):

move (away) aus-, fort-, wegziehen;

move to ziehen nach;

move in einziehen;

move into einziehen in (akk), beziehen;

move out ausziehen (of aus);

if moved falls verzogen

4. fig voran-, fortschreiten:

the plot of the novel moves swiftly;

things began to move die Sache kam in Gang, es tat sich etwas

5. laufen, in Gang sein (Maschine etc)

6. verkehren ( with mit), sich bewegen:

move in rarefied circles sich in exklusiven Kreisen bewegen

7. vorgehen, Schritte oder etwas unternehmen, handeln ( alle:

in sth in einer Sache;

against gegen):

he moved quickly er handelte rasch

8. move for beantragen, (einen) Antrag stellen auf (akk):

move for an adjournment

9. Schach etc: einen Zug machen, ziehen

10. MED sich entleeren (Darm):

his bowels have moved er hat Stuhlgang gehabt

11. WIRTSCH

a) gehen umg, Absatz finden (Ware)

b) move up anziehen, steigen (Preise)

12. BIBEL leben:

move in God

C s

1. (Fort)Bewegung f, Aufbruch m:

on the move

a) in Bewegung,

b) auf den Beinen,

c) auf Achse;

get a move on umg sich beeilen;

get a move on umg Tempo!, mach(t) schon!, los!;

make a move

a) aufbrechen,

b) sich (von der Stelle) rühren,

c) fig handeln;

make no move keine Anstalten machen ( to do zu tun)

2. Auszug m ( from aus), Umzug m

3. a) Schach etc: Zug m:

it’s your move Sie sind am Zug

b) fig Schritt m, Maßnahme f:

a clever move ein kluger Schachzug oder Schritt;

make the first move den ersten Schritt tun;

make one’s move handeln

4. SPORT

a) Kombination f

b) Spielzug m

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1. noun
1) (change of residence) Umzug, der; (change of job) Wechsel, der

2) (action taken) Schritt, der; (Footb. etc.) Spielzug, der

3) (turn in game) Zug, der; (fig.) [Schach]zug, der

make a move — ziehen

it's your move — du bist am Zug

4)

be on the move — (moving about) [Person:] unterwegs sein

5)

make a move — (initiate action) etwas tun od. unternehmen; (coll.): (leave, depart) losziehen (ugs.)

make the first move — den Anfang machen

make no move — sich nicht rühren

make no move to help somebody — keine Anstalten machen, jemandem zu helfen

6)

get a move on — (coll.) einen Zahn zulegen (ugs.)

get a move on! — (coll.) [mach] Tempo! (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (change position of) bewegen; wegräumen [Hindernis, Schutt]; (transport) befördern

move the chair over here — rück den Stuhl hier herüber!

move something to a new position — etwas an einen neuen Platz bringen

move house — umziehen

move the luggage into the building — das Gepäck ins Gebäude hineinbringen

not move a muscle — sich nicht rühren

please move your head [to one side] — bitte tun Sie Ihren Kopf zur Seite

move it! — (coll.)

move yourself! — (coll.) Beeilung! (ugs.)

move somebody to another department/job — jemanden in eine andere Abteilung/Position versetzen

move police/troops into an area — Polizeikräfte/Truppen in ein Gebiet schicken

2) (in game) ziehen

3) (affect) bewegen; berühren

move somebody to laughter/anger — jemanden zum Lachen bringen/jemandes Ärger erregen

move somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tränen rühren

move somebody to pity — jemandes Mitleid erregen

be moved to pity — vor Mitleid gerührt sein

be moved by something — über etwas (Akk.) gerührt sein

4) (prompt)

move somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bewegen, etwas zu tun

somebody is not to be moved — jemand lässt sich nicht erschüttern

5) (propose) beantragen [Beendigung, Danksagung]; stellen [Antrag]

6) (Commerc.): (sell) absetzen
3. intransitive verb
1) (go from place to place) sich bewegen; (by car, bus, train) fahren; (on foot) gehen; (coll.): (start, leave) gehen; [Wolken:] ziehen ( across über + Akk.)

move with the times — (fig.) mit der Zeit gehen

get moving! — beeil dich!

start to move — [Fahrzeug:] sich in Bewegung setzen

nobody moved — niemand rührte sich von der Stelle

he has moved to another department — er ist jetzt in einer anderen Abteilung

Don't move. I'll be back soon — Bleib hier od. Geh nicht weg. Ich bin gleich zurück

2) (in games) ziehen

3) (fig.): (initiate action) handeln; aktiv werden

move quickly to do something — schnell handeln und etwas tun

4) (in certain circles, part of society, part of town) verkehren

5) (change residence or accommodation) umziehen (to nach); (into flat etc.) einziehen ( into in + Akk.); (out of town) wegziehen ( out of aus); (out of flat etc.) ausziehen ( out of aus)

I want to move to London — ich will nach London ziehen

6) (change posture or state) sich bewegen; (in order to make oneself comfortable etc.) eine andere Haltung einnehmen

don't move or I'll shoot — keine Bewegung, oder ich schieße

7) (make progress) vorankommen

get things moving — vorankommen

things are moving now — jetzt geht es voran

move towards — näherkommen (+ Dat.) [Einigung, Höhepunkt, Kompromiss]

8) (Commerc.): (be sold) [Waren:] Absatz finden, sich absetzen lassen

9) (coll.): (go fast)

that car can really move — der Wagen ist enorm schnell (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- move about

- move along

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

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n.

Bewegung -en f. (change lodgings) expr.

Wohnung wechseln ausdr. v.

antreiben v.

bewegen v.

(§ p.,pp.: bewog, bewogen)

erregen v.

umziehen v.

übersiedeln v.

English-german dictionary > move
4 move

I [muːv]
nome

1) (movement) movimento m.; (gesture) movimento m., mossa f.

to watch sb.'s every move — sorvegliare le mosse di qcn

2) (transfer) (of residence) trasloco m.; (of company) trasferimento m.

to make the move to — [family, firm] trasferirsi a; [ employee] essere trasferito a

he made the move from sales to management — è passato dal settore vendite alla direzione

3) gioc. mossa f.

white has the first move — il bianco muove per primo

it's your move — tocca a te (muovere)

4) (step, act) mossa f.

what's our next move? — che facciamo ora?

to make the first move — fare il primo passo

they have made no move(s) to... — non hanno mosso un dito per...

in a move to counter opposition attacks — come contromossa agli attacchi dell'opposizione

5) on the move

to be on the move — [ army] essere in marcia; [ train] essere in movimento

to be always on the move — [diplomat, family, nomad] spostarsi continuamente; [ traveller] essere sempre in giro o in viaggio

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to get a move on — colloq. darsi una mossa

it's time I made a move — colloq. è ora che me ne vada

let's make a move — colloq. andiamo, muoviamoci
II 1. [muːv]
verbo transitivo

1) (change position of) spostare [ object]; muovere [ game piece]

to move sb. to another hospital — trasferire qcn. in un altro ospedale

to move sth. off — spostare o togliere qcs. da [ table]

move your head, I can't see! — sposta la testa, non vedo niente!

move the chair out of the way — togli la sedia dai piedi

to move sth. out of, into — portare qcs. fuori da, in [ room]

to move sth. further away, closer — allontanare, avvicinare qcs

2) (set in motion) [ person] muovere [limb, head]; [ wind] agitare [ leaves]; [ mechanism] fare muovere, mettere in moto [ wheel]

3) (to new location or job) trasferire [staff, office]

4) (to new house, site) spostare, traslocare [furniture, belongings]

to move house — traslocare

5) (affect) commuovere, toccare [ person]

6) (motivate)

to move sb. to do — [ circumstance] spingere qcn. a fare

7) (propose) proporre [ amendment]

to move that the matter (should) be put to the vote — proporre che la questione sia messa ai voti

8) (sell) vendere [ goods]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (stir) [ person] muoversi, spostarsi; [lips, branch, earth] muoversi

don't move! — non ti muovere!

will you please move! — vuoi spostarti, per favore?

2) (travel) [vehicle, person] viaggiare, andare, procedere; [ procession] muoversi, avanzare; [ army] essere in marcia

we'd better keep moving — faremmo meglio a non fermarci

we must get things moving — fig. dobbiamo darci una mossa

things are starting to move on the job front — qualcosa si sta muovendo sul fronte del lavoro

go on, get moving! — dai, muoviti!

to move into — entrare in

to move out of — uscire da

to move back — indietreggiare

to move forward — spostarsi in avanti

3) colloq. (proceed quickly)

that car's really moving! — quella macchina va come una scheggia!

4) (change home, location) [ person] cambiare casa, traslocare; [firm, shop] trasferirsi

to move to — trasferirsi in [countryside, Italy]; trasferirsi a [ Rome]

to move back to England — tornare a vivere in Inghilterra

5) (change job)

to move to — essere trasferito a o in [ different department]

6) (act) entrare in azione, agire

to move to do — intervenire per fare

7) gioc. [ player] muovere

the bishop move in C4 — alfiere in C4

8) comm. (sell) vendere

this line is moving fast — questa linea di prodotti (si) vende bene

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- move about

- move along

- move away

- move down

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

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to move with the times — stare al passo coi tempi

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[mu:v] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) muovere, muoversi, spostare

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) traslocare

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) commuovere
2. noun
1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) mossa

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) trasloco

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- movable
- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move
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I [muːv]
nome

1) (movement) movimento m.; (gesture) movimento m., mossa f.

to watch sb.'s every move — sorvegliare le mosse di qcn

2) (transfer) (of residence) trasloco m.; (of company) trasferimento m.

to make the move to — [family, firm] trasferirsi a; [ employee] essere trasferito a

he made the move from sales to management — è passato dal settore vendite alla direzione

3) gioc. mossa f.

white has the first move — il bianco muove per primo

it's your move — tocca a te (muovere)

4) (step, act) mossa f.

what's our next move? — che facciamo ora?

to make the first move — fare il primo passo

they have made no move(s) to... — non hanno mosso un dito per...

in a move to counter opposition attacks — come contromossa agli attacchi dell'opposizione

5) on the move

to be on the move — [ army] essere in marcia; [ train] essere in movimento

to be always on the move — [diplomat, family, nomad] spostarsi continuamente; [ traveller] essere sempre in giro o in viaggio

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to get a move on — colloq. darsi una mossa

it's time I made a move — colloq. è ora che me ne vada

let's make a move — colloq. andiamo, muoviamoci
II 1. [muːv]
verbo transitivo

1) (change position of) spostare [ object]; muovere [ game piece]

to move sb. to another hospital — trasferire qcn. in un altro ospedale

to move sth. off — spostare o togliere qcs. da [ table]

move your head, I can't see! — sposta la testa, non vedo niente!

move the chair out of the way — togli la sedia dai piedi

to move sth. out of, into — portare qcs. fuori da, in [ room]

to move sth. further away, closer — allontanare, avvicinare qcs

2) (set in motion) [ person] muovere [limb, head]; [ wind] agitare [ leaves]; [ mechanism] fare muovere, mettere in moto [ wheel]

3) (to new location or job) trasferire [staff, office]

4) (to new house, site) spostare, traslocare [furniture, belongings]

to move house — traslocare

5) (affect) commuovere, toccare [ person]

6) (motivate)

to move sb. to do — [ circumstance] spingere qcn. a fare

7) (propose) proporre [ amendment]

to move that the matter (should) be put to the vote — proporre che la questione sia messa ai voti

8) (sell) vendere [ goods]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (stir) [ person] muoversi, spostarsi; [lips, branch, earth] muoversi

don't move! — non ti muovere!

will you please move! — vuoi spostarti, per favore?

2) (travel) [vehicle, person] viaggiare, andare, procedere; [ procession] muoversi, avanzare; [ army] essere in marcia

we'd better keep moving — faremmo meglio a non fermarci

we must get things moving — fig. dobbiamo darci una mossa

things are starting to move on the job front — qualcosa si sta muovendo sul fronte del lavoro

go on, get moving! — dai, muoviti!

to move into — entrare in

to move out of — uscire da

to move back — indietreggiare

to move forward — spostarsi in avanti

3) colloq. (proceed quickly)

that car's really moving! — quella macchina va come una scheggia!

4) (change home, location) [ person] cambiare casa, traslocare; [firm, shop] trasferirsi

to move to — trasferirsi in [countryside, Italy]; trasferirsi a [ Rome]

to move back to England — tornare a vivere in Inghilterra

5) (change job)

to move to — essere trasferito a o in [ different department]

6) (act) entrare in azione, agire

to move to do — intervenire per fare

7) gioc. [ player] muovere

the bishop move in C4 — alfiere in C4

8) comm. (sell) vendere

this line is moving fast — questa linea di prodotti (si) vende bene

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- move about

- move along

- move away

- move down

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

••

to move with the times — stare al passo coi tempi

English-Italian dictionary > move
5 move

mu:v
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) mover

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) trasladar

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) conmover

2. noun
1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) jugada, turno

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) mudanza, traslado

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- movable
- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move

move¹ n

1. traslado / mudanza

we lost some books in the move perdimos algunos libros durante el traslado

2. jugada / turno

it's your move es tu turno / te toca jugar a ti

move² vb

1. mover / cambiar de sitio / apartar

the wind moves the leaves on the trees el viento mueve las hojas de los árboles

please move your car, it's in the way por favor, aparta tu coche, que está estorbando

2. trasladar

they are moving to a new flat se están trasladando a un piso nuevo

El gerundio de move se escribe moving

move

tr[mʊːv]

noun

1 (act of moving, movement) movimiento

■ he watched my every move observó todos mis movimientos

■ one move and you're dead! ¡cómo te muevas, te mato!

2 (to new home) mudanza; (to new job) traslado

3 (in game) jugada; (turn) turno

■ whose move is it? ¿a quién le toca jugar?

■ that was a bad move esa jugada fue mala

4 (action, step) paso, acción nombre femenino, medida; (decision) decisión nombre femenino; (attempt) intento

■ the latest moves to end the dispute have failed los últimos intentos de terminar con el conflicto han fracasado

■ buying those shares was a good move la decisión de comprar esas acciones fue muy acertada

transitive verb

1 (gen) mover; (furniture etc) cambiar de sitio, trasladar; (transfer) trasladar; (out of the way) apartar

■ I can't move my legs no puedo mover las piernas

■ you've moved the furniture! ¡habéis cambiado los muebles de sitio!

■ the prisoner has been moved to Brixton el preso ha sido trasladado a Brixton

■ can we move the date of the meeting? ¿podemos cambiar la fecha de la reunión?

■ the car's badly parked, so I have to move it el coche está mal aparcado, así que tengo que cambiarlo de sitio

■ move your trolley, I can't get past aparta tu carrito, que no paso

2 (affect emotionally) conmover

3 (in games) mover, jugar

4 (prompt) inducir, mover; (persuade) convencer, persuadir; (change mind) hacer cambiar de opinión

■ what moved you to leave your job? ¿qué te convenció para dejar el trabajo?

■ when the spirit moves him cuando se le antoje, cuando le dé la gana, cuando esté de humor

5 (resolution, motion, etc) proponer

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (bowels) evacuar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) moverse; (change - position) trasladarse, desplazarse; (- house) mudarse; (- post, department) trasladarse

■ don't move no te muevas

■ she was so scared she couldn't move tenía tanto miedo que no podía moverse

■ I can't move in this dress no me puedo mover con este vestido

■ they move in very select circles se mueven en círculos muy selectos

■ voters are moving to the right los votantes se inclinan hacia la derecha

2 (travel, go) ir

■ that car was really moving ese coche iba muy rápido

3 (be moving) estar en marcha, estar en movimiento

■ don't distract the driver when the bus is moving no distraer al conductor cuando el autobús está en marcha

4 (leave) irse, marcharse

■ it's time we were moving es hora de que nos vayamos

5 (in game - player) jugar; (- pieces) moverse

■ have you moved? ¿has jugado?

6 (take action) tomar medidas, actuar

■ when is the government going to move? ¿cuándo piensa el gobierno tomar medidas?

■ we must move fast hemos de actuar deprisa

7 (advance) progresar, avanzar

■ work on the tunnel is moving very quickly las obras del túnel avanzan rápidamente

■ things are finally moving por fin las cosas empiezan a moverse

8 (change mind) cambiar de opinión; (yield) ceder

■ I've tried to persuade her, but she won't move he intentado persuadirla, pero no cede

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the move (travel - gen) viajar, desplazarse 2 (- army etc) estar en marcha 3 (be busy) no parar

to get a move on darse prisa, moverse

to get moving (leave) irse, marcharse

to get something moving poner algo en marcha

to make a move (leave) irse, marcharse 2 (act) dar un paso, actuar

to make the first move dar el primer paso

to move house mudarse de casa, trasladarse

to move heaven and earth remover cielo y tierra

to move with the times mantenerse al día

not to move a muscle no inmutarse

move ['mu:v] v, moved ; moving vi

1) go: ir

2) relocate: mudarse, trasladarse

3) stir: moverse

don't move!: ¡no te muevas!

4) act: actuar

move vt

1) : mover

move it over there: ponlo allí

he kept moving his feet: no dejaba de mover los pies

2) induce, persuade: inducir, persuadir, mover

3) touch: conmover

it moved him to tears: lo hizo llorar

4) propose: proponer

move n

1) movement: movimiento m

2) relocation: mudanza f (de casa), traslado m

3) step: paso m

a good move: un paso acertado

move

n.

• acción s.f.

• jugada s.f.

• lance s.m.

• maniobra s.f.

• movimiento s.m.

• mudanza s.f.

• paso s.m.

• transposición s.f.

v.

• conmover v.

• desalojar v.

• desplazar v.

• emocionar v.

• impresionar v.

• moverse v.

• mudar v.

• mudar de v.

• remover v.

• trasladar v.

• traspasar v.

muːv
I

noun

1) ( movement) movimiento m

she watched their every move — vigilaba todos sus movimientos

she made a move to get up/for the door — hizo ademán de levantarse/ir hacia la puerta

it's time we made a move — ya es hora de que nos vayamos

on the move: she's always on the move siempre está de un lado para otro; to get a move on — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

2) ( change - of residence) mudanza f, trasteo m (Col); (- of premises) traslado m, mudanza f

3)

a) (action, step) paso m; ( measure) medida f

what's the next move? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?, ¿ahora qué hay que hacer?

to make the first move — dar* el primer paso

b) (in profession, occupation)

it would be a good career move — sería un cambio muy provechoso para mi (or su etc) carrera profesional

4) ( Games) movimiento m, jugada f

whose move is it? — ¿a quién le toca mover or jugar?

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( change place)

he moved nearer the fire — se acercó or se arrimó al fuego

we could move to another table — podríamos cambiarnos de mesa

government troops have moved into the area — tropas del gobierno se han desplazado or se han trasladado a la zona

to move to a new job/school — cambiar de trabajo/colegio

b) (change location, residence) mudarse, cambiarse; see also move in, move out

2) ( change position) moverse*

don't you move, I'll answer the door — tú tranquilo, que voy yo a abrir la puerta

3) (proceed, go)

the procession/vehicle began to move — la procesión/el vehículo se puso en marcha

get moving! — muévete! (fam)

the police kept the crowds moving — la policía hacía circular a la multitud

it's time we were moving — ya es hora de que nos vayamos

the earth moves around the sun — la Tierra gira alrededor del sol

we moved aside o to one side — nos apartamos, nos hicimos a un lado

4) (advance, develop)

things seem to be moving — parece que las cosas marchan

events moved rapidly — los acontecimientos se desarrollaron rápidamente

to move with the times — mantenerse* al día

the conflict has moved into a new phase — el conflicto ha entrado en una nueva fase

to move into the lead — pasar a ocupar el primer lugar

the company plans to move into the hotel business — la compañía tiene planes de introducirse en el ramo hotelero

5) ( carry oneself) moverse*

6) ( go fast) (colloq) correr

7) (take steps, act)

we must move now — tenemos que actuar ahora

she moved quickly to scotch rumors — inmediatamente tomó medidas para acallar los rumores

8) ( Games) mover*, jugar*

9) ( circulate socially) moverse*

he moves in fashionable circles — se mueve en círculos que están de moda

2.

vt

1) (transfer, shift position of)

let's move the sofa over there — pongamos el sofá allí

why have you moved the television? — ¿por qué has cambiado la televisión de sitio or de lugar?

move your chair a little — corre un poco la silla

ask him to move the boxes out of the way — dile que quite las cajas de en medio

we shall not be moved! — no nos moverán!

I can't move my leg/neck — no puedo mover la pierna/el cuello

2)

a) ( transport) transportar, trasladar

b) (relocate, transfer) trasladar

she was moved to head office — la trasladaron a la oficina central

I'll move this paragraph further down — pondré este párrafo más abajo

c) (change residence, location)

the firm that moved us — la compañía que nos hizo la mudanza

to move house — (BrE) mudarse de casa

3)

a) ( arouse emotionally) conmover*, emocionar

he's easily moved — es muy sensible

to move somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien de la emoción

b) ( prompt)

to move somebody to + inf: this moved her to remonstrate — esto la indujo a protestar

4) ( propose) (Adm, Govt) proponer*

5) ( Games) mover*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- move about

- move along

- move around

- move away

- move back

- move down

- move forward

- move in

- move in on

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

[muːv]
1. N

1) (=movement) movimiento m

• to watch sb's every move — observar a algn sin perder detalle, acechar a algn cada movimiento

• to get a move on (with sth) * — (=hurry up) darse prisa or (LAm) apurarse (con algo)

get a move on! * — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)

• to make a move — (=start to leave, go) ponerse en marcha

it was midnight and no-one had made a move — era medianoche pero nadie daba señales de irse

it's time we made a move — es hora de irnos

• to be on the move — (=travelling) estar de viaje; [troops, army] estar avanzando

to be always on the move — [nomads, circus] andar siempre de aquí para allá; [animal, child] no saber estar quieto

Spain is a country on the move — España es país en marcha

2) (in game) (=turn) jugada f

whose move is it? — ¿a quién le toca jugar?

it's my move — es mi turno, me toca a mí

to have the first move — salir

3) (fig) (=step, action)

the government's first move — la primera gestión del gobierno

what's the next move? — ¿qué hacemos ahora?, y ahora ¿qué?

that was a bad move — fue una mala decisión

there was a move to defeat the proposal — se tomaron medidas para rechazar la propuesta

• to make a move/the first move — dar un/el primer paso

it's up to him to make the first move — le toca a él dar el primer paso

without making the least move to — + infin sin hacer la menor intención de + infin

4) (=house removal) mudanza f ; (to different job) traslado m

it's our third move in two years — esta es la tercera vez en dos años que nos mudamos

2. VT

1) (=change place of) cambiar de lugar, cambiar de sitio; [+ part of body] mover; [+ chess piece etc] jugar, mover; (=transport) transportar, trasladar

you've moved all my things! — ¡has cambiado de sitio todas mis cosas!

if we can move the table a few inches — si podemos mover la mesa unos centímetros

can you move your fingers? — ¿puedes mover los dedos?

• to move house — mudarse

• move your chair nearer the fire — acerca or arrima la silla al fuego

• move the cupboard out of the corner — saca el armario del rincón

he moved his family out of the war zone — trasladó a su familia fuera de la zona de guerra

• he asked to be moved to London/to a new department — pidió el traslado a Londres/a otro departamento

2) (=cause sth to move) mover

the breeze moved the leaves gently — la brisa movía or agitaba dulcemente las hojas

• to move one's bowels — hacer de vientre, evacuar

• move those children off the grass! — ¡quite esos niños del césped!
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3) (=change timing of)

to move sth forward/back — [+ event, date] adelantar/aplazar algo

we'll have to move the meeting to later in the week — tendremos que aplazar la reunión para otro día de la semana

4) (fig) (=sway)

he will not be easily moved — no se dejará convencer

"we shall not be moved" — "no nos moverán"

5) (=motivate)

to move sb to do sth — mover or inducir a algn a hacer algo

I'll do it when the spirit moves me — hum lo haré cuando sienta la revelación divina hum

6) (emotionally) conmover, emocionar

to be moved — estar conmovido

to be easily moved — ser impresionable, ser sensible

to move sb to tears/anger — hacer llorar/enfadar a algn

to move sb to pity — provocar la compasión de algn

7) frm (=propose)

to move a resolution — proponer una resolución

to move that... — proponer que...

8) (Comm) [+ merchandise] colocar, vender

3. VI

1) (gen) moverse

she moves beautifully — se mueve con elegancia

move! — ¡muévete!, ¡menéate!

don't move! — ¡no te muevas!

I saw something moving in the bushes — vi moverse algo entre los arbustos

• you can't move for books in that room * — hay tantos libros en esa habitación que es casi imposible moverse

• to move freely — [piece of machinery] tener juego; [person, traffic] circular libremente

• I won't move from here — no me muevo de aquí

• to move in high society — frecuentar la buena sociedad

• let's move into the garden — vamos al jardín

he has moved into another class — se ha cambiado de clase

they hope to move into the British market — quieren introducirse en or penetrar el mercado británico

• keep moving! — ¡no te pares!; (order from traffic policeman) ¡circulen!

the policeman kept the traffic moving — el policía mantuvo la circulación fluida

• the procession moved slowly out of sight — la procesión avanzaba lentamente hasta que desapareció en la distancia

• it's time we were moving — es hora de irnos

• she moved to the next room — pasó a la habitación de al lado

• he moved slowly towards the door — avanzó or se acercó lentamente hacia la puerta

to move to or towards independence — avanzar or encaminarse hacia la independencia

2) (=move house) mudarse, trasladarse

• the family moved to a new house — la familia se mudó or se trasladó a una casa nueva

to move to the country — mudarse or trasladarse al campo

the company has moved to larger offices — la empresa se ha trasladado or mudado a oficinas mayores

3) (=travel) ir; (=be in motion) estar en movimiento

the bus was moving at 50kph — el autobús iba a 50kph

the car was not moving — el coche no estaba en movimiento

do not get out while the bus is moving — no se baje mientras el autobús esté en marcha

he was certainly moving! * — ¡iba como el demonio!

4) (Comm) [goods] venderse

5) (=progress)

things are moving at last — por fin se empiezan a mover las cosas

he certainly knows how to get things moving — ese sí que sabe poner las cosas en marcha

6) (in games) jugar, hacer una jugada

who moves next? — ¿a quién le toca jugar?

it's you to move — te toca a ti jugar

white moves — (Chess) blanco juega

the knight moves like this — el caballo se mueve así

7) (=take steps) dar un paso, tomar medidas

the government must move first — el gobierno ha de dar el primer paso

the council moved to stop the abuse — el consejo tomó medidas para corregir el abuso

we'll have to move quickly if we want to get that contract — tendremos que actuar inmediatamente si queremos hacernos con ese contrato

- move about

- move along

- move aside

- move away

- move back

- move down

- move forward

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

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[muːv]
I

noun

1) ( movement) movimiento m

she watched their every move — vigilaba todos sus movimientos

she made a move to get up/for the door — hizo ademán de levantarse/ir hacia la puerta

it's time we made a move — ya es hora de que nos vayamos

on the move: she's always on the move siempre está de un lado para otro; to get a move on — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

2) ( change - of residence) mudanza f, trasteo m (Col); (- of premises) traslado m, mudanza f

3)

a) (action, step) paso m; ( measure) medida f

what's the next move? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?, ¿ahora qué hay que hacer?

to make the first move — dar* el primer paso

b) (in profession, occupation)

it would be a good career move — sería un cambio muy provechoso para mi (or su etc) carrera profesional

4) ( Games) movimiento m, jugada f

whose move is it? — ¿a quién le toca mover or jugar?

II
1.

intransitive verb

1)

a) ( change place)

he moved nearer the fire — se acercó or se arrimó al fuego

we could move to another table — podríamos cambiarnos de mesa

government troops have moved into the area — tropas del gobierno se han desplazado or se han trasladado a la zona

to move to a new job/school — cambiar de trabajo/colegio

b) (change location, residence) mudarse, cambiarse; see also move in, move out

2) ( change position) moverse*

don't you move, I'll answer the door — tú tranquilo, que voy yo a abrir la puerta

3) (proceed, go)

the procession/vehicle began to move — la procesión/el vehículo se puso en marcha

get moving! — muévete! (fam)

the police kept the crowds moving — la policía hacía circular a la multitud

it's time we were moving — ya es hora de que nos vayamos

the earth moves around the sun — la Tierra gira alrededor del sol

we moved aside o to one side — nos apartamos, nos hicimos a un lado

4) (advance, develop)

things seem to be moving — parece que las cosas marchan

events moved rapidly — los acontecimientos se desarrollaron rápidamente

to move with the times — mantenerse* al día

the conflict has moved into a new phase — el conflicto ha entrado en una nueva fase

to move into the lead — pasar a ocupar el primer lugar

the company plans to move into the hotel business — la compañía tiene planes de introducirse en el ramo hotelero

5) ( carry oneself) moverse*

6) ( go fast) (colloq) correr

7) (take steps, act)

we must move now — tenemos que actuar ahora

she moved quickly to scotch rumors — inmediatamente tomó medidas para acallar los rumores

8) ( Games) mover*, jugar*

9) ( circulate socially) moverse*

he moves in fashionable circles — se mueve en círculos que están de moda

2.

vt

1) (transfer, shift position of)

let's move the sofa over there — pongamos el sofá allí

why have you moved the television? — ¿por qué has cambiado la televisión de sitio or de lugar?

move your chair a little — corre un poco la silla

ask him to move the boxes out of the way — dile que quite las cajas de en medio

we shall not be moved! — no nos moverán!

I can't move my leg/neck — no puedo mover la pierna/el cuello

2)

a) ( transport) transportar, trasladar

b) (relocate, transfer) trasladar

she was moved to head office — la trasladaron a la oficina central

I'll move this paragraph further down — pondré este párrafo más abajo

c) (change residence, location)

the firm that moved us — la compañía que nos hizo la mudanza

to move house — (BrE) mudarse de casa

3)

a) ( arouse emotionally) conmover*, emocionar

he's easily moved — es muy sensible

to move somebody to tears — hacer* llorar a alguien de la emoción

b) ( prompt)

to move somebody to + inf: this moved her to remonstrate — esto la indujo a protestar

4) ( propose) (Adm, Govt) proponer*

5) ( Games) mover*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- move about

- move along

- move around

- move away

- move back

- move down

- move forward

- move in

- move in on

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

English-spanish dictionary > move
6 move *****

[muːv]
1. n

1) (movement) movimento, mossa

to be on the move — (travelling) spostarsi, (active, busy) essere indaffarato (-a), (fig: developments) essere in continuo progresso

to get a move on fam — affrettarsi, sbrigarsi

get a move on (with that)! fam — sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!

to make a move — (start to leave, go) andarsene, (begin to take action) muoversi

he made a move towards her — fece un passo verso di lei

2) (in game) mossa, (turn to play) turno, (fig: step, action) passo

it's my move — tocca a me

a good/bad move — una mossa buona/sbagliata

what's the next move? — e adesso cosa facciamo?

to make the first move fig — fare il primo passo

his first move after his victory — la prima cosa che ha fatto dopo la sua vittoria

there was a move to oust him from the party — ci fu un tentativo di estrometterlo dal partito

3) (change of house) trasloco, (to different job) trasferimento

our move from Oxford to Luton — il nostro trasloco da Oxford a Luton

2. vt

1) (change place of) spostare, (limbs, chesspiece) muovere, (transport) trasportare, (transfer: employee, troops) trasferire

move those children off the grass! — fate andare via i bambini dal prato!

could you move your stuff please? — può spostare le sue cose per favore?

to move house — traslocare, cambiar casa

we asked a (removal) firm to move us — abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco

2)

(fig: sway) to move somebody from an opinion — smuovere qn da un'idea

to move sb to do sth — indurre or spingere qn a fare qc

he will not be easily moved — non cambierà facilmente idea

3) (cause emotion in) commuovere

to be moved — essere commosso (-a)

to move sb to tears — commuovere qn fino alle lacrime

to move sb to anger/pity — far arrabbiare/impietosire qn

the book moved me deeply — il libro mi ha commossa profondamente

4)

(frm: propose) to move a resolution — avanzare una proposta

to move that... — proporre che... + sub

3. vi

1) (gen) muoversi, (traffic) circolare, (from a place) spostarsi

move! — muoviti!, spostati!

let's move! — andiamo!

don't move! — non muovetevi!

to move towards — andare verso

she moves beautifully — si muove con molta grazia

I'll not move from here — di qui non mi muovo

the car was moving very slowly — la macchina avanzava molto lentamente

to move freely — (piece of machinery) aver gioco, (person) circolare liberamente, (traffic) scorrere

the policeman kept the traffic moving — il vigile ha fatto scorrere il traffico

things are moving at last — finalmente qualcosa si è mosso

to move in high society — frequentare l'alta società

2) (move house) cambiar casa, traslocare

the family moved to a new house — la famiglia è andata ad abitare in una nuova casa

we're moving in July — traslochiamo in luglio

we're moving to Scotland — ci trasferiamo in Scozia

3) (in games) muovere

it's you to move — tocca a te

4) (take steps) intervenire

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- move about

- move along

- move away

- move back

- move down

- move forward

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

English-Italian dictionary > move *****
7 move

[muːv] 1. n
( movement) ruch m; ( action) posunięcie nt; ( of house) przeprowadzka f; ( of employee) przesunięcie nt
2. vt
furniture, car przesuwać (przesunąć perf); ( in game) przesuwać (przesunąć perf), ruszać (ruszyć perf); ( emotionally) wzruszać (wzruszyć perf), poruszać (poruszyć perf)
3. vi
person, animal ruszać się (ruszyć się perf); traffic posuwać się (posunąć się perf); ( in game) wykonywać (wykonać perf) ruch; (also: move house) przeprowadzać się (przeprowadzić się perf); ( develop) events biec; situation rozwijać się

to move towards — zbliżać się (zbliżyć się perf) do +gen

to move sb to do sth — skłaniać (skłonić perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś

she moved that the meeting be adjourned — zgłosiła wniosek o odroczenie posiedzenia

get a move on! — rusz się!

Phrasal Verbs:

- move about

- move along

- move around

- move away

- move back

- move forward

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

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[mu:v] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) ruszać

2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) przeprowadzać się

3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) wzruszać
2. noun
1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) ruch, posunięcie

2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) przeprowadzka

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- movable
- moveable
- movement
- movie
- moving
- movingly
- get a move on
- make a move
- move along
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move off
- move out
- move up
- on the move

English-Polish dictionary > move
8 move back

1. vt + adv

1) (to former place: person) far tornare, (object) rimettere dov'era

2) (cause to give ground: crowd) sospingere indietro, (troops) far indietreggiare

2. vi + adv

1) (return) ritornare

they had no intention of moving back to Britain — non avevano intenzione di ritornare in Gran Bretagna

2) (give ground) indietreggiare

English-Italian dictionary > move back
9 drive

1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) conducir

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) llevar (en coche)

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conducir

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) hincar, clavar, mandar

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) hacer funcionar, mover, impulsar

2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) paseo en coche

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) camino de entrada

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpetu, empuje, dinamismo

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campaña

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) drive

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) lectura de disquete

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on

drive¹ n

1. paseo en coche / vuelta en coche

shall we go for a drive? ¿vamos a dar una vuelta en coche?

2. camino de la entrada

there was a car parked in the drive había un coche aparcado en el camino de la entrada

drive² vb conducir

I don't like driving in the city no me gusta conducir por la ciudad

I drive to work voy a trabajar en coche

El pasado de drive es drove y el participio pasado es driven; el gerundio se escribe driving

drive

tr[draɪv]

noun

1 (trip) paseo en coche, vuelta en coche; (journey) viaje nombre masculino

■ we went for a drive dimos una vuelta en coche

■ it's only a 20-minute's drive (away) sólo está a 20 minutos en coche

■ it's a two-hour drive es un viaje de dos horas

2 (road) calle nombre femenino; (driveway) camino de entrada

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (golf) golpe nombre masculino inicial, tiro de salida; (tennis) golpe nombre masculino fuerte, drive nombre masculino

4 (campaign) campaña

■ sales drive promoción

■ membership drive campaña para atraer socios

■ a no-smoking drive una campaña antitabaco

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ofensiva, avanzada

6 (energy, initiative) energía, ímpetu nombre masculino, empuje nombre masculino, dinamismo

7 (need, compulsion) necesidad nombre femenino, impulso, instinto

■ sex drive instinto sexual

8 (propulsion system) transmisión nombre femenino, propulsión nombre femenino; (of wheeled vehicle) tracción nombre femenino

■ front-wheel drive tracción delantera

■ four-wheel drive tracción en las cuatro ruedas

■ right/left-hand drive con el volante a la derecha/izquierda

9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (competition, tournament) torneo

■ whist drive torneo de whist

transitive verb (pt drove tr[drəʊv], pp driven tr['drɪvən])

1 (operate - vehicle) conducir

■ she can drive a lorry sabe conducir un camión

■ what car do you drive? ¿qué coche tienes?

■ he drives a bus es conductor de autobús

2 (take - person) llevar (en coche)

■ I'll drive you home te llevaré a casa

■ could you drive me to the airport? ¿podrías llevarme al aeropuerto?

3 (cause to move - person) hacer, obligar a; (- animal) arrear

■ he was driven back by the flames las llamas le hicieron retroceder

■ the war is driving prices up la guerra está haciendo subir los precios

4 (of wind - blow) llevar; (of water) llevarse

■ the wind drove the boat off course el viento alejó al barco de su rumbo

5 (provide power for, keep going) hacer funcionar, mover

■ the river drives the waterwheel el río mueve el molino

6 (strike in - stake) hincar; (- nail) clavar; (hit - ball) mandar

7 (construct - tunnel) perforar, abrir; (- motorway) construir

8 (force, compel to act) forzar, obligar; (cause to be in state) llevar, empujar

■ you're driving me crazy me estás volviendo loco

■ the pain was driving her mad el dolor la enloquecía

■ he is driven by greed lo impulsa la codicia

9 (make work hard, overwork) hacer trabajar

■ you've been driving yourself to hard te has estado exigiendo demasiado

intransitive verb

1 (vehicle) conducir

■ can you drive? ¿sabes conducir?

■ he's learning to drive está aprendiendo a conducir

■ I drove here vine en coche

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras

■ in England, people drive on the left en Inglaterra, la gente conduce por la izquierda

2 (of rain, hail, snow) azotar, barrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to drive a coach and horses through something saltarse algo a la torera

to drive a hard bargain saber cómo conseguir lo que uno,-a quiere, ser buen,-na negociador,-ra

to drive something home hacer entender algo

drive ['draɪv] v, drove ['dro:v] ; driven ['drɪvə n] ; driving vt

1) impel: impeler, impulsar

2) operate: guiar, conducir, manejar (un vehículo)

3) compel: obligar, forzar

4) : clavar, hincar

to drive a stake: clavar una estaca

5) or to drive away : ahuyentar, echar

6)

to drive crazy : volver loco

drive vi

: manejar, conducir

do you know how to drive?: ¿sabes manejar?

drive n

1) ride: paseo m en coche

2) campaign: campaña f

fund-raising drive: campaña para recaudar fondos

3) driveway: camino m de entrada, entrada f

4) transmission: transmisión f

front-wheel drive: tracción delantera

5) energy: dinamismo m, energía f

6) instinct, need: instinto m, necesidad f básica

drive (Computing)

n.

• lector s.m.

n.

• empuje s.m.

• mando s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paseo en carro s.m.

drive (s.o.) nuts

expr.

• volverle (a una persona) loca v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven) = clavar v.

• conducir v.

• empujar v.

• forzar v.

• guiar v.

• hostigar v.

• impulsar v.

• llevar en carro v.

• manejar v.

• rodar v.

I
1. draɪv
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/busain\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

[draɪv] (vb: pt drove) (pp driven)
1. N

1) (=journey, outing)

it's a long drive — se tarda mucho en coche

it's only a short drive from here — desde aquí se tarda poco en coche

one hour's drive from London — a una hora en coche de Londres

it's a 50 mile drive — está a una distancia de 50 millas

to go for a drive — ir a dar una vuelta or un paseo en coche
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2) (=private road) (in front of garage) entrada f ; (to large house) camino m (de acceso), avenida f

his car was parked in the drive — su coche estaba aparcado en la entrada

3) (Tennis) golpe m directo, drive m ; (Golf) drive m

4) (=energy, motivation) empuje m, dinamismo m

• to have drive — tener empuje or dinamismo

• to lack drive — no tener empuje or dinamismo

5) (Psych) (=impulse) impulso m, instinto m

sex drive — libido f, líbido f, apetito m sexual

to have a high/low sex drive — tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual

6) (=campaign, effort) campaña f

a recruitment drive — una campaña de reclutamiento

a sales drive — una promoción de ventas

the drive towards industrialization — el camino hacia la industrialización

7) (Tech) (=power transmission system) transmisión f, propulsión f
(Aut)
• four-wheel drive — tracción f en las cuatro ruedas

a four-wheel drive jeep — un jeep con tracción en las cuatro ruedas

• front-wheel/ rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

• a left-hand/ right-hand drive car — un coche con el volante a la izquierda/derecha

8) (=gear position in automatic car) marcha f

to put the car in drive — poner el coche en marcha

9) (Comput) (also: disk drive) unidad f de disco

CD-ROM drive — unidad f de CD-ROM

10) (=tournament)

whist drive — certamen m de whist

11) (Mil) (=attack) ofensiva f

2. VT

1) (=operate) [+ car, bus, train] conducir, manejar (LAm); [+ racing car, speedboat] pilotar

he drives a taxi — es taxista

she drives a Mercedes — tiene un Mercedes

2) (=carry) [+ passenger] llevar (en coche)

I'll drive you home — te llevo a tu casa

he drove me to the station — me llevó a la estación

3) (=power) [+ machine, vehicle] hacer funcionar

4) (=cause to move)

they drive the cattle to new pastures — conducen el ganado a otros pastos

the wind drove the rain into our eyes — el viento hacía que la lluvia nos azotaba en los ojos

a strong wind was driving the clouds across the sky — un viento fuerte arrastraba las nubes por el cielo

the gale drove the ship off course — el temporal hizo que el barco perdiera su rumbo

troops drove the demonstrators off the streets — las tropas obligaron a los manifestantes a abandonar las calles

5) (=push, hammer) [+ nail, stake] clavar ( into en)

to drive a post into the ground — clavar or hincar un poste en el suelo

she drove her fist straight into his face — le dio con el puño justo en la cara
home 2., 2)
6) (=excavate) [+ tunnel] abrir, construir; [+ hole] perforar; [+ furrow] hacer

7) (=force)

I was driven to it — me vi forzado a ello

competition has driven prices down — la competencia ha hecho que bajen los precios

hunger eventually drove him out of the house — finalmente el hambre lo empujó a salir de la casa

high prices are driving local people out of the area — el que los precios sean tan altos está haciendo que la gente se vaya a vivir a otras zonas

the recession drove them into bankruptcy — la recesión los llevó a la bancarrota

• to drive sb to despair — llevar a algn a la desesperación

• to drive sb to drink, his worries drove him to drink — sus problemas le llevaron a la bebida

it's enough to drive you to drink — hum te crispa los nervios

• to drive sb mad — volver loco a algn
bargain 1., 1), home 2., 2)
8) (=impel, motivate) empujar, mover

he was driven by greed/ambition — lo empujaba or movía la avaricia/ambición

to drive sb to do sth, drive sb into doing sth — empujar or llevar a algn a hacer algo

depression drove him to attempt suicide — la depresión le empujó or llevó a intentar suicidarse

what drove you to write this book? — ¿qué le empujó or llevó a escribir este libro?

9) (=overwork)

to drive sb hard — hacer trabajar mucho a algn

she is driving herself too hard — se está exigiendo demasiado

10) (Sport) [+ ball] mandar

3. VI

1) (=operate vehicle) conducir, manejar (LAm)

can you drive? — ¿sabes conducir or (LAm) manejar?

to drive on the left — circular por la izquierda

2) (=go)

he drove alone — hizo el viaje en coche solo

we've driven 50 miles in the last hour — hemos recorrido 80km (con el coche) en la última hora

next time we'll drive there — la próxima vez iremos en coche

he drives around in an expensive car — va por ahí en un coche de esos caros

• to drive at 50km an hour — ir (en un coche) a 50km por hora

• we'll drive down in the car this weekend — este fin de semana bajaremos en coche

• he drove into a wall — chocó con un muro

• to drive to London — ir a Londres en coche

3) (=handle) conducirse, manejarse (LAm)

the new Ford drives really well — el nuevo Ford se conduce or (LAm) se maneja muy bien

4) (=beat)

heavy rain drove against the window — la fuerte lluvia azotaba el cristal

4.

CPD

drive shaft N — (Aut) árbol m motor

- drive along

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive on to

- drive out

- drive over

- drive up

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I
1. [draɪv]
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/bus/train\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delantera/trasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

English-spanish dictionary > drive
10 stir

1. transitive verb,
- rr-

1) (mix) rühren; umrühren [Tee, Kaffee]

stir something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]rühren

2) (move) bewegen

3) (fig.): (arouse) bewegen; wecken [Neugier, Interesse, Gefühle, Fantasie]
2. intransitive verb,
- rr- (move) sich rühren; (in sleep, breeze) sich bewegen

without stirring — regungslos
3. noun, no pl.
Aufregung, die; (bustle, activity) Betriebsamkeit, die

cause or create a [big or great] stir — [großes] Aufsehen erregen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/111980/stir_in">stir in

- stir up

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[stə:] 1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb
1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) rühren

2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) (sich) bewegen

3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) aufwühlen
2. noun
(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) die Aufregung

- stirring
- stir-fry
- stir up
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stir

[stɜ:ʳ, AM stɜ:r]

I. n usu sing

1. (with spoon) [Um]rühren nt

to give sth a \stir etw umrühren

2. (physical movement) Bewegung f; (of emotion) Erregung f

a \stir of anger ein Anflug m von Wut

to cause a \stir of interest Interesse wecken

3. (excitement) Aufruhr f

to cause [or create] a \stir Aufsehen erregen

4. ( fam) Knast m fam

to be in \stir sitzen fam

II. vt

<- rr->

1. (mix)

▪ to \stir sth etw rühren

▪ to \stir sth into sth etw in etw akk [hin]einrühren

\stir the eggs into the batter one at a time rühren Sie die Eier einzeln unter den Teig

to \stir the batter/the dough den [Ausback]teig/den Teig rühren

to \stir the coffee/the soup/the tea den Kaffee/die Suppe/den Tee umrühren

to \stir a fire ein Feuer [an]schüren

he \stirred the coals with a poker er stocherte mit einem Schürhaken in den Kohlen

2. (physically move)

▪ to \stir sth etw rühren [o bewegen]

she wouldn't \stir a finger to help anyone sie würde keinen Finger rühren, um jemandem zu helfen

▪ to \stir oneself sich akk bewegen

come on, \stir yourselves, or you'll be late kommt, macht voran, sonst kommt ihr noch zu spät fam

to \stir the curtains/the leaves wind, breeze die Vorhänge/die Blätter bewegen

to \stir one's stumps BRIT ( fam) sich akk in Bewegung setzen fam

to \stir water Wasser kräuseln

3. (awaken)

to \stir sb from a dream/reverie jdn aus einem Traum/Träumereien reißen

4. (arouse)

▪ to \stir sb jdn bewegen [o rühren]

I was deeply \stirred by her moving performance ich war von ihrem ergreifenden Auftritt tief bewegt

to \stir anger/curiosity Ärger/Neugier erregen

to \stir the blood das Blut in Wallung versetzen

to \stir emotions Emotionen aufwühlen

to \stir sb's heart jds Herz rühren [o bewegen]

to \stir the imagination die Fantasie anregen

to \stir memories [alte] Erinnerungen wachrufen [o wecken]

to \stir pity Mitleid erregen

5. (inspire)

to \stir sb into action jdn zum Handeln bewegen

to \stir trouble AM Unruhe stiften

▪ to \stir sb to do sth jdn dazu bewegen, etw zu tun

III. vi

<- rr->

1. (mix) rühren

2. (move) sich akk regen; person also sich akk rühren [o bewegen]; grass, water, curtains sich akk bewegen

after three years of recession, the property market is beginning to \stir again ( fig) nach drei Jahren Rezession kommt der Immobilienmarkt wieder in Bewegung

to \stir from [or out of] one's bed/house/room das Bett/Haus/Zimmer verlassen

3. (awaken) wach werden, aufwachen

it was so early, not a soul was \stirring es war so früh, dass noch keine Menschenseele wach war

▪ to \stir within sb ( fig) emotions sich akk in jdm regen

4. (circulate) rumour, news die Runde machen fam

5. BRIT, AUS (cause trouble) Unruhe stiften; (spread gossip) Gerüchte in Umlauf bringen

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[stɜː(r)]
1. n

1) (lit) Rühren nt

to give sth a stir — etw rühren; tea etc etw umrühren

2) (fig: excitement) Aufruhr m

to cause or create a stir — Aufsehen erregen

2. vt

1) tea, paint, soup umrühren; cake mixture rühren

stir sugar into the mixture — den Zucker darunterrühren

he sat there thoughtfully stirring his tea — er saß da und rührte gedankenverloren in seinem Tee

to stir the pot (fig) — die Sache am Kochen halten

2) (= move) bewegen; limbs rühren; water, waves kräuseln

come on, stir yourself, we're late (inf) —

if you want to pass the exam you'd better stir yourself — wenn du die Prüfung bestehen willst, solltest du dich besser ranhalten (inf)

3) (fig) emotions aufwühlen; passion, controversy, memories wachrufen; imagination anregen; curiosity anstacheln, erregen; blood in Wallung versetzen; (= incite) person anstacheln; (= move) person, heart rühren, bewegen

to stir sb to do sth — jdn bewegen, etw zu tun

to stir sb into action — jdn zum Handeln bewegen

to stir sb to pity — an jds Herz (acc) rühren, jds Mitleid erregen

we were all stirred by the speech — wir waren alle von der Rede tief bewegt

3. vi

1) (= move) sich regen; (person) sich rühren, sich regen; (leaves, curtains, animal etc) sich bewegen; (emotion, anger etc) wach werden; (pity, love) sich rühren, wach werden

2) (inf through gossip etc) stänkern (inf)

he's always stirring — er muss immer stänkern (inf)

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stir¹ [stɜː; US stɜr]

A v/t

1. (um)rühren:

stir one’s tea seinen Tee umrühren, in seinem Tee rühren;

stir in GASTR einrühren;

stir up

a) GASTR gut durch- oder umrühren,

b) Schlamm aufwühlen

2. ein Feuer (an)schüren

3. ein Glied etc rühren, bewegen: → finger A 1, stump A 2

4. (leicht) bewegen:

the wind stirred the leaves

5. stir up fig jemanden auf-, wachrütteln

6. stir up fig

a) jemanden aufreizen, -hetzen ( beide:

against gegen),

b) jemandes Neugier etc erregen,

c) einen Streit etc entfachen,

d) Erinnerungen wachrufen;

stir up sb’s blood jemandes Blut in Wallung bringen

7. fig bewegen, erregen, aufwühlen

B v/i

1. (um)rühren:

stirring constantly unter ständigem Rühren

2. sich rühren, sich bewegen, sich regen:

not stir from the spot sich nicht von der Stelle rühren

3. sich rühren (lassen):

the starch paste stirs easily

4. sich rühren oder regen, rührig oder geschäftig sein:

he never stirred out er ging nie aus

5. a) im Umlauf oder Gange sein, laut werden

b) geschehen, sich ereignen

6. wach oder rührig werden, erwachen (auch fig):

he is not stirring yet er ist noch nicht auf(gestanden)

C s

1. Rühren n:

give sth a stir etwas umrühren

2. Bewegung f:

not a stir nicht die geringste Bewegung

3. Aufregung f, Aufruhr m, Tumult m

4. Betriebsamkeit f, reges Treiben

5. Aufsehen n, Sensation f:

make ( oder cause, create) a stir Aufsehen erregen;

cause quite a stir für einiges Aufsehen sorgen, die Gemüter bewegen oder erregen

6. fig (An)Stoß m, Aufrütt(e)lung f

stir² [stɜː; US stɜr] s sl Kittchen n:

be in stir Knast schieben

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1. transitive verb,
- rr-

1) (mix) rühren; umrühren [Tee, Kaffee]

stir something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]rühren

2) (move) bewegen

3) (fig.): (arouse) bewegen; wecken [Neugier, Interesse, Gefühle, Fantasie]
2. intransitive verb,
- rr- (move) sich rühren; (in sleep, breeze) sich bewegen

without stirring — regungslos
3. noun, no pl.
Aufregung, die; (bustle, activity) Betriebsamkeit, die

cause or create a [big or great] stir — [großes] Aufsehen erregen

Phrasal Verbs:

- stir in

- stir up

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n.

Aufregung f.

Bewegung -en f. v.

reizen v.

rühren v.

sich regen v.

sich rühren v.

English-german dictionary > stir
11 advance

1. verb
1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avanzar, proceder

2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) adelantar

2. noun
1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) avance, adelanto, progreso

2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) anticipo

3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) insinuación, propuesta

3. adjective
1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) por adelantado, anticipado

2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) anticipado

3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avanzadilla

•

- advanced
- in advance

advance¹ n

1. avance

the army's advance el avance del ejército

2. adelanto / progreso / avance

an advance in science un adelanto científico

3. anticipo / adelanto

I need an advance of £50 necesito un adelanto de 50 libras

in advance por adelantado / con antelación

advance² vb

1. avanzar

the Austrians advanced on Sarajevo los austríacos avanzaron sobre Sarajevo

2. adelantar

we decided to advance the date of the meeting decidimos adelantar la fecha de la reunión

El gerundio de advance se escribe advancing

advance

tr[əd'vɑːns]

noun

1 (movement) avance nombre masculino

2 (progress) adelanto, progreso, avance nombre masculino

3 (payment) anticipo

transitive verb

1 (person, object) avanzar

■ he advanced all his troops avanzó toda su tropa

■ advance the film a little avanza un poco la película

2 (theory) avanzar; (idea) proponer; (suggestion) hacer; (opinion) dar

3 (money) anticipar, adelantar

4 (price) aumentar, incrementar

5 (cause, interests) favorecer, ayudar

■ this will advance the cause of peace esto favorecerá la causa de la paz

6 (date) adelantar

■ he wants to advance the date of the meeting to the 5th quiere adelantar la fecha de la reunión al día cinco

intransitive verb

1 (move forward) avanzar

■ the enemy advanced slowly towards us el enemigo avanzó lentamente hacia nosotros

■ as the days advanced our problems increased conforme pasaban los días nuestros problemas fueron creciendo

2 (rise) subir

■ house prices continue to advance el precio de la vivienda sigue en alza

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in advance (gen) antes 2 (rent etc) por adelantado

■ to pay in advance pagar por adelantado

■ to know something in advance saber algo de antemano

■ to let somebody know in advance informar a alguien por adelantado

■ to book/prepare in advance reservar/preparar con antelación

in advance of antes de

to make advances progresar

to make advances to somebody (contact) establecer contacto con 2 (proposal) hacer una propuesta a 3 (sexually) insinuarse a alguien

advance booking reserva anticipada

advance guard avanzadilla

advance notice previo aviso

advance party avanzadilla

advance payment pago anticipado

advance warning previo aviso

advance [æd'vænts, əd-] v, - vanced ; - vancing vt

1) : avanzar, adelantar

to advance troops: avanzar las tropas

2) promote: ascender, promover

3) propose: proponer, presentar

4) : adelantar, anticipar

they advanced me next month's salary: me adelantaron el sueldo del próximo mes

advance vi

1) proceed: avanzar, adelantarse

2) progress: progresar

advance adj

: anticipado

advance notice: previo aviso

advance n

1) progression: avance m

2) progress: adelanto m, mejora f, progreso m

3) rise: aumento m, alza f

4) loan: anticipo m, préstamo m

5)

in advance : por adelantado

advance

adj.

• adelantado, -a adj.

• anticipado, -a adj.

n.

• adelantamiento s.m.

• adelanto s.m.

• anticipación s.f.

• anticipo s.m.

• avance s.m.

• paso s.m.

• progreso s.m.

v.

• acrecentar v.

• adelantarse v.

• anticipar v.

• avanzar v.

• aventajar v.

• fomentar v.

• ganar v.

• progresar v.

• proponer v.

I
1. əd'væns, əd'vɑːns
intransitive verb

a) \<\<person/vehicleoops\>\> avanzar*; \<\<science/project/society\>\> avanzar*, progresar

to advance on somebody/something — avanzar* hacia alguien/sobre algo

b) advancing pres p

a man of advancing years — un hombre entrado en años

2.

vt

1) ( move forward) avanzar*, adelantar; ( further) \<\<knowledge\>\> fomentar, potenciar; \<\<interests/cause\>\> promover*

2) ( suggest) \<\<idea\>\> presentar, proponer*; \<\<opinion\>\> dar*

3)

a) \<\<date/meeting\>\> adelantar

b) \<\<money/wages\>\> anticipar, adelantar

II

noun

1) c u (of person, army, vehicle) avance m; (of civilization, science) avance m, progreso m, adelanto m

with the advance of old age — con el paso de los años, a medida que envejece (or envejecía etc)

2) advances pl ( overtures) insinuaciones fpl

to make advances to somebody — hacerle* insinuaciones a alguien, insinuársele* a alguien

3) c

a) ( early payment) anticipo m, adelanto m

advance on something: they gave me an advance of £100 on my salary — me dieron un adelanto or anticipo de 100 libras a cuenta del sueldo

b) ( loan) préstamo m

4) (in phrases)

in advance: to pay in advance pagar* por adelantado or por anticipado; tickets are $10 in advance las entradas cuestan 10 dólares si se compran por adelantado; it was planned well in advance se planeó con mucha antelación or anticipación; thanking you in advance — agradeciéndole de antemano su atención

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( ahead of time)

the advance publicity for a product — la promoción previa al lanzamiento de un producto

advance booking is essential — es imprescindible hacer la reserva por anticipado or con anticipación

without any advance warning o notice — sin previo aviso

advance payment — pago m anticipado or (por) adelantado

b)

advance man — (AmE Pol) relaciones m públicas

advance man o agent — (AmE Theat) agente m

[ǝd'vɑːns]
1. N

1) (=forward movement) avance m

the rapid advance of the Russian army — el rápido avance de las tropas rusas

2) (=progress) (in science, technology) avance m, adelanto m ; [of disease] avance m

an important scientific advance — un importante avance or adelanto científico

the rapid advance of modern industrial society — el vertiginoso desarrollo de la sociedad industrial moderna

with the advance of old age — según se va/iba envejeciendo

3) [of money]

a) (=initial payment) anticipo m, adelanto m

she was paid a £530,000 advance for her next novel — le dieron un anticipo or adelanto de 530.000 libras por su próxima novela

b) (on salary)

could you give me an advance? — ¿me podría dar un anticipo?

• she got an advance on her salary — consiguió que le anticiparan parte del sueldo

c) (=loan) préstamo m

4) (=rise) (in prices) alza f, aumento m

• any advance on £15? — (in auction) ¿alguien ofrece más de 15 libras?, 15 libras ¿alguien da más?

5) advances (amorous) insinuaciones fpl ; (Pol) intentos mpl de acercamiento

• to make advances to or toward(s) sb — (amorous) insinuarse a algn, hacer insinuaciones a algn

she accused him of making unwanted sexual advances — lo acusó de insinuaciones sexuales indebidas

• she rejected his advances — no hizo caso de sus insinuaciones

6)

in advance: to let sb know a week in advance — avisar a algn con ocho días de antelación

• to book in advance — reservar con antelación

• the dish may be made in advance — el plato puede prepararse con anterioridad

• in advance of, to arrive in advance of sb — llegar antes que algn

to be in advance of one's time — adelantarse a su época, estar por delante de su época

• to pay in advance — pagar por adelantado

• to send sb on in advance — mandar a algn por delante

• thanking you in advance — agradeciéndole de antemano

2. VT

1) (=move forward) [+ time, date, clock] adelantar; (Mil) [+ troops] avanzar

it advances the ageing process — acelera el envejecimiento

2) (=further) [+ plan, knowledge] potenciar; [+ interests] promover, fomentar; [+ career] promocionar; [+ cause, claim] promover; [+ person] (in career) ascender (to a)

he has done much to advance our understanding of music — ha contribuido mucho a potenciar nuestros conocimientos musicales

3) (=put forward) [+ idea, opinion, theory] proponer, sugerir; [+ suggestion] hacer; [+ proposal] presentar; [+ opinion] expresar

he advanced the theory that... — propuso or sugirió la teoría de que...

4) (=hand over) [+ money] (as initial fee) adelantar, anticipar; (as early wages) adelantar; (as loan) prestar

3. VI

1) (=move forward) avanzar

the advancing enemy army — el ejército enemigo que avanza

• she advanced across the room — avanzó hacia el otro lado de la habitación

• to advance on sth/sb — (gen) acercarse a algo/algn, avanzar hacia algo/algn

to advance on sth — (Mil) avanzar sobre algo

2) (=progress) [science, technology] progresar, adelantarse; [work, society] avanzar; [career] progresar; [person, pupil] hacer progresos, progresar; (in rank) ascender (to a)

• her film career was advancing nicely — su carrera cinematográfica progresaba bien or iba por muy buen camino

• despite his advancing years he was a good player — a pesar de su edad (avanzada) era un buen jugador

with advancing years one forgets — con el paso de los años uno se olvida

3) (Econ) (=rise) [price] subir

4.

CPD

advance booking N — reserva f anticipada, reserva f por anticipado

advance booking advisable — se recomienda que reserven por adelantado

advance booking office N — (Brit) taquilla f (de reservas or venta anticipada)

advance copy N — [of book] ejemplar m de muestra; [of speech] copia f (del discurso)

advance guard N — (=reconnaissance group) avanzada f ; (=lookouts) avanzadilla f ; (=mobile unit) brigada f móvil

advance man N — (US) (Pol) responsable de una campaña política

advance notice N — aviso m previo

meals can be provided with advance notice — con aviso previo, se preparan comidas

advance party N — (=reconnaissance group) avanzada f ; (=lookouts) avanzadilla f

advance payment N — anticipo m

advance publicity N — promoción f (antes del estreno, lanzamiento etc)

advance warning N — aviso m previo

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I
1. [əd'væns, əd'vɑːns]
intransitive verb

a) \<\<person/vehicle/troops\>\> avanzar*; \<\<science/project/society\>\> avanzar*, progresar

to advance on somebody/something — avanzar* hacia alguien/sobre algo

b) advancing pres p

a man of advancing years — un hombre entrado en años

2.

vt

1) ( move forward) avanzar*, adelantar; ( further) \<\<knowledge\>\> fomentar, potenciar; \<\<interests/cause\>\> promover*

2) ( suggest) \<\<idea\>\> presentar, proponer*; \<\<opinion\>\> dar*

3)

a) \<\<date/meeting\>\> adelantar

b) \<\<money/wages\>\> anticipar, adelantar

II

noun

1) c u (of person, army, vehicle) avance m; (of civilization, science) avance m, progreso m, adelanto m

with the advance of old age — con el paso de los años, a medida que envejece (or envejecía etc)

2) advances pl ( overtures) insinuaciones fpl

to make advances to somebody — hacerle* insinuaciones a alguien, insinuársele* a alguien

3) c

a) ( early payment) anticipo m, adelanto m

advance on something: they gave me an advance of £100 on my salary — me dieron un adelanto or anticipo de 100 libras a cuenta del sueldo

b) ( loan) préstamo m

4) (in phrases)

in advance: to pay in advance pagar* por adelantado or por anticipado; tickets are $10 in advance las entradas cuestan 10 dólares si se compran por adelantado; it was planned well in advance se planeó con mucha antelación or anticipación; thanking you in advance — agradeciéndole de antemano su atención

III

adjective (before n)

a) ( ahead of time)

the advance publicity for a product — la promoción previa al lanzamiento de un producto

advance booking is essential — es imprescindible hacer la reserva por anticipado or con anticipación

without any advance warning o notice — sin previo aviso

advance payment — pago m anticipado or (por) adelantado

b)

advance man — (AmE Pol) relaciones m públicas

advance man o agent — (AmE Theat) agente m

English-spanish dictionary > advance
12 back

1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/4912/back_down">back down

- back out

- back up

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[bæk] 1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) der Rücken

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) der Rücken

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) die Rückseite

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) der/die Verteidiger/-in
2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) rückwärtig
3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) zurück

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!)

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zurück

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) zurück

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) zurück
4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) (sich) rückwärts bewegen

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) unterstützen, Rückhalt bieten

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) setzen auf

•

- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) Schlag mit der Rückhand

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat
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back

[bæk]

I. n

1. (of body) Rücken m

to be on one's \back (be ill) daniederliegen geh, flachliegen sl

behind sb's \back ( fig) hinter jds Rücken

to lie on one's \back auf dem Rücken liegen

to put [or throw] one's \back out sich akk verheben [o ÖSTERR verreißen] [o SCHWEIZ überlüpfen]

to slap sb on the \back jdm auf den Rücken klopfen

\back to \back Rücken an Rücken

2. (not front) of building, page Rückseite f; of car Heck nt; of chair Lehne f; (in car) Rücksitz[e] m[pl], Fond m fachspr

we sat at the \back of the theatre wir saßen ganz hinten im Theater

Ted is out [or BRIT, AUS round] the \back [or AM out \back] Ted ist draußen hinter dem [o fam hinterm] Haus

at [or in] the \back [of the bus/book] hinten [im Bus/Buch]

in the \back of the car auf dem Rücksitz [o fachspr im Fond]

\back to front verkehrt herum

\back of the hand/head/leg Handrücken m/Hinterkopf m/Wade f

3. SPORT (player) Verteidiger(in) m(f)

4.

▶ at sb's \back (supporting) hinter jdm; (pursuing) hinter jdm her fam

▶ at the \back of beyond am Ende der Welt hum, jwd hum fam

▶ to do sth on the \back of sth etw auf der Basis [o aufgrund] einer S. gen tun

▶ to get off sb's \back jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ to get [or put] sb's \back up jdn in Rage bringen [o versetzen], jdn wütend machen

▶ to be glad to see the \back of sb froh sein, jdn los zu sein

▶ to have one's \back against the wall mit dem Rücken zur [o an der] Wand stehen

▶ to know sth \back to front etw im Schlaf [o fam vorwärts und rückwärts] können

▶ to know sth like the \back of one's hand etw in- und auswendig [o wie seine Westentasche] kennen fam

▶ in [or at] the \back of one's mind im Hinterkopf

▶ to have sb/sth on one's \back jdn/etw am [o auf dem] Hals haben fam

the cops are on my \back ich habe die Bullen am Hals fam

▶ to put sb on sb's \back jdm jdn auf den Hals schicken [o hetzen] fam

▶ to put one's \back into sth sich akk in etw akk hineinknien fam

▶ to ride on the \back of sth im Fahrwasser einer S. gen mitschwimmen fam

▶ to stab sb in the \back jdm in den Rücken fallen

▶ to turn one's \back on sb (reject) sich akk von jdm abwenden; (ignore) jdm den Rücken [zu]kehren; (let down) jdn im Stich lassen

II. adj attr, inv

1.

< backmost>

(rear) Hinter-

\back door Hintertür f

\back entrance Hintereingang m

\back leg Hinterbein nt

\back pocket Gesäßtasche f

\back seat Rücksitz m

\back tooth Backenzahn m

2. (of body) pain, problems Rücken-

3. (old) alt

\back issue alte Ausgabe

\back orders Auftragsrückstand m

4.

▶ to be on the \back burner ( fam) auf Eis liegen fam

▶ to put sth on the \back burner ( fam) etw auf Eis legen fam

III. adv inv

1. (to previous place) [wieder] zurück, SCHWEIZ a. [wieder] retour

there and \back hin und zurück

to be \back [wieder] zurück [o wieder da] sein

I'll be \back ich komme wieder

to bring \back memories Erinnerungen wecken

to come \back zurückkommen, SCHWEIZ a. retour kommen

to come \back [into fashion] wieder in Mode kommen

to put sth \back etw zurücklegen

to want sb/sth \back jdn/etw zurück[haben] [o SCHWEIZ a. retour [haben]] wollen fam

2. (to rear)

\back and forth hin und her

to hold sb \back ( fig) jdn zurückhalten

don't let anything hold you \back lass dich durch nichts aufhalten

to lie \back sich akk zurücklegen

to look \back zurückblicken a. fig

to sit \back sich akk zurücklehnen

to stand [well] \back zurücktreten, Abstand halten

to throw \back one's head den Kopf zurückwerfen

▪ \back of sb/sth AM (to rear) hinter jdn/etw; (at rear) hinter jdm/etw

3. (in return)

to call \back zurückrufen

to fight [or hit] \back zurückschlagen

to pay sth \back etw zurückzahlen

to write \back zurückschreiben

4. (to past)

as far \back as I can remember so weit ich zurückdenken kann

that was \back in 1950 das war [schon] 1950

two months/years \back vor zwei Monaten/Jahren

5. AM (losing)

we were two points \back wir waren zwei Punkte hinter dem Gegner

6.

▶ to get [or pay] sb \back [or get \back at sb] [for sth] jdm etw heimzahlen

IV. vt

1. (support)

▪ to \back sth idea, plan, proposal etw unterstützen [o befürworten]

▪ to \back sb jdn unterstützen; (encourage) jdm den Rücken stärken

to \back a bill FIN [als Dritter] einen Wechsel unterzeichnen; LAW einen Gesetzesentwurf unterstützen

to \back a horse auf ein Pferd setzen

2. (drive)

she \backed the car into the garage sie fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

3. (accompany)

▪ to \back sb/sth concert, band jdn/etw begleiten

4. TECH (line)

▪ to \back sth etw mit einem Rücken versehen

5.

▶ to \back the wrong horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen fam

V. vi car zurücksetzen

the car \backed down the hill das Auto fuhr rückwärts den Berg hinunter

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[bk]
1. n

1) (of person, animal, book) Rücken m; (of chair) (Rücken)lehne f

with one's back to the engine (Brit) —

to be on one's back (= be ill) — auf der Nase liegen (inf), krank sein

to wear one's hair down one's back — überschulterlange Haare haben

to break one's back (lit) — sich (dat) das Rückgrat brechen; (fig) sich abrackern, sich abmühen

we've broken the back of the job (Brit) — wir sind mit der Arbeit über den Berg (inf)

behind sb's back (fig) — hinter jds Rücken (dat)

to put one's back into sth (fig) — sich bei etw anstrengen, bei etw Einsatz zeigen

to put or get sb's back up — jdn gegen sich aufbringen

to turn one's back on sb (lit) — jdm den Rücken zuwenden; (fig) sich von jdm abwenden

when I needed him he turned his back on me —

get these people off my back (inf) — schaff mir diese Leute vom Hals! (inf)

get off my back! (inf) — lass mich endlich in Ruhe!

he's got the boss on his back all the time — er hat dauernd seinen Chef auf dem Hals

the rich have always lived off the backs of the poor — die Reichen haben immer auf Kosten der Armen gelebt

to have one's back to the wall (fig) — in die Enge getrieben sein/werden

I was pleased to see the back of them (inf) — ich war froh, sie endlich los zu sein (inf)

2) (as opposed to front) Rück- or Hinterseite f; (of hand, dress) Rücken m; (of house, page, coin, cheque) Rückseite f; (of material) linke Seite

I know London like the back of my hand — ich kenne London wie meine Westentasche

the index is at the back of the book — das Verzeichnis ist hinten im Buch

he drove into the back of me — er ist mir hinten reingefahren (inf)

on the back of his hand — auf dem Handrücken

the back of one's head — der Hinterkopf

at/on the back of the bus — hinten im/am Bus

in the back (of a car) —

one thing was at the back of my mind — ich hatte dabei eine Überlegung im Hinterkopf

there's one other worry at the back of my mind — da ist noch etwas, das mich beschäftigt

right at the back of the cupboard — ganz hinten im Schrank

at the back of the stage — im Hintergrund der Bühne

at the back of the garage (inside) — hinten in der Garage; (outside) hinter der Garage

at the back of beyond — am Ende der Welt, jwd (hum)

in back (US) — hinten

3) (FTBL) Verteidiger(in) m(f); (RUGBY) Hinterspieler(in) m(f)

2. adj
Hinter-; rent ausstehend, rückständig
back wheel — Hinterrad nt

3. adv

1)

(= to the rear) (stand) back! — zurück(treten)!, (treten Sie) zurück!

back and forth — hin und her

2) (= in return) zurück

to pay sth back — etw zurückzahlen

3) (= returning) zurück

to come/go back — zurückkommen/-gehen

to fly to London and back — nach London und zurück fliegen

there and back — hin und zurück

4) (= again) wieder

he went back several times — er fuhr noch öfters wieder hin

I'll never go back — da gehe ich nie wieder hin

she is back at work — sie arbeitet wieder

back in London — zurück in London

5)

(= ago in time phrases) a week back — vor einer Woche

back in March, 1987 —

far back in the past — vor langer, langer Zeit, vor Urzeiten

4. prep (US)

back of — hinter

5. vt

1) (= support) unterstützen

I will back you whatever you do — egal was du tust, ich stehe hinter dir

if the bank won't back us — wenn die Bank nicht mitmacht

to back a bill (Fin) — einen Wechsel indossieren

2) (BETTING) setzen or wetten auf (+acc)

the horse was heavily backed — auf das Pferd wurden viele Wetten abgeschlossen

3) (= cause to move) car zurückfahren or -setzen; cart zurückfahren; horse rückwärts gehen lassen

he backed his car into the tree/garage — er fuhr rückwärts gegen den Baum/in die Garage

to back water (Naut) — rückwärts rudern

4) (MUS) singer begleiten

5) (= put sth behind) picture mit einem Rücken versehen, unterlegen; (= stick on) aufziehen

6. vi

1) (= move backwards car, train) zurücksetzen or -fahren

the car backed into the garage — das Auto fuhr rückwärts in die Garage

she backed into me — sie fuhr rückwärts in mein Auto

2) (NAUT wind) drehen

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back¹ [bæk]

A s

1. ANAT, ZOOL

a) Rücken m

b) Rückgrat n, Kreuz n:

at the (US in) back of hinter (dat);

be at the back of sth hinter etwas stecken;

behind sb’s back

a) hinter jemandes Rücken (a. fig),

b) fig in jemandes Abwesenheit;

on one’s back

a) auf dem Leib (Kleidungsstück),

b) auch flat on one’s back bettlägerig, krank

c) auch flat on one’s back hilflos, aufgeschmissen umg;

carry sth on one’s back etwas auf dem Rücken tragen;

have sb on one’s back jemanden auf dem Hals haben;

with one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand;

have one’s back to the wall mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen;

spend every penny on one’s back sein ganzes Geld für Kleidung ausgeben;

break one’s back sich abplagen;

break sb’s back

a) jemandem das Kreuz brechen (a. fig),

b) fig jemanden zugrunde richten oder umg fertigmachen;

break the back of sth das Schwierigste einer Sache hinter sich bringen;

put ( oder get) sb’s back up jemanden auf die Palme bringen;

put one’s back into sth sich bei einer Sache ins Zeug legen, sich in eine Sache hineinknien;

be glad ( oder pleased) to see the back of sb froh sein, jemanden los zu sein;

I hope I’ve seen the back of him hoffentlich sehe ich den Kerl nie wieder;

turn one’s back on sb

a) jemandem den Rücken zuwenden,

b) fig jemandem den Rücken kehren, sich von jemandem abkehren;

make a back einen Buckel machen, sich bücken;

back to back

a) Rücken an Rücken,

b) bes US nacheinander;

he has a strong back er hat einen breiten Rücken oder Buckel (a. fig); → scratch C 2

2. Hinter-, Rückseite f (des Kopfes, Hauses, Briefes, einer Tür etc), Unterseite f (eines Blattes), (Buch-, Berg-, Messer- etc) Rücken m, Kehrseite f (eines Bildes etc), (Rück)Lehne f (eines Stuhls), linke Seite (des Tuches), Boden m (eines Saiteninstruments):

back of one’s ( oder the) hand Handrücken;

know sth back to front etwas in- und auswendig kennen;

know a place like the back of one’s hand einen Ort wie seine Hosentasche kennen;

run into the back of sb AUTO jemandem hinten reinfahren;

he ran into the back of another car er hatte einen Auffahrunfall

3. hinterer oder rückwärtiger oder entfernt gelegener Teil, Hintergrund m:

back of the head Hinterkopf m:

back of the house rückwärtiger oder hinterer Teil des Hauses;

at ( oder in) the back of beyond fig bes Br wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen, am Ende oder sl Arsch der Welt;

his name was (somewhere) at ( oder in) the back of my mind ich erinnerte mich dunkel an seinen Namen;

have sth at the back of one’s mind insgeheim an etwas denken;

at the back of the stage im Hintergrund der Bühne;

at the back of the plane hinten im Flugzeug;

in the back of the car auf dem Rücksitz oder im Fond des Autos

4. Rückenteil m (eines Kleidungsstückes):

have one’s pullover on back to front den Pullover verkehrt herum anhaben

5. Hinterstück n:

back of a roe GASTR Rehziemer m

6. ARCH Hauptdachbalken m

7. → backyard

8. SPORT Verteidiger(in)

B adj

1. rückwärtig, letzt(er, e, es), hinter(er, e, es), Hinter…, Rück…, Nach…:

back entrance Hintereingang m;

back pass SPORT

a) Rückpass m,

b) Rückgabe f (zum Tormann)

2. fern, abgelegen:

back country Hinterland n;

back province finster(st)e Provinz

3. LING hinten im Mund geformt:

a back vowel ein dunkler Vokal

4. rückläufig:

back flow Rückfluss m

5. rückständig (Miete etc):

back tax Steuerrückstände pl

6. alt, zurückliegend:

back copy → back number 1;

back issue alte Ausgabe (einer Zeitung etc)

C adv

1. zurück, rückwärts:

a) back and forth hin und her

b) vor und zurück;

two miles back zwei Meilen zurück oder weiter hinten; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Verben)

2. (wieder) zurück:

he is back (again) er ist wieder da;

back home

a) wieder zu Hause,

b) US daheim, bei uns (zu Lande);

be back in fashion wieder modern sein; → nature 1 d

3. zurück, vorher:

20 years back vor 20 Jahren;

back in 1900 (damals oder noch oder schon) im Jahre 1900

4. umg zurück, im Rückstand:

be back in one’s rent mit der Miete im Rückstand sein

D v/t

1. a) auch back up jemanden od etwas unterstützen, eintreten für, jemandem den Rücken stärken, jemanden decken, etwas bekräftigen, untermauern, belegen, WIRTSCH die Währung etc stützen, Noten decken

b) back up COMPUT Daten sichern

2. auch back up zurückbewegen, einen Wagen, eine Maschine, ein Pferd etc rückwärts fahren oder laufen lassen:

back one’s car up mit dem Auto rückwärts fahren oder zurückstoßen;

back the car out of the garage den Wagen rückwärts aus der Garage fahren;

back water

a) SCHIFF ein Schiff rückwärts rudern, rückwärts fahren,

b) US umg einen Rückzieher machen

3. wetten oder setzen auf (akk): → horse A 1

4. a) ein Pferd etc besteigen

b) ein Pferd zureiten

5. auch back up ein Buch etc mit einem Rücken versehen, an der Rückseite verstärken, einen Stuhl mit einer Lehne oder Rückenverstärkung versehen

6. TECH beschichten, mit einem Überzug versehen

7. TECH, auch ein Kleidungsstück füttern ( with mit)

8. WIRTSCH einen Scheck indossieren, gegenzeichnen, einen Wechsel als Bürge unterschreiben, avalieren

9. auf der Rückseite beschreiben oder bedrucken

10. den Hintergrund (gen) bilden, hinten grenzen an (akk)

11. umg auf dem Rücken tragen, auf den Rücken nehmen

12. JAGD hinter und mit dem Leithund (vor)stehen (Meute)

E v/i

1. oft back up sich zurückbewegen, sich rückwärts bewegen, zurückgehen oder -treten oder -fahren, AUTO auch zurückstoßen:

back out rückwärts herausfahren (of aus)

2. links umspringen, rückdrehen (Wind)

3. back and fill

a) SCHIFF back und voll brassen, lavieren,

b) fig unschlüssig sein

4. back onto hinten angrenzen an (akk)

back² [bæk] s Bottich m, Kufe f

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1.
[bæk]noun

1) (of person, animal) Rücken, der

stand back to back — Rücken an Rücken stehen

as soon as my back was turned — (fig.) sowie ich den Rücken gedreht hatte

turn one's back on somebody — jemandem den Rücken zuwenden; (fig.): (abandon somebody) jemanden im Stich lassen

turn one's back on something — (fig.) sich um etwas nicht kümmern

get or put somebody's back up — (fig.) jemanden wütend machen

be glad to see the back of somebody/something — (fig.) froh sein, jemanden/etwas nicht mehr sehen zu müssen

have one's back to the wall — (fig.) mit dem Rücken zur Wand stehen

get off my back — (fig. coll.) lass mich zufrieden

have somebody/something on one's back — (fig.) jemanden/etwas am Hals haben (ugs.)

put one's back into something — (fig.) sich für etwas mit allen Kräften einsetzen

2) (outer or rear surface) Rücken, der; (of vehicle) Heck, das; (inside car) Rücksitz, der

the car went into the back of me — (coll.) das Auto ist mir hinten reingefahren (ugs.)

with the back of one's hand — mit dem Handrücken

know something like the back of one's hand — (fig.) etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen

the back of one's/the head — der Hinterkopf

the back of the leg — die Wade

3) (of book) (spine) [Buch]rücken, der; (final pages) Ende, das

at the back [of the book] — hinten [im Buch]

4) (of dress) Rücken, der; (of knife) [Messer]rücken, der

5) (more remote part) hinterer Teil

at the back [of something] — hinten [in etwas (Dat.)]; im hinteren Teil [von etwas]

6) (of chair) [Rücken]lehne, die; (of house, cheque) Rückseite, die; (back wall) Rückseite, die; Rückwand, die

back to front — verkehrt rum

please get to the back of the queue — bitte, stellen Sie sich hinten an

in back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

7) (Sport): (player) Verteidiger, der

8) (of ship) Kiel, der
2. adjective, no compar.; superl.
backmost ['bækməʊst]

1) (situated behind) hinter...

2) (of the past) früher

back issue — alte Ausgabe

3) (overdue) rückständig [Lohn, Steuern]
3. adverb
1) (to the rear) zurück

step back — zurücktreten

2) (behind) zurück; weiter hinten

we passed a pub two miles back — wir sind vor zwei Meilen an einem Pub vorbeigefahren

back and forth — hin und her

back of something — (Amer.) hinter etwas (Dat.)

3) (at a distance)

the house stands a long way back from the road — das Haus steht weit von der Straße zurück

4) (to original position, home) [wieder] zurück

I got my letter back — ich habe meinen Brief zurückbekommen

the journey back — die Rückfahrt/der Rückflug

there and back — hin und zurück

5) (to original condition) wieder

6) (in the past) zurück

go a long way back — weit zurückgehen

a week/month back — vor einer Woche/vor einem Monat

7) (in return) zurück

I got a letter back — er/sie hat mir wiedergeschrieben
4. transitive verb
1) (assist) helfen (+ Dat.); unterstützen [Person, Sache]

2) (bet on) wetten od. setzen auf (+ Akk.) [Pferd, Gewinner, Favorit]

back the wrong/right horse — (lit. or fig.) aufs falsche/richtige Pferd setzen (ugs.)

3) (cause to move back) zurücksetzen [mit] [Fahrzeug]; rückwärts gehen lassen [Pferd]

4) (put or act as a back to) [an der Rückseite] verstärken

5) (endorse) indossieren [Wechsel, Scheck]

6) (lie at the back of)

back something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

7) (Mus.) begleiten
5. intransitive verb
zurücksetzen

back into/out of something — rückwärts in etwas (Akk.)/aus etwas fahren

back on to something — hinten an etwas (Akk.) grenzen

Phrasal Verbs:

- back down

- back out

- back up

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adj.

retour adj.

zurück adj. n.

Heck -e n.

Kehrseite f.

Rücken - m.

Rückseite f. v.

unterstützen v.

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13 shake

ʃeik
1. past tense - shook; verb
1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) agitar, (hacer) temblar

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) debilitar

2. noun
1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) sacudida

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) batido

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- shaking
- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up

shake vb

1. sacudir / agitar

"Shake before use" "Agítese antes de usar"

2. temblar

the house shakes when trains go past la casa tiembla cuando pasan los trenes

to shake somebody's hand dar la mano a alguien

to shake your head decir no con la cabeza

El pasado de shake es shook y el participio pasado es shaken; el gerundio se escribe shaking

shake

tr[ʃeɪk]

noun

1 sacudida

■ he said "no" with a shake of the head dijo que no con la cabeza

■ give the cough mixture a good shake agita bien el jarabe

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (milkshake) batido

transitive verb (pt shook tr[ʃʊk], pp shaken tr['ʃeɪkən])

1 (move - carpet, person) sacudir; (- bottle, dice) agitar; (- building) hacer temblar

■ he shook her roughly la sacudió bruscamente

■ shake well before use agítese bien antes de usar

2 (upset, shock) afectar, impresionar, conmocionar

■ the news shook her badly la noticia le afectó mucho

3 (weaken) debilitar, minar

■ nothing could shake her faith nada podía debilitar su fe

intransitive verb

1 (gen) temblar

■ the whole room seemed to shake parecía que temblaba toda la habitación

■ she was shaking with fear temblaba de miedo

■ my voice was shaking me temblaba la voz

plural noun the shakes

1 (trembling) temblequera; (feverish) tiritera

■ he always gets the shakes the morning after siempre le entra la temblequera a la mañana siguiente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) en un santiamén

let's shake! ¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco!

to be no great shakes no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada del otro jueves

to shake a leg darse prisa, apresurarse

to shake hands darse la mano, estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with somebody / shake somebody's hand / shake somebody by the hand darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

to shake in one's shoes temblar de miedo

to shake like a leaf temblar como una hoja

to shake on a deal cerrar un trato con un apretón de manos

to shake one's fist (at somebody) amenazar (a alguien) con el puño

to shake one's head negar con la cabeza, decir que no con la cabeza

to shake with cold tiritar de frío

to shake with laughter troncharse de risa

shake ['ʃeɪk] v, shook ['ʃʊk] ; shaken ['ʃeɪkə n] ; shaking vt

1) : sacudir, agitar, hacer temblar

he shook his head: negó con la cabeza

2) weaken: debilitar, hacer flaquear

it shook her faith: debilitó su confianza

3) upset: afectar, alterar

4)

to shake hands with someone : darle la mano a alguien, estrecharle la mano a alguien

shake vi

: temblar, sacudirse

shake n

: sacudida f, apretón m (de manos)

shake

n.

• apretón de manos s.m.

• movimiento s.m.

• sacudida s.f.

• trino s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

• vibración s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shook, shaken) = agitar v.

• batucar v.

• conmover v.

• estremecer v.

• retemblar v.

• sacudir v.

• temblar v.

• temblequear v.

• traquetear v.

• trepidar v.

I
1. ʃeɪk
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

[ʃeɪk] (vb: pt shook) (pp shaken)
1. N

1) (=act of shaking) sacudida f

• to give sth/sb a shake, she gave the tin a shake — agitó la lata

I gave the boy a good shake — zarandeé or sacudí bien al chico

• she declined the drink with a shake of her head — rechazó la copa moviendo la cabeza or con un movimiento de la cabeza

he gave a puzzled shake of his head — movió la cabeza confundido

- in two shakes

no great shakes * —

he's no great shakes as a swimmer or at swimming * — no es nada del otro mundo or del otro jueves nadando *

2) the shakes el tembleque *, la tembladera *

• to get the shakes, I got a bad case of the shakes — me entró un tembleque * or una tembladera * muy fuerte

• to have the shakes — tener el tembleque * or la tembladera *

3) (also: milkshake) batido m

4) (=small amount) [of liquid] chorro m ; [of salt, sugar] pizca f

2. VT

1) (=agitate) [+ bottle, tin, dice, cocktail] agitar; [+ towel, duster] sacudir; [+ head] mover; [+ building] hacer temblar, sacudir; [+ person] zarandear, sacudir

shake well before use — agítese bien antes de usar

a fit of coughing that shook his entire body — un ataque de tos que le sacudió or le estremeció todo el cuerpo

high winds shook the trees — fuertes vientos sacudieron los árboles

• to shake hands — estrecharse la mano

to shake hands with sb — estrechar la mano a algn

• to shake one's head — (in refusal) negar con la cabeza; (in disbelief) mover la cabeza con gesto incrédulo; (in dismay) mover la cabeza con gesto de disgusto

• I shook the snow off my coat — me sacudí la nieve del abrigo

• to shake o.s., the dog shook itself — el perro se sacudió

she tried to hug him but he shook himself free — intentó abrazarlo pero él se la sacudió de encima

• she shook some change out of her purse — sacudió el monedero para sacar calderilla

- shake a leg!

2) (=wave) [+ stick, paper] blandir, agitar

• to shake one's finger at sb — señalar a algn agitando el dedo

• to shake one's fist at sb — amenazar a algn con el puño

3) (fig) (=weaken) [+ faith] debilitar; [+ resolve] afectar; (=impair, upset, shock) afectar; (=disconcert) desconcertar

• the firm's reputation has been badly shaken — la reputación de la empresa se ha visto muy afectada

• he was shaken by the news of her death — la noticia de su muerte lo afectó mucho or lo conmocionó

• he needs to be shaken out of his smugness — necesita que se le bajen esos humos

• it shook me rigid — me dejó pasmado or helado

• seven days that shook the world — siete días que conmocionaron al mundo

3. VI

1) (=tremble) [ground, building] temblar, estremecerse; [person, animal, voice] temblar

• I was shaking all over — me temblaba todo el cuerpo

• he was shaking with rage/fear/cold — estaba temblando de rabia/miedo/frío

her voice shook with rage — la voz le temblaba de rabia

to shake with laughter — caerse de risa

- shake like a leaf

2)

• to shake on sth, the two men shook on it — los dos hombres cerraron el trato con un apretón de manos

let's shake on it — venga esa mano

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

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I
1. [ʃeɪk]
(past shook; past p shaken) transitive verb

1)

a) (cause to move, agitate) \<\<bottle/cocktail\>\> agitar; \<\<person\>\> sacudir, zarandear; \<\<building/foundations\>\> sacudir, hacer* temblar; \<\<dice\>\> agitar, revolver* (AmL)

she shook herself free of him — se liberó de él de una sacudida

to shake something OFF/FROM something: I shook the dust off o from my coat me sacudí el polvo del abrigo; to shake something OUT OF something: she shook the sand out of the towel sacudió la toalla para quitarle la arena; to shake hands darse* la mano, darse* un apretón de manos; to shake hands with somebody darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn; to shake somebody's hand, to shake somebody by the hand darle* or estrecharle la mano a algn, darle* un apretón de manos a algn; to shake hands on a deal cerrar* un trato con un apretón de manos; to shake one's head — negar* con la cabeza; ( meaning yes) (AmE) asentir* con la cabeza

b) ( brandish) \<\<sword/stick\>\> agitar, blandir

to shake one's fist at somebody — amenazar* a algn con el puño

2)

a) (undermine, impair) \<\<courage/nerve\>\> hacer* flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> debilitar

the scandal has shaken the financial world — el escándalo ha conmocionado al mundo de las finanzas

b) (shock, surprise) \<\<person\>\> impresionar, afectar

he needs to be shaken out of his apathy — necesita un revulsivo que lo saque de su apatía

2.

shake vi

1) (move, tremble) \<\<earth\>\> temblar*; \<\<hand/voice\>\> temblar*

the branches shook in the wind — las ramas se agitaban con el viento

he was shaking with fear/cold/rage — estaba temblando de miedo/frío/rabia

2) ( shake hands) (colloq)

let's shake on it — choca esos cinco! (fam), chócala(s)! (fam)

they shook on it — sellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shake down

- shake off

- shake out

- shake up

II

noun

1) ( act) sacudida f; ( violent) sacudida m violenta, sacudón m (AmL)

he gave my hand a firm shake — me dio un fuerte apretón de manos

he replied with a shake of the head — contestó negando con la cabeza

in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (colloq) en un periquete or en un santiamén or en una patada (fam)

to be no great shakes — (colloq) no ser* gran cosa (fam)

2) ( milk shake) (AmE) batido m, (leche f) malteada f (AmL), licuado m con leche (AmL), merengada f (Ven)

3) shakes pl ( trembling) (colloq)

he got the shakes — le dio or le entró la tembladera or (Méx) la temblorina (fam)

4) (deal, treatment) (AmE colloq) (no pl)

a fair shake — un trato justo

English-spanish dictionary > shake
14 send

send
past tense, past participle - sent; verb

1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandar, enviar

2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandar

3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) volver

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- sender
- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business

send vb enviar / mandar

she sent me a postcard from Greece me envió una postal desde Grecia

send him to me when he arrives dile que venga a verme cuando llegue

somebody send for a doctor! ¡que alguien vaya a buscar a un médico!

El pasado y participio pasado de send se escribe sent

send

tr[send]

transitive verb (pt & pp sent tr[sent])

1 (gen) enviar, mandar; (telex, telegram) enviar, poner; (radio signal, radio message) transmitir, emitir

■ send me the results envíame los resultados

■ he sent me some flowers me mandó flores

■ Nicola's sent us a postcard Nicola nos ha mandado una postal

■ Polly sends her love Polly manda recuerdos de su parte

2 (order to go) mandar, enviar

■ the doctor sent me to a specialist el médico me mandó a un especialista

■ he sent his brother to get some cigarettes mandó a su hermano a comprar tabaco

■ the company is sending me on a training course la empresa me manda a hacer un curso de formación

3 (drive, cause to move) mandar; (rocket, ball) lanzar

■ the explosion sent pieces of glass flying everywhere la explosión lanzó trozos de cristal por los aires

■ the punch sent me reeling el puñetazo me dejó tambaleante

■ the news sent a shiver down her spine la noticia le dio escalofríos

4 (cause to become) volver, hacer

■ the noise sent her mad el ruido la volvió loca

■ the lecture sent me to sleep la conferencia me hizo dormir

■ her comments sent him into a rage sus comentarios lo pusieron furioso

5 familiar dated (excite, thrill) transportar, chiflar

intransitive verb

1 (send a message) avisar

■ he sent to say that he'd arrived safely mandó aviso de que había llegado sano y salvo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to send somebody away with a flea in their ear despachar a alguien con las orejas gachas

to send somebody packing mandar a alguien a paseo, mandar a alguien a freír espárragos

to send somebody to Coventry hacerle el vacío a alguien

to send word mandar aviso, enviar un mensaje, avisar

■ he sent word that he was well mandó aviso de que estaba bien

send ['sɛnd] vt, sent ['sɛnt] ; sending

1) : mandar, enviar

to send a letter: mandar una carta

to send word: avisar, mandar decir

2) propel: mandar, lanzar

he sent it into left field: lo mandó al jardín izquierdo

to send up dust: alzar polvo

3)

to send into a rage : poner furioso

send

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sent) = despachar v.

• enviar (Teléfono) v.

• expedir v.

• mandar v.

• remitir v.

send
1.

(past & past p sent) transitive verb

1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*

send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte

2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*

to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso

to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)

3)

a) (propel, cause to move)

the assassination sent shock waves around the world — el asesinato conmocionó al mundo

the thought of it sent a shiver down my spine — me dio un escalofrío de sólo pensarlo

the blow sent him reeling — el golpe lo dejó tambaleándose

she sent everything flying — lo hizo saltar todo por los aires

b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar

4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)

her remark sent him into fits of laughter — su comentario lo hizo morir de risa

to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien

2.

vi

we'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)

Phrasal Verbs:

- send away

- send back

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send up

[send] (pt, pp sent)
1. VT

1) (=dispatch) [+ letter, parcel, money, telegram] mandar, enviar

please send me further details — ruego me mande or me envíe más detalles

I wrote the letter but didn't send it — escribí la carta pero no la eché al correo

Jan sends her apologies — Jan pide que la disculpen or excusen

I had some flowers sent to her — le mandé or envié unas flores

to send sb one's love — mandar recuerdos a algn

he sent word that he wished to discuss peace — avisó or (LAm) mandó (a) decir que quería hablar de hacer las paces

- these things are sent to try us

2) (=cause to go) [+ person] mandar; [+ troops] mandar, enviar

they sent him here to help — lo mandaron para que nos ayudara, lo mandaron a ayudarnos

to send a child to bed/to school — mandar a un niño a la cama/a la escuela

to send sb for sth: I sent her for some bread — la mandé a comprar pan or (Sp) a por pan

they sent me for an X-ray — me mandaron a hacerme una radiografía

to send sb home — mandar a algn a casa; (from abroad) repatriar a algn

to send sb to prison — mandar a algn a la cárcel

he was sent to prison for seven years — fue condenado a siete años de cárcel

- send sb to Coventry

- send sb packing

3) (=convey) [+ signal] enviar, mandar

4) (=propel)

he sent the ball into the back of the net — lanzó or mandó el balón al fondo de la red

the blow sent him sprawling — el golpe lo tumbó

it has sent prices through the roof — ha hecho que los precios se pongan por las nubes or se disparen

to send sth/sb flying — mandar algo/a algn volando por los aires
shiver I, 1.
5) (=drive)

their music sent the fans wild — su música volvía locos a los fans

my attempt sent him into fits of laughter — le entró un ataque de risa al ver cómo lo intentaba

the rain sent us indoors — la lluvia nos obligó a meternos en casa

the sight sent her running to her mother — lo que vio la hizo ir corriendo a su madre

his lessons used to send me to sleep — me solía quedar dormido en sus clases

6) * (=enthral)

that tune sends me — esa melodía me chifla *

he sends me — me vuelve loca

2.

VI

she sent to say that... — mandó or envió un recado diciendo que..., mandó (a) decir que... (LAm)

we shall have to send to France for reinforcements — tendremos que pedir or (LAm) mandar a pedir refuerzos a Francia

- send away

- send back

- send down

- send for

- send forth

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

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[send]
1.

(past & past p sent) transitive verb

1) ( dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/flowers/greetings\>\> mandar, enviar*

send her my love — mándale saludos or recuerdos de mi parte

2) (direct, cause to go) \<\<messenger/envoy/reinforcements\>\> mandar, enviar*

to send somebody on an errand/a course — mandar a alguien a hacer un recado or mandado/un curso

to send somebody for something: he sent me for some beer me mandó a comprar cerveza, me mandó a por cerveza (Esp fam); to send somebody to prison mandar a alguien a la cárcel; to send somebody packing — mandar a alguien a freír espárragos (fam)

3)

a) (propel, cause to move)

the assassination sent shock waves around the world — el asesinato conmocionó al mundo

the thought of it sent a shiver down my spine — me dio un escalofrío de sólo pensarlo

the blow sent him reeling — el golpe lo dejó tambaleándose

she sent everything flying — lo hizo saltar todo por los aires

b) ( transmit) \<\<signal/current\>\> enviar*, mandar

4) \<\<person\>\> (+ compl)

her remark sent him into fits of laughter — su comentario lo hizo morir de risa

to send somebody to sleep — dormir* a alguien

2.

vi

we'll have to send to the States for spares — tendremos que encargar repuestos de Estados Unidos, tendremos que mandar (a) pedir repuestos a Estados Unidos (AmL)

Phrasal Verbs:

- send away

- send back

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send up

English-spanish dictionary > send
15 swing

I [swɪŋ]
nome

1) (movement) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f.; (of body) dondolamento m.; (in golf, boxing) swing m.

to aim o take a swing at — cercare di colpire [person, ball]

2) (in voting, public opinion) mutamento m., cambiamento m.; (in prices, values, economy) fluttuazione f.; (in business activity) variazione f.; (in mood) sbalzo m. (in di)

a swing away from — (in opinions) un allontanamento da; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rifiuto di

3) (in playground) altalena f.

4) mus. swing m.

5) (rhythm) ritmo m.

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to go with a swing — colloq. [ party] andare a gonfie vele

to get into the swing of things — colloq. entrare nell'ordine di idee

to be in full swing — [meeting, inquiry] essere in pieno svolgimento
II 1. [swɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare

2) (move around, up, away)

to swing sb. onto the ground — buttare qcn. a terra

to swing a bag onto one's back — mettersi una borsa a tracolla

he swung the child into the saddle — piazzò il bambino in sella

he swung the telescope through 90° — ruotò il telescopio di 90°

3) (cause to change)

to swing a trial sb.'s way — fare girare un processo in favore di qcn.

to swing the voters — fare cambiare opinione agli elettori

4) colloq. (cause to succeed) organizzare [election, match]

to swing a deal — concludere un affare

can you swing it for me? — puoi combinarmi qualcosa?
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare; [ pendulum] oscillare

with his legs swinging — con le gambe penzoloni

to swing on the gate — dondolarsi sul cancelletto

2) (move along, around)

to swing onto the ground — (with rope) lanciarsi a terra

to swing up into the saddle — balzare in sella

to swing open — aprirsi di scatto

the car swung into the drive — la macchina si immise sul viale sterzando bruscamente

3)

to swing at — (with fist) (fare il gesto di) colpire con un pugno

4) fig. (change)

to swing from optimism to despair — passare dall'ottimismo alla disperazione

the party swung towards the left — il partito ha avuto una svolta a sinistra

5) [music, musician] avere ritmo

6) colloq. (be lively)

a club which really swings — un locale molto di tendenza

the party was swinging — la festa era molto animata

7) colloq. o ant.

to swing for — (be hanged) essere impiccato per

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- swing around

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[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) dondolare

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) camminare (di buon passo)

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) girare, girarsi
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) dondolio, dondolamento

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) oscillazione

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritmo (sostenuto)

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) mutamento

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) altalena

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
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I [swɪŋ]
nome

1) (movement) (of pendulum, needle) oscillazione f.; (of body) dondolamento m.; (in golf, boxing) swing m.

to aim o take a swing at — cercare di colpire [person, ball]

2) (in voting, public opinion) mutamento m., cambiamento m.; (in prices, values, economy) fluttuazione f.; (in business activity) variazione f.; (in mood) sbalzo m. (in di)

a swing away from — (in opinions) un allontanamento da; (in behaviour, buying habits) un rifiuto di

3) (in playground) altalena f.

4) mus. swing m.

5) (rhythm) ritmo m.

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to go with a swing — colloq. [ party] andare a gonfie vele

to get into the swing of things — colloq. entrare nell'ordine di idee

to be in full swing — [meeting, inquiry] essere in pieno svolgimento
II 1. [swɪŋ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare

2) (move around, up, away)

to swing sb. onto the ground — buttare qcn. a terra

to swing a bag onto one's back — mettersi una borsa a tracolla

he swung the child into the saddle — piazzò il bambino in sella

he swung the telescope through 90° — ruotò il telescopio di 90°

3) (cause to change)

to swing a trial sb.'s way — fare girare un processo in favore di qcn.

to swing the voters — fare cambiare opinione agli elettori

4) colloq. (cause to succeed) organizzare [election, match]

to swing a deal — concludere un affare

can you swing it for me? — puoi combinarmi qualcosa?
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. swung)

1) (move to and fro) dondolare; [ pendulum] oscillare

with his legs swinging — con le gambe penzoloni

to swing on the gate — dondolarsi sul cancelletto

2) (move along, around)

to swing onto the ground — (with rope) lanciarsi a terra

to swing up into the saddle — balzare in sella

to swing open — aprirsi di scatto

the car swung into the drive — la macchina si immise sul viale sterzando bruscamente

3)

to swing at — (with fist) (fare il gesto di) colpire con un pugno

4) fig. (change)

to swing from optimism to despair — passare dall'ottimismo alla disperazione

the party swung towards the left — il partito ha avuto una svolta a sinistra

5) [music, musician] avere ritmo

6) colloq. (be lively)

a club which really swings — un locale molto di tendenza

the party was swinging — la festa era molto animata

7) colloq. o ant.

to swing for — (be hanged) essere impiccato per

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- swing around

English-Italian dictionary > swing
16 drive

1. noun
1) Fahrt, die

a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

have a long drive to work — eine lange Anfahrt zur Arbeit haben

2) (street) Straße, die

3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die

4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die

5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

6) (Psych.) Trieb, der

7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

be left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung haben

8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
2. transitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]

2) (as job)

drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

3) (compel to move) vertreiben

drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]

5) (fig.)

drive somebody to something — jemanden zu etwas treiben

drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben

be driven off course — abgetrieben werden

7) (cause to penetrate)

drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben

8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

9) (incite to action) antreiben

drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
3. intransitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren

in Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr

drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?

2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren

3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen

clouds were driving across the sky — Wolken jagten über den Himmel

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86427/drive_at">drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

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1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) fahren

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) fahren

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) treiben

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) schlagen

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) betreiben
2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) die Fahrt

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) die Auffahrt

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) die Tatkraft

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) der Antrieb

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) der Stoß

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on
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drive

[draɪv]

I. n

1. (trip) Fahrt f

to go for a \drive eine Spazierfahrt machen, spazieren fahren

let's go for a \drive in the new car lass uns eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen fam

to go for a \drive to the mountains/seaside in die Berge/ans Meer fahren

to take sb [out] for [or on] a \drive mit jdm eine Spazierfahrt machen [o spazieren fahren]

shall I take you for a \drive to the seaside? wollen wir ans Meer fahren?

2. no pl (distance) Fahrt f

it is a 20-mile/20-minute \drive to the airport der Flughafen ist 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten [Autofahrt] entfernt, zum Flughafen sind es [mit dem Auto] 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten

a day's \drive eine Tagesfahrt

to be an hour's \drive away/within an hour's \drive eine/keine Autostunde entfernt sein

to be an hour's \drive from/within an hours' \drive of sth eine/keine Autostunde von etw dat entfernt sein

3. (road, street) [Fahr]straße f; (lane) [Fahr]weg m; (approaching road) Zufahrt f; (car entrance) Einfahrt f; (to a large building) Auffahrt f

4. no pl AUTO, TECH (transmission) Antrieb m

all-wheel \drive Allradantrieb m

front-wheel \drive Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m

5. no pl (steering)

left-/right-hand \drive Links-/Rechtssteuerung f

6. no pl (energy) Tatkraft f, Energie f; (élan, vigour) Schwung m, Elan m, Drive m; (motivation) Tatendrang m; (persistence) Biss m fam

she lacks \drive es fehlt ihr an Elan

we need a manager with \drive wir brauchen einen tatkräftigen [o dynamischen] Manager

to have [no] \drive [keinen] Schwung [o Elan] haben

he has the \drive to succeed er hat den nötigen Biss, um es zu schaffen fam

7. no pl PSYCH Trieb m

sex \drive Geschlechtstrieb m, Sexualtrieb m, Libido f fachspr

8. (campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f

economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen pl

to be on an economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen durchführen

fund-raising \drive Spenden[sammel]aktion f

to organize a \drive to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren

recruitment \drive Anwerbungskampagne f

membership [recruitment] \drive Mitgliederwerbeaktion f, Mitglieder-Anwerbungskampagne f

9. SPORT (in golf, tennis) Treibschlag m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr, Drive m fachspr; (in badminton) Treibball m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr

10. COMPUT Laufwerk nt

disk \drive Diskettenlaufwerk nt

CD-ROM \drive CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt

hard \drive Festplatte f

11. AGR (of animals) Treiben nt kein pl

cattle \drive Viehtrieb m

II. vt

<drove, -n>

1. (steer, control)

▪ to \drive sth etw fahren

to \drive a racing car einen Rennwagen steuern

to \drive a bus/coach einen Bus lenken; (as a job) Busfahrer(in) m(f) sein

2. (transport)

▪ to \drive sb jdn fahren

to \drive sb home/to school jdn nach Hause/zur Schule fahren

3. (force onward[s])

▪ to \drive sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier antreiben; ( fig)

to \drive oneself too hard sich dat zu viel zumuten

4. (force, make go)

▪ to \drive sb/sth against/into sth jdn/etw gegen/in etw akk treiben

the rain was \driven against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster

the wind drove the snow into my face der Wind wehte mir den Schnee ins Gesicht

the storm threatened to \drive us against the cliffs der Sturm drohte uns gegen die Klippen zu schleudern

▪ to \drive an animal into/out of sth ein Tier in etw akk /aus etw dat heraus treiben

▪ to \drive sb/an animal to sth jdn/ein Tier zu etw dat treiben

to \drive sb to the border/woods jdn zur Grenze/in den Wald treiben

5. (expel)

to \drive sb from [or out of] sth jdn aus etw dat vertreiben [o verjagen]

to be \driven from [or out of] the city/country aus der Stadt/dem Land vertrieben werden

to \drive sb from [or out of] the house jdn aus dem Haus jagen

6. (compel)

▪ to \drive sb/sth jdn/etw treiben

he was \driven by greed Gier bestimmte sein Handeln

the government has \driven the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt

the scandal drove the minister out of office der Skandal zwang den Minister zur Amtsniederlegung

banning boxing would \drive the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiterbetrieben wird

to \drive sb to despair jdn zur Verzweiflung treiben

to \drive sb to drink jdn zum Trinker werden lassen

to \drive sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben

▪ to \drive sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tun

it was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen all der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause

7. (render)

to \drive sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] ( fam) jdn zum Wahnsinn treiben, jdn wahnsinnig [o verrückt] machen fam

it's driving me mad! das macht mich noch wahnsinnig! fam

to \drive an animal wild ein Tier wild machen

to \drive sb wild (crazy, angry) jdn wahnsinnig machen fam; (aroused) jdn heißmachen sl

8. (hit into place)

▪ to \drive sth between/into/through sth etw zwischen/in/durch etw akk schlagen [o treiben]

to \drive a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen

9. (power)

▪ to \drive sth engine etw antreiben; COMPUT interface etw treiben [o steuern]

steam-\driven dampfbetrieben, dampfangetrieben

10. (in golf)

to \drive a ball einen Ball treiben [o fachspr driven

11.

▶ to \drive a coach and horses through sth ( fam) etw auseinandernehmen fig fam

▶ to \drive a hard bargain hart verhandeln

you really want £2,000 for that? you certainly \drive a hard bargain! Sie wollen tatsächlich 2.000 Pfund dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! fam

▶ to \drive one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen

▶ to \drive a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben

III. vi

<drove, -n>

1. (steer vehicle) fahren

can you \drive? kannst du Auto fahren?

can you \drive home? kannst du nach Hause fahren?

who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zur Zeit des Unfalls am Steuer?

to learn to \drive [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein [o SCHWEIZ Fahrausweis] machen

2. (move) fahren; (travel) mit dem Auto fahren

are you going by train? — no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? — nein, mit dem Auto

to \drive on/past weiter-/vorbeifahren

3. (function) fahren, laufen

4. rain, snow peitschen; clouds jagen

the rain was driving down der Regen peitschte herab

the snow was driving into my face der Schnee peitschte mir ins Gesicht

the clouds were driving across the sky die Wolken jagten vorbei [o über den Himmel]

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[draɪv] vb: pret drove, ptp driven
1. n

1) (AUT: journey) (Auto)fahrt f

to go for a drive — ein bisschen (raus)fahren

to go for a drive to the coast — ans Meer fahren

he took her for a drive in his new car — er machte mit ihr eine Spazierfahrt in seinem neuen Auto

it's about one hour's drive from London — es ist etwa eine Stunde Fahrt von London (entfernt)

2) (into house) Einfahrt f; (longer) Auffahrt f, Zufahrt f

3) (GOLF, TENNIS) Treibschlag m

4) (PSYCH ETC) Trieb m

sex drive — Geschlechts- or Sexualtrieb m

5) (= energy) Schwung m, Elan m, Tatendrang m

you're losing your drive —

he has no drive — er hat keinen Elan or Schwung

6) (COMM, POL ETC) Aktion f

this is part of a drive to attract new members — das ist Teil einer Mitgliederwerbeaktion

recruitment drive — Anwerbungskampagne f

fundraising drive — Sammelaktion f

the drive toward(s) democracy — die starke Entwicklung zur Demokratie hin

See:

→ export

7) (MIL: offensive) kraftvolle Offensive

8) (MECH: power transmission) Antrieb m

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Vorderrad-/Hinterradantrieb m

9) (AUT) Steuerung f

left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung f

10)

See:

→ whist

11) (COMPUT) Laufwerk nt

2. vt

1) (= cause to move) people, animals, dust, clouds etc treiben

to drive sb out of the country — jdn aus dem Land ( ver)treiben

to drive a nail/stake into sth — einen Nagel/Pfahl in etw (acc) treiben

the gale drove the ship off course — der Sturm trieb das Schiff vom Kurs ab

2) cart, car, train fahren

he drives a taxi (for a living) — er ist Taxifahrer, er fährt Taxi (inf)

3) (= convey in vehicle) person fahren

I'll drive you home —

could you drive us there? — können Sie uns dahin fahren?

4) (= provide power for, operate) motor (belt, shaft) antreiben; (electricity, fuel) betreiben; (COMPUT) steuern

a car driven by electricity — ein Auto nt mit Elektroantrieb

5) (TENNIS, GOLF) ball driven (spec)

to drive the ball — einen Treibball spielen

6) (= cause to be in a state or to become) treiben

or mad — jdn verrückt machen

to drive sb to murder —

I was driven to it — ich wurde dazu getrieben

who/what drove you to do that? — wer/was trieb or brachte Sie dazu(, das zu tun)?

7) (= force to work hard) person hart herannehmen, schinden (pej)

he drives himself very hard — er fordert sich selbst sehr stark

8) tunnel treiben; well ausheben; nail schlagen

3. vi

1) (= travel in vehicle) fahren

can you or do you drive? — fahren Sie Auto?

he's learning to drive — er lernt Auto fahren

to drive at 50 km an hour —

to drive on the right — rechts fahren

did you come by train? – no, we drove — sind Sie mit der Bahn gekommen? – nein, wir sind mit dem Auto gefahren

it's cheaper to drive — mit dem Auto ist es billiger

driving while intoxicated (US) — Fahren nt in betrunkenem Zustand, Trunkenheit f am Steuer

2) (= move violently) schlagen, peitschen

the rain was driving into our faces — der Regen peitschte uns (dat) ins Gesicht

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drive [draıv]

A s

1. Fahrt f, besonders Ausfahrt f, Spazierfahrt f, Ausflug m:

take a drive, go for a drive → drive out A 2;

the drive back die Rückfahrt;

an hour’s drive away eine Autostunde entfernt

2. a) Treiben n (von Vieh, Holz etc)

b) Zusammentreiben n (von Vieh)

c) zusammengetriebene Tiere pl

3. JAGD Treibjagd f

4. besonders Tennis, Golf: Drive m, Treibschlag m

5. MIL Vorstoß m (auch fig)

6. fig Kampagne f, (besonders Werbe) Feldzug m, (besonders Sammel) Aktion f

7. fig Schwung m, Elan m, Dynamik f

8. fig Druck m:

I’m in such a drive that … ich stehe so sehr unter Druck, dass …

9. a) Tendenz f, Neigung f ( auch PSYCH)

b) PSYCH Trieb m: → sexual

10. a) Fahrstraße f, -weg m

b) (private) Auffahrt (zu einer Villa etc)

c) Zufahrtsstraße f, -weg m

11. a) TECH Antrieb m

b) COMPUT Laufwerk n

12. AUTO (Links- etc) Steuerung

B v/t prät drove [drəʊv], obs drave [dreıv], pperf driven [ˈdrıvn]

1. (vorwärts)treiben, antreiben:

drive all before one fig jeden Widerstand überwinden, unaufhaltsam sein

2. fig treiben:

drive sb to death (suicide) jemanden in den Tod (zum oder in den Selbstmord) treiben; → bend A 1, corner A 3, crazy 1, desperation 1, mad A 1, wall Bes Redew, wild A 9

3. einen Nagel etc treiben, schlagen, einen Pfahl rammen ( alle:

into in akk):

drive sth into sb fig jemandem etwas einbläuen; → home C 3, wedge A 1

4. (zur Arbeit) antreiben, hetzen:

drive sb hard

a) jemanden schinden,

b) jemanden in die Enge treiben

5. jemanden veranlassen (to, into zu; to do zu tun), bringen (to, into zu), dazu bringen oder treiben ( to do zu tun):

be driven by hunger vom Hunger getrieben werden

6. jemanden nötigen, zwingen ( beide:

to, into zu;

to do zu tun)

7. zusammentreiben

8. vertreiben, verjagen ( beide:

from von)

9. JAGD treiben, hetzen, jagen

10. ein Auto etc lenken, steuern, fahren:

drive one’s own car seinen eigenen Wagen fahren

11. (im Auto etc) fahren, befördern, bringen ( alle:

to nach)

12. TECH (an)treiben:

driven by steam mit Dampf betrieben, mit Dampfantrieb

13. zielbewusst durchführen:

drive a good bargain ein Geschäft zu einem vorteilhaften Abschluss bringen;

drive a hard bargain

a) hart verhandeln,

b) überzogene Forderungen stellen;

he drives a hard bargain auch mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

14. ein Gewerbe (zielbewusst) (be)treiben

15. einen Tunnel etc bohren, vortreiben

16. besonders Tennis, Golf: den Ball driven

C v/i

1. (dahin)treiben, (dahin)getrieben werden:

drive before the wind vor dem Wind treiben

2. rasen, brausen, jagen, stürmen

3. a) (Auto) fahren, chauffieren, einen oder den Wagen steuern

b) kutschieren:

can you drive? können Sie (Auto) fahren?;

he drove into a wall er fuhr gegen eine Mauer;

drive above the speed limit das Tempolimit überschreiten

4. (spazieren) fahren

5. sich gut etc fahren lassen:

my car drives easily

6. besonders Tennis, Golf: driven, einen Treibschlag spielen

7. zielen (at auf akk): → let¹ Bes Redew

8. ab-, hinzielen ( beide:

at auf akk):

what is he driving at? worauf will er hinaus?, was meint oder will er eigentlich?

9. schwer arbeiten (at an dat)

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1. noun
1) Fahrt, die

a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

have a long drive to work — eine lange Anfahrt zur Arbeit haben

2) (street) Straße, die

3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die

4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die

5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

6) (Psych.) Trieb, der

7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

be left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung haben

8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
2. transitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]

2) (as job)

drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

3) (compel to move) vertreiben

drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]

5) (fig.)

drive somebody to something — jemanden zu etwas treiben

drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben

be driven off course — abgetrieben werden

7) (cause to penetrate)

drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben

8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

9) (incite to action) antreiben

drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
3. intransitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren

in Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr

drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?

2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren

3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen

clouds were driving across the sky — Wolken jagten über den Himmel

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

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(computers) n.

Laufwerk -e n. n.

Antrieb -e m.

Aussteuerung f.

Drang ¨-e m.

Fahrt -en f.

Fahrweg -e m.

Schwung -¨e m.

Steuerung f.

Trieb -e m.

Triebwerk n. (sink) into the ground expr.

in den Boden bohren ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)

= ansteuern v.

antreiben v.

fahren v.

(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)

lenken v.

treiben v.

(§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)

English-german dictionary > drive
17 advance

I 1. [əd'vɑːns] [AE -'væns]
nome

1) (forward movement) avanzamento m.; mil. avanzata f.; fig. (of civilization, in science) avanzamento m., progresso m.

2) (sum of money) anticipo m., acconto m. (on su)

3) (increase) aumento m.

any advance on Ј 100? — (at auction etc.) 100 sterline, chi offre di più?

4) in advance [book, notify, pay] in anticipo, anticipatamente

a month in advance — un mese in anticipo

here's Ј 30 in advance — ecco 30 sterline di anticipo o in acconto

5) in advance of prima di, in anticipo rispetto a [ person]
2.
nome plurale advances (sexual) avances f.; (other contexts) approcci m.

to make advances to sb. — (sexually) fare delle avances a qcn
II 1. [əd'vɑːns] [AE -'væns]
verbo transitivo

1) (move forward) mandare avanti [ tape]; mettere avanti [ clock]; mil. (far) avanzare [ troops]

to advance one's career — fare carriera

2) (put forward) avanzare [ theory]

3) (promote) promuovere [ cause]

4) (move to earlier date) anticipare [time, date] (to a)

5) (pay up front) anticipare [ sum] (to a)
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (move forward) [ person] avanzare (on, towards verso); mil. [ army] avanzare (on su)

2) (progress) [civilization, knowledge] progredire, fare progressi

to advance in one's career — fare carriera

3) (increase) [ prices] aumentare

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1. verb
1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) avanzare

2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) anticipare
2. noun
1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) avanzata

2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) anticipo

3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) avance, approccio
3. adjective
1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) anticipato

2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) in anticipo, anticipato

3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) (1) avanguardia

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- advanced
- in advance
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I 1. [əd'vɑːns] [AE -'væns]
nome

1) (forward movement) avanzamento m.; mil. avanzata f.; fig. (of civilization, in science) avanzamento m., progresso m.

2) (sum of money) anticipo m., acconto m. (on su)

3) (increase) aumento m.

any advance on Ј 100? — (at auction etc.) 100 sterline, chi offre di più?

4) in advance [book, notify, pay] in anticipo, anticipatamente

a month in advance — un mese in anticipo

here's Ј 30 in advance — ecco 30 sterline di anticipo o in acconto

5) in advance of prima di, in anticipo rispetto a [ person]
2.
nome plurale advances (sexual) avances f.; (other contexts) approcci m.

to make advances to sb. — (sexually) fare delle avances a qcn
II 1. [əd'vɑːns] [AE -'væns]
verbo transitivo

1) (move forward) mandare avanti [ tape]; mettere avanti [ clock]; mil. (far) avanzare [ troops]

to advance one's career — fare carriera

2) (put forward) avanzare [ theory]

3) (promote) promuovere [ cause]

4) (move to earlier date) anticipare [time, date] (to a)

5) (pay up front) anticipare [ sum] (to a)
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (move forward) [ person] avanzare (on, towards verso); mil. [ army] avanzare (on su)

2) (progress) [civilization, knowledge] progredire, fare progressi

to advance in one's career — fare carriera

3) (increase) [ prices] aumentare

English-Italian dictionary > advance
18 rock

I noun
1) (piece of rock) Fels, der

be as solid as a rock — (fig.) absolut zuverlässig sein

2) (large rock, hill) Felsen, der; Fels, der (geh.)

3) (substance) Fels, der; (esp. Geol.) Gestein, das

4) (boulder) Felsbrocken, der; (Amer.): (stone) Stein, der; Steinbrocken, der

‘danger, falling rocks’ — "Achtung od. Vorsicht, Steinschlag!"; "Steinschlaggefahr!"

be caught between a rock and a hard place — in einer Zwickmühle stizen (ugs.)

5) no pl., no indef. art. (hard sweet)

stick of rock — Zuckerstange, die

6) (fig.): (support) Stütze, die; Rückhalt, der; (of society) Fundament, das

7)

be on the rocks — (fig. coll.): (have failed) [Ehe, Firma:] kaputt sein (ugs.)

8)

on the rocks — (with ice cubes) mit Eis od. on the rocks
II 1. transitive verb
1) (move to and fro) wiegen; (in cradle) schaukeln; wiegen

2) (shake) erschüttern; (fig.) erschüttern [Person]

rock the boat — (fig. coll.) Trouble machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (move to and fro) sich wiegen; schaukeln

2) (sway) schwanken; wanken

3) (dance)

rock and roll — Rock and Roll tanzen
3. noun
(music) Rock, der; attrib. Rock-

rock and or 'n' roll [music] — Rock and Roll, der; Rock 'n' Roll, der

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I [rok] noun
1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) der Felsen

2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) der Felsen

3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) Rocks(pl.)

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- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb
1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) schaukeln

2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) wiegen

3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ins Wanken bringen

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- rocker
- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]
((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) die Rockmusik; Rock-...

- rock'n'roll

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rock¹

[rɒk, AM rɑ:k]

n

1. no pl (mineral material) Stein m

2. (sticking out of ground) Fels[en] m; (sticking out of sea) Riff nt; (boulder) Felsbrocken m

to be [as] solid as a \rock (hard) hart wie Stein [o steinhart] sein; ( approv fig: reliable) wie ein Fels in der Brandung sein fig

our team's defense has been as solid as a \rock all year auf unsere Verteidigung war das ganze Jahr über absolut Verlass

their marriage is solid as a \rock ihre Ehe ist durch nichts zu erschüttern

3. GEOL Gestein nt

4. (Gibraltar)

▪ the R\rock der Felsen von Gibraltar

5. AM, AUS (a stone) Stein m; ( fig: served with ice)

▪ on the \rocks mit Eis, on the rocks

6. ( fig: firm support) Fels m in der Brandung fig

7. no pl BRIT (candy) Zuckermasse f

stick of \rock Zuckerstange f

8. ( fam: diamond) Klunker m fam

9. ( fam: piece of crack cocaine) Crack nt kein pl

10. ( vulg sl: testicles)

▪ \rocks Eier pl derb

11. usu pl (source of danger) Gefahr f

to head for the \rocks in sein Verderben rennen

12. AM ( dated fam: money)

▪ \rocks pl Kohle f kein pl fam, Kies m kein pl fam

13.

▶ to get one's \rocks off (fam!) bumsen vulg

▶ to be between a \rock and a hard place zwischen den Stühlen sitzen fig

▶ on the \rocks ( fam: in disastrous state) am Ende fam; relationship, marriage in die Brüche gegangen, kaputt fam

the company is on the \rocks das Unternehmen ist vom Pleitegeier bedroht

rock²

[rɒk, AM rɑ:k]

I. n

1. no pl Rockmusik f

2. (movement) Schaukeln nt kein pl, Wiegen nt kein pl

3. (dance) Rock 'n' Roll m kein pl

II. vt

1. (cause to move)

▪ to \rock sb/sth jdn/etw schaukeln; (gently) jdn/etw wiegen

to \rock sb to sleep jdn in den Schlaf wiegen

2. (sway)

▪ to \rock sth etw erschüttern

3. (shock)

▪ to \rock sb/sth jdn/etw erschüttern fig

4.

▶ to \rock the boat ( fam) für Aufregung sorgen, Staub aufwirbeln fig

III. vi

1. (move) schaukeln

to \rock back and forth hin und her schaukeln

2. (dance) rocken fam; (play music) Rock[musik] spielen

3. (be excellent)

he really \rocks! er ist ein Supertyp! fam

that's his third goal of the game — he \rocks! das ist sein drittes Tor bei diesem Spiel — er ist einfach ein Ass! fam

this party really \rocks! diese Party bringt's! fam

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I [rɒk]
1. vt

1) (= swing) schaukeln; (gently = lull) wiegen

to rock a baby to sleep —

rocked by the waves — von den Wellen hin und her geschaukelt

2) (= shake) town erschüttern, zum Beben bringen; building ins Wanken bringen, erschüttern; ship hin und her werfen; (fig inf) person erschüttern

to rock the boat (fig) — für Unruhe sorgen

2. vi

1) (gently) schaukeln

he was rocking back and forth (in his chair) — er schaukelte (auf seinem Stuhl) vor und zurück

2) (violently building, tree, post) schwanken; (ship) hin und her geworfen werden; (ground) beben

they rocked with laughter — sie schüttelten sich or bebten vor Lachen

3) (= rock and roll) rocken

4) (inf: be exciting, lively) (place) eine aufregende Atmosphäre haben; (music, show) supergut (inf) or echt geil (sl) sein

she rocks — sie ist einfach klasse or spitze (inf)

3. n
(= pop music) Rock m; (= dance) Rock n' Roll m
rock-and-roll — Rock and Roll m, Rock n' Roll m

to do the rock-and-roll — Rock n' Roll tanzen, rocken
II
n

1) (= substance) Stein m; (= rock face) Fels(en) m; (GEOL) Gestein nt

caves hewn out of the rock — aus dem Fels(en) gehauene Höhlen

hewn out of solid rock — aus massivem Stein/Fels gehauen

built on rock (lit, fig) — auf Fels gebaut

porous/volcanic rock — poröses/vulkanisches Gestein

the study of rocks — Gesteinskunde f

2) (large mass) Fels(en) m; (= boulder also) Felsbrocken m; (smaller) (großer) Stein

the Rock (of Gibraltar) — der Felsen von Gibraltar

on the Rock (inf) — in Gibraltar

to be caught between a rock and a hard place (fig) — in der Klemme stecken or sitzen

as solid as a rock (structure) — massiv wie ein Fels; firm, marriage unerschütterlich wie ein Fels

the ship went on the rocks — das Schiff lief( auf die Felsen) auf

"danger, falling rocks" — "Steinschlaggefahr"

3) (inf: diamond) Diamant m;

4) no pl (Brit: sweet) Zuckerstange f

5)

to get one's rocks off (sl) — seinen Spaß haben (inf)

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rock¹ [rɒk; US rɑk] s

1. Fels(en) m:

built ( oder founded) on rock bes fig auf Fels gebaut;

(as) firm ( oder steady, solid) as a rock

a) massiv,

b) fig verlässlich, zuverlässig;

be between a rock and a hard place umg zwischen Baum und Borke sitzen oder stecken, in einer Zwickmühle sein oder sitzen; → offence 5

2. koll Felsen pl, Felsgestein n:

(as) hard as rock steinhart

3. GEOL Gestein n, Felsart f

4. Klippe f (auch fig):

rock a head! SCHIFF Klippe voraus!;

on the rocks fig umg

a) pleite, bankrott,

b) kaputt, in die Brüche gegangen (Ehe etc),

c) on the rocks, mit Eiswürfeln (Whisky etc)

5. the Rock umg Gibraltar n:

Rock English Gibraltar-Englisch n;

Rock Scorpion (Spitzname für) Bewohner(in) von Gibraltar

6. US Stein m

7. fig Fels m, Zuflucht f, Schutz m:

the Lord is my rock;

the rock of ages fig

a) Christus,

b) der christliche Glaube

8. Br in Seebädern verkaufte harte, bunte Zuckerstange mit dem Namen des Ortes darauf:

a Brighton rock

9. sl Stein m, besonders Diamant m, pl auch Klunkern pl sl

10. US sl

a) Geldstück n, besonders Dollar m

b) pl Knete f sl

11. → rock salmon

12. pl vulg Eier pl (Hoden)

rock² [rɒk; US rɑk]

A v/t

1. wiegen, schaukeln:

rock its wings FLUG (mit den Tragflächen) wackeln

2. erschüttern, ins Wanken bringen (beide auch fig), schütteln, rütteln:

rock the boat fig die Sache ins Wanken bringen oder gefährden

3. ein Kind wiegen ( to sleep in den Schlaf):

rock in security fig in Sicherheit wiegen

4. Sand, ein Sieb etc rütteln

5. Gravierkunst: die Oberfläche einer Platte aufrauen

B v/i

1. (sich) schaukeln, sich wiegen

2. (sch)wanken, wackeln, taumeln

3. US umg ganz aus dem Häuschen sein ( with vor dat):

rock with laughter sich vor Lachen biegen

4. MUS Rock ’n’ Roll tanzen

5. MUS rocken

C s

1. → rock ’n’ roll

2. auch rock music Rock (-musik f) m:

rock band Rockband f;

rock concert Rockkonzert n;

rock group Rockgruppe f;

rock opera Rockoper f;

rock singer Rocksänger(in)

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I noun
1) (piece of rock) Fels, der

be as solid as a rock — (fig.) absolut zuverlässig sein

2) (large rock, hill) Felsen, der; Fels, der (geh.)

3) (substance) Fels, der; (esp. Geol.) Gestein, das

4) (boulder) Felsbrocken, der; (Amer.): (stone) Stein, der; Steinbrocken, der

‘danger, falling rocks’ — "Achtung od. Vorsicht, Steinschlag!"; "Steinschlaggefahr!"

be caught between a rock and a hard place — in einer Zwickmühle stizen (ugs.)

5) no pl., no indef. art. (hard sweet)

stick of rock — Zuckerstange, die

6) (fig.): (support) Stütze, die; Rückhalt, der; (of society) Fundament, das

7)

be on the rocks — (fig. coll.): (have failed) [Ehe, Firma:] kaputt sein (ugs.)

8)

on the rocks — (with ice cubes) mit Eis od. on the rocks
II 1. transitive verb
1) (move to and fro) wiegen; (in cradle) schaukeln; wiegen

2) (shake) erschüttern; (fig.) erschüttern [Person]

rock the boat — (fig. coll.) Trouble machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (move to and fro) sich wiegen; schaukeln

2) (sway) schwanken; wanken

3) (dance)

rock and roll — Rock and Roll tanzen
3. noun
(music) Rock, der; attrib. Rock-

rock and or 'n' roll [music] — Rock and Roll, der; Rock 'n' Roll, der

* * *

n.

Fels -en m.

Gestein -e n.

Klippe -n f. v.

schaukeln v.

schwanken v.

schütteln v.

English-german dictionary > rock
19 knock

I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

•

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

••

his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

* * *
[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bussare

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) urtare

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) picchiare

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) sbattere
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) colpo

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) colpo

•

- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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knock /nɒk/
n.

1 (rumore di) colpo alla porta; bussata; picchio: I heard two knocks at the door, sentii due colpi alla porta

2 colpo; urto; botta: sturdy enough to withstand knocks, robusto e resistente agli urti

3 [u] (autom., mecc.) battito in testa; detonazione: knock intensity, intensità di detonazione

4 (fig.) batosta; brutto colpo; botta; scossone; rovescio: to take a knock, ricevere una batosta; subire un rovescio finanziario

5 (fam.) critica; attacco; stroncatura

6 ( slang GB: the knock) visita della polizia

7 ( cricket) innings; turno ( di battitore)

● knock-back, ► knockback □ knock-down, ► knockdown □ (med.) knock-knee, ginocchio valgo □ knock-kneed, (med.) dal ginocchio valgo; che ha le gambe a ics (pop.) □ (ass., GB) knock-for-knock agreement, convenzione di indennizzo diretto □ a knock on the head, un colpo in testa che tramortisce (o che uccide) □ (autom.) knock suppressor, antidetonante □ (fam. GB) on the knock, a credito, a rate; ( anche) porta a porta, a domicilio.
♦ (to) knock /nɒk/
A v. i.

1 bussare; picchiare; battere: to knock on a door, bussare a una porta; Someone's knocking at the door, qualcuno bussa alla porta; bussano alla porta

2 battere; sbattere; sbatacchiare; urtare; andare a sbattere: Something was knocking against the window, c'era qualcosa che sbatteva (o sbatacchiava) contro la finestra; My heart was knocking with fear, mi batteva forte il cuore per la paura

3 ( anche to knock together) urtarsi; scontrarsi; sbattere insieme: My knees were knocking ( together), mi tremavano violentemente le ginocchia

4 (mecc.: di motore) detonare; battere in testa

5 ( di tubo) fare rumore

6 ( slang USA) parlare; discutere

B v. t.

1 battere; picchiare; urtare: I knocked my knee on ( o against) the knob, ho battuto (o picchiato) il ginocchio contro il pomello; She knocked the lamp and it crashed on the floor, urtò la lampada che cadde a terra

2 picchiare; colpire: to knock sb. on the head, colpire q. sulla testa; tramortire q.; ( anche, eufem.) uccidere q.; to knock sb. unconscious, colpire q. facendogli perdere i sensi a q.

3 sbatacchiare: Don't knock those bottles!, non sbatacchiare quelle bottiglie!

4 fare ( un buco, un'apertura, ecc., con un colpo o a colpi): He knocked a hole in the screen, con un pugno, fece un buco nel paravento; to knock a hole in a wall for a new window, creare un'apertura in un muro per una nuova finestra

5 (seguito da avv. o compl., ► anche sotto i vari verbi frasali) allontanare, far cadere, spingere con un colpo: to knock st. away, allontanare qc. con un colpo: She knocked his hand away, lei gli spinse via la mano con forza; The blow knocked him off the chair, il colpo lo fece cadere dalla sedia; (fam.) I'll knock your teeth down your throat!, ti spedisco i denti in gola!

6 (fam.) criticare, attaccare; dare addosso a; parlare male di; stroncare (q. o qc.): (comm.) to knock a product, parlare male di un prodotto

7 (solo alla forma progressiva) (fam.) andare per ( una data età): He's knocking seventy, va per i settanta

● to knock sb. cold, atterrare q. (con un colpo) facendogli perdere i sensi; mettere q. fuori combattimento; (fig.) sbalordire, lasciare esterrefatto q. □ (fam.) to knock sb. dead (o for six, sideways), sbalordire q.; lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q.; lasciare secco q. (fam.) □ (fam.) to knock st. for six, mandare all'aria qc.; gettare nel caos qc. □ (fam.) to knock sb. flat, gettare a terra (o atterrare) q. ( con un colpo); stendere q.; (fig.) sbalordire q., lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q. □ to knock head, toccare il suolo con la fronte ( saluto cinese) □ (fam.) to be knocking one's head against a brick wall, sbattere la testa contro il muro □ (fam.) to knock people's heads together, fare una ramanzina, dare una lavata di capo a q. ( due o più persone) □ (fam.) to knock [sb., st.] into a cocked hat, essere infinitamente superiore a, dare dei punti a; battere alla grande, stracciare, suonarle a; demolire ( una teoria, ecc.); mandare all'aria ( un progetto, ecc.) □ (fam.) to knock st. into sb. 's head, fare entrare qc. in testa a q.: inculcare qc. in q. □ (fam. GB) to knock sb. into the middle of next week, stendere q. con un pugno □ to knock two rooms into one, fare di due stanze una stanza sola abbattendo la parete divisoria □ (fam.) to knock st. into shape, rimettere a posto qc.; riorganizzare qc. □ to knock st. off a list, togliere qc. da un elenco □ (fam.) to knock sb. off his pedestal, tirare giù q. dal piedistallo □ (fam.) to knock a few years off one's age, togliersi qualche anno dall'età; denunciare qualche anno in meno □ (fam. GB) to knock st. on the head, mandare a monte, far fallire ( un piano, ecc.) □ ( USA) to knock on wood, toccare ferro ( per scaramanzia) □ (fam.) to knock some sense into sb., fare entrare in testa un po' di buon senso a q.; far ragionare q. □ (fam.) to knock them in the aisles, ( di spettacolo comico) essere spassosissimo; far ridere a crepapelle; essere un gran successo.

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I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

•

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

••

his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

English-Italian dictionary > knock
20 send

[send]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)

1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]

to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che

2) (cause to move)

the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni

to send share prices soaring — mandare i prezzi delle azioni alle stelle

to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn

3) (cause to become)

to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)

to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie

to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn

4) colloq. (excite)

this music really sends me! — questa musica mi fa impazzire!

•

- send around

- send away

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

••

to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)

* * *
[send]
past tense, past participle - sent; verb

1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) mandare, inviare

2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) mandare, spedire

3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) (provocare)

•

- sender
- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business
* * *
send /sɛnd/
n. (naut.)

1 spinta dell'onda

2 beccheggio.
♦ (to) send (1) /sɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. sent)

A v. t.

1 mandare; inviare; spedire; rimettere ( denaro); trasmettere; lanciare: We sent the goods by rail, abbiamo spedito la merce per ferrovia; to send sb. to prison, mandare qualcuno in prigione; They sent me here to help you, mi hanno mandato qui per aiutarvi; to send a radio signal, trasmettere un segnale radio; ( Internet) to send an e-mail, inviare un messaggio di posta elettronica; mandare una mail; DIALOGO → - Mailing list- The best thing is for you to send us an e-mail with your contact details, la cosa migliore è che tu ci mandi una mail con i tuoi recapiti

2 costringere; obbligare; fare (seguito da un inf.): The breakdown sent him looking for help, il guasto meccanico lo costrinse a cercare aiuto; to send the car into a spin, far fare un testa-coda alla vettura

3 far diventare; rendere: She'll send me mad!, mi farà diventare matto; mi farà impazzire!; to send sb. into a terrible temper, fare imbestialire q.

4 (fam.) mandare in estasi (o in visibilio); fare impazzire: This music really sends me, questa musica mi fa impazzire

5 ( radio) trasmettere

B v. i.

inviare un messaggio; mandare a dire: He sent (to say) that he couldn't come, ha mandato a dire che non poteva venire

● to send sb. about his business, dire a q. di farsi i fatti suoi □ to send by book-post, spedire in busta aperta (come stampe) □ to send by sample-post, spedire come campione □ to send sb. flying, mandar q. a gambe levate; mettere in fuga q. □ ( calcio, ecc.) to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, spiazzare il portiere □ (fig. sport) to send sb. to the showers, mandare q. anzitempo negli spogliatoi □ (fig.) to send sb. packing, mandare q. a farsi benedire; mandare q. a quel paese; ( sport) espellere q. □ to send sb. sprawling, mandare q. a gambe levate □ (naut.) to send to the bottom, colare a picco; affondare □ to send under cover, spedire sotto fascia □ to send word, mandare a dire; far sapere.
(to) send (2) /sɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. sent), v. i.

(naut.) beccheggiare: The ship sent violently, la nave beccheggiava violentemente.

* * *
[send]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sent)

1) (dispatch) mandare, spedire, inviare [letter, goods]; mandare, inviare [ person]; rad. inviare [ signal]

to send sth. to sb. to send sb. sth. mandare qcs. a qcn.; to send sb. to do sth. mandare qcn. a fare qcs.; I'll send a car for you manderò una macchina a prendervi; to send sb. to bed mandare qcn. a letto o a dormire; to send sb. to prison mandare qcn. in prigione; send her my love! mandale i miei saluti! salutala da parte mia! Joe sends her regards ti saluta Joe, saluti da Joe; to send word that — mandare a dire che

2) (cause to move)

the noise sent people running in all directions — il rumore fece scappare la gente in tutte le direzioni

to send share prices soaring — mandare i prezzi delle azioni alle stelle

to send shivers down sb.'s spine — far venire i brividi a qcn

3) (cause to become)

to send sb. mad — rendere qcn. folle (di rabbia)

to send sb. into a rage — mandare qcn. su tutte le furie

to send sb. to sleep — fare addormentare qcn

4) colloq. (excite)

this music really sends me! — questa musica mi fa impazzire!

•

- send around

- send away

- send down

- send for

- send in

- send off

- send on

- send out

- send round

- send up

••

to send sb. packing, to send sb. about his business — colloq. cacciare via qcn. (senza troppi complimenti)

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