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81 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
82 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fuego2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) estufa3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fuego4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardor, pasión5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fuego
2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) cocer2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) enardecer, excitar3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire
fire1 n1. fuego / incendio2. fuego3. estufato be on fire estar en llamas / estar ardiendofire2 vb disparartr['faɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) fuego2 (blaze) incendio, fuego3 (heater) estufa4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL fuego2 (questions etc) disparar, bombardear3 (pottery) cocer4 figurative use (stimulate) inflamar, enardecer, excitar, exaltar1 (shoot) disparar (at, sobre), hacer fuego2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL encenderse1 ¡fuego!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfire away! ¡va! ¡adelante!to be on fire estar ardiendo, estar en llamasto be under fire ser atacado,-ato come under fire figurative use ser criticado,-ato catch fire incendiarse, encenderseto open fire abrir fuegoto play with fire jugar con fuegoto set fire to something / set something on fire prender fuego a algo, incendiar algofire alarm alarma de incendiosfire brigade cuerpo de bomberos, los bomberos nombre masculino pluralfire drill simulacro de incendiofire engine camión nombre masculino de bomberosfire escape escalera de incendiosfire exit salida de emergenciafire extinguisher extintor nombre masculinofire hydrant boca de incendiofire raiser incendiario,-afire station parque nombre masculino de bomberos1) ignite, kindle: encender2) enliven: animar, avivar3) dismiss: despedir4) shoot: disparar5) bake: cocer (cerámica)fire n1) : fuego m2) burning: incendio mfire alarm: alarma contra incendiosto be on fire: estar en llamas3) enthusiasm: ardor m, entusiasmo m4) shooting: disparos mpl, fuego mn.• candela s.f.• fogosidad s.f.• fuego s.m.• genio s.m.• hervor s.m.• incendio s.m.• lumbre s.f.• paleta s.f.• quema s.f.• sangre s.m.v.• asestar v.• calentar v.• descargar v.• disparar v.• incendiar v.• tirar v.faɪr, 'faɪə(r)
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1)a) u ( flames) fuego mto be on fire — estar* en llamas, estar* ardiendo
to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender
fire and brimstone — el fuego eterno, los tormentos del infierno
to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda
to play with fire — jugar* con fuego
to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo
b) c ( outdoors) hoguera f, fogata fc) c ( in hearth) fuego m, lumbre f (liter)2) c ( blaze which destroys a building) incendio m; (as interj)fire! — fuego!; (before n)
fire curtain — telón m contra incendios
3) c ( heater) (BrE) estufa f, calentador m4) u ( of guns) fuego mto open fire on somebody/something — abrir* fuego sobre alguien/algo
to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas
to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)
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1)a) \<\<gun/shot\>\> disparar; \<\<rocket\>\> lanzar*b) ( direct)to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien
2) ( dismiss) (colloq) echar, despedir*she was fired — la echaron, la despidieron
3) ( stimulate) \<\<imagination\>\> avivar4) \<\<pottery\>\> cocer*
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vi ( shoot) disparar, hacer* fuegoto fire AT somebody/something — disparar contra alguien/algo, dispararle a alguien/algo
ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!
Phrasal Verbs:- fire off[faɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (=flames) fuego m•
to catch fire — [curtains, furniture] prender fuego; [house] incendiarse; [engine, car] empezar a arderthe aircraft caught fire soon after take off — poco después de despegar se inició un incendio en el avión
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to be on fire — (lit) estar ardiendo; (fig) (with passion, pain) arderto set o.s. on fire — prenderse fuego
- fight fire with fire- play with fire- set the world on fire- go or come through fire and water to do sthsmoke 1., 1)•
to light a fire — encender un fuego or una lumbre3) (=bonfire) hoguera f, fogata f•
to make a fire — hacer una hoguera or una fogata4) (=fireplace) lumbre f, chimenea fcome and sit by the fire — ven y siéntate a la lumbre or a lado de la chimenea
5) (accidental) incendio m•
to be insured against fire — estar asegurado contra incendios6) (=heater) estufa f7) (Mil) fuego mto draw fire — (fig) provocar críticas
the proposed tax has already drawn fire from the opposition — el impuesto propuesto ya ha provocado las críticas de la oposición
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to exchange fire (with sb) — tirotearse (con algn)•
to hold (one's) fire — (lit) no disparar; (fig) esperarhold your fire! — (when already firing) ¡alto al fuego!
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to open fire (on sth/sb) — abrir fuego (sobre algo/algn)•
to be/come under fire — (lit) estar/caer bajo fuego enemigo; (fig) ser atacadothe President's plan came under fire from the opposition — el plan del presidente fue atacado por la oposición
to hang fire —
banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates — los bancos y las sociedades de préstamos hipotecarios dejaron en suspenso los tipos de interés
line I, 1., 11)several projects were hanging fire in his absence — varios proyectos quedaron interrumpidos en su ausencia
8) (=passion) ardor m- have fire in one's belly2. VT1) (=shoot) [+ gun] disparar; [+ missile, arrow] disparar, lanzar; [+ rocket] lanzar; [+ shot] efectuar•
to fire a gun at sb — disparar contra algn•
he fired a question at her — le lanzó una pregunta2) (=operate)gas/oil fired central heating — calefacción f central a or de gas/de petróleo
3) (=set fire to) [+ property, building] incendiar, prender fuego a4) * (=dismiss) echar (a la calle), despediryou're fired! — ¡queda usted despedido!
5) (in kiln) [+ pottery] cocer6) (=stimulate) [+ imagination] estimularfired with enthusiasm/determination, the crowd... — impulsados por el entusiasmo/por la determinación, la multitud...
3. VI1) (Mil) disparar (at a, contra) (on sobre)ready, aim, fire! — ¡atención, apunten, fuego!
2) (Aut) [engine] encenderse, prender (LAm)3) * (=dismiss)see hire 2.4.CPDfire alarm N — alarma f contra or de incendios
fire blanket N — manta f ignífuga
fire brigade, fire department (US) N — cuerpo m de bomberos
fire chief N — (US) jefe(-a) m / f de bomberos
fire curtain N — telón m contra incendios
fire damage N — daños mpl del incendio
the building showed evidence of fire damage — el edificio mostraba signos de haber sufrido un incendio
fire department N (US) — = fire brigade
fire drill N — simulacro m de incendio
fire engine N — coche m de bomberos
fire escape N — escalera f de incendios
fire extinguisher N — extintor m
fire hazard N —
fire hydrant N — boca f de incendios
fire insurance N — seguro m contra incendios
fire irons NPL — utensilios mpl para la chimenea
fire master N — (Scot) jefe m de bomberos
fire practice N — = fire drill
fire prevention N — prevención f de incendios
fire regulations NPL — normas fpl para la prevención de incendios
fire risk N — = fire hazard
fire screen N — pantalla f de chimenea
fire service N — = fire brigade
fire station N — estación f or (Sp) parque m de bomberos
fire tender N — (US) coche m de bomberos
fire tower N — (US) torre f de vigilancia contra incendios
fire trap N — edificio muy peligroso en caso de incendio
fire truck N — (US) coche m de bomberos
fire warden N — (US) persona encargada de la lucha contra incendios
- fire off- fire up* * *[faɪr, 'faɪə(r)]
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1)a) u ( flames) fuego mto be on fire — estar* en llamas, estar* ardiendo
to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender
fire and brimstone — el fuego eterno, los tormentos del infierno
to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda
to play with fire — jugar* con fuego
to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo
b) c ( outdoors) hoguera f, fogata fc) c ( in hearth) fuego m, lumbre f (liter)2) c ( blaze which destroys a building) incendio m; (as interj)fire! — fuego!; (before n)
fire curtain — telón m contra incendios
3) c ( heater) (BrE) estufa f, calentador m4) u ( of guns) fuego mto open fire on somebody/something — abrir* fuego sobre alguien/algo
to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas
to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)
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1)a) \<\<gun/shot\>\> disparar; \<\<rocket\>\> lanzar*b) ( direct)to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien
2) ( dismiss) (colloq) echar, despedir*she was fired — la echaron, la despidieron
3) ( stimulate) \<\<imagination\>\> avivar4) \<\<pottery\>\> cocer*
2.
vi ( shoot) disparar, hacer* fuegoto fire AT somebody/something — disparar contra alguien/algo, dispararle a alguien/algo
ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!
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83 fallar
v.1 to get wrong (equivocar) (respuesta).2 to pass sentence on.3 to fail.este truco nunca falla this trick never failsme fallaron los frenos my brakes didn't workEl chico falló de nuevo The boy failed again.El chico falló la prueba The boy failed the test.El chico le falló a Ricardo The boy failed Richard.Mi plan falló My plan failed.4 to give way.5 to miss.El misil falló el blanco The missile missed the target.6 to resolve, to judge, to rule.Ricardo falló el caso Richard judged the case.7 to fail on, to crash on.Me falla el sistema The system fails on me.* * *1 DERECHO to pass sentence, pass judgement2 (premio) to award a prize1 DERECHO to pass, pronounce2 (premio) to award————————1 (fracasar, no funcionar) to fail2 (puntería) to miss; (plan) to go wrong3 (ceder) to give way, collapse1 (en naipes) to trump* * *verb1) to fail2) miss3) rule* * *1. VI1) [freno] to fail; [plan] to fail, go wrong; [cuerda] to break, give way; [motor] to misfiresi no me falla la memoria — if my memory serves me correctly o right o well
si le das un caramelo se calla, no falla nunca — if you give him a sweet he'll shut up, it never fails
no falla, ya has vuelto a llegar tarde — * I knew it, you're late again
2) (=defraudar)fallar a algn — to let sb down, fail sb
mañana hay reunión, no me falles — there's a meeting tomorrow, don't let me down
3) (Jur) to pass judgmentfallar a favor/en contra de algn — to rule in favour of/against sb, find for/against sb
4) (Naipes) to trump2. VT1) (=errar)2) (Jur) to deliver judgment in3) [+ premio] to award4) (Naipes) to trump* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) juez/juradofallar a or en favor/en contra de alguien — to rule in favor* of/against somebody
2)a) frenos/memoria to fail; planes to go wrongotra vez llegas tarde nunca falla! — you're late again, typical!; (+ me/te/le etc)
a ti te falla/a él le falla — (AmL) (fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)
b) persona (+ me/te/le etc) to let... down2.fallar vt1) < caso> to pronounce judgment in; < premio> to award; < concurso> to decide the result of2) ( errar) to miss* * *= fail, falter, misfire, derail, crash, backfire, come + unstuck.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. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.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. When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.Ex. Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.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. 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.----* no falla = reliable.* sin fallar = without fail.* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) juez/juradofallar a or en favor/en contra de alguien — to rule in favor* of/against somebody
2)a) frenos/memoria to fail; planes to go wrongotra vez llegas tarde nunca falla! — you're late again, typical!; (+ me/te/le etc)
a ti te falla/a él le falla — (AmL) (fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)
b) persona (+ me/te/le etc) to let... down2.fallar vt1) < caso> to pronounce judgment in; < premio> to award; < concurso> to decide the result of2) ( errar) to miss* * *= fail, falter, misfire, derail, crash, backfire, come + unstuck.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: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.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: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.Ex: Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.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: 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.* no falla = reliable.* sin fallar = without fail.* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* * *fallar [A1 ]viA(dictaminar) «juez/jurado»: fallar a or en favor de algn to rule in favor* of sb, to find for sbfallar en contra de algn to rule o find against sbB1 «frenos/memoria» to fail; «planes» to go wrongalgo falló y se estrellaron something went wrong and they crashed(+ me/te/le etc): le falló el corazón his heart failedsi los cálculos no me fallan if my calculations are rightsi la memoria no me falla if my memory serves me wellle falló la puntería his aim was poorme falló el instinto my instinct failed me2 «persona» (+ me/te/le etc) to let … downnos fallaron dos personas two people let us downC (en naipes) to trump, ruff■ fallarvtA ‹caso› to pronounce judgment in; ‹premio› to award; ‹concurso› to decide the result ofB (errar) to missfallé el disparo y di en el árbol I missed and hit the tree* * *
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] fallar a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
2
[ planes] to go wrong;
le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
' fallar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrellarse
- pifiar
English:
adrift
- cert
- conk out
- crash
- fail
- find
- flub
- fluff
- founder
- give out
- go
- inch
- misfire
- miss
- unstuck
- break
- let
- malfunction
- rule
- wrong
* * *♦ vt1. [equivocar] [respuesta] to get wrong;[tiro] to miss2. [sentenciar] to pass sentence on;[premio] to award♦ vi1. [equivocarse] to get it wrong;[no acertar] to miss;sin fallar without fail;este truco nunca falla this trick never fails;¡no falla, en cuanto salimos se pone a llover! it never fails, whenever we go out, it starts raining!;si la memoria no me falla if my memory serves me correctly;Fam Humfallar más que una escopeta de feria: esta impresora falla más que una escopeta de feria this printer is a heap of junk2. [fracasar, flaquear] to fail;[no funcionar] to stop working; [plan] to go wrong;me fallaron los frenos my brakes didn't work;falló el suministro eléctrico there was a power cut;nos fallaron las previsiones our forecasts were outcontigo somos cuatro, no nos falles there'll be four of us if you come, don't let us down4. [quebrarse, ceder] to give way;el cable falló the cable broke o snapped5. [sentenciar]fallar a favor/en contra de alguien to find in favour of/against sb6. [en juegos de cartas] to trump* * *I v/i1 fail2 (no acertar) miss4 JUR find ( en favor de for;en contra de against)5:fallar a alguien let s.o. downII v/t1 JUR pronounce judg(e)ment in2 pregunta get wrong3:fallar el tiro miss* * *fallar vi1) fracasar: to fail, to go wrong2) : to rule (in a court of law)fallar vt1) errar: to miss (a target)2) : to pronounce judgment on* * *fallar vb1. (un tiro) to miss2. (una pregunta) to get wrong4. (no funcionar) to be wrong5. (perder resistencia) to go / to failme fallaron las piernas my legs went / my legs failed mele falla la memoria his memory is going / his memory is failing -
84 respuesta
f.1 answer, reply.en respuesta a in reply torespuesta afirmativa affirmative2 response.3 result, response.4 reaction, action resulting from a stimulus, response, responding.5 riposte, ripost.* * *1 (gen) answer, reply2 (reacción) response\en respuesta a in response to* * *noun f.answer, reply, response* * *SF1) (=contestación) [a pregunta, en examen, test] answer; [a carta, comentario] reply2) (=reacción)a) [ante un estímulo, ataque] responsela inflamación es una respuesta defensiva del organismo — the inflammation is a defensive response of the body
estoy satisfecho de la respuesta positiva del público — I am satisfied with the positive response from the public
b) [a problema] answerla falta de respuesta del gobierno a los problemas medioambientales — the government's failure to answer environmental problems
respuesta inmune, respuesta inmunitaria — immune response
* * *1)a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response2) ( solución) answer, solution* * *= answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.Ex. The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.Ex. CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex. Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex. All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.----* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.* de respuesta breve = short-answer.* de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.* en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.* no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* respuesta inmune = immune response.* respuesta positiva = positive response.* respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* * *1)a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response2) ( solución) answer, solution* * *= answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.Ex: CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex: Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex: All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.* de respuesta breve = short-answer.* de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.* en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.* no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.* número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.* respuesta inmune = immune response.* respuesta positiva = positive response.* respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.* servicio de respuesta = turnaround.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* * *A1 (a una carta, un mensaje) reply, answer, response ( frml)no obtuvo respuesta a su carta she received no reply to her letter2 (reacción) responsela respuesta del gobierno a los disturbios the government's response to the riots3 ( Psic) responseB (solución) answer, solution* * *
respuesta sustantivo femenino
respuesta sustantivo femenino
1 answer, reply: sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo) response
' respuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- atinar
- callada
- corte
- evasiva
- hallar
- incorrecta
- incorrecto
- indigna
- indigno
- inmediatez
- nada
- no
- nunca
- ojalá
- pronta
- pronto
- soplar
- también
- tampoco
- tarascada
- acertar
- acierto
- afirmación
- afirmativo
- algo
- alguien
- antes
- apresurado
- atinado
- brusco
- categórico
- certero
- concluyente
- condescendiente
- contestación
- contundente
- copiar
- correcto
- cortado
- cortante
- cotejar
- definitivo
- desagradable
- desconcertar
- desear
- directo
- endulzar
- equivocado
English:
accurate
- answer
- backlash
- certainly
- concrete
- dark
- do
- grunt
- hazard
- ingenuous
- instantaneous
- name
- neither
- noncommittal
- pained
- prompt
- reply
- response
- retaliation
- right
- snappy
- stock
- straight
- straightforward
- unsatisfactory
- unsympathetic
- wrong
- yes-no question
- positively
- rejection
- will
* * *respuesta nf1. [contestación] answer, reply;[en exámenes] answer;en respuesta a in reply to;respuesta afirmativa affirmative reply2. [reacción] responseBiol respuesta inmunitaria immune response* * *f ( contestación) reply, answer; figresponse;en respuesta a in reply to; fig following* * *respuesta nf: answer, response* * *llamé, pero no obtuve respuesta I rang, but there was no answer2. (solución) answer3. (reacción) response -
85 courant
courant, e [kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjectivea. ( = normal) [dépenses] everyday ; [modèle, taille] standardb. ( = fréquent) commonc. ( = en cours) [année, semaine] current2. masculine nouna. [de cours d'eau, mer, atmosphère] current• courant d'air froid/chaud (Meteorology) cold/warm air currentb. ( = mouvement) movement• on s'est rencontré un soir et le courant est tout de suite passé we met one evening and hit it off straight away (inf)d. ( = cours) dans le courant du mois in the course of the monthe. ► au courant• oui, je suis au courant yes, I know• si jamais ça recommence, tenez-moi au courant if it happens again let me know3. feminine noun* * *kuʀɑ̃
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courante kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( fréquent) [mot, pratique, erreur] common2) ( ordinaire) [langue] everyday; [procédure, fonctionnement] usual, ordinary; Commerce [taille] standard3) ( avec référence temporelle) [semaine, mois, année, prix] current
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nom masculin1) (mouvement de l'eau, de l'air) currentcontre le courant — lit against the current; fig against the tide
suivre le courant — lit to go with the current, to go downstream; fig to go with the flow
remonter le courant — fig to get back on one's feet
2) Électrotechnique currentle courant passe bien entre elle et lui — fig they get on very well
3) ( tendance) trend4) ( déplacement) movement5) ( période)
3.
au courant locution adjective1) ( informé)mettre quelqu'un au courant — to put somebody in the picture, to fill somebody in (de about)
2) ( au fait)pour les questions techniques demande à Paul, il est très au courant — for technical questions ask Paul, he knows all about it
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t courant, -e1. adj1) (= fréquent) commonC'est une erreur courante. — It's a common mistake.
2) (= normal) standardC'est un modèle courant. — It's a standard model.
3) (= en cours) (affaires, dépenses, balance, transactions) currentSee:2. nm1) (électrique) current, powerle courant passe entre fig Le courant passe entre ces deux passionnés de musique. — These two music-lovers get on like a house on fire.
2) [cours d'eau] current3) (= tendance) trendêtre au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to know about
Je ne suis pas au courant de ses projets pour l'été. — I don't know about her plans for the summer.
mettre qn au courant (d'une nouvelle) — to tell sb, (pour un travail) to teach sb the basics, to brief sb
mettre qn au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to tell sb about, [travail] to teach sb the basics of, to brief sb about
se tenir au courant — to keep o.s. up-to-date, to keep up
se tenir au courant de [innovations] — to keep o.s. up-to-date on, to keep up with
J'essaie de me tenir au courant de l'actualité. — I try to keep up with the news.
dans le courant de (= pendant) — during, in the course of
Je le ferai dans le courant de la semaine. — I'll do it some time during the week.
le 10 courant COMMERCE — the 10th inst
* * *I.A adj1 ( fréquent) [mot, pratique, erreur] common; l'expression est de plus en plus courante the expression is becoming increasingly common; il est courant de faire it is common to do;2 ( ordinaire) [langue] everyday; [procédure, fonctionnement] usual, ordinary; Comm [taille] standard;3 ( avec référence temporelle) [semaine, mois, année] current; le 15 du mois courant the 15th of this month, the 15th inst.; bénéfice courant profit for the year.B nm1 ( mouvement de l'eau) current; un courant fort/faible a strong/weak current; il y a beaucoup de courant there's a strong current; nager/ramer contre le courant to swim/to row against the current; aller contre le courant fig to go against the tide; suivre le courant lit to go with the current, to go downstream; fig to go with the flow; remonter le courant [saumon] to swim upstream; [embarcation] to sail against the current; fig [personne, entreprise] to get back on one's feet;3 Électrotech current; courant électrique electric current; il n'y a plus de courant the power has gone off; remettre le courant to switch the power back on; le courant passe lit the power's on; le courant ne passe pas there's no power; le courant passe bien entre elle et lui fig they get on very well; il faut que le courant passe avec le public fig you have to have a good rapport with the audience; certains soirs le courant ne passe pas avec le public fig on some evenings there's just no rapport with the audience;4 ( tendance) trend; un courant culturel/politique/religieux a cultural/political/religious trend; un courant de pensée/d'opinion a current of thought/of opinion;5 ( déplacement) movement; les courants migratoires/de population migratory/population movements; ⇒ plume;6 ( période) dans le courant de in the course of; dans le courant du mois/de l'année/de la journée in the course of the month/of the year/of the day; demain, dans le courant de la journée some time tomorrow.C au courant loc adj1 ( informé) être au courant to know (de qch about sth); tu étais au courant et tu n'as rien dit! you knew and you didn't say anything!; je ne suis pas du tout au courant de ce qu'il veut faire I really don't know what he wants to do; mettre qn au courant to put sb in the picture, to fill sb in (de qch about sth); il serait préférable de les mettre au courant it would be better to put them in the picture; tenir qn au courant to keep sb posted (de qch about sth); tiens-moi au courant de l'affaire, ça m'intéresse keep me posted about the case, I'm interested;2 ( au fait) être très au courant to know all about it; pour les questions techniques demande à Paul, il est très au courant for technical questions ask Paul, he knows all about it; pour un spécialiste il n'a pas l'air très au courant for a specialist he doesn't really seem to know what he's doing; mettre qn au courant to bring sb up to date (de qch on sth); nous vous mettrons au courant du nouveau système we will bring you up to date on the new system; se tenir au courant to keep up to date (de qch on sth); j'essaie de me tenir au courant de ce qui se fait en informatique I'm trying to keep up to date with what's happening in computing.D courante nfcourant d'air draught GB, draft US; faire courant d'air to make a draught (avec with); leur fils est un vrai courant d'air hum their son is never in one place for more than five minutes at a time; courant alternatif, CA alternating current, AC; courant ascendant updraught; courant atmosphérique Aviat air flow; Météo air stream; courant continu, CC direct current, DC; courant descendant Aviat downdraught; courant d'induction or induit Électrotech induction current; courant porteur carrier current.II.courant prép some time in; courant janvier some time in January.Ien anglais courant in everyday ou conversational English3. [normal - modèle, pointure] standard4. [actuel] current————————courante nom féminin(familier) [diarrhée]II[kurɑ̃] nom masculin1. ÉLECTRICITÉcourant alternatif/continu alternating/direct currentb. (figuré) to follow the crowd, to go with the tidenager contre ou remonter le courant3. [dans l'air] currentcourant (atmosphérique) airstream, currentles courants de l'opinion currents ou trends in public opinion————————au courant locution adjectivale[informé]personne/journal bien au courant well-informed person/paperil est parti mais les gens au courant n'ont rien dit he left but those who knew about it ou who were in the know kept quiet————————au courant locution adverbialese tenir au courant to keep abreast of things ou oneself informedmettre quelqu'un au courant to let somebody know, to fill somebody intenir quelqu'un au courant to keep somebody posted ou informed————————au courant de locution prépositionnelle1. [informé de]2. (littéraire) [au fil de]a. [rapidement] to dash something offb. [sans effort] to pen something with easedans le courant de locution prépositionnellein ou during the course of -
86 shoot
I [ʃuːt]2) BE (in hunting) (meeting) partita f. di caccia3) cinem. ripresa f.II 1. [ʃuːt]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)2) (hit with gun) sparare a [person, animal]; (kill) uccidere [person, animal]to be shot in the back — essere colpito o ferito alla schiena
to shoot sb. for desertion — fucilare qcn. per diserzione
to shoot sb. dead — colpire qcn. a morte
to be shot to pieces — colloq. essere crivellato di colpi; fig. essere fatto a pezzi
to shoot questions at sb. — bombardare qcn. di domande
6) (in canoeing) scendere [ rapids]7) (in golf)8) AE giocare a [pool, craps]9) (in hunting) andare a caccia di [ game]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)1) (fire a gun) sparare (at a, contro)to shoot to fame — fig. sfondare
3) cinem. girare5) (in hunting) [ person] andare a caccia3.verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. shot)- shoot up••to shoot a line — colloq. spararla grossa
to shoot oneself in the foot — colloq. darsi la zappa sui piedi
* * *[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) sparare; scoccare2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) sparare, fucilare3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lanciare4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lanciarsi; sbalzare5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) girare6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) tirare7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) cacciare2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) germoglio, getto- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up* * *shoot /ʃu:t/n.2 partita di caccia; battuta; riserva di caccia5 getto d'acqua; zampillo8 (ind. min.) filone● ( sport) shoot-off, spareggio ( nel tiro) □ shoot-out, conflitto (o scontro) a fuoco; sparatoria; regolamento di conti ( tra due bande); (spec. calcio) i rigori ( dopo i tempi supplementari finiti in pareggio) □ (bot.) shoot production, germogliazione □ ( slang) shoot-up, buco (pop.); iniezione di droga.♦ (to) shoot /ʃu:t/(pass. e p. p. shot)A v. t.1 sparare; sparare a (o con); tirare; scaricare ( un'arma da fuoco); ( di un fucile, ecc.) to shoot real bullets, sparare proiettili veri ( non a salve); sparare sul serio; to shoot a gun, sparare con la pistola (o con il cannone); to shoot one's rifle, scaricare il fucile; to shoot sb. dead, sparare a q. uccidendolo; He shot a pheasant and killed it, ha sparato (o ha tirato) a un fagiano e lo ha ucciso; Don't shoot this revolver: it's rusty, non sparare con questa rivoltella: è arrugginita2 andare a caccia di, cacciare, abbattere ( col fucile): He's in Kenya shooting buffaloes [big game], è in Kenya a caccia di bufali [a caccia grossa]3 colpire, ferire, uccidere ( con un'arma da fuoco); ( caccia) cacciare, abbattere: He shot a deer, ha ucciso un cervo; The soldier was shot in the leg, il soldato è stato ferito (o colpito) alla gamba; The killer was shot by the police, il killer è stato abbattuto dalla polizia; to be shot dead, essere ucciso da un colpo d'arma da fuoco6 gettare; lanciare; scagliare; sbalzare; proiettare: to shoot dice, gettare i dadi; to shoot the anchor [a net], gettare l'ancora [una rete]; to shoot sb. a glance, lanciare un'occhiata a q.; to shoot a stone from a sling, lanciare una pietra con la fionda; The driver was shot over the fence, il conducente è stato sbalzato al di là della siepe; The elevator shot me to the top of the skyscraper, l'ascensore mi proiettò in cima al grattacielo8 buttare giù lungo uno scivolo; scaricare (fig.); sbattere: to shoot coal into the cellar, scaricare il carbone in cantina; to shoot rubbish, scaricare l'immondizia10 (fotogr., cinem., TV) riprendere; girare; filmare: to shoot a film, girare un film; to shoot a scene, riprendere una scena11 ( sport nautici) superare, scendere rapidamente: to shoot a bridge, superare un ponte ( passandovi sotto in barca); The canoe shot the rapids safely, la canoa ha superato le rapide indenne12 attraversare velocemente; bruciare (fam.): to shoot the lights, bruciare il semaforo; passare con il rosso14 (al passivo) striare; (fig.) intridere: The ocean was a deep blue shot with violet, l'oceano era di un blu cupo con striature viola; The «Canterbury Tales» are shot with humour, i Racconti di Canterbury sono intrisi di umorismo17 (fam.) fulminare18 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) fare, segnare, mettere a segno, realizzare ( una rete, punti, ecc.): to shoot twenty baskets, fare venti canestri; Jones shot the winning goal, Jones ha segnato il gol della vittoriaB v. i.1 sparare; tirare ( con un'arma da fuoco): This gun won't shoot, questo fucile non spara; Don't shoot!, non sparate!; He shoots indifferently, spara così e così; è un mediocre tiratore; to shoot on sight, sparare a vista; to shoot to kill, sparare sul serio; sparare per uccidere; to shoot straight, sparare diritto; tirare bene3 (fig. fam.) sparare; parlare: «I must talk to you» «Shoot!», «Devo parlarti» «Spara!»; Shoot!, fuori!; sputa il rospo!4 (cinem., TV) girare: When will they begin to shoot?, quando cominciano a girare?6 (fam.) andare a rotta di collo; passare velocemente; saettare; sfrecciare; balzare: The rocket shot across the sky, il razzo ha attraversato il cielo a tutta velocità; An ambulance shot past us, un'ambulanza ci sfrecciò accanto; A squirrel shot into the air, uno scoiattolo è balzato in aria9 (volg.) eiaculare● (fam. USA) to shoot the breeze (o the bull), parlare del più e del meno; fare quattro chiacchiere □ to shoot from the hip, ( di un pistolero) sparare dall'anca ( senza mirare); (fig.) agire (o parlare) per impulso; reagire (o rispondere) di scatto □ (fig.) to shoot one's last arrow, sparare l'ultima cartuccia; usare l'ultima risorsa □ to shoot oneself, spararsi: He shot himself in the head, si è sparato alla testa (o un colpo in testa) □ (fig. fam.) to shoot oneself in the foot, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.) □ ( di un disco, un album, ecc.) to shoot to the top of the charts, balzare (o schizzare) in testa alla classifica □ ( slang USA) Shoot, accidenti!; caspita!; porca miseria! □ I'll be shot if…, ch'io possa essere impiccato se… □ (fam.) to have shot one's bolt ( USA: one's wad), avere sparato tutte le cartucce (fig.); (volg.) essere venuto □ The sun is shooting its rays on the plain, il sole dardeggia la pianura.* * *I [ʃuːt]2) BE (in hunting) (meeting) partita f. di caccia3) cinem. ripresa f.II 1. [ʃuːt]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)2) (hit with gun) sparare a [person, animal]; (kill) uccidere [person, animal]to be shot in the back — essere colpito o ferito alla schiena
to shoot sb. for desertion — fucilare qcn. per diserzione
to shoot sb. dead — colpire qcn. a morte
to be shot to pieces — colloq. essere crivellato di colpi; fig. essere fatto a pezzi
to shoot questions at sb. — bombardare qcn. di domande
6) (in canoeing) scendere [ rapids]7) (in golf)8) AE giocare a [pool, craps]9) (in hunting) andare a caccia di [ game]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)1) (fire a gun) sparare (at a, contro)to shoot to fame — fig. sfondare
3) cinem. girare5) (in hunting) [ person] andare a caccia3.verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. shot)- shoot up••to shoot a line — colloq. spararla grossa
to shoot oneself in the foot — colloq. darsi la zappa sui piedi
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87 order
1. noun1) (sequence) Reihenfolge, dieword order — Wortstellung, die
in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter
put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen
keep something in order — etwas in der richtigen Reihenfolge halten
answer the questions in order — die Fragen der Reihe nach beantworten
out of order — nicht in der richtigen Reihenfolge
2) (normal state) Ordnung, dieput or set something/one's affairs in order — Ordnung in etwas bringen/seine Angelegenheiten ordnen
be/not be in order — in Ordnung/nicht in Ordnung sein (ugs.)
be out of/in order — (not in/in working condition) nicht funktionieren/funktionieren
‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"
in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand
3) in sing. and pl. (command) Anweisung, die; Anordnung, die; (Mil.) Befehl, der; (Law) Beschluss, der; Verfügung, diemy orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...
court order — Gerichtsbeschluss, der
by order of — auf Anordnung (+ Gen.)
4)in order to do something — um etwas zu tun
5) (Commerc.) Auftrag, der ( for über + Akk.); Bestellung, die ( for Gen.); Order, die (Kaufmannsspr.); (to waiter, ordered goods) Bestellung, dieplace an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen
made to order — nach Maß angefertigt, maßgeschneidert [Kleidung]
keep order — Ordnung [be]wahren; see also academic.ru/42004/law">law 2)
7) (Eccl.) Orden, der8)Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!
Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen
point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die
be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein
it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)
be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein
10) (Finance) Order, die[banker's] order — [Bank]anweisung, die
11)order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die
of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...
2. transitive verba scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges
1) (command) befehlen; anordnen; [Richter:] verfügen; verordnen [Arznei, Ruhe usw.]order somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen/(Milit.) jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird
order somebody out of the house — jemanden aus dem Haus weisen
3) (arrange) ordnenPhrasal Verbs:* * *['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) die Anordnung2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) der Auftrag3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) die Bestellung4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordentlicher Zustand5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) die Ordnung6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) die Reihenfolge7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) öffentliche Ordnung8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) die Order9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) die Ordnung10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) der Orden2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) befehlen2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) bestellen3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordnen•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) der/die Sanitäter(in)2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) der Offiziersbursche•- orderliness- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *or·der[ˈɔ:dəʳ, AM ˈɔ:rdɚ]I. NOUNto bring some \order into a system/one's life etwas Ordnung in ein System/sein Leben bringenin \order in Ordnungto leave sth in \order etw in [einem] ordentlichem Zustand hinterlassento put sth in \order etw ordnen [o in Ordnung bringen]to put one's affairs in \order seine Angelegenheiten ordnen [o in Ordnung bringenthe children lined up in \order of age die Kinder stellten sich dem Alter nach aufin \order of preference in der bevorzugten Reihenfolgein alphabetical/chronological/reverse \order in alphabetischer/chronologischer/umgekehrter Reihenfolgeto sort sth in \order of date/importance/price etw nach Datum/Wichtigkeit/Preis sortierento be out of \order durcheinandergeraten seinword \order Wortstellung f\orders are \orders Befehl ist Befehlcourt \order richterliche Verfügung, Gerichtsbeschluss mdoctor's \orders ärztliche Anweisungby \order of the police auf polizeiliche Anordnung hinto give/receive an \order eine Anweisung [o einen Befehl] erteilen/erhaltento take \orders from sb von jdm Anweisungen entgegennehmenI won't take \order from you! du hast mir gar nichts zu befehlen!if you don't learn to take \orders, you're going to have a hard time wenn du nicht lernst, dir etwas sagen zu lassen, wirst du es schwer habenyour \order will be ready in a minute, sir Ihre Bestellung kommt gleich!we'll take three \orders of chicken nuggets wir nehmen drei Mal die Chickennuggetsto take an \order eine Bestellung entgegennehmento be on \order bestellt seinto put in an \order eine Bestellung aufgeben; (to make sth also) einen Auftrag erteilento take an \order eine Bestellung aufnehmen; (to make sth also) einen Auftrag aufnehmenpay to the \order of Mr Smith zahlbar an Herrn Smithmoney \order Postanweisung fmarket \order Bestensauftrag m fachsprstop-loss \order Stop-Loss-Auftrag m fachsprgood-till-canceled \order AM Auftrag m bis auf Widerruffill or kill \order Sofortauftrag m\order! [\order!] please quieten down! Ruhe bitte! seien Sie bitte leise!to be in \order in Ordnung seinis it in \order for me to park my car here? ist es in Ordnung, wenn ich mein Auto hier parke?to be out of \order BRIT ( fam) person sich akk danebenbenehmen fam; behaviour aus dem Rahmen fallen, nicht in Ordnung seinyour behaviour was well out of \order dein Verhalten fiel ziemlich aus dem Rahmen [o war absolut nicht in Ordnung]you were definitely out of \order du hast dich völlig danebenbenommen famto keep [a class in] \order [in einer Klasse] Ordnung wahren; (maintain discipline) die Disziplin [in einer Klasse] aufrechterhaltento restore \order die Ordnung wiederherstellen9. no pl POL, ADMIN (prescribed procedure) Verfahrensweise f; (in the House of Commons) Geschäftsordnung fto bring a meeting to \order eine Sitzung zur Rückkehr zur Tagesordnung aufrufento raise a point of \order eine Anfrage zur Geschäftsordnung habenrules of \order Verfahrensregeln pl\order of service Gottesdienstordnung fto call to \order das Zeichen zum Beginn gebento call a meeting to \order (ask to behave) eine Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen; (open officially) einen Sitzung eröffnento be in good \order sich in gutem Zustand befinden, in einem guten Zustand sein; (work well) in Ordnung sein, gut funktionierento be in working [or running] \order (ready for use) funktionsbereit [o betriebsbereit] sein; (functioning) funktionierento be out of \order (not ready for use) nicht betriebsbereit sein; (not working) nicht funktionieren, kaputt sein fam“out of \order” „außer Betrieb“▪ in \order to do sth um etw zu tunhe came home early in \order to see the children er kam früh nach Hause, um die Kinder zu sehen▪ in \order for... damit...in \order for us to do our work properly, you have to supply us with the parts wenn korrekt arbeiten sollen, müssen Sie uns die Teile liefern▪ in \order that... damit...in \order that you get into college, you have to study hard um aufs College gehen zu können, musst du viel lernen\order [of magnitude] Größenordnung fof a completely different \order (type) völlig anderer Art; (dimension) in einer völlig anderen Größenordnungof [or in] the \order of sth in der Größenordnung einer S. genthis project will cost in the \order of £5000 das Projekt wird ungefähr 500 Pfund kostena new world \order eine neue Weltordnungthe higher/lower \orders die oberen/unteren BevölkerungsschichtenJesuit O\order Jesuitenorden mO\order of the Garters Hosenbandorden mO\order of Merit Verdienstorden mMasonic O\order Freimaurerloge fDoric/Ionic \order dorische/ionische Säulenordnungequations of the second \order Ableitungen erster Ordnung pl▪ \orders pl Weihe fto take the \orders die Weihe empfangen21.▶ to be the \order of the day an der Tagesordnung seinbestellenare you ready to \order? möchten Sie schon bestellen?III. TRANSITIVE VERB▪ to \order sth etw anordnen [o befehlen]police \ordered the disco closed die Polizei ordnete die Schließung der Diskothek an2. (command)▪ to \order sb to do sth jdm befehlen [o jdn anweisen] etw zu tunthe doctor \ordered him to stay in bed der Arzt verordnete ihm Bettruhe▪ to \order sb out jdn zum Verlassen auffordern, jdn hinausbeordern▪ to \order sth etw bestellen5. (arrange)▪ to \order sth etw ordnento \order one's thoughts seine Gedanken ordnen* * *['ɔːdə(r)]1. n1) (= sequence) (Reihen)folge f, (An)ordnung fword order — Wortstellung f, Wortfolge f
are they in order/in the right order? — sind sie geordnet/in der richtigen Reihenfolge?
in order of preference/merit — in der bevorzugten/in der ihren Auszeichnungen entsprechenden Reihenfolge
to be in the wrong order or out of order — durcheinander sein; (one item) nicht am richtigen Platz sein
to get out of order — durcheinandergeraten; (one item) an eine falsche Stelle kommen
See:→ cast2) (= system) Ordnung fhe has no sense of order — er hat kein Gefühl für Systematik or Methode
a new social/political order — eine neue soziale/politische Ordnung
3) (= tidy or satisfactory state) Ordnung fto put or set one's life/affairs in order — Ordnung in sein Leben/seine Angelegenheiten bringen
to keep order — die Ordnung wahren, die Disziplin aufrechterhalten
or the courtroom (US)! — Ruhe im Gerichtssaal!
order, order! — Ruhe!
5) (= working condition) Zustand mto be out of/in order (car, radio, telephone) — nicht funktionieren/funktionieren; (machine, lift also) außer/in Betrieb sein
"out of order" — "außer Betrieb"
See:→ working"no parking/smoking by order" — "Parken/Rauchen verboten!"
"no parking - by order of the Town Council" — "Parken verboten - die Stadtverwaltung"
by order of the minister — auf Anordnung des Ministers
to be under orders to do sth — Instruktionen haben, etw zu tun
until further orders — bis auf weiteren Befehl
to place an order with sb — eine Bestellung bei jdm aufgeben or machen/jdm einen Auftrag geben
to put sth on order — etw in Bestellung/Auftrag geben
8) (FIN)to order — Orderscheck m, Namensscheck m
pay to the order of — zahlbar an (+acc)
9)10)(= correct procedure at meeting PARL ETC)
a point of order — eine Verfahrensfrageto be out of order — gegen die Verfahrensordnung verstoßen; ( Jur : evidence ) unzulässig sein; (fig) aus dem Rahmen fallen
to call sb to order — jdn ermahnen, sich an die Verfahrensordnung zu halten
to call the meeting/delegates to order —
an explanation/a drink would seem to be in order — eine Erklärung/ein Drink wäre angebracht
is it in order for me to go to Paris? — ist es in Ordnung, wenn ich nach Paris fahre?
what's the order of the day? — was steht auf dem Programm (also fig) or auf der Tagesordnung?; (Mil) wie lautet der Tagesbefehl?
12) (MIL: formation) Ordnung f13) (social) Schicht fthe higher/lower orders — die oberen/unteren Schichten
15) orderspl(holy) orders (Eccl) — Weihe(n) f(pl); (of priesthood) Priesterweihe f
16) (= honour, society of knights) Orden mOrder of Merit (Brit) — Verdienstorden m
See:→ garter2. vtto order sb to do sth — jdn etw tun heißen (geh), jdm befehlen or (doctor) verordnen, etw zu tun; (esp Mil) jdn dazu beordern, etw zu tun
to order sb's arrest —
he was ordered to be quiet (in public) the army was ordered to retreat — man befahl ihm, still zu sein er wurde zur Ruhe gerufen dem Heer wurde der Rückzug befohlen
he ordered his gun to be brought (to him) — er ließ sich (dat) sein Gewehr bringen
2) (= direct, arrange) one's affairs, life ordnen3) (COMM ETC) goods, dinner, taxi bestellen; (to be manufactured) ship, suit, machinery etc in Auftrag geben (from sb bei jdm)3. vibestellen* * *order [ˈɔː(r)də(r)]A s1. Ordnung f, geordneter Zustand:love of order Ordnungsliebe f;bring some order into Ordnung bringen in (akk);keep order Ordnung halten; → Bes Redew2. (öffentliche) Ordnung:order was restored die Ordnung wurde wiederhergestelltthe old order was upset die alte Ordnung wurde umgestoßen4. (An)Ordnung f, Reihenfolge f:5. Ordnung f, Aufstellung f:in close (open) order MIL in geschlossener (geöffneter) Ordnung7. PARL etc (Geschäfts)Ordnung f:a call to order ein Ordnungsruf;call to order zur Ordnung rufen;rise to (a point of) order zur Geschäftsordnung sprechen;rule sb out of order jemandem das Wort entziehen;order of the day, order of business Tagesordnung ( → A 10);be the order of the day auf der Tagesordnung stehen (a. fig);pass to the order of the day zur Tagesordnung übergehen8. Zustand m:in bad order nicht in Ordnung, in schlechtem Zustand;in good order in Ordnung, in gutem Zustand9. LING (Satz)Stellung f, Wortfolge forders are orders Befehl ist Befehl;give orders ( oder an order, the order) for sth to be done ( oder that sth [should] be done) Befehl geben, etwas zu tun oder dass etwas getan werde;11. Verfügung f, Befehl m, Auftrag m:order to pay Zahlungsbefehl, -anweisung f;order of remittance Überweisungsauftrag13. Art f, Klasse f, Grad m, Rang m:of a high order von hohem Rang;of quite another order von ganz anderer Art14. MATH Ordnung f, Grad m:equation of the first order Gleichung f ersten Grades15. (Größen)Ordnung f:16. Klasse f, (Gesellschafts)Schicht f:the military order der Soldatenstand17. a) Orden m (Gemeinschaft von Personen)b) (geistlicher) Orden:the Franciscan Order der Franziskanerorden18. Orden m:20. RELa) Weihe(stufe) f:major orders höhere Weihentake (holy) orders die heiligen Weihen empfangen, in den geistlichen Stand treten;be in (holy) orders dem geistlichen Stand angehören21. REL Ordnung f (der Messe etc):order of confession Beichtordnung22. Ordnung f, Chor m (der Engel):23. ARCH (Säulen)Ordnung f:Doric order dorische Säulenordnung24. ARCH Stil ma) auf Bestellung anfertigen,b) nach Maß anfertigen;26. a) Bestellung f (im Restaurant etc):b) umg Portion f27. WIRTSCH Order f (Zahlungsauftrag):pay to sb’s order an jemandes Order zahlen;payable to order zahlbar an Order;own order eigene Order;28. besonders Br Einlassschein m, besonders Freikarte fB v/the ordered the bridge to be built er befahl, die Brücke zu bauen;he ordered him to come er befahl ihm zu kommen, er ließ ihn kommento nach):order sb home jemanden nach Hause schicken;order sb out of one’s house jemanden aus seinem Haus weisen;order sb off the field SPORT jemanden vom Platz stellenorder sb to (stay in) bed jemandem Bettruhe verordnen4. Bücher, ein Glas Bier etc bestellen5. regeln, leiten, führenorder arms! Gewehr ab!7. fig ordnen:order one’s affairs seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen, sein Haus bestellen;an ordered life ein geordnetes LebenC v/i1. befehlen, Befehle geben2. Auftäge erteilen, Bestellungen machen:are you ready to order now? (im Restaurant) haben Sie schon gewählt?;have you ordered yet? (im Restaurant) haben Sie schon bestellt?Besondere Redewendungen: at the order MIL Gewehr bei Fuß;a) befehls- oder auftragsgemäß,a) auf Befehl von (od gen),b) im Auftrag von (od gen),a) in Ordnung (a. fig gut, richtig),b) der Reihe nach, in der richtigen Reihenfolge,c) in Übereinstimmung mit der Geschäftsordnung, zulässig,d) angebracht in order to um zu;the meeting has been adjourned in order for me to prepare my speech damit ich meine Rede vorbereiten kann;in order that … damit …;in short order US umg sofort, unverzüglich;keep in order in Ordnung halten, instand halten;put in order in Ordnung bringen;set in order ordnen;on order WIRTSCHa) auf oder bei Bestellung,b) bestellt, in Auftrag on the order ofa) nach Art von (od gen),a) in Unordnung,b) defekt,c) MED gestört,d) im Widerspruch zur Geschäftsordnung, unzulässig I know I am out of order in saying that … ich weiß, es ist unangebracht, wenn ich sage, dass …;a) bis auf weiteren Befehl,b) bis auf Weiteres ordera) befehlsgemäß,b) auftragsgemäß,c) → A 25,be just under orders nur Befehle ausführen;my orders are to do sth ich habe Befehl, etwas zu tunord. abk1. order2. ordinal3. ordinance4. ordinary gewöhnl.* * *1. noun1) (sequence) Reihenfolge, dieword order — Wortstellung, die
in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter
put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen
2) (normal state) Ordnung, dieput or set something/one's affairs in order — Ordnung in etwas bringen/seine Angelegenheiten ordnen
be/not be in order — in Ordnung/nicht in Ordnung sein (ugs.)
be out of/in order — (not in/in working condition) nicht funktionieren/funktionieren
‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"
in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand
3) in sing. and pl. (command) Anweisung, die; Anordnung, die; (Mil.) Befehl, der; (Law) Beschluss, der; Verfügung, diemy orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...
court order — Gerichtsbeschluss, der
by order of — auf Anordnung (+ Gen.)
4)5) (Commerc.) Auftrag, der ( for über + Akk.); Bestellung, die ( for Gen.); Order, die (Kaufmannsspr.); (to waiter, ordered goods) Bestellung, dieplace an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen
made to order — nach Maß angefertigt, maßgeschneidert [Kleidung]
keep order — Ordnung [be]wahren; see also law 2)
7) (Eccl.) Orden, der8)Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!
Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen
point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die
be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein
it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)
be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein
9) (kind, degree) Klasse, die; Art, die10) (Finance) Order, die[banker's] order — [Bank]anweisung, die
‘pay to the order of...’ — "zahlbar an..." (+ Akk.)
11)order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die
of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...
2. transitive verba scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges
1) (command) befehlen; anordnen; [Richter:] verfügen; verordnen [Arznei, Ruhe usw.]order somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen/(Milit.) jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun
order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird
2) (direct the supply of) bestellen ( from bei); ordern [Kaufmannsspr.]3) (arrange) ordnenPhrasal Verbs:* * *n.Auftrag -¨e m.Befehl -e m.Grad -e m.Kommando -s n.Ordnung -en f. v.anfordern (commerce) v.anordnen v.befehlen v.(§ p.,pp.: befahl, befohlen)bestellen v. -
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1. [ʹkwestʃ(ə)n] n1. вопросto put /to ask/ questions - задавать вопросы [ср. тж. 2, 2)]
to complicate [to entangle] a question - усложнить [запутать] вопрос
to clear /to clarify, to brighten/ a question - внести ясность в вопрос
to bombard smb. with questions, to fire questions at smb. - засыпать кого-л. вопросами
it has often been a question with me whether I can afford it - я часто спрашивал себя, могу ли я себе это позволить
direct [indirect /oblique/] question - грам. прямой [косвенный] вопрос
compound /alternative, double/ question - грам. альтернативный вопрос
2. 1) проблема, дело, обсуждаемый вопросeconomic [social] questions - экономические [социальные] проблемы
an open question - открытый /нерешённый/ вопрос
vexed question - спорный /горячо дебатируемый/ вопрос
an unsettled question - неразрешённый вопрос /-ая проблема/
the question of the day /of the hour/ - наиболее актуальный /злободневный/ вопрос
a topical /urgent/ question - актуальный /насущный; неотложный/ вопрос
the point in question - данный /рассматриваемый/ вопрос
to raise /to open, to bring up/ a question - поднять вопрос
to treat [to solve] a question - рассматривать [разрешать] вопрос
to speak to the question - выступать /говорить/ по существу (вопроса)
to deviate /to depart, to digress/ from a question - уклониться /уйти/ от вопроса
where is the man in question? - где человек, о котором идёт речь?
to go into the question - вникнуть в вопрос, заняться вопросом
to have nothing to do with the question, to be foreign to the question - не иметь отношения к вопросу
this is out of the question - об этом не может быть и речи, это исключено [ср. тж. 3]
the question is - дело в том, что
if it's a question of a few minutes, I'll stay - если это вопрос нескольких минут, то я останусь
the whole question reduces itself to the following - весь вопрос сводится к следующему
2) парл. предложениеthe previous question - предложение о прекращении прений и переходе к обсуждению
to pop the question - сделать /внести/ предложение
to put the question - ставить на голосование [ср. тж. 1]
3. сомнение; возражениеbeyond /out of, past, without/ question - вне (всякого) сомнения, несомненно, безусловно
to call smth. in question - подвергать что-л. сомнению; возражать против чего-л. [ср. тж. 4, 1)]
there is no question of him having been in London in 1958 - он никак не мог быть в Лондоне в 1958 г.
to make no question of smth. - не сомневаться в чём-л., вполне допускать что-л.
this is out of question - это безусловно /бесспорно/ [ср. тж. 2, 1)]
there is no question but that he is honest - его честность не подлежит сомнению, он безусловно честен
4. 1) допрос, следствиеto call smb. in question - подвергать кого-л. допросу, допрашивать кого-л.; отдавать кого-л. под суд [ср. тж. 3]
2) ист. пыткаto put smb. to the question - подвергать кого-л. пытке, пытать кого-л.
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question! - а) ближе к делу! (обращение председателя собрания к выступающему, если последний отклоняется от обсуждаемого вопроса); б) это ещё вопрос!2. [ʹkwestʃ(ə)n] vask no questions and you will be told no lies - посл. не задавай вопросов и не услышишь лжи
1. 1) спрашивать, задавать вопросы; расспрашиватьhe questioned me closely about what I had seen - он подробно расспросил меня о том, что я видел
2) допрашивать; опрашивать2. подвергать сомнению, сомневаться, ставить под вопросto question smb.'s right to smth. - ставить под сомнение чьё-л. право на что-л.
he never questioned her being twenty-one - ему и в голову не приходило сомневаться в том, что ей 21 год
to question the truth of his story - не быть уверенным в правдивости его рассказа
I question whether he is right - я не уверен, что он прав
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question ['kwestʃən]1 noun∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;∎ what a question! quelle question!;∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;∎ the Jewish question la question juive;∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;∎ that is the question voilà la question;∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français -
90 indirect
[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirekte2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) undvigende; indirekte3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirekte; side-; bi-•- indirect object
- indirect speech* * *[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirekte2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) undvigende; indirekte3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirekte; side-; bi-•- indirect object
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91 esforzarse por conseguir
(v.) = strive for, work toward(s)Ex. With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.Ex. Library staff can work towards this by putting themselves in the position of the users.* * *(v.) = strive for, work toward(s)Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
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92 esforzarse por lograr
(v.) = strive forEx. With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.* * *(v.) = strive forEx: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
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93 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* * *verb1) to fail2) collapse* * *1.VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of2.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 ]vi1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through2 «persona» to failcomo padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a fatherfracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actorfracasar EN algo to fail IN sthfracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest* * *
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
* * *fracasar vi1. [intento] to fail;[producto] to be a failure;el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe2. [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* * *fracasar vi1) fallar: to fail2) : to fall through* * *fracasar vb1. (en general) to fail -
94 indicador
adj.indicating, indicative.m.1 indicator, pointer, arrow, gauge.2 indicator, marker, predictor.3 flag, tag.4 indicant.5 puntero.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) which indicates, indicating\indicador económico economic indicator* * *noun m.1) gauge2) indicator* * *1.ADJpapel 1)2. SM1) (=señal) signel que la novela tenga un premio no es un indicador de su calidad — the fact that it has won a prize doesn't mean it's a quality novel
2) (Téc) (=aparato) gauge, gage (EEUU); (=aguja) pointerindicador de dirección — (Aut) indicator
indicador del nivel de gasolina — (Aut) fuel gauge
indicador del nivel del aceite — (Aut) oil gauge
indicador de velocidad — (Aut) speedometer
3) (Econ) indicator; (Bolsa) index4) (Inform) flag* * *I- dora adjetivo warningIIseñal indicadora de peligro — danger o warning sign
1) (Auto)a) ( señal de tráfico) signb) ( dispositivo) gaugeindicador del aceite/de la gasolina — oil pressure/fuel gauge
2) (Inf) flag* * *= guide card, indicator, measure, pointer, predictor, sign, tell-tale [telltale], tracing, marker, metric, indicant, tracer, bellwether.Ex. Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.Ex. To indicate from which field a given work was Cuttered, these second indicators could be further redefined = Para indicar de qué campo se le había asignado la marca de Cutter a una obra, se podían delimitar aún más estos segundos indicadores.Ex. One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.Ex. Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.Ex. If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. The word tracing is used to denote the identification within an authority entry of all variant and related headings from which references have been made to the authority heading itself.Ex. Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).Ex. The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.Ex. Productivity, it is speculated, may be a good indicant of academic socialization.Ex. The article is entitled 'Drivers and tracers of business process changes'.Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.----* indicador bibliométrico = bibliometric indicator.* indicador cientométrico = scientometric indicator.* indicador cualitativo = qualitative indicator.* indicador cuantitativo = quantitative indicator.* indicador de campo = field indicator.* indicador de citas = citation indicator.* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* indicador de contenido = content designator.* indicador de dirección = signpost.* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.* indicador de estar listo = screen prompt.* indicador de faceta = facet indicator.* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.* indicador de impacto = impact indicator.* indicador de la eficiencia = efficiency indicator.* indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.* indicador de producción = output indicator.* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.* indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.* indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.* indicadores de rendimiento = performance criteria, benchmark figures.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* señal indicadora = signpost.* * *I- dora adjetivo warningIIseñal indicadora de peligro — danger o warning sign
1) (Auto)a) ( señal de tráfico) signb) ( dispositivo) gaugeindicador del aceite/de la gasolina — oil pressure/fuel gauge
2) (Inf) flag* * *= guide card, indicator, measure, pointer, predictor, sign, tell-tale [telltale], tracing, marker, metric, indicant, tracer, bellwether.Ex: Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.
Ex: To indicate from which field a given work was Cuttered, these second indicators could be further redefined = Para indicar de qué campo se le había asignado la marca de Cutter a una obra, se podían delimitar aún más estos segundos indicadores.Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.Ex: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: The word tracing is used to denote the identification within an authority entry of all variant and related headings from which references have been made to the authority heading itself.Ex: Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics ( markers, connectors, indicators).Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.Ex: Productivity, it is speculated, may be a good indicant of academic socialization.Ex: The article is entitled 'Drivers and tracers of business process changes'.Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.* indicador bibliométrico = bibliometric indicator.* indicador cientométrico = scientometric indicator.* indicador cualitativo = qualitative indicator.* indicador cuantitativo = quantitative indicator.* indicador de campo = field indicator.* indicador de citas = citation indicator.* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.* indicador de contenido = content designator.* indicador de dirección = signpost.* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.* indicador de estar listo = screen prompt.* indicador de faceta = facet indicator.* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.* indicador de impacto = impact indicator.* indicador de la eficiencia = efficiency indicator.* indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.* indicador de producción = output indicator.* indicador de relación = relation indicator, relational operator, role operator.* indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.* indicador de resultados = outcome indicator.* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.* indicadores de rendimiento = performance criteria, benchmark figures.* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.* señal indicadora = signpost.* * *warningseñal indicadora de peligro danger o warning signA ( Auto)1 (señal de tráfico) sign2 (dispositivo) gaugeindicador del aceite oil pressure gaugeindicador del nivel de la gasolina fuel gaugeindicador de la velocidad del viento wind speed indicatorCompuestos:indicatorspeedometerB ( Econ) indicatorC ( Inf) flag* * *
indicador sustantivo masculino (Auto)a) tb
indicador,-ora sustantivo masculino
1 indicator
2 Téc gauge, dial, meter
Auto indicador del nivel de gasolina, petrol gauge
Auto indicador de velocidad, speedometer
' indicador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indicadora
English:
gauge
- indicator
- oil gauge
- read
- reading
- register
- signpost
- telltale
- M
- marker
- pointer
- speedometer
* * *indicador, -ora♦ adjindicating;siga las flechas indicadoras follow the arrows;encontrarás un cartel indicador you'll find a sign showing the way♦ nm1. [signo] indicator;los principales indicadores bursátiles the main stock market indicators;ese fallo es un indicador de la poca calidad del producto that fault shows the poor quality of the productindicador económico economic indicator2.3. Tec gauge, meterindicador del nivel de aceite oil gauge;indicador de nivel de gasolina fuel gauge, Br petrol gauge;indicador de velocidad speedometer* * *m indicator* * *indicador nm1) : gauge, dial, meter2) : indicatorindicadores económicos: economic indicators* * * -
95 infrecuente
adj.infrequent.no es infrecuente it's not uncommon o unusual* * *► adjetivo1 infrequent* * *ADJ infrequent* * *adjetivo infrequent* * *= infrequent.Ex. With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.* * *adjetivo infrequent* * *= infrequent.Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
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96 mordaz
adj.1 caustic, biting.2 sarcastic, bitter, biting, bitterly severe.3 mordant, biting, sour, stinging.* * *1 mordant, sarcastic* * *adj.sarcastic, biting* * *ADJ [crítica, persona] sharp, scathing; [estilo] incisive; [humor] caustic* * ** * *= trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.----* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* * ** * *= trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* * *‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic, incisive; ‹crítica› sharp, scathing* * *
mordaz adjetivo ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic;
‹ crítica› sharp, scathing
mordaz adjetivo biting, scathing: me gusta leer sus mordaces comentarios acerca de los programas de la tele, I like reading his biting commentary on TV programmes
' mordaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corrosiva
- corrosivo
- afilado
English:
abrasive
- acid
- barbed
- biting
- caustic
- cutting
- damning
- denunciation
- incisive
- pointed
- scathing
- sharp
- dry
- dryness
* * *mordaz adjcaustic* * *adj biting, sharp* * *mordaz adj: caustic, scathing -
97 oportunidad de oro
(n.) = golden opportunityEx. 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.* * *(n.) = golden opportunityEx: 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.
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98 oportunidad única
(n.) = golden opportunityEx. 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.* * *(n.) = golden opportunityEx: 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.
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99 perfección
f.perfection, completion, refinement.* * *1 perfection\a la perfección perfectly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) perfection2) (=acto) completion* * *femenino perfection* * *= perfection.Ex. With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.----* a la perfección = superbly.* amor por la perfección = love of perfection.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* pináculo de la perfección, el = pinnacle of perfection, the.* * *femenino perfection* * *= perfection.Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
* a la perfección = superbly.* amor por la perfección = love of perfection.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* pináculo de la perfección, el = pinnacle of perfection, the.* * *perfectionhabla francés a la perfección she speaks perfect Frenchlo hizo con toda perfección he did it perfectly o to perfection* * *
perfección sustantivo femenino
perfection;
perfección sustantivo femenino perfection: habla inglés a la perfección, he speaks perfect English
llevó el sistema a la perfección, he has got the system down to a T
' perfección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compaginarse
- sazón
- compenetrarse
English:
development
- ideally
- perfection
- perfectly
- single-minded
- fine
- turn
* * *perfección nfperfection;es de una gran perfección it's exceptionally good;a la perfección perfectly;habla inglés a la perfección she speaks perfect English* * *f perfection;a la perfección perfectly, to perfection* * ** * *perfección n perfection -
100 poco frecuente
adj.infrequent, rare, uncommon.* * *(adj.) = infrequentEx. With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.* * *(adj.) = infrequentEx: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
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