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turn [tɜ:n]tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)A.(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversésB.∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres(c) (release, let loose)∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ(d) (go round → corner) tourner(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes(f) (do, perform) faire;∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la chevilleC.∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages(b) (make bad, affect)∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;∎ Military right turn! à droite!;∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;∎ he turned red il a rougi;∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé3 noun(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle(g) (action, deed)∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin(k) (tendency, style)∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à proposAmerican turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant mse retourner contre, s'en prendre à∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucheralso figurative écarter, détourner∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travailse détourner;∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice➲ turn in(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record(a) (feet, toes)∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même➲ turn off(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute(a) (leave road) tourner;∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement➲ turn on(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue□ ;∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste(attack) attaquer;∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol(take drugs) se droguer(a) (switch on) s'allumer;∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non➲ turn out∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut(g) (police, troops) envoyer;∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine(f) (search through) fouiller(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler□, dévaliser□ ; (→ store) dévaliser□ ; (→ house) cambrioler□(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer(c) (when reading) tourner;∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?(b) (quantity of work) traiter∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite(d) (sentence, idea) retourner∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet➲ turn up(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet(e) (uncover → card) retourner∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux -
2 cut
1. n порез; разрезcut set — разрез; сечение
2. n резаная рана3. n резаниеresultant cut surface — поверхность, обработанная резанием
4. n глубина резания5. n спец. разрез; пропил; выемка6. n спец. канал; кювет7. n спец. насечка8. n спец. сильный удар9. n спец. отрезанный кусок; вырезка; срезa cut from the joint — вырезка, филей
10. n спец. настриг11. n спец. отрез12. n спец. отрезок13. n спец. очертание, абрис, контур14. n спец. профиль15. n спец. покрой16. n спец. стрижка, фасон стрижкиcrew cut — мужская короткая стрижка «ёжик»
poodle cut — короткая женская стрижка «пудель»
17. n спец. сокращение, снижение; уменьшениеtax cut — сокращение налогов; уменьшение налоговых ставок
18. n спец. сокращение; вырезка части текста; купюраcut out — вырезать; делать вырезки
to cut down — отрезать, нарезать на части
19. n спец. путь напрямик, кратчайший путьto take a short cut — пойти кратчайшим оскорбление, выпад; насмешка; удар
to cut off a corner — срезать угол, пойти напрямик
20. n спец. разг. прекращение знакомства21. n спец. разг. пропускattendance was compulsory, and no cuts were allowed — посещение было обязательным, и никакие пропуски не разрешались
22. n спец. разг. доля23. n спец. разг. отдельный номер на долгоиграющей пластинке24. n проф. грамзапись25. n проф. сеанс грамзаписи26. n проф. гравюра на дереве27. n проф. карт. снятие28. n проф. кино монтажный кадр29. n проф. пролёт моста30. n проф. хим. погон, фракция31. n проф. захват32. n проф. ж. -д. отцеп33. n проф. горн. выруб34. n проф. эл. отключение нагрузки35. n проф. австрал. новозел. отделённая часть стада36. n проф. австрал. новозел. разг. телесное наказание37. n спорт. удар мяча на правую сторону поля38. n спорт. срезка мячаa cut and thrust — пикировка, оживлённый спор
39. a разрезанный; срезанный; порезанныйcut in strips — разрезать на полосы; разрезанный на полосы
40. a скроенный41. a шлифованный; гранёный42. a сниженный, уменьшенныйcut down — выторговать; убедить снизить цену
43. a кастрированный44. a разг. подвыпивший45. a сл. разведённый, разбавленный; с примесями, нечистый46. v резать, разрезать47. v нанести резаную рану48. v резатьсяthe butter was frozen hard and did not cut easily — масло сильно замёрзло, и его трудно было резать
49. v срезать, отрезатьto cut off — отрезать, обрезать
50. v нарезать51. v стричь, подстригать52. v сокращать, снижать; уменьшать53. v сокращать путь, брать наперерезcut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину
54. v сокращать, урезывать; делать купюру55. v вырезатьcut and paste — "вырезать и вставлять"
56. v кроить57. v ударить; причинить острую боль58. v огорчать, обижать; ранить59. v пересекать, перекрещивать60. v перегрызать, прогрызать61. v разг. удирать, убегать62. v разг. резко изменить направление, побежать в другую сторону63. v разг. переставать, прекращать64. v разг. амер. лишать политической поддержки; голосовать против, вычеркнуть кандидатуру65. v разг. разг. не замечать, не узнавать, игнорироватьI took off my hat to her but he cut me dead — я поклонился ей, но она сделала вид, что не замечает меня
66. v разг. карт. сниматьto cut for deal — снимать колоду для того, чтобы определить, кто должен сдавать
67. v разг. делать антраша68. v разг. жив. выделяться, выступать слишком резкоcolours that cut — цвета, которые режут глаз
69. v разг. новозел. разг. кончать, заканчивать, докончить70. v тех. обрабатывать режущим инструментом, снимать стружку71. v тех. полигр. обрезать книжный блокcut off — обрезать, отрезать, отрубать, отсекать
72. v тех. сверлить, бурить73. v тех. стр. тесать, стёсывать74. v тех. эл. отключать, отсоединять75. v тех. радио76. v тех. отстраиваться77. v тех. переключать с одной программы на другуюподрубать, делать вруб
78. v тех. вет. засекаться79. n редк. жребийСинонимический ряд:1. thin (adj.) dilute; diluted; thin; watered-down; watery; weak2. abatement (noun) abatement; curtailment; decrease; reduction3. fashion (noun) fashion; form; garb; kind; mode; sort; stamp; style4. furrow (noun) ditch; furrow; hollow; trench5. incision (noun) channel; incision; nip; passage; pierce; rent; stab; trim; wound6. part (noun) division; member; moiety; parcel; part; piece; portion; section; segment7. share (noun) allotment; allowance; bite; lot; partage; quota; share8. slice (noun) gash; slash; slice; slit; split9. slight (noun) rebuff; slight; snub10. type (noun) breed; cast; caste; character; class; description; feather; ilk; kidney; manner; mold; mould; nature; order; persuasion; species; stripe; type; variety; way11. bisect (verb) bisect; cross; divide; intersect12. carve (verb) carve; cleave; dissect; dissever; sever; split; sunder13. carved (verb) carved; cleaved or clove/cleaved; dissected; dissevered; severed; sundered14. clipped (verb) clipped; cropped; lowered; marked down; mowed/mowed or mown; pared; pruned; reduced; shaved/shaved or shaven; sheared/sheared or shorn; trimmed15. cold-shoulder (verb) cold-shoulder; ostracize; snob; snub16. cut off (verb) crop; cut off; guillotine; lop; lop off; truncate17. delete (verb) delete; omit18. diluted (verb) diluted; thinned; weakened19. fell (verb) chop; fell; hew; hewed20. felled (verb) chopped; felled; hewed/hewed or hewn21. gashed (verb) gashed; incised; pierced; slashed; sliced22. harvest (verb) harvest; mow; reap23. hollow out (verb) dig; disembowel; eviscerate; excavate; excise; hollow out24. insult (verb) hurt; insult; move; slight; touch; wound25. make (verb) facet; fashion; make; sculpt; whittle26. operate (verb) open up; operate27. operated (verb) opened up; operated28. ostracized (verb) ostracized; snubbed29. penetrate (verb) claw; gash; incise; lance; penetrate; pierce; score; scratch; slash; slit30. reduce (verb) cut down; diminish; lessen; lopped; lower; mark down; pare; reduce; shave; shorn31. sheer (verb) sheer; skew; slue; swerve; veer; yawed32. shorten (verb) abbreviate; abridge; bob; condense; curtail; cut back; retrench; shorten33. shortened (verb) abbreviated; abridged; curtailed; retrenched; shortened34. shun (verb) rebuff; shun; spurn35. skip (verb) skip36. slice (verb) chisel; haggle; mangle; rive; slice37. thin (verb) attenuate; dilute; dissolve; thin; water; water down; weaken38. trim (verb) clip; prune; shear; skive; snip; trimАнтонимический ряд:expand; include; increase -
3 short
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1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo
2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list
3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of
short adj1. corto2. bajoto be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo
short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - waytr[ʃɔːt]1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a3 (deficient) escaso,-a■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve1 (abruptly) bruscamente1 (drink) copa, chupito2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat short notice con poca antelaciónfor short para abreviarin short en pocas palabrasin the short term a corto plazoshort and sweet cortito,-ashort of a menos que, salvo que■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavaboto be in short supply haber escasez de, escasearto be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el alientoto be short on something tener poco,-a de algo■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tactoto cut somebody short interrumpir a alguiento cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algoto fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobiernoto get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguiento have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarradoto give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exactoto go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comidato run short of something acabarse algoshort circuit cortocircuitoshort list lista de preseleccionadosshort order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápidashort story cuentoshort time jornada reducidashort wave onda cortashort ['ʃɔrt] adv1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamentethe car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco2)to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse cortoshort adj1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)2) brief: cortoshort and sweet: corto y buenoa short time ago: hace poco3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólarshort n1) shorts npl: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosn.• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)n.• cortometraje s.m.adj.• bajo, -a adj.• breve adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto (Electricidad) adj.• falto, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.adv.• brevemente adv.• de menos adv.n.• chaparro s.m.• cruce s.m.• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
II
1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
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1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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1.
intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs:[ʃɔːt]1. ADJ(compar shorter) (superl shortest)1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flacoit was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
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the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...•
the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos•
to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa•
in short order — en breve, en seguida•
a short time ago — hace pocoto work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida
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a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos- make short work of sth2) (=insufficient) escasoI'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras
bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo
we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
•
to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn•
gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro3)• short of (=less than) —
short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras
nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle
4) (=concise) corto, breve•
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
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in short — en pocas palabras, en resumenlong I, 3., 1)in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco•
to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio•
to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad6) [pastry] quebradizo2. ADV1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en secoto stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco
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to come short of — no alcanzar•
to cut sth short — suspender algo•
to fall short of — no alcanzarto fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
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to go short of — pasarse sin•
we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
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to sell short — vender al descubiertoto sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn
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to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar aI'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera
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to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter3) (=except)short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...
3. N1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts4.VT, VI(Elec) = short-circuit 2.5.CPDshort list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short message service N, short message system N — SMS m
short sight N — miopía f
to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista
short story N — cuento m
short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos
short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta
* * *[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
II
1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
III
1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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1.
intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs: -
4 range
I1. [reındʒ] n1. 1) ряд, линия (зданий и т. п.); цепь, вереницаrange work - стр. рядовая кладка
2) серия, рядthe whole range of events - целая цепь /весь ход/ событий
3) редк. строй, шеренга (людей, животных)2. линия; направлениеthe range of the strata is east and west - пласты простираются на восток и запад
3. сфера, зона; область, круг; поле, аренаthe range of a science - предмет /область/ какой-л. науки
a wide range of interests - разнообразные интересы; широкий круг интересов
the thorniest question in the whole range of politics - самый острый вопрос всей политической жизни
a piece that is not within my range - (музыкальная) пьеса, выходящая за пределы моих возможностей
4. 1) пределы (особ. колебаний, изменений)2) эк. изменение, колебание, движение (курсов, цен)price range - движение /колебание/ цен /курсов/
3) размах4) физ. размах колебанийthe range of a voice [of a musical instrument] - диапазон голоса [музыкального инструмента]
mean range of the tide - гидр. средняя амплитуда приливов и отливов
5. 1) протяжение, пространство; пределы2) спец. радиус действия; предел применения; досягаемостьvisual range - а) дальность видимости; б) частотный диапазон видимого излучения, оптический диапазон
aural range - а) дальность слышимости; б) частотный диапазон слышимых звуков; в) зона слышимости
range of vision - кругозор, поле зрения, обзор
3) спец. диапазонfrequency range - радио диапазон частот, частотный диапазон
range of contrast - фото, тлв. диапазон контрастности
4) спец. чувствительность (дозиметра и т. п.)5) спец. мощность (телескопа и т. п.)6) мат. область значений функций6. 1) дальность; расстояние, дистанцияrange estimation - воен. определение расстояния на глаз
range of visibility - дальность видимости [ср. тж. 5, 2)]
at close range - а) на небольшом расстоянии; близко; б) в упор
at long range - на большом расстоянии; далеко; издали
to find /to take/ a range - определять расстояние ( на местности); определять дальность
to be within effective range - воен. находиться в пределах дальности действительного огня (артиллерии и т. п.)
2) радио дальность передачи3) воен. дальнобойность, дальность (действия; тж. range capacity, range capability)combat /operational/ [intercontinental, long, medium, intermediate, short] range - боевая [межконтинентальная, большая, средняя, промежуточная, малая] дальность
within [beyond] striking range - в пределах [вне пределов] досягаемости /возможности нанесения удара/
4) воен. прицелrange angle - воен. угол прицеливания ( при бомбометании)
range setting - воен. установка прицела
to lengthen [to shorten, to correct] the range - удлинить [сократить, изменить] прицел
7. переход с места на место; блуждание (часто перен.)free range - полный простор, полная свобода
8. 1) открытая местность, степь2) охотничье угодье3) с.-х. неогороженное пастбище9. ассортимент, сортамент; номенклатураrange of commodities /of items/ - ассортимент /номенклатура/ ( товаров)
a large range of motor-cars for sale - в продаже большой выбор автомобилей
a narrow range of choice - ограниченный выбор; ≅ не из чего выбирать
full range of sizes - ≅ имеются все размеры
10. геол. горный кряж, горная система11. спец. шкалаaperture range - фото шкала диафрагм
tonal range - полигр. градационная шкала; диапазон тональности
12. биол.2) период существования на Земле (растения, животного)13. редк. класс, слой ( общества)14. физ. длина пробега, пробег ( частиц)final [linear, mean] range - конечный [линейный, средний] пробег
15. спец.1) степеньreduction range - полигр., фото величина уменьшения
range of magnification - полигр., фото величина увеличения
2) класс, разряд16. спорт. направление атаки ( в боксе)17. мор. ряд портов, порты18. мор. створ19. воен. полигон, стрельбище (тж. range area); тирrange practice - стрельбы, огневая подготовка
20. воен. относ ( бомбы)21. амер. геод. меридианный ряд населённых пунктов22. амер. двусторонний стеллаж ( в библиотеке)2. [reındʒ] v1. 1) выстраивать в ряд; ставить, располагать в порядкеto range books on a shelf according to size - расставить книги на полке по формату
2) обыкн. refl выстраиваться, строиться в ряд(ы); становиться, располагаться в порядке2. 1) (along) простираться; тянуться вдоль (чего-л.)houses that range along the railway - дома, которые тянутся вдоль железной дороги
2) (with) идти параллельно (чему-л.)the line of cliffs ranges very closely with the river - гряда утёсов идёт почти параллельно реке
3. 1) (with) стоять на одной линии (с чем-л.)our house ranges with the next building - наш дом стоит на одной линии с соседним зданием
books that range well with one another - книги, подходящие по формату, книги, которые удобно поставить вместе
2) (with, among) быть на одном уровне, стоять наравне; относиться к числу (кого-л., чего-л.)he ranges with /among/ the great writers - он стоит в одном ряду с великими писателями; он относится к числу великих писателей
4. 1) (обыкн. pass) занимать определённую позициюto be ranged against smb., smth. - быть против кого-л., чего-л., занимать отрицательную позицию по отношению к кому-л., чему-л.
to be ranged with /on the side of/ smb., smth. - быть на стороне кого-л., чего-л.; стоять за кого-л., что-л.
they were ranged against us - они выступили /сплотились/ против нас
2) refl (with, against) стать на чью-л. сторонуto range oneself on the side of law and order - встать на защиту закона и порядка
to range oneself against smb. - сплотиться против кого-л.
5. (from, between) колебаться в определённых пределахprices ranged between 2 and 10 shillings - цены колебались между 2 и 10 шиллингами
the children ranged in age from two to five years - возраст детей колебался между двумя и пятью годами
reactions to the news range from hostility to cautious optimism - на это сообщение реагируют по разному: одни враждебно, другие высказывают осторожный оптимизм
6. (обыкн. over, through)1) поэт. бродить, блуждать; странствовать; исколеситьto range forests [hills] - бродить по лесам [по горам]
to range through the woods in search of game - рыскать по лесу в поисках дичи
to range the whole world - объездить весь свет; шататься по белу свету
to range far and wide (in a speech) - отвлекаться от темы, уходить в сторону ( в речи)
to range one's eyes round smth. - окинуть взглядом что-л.
his thoughts ranged over past, present and future - мысленно он обращался к прошлому, настоящему и будущему
his fancy ranged over many subjects - в мечтах он переносился с одного на другое
3) охватывать (о мысли и т. п.)researches ranging over a wide field - изыскания, охватывающие широкую сферу
his studies range over many languages - предметом его изучения являются многие языки
7. классифицировать; систематизировать; распределять по категориям; относить к классу, разрядуto range plants [animals] according to genus and species - классифицировать растения [животных] по роду и виду
to range smth. in a class - отнести что-л. к какому-л. классу
to range into classes - распределить по классам, классифицировать
8. книжн. убирать, приводить в порядок9. наводить, нацеливатьto range a gun on a particular object - навести орудие на определённый объект
to range down - воен. уменьшать прицел
to range up - воен. увеличивать прицел
10. 1) мор., воен. (over) передвигаться, перемещаться2) воен. двигаться впереди, в первом эшелоне (обыкн. range ahead)3) мор. проходить, обгонять (обыкн. range by)11. редк. проявлять непостоянство ( чувств)12. биол. водиться, встречаться (в каком-л. ареале или в какую-л. эпоху)13. с.-х. выпасать скот на неогороженном пастбище14. полигр. выравнивать ( строку)15. (along, about) мор. идти параллельно ( берегу); проходить мимо, вдоль16. мор. отпускать канат якоря17. воен.1) определять расстояние до цели2) пристреливать цель по дальности; пристреливаться (тж. range in)II [reındʒ] n1. кухонная плита (тж. kitchen range)2. тех. агрегат, установкаdyeing range - агрегат для крашения; красильная установка
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5 arm
{a:m}
I. 1. ръка (от китката до рамото)
to walk ARM in ARM with someone вървя подръка с някого
under one's ARM под мишница
to take someone's ARM хващам някого подръка
to keep at ARM's length държа на разстояние
to make a long ARM протягам ръка, протягам се (да стпигна нещо), baby/child/infant in ARM s бебе, пеленаче
with open ARMs с отворени обятия
to fly to someone's ARMs хвърлям се в прегръдките/обятията на някого
within ARM's reach достатъчно близо да се стигне с ръка, под ръка
2. преден крайник/лапа
3. ръкав (на дреха)
4. ръкав (на река и пр.)
5. подпора за ръката (на кресло и пр.)
6. голям клон
7. власт
the ARM of the law (ръката на) правосъдието
long ARM силна власт
strong ARM прен. здрава/твърда ръка
8. тех. рамо, лост, ръчка, дръжка, конзола, стрела (на кран), напречна греда, траверса
II. 1. обик. рl оръжие, въоръжение
ARMs race надпревара във въоръжаването
small ARMs лично огнестрелно оръжие, пушка, револвер
by force of ARMs насила, с оръжие
deeds of ARMs бойни подвизи
in ARMs въоръжен
to ARMs! на оръжие! under ARMs въоръжен и в бойна готовност
up in ARMs готов за борба/съпротива, въстанал, прен. наежен
to be up in ARMs against протестирам/боря се енергично срещу
master of ARMs учител по фехтовка
to appeal to ARMs прибягвам до оръжие
comrade in ARMs другар по оръжие, боен другар
to bear ARMs служа войник, войник съм
to beat to ARMs вдигам на оръжие, свиквам под знамената
to fly to ARM s грабвам оръжието, бързо се приготвям за война/съпротива
to lay down/ground ARM s слагам оръжието, прекъсвам военните действия, търся примирие
to rise in ARMs against въставам срещу, вдигам се на оръжие срещу
cessation/suspension of ARMs примирие
2. род войска
3. рl герб (и coat of ARMs)
College of ARM s Хералдически институт в Лондон. arm v 1. въоръжавам (се), укрепявам
ARMed forces/services въоръжени сили
2. зареждам (бомба)
3. снабдявам, съоръжавам
4. refl прен. въоръжавам се (with)* * *{a:m} n 1. ръка (от китката до рамото); to walk arm in arm with s.o. (2) n 1. обик. рl оръжие, въоръжение; arms race надпревара във в* * *ръкав; рамо; оръжие; въоръжавам; въоръжение;* * *1. armed forces/services въоръжени сили 2. arms race надпревара във въоръжаването 3. by force of arms насила, с оръжие 4. cessation/suspension of arms примирие 5. college of arm s Хералдически институт в Лондон. arm v въоръжавам (се), укрепявам 6. comrade in arms другар по оръжие, боен другар 7. deeds of arms бойни подвизи 8. i. ръка (от китката до рамото) 9. ii. обик. pl оръжие, въоръжение 10. in arms въоръжен 11. long arm силна власт 12. master of arms учител по фехтовка 13. pl герб (и coat of arms) 14. refl прен. въоръжавам се (with) 15. small arms лично огнестрелно оръжие, пушка, револвер 16. strong arm прен. здрава/твърда ръка 17. the arm of the law (ръката на) правосъдието 18. to appeal to arms прибягвам до оръжие 19. to arms! на оръжие! under arms въоръжен и в бойна готовност 20. to be up in arms against протестирам/боря се енергично срещу 21. to bear arms служа войник, войник съм 22. to beat to arms вдигам на оръжие, свиквам под знамената 23. to fly to arm s грабвам оръжието, бързо се приготвям за война/съпротива 24. to fly to someone's arms хвърлям се в прегръдките/обятията на някого 25. to keep at arm's length държа на разстояние 26. to lay down/ground arm s слагам оръжието, прекъсвам военните действия, търся примирие 27. to make a long arm протягам ръка, протягам се (да стпигна нещо), baby/child/infant in arm s бебе, пеленаче 28. to rise in arms against въставам срещу, вдигам се на оръжие срещу 29. to take someone's arm хващам някого подръка 30. to walk arm in arm with someone вървя подръка с някого 31. under one's arm под мишница 32. up in arms готов за борба/съпротива, въстанал, прен. наежен 33. with open arms с отворени обятия 34. within arm's reach достатъчно близо да се стигне с ръка, под ръка 35. власт 36. голям клон 37. зареждам (бомба) 38. подпора за ръката (на кресло и пр.) 39. преден крайник/лапа 40. род войска 41. ръкав (на дреха) 42. ръкав (на река и пр.) 43. снабдявам, съоръжавам 44. тех. рамо, лост, ръчка, дръжка, конзола, стрела (на кран), напречна греда, траверса* * *arm [a:m] I n 1. ръка (от китката до рамото); \arm in \arm ръка за ръка; to walk \arm in \arm with вървя под ръка с; to give ( offer) o.'s \arm to s.o. подавам някому ръка (за да ме хване под ръка); to keep at \arm's length държа на разстояние; to shorten the \arm of s.o. ограничавам властта на някого; stretch your \arm no farther than your sleeve will reach простирай се според чергата си; to chance o.'s \arm разг. пробвам си късмета; put the \arm on s.o. ам. жарг. притискам някого да направи нещо; right \arm рядко, прен. дясна ръка, пръв помощник; a child in \arms бебе, пеленаче; in the \arm of Morpheus заспал; to fly to s.o.'s \arms хвърлям се в обятията на някого; twist s.o.'s \arm принуждавам някого да направи нещо; to fold in o.'s \arms прегръщам, притискам в обятията си; to fold o.'s \arms скръствам ръце, бездействам; cost an \arm and a leg ам. разг. струва твърде скъпо; 2. преден крайник на всяко гръбначно животно, предна лапа; 3. ръкав (на дреха); 4. ръкав (на река); 5. облегалка за ръката (на кресло и пр.); 6. голям клон; 7. прен. власт; the \arm of the law ръката на закона; the secular \arm гражданска власт, която привежда в изпълнение решенията на църковен съд; 8. тех. рамо (на лост, пергел, семафор, везни); дръжка, ръкохватка, ръчка; конзола, стрела (на кран); спица (на колело); траверса, напречна греда; разклонение (на тръба); ( указателна) стрелка, показалец. II. n 1. обикн. pl оръжие; въоръжение; offensive \arms, \arms of offence оръжия за нападение, нападателно оръжие; small \arms пушка, револвер, оръжие, което човек може да носи със себе си; \arms race надпревара във въоръжаването; by force of \arms насилствено, със силата на оръжието; deeds of \arms военни подвизи; in \arms въоръжен; to \arms! на оръжие! under \arms въоръжен и в бойна готовност; мобилизиран; up in \arms готов за борба (за съпротива); прен. наежен; master of \arms учител по фехтовка; a stand of \arms пълна войнишка екипировка; to appeal to \arms прибягвам до оръжие, използвам оръжие; brothers in \arms братя по оръжие; to bear \arms служа, войник съм; to beat to \arms свиквам под знамената; to carry \arms нося оръжие (у себе си); to fly to \arms грабвам оръжието; to ground \arms, to lay down \arms слагам оръжието, предавам се, прекъсвам нападателни действия и давам мир; to present \arms вземам за почест; to rise in \arms ( against) вдигам се на оръжие (срещу); to take o.'s \arms against s.o. нападам; to throw down o.'s \arms слагам оръжие, предавам се; cessation ( suspension) of \arms примирие; ground \arms! order \arms! пушки при нозе! port \arms! пушки за прилез! shoulder \arms! пушки на рамо! slope \arms! пушки на ремък! 2. род войски; the air \arm въздушните войски; 3. герб (обикн. coat of \arms); to bear \arms нося (фамилен) герб; to grant ( assign) \arms to s.o. провъзгласявам някого за благородник, давам някому благородническа титла и герб; assumptive \arms хералд. новопридобит, ненаследствен герб; sergeant of \arms служител в Английския парламент, който носи жезъла на председателя на двете камари; III. v въоръжавам (се) (и прен.); \armed forces въоръжени сили; to \arm o.s. with letters of introduction снабдявам се с препоръчителни писма. -
6 Odds
plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
3) (balance of advantage)against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
6)odds and ends — Kleinigkeiten; (of food) Reste
* * *1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) die Chance2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) die Ungleichheit* * *[ɒdz]plthe odds are 6 to 1 — die Chancen stehen 6 zu 1 (written: 6:1)
long/short odds — geringe/hohe Gewinnchancen
he won at long odds — er hat mit einer hohen Gewinnquote gewonnen
fixed odds — feste Kurse pl
to lay or give odds of 2 to 1 (against sb) — den Kurs mit 2 zu 1 (written: 2:1) (gegen jdn) angeben
I'll lay odds (of 3 to 1) that... (fig) — ich wette (3 gegen 1), dass...
2) (= chances for or against) Chance(n) f(pl)the odds were against us —
in spite of the tremendous odds against him... — obwohl alles so völlig gegen ihn sprach or war...
or favor (US) — alles sprach für uns
what are the odds on/against...? —
to fight against heavy/overwhelming odds (Mil) — gegen eine große/überwältigende gegnerische Übermacht ankämpfen
to struggle against impossible odds — so gut wie keine Aussicht auf Erfolg haben
the odds are that he will come — es sieht ganz so aus, als ob er käme or kommen würde
to lengthen/shorten the odds — die Chancen erhöhen/verringern
3) (inf)foreign buyers who are prepared to pay over the odds — Ausländer, die gewillt sind, überhöhte Preise zu bezahlen
4)(= difference)
what's the odds? — was macht das schon (aus)?does it really make any odds if I don't come? — macht es etwas aus, wenn ich nicht komme?
5)we are at odds as to the best solution — wir gehen nicht darin einig, wie das am besten gelöst werden soll
* * *Odds Oddfellow m (Mitglied des Independent Order of Oddfellows, einer internationalen humanitären Bruderschaft)* * *plural noun1) (Betting) Odds pl.lay or give/take odds of six to one in favour of/against somebody/a horse — eine 6: 1-Wette auf/gegen jemanden/ein Pferd anbieten/annehmen
[the] odds are that she did it — wahrscheinlich hat sie es getan
the odds are against/in favour of somebody/something — jemandes Aussichten od. Chancen/die Aussichten od. Chancen für etwas sind gering/gut
against [all] the odds — allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz
4) (difference) Unterschied, derit makes no/little odds [whether...] — es ist völlig/ziemlich gleichgültig[, ob...]
what's the odds? — (coll.) was macht das schon?
5) (variance)be at odds with somebody over something — mit jemandem in etwas (Dat.) uneinig sein
6)odds and ends — Kleinigkeiten; (of food) Reste
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7 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]2)reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen
reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen
* * *[rə'dju:s]2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) abnehmen3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) verwandeln, zwingen•- academic.ru/60974/reducible">reducible- reduction* * *re·duceI. vt1. (make less)▪ to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren]we must \reduce expenditures by 10% in the second quarter wir müssen die Ausgaben im zweiten Quartal um 10 % reduzierenthe television was \reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales der Fernseher war von 500 auf 350 Pfund heruntergesetztmy wage has been \reduced to £160 mein Lohn wurde auf 160 Pfund gekürztthe judge \reduced his sentence to 1 year in jail der Richter setzte sein Strafmaß auf 1 Jahr Gefängnis herabto \reduce sb's authority/duties/responsibilities jds Autorität/Aufgaben/Verantwortlichkeiten einschränken; price etw heruntersetzenafter the scandal, the officer was \reduced in rank nach dem Skandal wurde der Offizier degradiertto \reduce a backlog einen Rückstand aufholento \reduce speed/velocity die Geschwindigkeit verringernto \reduce taxes Steuern senkento \reduce wages Löhne kürzento \reduce a drawing/photo eine Zeichnung/ein Foto verkleinernto \reduce liquids/a sauce Flüssigkeiten/eine Soße einkochen lassen\reduce the sauce to [or by] half over a medium flame die Soße bis zur halben Menge bei mittlerer Hitze einkochen lassen3. (bring down)Allied bombing \reduced the city to ruins alliierte Bombenangriffe legten die Stadt in Schutt und Aschewhen he lost his job, they were \reduced to begging help from his parents als er seine Arbeit verlor, waren sie gezwungen, seine Eltern um Hilfe zu bittento \reduce sb to obedience/submission jdn zum Gehorsam/zur Unterwerfung bringento \reduce sb to the ranks MIL jdn [in den Mannschaftsdienstgrad] degradierento \reduce sb to tears jdn zum Weinen bringento \reduce a dislocated arm/joint einen ausgekugelten Arm/ein Gelenk einrenkenII. vi AM abnehmento be reducing eine Diät machen* * *[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) pressure, weight, swelling, risk, chances verringern, reduzieren; speed reduzieren, verlangsamen; authority schwächen; (= lower) standards, temperatures herabsetzen, reduzieren; prices ermäßigen, herabsetzen, reduzieren; taxes, costs senken; expenses, wages kürzen; value mindern; (= shorten) verkürzen; (in size) width, staff, drawing, photo verkleinern, reduzieren; scale of operations einschränken; output drosseln, reduzieren; (COOK) sauce einkochen lassento reduce one's weight —
"reduce speed now" (Mot) —
the facts may all be reduced to four main headings — die Tatsachen können alle auf vier Hauptpunkte reduziert werden
to reduce an argument to a matter of principle — aus einem Argument eine Frage des Prinzips machen
it has been reduced to a mere... — es ist jetzt nur noch ein...
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — jdn zum Schweigen/zur Verzweiflung/zum Weinen bringen
to reduce sb to begging/to slavery — jdn zum Betteln/zur Sklaverei zwingen
are we reduced to this! —
2. vi(esp US: slim) abnehmen* * *A v/t1. herabsetzen, vermindern, -ringern, reduzieren ( alle:by um;to auf akk):reduce speed langsamer fahren;reduce one’s weight (by five kilos) (fünf Kilo) abnehmen;sell at reduced prices zu herabgesetzten Preisen verkaufen;at a reduced fare zu ermäßigtem Fahrpreis3. (im Rang, Wert etc) herabsetzen, -mindern, erniedrigenreduce to the rank of zum … degradieren5. schwächen, erschöpfenreduce to a heap of rubble in einen Schutthaufen verwandeln;reduced to a skeleton zum Skelett abgemagert;8. bringen (to zu, in akk):reduce to a system in ein System bringen;reduce to rules in Regeln fassen;reduce to order in Ordnung bringen;reduce to writing schriftlich niederlegen;reduce theories into practice Theorien in die Praxis umsetzen9. zurückführen, reduzieren ( beide:to auf akk):reduce to absurdity ad absurdum führen10. zerlegen (to in akk)11. einteilen (to in akk)12. anpassen (to dat oder an akk)13. CHEM, MATH reduzieren:reduce an equation eine Gleichung auflösen;14. verkleinern:reduced scale verkleinerter Maßstab;on a reduced scale in verkleinertem Maßstab16. zwingen ( to obedience zum Gehorsam), bringen ( to despair zur Verzweiflung; to silence zum Schweigen):he was reduced to selling his house er war gezwungen, sein Haus zu verkaufen;be reduced to tears zu Tränen gerührt sein17. obs unterwerfen, besiegen, erobern18. beschränken (to auf akk)19. Farben etc verdünnen20. FOTO ein Negativ etc abschwächen22. MED einrenken, (wieder) einrichten23. GASTR eine Soße etc reduzieren, einkochen lassenB v/i1. besonders US (an Gewicht) abnehmen:be reducing eine Schlankheits- oder Abmagerungskur machen2. BIOL sich unter Chromosomenreduktion teilen* * *[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]2)reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen
* * *v.ermäßigen v.herabsetzen v.reduzieren v.verkleinern v.vermindern v.verringern v. -
8 short
1. adjective1) kurza short time or while ago/later — vor kurzem/kurze Zeit später
for a short time or while — eine kleine Weile; ein [kleines] Weilchen
a short time or while before/after something — kurz vor/nach etwas (Dat.)
in a short time or while — (soon) bald; in Kürze
within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit
in the short run or term — kurzfristig; kurzzeitig
wear one's hair/skirts short — seine Haare kurz tragen/kurze Röcke tragen
2) (not tall) klein [Person, Wuchs]; niedrig [Gebäude, Baum, Schornstein]3) (not far-reaching) kurz [Wurf, Schuss, Gedächtnis]good doctors are in short supply — gute Ärzte sind rar od. (ugs.) sind Mangelware
be [far/not far] short of a record — einen Rekord [bei weitem] nicht erreichen/[knapp] verfehlen
somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele
somebody is short of something — jemandem fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
time is getting/is short — die Zeit wird/ist knapp
keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten
[have to] go short [of something] — [an etwas (Dat.)] Mangel leiden [müssen]
she is short of milk today — sie hat heute nicht genug Milch
be short [of cash] — knapp [bei Kasse] sein (ugs.)
he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]
the short answer is... — um es kurz zu machen: die Antwort ist...
short and sweet — (iron.) kurz und schmerzlos (ugs.)
in short,... — kurz,...
7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]8)sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
2. adverbsell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
1) (abruptly) plötzlichstop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen
stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen
stop somebody short — jemandem ins Wort fallen
bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen
2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barschjump/land short — zu kurz springen/zu früh landen (ugs.)
short of something — vor etwas (Dat.)
stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben
the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel
fall or come [far/considerably] short of something — etwas [bei weitem] nicht erreichen
stop short of something — (fig.) vor etwas zurückschrecken
stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun
4)nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...
3. noun 4. transitive verbshort of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen5. intransitive verb(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kurz4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) zu wenig2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) kurzerhand2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) zu kurz•- academic.ru/66859/shortness">shortness- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) in die engere Wahl ziehen- short-lived- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t, AM ʃɔ:rt]I. adj1. (not long) kurzJo's \short for Josephine Jo ist die Kurzform von Josephine2. (not tall) klein3. (not far) kurz\short distance kurze Streckea \short haul eine kurze Strecke [o Fahrt]a \short hop ein Katzensprung mat \short range aus kurzer Entfernung4. (brief) kurzto have a \short memory ein kurzes Gedächtnis habenat \short notice kurzfristigin the \short term kurzfristig, in nächster Zeit\short trip Kurztrip m\short and sweet kurz und schmerzlos5. (not enough)we're £15 \short to pay the bill uns fehlen 15 Pfund, um die Rechnung bezahlen zu könnenwe're still one person \short to make up a quiz team uns fehlt noch eine Person für ein Quizteamto be \short [of cash] ( fam) knapp bei Kasse seinwe're a bit \short of coffee wir haben nur noch wenig Kaffeeto be \short of breath außer Atem seinto be \short of space wenig Platz haben, räumlich beengt seinto be in \short supply schwer zu beschaffen sein, knapp seinto be \short of time wenig Zeit habento be \short on brains nur wenig im Kopf haben6. LING\short vowel kurzer Vokal, Kurzvokal m▪ to be \short [with sb] [jdm gegenüber] kurz angebunden sein8. STOCKEX\short position Baisseposition f9.▶ the \short answer is ‘no’ die Antwort ist kurz und bündig ‚nein‘he has a \short fuse bei ihm brennt leicht die Sicherung durch fam▶ to make \short work of sb mit jdm kurzen Prozess machen▶ to make \short work of sth etw schnell erledigenII. nIII. advto cut sth \short etw abkürzenI had to cut our holiday \short ich musste unseren Urlaub unterbrechenthey never let the children go \short sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlento fall \short of sth etw nicht erreichen, hinter etw dat zurückbleiben; of expectations etw dat nicht entsprechento stop sb \short jdn unterbrechento stop sth \short etw abbrechenshe stopped \short of accusing him of lying beinahe hätte sie ihm vorgeworfen, dass er log▶ in \short kurz gesagt* * *[ʃɔːt]1. adj (+er)1) kurz; steps, person klein; waist (of dress) hochto be short in the leg (person) — kurze Beine haben; (trousers) zu kurz sein
to be in short trousers — in kurzen Hosen herumlaufen; (fig) ein kleiner Junge sein
a short time ago — vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem
in a short time or while — in Kürze, in kurzer Zeit
time is getting/is short —
in short order ( US inf ) — sofort
short drink — Kurze(r) m (inf), Schnaps m
3) (= brief) kurzshort and sweet — schön kurz, kurz und ergreifend (iro)
the short answer is that he refused — kurz gesagt, er lehnte ab
to be short with sb — jdn schroff behandeln, jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein (inf)
to be in short supply — knapp sein; (Comm) beschränkt lieferbar sein
we are (five/£3) short, we are short (of five/£3) — wir haben (fünf/£ 3) zu wenig
it's five/£3 short — es fehlen fünf/£ 3
we are seven short — uns (dat)
we are short of books/staff — wir haben zu wenig Bücher/Personal
we are not short of volunteers — wir haben genug Freiwillige, uns fehlt es nicht an Freiwilligen
I'm a bit short (of cash) (inf) — ich bin etwas knapp bei Kasse
he's one sandwich short of a picnic (hum inf) he's one or several cards short of a full deck ( US hum inf ) — er hat sie nicht alle beisammen (inf)
we are £2,000 short/not far short of our target — wir liegen £ 2.000/(nur) knapp unter unserem Ziel
not far or much short of £100 — nicht viel weniger als £ 100, beinahe £ 100, knapp unter £ 100
he is not far short of his fiftieth birthday now — er ist jetzt knapp unter fünfzig, ihm fehlt nicht mehr viel bis zu seinem fünfzigsten Geburtstag
to be short on experience/examples — wenig Erfahrung/Beispiele haben
See:7) pastry mürbe2. adv1)(= below the expected amount)
to fall short (arrow etc) — zu kurz landen; (shot) zu kurz sein; (supplies etc) nicht ausreichento fall short of sth — etw nicht erreichen; of expectations etw nicht erfüllen
it fell 10 feet short of the target — es fehlten 10 Fuß zum Ziel, es war 10 Fuß zu kurz
it falls far short of what we require — das bleibt weit hinter unseren Bedürfnissen zurück; (in quantity) das bleibt weit unter unseren Bedürfnissen
to go short (of money/food etc) — zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben
the parents went short of food so that the children could eat — die Eltern haben an sich (dat) selbst gespart, damit die Kinder zu essen hatten
we are running short (of water/time) — wir haben nicht mehr viel (Wasser/Zeit)
sugar/water is running short — Zucker/Wasser ist knapp
to sell oneself short (inf) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen, sich unter Wert verkaufen
2) (= abruptly, suddenly) plötzlich, abruptto pull up or stop short (while driving) — plötzlich or abrupt anhalten; (while walking also) plötzlich or abrupt stehen bleiben
I'd stop short of murder —
he stopped short of actually calling me a liar — er ging nicht so weit, mich tatsächlich einen Lügner zu nennen
to be caught short by sth — auf etw (acc) nicht vorbereitet sein
3)nothing short of a revolution can... — nur eine Revolution kann...
I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself — ich sehe keine andere Möglichkeit, außer dass Sie ihn selbst fragen
short of telling him a lie... — außer ihn zu belügen...
3. n(= short circuit) Kurzschluss, Kurze(r) (inf) m; (inf = short drink) Kurze(r) m (inf); (= short film) Kurzfilm mSee:→ long4. vt (ELEC)kurzschließen5. vi (ELEC)einen Kurzschluss haben* * *short [ʃɔː(r)t]1. (räumlich und zeitlich) kurz:a short time ago vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem;short holiday (bes US vacation) Kurzurlaub m; → hair Bes Redew, run A 1 a, shrift 2, ton1 1 b, work A 12. klein (von Gestalt)3. kurz, knapp (Rede etc). “phone” is short for “telephone” „phone“ ist die Kurzform von „telephone“4. kurz angebunden, barsch5. knapp (Rationen, Stunde etc):run short knapp werden, zur Neige gehen ( → A 8)6. fall ( oder come) short of fig etwas nicht erreichen, den Erwartungen etc nicht entsprechen, hinter einer Sache zurückbleiben7. geringer, weniger ( beide:of als):little short of 10 dollars nicht ganz 10 Dollar;nothing short of nichts weniger als, geradezu;I need £100 but I’m still £10 short aber mir fehlen noch 10 Pfund;8. knapp (of an dat):short of breath kurzatmig;they ran short of bread das Brot ging ihnen aus ( → A 5)9. mürbe (Gebäck etc)10. brüchig (Metall etc)12. WIRTSCH Baisse…13. a) klein, in einem kleinen Glas serviert:b) stark, unverdünntB adv1. kurz(erhand), plötzlich, jäh, abrupt:cut sb short jemandem über den Mund fahren, jemandem das Wort abschneiden fig,;stop short jäh innehalten, stutzen ( → B 3)2. zu kurz:3. short ofb) abgesehen von, außer,c) beinahe, fast:it was little short of a miracle es grenzte an ein Wunder;stop short of zurückschrecken vor (dat)( → B 1)4. WIRTSCH ungedeckt:a) ohne Deckung verkaufen, fixen,b) fig umg bagatellisierenC sa) Kurzfilm mb) MUS kurzer Tonc) LIT kurze Silbed) LING Kürze f, kurzer Laut2. Kurzform f:he is called Bill for short er wird kurz oder der Kürze halber Bill genannt;in short kurz(um)3. Fehlbetrag m, Manko na) Shorts pl,b) bes US (Herren)Unterhose f5. ELEK Kurze(r) m umg (Kurzschluss)6. WIRTSCH Baissespekulant(in)7. pl WIRTSCHa) ohne Deckung verkaufte Waren pl oder Wertpapiere plb) zur Deckung benötigte Wertpapiere pl (beim Blankoverkauf)9. pl feine (Weizen)Kleie* * *1. adjective1) kurza short time or while ago/later — vor kurzem/kurze Zeit später
for a short time or while — eine kleine Weile; ein [kleines] Weilchen
a short time or while before/after something — kurz vor/nach etwas (Dat.)
in a short time or while — (soon) bald; in Kürze
within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit
in the short run or term — kurzfristig; kurzzeitig
wear one's hair/skirts short — seine Haare kurz tragen/kurze Röcke tragen
2) (not tall) klein [Person, Wuchs]; niedrig [Gebäude, Baum, Schornstein]3) (not far-reaching) kurz [Wurf, Schuss, Gedächtnis]4) (deficient, scanty) knappgood doctors are in short supply — gute Ärzte sind rar od. (ugs.) sind Mangelware
be [far/not far] short of a record — einen Rekord [bei weitem] nicht erreichen/[knapp] verfehlen
somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele
time is getting/is short — die Zeit wird/ist knapp
keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten
[have to] go short [of something] — [an etwas (Dat.)] Mangel leiden [müssen]
be short [of cash] — knapp [bei Kasse] sein (ugs.)
he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]
5) (brief, concise) kurzthe short answer is... — um es kurz zu machen: die Antwort ist...
short and sweet — (iron.) kurz und schmerzlos (ugs.)
in short,... — kurz,...
6) (curt, uncivil) kurz angebunden; barsch7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]8)sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
2. adverbsell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
1) (abruptly) plötzlichstop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen
stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen
bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen
2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barschjump/land short — zu kurz springen/zu früh landen (ugs.)
short of something — vor etwas (Dat.)
stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben
the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel
fall or come [far/considerably] short of something — etwas [bei weitem] nicht erreichen
stop short of something — (fig.) vor etwas zurückschrecken
stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun
4)nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...
3. noun 4. transitive verbshort of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen5. intransitive verb(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)* * *adj.klein adj.kurz adj.
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