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1 longer
1. дольше; больше2. более длинныйСинонимический ряд:1. more distant (adj.) at a greater distance; beyond; farther; further; more distant; more remote; remoter2. more dragging (adj.) more dragging; more drawn-out; more long-drawn-out; more longsome; more overlong; more prolonged; more protracted3. more elongate (adj.) lengthier; more elongate; more elongated; more extended -
2 overreaching for a distance protection system
расширенная область действия
расширенная зона
Состояние защиты, обычно дистанционной, при котором уставка наиболее короткой зоны соответствует области действия большей, чем защищаемый участок.
[Разработка типовых структурных схем микропроцессорных устройств РЗА на объектах ОАО "ФКС ЕЭС". Пояснительная записка. Новосибирск 2006 г.]
полный охват защищаемой зоны
увеличенная зона
Режим работы дистанционной защиты, когда уставки наиболее быстродействующей ступени дистанционной защиты больше (полный охват защищаемой зоны), чем длина защищаемого участка
[Циглер Г. Цифровая дистанционная защита: принципы и применение. М.: Энергоиздат. 2005]
расширение области действия защиты
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[В.А.Семенов. Англо-русский словарь по релейной защите]EN
overreach
overreaching protection (US)
the condition of a protection, generally distance protection, when the shortest zone setting corresponds to a reach longer than the protected section
[IEV ref 448-14-07]FR
portée étendue
situation d'une protection, en général une protection de distance, dont le réglage de la zone la plus courte correspond à une portée plus longue que la section protégée
[IEV ref 448-14-07]Тематики
Синонимы
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > overreaching for a distance protection system
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3 switch tie (a tie that functions as a cross tie but is longer and also supports a crossover or turnout. Should be long enough to extend from each outer rail base the same distance as on regular track)
Тенгизшевройл: шпала для стрелочных переводов (длиннее)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > switch tie (a tie that functions as a cross tie but is longer and also supports a crossover or turnout. Should be long enough to extend from each outer rail base the same distance as on regular track)
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4 ride
1. nounride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die
go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen
go for a ride [in the car] — [mit dem Auto] wegfahren
have a ride in a train/taxi/on the merry-go-round — mit dem Zug/Taxi/Karussell fahren
take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)
2) (quality of ride) Fahrkomfort, der2. intransitive verb,ride to town on one's bike/in one's car/on the train — mit dem Rad/Auto/Zug in die Stadt fahren
2) (float)ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten
3) (be carried) reiten; rittlings sitzen‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"
be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)
3. transitive verb,let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen
rode, ridden1) (ride on) reiten [Pferd usw.]; fahren mit [Fahrrad]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120642/ride_away">ride away- ride out- ride up* * *1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) fahren, reiten2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) fahren, reiten3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) reiten4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) reiten2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) der Ritt, die Fahrt2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) die Fahrt•- rider- riding-school* * *[raɪd]I. nbus \ride Busfahrt fmotorcycle \ride Motorradfahrt fbumpy \ride holperige Fahrtto go for a \ride eine Fahrt machen; (with horse) ausreitento give sb a \ride jdn [im Auto] mitnehmenthis is a great car to take on longer trips because of its smooth \ride dieser Wagen eignet sich wunderbar für längere Strecken, weil er sich so angenehm fährt9.II. vt<rode, ridden>1. (sit on)to \ride a bicycle/motorcycle [Fahr]rad/Motorrad fahrenI \ride my bicycle to work ich fahre mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeitto \ride a bobsled Bob fahrento \ride a horse ein Pferd reitenthey rode their horses into town sie ritten auf ihren Pferden in die Stadt ein2. (as a passenger)to \ride the bus/train Bus/Zug fahrento \ride the merry-go-round Karussell fahren3. (traverse)to \ride an area eine Gegend durchqueren, ein Gebiet befahrenthe ship rode the waves das Schiff durchpflügte die Wellen literthey rode the waves at the beach sie surften am Strandto \ride the rapids die Stromschnellen befahren4. (take part on race)to \ride a race an einem Rennen [o Wettlauf] teilnehmen5. (take the lift)6. (prevent blow)to \ride a blow einen Schlag abfangenyour boss is riding you much too hard at the moment dein Chef nimmt dich momentan viel zu hart ran famto be ridden with anger wutentbrannt [o zornentbrannt] seinto be ridden with guilt von [schweren] Schuldgefühlen geplagt werden10.III. vi<rode, ridden>1. (as a sport) reiten2. (travel on animal) reiten▪ to \ride by [or past] vorbeireiten, vorüberreiten3. (travel on vehicle) fahrenI rode home from work on the bus ich fuhr mit dem Bus von der Arbeit nach Hauseto \ride in a sports car in einem Sportwagen mitfahrento \ride on a motorbike auf einem Motorrad fahren4. (have said character) laufen5.▶ to \ride high obenauf seinnow that he's managing director, he's really riding high jetzt wo er leitender Direktor ist, ist er wirklich obenauf* * *[raɪd] vb: pret rode, ptp ridden1. nto go for a ride — eine Fahrt machen; (on horse) reiten gehen
after a hard ride across country — nach einer langen Überlandfahrt; (on horse) nach einem langen Ritt querfeldein
he gave the child a ride on his back — er ließ das Kind auf den Schultern reiten
cycle/car/coach ride — Rad-/Auto-/Busfahrt f
to go for a ride in the car — mit dem Auto wegfahren, eine Fahrt (mit dem Auto) machen
I just came along/went along for the ride (fig inf) — ich bin nur zum Vergnügen mitgekommen/mitgegangen
to take sb for a ride (in car etc) — mit jdm eine Fahrt machen; ( inf
he gave me a ride into town in his car — er nahm mich im Auto in die Stadt mit
it's my first ride in a limousine/in a train — ich fahre zum ersten Mal in einer Limousine/in einem Zug
can I have a ride on your bike? —
3 rides on the merry-go-round that roller coaster is the scariest ride I've ever been on — 3 Karussellfahrten ich habe noch nie so viel Angst gehabt wie bei der Fahrt auf der Achterbahn
to have a ride in a helicopter —
we had a ride in a taxi/train — wir sind in einem Taxi/Zug gefahren
it's an 80p ride from the station —
2)(= quality of ride)
this car gives a smooth/bumpy ride — mit diesem Auto fährt es sich sanft/unsanft3) (= path for horses) Reitweg m4) (sl2. vi1) (on a horse etc SPORT) reiten (on auf +dat)to go riding —
the jockey was riding just under 65 kg — der Jockey brachte knapp 65 kg auf die Waage
Peter Mandelson rides again! (fig hum) — Peter Mandelson ist wieder da!
2) (= go in vehicle, by cycle etc) fahrento ride on a bus/in a car/in a train/in a cart — in einem Bus/Wagen/Zug/Schubkarren fahren
to ride away or off/down — weg- or davon-/hinunterfahren
3) (fig= float)
the seagull rides on the wind —the moon was riding high in the sky — der Mond zog hoch am Himmel dahin
he was riding high in public opinion — in der öffentlichen Meinung stand er ganz oben
we'll just have to let the matter or to let things ride for a while — wir müssen einfach für eine Weile den Dingen ihren Lauf lassen
... but I'll let it ride —..., aber ich lasse es vorerst einmal
4)to ride well — gut laufen3. vt1) horse, donkey etc reiten mit or auf (+dat), reiten; bicycle, motorbike fahren mit, fahrenI have never ridden a bicycle/a motorbike — ich bin noch nie Rad/Motorrad gefahren
may I ride your bike? —
he rode his horse away/back etc — er ritt mit seinem Pferd weg/zurück etc
Jason will be ridden by H. Martin — Jason wird unter H. Martin laufen
they had ridden 10 km —
they had ridden all the way he rode the land looking for... the birds riding the wind — sie waren den ganzen Weg geritten/gefahren er durchritt/durchfuhr das ganze Land auf der Suche nach... die Vögel, die sich vom Wind tragen lassen
the party is riding the wave of public support —
to ride the storm (lit, fig) —
See:→ also riddendon't ride him too hard — treibts nicht so toll mit ihm
3) (sl: have sex with) reiten (sl)* * *ride [raıd]A s1. a) Fahrt f (besonders auf einem Zweirad oder in einem öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel)b) Ritt m:come along for the ride fig (nur so) mitkommen;give sb a ride on one’s back jemanden auf dem Rücken reiten lassen;go for a ride ausreiten;go for a ride in the car eine Fahrt (mit dem Auto) machen;take sb for a ride umg jemanden (im Auto entführen und) umlegen, fig jemanden reinlegen oder aufs Kreuz legen; → bumpy 32. a) besonders US Mitfahrgelegenheit f:get a ride from sb von jemandem (im Auto etc) mitgenommen werden;give sb a ride jemanden mitnehmen;b) US Wagen m, Taxi n (Beförderungsmittel)3. Reitweg m (besonders durch einen Wald)B v/i prät rode [rəʊd], obs rid [rıd], pperf ridden [ˈrıdn], obs rid1. reiten:ride at zureiten auf (akk);on auf dat)4. sich fortbewegen, dahinziehen (auch Mond, Wolke etc):the moon is riding high der Mond steht hoch am Himmel5. (auf dem oder im Wasser) treiben, schwimmen:6. a) sich drehen (on auf dat)b) umg abhängen (on von)the rope rides SCHIFF das Tau läuft unklarb) fahren, laufen (Fahrzeug)9. zum Reiten (gut etc) geeignet sein:10. im Reitdress wiegen:11. umg seinen Lauf nehmen:let it ride! lass die Karre laufen! umg;he let the remark ride er ließ die Bemerkung hingehenC v/t1. ein Pferd etc reiten:ride to death zu Tode reiten (a. fig eine Theorie, einen Witz etc);ride a race an einem Rennen teilnehmenthey rode him on their shoulders sie trugen ihn auf den Schultern4. ein Fahr-, Motorrad fahren, fahren auf (dat), US einen Bus, Zug fahren, fahren in (dat)7. a) unterjochen, tyrannisieren, beherrschenb) heimsuchen, plagen, quälen, jemandem hart zusetzen8. durchreiten10. ein Pferd (beim Rennen) (übermäßig) antreiben* * *1. nounride in a train/coach — Zug-/Busfahrt, die
go for a [bi]cycle ride — Rad fahren; (longer distance) eine Radtour machen
go for a ride [in the car] — [mit dem Auto] wegfahren
have a ride in a train/taxi/on the merry-go-round — mit dem Zug/Taxi/Karussell fahren
take somebody for a ride — jemanden spazieren fahren; (fig. coll.): (deceive) jemanden reinlegen (ugs.)
2) (quality of ride) Fahrkomfort, der2. intransitive verb,ride to town on one's bike/in one's car/on the train — mit dem Rad/Auto/Zug in die Stadt fahren
2) (float)ride at anchor — vor Anker liegen od. (Seemannsspr.) reiten
3) (be carried) reiten; rittlings sitzen‘X rides again’ — (fig.) "X ist wieder da"
be riding high — (fig.) Oberwasser haben (ugs.)
3. transitive verb,let something ride — (fig.) etwas auf sich beruhen lassen
rode, ridden1) (ride on) reiten [Pferd usw.]; fahren mit [Fahrrad]Phrasal Verbs:- ride out- ride up* * *n.Fahrt -en f.Ritt -e m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: rode, ridden)= fahren v.(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)reiten v.(§ p.,pp.: ritt, ist/hat geritten) -
5 maggiore
1. adj bigger( più vecchio) oldermusic majoril maggiore the biggestfiglio the oldestartista the greatestazionista the major, the largestla maggior parte del tempo/di noi most of the time/of us, the majority of the time/of usandare per la maggiore be a crowd pleaser2. m military major* * *maggiore agg.compar.1 (in senso astratto) greater; (più grosso) larger, bigger; (più ampio) wider; (più alto) higher, taller; (più lungo) longer: una quantità maggiore, a greater quantity; una somma maggiore, a bigger (o larger) amount; con maggior cura, with greater care; occorre uno spazio maggiore, a larger (o bigger o wider) space is needed; il costo risultò molto maggiore del preventivo, the cost turned out to be much higher than the estimate; l'affluenza alle urne è stata maggiore nel nord che nel sud, the turnout at the polls was higher in the north than in the south; una distanza maggiore, a longer distance; il lato maggiore dell'edificio è ornato da colonne, the longer side of the building is decorated with columns // otto è maggiore di cinque, eight is more than five // per maggiori dettagli, for further details // onde evitare danni maggiori, to avoid greater (o heavier) damage // avere maggiori probabilità di riuscita, to stand a better chance of success // dare maggiore importanza a qlco., to give more importance to sthg. // a maggior ragione, all the more reason // per causa di forza maggiore, for reasons beyond one's control; (dir.) act of God // altare maggiore, high (o main) altar // Lago Maggiore, Lake Maggiore // San Domenico Maggiore, St. Dominic the Greater // (eccl.) ordini maggiori, higher orders // (astr.) Orsa Maggiore, the Great Bear2 (più importante) major, more important: le opere maggiori del Leopardi, Leopardi's major works; i personaggi maggiori del romanzo, the major characters in the novel; arti maggiori, major arts; astri maggiori, major stars3 (più anziano) older; (di fratelli o figli) elder: Carlo è maggiore di Mario, Charles is older than Mario; lei è maggiore di me di 2 anni, she is 2 years older than me; mio figlio maggiore, my elder son; chi dei due è il maggiore?, which one is the elder? // raggiungere la maggiore età, to come of age // Scipione il Maggiore, Scipio the Elder◆ agg.superl.rel.1 (in senso astratto) the greatest; (il più grosso) the largest, the biggest; (il più ampio) the widest; (il più alto) the highest, the tallest; (il più lungo) the longest: Dante è il maggiore poeta italiano, Dante is the greatest Italian poet; uno dei maggiori filosofi dell'antichità, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times; i maggiori esponenti del Romanticismo, the greatest exponents of Romanticism; il suo maggiore difetto è la pigrizia, laziness is his greatest failing; superare le maggiori difficoltà, to overcome the greatest difficulties; trattare con la maggior cura possibile, to handle with the greatest possible care; vendere al prezzo maggiore, to sell at the highest price; il maggiore offerente, the highest bidder; il programma televisivo con il maggiore indice di ascolto, the TV programme with the highest audience ratings; il Po è il maggiore fiume italiano, the Po is the longest river in Italy // la maggior parte, most; (la maggioranza) the majority: la maggior parte degli italiani va in vacanza in agosto, most Italians go on holiday in August; la maggior parte dei presenti votò contro la proposta, most of those presents voted against the proposal; i turisti erano per la maggior parte tedeschi, most of the tourists were German; la maggior parte della gente crede che..., most people think that...; passa la maggior parte del suo tempo in ufficio, he spends most of his time at the office; la maggior parte di noi la pensava diversamente, most of us thought differently; Rotterdam è uno dei maggiori porti del mondo, Rotterdam is one of the busiest ports in the world // la cattedrale ha subito i danni maggiori, the worst (o heaviest) damage was to the cathedral // andare per la maggiore, to be very popular (o to be in)2 (il più importante) major, main, leading: i nostri maggiori concorrenti sono i giapponesi, our major (o main) competitors are the Japanese; Milano e Torino sono i maggiori centri industriali d'Italia, Milan and Turin are Italy's major (o main) industrial centres; i maggiori rappresentanti del partito, the party's leading representatives; uno dei maggiori stilisti, one of the leading designers; il Canada è il maggior produttore di grano nel mondo, Canada is the world's leading wheat producer3 (il più anziano) oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: Giorgio è il maggiore dei fratelli, George is the eldest brother; il maggiore dei miei figli, il mio figlio maggiore, my eldest son; chi è il maggiore dei tre?, which of the three is the eldest? ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questo agg. è espresso in ingl. in modi diversi a seconda del significato assunto dall'agg. positivo grande // (econ.) i soci maggiori di una società, the senior partners of a company; i maggiori azionisti di un'impresa, the main shareholders of an enterprise; i maggiori dirigenti di un'azienda, the chief executives of a company.1 (chi è più anziano d'età) the oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: il maggiore dei tre fratelli lavora negli Stati Uniti, the eldest of the three brothers works in the United States2 (chi è di grado superiore) senior3 (dir.) → maggiorenne4 (mil.) major: maggiore generale, major general.* * *[mad'dʒore]1. agg comp di grande1) (più grande) bigger, larger, (di quantità) greatercon maggiore entusiasmo — with more o greater enthusiasm
2) (più importante) more important, (di notevole rilevanza) major3) (più anziano: sorella, fratello) elder, older4)sergente maggiore — sergeant majorStato Maggiore Mil — general staff
5) Mus major2. agg superl di grande(vedi grande), biggest, largest; greatest; most important; eldest, oldestla maggior parte della gente — most people, the majority (of people)
andare per la maggiore — (cantante, attore ecc) to be very popular, be "in"
3. sm/f1) (grado) Mil major, Aer squadron leader2) (d'età: tra due) older, elder, (tra più di due) oldest, eldest* * *[mad'dʒore] 1.1) (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in)per -i informazioni... — for further information...
x è maggiore o uguale a y — mat. x is greater than or equal to y
2) (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of)il maggior produttore di vino del mondo — the world's largest o leading wine producer
sergente maggiore — staff o master AE sergeant
5) mus. major6) (di età) (comparativo) older; (superlativo) oldest; (tra due persone) older; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldestmio fratello maggiore — my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother
maggiore età — majority, legal o voting age
raggiungere la maggiore età — to come of age, to reach one's majority
la maggior parte di... — most (of)...
come la maggior parte di voi sa... — as most of you know...
2.per la maggior parte — for the most part, mostly, mainly
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (il più anziano) oldest; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest3.sostantivo maschile mil. major••* * *maggiore/mad'dʒore/1 (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in); una somma maggiore del previsto a larger sum than expected; per -i informazioni... for further information...; x è maggiore o uguale a y mat. x is greater than or equal to y2 (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of); il lato maggiore di un poligono the longest side of a polygon3 (più importante) il maggior produttore di vino del mondo the world's largest o leading wine producer; i -i poeti italiani the greatest Italian poets5 mus. major; re maggiore D major6 (di età) (comparativo) older; (superlativo) oldest; (tra due persone) older; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest; mio fratello maggiore my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother; maggiore età majority, legal o voting age; raggiungere la maggiore età to come of age, to reach one's majority7 maggior parte la maggior parte di... most (of)...; la maggior parte delle persone most people; come la maggior parte di voi sa... as most of you know...; per la maggior parte for the most part, mostly, mainlyII m. e f.III sostantivo m.⇒ 12 mil. majorandare per la maggiore to be trendy; per cause di forza maggiore due to circumstances beyond our control; a maggior ragione all the more reason. -
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1. loŋ adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno
2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long!
II loŋ verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar- longing- longingly
long1 adj largolong2 adv1. mucho tiempohave you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?2. yaas long as / so long as con tal de queI'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie máshow long? ¿cuánto tiempo?how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?long3 vb ansiar / deseartr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]————————tr[lɒŋ]1 largo,-a■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?1 mucho tiempo■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?1 lo largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempoin the long run a la largalong ago hace mucho tiempono longer / not any longer ya nonot by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejosso long as→ link=as as{ long asthe long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener añosto pull a long face poner cara largalong jump salto de longitudlong johns calzones nombre masculino plural largoslong ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)long wave onda larga————————tr[lɒŋ]1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algolong ['lɔŋ] vi1)to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar2)to long to : anhelar, estar deseandothey longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verlalong adv1) : mucho, mucho tiempoit didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempowill it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?2)all day long : todo el día3)4)long before : mucho antes5)so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largoa long way from: bastante lejos dein the long run: a la largaa long illness: una enfermedad prolongadaa long walk: un paseo largoat long last: por fin3)to be long on : estar cargado delong n1)before long : dentro de poco2)the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamentaladj.• extenso, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• luengo, -a adj.• prolongado, -a adj.adv.• largamente adv.• mucho tiempo adv.n.• mangote s.m.v.• anhelar v.• suspirar v.
I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
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adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?
how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?
how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?
how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí
b)as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)
I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva
you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12
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to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
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(= longitude) Long
I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)1. ADJ1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo•
it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio•
how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?
suit 1., 3)•
the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detallesthe course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses
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it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado•
there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables•
he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua•
the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando•
how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?
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to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo•
to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente•
he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente•
in the long run — (fig) a la larga•
a long time ago — hace mucho tiempolong time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)•
it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo4) (Ling) [vowel] largo2. ADV1) (=a long time)don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!
I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo
will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?
have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?
I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...
this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria
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long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morirhow long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?
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I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico•
we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada másare you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?
he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante
"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya
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how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?
how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?
how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?
how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?
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it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc•
to live long — tener una vida largalong live the King! — ¡viva el rey!
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so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!•
it won't take long — no tardará muchoit didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...
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he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política2)how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?
how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?
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I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo•
no longer — ya no3)longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho
4)as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras
as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta
5)as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun
you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa
6) (=through)•
all day long — todo el (santo) día•
all night long — toda la noche•
all summer long — todo el verano3. N1)the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...
2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo4.CPDlong division N — (Math) división f larga
long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica
long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos
long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud
long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f
the long term N —
in or over the long term — a largo plazo
long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos
the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano
long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga
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[lɒŋ]VIto long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo
to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn
to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo
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I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]1)a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largohow long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?
the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero
b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largohow long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?
two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente
she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue
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adverb -er, -est1) ( in time)are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?
how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?
how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?
how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas
sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)
not long ago o since — no hace mucho
2)a) (in phrases)before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí
b)as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)
I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva
you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12
III
to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)
Phrasal Verbs:- long for
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long [lɒŋ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité2. adverba. ( = a long time) longtemps• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?• long live the King! vive le roi !• so long! (inf) à bientôt !b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit► how long? (in time)how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient4. noun• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...5. compounds• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant* * *[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)to get longer — [days] s'allonger
2) ( in expressions of time)to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps
3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grandto get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger
to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]
don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut
a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte
to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin
2.to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire
1) ( a long time) longtempsto be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps
it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...
it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...
it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...
just long enough to... — juste le temps de...
before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps
5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!
2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps3) ( throughout) (après n)3.as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)4.to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un
to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire
••long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!
so long! — (colloq) salut!
to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière
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I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grandeto get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data
it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto
six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto
to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo
3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] altoto get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]
to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione
••long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
1) (a long time) molto tempo, moltoit's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...
just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...
longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto
before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco
for long — a lungo, per molto tempo
it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!
2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione cheas long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato
••III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di
to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare
* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.)- longing- longingly* * *(Surnames) Long /lɒŋ, USA lɔ:ŋ/* * *I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grandeto get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data
it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto
six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto
to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo
3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] altoto get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]
to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione
••long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
1) (a long time) molto tempo, moltoit's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...
just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...
longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto
before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco
for long — a lungo, per molto tempo
it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!
2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione cheas long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato
••III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di
to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare
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I 1. adjective,1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen
two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang
2) (elongated) länglich; schmalpull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)
long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst
in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht
in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig
for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem
what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!
long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)
4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]6) klein, gering [Chance]7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]8) lang [Gedächtnis]have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen
9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]10) (Cards)2. nounit is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...
2)3. adverb,the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
longer, longest1) lang[e]as or so long as — solange
you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen
not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor
not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...
long since — [schon] seit langem
all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]
I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!
somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]
not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten
no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]
2)II intransitive verbas or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen
long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut
long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun
* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang•- academic.ru/43736/longways">longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb- longing- longingly* * *long1[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]I. adj1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang famthe rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm langwe're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entferntthere was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerdento draw a \long breath tief Luft holen\long journey weite Reiseto have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen seineach session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stundewe go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten\long career [jahre]lange Karrierea \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag\long friendship langjährige Freundschafta \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnisto have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen\long service jahrelanger Diensta \long time eine lange Zeitit was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekamto be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben3. (in scope) langthe report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten langa \long book ein dickes Bucha \long list eine lange Liste▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geldto be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzento be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein5. LINGa \long vowel ein langer Vokal6. (improbable)a \long chance eine geringe Chance\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen7. FIN\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit8.▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tunII. adv1. (for a long time) lang[e]have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...\long live the King! lang lebe der König!to be \long lange brauchendon't be \long beeil dich!to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchendon't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!2. (at a distant time) lange\long ago vor langer Zeit\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...not \long before... kurz davor3. (after implied time) langeif this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauerthow much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?not any \longer nicht längerI'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger wartenI can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!no \longer nicht mehrhe no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin4. (throughout)all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]5.▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe seinIII. nhave you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauerntake as \long as you like lass dir Zeit2. (in Morse) langone short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang3. FIN4.▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagtlong2[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]vi sich akk sehnenlong3* * *I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]1. adj (+er)to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein
surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?
she was abroad for a long time —
well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen
long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)
a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate
3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang4)a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m
a long gin —
2. adv1) lang(e)don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)
don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an
I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)
two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)
he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck
we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten
See:→ also ago, since2)I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen
3)so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!
3. n1)the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...
are you going for long? —
IIIit didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...
visich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)I'm longing for him to resign —
the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten
he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache
I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen
he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging
I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt
how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne
* * *long1 [lɒŋ]A adj1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;a long way round ein großer Umweg;two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live1 A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton1 1 a2. zu lang:the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang3. lang (gestreckt), länglich4. Längs…:6. groß:a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl7. übergroß, Groß…:8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;9. grob (Schätzung)11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)long bill langfristiger Wechsel14. WIRTSCHa) eingedeckt (of mit)b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:he’s long on good ideas16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):long drink Longdrink m18. LITa) langb) betont19. CHEM leichtflüssigB adv1. lang(e):have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;long dead schon lange tot;as long as he lives solange er lebt;a) solange wie,b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;long after lange danach;as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;I won’t be longa) ich bin gleich wieder da,b) ich bin gleich fertig;it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kamhold out longer länger aushalten;no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) längerC s1. (eine) lange Zeit:at (the) longest längstens;for long lange (Zeit);it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);the long and (the) short of it is that …a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,2. Länge f:a) LING langer Lautb) LIT lange Silbe3. WIRTSCH Haussier m4. plb) Übergrößen pllong to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;longed-for ersehnt* * *I 1. adjective,1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein
take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen
two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang
2) (elongated) länglich; schmalpull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)
3) (of extended duration) langlong service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst
in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht
in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig
for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem
what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!
long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)
4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]6) klein, gering [Chance]7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]8) lang [Gedächtnis]9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]10) (Cards)2. nounfor long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem
it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...
2)3. adverb,the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
longer, longest1) lang[e]as or so long as — solange
you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen
not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor
not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...
long since — [schon] seit langem
all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]
I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!
somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]
not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten
no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]
2)II intransitive verbas or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen
long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut
long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun
* * *adj.lang adj.langwierig adj.weit adj. -
10 largo
adj.1 long, lengthy.2 tall.3 largo.intj.get out, beat it, scram, get out of here.m.1 length.2 largo, slow-paced musical movement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: largar.* * *► adjetivo1 (en longitud) long2 (en extensión) long3 (alto) tall■ ¡qué largo está tu hijo! hasn't your son grown!4 (en cantidad) good1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo1 (de vehículo) full beam, full headlights► interjección ¡largo!1 familiar get out!■ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!\a la larga in the long runa lo largo lengthwisea lo largo de along, throughoutdar largas a alguien to put somebody offdar largas a algo to put off doing somethingesto va para largo this is going to take a long timeir de largo to wear a long dresslargo y tendido at lengthser más largo,-a que un día sin pan familiar to take ages, take foreverpasar de largo to pass bytener para largo to be busy for a long time■ ¿tienes para largo? will you be long?venir de largo to go back a long wayvestir de largo to wear a long dress————————1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - larga)adj.- a lo largo* * *1. ADJ1) [indicando longitud] [pasillo, pelo, uñas] longesa chaqueta te está o te queda larga — that jacket is too long for you
diente, luz, mano, puesta, vestir¿hay que ponerse de largo para la cena? — do we have to wear evening dress to the dinner?
2) [indicando distancia] [distancia, camino] long3) [indicando duración] [espera, viaje, sílaba, película] longmurió tras una larga enfermedad — he died after a lengthy o long illness
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hacerse largo, no se me hizo nada larga la clase — the class didn't seem at all long to me•
para largo, la reunión va para largo — the meeting looks like being a long one, the meeting looks like going on for some time yetcada vez que coge el teléfono tiene para largo — every time he picks up the phone he stays on it for ages
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venir de largo, este problema viene de largo — this problem goes back a long way, this problem started way back *4) (=indicando exceso) good5) * [persona] talltú que eres tan largo, alcánzame ese tarro — you're tall, can you reach that jar for me?
se cayó al suelo cuan largo era † o todo lo largo que era — he fell flat on his face, he measured his length on the floor †
6) [locuciones]•
a lo largo de — [+ río, pared] along; [+ día, mes, año] all through, throughouta lo largo de los últimos años hemos viajado mucho — we have travelled a lot over the last few years
trabajó mucho a lo largo de su vida — she worked hard all through o throughout her life
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a lo más largo — at the most7) Esp * (=astuto) sharp8) Esp (=generoso) generous9) Esp [cuerda] loose, slack10) Esp (Agr) [cosecha] abundant, plentiful2. SM1) (=longitud) length¿cuánto tiene de largo? — how long is it?, what's its length?
2) (=unidad de medida) [de falda, piscina] length; [de cortina] drop3) (Cine) (tb: largometraje) feature film4) (Mús) largo3.ADV *¡largo (de aquí)! — clear off!, get lost!
* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex. Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.Ex. Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex. This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex. This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.----* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *A1 ‹camino/pasillo› long; ‹pelo/uñas/piernas› long; ‹falda/pantalones› longuna camisa de manga larga a long-sleeved shirtlas mangas me quedan largas the sleeves are too long (for me)se cayó cuan largo era he fell flat on his face2 ( en locs):a lo largo ‹cortar/partir› lengthwise, lengthwayslos libros que publicó a lo largo de su vida the books she published during her lifetime o in the course of her lifetras los incidentes que se han producido a lo largo de la semana following the incidents which have taken place in the course of the weeka lo largo y ancho del continente americano all over o throughout the American continent, the length and breadth of the American continentponerse de largo to wear a long skirt/dress; (como debutante) to come outB ‹espera/viaje/visita› long; ‹conferencia/novela› long; ‹vocal/sílaba› longla semana se me ha hecho muy larga it's been a long weekun juicio que se está haciendo muy largo a trial which is going on for a long time o dragging onles unía una larga amistad they had been friends for a long timees muy largo de contar it's a long storyun tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainir para largo ( fam): parece que va para largo it looks like it's going to be a while yet o to go on for a while yetlargo y tendido at great lengthhablaron largo y tendido sobre el tema they discussed the topic at great length, they had a lengthy discussion on the subjectpasar or seguir de largo to go straight pastvenir de largo to go back a long wayesa disputa ya viene de largo that dispute goes back a long way o has been going on for a long time, that is a longstanding disputeC(en expresiones de cantidad): media hora larga a good half-hourtres kilómetros largos a good three kilometersA1 (longitud) length¿cuánto mide or tiene de largo? what length is it?, how long is it?3 metros de ancho por 2 de largo 2 meters long by 3 meters wideel largo de un vestido the length of a dress2 (en costura) lengthB ( Mús) largo( fam) tb¡largo de aquí! go away!, get out of here!* * *
Del verbo largar: ( conjugate largar)
largo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
largó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
largar
largo
largar ( conjugate largar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (RPl) (soltar, dejar caer) to let … go
2 ‹discurso/sermón› to give;
‹palabrota/insulto› to let fly
3 (fam) ( despedir) to fire, to give … the boot (colloq);
‹ novio› to ditch
4 (CS, Méx) (Dep) ‹ pelota› to throw;
‹ carrera› to start
largarse verbo pronominala) (fam) ( irse) to beat it (colloq);◊ ¡yo me largo! I'm taking off! (AmE), I'm off! (BrE) (colloq)
largose a hacer algo to start to do sth, to start doing sth
largo 1◊ -ga adjetivo
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
un tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainb) ( en locs)
a lo largo de (de camino, río) along;
(de jornada, novela) throughout;
(de una semana, vida) in the course of;
ver tb pasar I 1a;
va para largo (fam) it's going to be a while
largo 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ ¿cuánto mide de largo? how long is it?
■ interjección (fam) tb◊ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!
largar verbo transitivo
1 familiar to give
2 fam (expulsar, despedir) to sack
largo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con longitud superior a la normal) long
2 (con duración superior a la normal) long, lengthy: es una película muy larga, it's a very long film
se me hizo larga la espera, the wait dragged
la conferencia duró tres horas largas, the lecture lasted for a good three hours
II sustantivo masculino
1 (longitud) length: ¿cuánto tiene de largo?, how long is it?
2 Natación length
3 Mús largo
III adverbio largo, at length: hablaremos largo (y tendido) de ello, we'll talk at length about it
♦ Locuciones: a lo largo de, (longitud) along
(tiempo) through
a la larga, in the long run
va para largo, it's going to go on a long time
familiar ¡largo (de aquí)!, clear off!
' largo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- ampliar
- caña
- constante
- de
- escaramuza
- exilio
- larga
- monótona
- monótono
- pasar
- puesta
- rato
- recorrido
- remo
- sacar
- tren
- alcance
- bordear
- compensar
- contar
- conversar
- detenido
- doble
- fuete
- gabán
- ir
- largar
- litoral
- longitud
- medio
- medir
- pelucón
- plazo
- por
- quedar
- salto
- seguir
- tener
- traje
- vida
- zapallito
English:
along
- applicant
- arm
- bracing
- bus
- by
- coat
- delinquency
- down
- ear
- flowing
- forward
- full-length
- gown
- hop
- howl
- length
- lengthways
- lengthwise
- lengthy
- long
- long-distance
- long-range
- long-term
- pass along
- pass by
- plough through
- protracted
- quite
- race along
- ride
- short
- span
- story
- term
- tour
- trek
- walk off
- walk with
- with
- woodwork
- back
- coast
- drag
- draw
- fight
- full
- gauntlet
- -ish
- knee
* * *largo, -a♦ adj1. [en el espacio] long;lleva el pelo largo she has long hair;un misil de largo alcance a long-range missile;un vestido largo a long dress;vestirse de largo to wear evening dress2. [en el tiempo] long;estuvo enfermo largo tiempo he was ill for a long time;los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed;vivió allí largos años she lived there for many years;es largo de contar/explicar it's a long story;la espera fue muy larga it was a very long waitdebió de costar un millón largo it must have cost a million and then some;tiene setenta años largos she's well into her seventies¡qué tipo más largo! that guy's really tall5.a lo largo [en espacio] lengthways, lengthwise;es más fácil si lo cortas a lo largo it's easier if you cut it lengthways o lengthwise;a lo largo de [en el tiempo] throughout;a lo largo de veinte años nunca había visto algo así in twenty years I'd never seen such a thing;recibimos varias llamadas a lo largo del día de ayer we received several calls throughout yesterday;el virus se extendió a lo largo y ancho del país the virus spread throughout the country;han construido numerosos hoteles a lo largo de la costa they've built several hotels all along the coast6. CompFamser más largo que un día sin pan [de duración] to go on forever;[de estatura] to be a giant; RPser más largo que esperanza de pobre to go on foreverCSur, Ecuad larga vida long-life♦ adv1. [largamente]un asunto sobre el que hemos hablado largo a matter that we have discussed at length;esta huelga va para largo this strike looks like it's going to be with us for a while yet;largo y tendido: habló largo y tendido sobre su último disco she talked at great length about her latest record;ha escrito largo y tendido sobre el asunto he has written extensively on the matter2. Mús largo♦ nm1. [longitud] length;¿cuánto mide o [m5]tiene de largo?, ¿cómo es de largo? how long is it?;tiene dos metros de largo it's two metres long2. [de piscina] length;hacerse tres largos to swim o do three lengths4. Mús largo♦ interjgo away!;¡largo de aquí! get out (of here)!* * *I adj long; persona tall;esto va para largo this will take some time;pasar de largo go (straight) past;tener setenta años largos be a good seventy years oldII m length;tener tres metros de largo be three meters long;poner a alguien de largo dress s.o. in a long dressIII int:¡largo (de aquí)! get out of here!;¡largo! fam scram! famIV:a la larga in the long run;largo y tendido at great length;a lo largo del día throughout the day;a lo largo de muchos años over the course of many years;a lo largo de la calle along the street* * *largo, -ga adj1) : long2)a lo largo : lengthwish3)a lo largo de : along4)a la larga : in the long runlargo nm: lengthtres metros de largo: three meters long* * *largo1 adj longlargo2 n length -
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♦ long (1) /lɒŋ/a.1 lungo; esteso; prolungato: a long journey, un lungo viaggio; This room is twenty feet long, questa stanza è lunga venti piedi ( 6 metri circa); a long day, una giornata lunga; (fon.) a long vowel, una vocale lunga; to have a long memory, avere la memoria lunga; to have got long sight, avere la vista lunga; a long speech, un discorso lungo; (fig.) to have a long tongue, avere la lingua lunga; ( radio) long waves, onde lunghe4 (fam.) lungo; alto di statura5 (fin.) a lunga scadenza: a long bill [bond], una cambiale [obbligazione] a lunga scadenza● to be long about doing st., essere lento a fare qc.; metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I won't be long, torno subito □ to be long about it, prendersela comoda □ long ago, (agg.) del passato remoto; (sost.) (il) lontano passato: long ago battles, battaglie del passato □ (fig.) the long arm of the law, il lungo braccio della giustizia (o della legge) □ ( calcio) long ball, palla lunga; lancio lungo; passaggio in profondità: long-ball game, gioco di palle lunghe (o di lanci in profondità) □ ( un tempo) long clothes, vesti lunghe ( per neonato) □ a long custom, un'antica usanza □ a long date, una data lontana □ long distance, distanza lunga; ( atletica, sci) il fondo □ long-distance, ( di un autista, ecc.) che copre una lunga distanza; ( di un volo, ecc.) a lunga percorrenza; (telef.) interurbano; ( sport) di fondo: long-distance call, chiamata interurbana; (telef.) long-distance line, linea interurbana; ( sport) long-distance race, corsa (o gara) di fondo □ ( sci) long-distance racer, fondista □ ( ciclismo) long-distance rider, passista □ ( sport) long-distance runner, fondista □ long-distance running, le corse di fondo; il fondo (in atletica) □ (TV) long-distance shot, ripresa in campo lungo □ ( nuoto) long-distance swimmer, fondista □ (mat.) long division, divisione estesa □ to be long doing st., metterci molto tempo a fare qc.: He was long finding it out, ci ha messo molto tempo a scoprirlo □ long dozen, tredici □ long-drawn (o long-drawn-out), tirato per le lunghe; protratto □ long drink, long drink ( bevanda alcolica diluita con succhi di frutta, ecc.) □ ( USA) long-drop ( toilet), latrina da campo □ long-eared, dalle orecchie lunghe, orecchiuto; (fig.) ignorante, stupido, stolto □ (zool.) long-eared owl ( Asio otus), gufo comune □ a long face, il viso lungo; (fig.) il muso lungo: He had a long face, aveva il muso lungo (o tanto di muso); to pull a long face, fare il muso (lungo) □ (fig.) long-faced, immusonito □ the long finger, il dito medio □ long-forgotten, dimenticato da tempo □ long glass, specchio per l'intera persona □ ( slang USA) long green, quattrini, soldi, grana, bigliettoni □ a long haul, (trasp.) un lungo viaggio; (fig.) un lavoro lungo □ (aeron.) long-haul, a lunga percorrenza □ long-headed, (scient.) dolicocefalo; (fig.) che la sa lunga, accorto, avveduto □ (fig.) long-headedness, accortezza; avvedutezza □ long-horned cattle, bovini dalle corna lunghe □ ( ginnastica) long horse, cavallo per volteggio □ long hundredweight, «hundredweight» inglese (pari a kg 50,80) □ (fam.) to be long in the tooth, essere avanti negli anni □ ( un tempo; fam.) long johns, mutandoni ( da uomo) □ ( sport) long jump, salto in lungo □ long jumper, lunghista □ long jumping, i salti in lungo, il salto in lungo ( la specialità) □ long-legged, dalle gambe lunghe, gambuto □ (cinem.) long lens, obiettivo a focale lunga; teleobiettivo □ ( di generi alimentari) long-life, a lunga conservazione; ( di una pila, ecc.) di lunga durata □ (anat.) long-limbed type, longitipo □ long-lived, di lunga vita, longevo; ( di cosa) durevole, duraturo □ ( poesia) long metre, strofe di quattro ottonari □ long odds, scommessa fortemente ineguale (per es., 10 a 1); (ipp.) quota alta; (fig.) scarse probabilità, grave svantaggio □ (fam.) to be long on, essere ben fornito (o pieno) di: He's long on good ideas, è pieno di buone idee □ ( sport) long pass, passaggio lungo □ long pig, carne umana ( per i cannibali) □ long-player (o long-playing record), (disco) microsolco; long playing □ ( Borsa) long position, posizione lunga (o rialzista) □ a long price, un prezzo alto □ (tipogr.) long primer, (carattere) corpo dieci □ long-promised, promesso da tempo □ a long purse, un portafoglio imbottito di soldi □ long-range, da lunga distanza; a lungo termine, a lungo raggio; (mil.) a lunga gittata: ( calcio, ecc.) a long-range goal, un gol da lontano; (stat., econ.) long-range forecasts, previsioni a lungo termine; (mil.) long-range guns, cannoni a lunga gittata □ long run, (econ.) lungo periodo; (giorn.) forte tiratura: long-run trend, tendenza di lungo termine; in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ (naut.) long sea, mare lungo □ long service, anzianità di servizio: long-service allowance, indennità di anzianità ( a un dipendente) □ long shot, (mil.) tiro lungo; ( sport) tiro a distanza, lancio lungo; (ipp.) cavallo non favorito, brocco; scommessa azzardata; (fig.) impresa difficile; (cinem., TV) campo lungo □ long-sighted, che ha la vista lunga; (med.) ipermetrope, presbite; (fig.) accorto, lungimirante, previdente □ long-sightedness, (med.) ipermetropia, presbiopia; (fig.) lungimiranza, previdenza □ long standing, lunga data: a firm of long standing, una ditta che esiste da molto tempo; a friend of long standing, un amico di vecchia data □ long-standing, di lunga data, vecchio: long-standing rivalry, rivalità di vecchia data □ long-suffering, (sost.) longanimità, pazienza, sopportazione; (agg.) longanime, paziente □ ( al gioco) a long suit, molte carte dello stesso seme □ (fig. fam.) one's long suit, il (pezzo) forte, il (proprio) cavallo di battaglia □ (econ.) long tail, coda lunga □ long-term, a lungo termine; a lunga scadenza: (fin.) long-term credit, credito a lungo termine; long-term loans, prestiti a lunga scadenza □ (med.) long-term care, trattamento dei lungodegenti □ (fin.) long-term investor, cassettista □ (econ.) the long-term unemployed, i disoccupati cronici □ ( sport) long throw, lancio lungo □ (med.) long-time patient, lungodegente □ long ton, tonnellata inglese ( pari a kg 1016 circa) □ long-tongued, linguacciuto; pettegolo □ long vacation, vacanze estive □ long waist, vita lunga (o bassa) ( in un vestito) □ ( radio) long wave, onda lunga □ a long way off, molto lontano; lontanissimo: Japan is a long way off, il Giappone è molto lontano □ long-winded, che ha molto fiato; (fig.) verboso, prolisso □ long-windedness, l'avere molto fiato; (fig.) verbosità, tediosità □ (ind. tess.) long wool, lana a fibra lunga □ long words, parole lunghe, polisillabi; (fig.) paroloni, parole difficili □ at long last, finalmente □ by a long way (fam.: by a long chalk), di gran lunga: not by a long way (o chalk) nient'affatto, neppure lontanamente □ to have a face as long as a fiddle, avere una faccia da funerale □ to have a long wind, avere molto fiato (da spendere) □ in the long term, a lungo termine; (econ.) nel lungo periodo □ to make a long arm, stendere il braccio (o allungare la mano) (per prendere qc.) □ (fam.) not by a long chalk (o shot), neanche di lontano; nemmeno per sogno □ (telef.) to phone long-distance, fare un'interurbana □ to take the long view of an action, valutare gli effetti futuri di un'azione; guardare oltre (fig.) □ It will be a long day before he wins, ce ne vorrà prima che vinca □ (fam.) It is as broad as it is long, fa lo stesso; è la stessa cosa.♦ long (2) /lɒŋ/avv.1 molto; molto tempo: Will you be long?, starai via molto?; I haven't been back long, non è molto che sono tornato2 a lungo; (per) molto tempo; lungamente; un pezzo (fam.): long after, molto tempo dopo; long since, da molto tempo; long before, molto tempo prima; I'm not going to wait much longer for him, non l'aspetterò per molto tempo ancora; Have you known long?, è un pezzo che lo sai?● to be long, ( anche) metterci ( tempo) □ long ago, molto tempo fa □ long-awaited, sospirato; (a lungo) atteso; desiderato □ long-lasting, di lunga durata; persistente □ ( di persona) long-lost, perso di vista □ long-running, di vecchia data □ all day long, tutto il santo giorno □ all his life long, per tutta la (sua) vita □ any (o no) longer, (non) più; (non) oltre: I can't stay any longer, non posso trattenermi più (o oltre); He's no longer in charge of the head office, non è più a capo della sede centrale □ as long as, finché; per tutto il tempo che; ( anche) purché, a condizione che, basta che: I kept quiet for as long as I could, tacqui finché potei; for as long as you wish, per tutto il tempo che vuoi; You can borrow it, as long as you give it back, prendilo pure, basta (o a patto) che me lo ridia □ at ( the) longest, alla più lunga; al massimo: It will take me two hours at ( the) longest, ci metterò due ore al massimo □ not to be long for this world, avere pochi anni (o mesi, giorni, ecc.) di vita davanti a sé □ so long as, purché; a condizione che; a patto che □ So long!, ciao; arrivederci; a fra poco! □ How long will it take?, quanto tempo ci vorrà?: DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- How long do you think it will take to get to the airport at that time of day?, quanto tempo pensi che impiegheremo per arrivare in aeroporto a quell'ora?♦ long (3) /lɒŋ/n.1 molto tempo: Do you think the crossing of the Channel will take long?, credi che la traversata della Manica richiederà molto tempo?; before long, presto; fra breve; di qui (o di lì) a poco; for long, a lungo; per molto tempo5 (pl.) (fam.) calzoni lunghi● to know the long and short of it, sapere per filo e per segno come stanno le cose □ The long and short of it is, I was failed, per farla corta, sono stato bocciato.(to) long /lɒŋ/v. i.bramare; desiderare ardentemente; non vedere l'ora di: We are longing to go home ( o for home), desideriamo ardentemente di tornare a casa (o in patria)● longed-for, bramato; desiderato ardentemente. -
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prep.1 to.voy a Madrid I'm going to Madridme voy al extranjero I'm going abroadllegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party2 at (moment).a las siete at seven o'clocka los once años at the age of elevenal caer la noche at nightfallal oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she faintedLlegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.3 per, every (frecuency).40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a weektres veces al día three times a day4 to.dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardodile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come5 to.entró a pagar he came in to payaprender a nadar to learn to swim6 by, about to, for.* * *A, a► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)1 (la letra) A, a————————A1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H————————A1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M————————A► símbolo* * *prep.1) to2) into3) in4) at5) on6) with* * *SF = a (=letra) A, a* * ** * *= for, per, to.Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.----* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.* a alguna parte = someplace.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.* a ambos lados de = on either side of.* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.* a años luz de = light years away from.* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.* a bajo coste = low-cost.* a bajo costo = low-cost.* a bajo nivel = low-level.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* a bocajarro = point blank.* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* a cambio = in return.* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a cántaros = cats and dogs.* a cargo = in the saddle.* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.* a chorros = profusely.* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.* a continuación se enumeran = given below.* a contracorriente = against the grain.* a contraluz = against the light.* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* a coro = with one voice, in unison.* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* a criterio de = at the discretion of.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* a cuestas = in tow.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a demanda = pro re nata.* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.* a día de hoy = as of today.* a diario = every day.* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.* a dieta = on a diet.* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* a disposición de = at the disposal of.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a doble espacio = double-spaced.* a domicilio = domiciliary.* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.* a dos niveles = two-tier.* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.* a duras penas = with great difficulty.* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.* a él = him.* a ellos = them.* a escala = drawn-to-scale.* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.* a escala natural = full-scale.* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.* a eso = thereto.* a espaldas de = out of sight of.* a estas alturas = by now.* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* a estrenar = brand new.* a examen = under the microscope.* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.* a excepción de que = except that.* a excepción de uno = with one exception.* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* a favor = in favour.* a favor de = in favour of.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a gas = gas-powered.* a gatas = on all fours.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a granel = in bulk.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* a gritos = vociferously.* a groso modo = crudely.* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.* a horcajadas = astride.* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.* a instancia de = at the urging of.* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.* a intervalos = at intervals.* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.* a invitación de = at the invitation of.* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].* a la alcaldía = mayoral.* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* a la anochecida = at nightfall.* a la antigua = old-style.* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* a la atención de = c/o (care of).* a la baja = on the wane.* a la brasa = grilled.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* a la carta = a la carte.* a la defensiva = on the defensive.* a la derecha = at the right.* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* a la deriva = rudderless.* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.* a la izquierda = at the left.* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.* a la ligera = lightly.* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].* a la onda = in the know.* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.* a la perfección = superbly.* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a la salida = on the way out.* a la sazón = at that time.* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.* a la semana = a week, per week.* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.* a la venta = on release.* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* a la vista = in sight, within sight.* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.* al extremo norte = northernmost.* al extremo oeste = westernmost.* al hacer esto = in doing so.* al norte del estado = upstate.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a lo lejos = in the distance.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.* a lo mejor = perhaps.* a lo que salga = come what may.* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.* a lo zombi = zombielike.* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* a manojos = by the handful.* a manos de = at the hands of.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* a mares = cats and dogs.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* a más tardar = at the latest.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.* a mediados de semana = midweek.* a media jornada = half-time [half time].* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medianoche = at midnight.* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medida = custom, bespoke.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = half dressed.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* a menos que = unless, short of.* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* a merced de = at the mercy of.* a mí = me.* a mi entender = to my mind.* a mi modo de ver = in my books.* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].* a nivel federal = federally, federally.* a nivel individual = privately.* a nivel local = locally, domestically.* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].* a nivel privado = privately.* a nivel regional = regionally.* a nombre de = payable to.* a no ser que = unless.* a nosotros = us.* a ojo = ocular.* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.* a orillas del río = riverfront.* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.* a otro sitio = somewhere else.* a pares = in pairs.* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* a partir de ello = therefrom.* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* a partir de los títulos = title-based.* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.* a paso ligero = on the double.* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.* a pilas = battery-operated.* a pique = sinking.* a placer = at will.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a porrillo = by the handful.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.* a prisa = quickly.* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* a prueba = on trial.* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].* a prueba de niños = childproof.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].* a prueba de viento = windproof.* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.* a quemarropa = point blank.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* a quienquiera que = whomever.* a rachas = by fits and starts.* a ráfagas = in bursts.* a raíz de = in the wake of.* a rajatabla = to the letter.* a ras de = flush with.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* a rastras = in tow.* a ratos = intermittently.* a reacción = jet-assisted.* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.* a régimen = on a diet.* a remolque = in tow.* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.* a sacudidas = jerkily.* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* a ser posible = if possible.* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.* a sueldo = paid.* a su precio normal = at full price.* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a tal efecto = to this effect.* a tales efectos = hereto.* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.* a ti = you, thee.* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* a tiempo parcial = part-time.* a tientas = in the dark.* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.* a título gratuito = gratuitous.* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda prueba = unswerving.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a todas luces = patently.* a todas partes = far and wide.* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a todo alrededor = all round.* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.* a todos lados = far and wide.* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.* a todos los niveles = at all levels.* a todos nosotros = us all.* a todos por igual = one size fits all.* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo volumen = at full blast.* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.* a través de la historia = over time.* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.* a través del teléfono = call-in.* a través del tiempo = over time.* a través de operador = operator-assisted.* a tres bandas = three pronged.* a tres niveles = three-tiered.* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.* a trompicones = by fits and starts.* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.* a trozos = piecewise.* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.[b]* a últ* * ** * *= for, per, to.Ex: The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.* a alguna parte = someplace.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.* a ambos lados de = on either side of.* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.* a años luz de = light years away from.* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.* a bajo coste = low-cost.* a bajo costo = low-cost.* a bajo nivel = low-level.* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* a bocajarro = point blank.* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* a caballo = on horseback, astride.* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* a cambio = in return.* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a cántaros = cats and dogs.* a cargo = in the saddle.* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.* a chorros = profusely.* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.* a continuación se enumeran = given below.* a contracorriente = against the grain.* a contraluz = against the light.* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.* a coro = with one voice, in unison.* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.* a criterio de = at the discretion of.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.* a cuestas = in tow.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a demanda = pro re nata.* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.* a día de hoy = as of today.* a diario = every day.* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.* a dieta = on a diet.* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.* a disposición de = at the disposal of.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a doble espacio = double-spaced.* a domicilio = domiciliary.* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.* a dos niveles = two-tier.* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.* a duras penas = with great difficulty.* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.* a él = him.* a ellos = them.* a escala = drawn-to-scale.* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.* a escala natural = full-scale.* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.* a eso = thereto.* a espaldas de = out of sight of.* a estas alturas = by now.* a este fin = to this end.* a este paso = at this rate.* a este respecto = in this respect.* a este ritmo = at this rate.* a estrenar = brand new.* a examen = under the microscope.* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.* a excepción de que = except that.* a excepción de uno = with one exception.* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* a favor = in favour.* a favor de = in favour of.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a gas = gas-powered.* a gatas = on all fours.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a granel = in bulk.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.* a gritos = vociferously.* a groso modo = crudely.* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.* a horcajadas = astride.* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.* a instancia de = at the urging of.* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.* a intervalos = at intervals.* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.* a invitación de = at the invitation of.* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* a juicio = on trial.* a juicio público = in the public eye.* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].* a la alcaldía = mayoral.* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* a la anochecida = at nightfall.* a la antigua = old-style.* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* a la atención de = c/o (care of).* a la baja = on the wane.* a la brasa = grilled.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.* a la carta = a la carte.* a la defensiva = on the defensive.* a la derecha = at the right.* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* a la deriva = rudderless.* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.* a la izquierda = at the left.* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.* a la ligera = lightly.* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].* a la onda = in the know.* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.* a la perfección = superbly.* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a la salida = on the way out.* a la sazón = at that time.* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.* a la semana = a week, per week.* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.* a la venta = on release.* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.* a la vista = in sight, within sight.* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.* al extremo norte = northernmost.* al extremo oeste = westernmost.* al hacer esto = in doing so.* al norte del estado = upstate.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a lo lejos = in the distance.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.* a lo mejor = perhaps.* a lo que salga = come what may.* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.* a lo zombi = zombielike.* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* a manojos = by the handful.* a manos de = at the hands of.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* a mares = cats and dogs.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* a más tardar = at the latest.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.* a mediados de semana = midweek.* a media jornada = half-time [half time].* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medianoche = at midnight.* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medida = custom, bespoke.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = half dressed.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* a menos que = unless, short of.* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* a merced de = at the mercy of.* a mí = me.* a mi entender = to my mind.* a mi modo de ver = in my books.* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* a mitad de precio = at half price.* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].* a nivel federal = federally, federally.* a nivel individual = privately.* a nivel local = locally, domestically.* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].* a nivel privado = privately.* a nivel regional = regionally.* a nombre de = payable to.* a no ser que = unless.* a nosotros = us.* a ojo = ocular.* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.* a orillas del río = riverfront.* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.* a otro sitio = somewhere else.* a pares = in pairs.* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.* a partir de aquí = hereupon.* a partir de ello = therefrom.* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* a partir de la medianoche = late night.* a partir de los títulos = title-based.* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.* a paso ligero = on the double.* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.* a pilas = battery-operated.* a pique = sinking.* a placer = at will.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a porrillo = by the handful.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.* a precio de ganga = at a steal.* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).* a precio reducido = at a discount.* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.* a prisa = quickly.* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.* a propósito de = apropos of.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* a prueba = on trial.* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].* a prueba de niños = childproof.* a prueba de robos = theft proof.* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].* a prueba de viento = windproof.* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.* a quemarropa = point blank.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* a quienquiera que = whomever.* a rachas = by fits and starts.* a ráfagas = in bursts.* a raíz de = in the wake of.* a rajatabla = to the letter.* a ras de = flush with.* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* a rastras = in tow.* a ratos = intermittently.* a reacción = jet-assisted.* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.* a régimen = on a diet.* a remolque = in tow.* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.* a sacudidas = jerkily.* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* a ser posible = if possible.* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.* a sueldo = paid.* a su precio normal = at full price.* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.* a tal efecto = to this effect.* a tales efectos = hereto.* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.* a ti = you, thee.* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* a tiempo parcial = part-time.* a tientas = in the dark.* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.* a título gratuito = gratuitous.* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a toda prueba = unswerving.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a todas luces = patently.* a todas partes = far and wide.* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.* a todo alrededor = all round.* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.* a todos lados = far and wide.* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.* a todos los niveles = at all levels.* a todos nosotros = us all.* a todos por igual = one size fits all.* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.* a todo volumen = at full blast.* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.* a través de la historia = over time.* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.* a través del teléfono = call-in.* a través del tiempo = over time.* a través de operador = operator-assisted.* a tres bandas = three pronged.* a tres niveles = three-tiered.* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.* a trompicones = by fits and starts.* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.* a trozos = piecewise.* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* a últ* * *aLa preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the partyvoy a casa I'm going homedobla a la derecha turn rightse cayó al río she fell into the river2 (indicando posición) atestaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the tablea orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebrose sentó al sol he sat in the sunse sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my righta la vuelta de la esquina around the cornerqueda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo3(indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers awayestá a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) atabren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clocka la hora del almuerzo at lunchtimea mediados de abril in mid-Aprilhoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th todayal día siguiente the next o following dayempezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten monthsllegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night2 al + INF:se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the busal verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved himal salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station3(indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrivedtrabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to fivea los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first halfestaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)C(en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a weeksale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per personiban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hournos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to threeD(indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horsebackpollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chickenun peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstylea crédito on creditilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrationsuna tela a rayas a piece of striped material1(introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murdererno he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freudbusca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary]2(introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letterdáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to herles enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children Englishsuave al tacto soft to the touchagradable al oído pleasing to the ear3Fenséñale a nadar teach him to swimfue a preguntar he went to aska que + SUBJ:los instó a que participaran he urged them to take partvoy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup2 ( fam)(para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?3¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?¡a por ello! go for it!G (señalando una acción que ha de realizarse) a + INF:los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meetinges una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mindtotal a pagar total payablehorario a convenir hours to be arrangedH1(en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!2 (con valor condicional) a + INF:a decir verdad to tell you the trutha juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say3 ( fam)(en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him4al + INF:al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages5(expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
A
a
A,◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a
a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1
◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;
voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the riverb) ( indicando posición):
a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my rightc) ( indicando distancia):
2a) (señalando hora, momento) at;
a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following dayb) ( señalando fecha):◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th todayc) al + inf:
al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;
a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5
◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;
no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the doorc) ( indicando procedencia):◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy
A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable
* * *AA, a [a] nf[letra] A, a;si por a o por be… if for any reason…* * *aprp1 dirección to;al este de to the east of;a casa home;ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;¡a trabajar! get to work!;vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)2 situación at;a la mesa at the table;al lado de next to;a la derecha on the right;al sol in the sun;a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away3 tiempo:¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;a las tres at three o’clock;de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;a los treinta años at the age of thirty;a la llegada del tren when the train arrives4 modo:a la española the Spanish way;a mano by hand;a pie on foot;a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour5 precio:¿a cómo ocuánto está? how much is it?;están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo:dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother:vi a mi padre I saw my father:empezar a begin to;jugar a las cartas play cards;decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;a decir verdad to tell the truth:¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;a ver OK, right;a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens nowabr (= alias) aka (= also known as)* * *a nf: first letter of the Spanish alphabeta prep1) : tonos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?como a usted le guste: as you wish3) : in the manner ofpapas a la francesa: french fries4) : on, by means ofa pie: on foot5) : per, eachtres pastillas al día: three pills per dayenséñales a leer: teach them to readproblemas a resolver: problems to be solved* * *a prep1. (dirección) to2. (posición) at3. (distancia) awayestá a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away4. (tiempo) at5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / attocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each6. (modo)fui a pie I walked / I went on foothecho a mano handmade / made by hand¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?9. (para) for10. (de) from -
13 far
1. adverb,1) (in space) weitfar [away] from — weit entfernt von
see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen
I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein
far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten
fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen
from far and near or wide — von fern und nah
2) (in time) weitfar into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht
3) (by much) weitfar longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser
4) (fig.)I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen
not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste
as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß
go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun
in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als
so far so good — so weit, so gut
far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut
far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!
2. adjective,carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
farther, further; farthest, furthest2) (more remote) weiter entferntthe far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite
* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit2. adjective•- academic.ru/26511/farther">farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *<farther or further, farthest or furthest>[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]I. adv1. (in place) weitit's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fußhow much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufenhave you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Listeyou can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne\far from home fern der Heimat\far and wide weit und breitfrom \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern2. (in time) weitsome time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunftone day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hastyour birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr langhe's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zuwe're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertigto work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeitento plan further ahead weiter voraus planenas \far back as:as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarntit probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück3. (in progress) weithow \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommento not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichenshe tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weitshe was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert warthis is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer\far more difficult viel schwieriger\far too expensive viel zu teuerby \far bei Weitem, mit Abstandit would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen5.I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmenas \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nichtI use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittelas \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nichtas \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitemyour entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze famI'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehenI'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleibenshe'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen▶ \far from sth:we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation\far from it! weit gefehltJim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall▶ to go too \far zu weit gehenstop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben▶ to go so \far as to do sth:surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhaltena hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland istso \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufenany problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganzvitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauenat the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumesthe \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses2. (extreme)the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]3. (distant)in the \far distance in weiter Ferne4.▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein* * *[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest1. adv1) (in distance) weitI'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor
from far and near or wide — von nah und fern
far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)
I was or my thoughts were far away —
2)as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann3) (in degree, extent) weitfar longer/better — weit länger/besser
4)far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste
far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch
far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil
far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...
so far this week I've seen him once/three times —
so far so good — so weit, so gut
these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen
I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...
that's going too far —
that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf
not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht
not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)
far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)
2. adj1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers
the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende
when he reached the far bank —
which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist
which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben
2) (= far-off) country, land weit entferntit's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...
* * *far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]A adj1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:at the far end am anderen Ende;the far side die andere Seite3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:in in dat)B adv1. fern, weit:far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woandersfar from rich alles andere als reich;far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!3. weit(hin), fern(hin):far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugta) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,far and wide weit und breit;as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;from far von Weitem;a) weit gehen oder reichen,b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;go too far zu weit gehen;in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;so far so good so weit, so gut;a) weit draußen,b) weit hinaus,* * *1. adverb,farther, further; farthest, furthest1) (in space) weitfar [away] from — weit entfernt von
far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten
fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen
from far and near or wide — von fern und nah
2) (in time) weitfar into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht
3) (by much) weitfar longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser
4) (fig.)as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]
I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen
not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste
as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß
in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als
so far — (until now) bisher
so far so good — so weit, so gut
far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut
2. adjective,carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
farther, further; farthest, furthest1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern2) (more remote) weiter entferntthe far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite
* * *adj.fern adj.weit adj. -
14 long
̈ɪlɔŋ I
1. прил.
1) (протяженный в пространстве) а) длинный;
больше своей ширины long legs/arms/fingernails/nose ≈ длинные ноги, руки, ногти, нос long road/journey ≈ дальняя дорога long distance ≈ дальнее расстояние the long side of the room ≈ длина комнаты it's a long way to go ≈ это далеко he came from a long way off ≈ прибыл он издалека a long way about ≈ немалый крюк (объезд) at long range ≈ на большом расстоянии long measures ≈ меры длины long waves ≈ длинные волны б) редк., иногда шутл. долговязый, высокий Syn: tall в) обладающий определенной протяженностью;
имеющий такую-то длину a mile/ seven yards long ≈ длиной в одну милю, семь ярдов how long your nose is? ≈ какой длины твой нос?
2) (протяженный во времени) а) долгий, длительный, существующий давно;
продолжительный;
затяжной long vacation ≈ летние каникулы( в университетах и судах Великобритании) a long(-lasting) relationship/friendship/love ≈ длительные отношения, старинная дружба, любовь надолго an illness of long standing ≈ застарелая болезнь long cold winter ≈ долгая холодная зима a long beer, drink ≈ разг. пиво, коктейль и т. п. в высоком стакане she gave him a long look/stare ≈ она долго/пристально посмотрела на него long custom/tradition ≈ старинный обычай/давняя традиция long words ≈ долгая речь long memory ≈ долгая, хорошая память we took a long farewell а) мы долго прощались б) мы расставались надолго wait a while long ≈ подождите еще немного I shall not wait (any) long ≈ не буду больше ждать( two days, a week) at (the) longest ≈ самое большее (два дня, неделю) for a long time ≈ очень долго a long time ago ≈ очень давно long time no see ≈ амер. шутл. якобы коверкая язык давно не виделись! in the long term ≈ долгосрочный;
перспективный long service ≈ воен. сверхсрочная служба б) обладающий определенной протяженностью, длящийся столько-то a (whole) life long ≈ длиной в (целую) жизнь;
всю жизнь an hour/three hours long ≈ часовой( продолжительностью в один час) трехчасовой how long does it take you to get there? ≈ сколько времени тебе понадобится, чтобы добраться туда?
3) долгий, медленный;
неспешный, медлительный How long he is! ≈ Что он так долго?! a long count by the referee ≈ (нарочно) медленный отсчет времени судьей (в спорте и т. п.) to be long about smth., to be long doing smth. ≈ копошиться, копаться (делая что-л.) ;
возиться, канителиться( с чем-л.)
4) а) длинный, большой;
обширный (состоящий из многих пунктов, насчитывающий много объектов) long list ≈ огромный, длинный список( a book) 300 pages long ≈ (книга) в триста страниц long family ≈ большая, многодетная семья long shillings ≈ ид. длинный рубль, хороший заработок б) огромный, избыточный, непомерно высокий long odds ≈ карт. высокие ставки long bill ≈ раздутый счет long prices ≈ непомерные, бешеные цены the guy's a long purse! ≈ у него денег до черта! Syn: high I
1., large
1.
5) длинный, далекий( далеко направленный, посланный, пущенный и т. п.) a long left jab ≈ длинный удар левой( в боксе) to hit the long ball ≈ выбить мяч далеко, сильно ударить( в футболе и т. п.) long train ≈ поезд дальнего следования( от long distance train)
6) фон.;
просодика а) долгий (гласный) ;
слоговой( об элементе дифтонга) б) ударный
7) направленный в будущее, относящийся к будущему а) отдаленный, отложенный на будущее long date ≈ отдаленный срок long thoughts ≈ мысли о будущем long guess ≈ долгосрочный прогноз, ожидание на будущее б) фин. долгосрочный a long note/bill, lease ≈ долгосрочный вексель, аренда
8) (on) отличающийся( какой-л. чертой) ;
тж. амер. сл. богатый( чем-л.), сильный в чем-л. long suit ≈ перен. сильная сторона( кого-л.) ;
ориг. карт. длинная масть to be long on common sense ≈ быть весьма здравомыслящим long on hope ≈ не переставать надеяться long on patience ≈ очень долго хранить терпение he-s long on weed ≈ у него еще большая куча травы Syn: strong
1.
9) эмфат., усил. целый, добрый long mile ≈ целая миля, не меньше мили to be waiting for a long hour ≈ ждать битый час
10) продолговатый, удлиненный (о любых фигурах, глазах и т. п.)
11) бирж. играющий на повышение they are now long on wheat ≈ сейчас они играют на повышение цен на пшеницу take a long position in steel ≈ принимать обязательства по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение цен на сталь ∙ long greens long nine Long Tom Long Parliament to make/pull a long face ≈ разг. помрачнеть long ears ≈ глупость, наивность a long head ≈ ум, башковитость;
предусмотрительность to make a long nose ≈ показать 'нос' long in the tooth ≈ о лошади, тж. перен. старый to have a long tongue ≈ много болтать to get a long start over smb. ≈ значительно опередить кого-л. at long weapons ≈ воен. на расстоянии (перестреливаться)
2. нареч.
1) а) долго, длительно;
в течение долгого времени it won't be long ≈ это ненадолго stay for as long as you like ≈ оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно long a popular hangout ≈ долгое время популярное заведение I, you, etc. may (do something) long enough ≈ ид. хоть в лепешку разбейся;
как горохом об стену можешь стараться сколько угодно - все бесполезно б) до определенного времени didn't stay longer than midnight ≈ до полуночи уже ушла it is no longer possible ≈ это уже/более невозможно
2) далеко, на далекое расстояние I didn't travel that long ≈ не то, чтобы я так далеко ездил threw the ball long ≈ запустил, бросил мяч далеко Syn: far
2.
3) а) давно, задолго до (особенно long before) long before you were born ≈ задолго до твоего появления на свет was excited long before the big day ≈ был весь в нервном напряжении еще задолго до событие long ago/since ≈ давным-давно/уже очень давно to be past long ≈ иметь место, пройти давно б) потом;
долгое время спустя( особенно long after) long after midnight ≈ далеко заполночь
4) усил. полностью, целиком all day/night long ≈ целый день/всю ночь (напролет) all smb.'s life long ≈ всю свою жизнь;
в течение всей своей жизни
5) бирж. на повышение to go long 100 shares ≈ купить 100 акций в расчете на повышение ∙ as long as ≈ пока;
до тех пор, пока so long ≈ пока! до свидания! long live ≈ да здравствует...
3. сущ.
1) долгое время;
долгий срок, долгий период времени before long ≈ скоро;
вскоре, в ближайшем времени for long ≈ надолго, на долгое время it can take long ≈ это может занять много времени it didn't take him long to come ≈ его ждать долго не пришлось
2) фон. долгий гласный;
слоговой гласный дифтонга
3) (the longs) летние каникулы( в университетах и судах Великобритании) Syn: long vacation
4) бирж. маклер, спекулянт, играющий на повышение
5) мн. а) брюки, длинные штаны (в противопоставление shorts) б) большие размеры мужской одежды ∙ the long and short the long and the short II гл. очень хотеть, страстно желать( чего-л.), испытывать потребность( в чем-л.), стремиться (to, for - к чему-л.) I long for you ≈ ты мне очень нужен, я не могу без тебя after she left me I was longing for a change in my life ≈ после того, как она меня покинула, мне очень хотелось радикально изменить свою жизнь he was longing for a shower ≈ он не мог дождаться момента, когда он сможет принять душ they long for peace but are driven to war ≈ им очень хочется мира, а их заставляют воевать I'm longing for a smoke ≈ очень хочется курить, умру без сигареты Syn: yearn, wish
2., desire
2., to be eager долгий срок;
длительный период;
большой промежуток времени - for * надолго, на большой срок - I shan't be away for * я уезжаю ненадолго, я скоро вернусь - before * скоро, в ближайшее время - we shall see you before * мы увидимся с вами в скором времени - it is * since we saw him мы уже давно его не видели, прошло много времени с тех пор, как мы его видели - it will not take * это не займет много времени - he did not take * to answer он не замедлил ответить - will you take * over it? вы скоро кончите? (стихосложение) долгий слог - four *s and six shorts четыре долгих слога и шесть коротких - *s and shorts стих, стихотворная строчка( особ. латинская) (фонетика) долгий гласный (музыкальное) лонга (the L.) (разговорное) сокр. от long vacation (биржевое) покупатель ценных бумаг (биржевое) спекулянт, играющий на повышение (длинные) брюки большие роста (мужской одежды) > the * and the short of smth. самая суть, самое главное( в чем-л.) > the * and the short of it is that they won короче говоря /все дело в том, что/ они выиграли длинный - * hair длинные волосы - * distance большое /далекое/ расстояние - * journey дальний /долгий/ путь - a * way off далеко - from a * way off издалека - a * way to go далеко (докуда-л.) - at * range на большом расстоянии;
с большого расстояния - a * way about (большой) крюк, объезд - * waves (радиотехника) длинные волны - on the * wave на длинной волне - a novel 300 pages * роман( длиной) в 300 страниц (редкое) высокий, долговязый долгий, продолжительный, длительный - * life долгая жизнь - * visit длительный визит - * years долгие годы - * halt (военное) большой привал - * service( военное) сверхсрочная служба - L. Service and Good Conduct Medal медаль "За долголетнюю и безупречную службу" - * farewell долгое прощание;
прощание надолго - * look долгий взгляд - * custom давнишний /старинный/ обычай - at (the) *est самое большее - we can wait only three days at (the) *est мы можем ждать самое большее три дня - for a * time долго, давно;
надолго - a * time ago много времени тому назад;
давным-давно - a * time before the war задолго до войны - it will be a * time before we meet again мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять - in the * term перспективный;
долгосрочный имеющий такую-то длину;
длиной в... - ten feet * длиной в десять футов - how * is this river? какова длина этой реки? имеющий такую-то продолжительность;
продолжительностью в... - an hour * продолжающийся один час, часовой отдаленный - * date отдаленный срок (финансовое) долгосрочный - * bill долгосрочный вексель - to draw at a * date выставить долгосрочный вексель - * lease долгосрочная аренда - * guess загадывание( на будущее) ;
долгосрочный прогноз медленный, медлительный - * illness затяжная болезнь - how * he is! как он копается! - to be * about smth., to be * doing smth. канителиться, копаться (с чем-л.) - the opportunity was not * in coming случай не замедлил представиться, случай пришлось ждать недолго томительный, скучный - the * hours dragged slowly by долгие, томительные часы тянулись так медленно - the days never seemed *, so full of interest were they заполненные интересными событиями, (эти) дни быстро пролетели - I had not seen him for many a * day я его целую вечность не видел (разговорное) многочисленный, обширный;
состоящий из множества пунктов, большого числа членов и т. п. - * family очень большая /многодетная/ семья - * bill длинный счет;
раздутый счет большой - * price непомерная цена - * purse много денег, толстый кошелек удлиненный, продолговатый - * square (вытянутый) прямоугольник - * slanted eyes миндалевидные раскосые глаза (фонетика) (стихосложение) долгий (о гласном, о слоге) - * mark знак долготы (:), (-) (грамматика) полный - * form полная форма( прилагательного и т. п.) целый - * mile добрая миля, не меньше мили - * hour целый /добрый/ час (on) богатый (чем-л.) ;
сильный (в чем-л.) - he is * on common sense здравый смысл - его сильная сторона - they are * on hope их никогда не оставляет надежда( биржевое) играющий на повышение - * position обзательства /позиция/ по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение - to be * on exchange играть на повышение курса валюты > * tongue длинный язык, болтливость > * ears глупость;
глуп, как осел > * suit (карточное) длинная масть;
превосходство, преимущество( в чем-л.) > * finger средний палец руки > * bone (анатомия) трубчатая кость > a * dozen тринадцать;
чертова дюжина > L. Tom дальнобойная пушка;
длинная сигара;
длинная глиняная трубка > * home могила > to make a * nose показать (длинный) нос > * hot summer (американизм) (историческое) период расовых столкновений и борьбы негров за свои права > * head проницательность;
предусмотрительность > to have a * head быть проницательным или предусмотрительным > to take * views проявлять предусмотрительность, быть дальновидным > to take the * view of smth. рассматривать что-л. в перспективе /с точки зрения возможностей чего-л./ > to have a * wind обладать способностью долго бежать или долго говорить не задыхаясь > in the * run в конечном счете, в результате > to make /to cut/ a * story short короче говоря > * in the tooth старый (о коне) ;
пожилой, в годах > she is rather * in the tooth она уже не первой молодости > by a * chalk намного, значительно > he is not * for this world он не жилец на этом свете долго;
длительно - how * do you mean to stay in London? сколько времени вы думаете пробыть в Лондоне? - I shan't be * я скоро вернусь, я не задержусь - we've * been intending to call on you мы уже давно собираемся навестить вас - we can't wait any *er, we can wait no *er мы больше не можем ждать - he does not work here any *er он здесь больше не работает - it is no *er possible это уже невозможно давно;
долгое время (спустя или перед чем-л.) - * after спустя много времени - * before задолго до - * before we were born задолго до нас - * ago /since/ давно - it was * past midnight было далеко за полночь - these events are * past все это случилось давно - she is * since dead она давно уже умерла (усилительно) полностью;
с начала до конца - all day * целый день;
день-деньской - all night * всю ночь напролет - all his life * всю свою долгую жизнь;
в течение всей своей жизни (биржевое) на повышение - we went * 500 shares мы купили 500 акций в расчете на повышение > as * as пока (тж. so * as) > as * as I live пока я жив > you may stay there as * as you like вы можете оставаться там сколько (за) хотите > so * as если только, при условии, что > so *! до свидания! > * live...! да здравствует...! (for, after) страстно желать;
стремиться - to * to go away стремиться уйти - to * for smb. тосковать, скучать по кому-л. - to * for a change жаждать перемены - we are *ing to see you мы очень хотим повидаться с вами - I *ed for a drink я ужасно хотел пить /выпить/;
у меня в горле пересохло - we are *ing for your return мы ждем не дождемся вашего возвращения ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) go ~ играть большую роль go ~ иметь большое влияние ~ медленный;
медлительный;
how long he is! как он копается! long большой промежуток времени ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ длинный ~ длительный период ~ фон., прос. долгий (о гласном звуке) ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ фон. долгий гласный ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгосрочная ценная бумага ~ фин. долгосрочный;
long ears глупость ~ долгосрочный ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа ~ медленный;
медлительный;
how long he is! как он копается! ~ pl мужская одежда больших размеров ~ наличие у банка определенной суммы в иностранной валюте ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ покупатель ценных бумаг ~ скучный, многословный ~ спекулянт, играющий на повышение курса ~ срочная позиция, образовавшаяся в результате покупки фьючерсных и опционных контрактов ~ страстно желать (чего-л.), стремиться (to, for - к чему-л.) ~ тосковать ~ удлиненный, продолговатый ~ ценные бумаги, принадлежащие инвестору ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом longer: longer сравн. ст. от long;
wait a while longer подождите еще немного;
I shall not wait (any) longer не буду больше ждать longest: longest превосх. ст. от long;
(a week) at longest самое большее (неделю) ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ фин. долгосрочный;
long ears глупость ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок a ~ farewell долгое прощание a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы ~ greens амер. разг. бумажные деньги ~ head проницательность, предусмотрительность ~ adv his life ~ в течение всей его жизни, всю его жизнь Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ nine амер. разг. дешевая сигара ~ odds большое неравенство ставок;
неравные шансы odds: long (short) ~ неравные (почти равные) шансы;
odds on шансы на выигрыш выше, чем у противника Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно Long Tom дальнобойная пушка Long Tom разг. длинная сигара Tom: Tom название большого колокола или орудия, напр.: Long Tom ист. "Длинный Том" a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом vacation: ~ каникулы;
the long vacation летние каникулы ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны wave: ~ радио сигнал;
волна;
long (medium, short) waves длинные (средние, короткие) волны to make (или to pull) a ~ face помрачнеть to make a ~ nose показать "нос" ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа so ~ разг. пока!, до свидания! ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени -
15 lang
tall; long* * *lạn|ge I ['laŋə] (S Ger) [laŋ] (Aus)adv['lɛŋɐ] comp - er ['lɛŋɐ] ['lɛŋstə] superl am lä\#ngsten ['lɛŋstn]die Sitzung hat heute lange/nicht lange gedauert — the meeting went on (for) a long time/didn't go on (for) long today
wie lange lernst du schon Deutsch/bist du schon hier? — how long have you been learning German (for)/been here (for)?
es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass wir diese Frage diskutiert haben — we discussed this question not long ago, it's not long since we discussed this question
er wird es nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long, he's not got long to go
bis Weihnachten ist es ja noch lange hin — it's still a long time till Christmas, we're a long way from Christmas
lange nicht gesehen (inf) — long time no see (inf)
je länger, je lieber — the more the better; (zeitlich) the longer the better
2) (inf = längst)noch lange nicht — not by any means, not by a long chalk (Brit inf) or shot
lange nicht so... — nowhere near as..., not nearly as...
er verdient lange nicht so viel — he doesn't earn nearly as much, he doesn't earn anywhere near as much
II [laŋ]wenn er das schafft, kannst du das schon lange — if he can do it, you can do it easily
1. adj comp - er['lɛŋɐ] superl ['lɛŋɐ] -ste(r, s) ['lɛŋstə]1) long['lɛŋstn]; Film, Roman, Aufenthalt, Rede long, lengthydas war seit Langem geplant — it was planned a long time ago
in nicht allzu langeer Zeit — before too or very long, in the not too distant future
etw länger machen — to make sth longer, to lengthen sth
es ist eine langee Strecke bis Bristol, jedenfalls länger, als ich gedacht hatte — it's a long way to Bristol, at least, further than I thought
die Tage werden wieder länger — the days are drawing out, the days are getting longer
er machte ein langees Gesicht — his face fell
des Langen und Breiten — at great length
See:2) (inf = groß gewachsen) Mensch talleine langee Latte sein, ein langeer Lulatsch sein, ein langees Elend or Ende sein — to be a (real) beanpole (inf)
2. adv comp -er, superl am -stender lange ersehnte Tag/Urlaub — the longed-for day/holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)
lange gestreckt — long; Dorf auch strung-out
lange gezogen (Ton, Schrei) — long-drawn-out; Kurve long
nur einen Augenblick lange — only for a moment or second
mein ganzes Leben lange — all my life, my whole life
See:→ auch lange, entlang* * *1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) long2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) long3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) long4) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) long5) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) long* * *<länger, längste>[laŋ]I. adj1. (räumlich ausgedehnt) longseine Haare sind jetzt länger als früher he has longer hair than he used todie Schraube ist 4,5 Zentimeter \lang the screw is 4.5 centimetres long [or in length]der Tisch ist zwei Meter \lang und einen Meter breit the table is two metres by oneein Kleid länger machen to make a dress longer, to lengthen a dress2. (zeitlich ausgedehnt) longdie Zeit wurde ihr nicht \lang she didn't get boredin nicht allzu \langer Zeit in the not too distant futurevor nicht allzu \langer Zeit not so long agoeine \lange Zeit brauchen to take a long time3. (ausführlich) Aufsatz, Brief long, lengthyII. adv1. (eine lange Dauer) longdiese fürchterliche Kälte kann man nicht \lang aushalten you can't stand this terrible cold for longdie Verhandlungen ziehen sich schon \lange hin negotiations have been dragging on for a long timewir können hier nicht länger bleiben we can't stay here any longerdauert das noch viel länger? is this going to last much longer?wo bist du denn so \lange geblieben? where have you been all this time?\lang ersehnt longed-for, long-hoped-for, long-desired\lang gezogen prolongedes nicht mehr \lang[e] machen (sl) to not last much longernoch \lang[e] for a long timebleibst du noch \lang in Stuttgart? are you staying in Stuttgart for long?noch \lang[e] nicht not by any means [or a long shot]es ist noch \lang[e] nicht fertig it's not nearly finishedschon \lang[e] for a long timeich weiß das schon \lang I've known that for a long timeseit \langem/längerem for a long time/lengthy periodwohnen Sie schon seit längerem hier? have you been living here long?2. (für die Dauer von etw)▪ eine bestimmte Zeit \lang for a certain period of timesie hielt einen Moment \lang inne she paused for a momentwir haben sieben Monate \lang nichts mehr von dir gehört we haven't heard anything from you for seven months!wie \lang[e] machst du diese Arbeit schon? how long have you been doing this job?sein ganzes Leben \lang all his life3. (der Länge nach)\lang gestreckt long, extended\lang hinschlagen to fall flat on one's faceich glaube, wir müssen hier \lang I think we have to take this way5.▶ je länger, je lieber the longer, the better▶ \lang[e] nicht so... not nearly as...der Film war \lang nicht so spannend wie erhofft the film was nowhere near as exciting as people had expectedich habe \lange nicht so viel bekommen wie sie I didn't get nearly as much as she did* * *I 1.; länger, längst... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) longetwas länger machen — make something longer; lengthen something
ein fünf Meter langes Seil — a rope five metres long or in length
3) (ausführlich) longdes langen und breiten — (geh.) at great length; in great detail
2.seit langer Zeit, seit langem — for a long time
1) (zeitlich) [for] a long timeder lang anhaltende Beifall — the lengthy or prolonged applause
etwas nicht länger ertragen können — be unable to bear or stand something any longer
lang und breit — at great length; in great detail
2)einen Augenblick/mehrere Stunden lang — for a moment/several hours
II 1.sein Leben lang — all one's life; s. auch länger 2., 3.
(bes. nordd.) Präposition mit Akk.: s. entlang 1.2.Adverb s. entlang 2.[nicht] wissen, wo es lang geht — (fig.) [not] know what it's all about
* * *lang1; länger, am längstenA. adjein Hemd mit langen Ärmeln a long-sleeved shirt;einen Rock länger machen lengthen ( oder let down) a skirt;zehn Meter lang und vier Meter breit ten metres (US -ers) (long) by four (wide);eine 20cm lange Kette a chain 20cm long ( oder in length);sie sind gleich lang they’re the same length;sich des Langen und Breiten über etwas auslassen fig expatiate at great length on sth, go on and on about sth; → Bank1 1, Gesicht1 2 etc2. zeitlich: long;lange Jahre for years;seit Langem for a long time;vor nicht allzu langer Zeit not so long ago;in nicht allzu langer Zeit before long;mir wird die Zeit lang the days are beginning to drag;das wird eine lange Nacht it’s going to be a long night;die Tage werden länger the days are getting longer ( oder drawing out)3. zur Angabe der Dauer: lasting;eine drei Wochen lange Reise a trip lasting three weeks, a three-week tripB. adv1. räumlich:das Haar lang tragen wear one’s hair long;lang gestreckt extended; Form: elongated; Gebäude: long; auch Mensch: stretched out; Gebirgszug etc: stretching for miles;lang und breit fig at great lengthlang anhaltend prolonged, long-lasting;vermisst sorely missed;lang erhofft long-hoped-for;erwartet long-awaited;lang gezogen Ton etc: long-drawn out3. nachgestellt, zur Angabe der Dauer: for;drei Jahre lang for three years;die ganze Woche lang all week long, (for) the whole week;eine Sekunde/einen Augenblick lang for a second/momentlang2 dialA. präp (entlang) along;die Straße lang along ( oder down) the streetB. adv:wir müssen hier lang we must go along here ( oder this way)* * *I 1.; länger, längst... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) longetwas länger machen — make something longer; lengthen something
ein fünf Meter langes Seil — a rope five metres long or in length
3) (ausführlich) longdes langen und breiten — (geh.) at great length; in great detail
2.seit langer Zeit, seit langem — for a long time
1) (zeitlich) [for] a long timeder lang anhaltende Beifall — the lengthy or prolonged applause
etwas nicht länger ertragen können — be unable to bear or stand something any longer
lang und breit — at great length; in great detail
2)einen Augenblick/mehrere Stunden lang — for a moment/several hours
II 1.sein Leben lang — all one's life; s. auch länger 2., 3.
(bes. nordd.) Präposition mit Akk.: s. entlang 1.2.[nicht] wissen, wo es lang geht — (fig.) [not] know what it's all about
* * *adj.long adj. adv.a long time adv.for a long time adv. -
16 aguantar
v.1 to bear.está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressureesa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books2 to bear, to stand.no lo aguanto I can't bear himno sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with herno sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke3 to hold.aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelfAguante su respiración Hold your breath.4 to hold (contener) (respiración, mirada).apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh5 to hold on (time).aguanta un poco más hold on a bit longerno aguanto más I can't take any moreElla aguantará porque es fuerte She will hold on because she is strong.6 to wait for (esperar). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)7 to last.estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next yearaguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance8 to endure, to abide, to bear, to tolerate.Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.9 to withstand, to hold, to uphold, to support.El barrote aguanta el techo The crosspiece holds the roofing.10 to tolerate to, to suffer to, to bear to, to endure to.Silvia aguanta estudiar de noche Silvia tolerates to study nights.* * *1 (contener) to hold (back)2 (sostener) to hold, support3 (soportar) to tolerate■ no aguanto más I can't stand any more, I can't take any more1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back2 (resignarse) to resign oneself\¡que se aguante! familiar that's her/his tough luck!* * *verb1) to bear, endure, withstand2) hold•* * *1. VT1) (=soportar deliberadamente) to put up with, endureaguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could
tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults
no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer
2) (=tener capacidad de resistir) to stand up toesta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat
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no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossipsno aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering
no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme
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no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable3) (=sostener) [persona] to hold; [muro, columna] to support, hold upse rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke
4) (=contener) [+ respiración] to hold; [+ risa, llanto] to hold backel mundo aguantó la respiración temiendo un desastre — the world waited with bated breath, fearing a disaster
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aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sthno pude aguantar las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — I couldn't resist telling her what I thought, I couldn't resist the urge to tell her what I thought
5) (=durar) to last2. VI1) [persona]ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more
cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes
aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can
yo me emborracho enseguida, pero él aguanta mucho — I get drunk straight away but he can really hold his drink
tienes que aguantar hasta el año que viene con esos zapatos — you'll have to make do with those shoes until next year
yo ya no aguanto mucho, a las diez estoy en la cama — I can't take the pace any more, I'm in bed by ten
aguantan poco sin aburrirse — they have a low boredom threshold, they're easily bored
es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *
2) [clavo, columna] to hold¿crees que este clavo aguantará? — do you think this nail will hold?
3) LAm * (=esperar) to hang on *, hold on¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure2)a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstandb) ( durar)estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3) ( sostener) to hold4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back2.aguantar vicon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health
3.¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?
aguantarse v pron1) (conformarse, resignarse)me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it
si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)* * *= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantarlo = live with it.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* aguántate = lump it.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure2)a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstandb) ( durar)estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3) ( sostener) to hold4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back2.aguantar vicon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health
3.¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?
aguantarse v pron1) (conformarse, resignarse)me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it
si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)* * *= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* aguantarlo = live with it.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* aguántate = lump it.* no aguantar más = have had enough.* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.* * *aguantar [A1 ]vtA1(tolerar, soportar): aguanto bien el calor I can take the heattuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas en el desierto they had to endure extremely high temperatures in the deserty como no tengo donde ir tengo que aguantar sus bromas estúpidas and since I have nowhere to go I have to put up with o suffer his stupid jokesaguantó el dolor con gran fortaleza she bore o endured the pain very bravelylo aguantó durante años she put up with him for yearsno tengo por qué aguantar que me traten así I don't have to stand for this kind of treatment, I don't have to put up with being treated like thisa ése le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe he gets away with anything because he's the boss's sonaguantó su mirada un momento y desvió los ojos he held her stare for a moment, then averted his eyes2(uso hiperbólico): este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearableno sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a jokeno puedo aguantarlo I can't stand himno puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearableB1 ‹peso/presión›aguanta todo el peso del tejado it supports o bears the whole weight of the roofel puente no aguanta más de cierto tonelaje the bridge will only withstand o take o stand a certain tonnageno aguantó la presión it didn't take o withstand the pressureel mástil no aguantaría otra embestida del viento the mast wouldn't stand up to o take another gustella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo she can take twice as much drink as I can2(durar): estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winterconstrucciones que han aguantado el paso del tiempo buildings that have survived the passing of timeaguantó tres meses en ese trabajo he lasted three months in that jobC (sostener) to holdaguántame los paquetes mientras compro las entradas hold (on to) the parcels for me while I buy the ticketsuna cuña para aguantar la puerta a wedge to hold the door openD (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold backaguanta la respiración todo lo que puedas hold your breath for as long as you canya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer■ aguantarvi¡ya no aguanto más! yo renuncio I can't take any more! I quitcon ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? can you hang o hold on until we arrive?no puedo aguantar hasta enero con este abrigo I can't last till January with this coat, this coat won't last me till Januarytenemos que aguantar hasta fin de mes con este dinero we have to make this money last o stretch till the end of the month, we have to get by on o manage on o survive on this money till the end of the monthno creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will holdA(conformarse, resignarse): no me apetece ir pero me tendré que aguantar I don't feel like going, but I'll just have to grin and bear it o put up with itsi no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it ( colloq)me he quedado sin cena — te aguantas, por no haber llegado antes there's no dinner left for me — tough, you should have got(ten) here earlier ( colloq)B ( euf)(reprimirse, contenerse): aguántate un poquito que enseguida llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be thereya no se aguanta las ganas de abrir los paquetes he can't resist the temptation to open the packages any longerse aguantó hasta que no pudo más y se lo dijo todo she kept quiet as long as she could and then she told him everything* * *
aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
no tengo por qué aguantar esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
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‹ presión› to withstandb) ( durar):◊ estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;
no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):◊ me tendré que aguantar I'll just have to put up with it;
si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
' aguantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calibre
- mecha
- pasar
- resistir
- saber
- sufrir
- tipo
- soplar
- tragar
English:
abide
- bear
- bear up
- brave
- bullet
- endure
- going
- hang on
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- last
- pace
- put up with
- ride out
- ridicule
- sit out
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stick
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- sweat out
- take
- go
- hang
- keep
- put
- ride
- sit
- stuck
- support
- tolerate
* * *♦ vt1. [sostener] to hold;aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf2. [peso, presión] to bear;esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books;la presa no aguantará otro terremoto the dam won't withstand another earthquake;está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure3. [tolerar, soportar] to bear, to stand;estas plantas no aguantan bien el calor these plants don't like the heat;no aguantó el ritmo de sus rivales she couldn't keep up with her rivals;a tu hermana no hay quien la aguante your sister's unbearable;no puedo aguantarlo, no lo aguanto I can't bear him;no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her;ya no aguanto más este dolor this pain is unbearable;no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke4. [tiempo] to hold out for;aguantó dos meses en el desierto he survived for two months in the desert;no creo que aguante mucho tiempo fuera su país I don't think he'll be able to last long abroad;¿cuánto tiempo aguantas sin fumar un cigarillo? how long can you go without smoking a cigarette?;este abrigo me ha aguantado cinco años this coat has lasted me five years5. [contener] [respiración, mirada] to hold;[risa] to contain;debes aguantar la respiración para hacerte la radiografía you'll have to hold your breath when you have the X-ray;apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh♦ vi1. [tiempo] to hold on;aguanta un poco más, en seguida nos vamos hold on a bit longer, we'll be going soon;no aguanto más – necesito un vaso de agua I can't take any more, I need a glass of water;¡ya no aguanto más, vámonos! I've had enough, let's go!2. [resistir] to last;estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year;aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance;a pesar de estar lesionado, aguantó hasta el final despite his injury, he carried on until the end3. Taurom to stand firm* * *I v/t1 un peso bear, support2 respiración hold3 ( soportar) put up with;no lo puedo aguantar I can’t stand o bear itII v/i:no aguanto más I can’t take (it) any more, I can’t bear it any longer* * *aguantar vt1) soportar: to bear, to tolerate, to withstand2) : to hold3)aguantar las ganas : to resist an urgeno pude aguantar las ganas de reír: I couldn't keep myself from laughingaguantar vi: to hold out, to last* * *aguantar vb4. (durar) to lastaguanta, que falta poco hold on, we're nearly there6. (en la mano) to hold¿me aguantas la carpeta un momento? can you hold my folder for a minute? -
17 halten
n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)* * *das Halten(Besitzen) keeping;(Festhalten) holding* * *hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = festhalten to holdjdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb
jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)
den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach
2)= in eine bestimmte Position bringen
etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light3)= tragen
die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridgemeinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?
nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up
zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain
4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to savedie Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture
das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!
ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it
haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!
sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back
den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)
eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover
wir können uns kein Auto halten —
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sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keepman muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise
der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title
8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to holddie These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable
(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)
viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim
wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front
9) = behandeln to treatdie Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons
10)= handhaben, verfahren mit
das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to youwie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?
er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness
es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth
11)= gestalten
ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of browndas Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress
das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood
12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keepSelbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself
Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap
13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sthetw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful
jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest
ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother
ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth
nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth
nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)
ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important
der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality
14)See:→ gehalten2. INTRANSITIVES VERBkann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?
2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearingder Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks
Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water
dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing
3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stophalten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt
halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!
4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sthich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (an +dat to)er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward
sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope
er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds
2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneselfsich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text
3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold outer hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition
das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well
sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam
5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself6)andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc)
ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wineer hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take* * *hal·ten[ˈhaltn̩]1.<hielt, gehalten>▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the ropehältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's armsjdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]2.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to stop sbhaltet den Dieb! stop the thief!es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping youwenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!3.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to keep sbwarum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]4.<hielt, gehalten>(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain positioner hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand updie Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouthetw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the lightdie Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water5.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthnur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridgeihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbondas Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks6.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tearsdas Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressureer konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his waterWärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture7.<hielt, gehalten>einen Ball \halten to stop a ballder Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the balleinen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty8.<hielt, gehalten>sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorseein Auto \halten to run a carwir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a carHühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog10.<hielt, gehalten>eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form11.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain wayer hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children12.<hielt, gehalten>(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)▪ etw \halten to keep sthdie Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balanceFrieden \halten to keep the peacedie Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speedmit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbden Kurs \halten to stay on courseOrdnung \halten to keep ordereine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a positioneinen Rekord \halten to hold a recordRuhe \halten to keep quietden Takt \halten to keep timedie Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperatureden Ton \halten to stay in tunezu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbdiese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenablehoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record13.<hielt, gehalten>MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)▪ etw \halten to hold sthdie Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positionseine Festung \halten to hold a fortress14.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going15.<hielt, gehalten>(in einem Zustand erhalten)▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain conditiondie Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously cleanden Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the samejdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happyfür jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hotdie Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilledjdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit16.<hielt, gehalten>das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and outdas Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blueihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywooddie Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very generaleinen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter shortetw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple17.<hielt, gehalten>(abhalten)▪ etw \halten to give sther hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speechDiät \halten to keep to a dieteinen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a serviceseinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon napeine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speechein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paperSelbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneselfeine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lessonUnterricht \halten to teacheinen Vortrag \halten to give a talkseinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate18.<hielt, gehalten>(einhalten, erfüllen)▪ etw \halten to keep sthder Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its titleman muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promisesein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise19.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sthich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brotherdas halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possiblewofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich20.<hielt, gehalten>(denken über)▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sthich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing thater hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving famich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my dutynichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth21.<hielt, gehalten>etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sbwenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück22.1. (festhalten) to holdkannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?2.<hielt, gehalten>(haltbar sein) to keepwie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year3.<hielt, gehalten>(dauerhaft sein) to holdder das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longerdie Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay ondiese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting longdie Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will holddas Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall4.<hielt, gehalten>(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, pleaseetw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle5.<hielt, gehalten>SPORT to make a saveunser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves todaykann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?6.<hielt, gehalten>du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right7.<hielt, gehalten>(sich beherrschen)ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh8.<hielt, gehalten>(Wert legen auf)[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness9.<hielt, gehalten>(jdm beistehen)▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sbich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by youich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?10.<hielt, gehalten>Sport hält jung sport keeps you youngAlufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh11.<hielt, gehalten>halte mehr nach links keep more to the leftnach Norden \halten to head north12.▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confidentIII. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<hielt, gehalten>der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip2.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verderben)im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge3.<hielt, gehalten>für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old4.<hielt, gehalten>halte dich tapfer be brave5.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verschwinden)manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning6.<hielt, gehalten>ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old methodich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water7.<hielt, gehalten>(irgendwo bleiben)8.<hielt, gehalten>(eine Richtung beibehalten)\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centreder Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rulesder Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book10.<hielt, gehalten>(sich behaupten)trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year11.<hielt, gehalten>(bestehen)die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]12.<hielt, gehalten>(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance13.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist14.<hielt, gehalten>ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight15.▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb1.<hielt, gehalten>wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar wayes mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differentlywie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you2.<hielt, gehalten>(Neigung haben für)es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sthsie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her motherer hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdjemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *halten; hält, hielt, gehaltenA. v/t1. (festhalten) hold;bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;2. (stützen) hold (up), support;das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope3. in einer Lage: hold;ans Licht halten hold to the light;die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);sich (dat)beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face4. in einem Zustand: keep;frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;in Gang halten keep sth going;in Ordnung halten keep in order;das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);seinen Vorsprung halten können retain one’s lead;er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;Ordnung halten keep order;Kontakt halten keep in contact (zu with);haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises9. (sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/loverdie Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;Winterschlaf halten hibernate12.sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?13.halten von think of;viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving14. unpers:wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; → gehaltenB. v/i1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stickder Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper5. in Zustand:das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (nach for;7.an sich (akk)halten control o.s.;ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)8.zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sbC. v/t & v/i1.(viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony2.etwas/viel auf sich (akk)halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsmanD. v/r1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preservedsich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)3. (standhalten) hold out;wacker halten hold one’s own (gegen against), do well;sich halten als maintain one’s position as;4.sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können hardly be able to stand;sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me6. (beherrschen):kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing7.sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; → auch A 12, bereithalten* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdsich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach
jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
6) (gehen, bleiben)sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)= to bear v.(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)to clamp v.to halt v.to hold v.(§ p.,p.p.: held)to keep v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept)to retain v.to uphold v.(§ p.,p.p.: upheld) -
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n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)* * *das Halten(Besitzen) keeping;(Festhalten) holding* * *hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = festhalten to holdjdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb
jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)
den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach
2)= in eine bestimmte Position bringen
etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light3)= tragen
die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridgemeinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?
nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up
zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain
4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to savedie Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture
das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!
ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it
haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!
sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back
den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)
eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover
wir können uns kein Auto halten —
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sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keepman muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise
der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title
8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to holddie These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable
(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)
viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim
wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front
9) = behandeln to treatdie Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons
10)= handhaben, verfahren mit
das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to youwie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?
er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness
es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth
11)= gestalten
ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of browndas Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress
das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood
12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keepSelbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself
Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap
13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sthetw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful
jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest
ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother
ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth
nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth
nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)
ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important
der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality
14)See:→ gehalten2. INTRANSITIVES VERBkann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?
2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearingder Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks
Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water
dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing
3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stophalten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt
halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!
4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sthich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (an +dat to)er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward
sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope
er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds
2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneselfsich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text
3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold outer hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition
das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well
sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam
5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself6)andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc)
ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wineer hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take* * *hal·ten[ˈhaltn̩]1.<hielt, gehalten>▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the ropehältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's armsjdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]2.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to stop sbhaltet den Dieb! stop the thief!es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping youwenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!3.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to keep sbwarum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]4.<hielt, gehalten>(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain positioner hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand updie Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouthetw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the lightdie Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water5.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthnur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridgeihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbondas Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks6.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tearsdas Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressureer konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his waterWärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture7.<hielt, gehalten>einen Ball \halten to stop a ballder Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the balleinen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty8.<hielt, gehalten>sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorseein Auto \halten to run a carwir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a carHühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog10.<hielt, gehalten>eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form11.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain wayer hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children12.<hielt, gehalten>(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)▪ etw \halten to keep sthdie Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balanceFrieden \halten to keep the peacedie Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speedmit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbden Kurs \halten to stay on courseOrdnung \halten to keep ordereine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a positioneinen Rekord \halten to hold a recordRuhe \halten to keep quietden Takt \halten to keep timedie Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperatureden Ton \halten to stay in tunezu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbdiese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenablehoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record13.<hielt, gehalten>MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)▪ etw \halten to hold sthdie Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positionseine Festung \halten to hold a fortress14.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going15.<hielt, gehalten>(in einem Zustand erhalten)▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain conditiondie Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously cleanden Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the samejdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happyfür jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hotdie Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilledjdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit16.<hielt, gehalten>das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and outdas Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blueihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywooddie Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very generaleinen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter shortetw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple17.<hielt, gehalten>(abhalten)▪ etw \halten to give sther hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speechDiät \halten to keep to a dieteinen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a serviceseinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon napeine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speechein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paperSelbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneselfeine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lessonUnterricht \halten to teacheinen Vortrag \halten to give a talkseinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate18.<hielt, gehalten>(einhalten, erfüllen)▪ etw \halten to keep sthder Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its titleman muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promisesein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise19.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sthich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brotherdas halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possiblewofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich20.<hielt, gehalten>(denken über)▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sthich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing thater hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving famich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my dutynichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth21.<hielt, gehalten>etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sbwenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; 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(festhalten) to holdkannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?2.<hielt, gehalten>(haltbar sein) to keepwie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year3.<hielt, gehalten>(dauerhaft sein) to holdder das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longerdie Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay ondiese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting longdie Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will holddas Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall4.<hielt, gehalten>(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, pleaseetw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle5.<hielt, gehalten>SPORT to make a saveunser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves todaykann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?6.<hielt, gehalten>du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right7.<hielt, gehalten>(sich beherrschen)ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh8.<hielt, gehalten>(Wert legen auf)[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness9.<hielt, gehalten>(jdm beistehen)▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sbich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by youich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?10.<hielt, gehalten>Sport hält jung sport keeps you youngAlufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh11.<hielt, gehalten>halte mehr nach links keep more to the leftnach Norden \halten to head north12.▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confidentIII. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<hielt, gehalten>der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip2.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verderben)im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge3.<hielt, gehalten>für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old4.<hielt, gehalten>halte dich tapfer be brave5.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verschwinden)manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning6.<hielt, gehalten>ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old methodich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water7.<hielt, gehalten>(irgendwo bleiben)8.<hielt, gehalten>(eine Richtung beibehalten)\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centreder Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rulesder Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book10.<hielt, gehalten>(sich behaupten)trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year11.<hielt, gehalten>(bestehen)die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]12.<hielt, gehalten>(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance13.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist14.<hielt, gehalten>ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight15.▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb1.<hielt, gehalten>wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar wayes mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differentlywie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you2.<hielt, gehalten>(Neigung haben für)es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sthsie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her motherer hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdjemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop);Halten verboten! no stopping;da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc (back)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdsich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach
jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
6) (gehen, bleiben)sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)= to bear v.(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)to clamp v.to halt v.to hold v.(§ p.,p.p.: held)to keep v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept)to retain v.to uphold v.(§ p.,p.p.: upheld) -
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I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes- longing- longingly* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) længe væk5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang; god2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) længe2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) længe•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) længes- longing- longingly -
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I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dolg2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dolg3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dolg4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) dolgo5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) daljnosežen2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mnogo (prej)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dolgo•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) hrepeneti- longing- longingly* * *I [lɔŋ]adjectivedolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen; juridically časovno odmaknjen; (zlasti economy) dolgoročen; economy čakajoč na zvišanje cenlong arm — dolga roka, oblastAmerican long bit — kovanec za 1ɜ centoveconomy a long date — dolg roklong in the finger — tatinski, dolgoprsta long face — kisel, žalosten obrazlong hundredweight — angleški cent (50,8 kg)to have a long head — biti preudaren, bister, daljnovidensport long jump — skok v daljinoit is a long lane that has no turning — nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat krajeconomy to be on the long side of the market — ali to be long of the market — špekulirati na višje cenelong in oil — bogat z oljem, z mnogo oljaa long purse — globok žep, mnogo denarjanautical slang longpig — človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)gentlemen of the long robe — pravniki, odvetnikiin the long run — končno, konec koncevlong sight — daljnovidnost (tudi figuratively)of long standing — dolgoleten, starlong in the tooth — starejša, kakor hoče priznatilong vacation — letni oddih, poletne počitniceto have a long wind — imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figuratively dolgovezno govoritiII [lɔŋ]adverbdolgoas ( —ali so) long as — dokler, samo čeas long ago as 1900 — že l. 1900.so long! — na svidenje!to be long in doing s.th. — potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napravitino ( —ali not any) longer — nič več, ne deljIII [lɔŋ]noundolg čas; dolžina, dolg glas, dolg zlog; British English velike počitnice; plural dolge hlačethe long and the short of it — bistvo tega, z eno besedo, na kratkoIV [lɔŋ]intransitive verbhrepeneti, poželeti ( for)
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