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21 penco
m.1 an raw-boned, hardtrotting horse. (Mexico)2 worn-out horse.3 good-for-nothing.4 despicable person.* * *1 (caballo) nag* * *1.ADJ CAm * (=trabajador) hard-working2. SM1) (=persona) dimwit *, nitwit *2) (=caballo) nag3) And4) Caribe ** (=homosexual) poof **, queer **, fag (EEUU) *** * *masculino nag, hack* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.].Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.* * *masculino nag, hack* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.].Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
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22 poco acertado
(adj.) = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudiciousEx. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.Ex. The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.* * *(adj.) = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudiciousEx: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious. -
23 poco útil
(adj.) = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpfulEx. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.* * *(adj.) = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpfulEx: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries. -
24 torpe
adj.1 clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto).sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsytorpe con las manos ham-fisted (que rompe las cosas) (especially British), ham-handed; (United States) butter-fingered (que deja caer las cosas)es muy torpe conduciendo he's a terrible driver2 slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia).3 importunate.f. & m.clumsy person, blunderer, butterfingers, blunderhead.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco hábil) clumsy2 (de movimiento) slow, awkward3 (poco inteligente) dim, thick* * *adj.1) awkward, clumsy2) dull* * *ADJ1) (=poco ágil) [persona] clumsy; [movimiento] ungainly¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! — you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!
2) (=necio) dim, slowsoy muy torpe para la informática — I'm very dim o slow when it comes to computers
es bastante torpe y nunca entiende las lecciones — he's a bit dim o slow, he never understands the lessons
3) (=sin tacto) clumsy¡qué torpe soy! me temo que la he ofendido — how clumsy o stupid of me! I'm afraid I've offended her
* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.----* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsy; (al andar) awkwardla anciana andaba de manera torpe the old lady moved awkwardlyun animal lerdo y torpe a slow, ungainly animales torpe para las matemáticas he's very slow o dim at math(s)¡qué torpe soy! I'm so stupid o slow o dim!3 (sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsyse disculpó de manera torpe she excused herself clumsily* * *
torpe adjetivo
torpe adjetivo
1 (poco habilidoso) clumsy
2 (comentario, gesto) clumsy
3 (en el andar, etc) slow, awkward
4 (de entendimiento) soy un poco torpe para la física, I'm not very good at physics
pey (como insulto) dim, dense, thick
' torpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calamidad
- manta
- ganso
- inhábil
- lerdo
- sonado
English:
awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- dense
- gauche
- heavy-handed
- inept
- laboured
- oops!
- slow
- whoops
- bungling
- cumbersome
- dull
- heavy
- klutz
- labored
- lumber
* * *torpe adj1. [sin destreza] [persona] clumsy;[dedos, andares] clumsy, awkward;sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy;escrito en torpes trazos infantiles written with clumsy childish handwriting;[que deja caer las cosas] butter-fingered;con los años estoy torpe ya I'm getting clumsy as I get older;es muy torpe en dibujo he's not very good at drawing;2. [sin tacto] [gestos, palabras, comportamiento] clumsy3. [sin inteligencia] slow, dim-witted* * *adj clumsy; ( tonto) dense, dim* * *torpe adj1) desmañado: clumsy, awkward2) : stupid, dull♦ torpemente adv* * *torpe adj2. (lento) slow -
25 lay
I
1. lei past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) poner, colocar2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) tender3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) preparar4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) tender; allanar; alisar5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) calmar, aquietar6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) poner7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) apostar•- layer
2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) dividir en capas- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste
II see lie II
III lei adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laico2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) lego, no profesional•- layman
IV lei noun(an epic poem.) romancelay1 vb ponerwill you lay the table? ¿quieres poner la mesa?lay2 vbshe lay unconscious on the floor yacía en el suelo, inconscienteen el sentido de yacer, estar tumbadotr[leɪ]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL laico,-a, seglar2 (non-professional) lego,-a, no profesional\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlay brother hermano legolay figure maniquílay preacher predicador,-ra seglarlay sister hermana lega————————tr[leɪ]————————tr[leɪ]1→ link=lie lie{ 2————————tr[leɪ]1 (gen) poner, colocar; (spread out) extender4 (eggs) poner5 (bet) apostar6 (charge) formular7 taboo follar1 (hen) poner huevos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a great lay taboo ser muy bueno,-a en la camato be laid low estar enfermo,-a ( with, de)to be laid up tener que guardar camato lay claim to something hacer valer su derecho a algoto lay down the law dictar la leyto lay emphasis on something hacer hincapié en algoto lay it on / lay it on a bit thick familiar cargar la mano, cargar las tintas 2 (praise) hacer la pelotato lay one's hands on somebody pillar a alguiento lay open to... exponer a...to lay something flat derribar algoto lay the table poner la mesato lay the blame on somebody echar la culpa a alguiento lay up trouble for oneself crearse problemasto lay waste to arrasar, asolarthe lay of the land SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL la topografía1) place, put: poner, colocarshe laid it on the table: lo puso en la mesato lay eggs: poner huevos2) : hacerto lay a bet: hacer una apuesta3) impose: imponerto lay a tax: imponer un impuestoto lay the blame on: echarle la culpa a4)to lay out present: presentar, exponerhe laid out his plan: presentó su proyecto5)to lay out design: diseñar (el trazado de)lay adjsecular: laico, legolay n1) : disposición f, configuración fthe lay of the land: la configuración del terreno2) ballad: romance m, balada fadj.• laical adj.• laico, -a adj.• lego, -a adj.• seglar adj.n.• disposición s.f.• situación s.f.pret.(Preterito definido de "to lie")v.(§ p.,p.p.: laid) = acabar con v.• acostar v.• derribar v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)
I leɪ
II
1.
(past & past p laid) transitive verb1) (put, place) poner*2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*to lay the table — poner* la mesa
4) (present, put forward)to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)
5) ( impose)to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis
6) ( cause to be)to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria
7) ( Zool)to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*
8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)9) ( to have sex with) (sl)
2.
vi1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos2) (crit) lie II II•Phrasal Verbs:- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up
III
adjective (before n)lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar
b) ( not expert)the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado
IV
noun (sl)he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)
I [leɪ]1. VT(pt, pp laid)1) (=place, put) poner, colocar; [+ carpet, lino] poner, extender; [+ bricks] poner, colocar; [+ pipes] (in building) instalar; [+ cable, mains, track, trap] tender; [+ foundations] echar; [+ foundation stone] colocar; [+ bomb, explosives] colocar; [+ mines] sembrar•
I haven't laid eyes on him for years — hace años que no lo veo•
I didn't lay a finger on it! — ¡no lo toqué!•
I don't know where to lay my hands on... — no sé dónde echar mano a or conseguir...•
to lay sth over or on sth — extender algo encima de algo2) (=prepare) [+ fire] preparar; [+ plans] hacer- the best laid plans3) (=present) [+ plan, proposal] presentar ( before a); [+ accusation, charge] hacer; [+ complaint] formular, presentar•
to lay a claim before sb — presentar una reivindicación a algncharge 1., 1), claim 1., 2)•
to lay the facts before sb — presentar los hechos a algn4) (=attribute) [+ blame] echar; [+ responsibility] atribuir (on a)5) (=flatten, suppress) [+ corn] abatir, encamar; [+ dust] matar; [+ doubts, fears] acallar; [+ ghost] conjurar6) (=cause to be)•
he has been laid low with flu — la gripe lo ha tenido en cama•
to lay o.s. open to attack/criticism — exponerse al ataque/a la crítica7) [+ bet] hacer; [+ money] apostar (on a)I'll lay you a fiver on it! — ¡te apuesto cinco libras a que es así!
to lay that... — apostar a que...
oddsthey're laying bets on who is going to leave next — hacen apuestas sobre quién será el próximo en marcharse
8) [+ egg] [bird, reptile] poner; [fish, amphibian, insect] depositarit lays its eggs on/in... — [fish, amphibian, insect] deposita los huevos or desova en...
9) ** (=have sex with) tirarse a ***, follarse a (Sp) ***2.VI [hen] poner (huevos)3. N1) [of countryside, district etc] disposición f, situación fthe lay of the land — (US) la configuración del terreno; (fig) la situación, el estado de las cosas
2)hen in lay — gallina f ponedora
3) **4) *** (=act) polvo *** m4.CPD- lay away- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay over- lay up
II
[leɪ]PT of lie II, 1., 1)
III [leɪ]1.ADJ (Rel) laico, lego, seglar; (=non-specialist) lego, profano, no experto2.CPDlay brother N — (Rel) donado m, lego m, hermano m lego
lay person N — (Rel) lego(-a) m / f; (=non-specialist) profano(-a) m / f
lay preacher N — predicador(a) m / f laico(-a)
lay reader N — (Rel) persona laica encargada de conducir parte de un servicio religioso
lay sister N — (Rel) donada f, lega f
IV
[leɪ]N (Mus, Literat) trova f, canción f* * *
I [leɪ]
II
1.
(past & past p laid) transitive verb1) (put, place) poner*2) (arrange, put down in position) \<\<bricks/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*; \<\<cable/pipes\>\> tender*, instalar; \<\<mines\>\> sembrar*3) ( prepare) \<\<trap/ambush\>\> tender*; \<\<plans\>\> hacer*to lay the table — poner* la mesa
4) (present, put forward)to lay a complaint against somebody — formular or presentar una queja contra alguien; claim I 2)
5) ( impose)to lay a burden/fine on somebody — imponer* una carga sobre/una multa a alguien; see also blame II a), stress I 2) a), emphasis
6) ( cause to be)to lay somebody low: he was laid low by malaria — estuvo postrado con malaria
7) ( Zool)to lay eggs — \<\<bird/reptile\>\> poner* huevos; \<\<fish/insects\>\> desovar*
8) \<\<bet\>\> hacer*; \<\<money\>\> apostar*; odds 1)9) ( to have sex with) (sl)
2.
vi1) \<\<hen\>\> poner* huevos2) (crit) lie II II•Phrasal Verbs:- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up
III
adjective (before n)lay preacher — predicador, -dora m,f seglar
b) ( not expert)the lay reader — el lector profano en la materia, el lector no especializado
IV
noun (sl)he's/she's a good lay — es muy bueno/buena en la cama (fam)
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26 TOTONIYA
totôniya > totôniya- ou totônix, var. totônie.*\TOTONIYA v.i., se réchauffer, avoir chaud.(ne pas confondre avec totônia v.t. chauffer). Launey II, 130*\TOTONIYA v.inanimé, être réchauffé, chaufferAngl., to become heated." totônixtihcac ", elle est réchauffé - there is a gradual warming.Est dit de la maison du majordome, calpixcâcalli. Sah11, 173." in ihcuâc zan tlazôlli tlatla, cencah pôcyôhua, ahmo no cencah totôniya ", quand seules des ordures brulent, ça fume beaucoup, ça ne chauffe pas beaucoup - cuando solo arde basura ahuma mucho, no calienta mucho. Cod Flor XI 130r = ECN9,214." in ihcuâc cuahuitl tlatla cencah huel totônie îhuân ahmo pôcyoh ", quand le bois brûle il chauffe très bien et ne fume pas. CF XI 130r = ECN9,214.*\TOTONIYA v.animiné, avoir la fièvre, être fièvreux.Angl., to have a fever, to become feverish; to get warmed up." ihcuâc in totôniya tonacayo ", quand notre corps est fiévreux - when one's body is feverish. Sah11,154." in âcah totôniya înacayo ", celui qui a la fièvre - el que tiene calentura en su cuerpo.Acad Hist MS 238r = ECN9, 130." intlâ totônie in tênacayo ", si le corps est fièvreux - si (el enfermo) tiene calenture en el cuerpo. Cod Flor XI 168v = ECN9, 192 = Sah11,178.*\TOTONIYA avec préf.obj.inanimé tla-., ça se réchauffe." tlatotôniya, tlayamaniya ", ça se réchauffe, ça devient tiède - things are heated, things are cooled. Est dit de la maison du majordome, calpixcâcalli. Sah11, 172.Note: Cf. une confusion avec totônia, v.t.*\TOTONIYA v.t. tê-., réchauffer quelqu'un.Angl., to cause some one to become warm, to warm some one up. R.Andrews Introd 474. -
27 make *****
[meɪk] made pt, pp1. vtmade in Italy — fabbricato (-a) in Italia, (on label) made in Italy
to show what one is made of — far vedere di che tempra or che stoffa si è fatti
2) (cause to be or become) fare, (+ adj) rendereto make sb happy/sad — rendere or far felice/triste qn
to make o.s. heard — farsi sentire
3) (cause to do) fare, (stronger) costringereto make sb do sth — far fare qc a qn; costringere or obbligare qn a fare qc
to make o.s. do sth — sforzarsi a fare qc
this made him leave — questo lo ha fatto partire, questo ha fatto sì che partisse
to make sth do; to make do with sth — accontentarsi di qc, (because it's the only available) arrangiarsi con qc
4) (earn) guadagnareto make a profit of £500 — ricavare un profitto di 500 sterline
to make a loss of £500 — subire una perdita di 500 sterline
he made a profit/loss — ci ha rimesso/guadagnato
he made £500 on the deal — l'affare gli ha fruttato 500 sterline
5) (reach: destination) arrivare a, (catch: bus, train) prendereto make it — (in time) arrivare, (achieve sth) farcela
sorry, I can't make it to the party — mi dispiace, ma non riesco a venire alla festa
to make good — (succeed) aver successo
6)he's made for life — il suo avvenire è assicurato, è a posto per sempre7) (equal, constitute) fare8)how far do you make it to the village? — quanto pensi che ci sia da qui al paese?what time do you make it? — I make it six o'clock — che ora fai? — io faccio le sei
I make the total cost £1200 — penso che il costo complessivo sia di milleduecento sterline
2. vi1)to make towards the door — dirigersi verso la porta2)3. n2)•- make for- make off- make out- make up -
28 make
A n ( brand) marque f ; what make is your car? de quelle marque est ta voiture? ; what make of computer is it? quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?1 ( create) faire [dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise] ; to make the bed faire le lit ; to make a rule établir une règle ; to make the law faire or édicter fml les lois ; to make sth from faire qch avec ; wine is made from grapes le vin se fait avec du raisin ; to make sth for sb, to make sb sth faire qch pour qn ; to be made for sb être fait pour qn ; to be made for each other être fait l'un pour l'autre ; to make room/the time for sth trouver de la place/du temps pour qch ; to make sth out of faire qch en ; what is it made (out) of? en quoi est-ce fait? ; it's made (out) of gold c'est en or ; to see what sb is made of voir de quoi est fait qn ; let's see what he's made of voyons de quoi il est fait ; show them what you're made of! montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes ○ ! ; to be as clever as they make them être malin comme pas un ○ ; to make A into B faire B à partir de A ; to make fruit into jam faire de la confiture à partir des fruits ; to make a house into apartments transformer une maison en appartements ; made in France/by Macron fabriqué en France/par Macron ; God made man Dieu a créé l'homme ;2 (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies] ; to make sb happy/jealous/popular rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire ; to make sb hungry/thirsty donner faim/soif à qn ; to make oneself available/ill se rendre disponible/malade ; to make oneself heard/understood se faire entendre/comprendre ; to make sth bigger agrandir qch ; to make sth better améliorer qch ; to make sth worse aggraver qch [problem, situation] ; to make sb's cold better soulager le rhume de qn ; to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams faciliter les examens ; to make it easy/possible to do [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire ; that made it easy for me to leave cela a facilité mon départ ;3 ( cause to do) to make sb cry/jump/think faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn ; I made her smile je l'ai fait sourire ; to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I made her forget her problems/lose patience je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience ; it makes me look fat/old ça me grossit/vieillit ; it makes me look ill ça me donne l'air malade ; to make sth do faire que qch fasse ; to make sth happen faire que qch se produise ; to make the story end happily faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien ; to make sth work [person] réussir à faire marcher qch [machine etc] ; to make sth grow/burn [person] réussir à faire pousser/brûler qch ; [chemical, product] faire pousser/brûler qch ; it makes your face look rounder ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond ; it makes her voice sound funny cela lui donne une drôle de voix ;4 (force, compel) to make sb do obliger qn à faire ; they made me (do it) ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé ; to be made to do être obligé or forcé de faire ; he must be made to cooperate il faut qu'il coopère ; to make sb wait/talk faire attendre/parler qn ;5 ( turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb faire de qn qch ; it's been made into a film on en a fait or tiré un film ; to make sb a star faire de qn une vedette ; we made him treasurer on l'a fait trésorier ; we made Tom treasurer on a choisi Tom comme trésorier ; to be made president for life être fait président à vie ; to make sb one's assistant faire de qn son adjoint ; to make a soldier/a monster of sb faire de qn un soldat/un monstre ; it'll make a man of you hum ça fera de toi un homme ; he'll never make a teacher il ne fera jamais un bon professeur ; she'll make a good politician elle fera une fine politicienne ; to make sb a good husband être un bon mari pour qn ; to make sth sth, to make sth of sth faire de qch qch ; to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth faire de qch une habitude/une réussite/une affaire ; do you want to make something of it? ( threatening) tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute? ; to make too much of sth faire tout un plat de qch ○ ; that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe ;6 (add up to, amount to) faire ; three and three make six trois et trois font six ; how much does that make? ça fait combien? ; that makes ten altogether ça fait dix en tout ; that makes five times he's called ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle ;7 ( earn) gagner [salary, amount] ; to make £300 a week gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine ; he makes more in a week than I make in a month il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois ; how much ou what do you think she makes? combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne? ; to make a living gagner sa vie ; to make a profit réaliser des bénéfices ; to make a loss subir des pertes ;8 (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position] ; atteindre [ranking, level] ; faire [speed, distance] ; to make the camp before dark arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit ; to make the six o'clock train attraper le train de six heures ; we'll never make it nous n'y arriverons jamais ; to make the first team entrer dans la première équipe ; to make the charts entrer au hit-parade ; to make the front page of faire la une ○ de [newspaper] ; to make six spades ( in bridge) faire six piques ; to make 295 ( in cricket) faire or marquer 295 ;9 (estimate, say) I make it about 30 kilometres je dirais 30 kilomètres environ ; I make the profit £50 les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling ; I make it five o'clock il est cinq heures à ma montre ; what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu? ; what do you make the distance (to be)? quelle est la distance à ton avis? ; let's make it six o'clock/five dollars disons six heures/cinq dollars ; can we make it a bit later? peut-on dire un peu plus tard? ; what do you make of it? qu'en dis-tu? ; what does she make of him? qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui? ; I don't know what to make of it je ne sais quoi en penser ; I can't make anything of it je n'y comprends rien ;10 ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, day] ; a good wine can make a meal un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas ; it really makes the room [feature, colour] ça rend bien ; that interview made her career as a journalist cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme ; it really made my day ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée ; ‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron ‘allez, vas-y!’ ; to make or break sb/sth décider de l'avenir de qn/qch ;11 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [woman] ;13 Elec fermer [circuit] ;1 ( act) to make as if to do faire comme si on allait faire ; she made as if to kiss him elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser ; he made like ○ he was injured il a fait semblant d'être blessé ;3 ( shuffle cards) battre.to be on the make ○ ( for profit) avoir les dents longues ; ( for sex) être en chasse ○ ; to make it ○ (in career, life) y arriver ; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir ; ( be on time for train etc) y être ; ( have sex) s'envoyer en l'air ○ (with avec) ; I'm afraid I can't make it malheureusement je ne peux pas y aller ; if they don't make it by 10pm s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h.■ make after:▶ make after [sb] poursuivre.■ make at:▶ make at [sb] attaquer (with avec).■ make away with = make off.■ make do:▶ make do faire avec ; to make do with se contenter de qch ;▶ make [sth] do se contenter de.■ make for:▶ make for [sth]1 ( head for) se diriger vers [door, town, home] ;2 ( help create) permettre, assurer [easy life, happy marriage] ;▶ make for [sb]1 ( attack) se jeter sur ;2 ( approach) se diriger vers.■ make good:▶ make good réussir ; a poor boy made good un garçon pauvre qui a réussi ;▶ make good [sth]1 ( make up for) réparer [damage, omission, loss] ; rattraper [lost time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ;2 ( keep) tenir [promise].■ make off filer ○ ; to make off across the fields/towards the town s'enfuir à travers les champs/vers la ville ; to make off with sth/sb se tirer ○ avec qch/qn.■ make out:▶ make out1 ( manage) s'en tirer ○ ; how are you making out? comment ça marche ○ ? ;2 US ( grope) se peloter ○ ;3 ( claim) affirmer (that que) ; he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend ;▶ make out [sth], make [sth] out1 (see, distinguish) distinguer [shape, writing] ;2 ( claim) to make sth out to be prétendre que qch est ;3 (understand, work out) comprendre [puzzle, mystery, character] ; to make out if or whether comprendre si ; I can't make him out je n'arrive pas à le comprendre ;4 ( write out) faire, rédiger [cheque, will, list] ; to make out a cheque GB ou check US to sb faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn ; it is made out to X il est à l'ordre de X ; who shall I make the cheque out to? à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque? ;5 ( expound) to make out a case for sth argumenter en faveur de qch ;▶ make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant] ; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent].■ make over:▶ make over [sth], make [sth] over1 ( transform) transformer [building, appearance] (into en) ;2 ( transfer) céder [property] (to à).■ make towards:▶ make towards [sth/sb] se diriger vers.■ make up:▶ make up1 ( put make-up on) to make oneself up se maquiller ;2 ( after quarrel) se réconcilier (with avec) ;3 to make up for ( compensate for) rattraper [lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay] ; combler [financial loss, deficit] ; compenser [personal loss, bereavement] ;4 to make up to ○ faire de la lèche à ○ [boss, person] ;▶ make up [sth], make [sth] up1 ( invent) inventer [excuse, story] ; you're making it up! tu inventes! ; to make sth up as one goes along inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;2 ( prepare) faire [parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed] ; préparer [prescription] ; composer [type] ; she had the fabric made up into a jacket elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu ;3 ( constitute) faire [whole, personality, society] ; to be made up of être fait or composé de ; to make up 10% of constituer 10% de ;4 ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ; to make the total up to £1,000 compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total ;5 ( put make-up on) maquiller [person, face, eyes] ;6 ( stoke up) alimenter, s'occuper de [fire] ;7 to make it up ( make friends) se réconcilier (with avec) ; I'll make it up to you somehow ( when at fault) j'essaierai de me faire pardonner ; ( when not at fault) je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser.■ make with ○:▶ make it with [sb] se faire ◑. -
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НАКАЛИТЬ/НАКАЛИТЬ АТМОСФЕРУ (где) VP subj: human or abstrto cause a situation to become tense, make people agitatedX накалил атмосферу - X generated tensionатмосфера накалена - the atmosphere has become very heated. -
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ПОВЕРГАТЬ/ПОВЕРГНУТЬ К СТОПАМ (К НОГАМ) чьим or кого obs, lit VP usu. this WO1. \С-600 кого ( subj: usu. human) to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another(of o.s.) to become totally submissive, and show homage to anotherX поверг Y-a к своим стопам - X brought Y to X's feetX поверг себя к Z-овым стопам - X bowed down to ZX prostrated himself before Z X knelt before Z (at Z% feet)....(Ольга) любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1)....She (Olga) gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).2. - что (subj: human or collect) to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that personX поверг Y к ногам Z-a = X laid Y at Vs feet(in refer, to a banner, standard etc) X lowered Y at Vs feet.Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: «старый комедиант» (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a). -
31 накалить атмосферу
• НАКАЛИТЬ/НАКАЛИТЬ АТМОСФЕРУ ( где)[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to cause a situation to become tense, make people agitated:Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > накалить атмосферу
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32 накалять атмосферу
• НАКАЛИТЬ/НАКАЛИТЬ АТМОСФЕРУ ( где)[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to cause a situation to become tense, make people agitated:Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > накалять атмосферу
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33 повергать к ногам
[VP; usu. this WO]=====1. повергать к ногам кого [subj: usu. human]⇒ to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another; (of o.s.) to become totally submissive, and show homage to another:- X knelt before Z < at Vs feet>.♦...[Ольга] любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1)....She [Olga] gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).2. повергать к ногам что [subj: human or collect]⇒ to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that person:- [in refer, to a banner, standard etc] X lowered Y at Vs feet.♦ Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: "старый комедиант" (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повергать к ногам
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34 повергать к стопам
[VP; usu. this WO]=====1. повергать к стопам кого [subj: usu. human]⇒ to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another; (of o.s.) to become totally submissive, and show homage to another:- X knelt before Z < at Vs feet>.♦...[Ольга] любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1)....She [Olga] gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).2. повергать к стопам что [subj: human or collect]⇒ to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that person:- [in refer, to a banner, standard etc] X lowered Y at Vs feet.♦ Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: "старый комедиант" (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повергать к стопам
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35 повергнуть к ногам
[VP; usu. this WO]=====1. повергнуть к ногам кого [subj: usu. human]⇒ to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another; (of o.s.) to become totally submissive, and show homage to another:- X knelt before Z < at Vs feet>.♦...[Ольга] любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1)....She [Olga] gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).2. повергнуть к ногам что [subj: human or collect]⇒ to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that person:- [in refer, to a banner, standard etc] X lowered Y at Vs feet.♦ Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: "старый комедиант" (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повергнуть к ногам
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[VP; usu. this WO]=====1. повергнуть к стопам кого [subj: usu. human]⇒ to cause a person to become totally submissive to oneself or another; (of o.s.) to become totally submissive, and show homage to another:- X knelt before Z < at Vs feet>.♦...[Ольга] любовалась, гордилась этим поверженным к ногам её, её же силою, человеком! (Гончаров 1)....She [Olga] gazed with admiration and pride at this man whom she brought to her feet by her own power (1b).2. повергнуть к стопам что [subj: human or collect]⇒ to present sth. to s.o. as a sign of one's dependence on or submissiveness to that person, or as an offering when requesting sth. of that person:- [in refer, to a banner, standard etc] X lowered Y at Vs feet.♦ Когда на бале Кутузов, по старой екатерининской привычке, при входе государя в бальную залу велел к ногам его повергнуть взятые знамёна, государь неприятно поморщился и проговорил слова, в которых некоторые слышали: "старый комедиант" (Толстой 7). When, in accordance with the custom of Catherine's time, Kutuzov ordered the captured standards to be lowered at the Emperor's feet as he entered the ballroom, the Emperor made a wry face and muttered something, which some people understood as "the old comedian" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повергнуть к стопам
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37 inflame
in'fleim(to cause (feelings etc) to become violent.) inflamar, arder- inflamedtr[ɪn'fleɪm]1) kindle: inflamar, encender2) : inflamar (una herida)3) stir up: encender, provocar, inflamarinflame vi: inflamarsev.• acalorar v.• avivar v.• enardecer v.• encender v.• enconar v.• encorajar v.• inflamar v.• requemar v.ɪn'fleɪma) \<\<person/passion\>\> encender*, inflamar (liter); \<\<situation\>\> exacerbarb) ( Med) inflamar[ɪn'fleɪm]VT1) (Med) [+ wound] inflamar2) (fig) [+ person, feelings] encender, inflamar; [+ situation] exacerbar; [+ conflict] avivar, exacerbarto be inflamed with passion/anger/jealousy — estar inflamado de pasión/ira/celos
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38 परिव्रज्
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39 XOCOLIA
xocolia > xocolih.*\XOCOLIA v.t. tla-, aigrir, rendre quelque chose aigre, acide.Esp., azedar o auinagrar algo. Molina II 160v.Angl., to cause s.th. to become sour, to acidulate s.th. R.Andrews Introd 94.Allem., Sauer machen, (Teig) säuern. SIS 1950,396." tlaxocolia ", elle rend (la nourriture) acide - she sours (the food).Est dit de la mauvaise cuisinière, tlacualchîuhqui. Sah10,53.*\XOCOLIA v.i., aigrir, devenir aigre." noxocolia ", je deviens aigre - I become acid. Sah11,l19 (peut-être pour nino-.)Form: causatif de xocoya. -
40 neutraliseren
v. neutralize, make neutral; counteract; take out of action; become neutral; render without charge (Physics); cause a solution to become neither acidic nor alkaline (Chemistry)
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