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(causing+something)

  • 81 blockage

    [-ki‹]
    noun (something causing a pipe etc to be blocked: a blockage in the pipe.) prop; tilstopning
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    [-ki‹]
    noun (something causing a pipe etc to be blocked: a blockage in the pipe.) prop; tilstopning

    English-Danish dictionary > blockage

  • 82 cloud

    1.
    1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky
    2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sky; sværm
    3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) mørk sky
    2. verb
    1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) blive overskyet
    2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) blive sløret
    3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke
    •
    - cloudy
    - cloudburst
    - under a cloud
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    1.
    1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) sky
    2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) sky; sværm
    3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) mørk sky
    2. verb
    1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) blive overskyet
    2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) blive sløret
    3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) formørke
    •
    - cloudy
    - cloudburst
    - under a cloud

    English-Danish dictionary > cloud

  • 83 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) knibe; nive
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nive
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svie
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) smutte
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) bide
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) snap
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nap; køligt drag
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) nip; tår
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) knibe; nive
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) nive
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) svie
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) smutte
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) bide
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) snap
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) nap; køligt drag
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) nip; tår
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud

    English-Danish dictionary > nip

  • 84 serious

    ['siəriəs]
    1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig
    2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) alvorlig
    3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs
    4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig; farlig
    •
    - seriously
    - take someone or something seriously
    - take seriously
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    ['siəriəs]
    1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) alvorlig
    2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) alvorlig
    3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) seriøs
    4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) alvorlig; farlig
    •
    - seriously
    - take someone or something seriously
    - take seriously

    English-Danish dictionary > serious

  • 85 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare
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    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) undvære
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) afse; afsætte
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) spar
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skåne
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) spare for
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ekstra
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) fri-
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservedel
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservehjul
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

    English-Danish dictionary > spare

  • 86 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lynnedslag; skæbnetilfælde; lykketræf
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) slag
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) strøg
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) slag
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tag; svømning; -svømning
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) pind
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) hjerneblødning; slagtilfælde
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    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryge
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kærtegn; aen
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    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) slag
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lynnedslag; skæbnetilfælde; lykketræf
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) slag
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) strøg
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) slag
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) tag; svømning; -svømning
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) pind
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) hjerneblødning; slagtilfælde
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    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) stryge
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) kærtegn; aen

    English-Danish dictionary > stroke

  • 87 chillar como un loco

    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
    Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
    * * *
    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee

    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

    Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
    Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chillar como un loco

  • 88 desgañitarse

    pron.v.
    to shout one's head off, to scream, to scream one's head off.
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    1 familiar to shout oneself hoarse, shout one's head off
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    verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse
    * * *
    = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    * * *
    verbo pronominal (fam) to shout oneself hoarse
    * * *
    = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

    Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.

    * * *
    ( fam); to shout one's head off ( colloq), to shout oneself hoarse
    * * *

    desgañitarse vr fam to shout oneself hoarse
    * * *
    to scream oneself hoarse
    * * *
    v/r fam
    yell one’s head off fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > desgañitarse

  • 89 fracasar

    v.
    1 to fail (intento, persona).
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    2 to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish anything, to draw a blank.
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    El detective fracasó The detective failed to accomplish anything.
    El proyecto fracasó The project failed.
    Me fracasó el muchacho My boy failed.
    * * *
    1 to fail, be unsuccessful, fall through
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of
    2.
    VI [gen] to fail, be unsuccessful; [plan] to fail, fall through
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.
    Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
    Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex. However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex. This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex. He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex. The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    ----
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.

    Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

    Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.

    * * *
    fracasar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through
    2 «persona» to fail
    como padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a father
    fracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actor
    fracasar EN algo to fail IN sth
    fracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest
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    fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
    to fail
    fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
    ' fracasar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    venirse
    - sonar
    - tronar
    English:
    backfire
    - bomb
    - break down
    - fail
    - fall apart
    - fall through
    - flop
    - founder
    - miserably
    - unstuck
    - back
    - break
    - collapse
    - flat
    - grief
    * * *
    1. [intento] to fail;
    [producto] to be a failure;
    el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe
    2. [persona] to fail;
    fracasó en su intento de obtener un acuerdo he failed in his attempt to get an agreement;
    fracasó como cantante she was a failure as a singer
    * * *
    v/i fail
    * * *
    1) fallar: to fail
    2) : to fall through
    * * *
    1. (en general) to fail
    2. (planes) to fall through [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracasar

  • 90 gritar como un loco

    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    Ex. He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
    Ex. In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
    * * *
    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee

    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

    Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
    Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.

    Spanish-English dictionary > gritar como un loco

  • 91 gritar desaforadamente

    v.
    to scream.
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    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    * * *
    (v.) = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs

    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

    Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > gritar desaforadamente

  • 92 indefenso

    adj.
    undefended, defenceless, defenseless, helpless.
    * * *
    1 defenceless, helpless
    * * *
    (f. - indefensa)
    adj.
    defenseless, helpless
    * * *
    ADJ defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <niño/animal> defenseless*; < fortaleza> undefended
    * * *
    = defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    ----
    * dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.
    * indefensos, los = little guy, the.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <niño/animal> defenseless*; < fortaleza> undefended
    * * *
    = defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    * dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.
    * indefensos, los = little guy, the.

    * * *
    ‹niño/animal› defenseless*; ‹fortaleza› undefended
    * * *

    indefenso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹niño/animal› defenseless( conjugate defenseless);


    ‹ fortaleza› undefended
    indefenso,-a adjetivo defenceless, helpless
    ' indefenso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indefensa
    English:
    defenceless
    - helpless
    - defenseless
    * * *
    indefenso, -a adj
    defenceless
    * * *
    adj defenseless, Br
    defenceless
    * * *
    indefenso, -sa adj
    : defenseless, helpless
    * * *
    indefenso adj defenceless / helpless

    Spanish-English dictionary > indefenso

  • 93 irse a pique

    (barco) to sink 2 (plan, proyecto) to go under, fall through
    ————————
    (barco) to sink 2 (proyecto etc) to fall through
    * * *
    (v.) = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout
    Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex. No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.
    Ex. These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.
    Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    * * *
    (v.) = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout

    Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.

    Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.
    Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.
    Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

    Spanish-English dictionary > irse a pique

  • 94 irse al garete

    (v.) = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout
    Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    * * *
    (v.) = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout

    Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.

    Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.

    Spanish-English dictionary > irse al garete

  • 95 vociferar

    v.
    1 to shout.
    2 to vociferate, to shout, to scream, to blare.
    * * *
    1 to vociferate, shout
    1 to vociferate, shout
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=gritar) to yell, shout
    2) (=jactarse) to proclaim boastfully
    2.
    VI to yell, shout, vociferate frm
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)
    * * *
    = boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.
    Ex. And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.
    Ex. If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
    Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
    Ex. Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.
    Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex. She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex. She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex. By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex. In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex. She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to shout, vociferate (frml)
    * * *
    = boom, howl, mouth off, belt out, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

    Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.

    Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
    Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
    Ex: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.
    Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
    Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
    Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
    Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
    Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
    Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
    Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.

    * * *
    vociferar [A1 ]
    vi
    to shout, yell, vociferate ( frml)
    * * *

    vociferar ( conjugate vociferar) verbo intransitivo
    to shout, vociferate (frml)
    vociferar verbo intransitivo to shout, scream, vociferate
    ' vociferar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vocear
    English:
    bluster
    - bawl
    - storm
    * * *
    to shout
    * * *
    v/i shout
    * * *
    gritar: to shout, to yell

    Spanish-English dictionary > vociferar

  • 96 vulnerable

    adj.
    vulnerable.
    * * *
    1 vulnerable
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ vulnerable (a to)
    * * *
    adjetivo vulnerable
    * * *
    = vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].
    Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    ----
    * dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.
    * hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.
    * mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.
    * * *
    adjetivo vulnerable
    * * *
    = vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].

    Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

    Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    * dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.
    * hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.
    * mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.

    * * *
    vulnerable
    * * *

    vulnerable adjetivo
    vulnerable
    vulnerable adjetivo vulnerable
    ' vulnerable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    vulnerable
    - open
    * * *
    vulnerable
    * * *
    adj vulnerable
    * * *
    : vulnerable

    Spanish-English dictionary > vulnerable

  • 97 operation

    [ɒpə'reɪʃn] noun
    1) (causing to work) (of machine) Bedienung, die; (of lever, brake) Betätigung, die; (of factory, mine, etc.) Betrieb, der; (of bus service etc.) Unterhaltung, die
    2) (way something works) Arbeitsweise, die
    3) (being operative)

    come into operation — [Gesetz, Gebühr usw.:] in Kraft treten

    be in operation — [Maschine, Gerät usw.:] in Betrieb sein; [Service:] zur Verfügung stehen; [Gesetz:] in Kraft sein

    be out of operation — [Maschine, Gerät usw.:] außer Betrieb sein

    4) (performance) Tätigkeit, die

    repeat the operation — das Ganze [noch einmal] wiederholen

    5) (Med.) Operation, die

    have an operation [on one's foot] — [am Fuß] operiert werden

    6) (Mil.) Einsatz, der
    * * *
    1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) das Unternehmen
    2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) der Betrieb
    3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) die Operation
    4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) der Einsatz
    * * *
    op·era·tion
    [ˌɒpərˈeɪʃən, AM ˌɑ:pəˈreɪ-]
    n
    1. no pl (way of functioning) Funktionsweise f, Arbeitsweise f; of a theory Umsetzung f
    the \operation of communism requires people to give up their individual identities der Kommunismus kann nur dann funktionieren, wenn die Menschen ihre Eigenständigkeit aufgeben
    the \operation of gravity keeps us standing on the ground dank der Schwerkraft bleiben wir auf dem Boden stehen
    day-to-day [or everyday] \operation gewöhnlicher Betriebsablauf, Geschäftsgang m
    2. no pl (functioning state) Betrieb m, Einsatz m; LAW Wirksamkeit f
    ▪ to be in \operation machines in Betrieb sein; plan, rule, law wirksam [o in Kraft] sein, gelten
    hours of \operation Geschäftszeiten pl
    by \operation of law kraft Gesetzes
    daily/hourly \operation täglicher/stündlicher Betrieb
    the bus service is in hourly \operation during off-peak times außerhalb der Stoßzeiten fahren die Busse stündlich
    to come into \operation machines in Gang kommen [o Betrieb genommen werden]; plan, rule, law in Kraft treten, wirksam werden
    to put sth into \operation machine etw in Betrieb nehmen; regulations etw anwenden; scheme, plan etw in die Tat umsetzen
    3. (process) Vorgang m
    repairing this old watch is a very delicate \operation das Reparieren dieser alten Uhr ist eine sehr diffizile Angelegenheit
    to undertake an \operation etwas vornehmen, an eine Sache herangehen
    4. (business) Geschäft nt
    his \operation is based in Florida er betreibt seine Geschäfte von Florida aus
    how is the \operation going these days? wie läuft denn der Betrieb jetzt so?
    5. (activity) Unternehmung f, Vorhaben nt
    the company's \operations in West Africa.. die Geschäfte der Firma in West Afrika...; MIL Operation f, Einsatz m
    O\operation Desert Storm Operation Wüstensturm
    rescue \operation Rettungsaktion f
    security \operation Sicherheitsmaßnahmen pl, Einsatz m von Sicherheitskräften
    undercover \operation MIL verdeckte Operation, Geheimeinsatz m
    humanitarian \operation humanitärer Einsatz
    to launch an \operation mit einer Aktion beginnen
    to start \operations on sth die Arbeit an etw dat aufnehmen
    6. (surgery) Operation f
    heart/lung \operation Herz-/Lungenoperation f
    to perform an \operation eine Operation durchführen
    7. FIN [finanzielle] Transaktion
    8. MATH Operation f
    mathematical \operation mathematische Operation, Rechenvorgang m
    * * *
    ["ɒpə'reISən]
    n
    1) (= act of operating as in vi) (of machine, mechanism, system) Funktionieren nt; (of plan) Durchführung f; (of theory) Anwendung f; (= method of functioning) (of machine, organization) Arbeitsweise f; (of system, organ) Funktionsweise f; (of law) Wirkungsweise f

    to be in operation (machine) — in Betrieb sein; (law) in Kraft sein; (plan) durchgeführt werden

    to be out of operation — außer Betrieb sein; ( fig : person ) nicht einsatzfähig sein

    to come into operation (machine) — in Gang kommen; (law) in Kraft treten; (plan) zur Anwendung gelangen

    2) (= act of operating as in vt) (of machine etc) Bedienung f, Handhabung f; (of small mechanism) Betätigung f; (of business) Betreiben nt, Führen nt; (of system, policy) Anwendung f; (of plan, law) Durchführung f; (of route) Bedienung f; (of bus service etc) Unterhaltung f; (of tours) Veranstaltung f
    3) (MED) Operation f (on an +dat)

    to have a serious/heart operation — sich einer schweren Operation/einer Herzoperation unterziehen

    4) (= enterprise) Unternehmen nt, Unternehmung f, Operation f; (= task, stage in undertaking) Arbeitsgang m; (MATH) Rechenvorgang m, Operation f

    to cease/resume operations — den Geschäftsverkehr einstellen/wieder aufnehmen

    5) (ESP MIL: campaign) Operation f, Einsatz m, Unternehmen nt; (in police force etc) Einsatz m
    * * *
    operation [ˌɒpəˈreıʃn; US ˌɑ-] s
    1. Wirken n, Wirkung f ( beide:
    on auf akk)
    2. besonders JUR (Rechts)Wirksamkeit f, Geltung f:
    by operation of law kraft Gesetzes;
    come into operation wirksam werden, in Kraft treten;
    be in operation in Kraft oder wirksam sein
    3. TECH Betrieb m, Tätigkeit f, Lauf m (einer Maschine etc):
    in operation in Betrieb;
    put ( oder set) in (out of) operation in (außer) Betrieb setzen; → academic.ru/60521/ready">ready A 1
    4. besonders TECH
    a) Wirkungs-, Arbeitsweise f
    b) Arbeits(vor)gang m, Verfahren n, (Arbeits)Prozess m:
    operation of thinking fig Denkvorgang, -prozess;
    chemical operation chemischer Prozess;
    operations research WIRTSCH Unternehmensforschung f;
    operations scheduling Arbeitsvorbereitung f, zeitliche Arbeitsplanung
    5. TECH Inbetriebsetzung f, Handhabung f, Bedienung f (einer Maschine etc)
    6. Arbeit f:
    building operations Bauarbeiten
    7. WIRTSCH
    a) Betrieb m:
    continuous operation durchgehender (Tag- und Nacht)Betrieb;
    in operation in Betrieb
    b) Unternehmen n, -nehmung f, Betrieb m:
    c) Geschäft n
    d) (Börse) Transaktion f
    8. MATH Operation f, Ausführung f (einer Rechenvorschrift)
    9. MED Operation f, (chirurgischer) Eingriff:
    operation for appendicitis Blinddarmoperation;
    operation on ( oder to) the neck Halsoperation;
    have an operation operiert werden;
    perform an operation (on sb) (an jemandem) einen (chirurgischen) Eingriff vornehmen;
    major (minor) operation
    a) größere (kleinere oder harmlose) Operation,
    b) umg große Sache, schwere Geburt (Kleinigkeit f)
    10. MIL Operation f, Einsatz m, Unternehmung f, (Angriffs)Unternehmen n:
    air-borne (bes US airlanded) operation Luftlandeunternehmen;
    theater (bes Br theatre) of operations Einsatz-, Operationsgebiet n
    op. abk
    5. optical opt.
    6. opus Op.
    * * *
    [ɒpə'reɪʃn] noun
    1) (causing to work) (of machine) Bedienung, die; (of lever, brake) Betätigung, die; (of factory, mine, etc.) Betrieb, der; (of bus service etc.) Unterhaltung, die
    2) (way something works) Arbeitsweise, die

    come into operation — [Gesetz, Gebühr usw.:] in Kraft treten

    be in operation — [Maschine, Gerät usw.:] in Betrieb sein; [Service:] zur Verfügung stehen; [Gesetz:] in Kraft sein

    be out of operation — [Maschine, Gerät usw.:] außer Betrieb sein

    4) (performance) Tätigkeit, die

    repeat the operation — das Ganze [noch einmal] wiederholen

    5) (Med.) Operation, die

    have an operation [on one's foot] — [am Fuß] operiert werden

    6) (Mil.) Einsatz, der
    * * *
    (surgery) n.
    Operation (Chirurgie) f. n.
    Arbeitsablauf m.
    Arbeitsgang m.
    Bedienung f.
    Betrieb -e m.
    Gang ¨-e m.
    Operation f.
    Tätigkeit f.
    Verfahren n.

    English-german dictionary > operation

  • 98 wretched

    adjective
    1) (miserable) unglücklich

    feel wretched about somebody/something — (be embarrassed) über jemanden/etwas todunglücklich sein

    feel wretched — (be very unwell) sich elend fühlen

    2) (coll.): (damned) elend (abwertend)
    3) (very bad) erbärmlich; miserabel [Wetter]
    4) (causing discomfort) schrecklich [Reise, Erfahrung, Zeit]
    * * *
    ['re id]
    1) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) erbärmlich
    2) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) elend
    * * *
    wretch·ed
    [ˈretʃɪd]
    1. (unhappy) unglücklich, deprimiert
    to feel \wretched sich akk elend fühlen
    2. (very bad) schlimm; state, condition jämmerlich
    she had a \wretched life as a child sie hatte eine schreckliche Kindheit
    to live on a \wretched diet sich akk kärglich ernähren
    3. (to express anger) verflixt
    it's a \wretched nuisance! so ein Mist!
    * * *
    ['retʃɪd]
    adj
    1) elend; conditions, life elend, erbärmlich; clothing erbärmlich; (= unhappy, depressed) (tod)unglücklich

    I feel wretched about having to say no — es tut mir in der Seele weh, dass ich Nein or nein sagen muss

    2) (= very bad) housing conditions, weather, novel, player erbärmlich, miserabel (inf); (inf = damned) verflixt, elend, Mist- (all inf)

    what a wretched thing to do! — so etwas Schäbiges!

    what wretched luck! — was für ein verflixtes or elendes Pech (inf)

    * * *
    wretched [-ıd] adj (adv wretchedly)
    1. elend, unglücklich, auch deprimiert (Person)
    2. erbärmlich, jämmerlich, dürftig, miserabel, schlecht
    3. (gesundheitlich) elend
    4. gemein, niederträchtig
    5. ekelhaft, scheußlich, entsetzlich
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (miserable) unglücklich

    feel wretched about somebody/something — (be embarrassed) über jemanden/etwas todunglücklich sein

    feel wretched — (be very unwell) sich elend fühlen

    2) (coll.): (damned) elend (abwertend)
    3) (very bad) erbärmlich; miserabel [Wetter]
    4) (causing discomfort) schrecklich [Reise, Erfahrung, Zeit]
    * * *
    adj.
    elend adj.

    English-german dictionary > wretched

  • 99 teksif

    "1. inspissation, condensation; thickening; densening; concentration. 2. causing (steam, etc.) to condense. 3. causing (people) to concentrate (in a certain place); concentrating (one´s thoughts) (on a certain subject). 4. opacification; opaquing; making (something) opaque. - etmek 1. /ı/ to inspissate, condense; to thicken; to densen; to concentrate. 2. /ı/ to cause (steam, etc.) to condense, condense. 3. /ı, da/ to cause (people) to congregate (in a certain place); to concentrate (one´s thoughts) (on a certain subject). 4. /ı/ to opacify; to opaque; to make (something) opaque."

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  • 100 günstig

    I Adj. favo(u)rable ( für to); (positiv) auch positive; Moment: opportune; (viel versprechend) promising; (gut) good; Einfluss: beneficial; jemanden günstig stimmen put s.o. in ( oder get s.o. into) the right mood; wäre das nicht günstiger? wouldn’t that be better ( oder more convenient)?; einen günstigen Augenblick abwarten wait for the right moment; zu günstigen Bedingungen WIRTS. on easy terms; im günstigsten Fall at best; günstige Gelegenheit favo(u)rable opportunity, opportune moment; (Schnäppchen) bargain; sich im günstigsten Licht zeigen show o.s. off to one’s best advantage; bei günstigem Verlauf if things go well; bei günstigem Wetter weather permitting
    II Adv. favo(u)rably; positively; günstig abschneiden come off well ( bei in); dort kann man günstig einkaufen they’re quite cheap; sich günstig entwickeln für jemanden work out well for s.o.; günstig gesinnt well-disposed (+ Dat towards); das trifft sich günstig that’s a piece of luck
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    favorable; convenient; propitious; favourable; auspicious; opportune
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    gụ̈ns|tig ['gʏnstɪç]
    1. adj
    favourable (Brit), favorable (US); (zeitlich, bei Reisen etc) convenient; Angebot, Preis etc reasonable, good

    die Fähre um 3 Uhr ist günstiger — the 3 o'clock ferry is more convenient or better

    im günstigsten Licht (lit, fig) — in the most favo(u)rable light

    mit Geschäften und Erholungsmöglichkeiten in günstiger Lage — convenient for shops and recreational facilities

    2. adv
    kaufen, verkaufen for a good price; einkaufen, beziehen at a good price

    jdm etw günstiger geben — to give sb sth at a discount or for less

    jdm/einer Sache günstig gesinnt sein (geh) — to be favourably (Brit) or favorably (US) disposed toward(s) sb/sth

    es trifft sich günstig, dass... — it's very lucky that...

    günstig bei etw abschneiden — to do well in sth, to come out of sth very well

    die Stadt liegt günstig ( für) — the town is well situated (for)

    wie komme ich am günstigsten nach...? — what's the best or easiest way to get to...?

    "Fernseher günstig abzugeben" — " television for sale: bargain price"

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    1) (giving hope of success: You haven't made a very auspicious start to your new job.) auspicious
    2) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) favourable
    3) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) favourable
    5) (suitable; not causing trouble or difficulty: When would it be convenient for me to come?) convenient
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    güns·tig
    [ˈgʏnstɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (zeitlich gut gelegen) convenient
    Mittwoch ist nicht so \günstig Wednesday is not so convenient
    2. (begünstigend) favourable [or AM -orable]
    \günstige Gewinnchancen good chances for profit
    \günstige Tendenzen in der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung favourable trends in economic growth
    3. (preisgünstig) reasonable, good value for money
    II. adv
    1. (preisgünstig) reasonably
    2. (passend, geeignet) favourably
    es trifft sich \günstig, dass it's a stroke of luck that
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    1.
    1) (vorteilhaft) favourable; propitious < sign>; auspicious < moment>; beneficial < influence>; good, reasonable < price>

    bei günstigem Wetter — if the weather is favourable; weather permitting

    2) (wohlwollend) well-disposed; favourably disposed
    2.
    1) (vorteilhaft) favourably

    etwas günstig beeinflussen — have or exert a beneficial influence on something

    etwas günstig kaufen/verkaufen — buy/sell something at a good price

    jemanden/etwas günstig aufnehmen — receive somebody/something well or favourably

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    A. adj favo(u)rable (
    für to); (positiv) auch positive; Moment: opportune; (vielversprechend) promising; (gut) good; Einfluss: beneficial;
    jemanden günstig stimmen put sb in ( oder get sb into) the right mood;
    wäre das nicht günstiger? wouldn’t that be better ( oder more convenient)?;
    einen günstigen Augenblick abwarten wait for the right moment;
    zu günstigen Bedingungen WIRTSCH on easy terms;
    günstige Gelegenheit favo(u)rable opportunity, opportune moment; (Schnäppchen) bargain;
    sich im günstigsten Licht zeigen show o.s. off to one’s best advantage;
    bei günstigem Verlauf if things go well;
    bei günstigem Wetter weather permitting
    B. adv favo(u)rably; positively;
    günstig abschneiden come off well (
    bei in);
    dort kann man günstig einkaufen they’re quite cheap;
    günstig gesinnt well-disposed (+dat towards);
    das trifft sich günstig that’s a piece of luck
    …günstig im adj low-;
    beitragsgünstig Versicherung: with low premiums; Tarif: low-rate;
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    1.
    1) (vorteilhaft) favourable; propitious < sign>; auspicious < moment>; beneficial < influence>; good, reasonable < price>

    bei günstigem Wetter — if the weather is favourable; weather permitting

    2) (wohlwollend) well-disposed; favourably disposed
    2.
    1) (vorteilhaft) favourably

    etwas günstig beeinflussen — have or exert a beneficial influence on something

    etwas günstig kaufen/verkaufen — buy/sell something at a good price

    jemanden/etwas günstig aufnehmen — receive somebody/something well or favourably

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    (für) adj.
    favorable (to)
    (US) adj.
    favourable (to)
    (UK) adj. adj.
    advantageous adj.
    auspicious adj.
    convenient adj.
    favorable (US) adj.
    favourable (UK) adj.
    opportune adj.
    propitious adj. adv.
    auspiciously adv.
    opportunely adv.
    propitiously adv.

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