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121 ἵστημι
ἵστημι (cf. ἱστάω, ἱστάνω),I causal, make to stand, imper.ἵστη Il.21.313
, E.Supp. 1230,καθ-ίστα Il.9.202
: [tense] impf. ἵστην, [dialect] Ep.ἵστασκε Od.19.574
; [ per.] 3pl.ἵσταν B.10.112
: [tense] fut. στήσω, [dialect] Dor.στᾱσῶ Theoc.5.54
: [tense] aor. 1 ἔστησα, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl. ἔστᾰσαν for ἔστησαν dub. in Od.18.307, 3.182, 8.435, al. (v. ἔστᾰσαν): hence, in late Poets, ἔστᾰσας, ἔστᾰσε, AP9.714,708 (Phil.): [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med. ἐστησάμην (never intr.), v. infr.A.111.2, 3: [tense] pf.ἕστᾰκα Cerc.3
, ([etym.] καθ-) Hyp.Eux.28, UPZ 112.5 (ii B.C.), ([etym.] περι-) Pl.Ax. 370d, ([etym.] ἀφ-) LXXJe.16.5, ([etym.] παρ-) Phld.Rh. 1.9S., al., ([etym.] συν-) S.E.M.7.109; also ἕστηκα (v. infr.) in trans. sense, ([etym.] δι-) Arist.Vent. 973a18, ([etym.] ἀφ-) v.l. in LXX l.c.; ἑστακεῖα trans. in Test.Epict.1.25.II intr., stand,1 [voice] Act., [tense] aor. 2 ἔστην, [dialect] Ep.στάσκον Il.3.217
; [ per.] 3pl. ἔστησαν, more freq. in Hom. ἔσταν, στάν [ᾰ]; imper. στῆθι, [dialect] Dor.στᾶθι Sapph.29
, Theoc.23.38; subj. στῶ, [dialect] Ep. 2 and [ per.] 3sg. στήῃς, στήῃ (for στῇς, στῇ), Il.17.30, 5.598; [ per.] 1pl. στέωμεν (as disyll.) 22.231,στείομεν 15.297
; opt. σταῖεν, [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl.σταίησαν 17.733
; inf. στῆναι, [dialect] Ep.στήμεναι 17.167
, Od.5.414, [dialect] Dor.στᾶμεν Pi.P.4.2
; part. στάς: [tense] pf. ἕστηκα: [tense] plpf. ἑστήκειν, sts. with strengthd. augm. εἱστήκειν, as E.HF 925, Ar.Av. 513, Th.1.89, etc.; [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3sg.ἑστήκεε Hdt. 7.152
:—from Hom. downwds. the shorter dual and pl. forms of the [tense] pf. are preferred, ἕστᾰτον, ἕστᾰμεν, ἕστᾰτε, ἑστᾶσι (IG12(8).356 (Thasos, vi B.C.), etc.), in Hdt. ἑστέᾱσι; imper.ἕστᾰθι Aristomen. 5
; subj. ἑστῶ; opt. ἑσταίην; inf. ἑστάναι, [dialect] Ep. ἑστάμεν, ἑστάμεναι ( ἑστηκέναι only late, as Ael.VH3.18); part. ἑστώς ( ἑστηκώς rare in early Gr., Hdt.2.126, Pl.Men. 93d, Lg. 802c, Arist. (infr. B.11.2), Alex.126.16,εἱστηκότα IG12.374.179
), fem. ἑστῶσα (not ἑστυῖα; but συνεστηκυιῶν prob. in Hp.Aër.10), neut. , Tht. 183e, SIG 1234 ([place name] Lycia), etc., ([etym.] καθ-) POxy.68.32 (ii A.D.), ([etym.] ἐν-) PRyl. 98 (a).10 (ii A.D.), ([etym.] παρ-) Ar.Eq. 564 (- ώς freq. v.l. as in Pl. and Ar. ll.cc., preferred by Choerob.in Theod.2.313); gen. ἑστῶτος; [dialect] Ion. ἑστεώς, ἑστεός, ῶτος; [dialect] Ep. ; dat. pl. ἑστηῶσι cj. in Antim.16.5, cf. Call.Dian. 134; Hom. does not use the nom., but has gen. ἑστᾰότος, acc. ἑστᾰότα, nom. pl. ἑστᾰότες, as if from ἑσταώς: so also [tense] plpf. ἑστάτην, ἕστᾰμεν, ἕστᾰτε, ἕστᾰσαν: late [tense] pres. ἑστήκω, formed from [tense] pf., Posidipp. ap. Ath.10.412e: hence, [tense] fut.ἑστήξω Hom. Epigr.15.14
, X.Cyr.6.2.17, Hegesipp.1.25,ἑστήξομαι X.Cyn.10.9
codd.2 [voice] Pass., ἵσταμαι: imper. , , Ar.Ec. 737: [tense] impf. ἱστάμην: [tense] fut.στᾰθήσομαι And.3.34
, Aeschin. 3.103: more freq.στήσομαι Il.20.90
, etc.: [tense] aor.ἐστάθην Od.17.463
, etc.; rarely ἔστην, [dialect] Dor. [ per.] 3sg. (Argos, v B.C.): [tense] pf. ἕσταμαι ([etym.] δι-) v.l. in Pl.Ti. 81d, κατεστέαται v.l. in Hdt.1.196. (From I.-E. sthā-, cf. Skt. sthā- ([tense] aor. á-sthā-t), Lat. stare, etc.; Gr. redupl. [tense] pres. and [tense] pf. fr. si-sthā-, se-sthā-.)A Causal, make to stand, set up,πελέκεας ἑξείης Od.19.574
; ἔγχος μέν ῥ' ἔστησε φέρων πρὸς κίονα he set it against the pillar, 1.127, cf. Il. 15.126; ἱ. ἱστόν set up the loom, or raise the mast (v.ἱστός 1
and 11); κρητῆρας στήσασθαι to have bowls set up, Od.2.431; θεοῖς.. κρητῆρα στήσασθαι in honour of the gods, Il.6.528; στῆσαί τινα ὀρθόν, στ. ὀρθὰν καρδίαν, Pi.P.3.53,96;ὀρθῷ στ. ἐπὶ σφυρῷ Id.I.7(6).13
;ἐς ὀρθὸν ἱ. τινά E.Supp. 1230
; ;ὀρθὸν οὖς ἵστησιν S.El.27
; στῆσαι λόγχας, for battle, Id.Ant. 145(lyr.); esp. raise buildings, statues, trophies, etc.,ἱ. ἀνδριάντα Hdt.2.110
; ;τροπαῖον ἱ. τῶν πολεμίων Isoc.4.150
, cf.IG22.1457.26;τροπαῖον στησάμενοι X.HG2.4.7
; ;τὰ μακρὰ στῆσαι τείχη Th.1.69
; ἱ. τινὰ χαλκοῦν set him up in brass, raise a brazen statue to him, D.13.21, 19.261 (so in [tense] pf., stand,οὗτος ἕστηκε λίθινος Hdt.2.141
:—[voice] Pass.,σφυρήλατος ἐν Ὀλυμπία στάθητι Pl.Phdr. 236b
;σταθῆναι χαλκοῦς Arist.Rh. 1410a33
).II set, place, of things or persons,τρίποδ' ἔστασαν ἐν πυρί Od.8.435
, etc.; , etc.; fix,τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὴν γῆν Philostr.VA1.10
; esp. set men in order or array,πεζοὺς δ' ἐξόπιθε στῆσεν Il.4.298
, cf. 2.525, etc.;στῆσαί τινας τελευταίους X. Cyr.6.3.25
, etc.III bring to a standstill, stay, check,λαὸν δὲ στῆσον Il.6.433
; νέας, ἵππους, ἡμιόνους στῆσαι, Od.3.182, Il.5.755, 24.350; μύλην στῆσαι to stop the mill, Od.20.111; στῆσεν ἄρ' (sc. ἡμιόνους) 7.4; στῆσε δ' ἐν Ἀμνισῷ (sc. νῆα) 19.188;βᾶριν Iamb.Myst.6.5
; στῆσαι τὴν φάλαγγα halt it, X.Cyr.7.1.5;ἵστησι ῥοῦν Pl.Cra. 437b
, etc.; ἵ. τὴν ψυχὴν ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασιν ib. 437a; στ. τὰ ὄμματα fix them, of a dying man, Id.Phd. 118; στ. τὸ πρόσωπον compose the countenance, X.Cyr.1.3.9;στήσαντες ἐπὶ τούτων τὴν διήγησιν Plb. 3.2.6
: esp. in Medic.,ἵ. κοιλίαν Dsc.1.20
; τὰς κοιλίας Philotim. ap. Orib.4.10.1;αἱμορραγίας Dsc.1.129
: abs., Arist.HA 605a29:—[voice] Med.,ἱστάμενος τῷ νοσήματι Hp.Ep.19
( Hermes 53.65).2 set on foot, stir up,κονίης.. ἱστᾶσιν ὀμίχλην Il.13.336
;ἵστη δὲ μέγα κῦμα 21.313
;νεφέλην ἔστησε Κρονίων Od.12.405
, cf. Il.5.523; of battle, etc., φυλόπιδα στήσειν stir up strife, Od.11.314;ἔριν στήσαντες 16.292
(so intr. φύλοπις ἕστηκε the fray is on foot, Il.18.172):—also in [voice] Med., στησάμενοι δ' ἐμάχοντο ib. 533, Od.9.54;πολέμους ἵστασθαι Hdt.7.9
.β', 175, 236; soἱστάναι βοήν A.Ch. 885
; ([voice] Pass., θόρυβος ἵσταται βοῆς arises, S.Ph. 1263); also of passions and states of mind, μῆνιν, ἐλπίδα στῆσαι, Id.OT 699, E.IA 788(lyr.).3 set up, appoint,τινὰ βασιλέα Hdt.1.97
; , cf. OC 1041, Ant. 666:—[voice] Med.,ἐστάσαντο τύραννον Alc.37
A;φύλακας στησόμεθα Pl.R. 484d
:—[voice] Pass.,ὁ ὑπὸ Δαρείου σταθεὶς ὕπαρχος Hdt.7.105
, cf. IG 9(1).32.23 (Stiris, ii B.C.).4 establish, institute, χορούς, παννυχίδα, Hdt.3.48, 4.76 (soστήσασθαι ἤθεά τε καὶ νόμους Id.2.35
; ); στῆσαι χορόν, Ὀλυμπιάδα, ἑορτάν, Pi.P.9.114, O.2.3, 10(11).58;κτερίσματα S.El. 433
;χορούς B.10.112
, D.21.51; οὐχ ὑγιῶς ἱστάμενος λόγον setting up a bad argument, Anon.Lond.26.34:—[voice] Pass.,ἀγορὴ ἵσταταί τινι Hdt.6.58
.5 = Lat. statuere, determine,γνῶναι καὶ στῆσαι D.H.8.68
;διαγεινώσκειν καὶ ἱστάναι Not. Arch.4.21
(Aug.):—[voice] Pass.,τὰ ὑπό τινος σταθέντα OGI665.27
(Egypt, i A.D.); τὰ ἑσταμένα Wilcken Chr.167.27 (ii B.C.).6 fix by agreement,ὁ σταθεὶς τόκος PGrenf.1.31.1
(i B.C.), cf. PFlor.14.11 (iv A.D.);τὸ ἑσταμένον ἐνοίκιον BGU253.15
(iii A.D.).IV place in the balance, weigh, Il.19.247, 22.350, 24.232, Ar.V.40; [ ἐκπώματα] Thphr.Char.18.7;ἀριθμοῦντες καὶ μετροῦντες καὶ ἱστάντες X.Cyr.8.2.21
, etc.; ἱστάναι τι πρὸς ἀργύριον weigh a thing against silver, Hdt.2.65; ἀγαθὸς ἱστάναι good at weighing, Pl.Prt. 356b; τὸ ἐγγὺς καὶ τὸ πόρρω στήσας ἐν τῷ ζυγῷ ibid., cf. Lys.10.18; ἐπὶ τὸ ἱστάναι ἐλθεῖν have recourse to the scales, Pl.Euthphr.7c:—[voice] Pass.,ἵστασθαι ἐπὶ ζυγοῦ Arr.Epict.1.29.15
; weighed,IG
11(2).161B113 (Delos, iii B.C.).B [voice] Pass. and intr. tenses of [voice] Act., to be set or placed, stand, Hom. etc., ἀγχοῦ, ἆσσον, Il.2.172, 23.97;ἄντα τινός 17.30
;ἐς μέσσον Od.17.447
;σταθεὶς ἐς μέσον Hdt.3.130
; ἀντίοι ἔσταν, ἐναντίοι ἔστησαν, Il.1.535, Od.10.391: prov. of critical circumstances,ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἵσταται ἀκμῆς Il.10.173
: freq. merely a stronger form of εἶναι, to be in a certain place or state, , etc.; ἑστάτω for ἔστω, S.Aj. 1084; τὰ νῦν ἑστῶτα,= τὰ νῦν, Id.Tr. 1271 (anap.);ἐμοὶ δ' ἄχος ἕστᾱκεν Id.Aj. 200
(lyr.): with Adv., ξυμφορᾶς ἵν' ἕσταμεν, ἵν' ἕστ. χρείας, in what case or need we are, Id.Tr. 1145, OT 1442; ποῦ τύχης ἕστηκεν; Id.Aj. 102; later also ἀδίκως, ὀρθῶς, εὐλαβῶς ἵστασθαι, behave wrongly, etc., Plb.18.3.2, 33.6.3, 18.33.4.2 take up an intellectual attitude,ὡς ἵστασθαι δεῖ περὶ χρημάτων κτήσεως Phld.Oec.p.38J.
; οὐκ ὀρθῶς ἵ. Id.Rh.1.53S.3 in pregnant sense,στῆναι ἐς.. Hdt.9.21
;στ. ἐς δίκην E.IT 962
;στ. παρά τινα Il.24.169
(but οἱ μὴ στάντες παρὰ τὰ δεινά those who did not face the danger, D.H.9.28): c. acc. loci, τί τοῦτ' αἰθερίαν ἕστηκε πέτραν; E.Supp. 987 (lyr.);στῆτε τόνδε τρίβον Id.Or. 1251
:c. acc. cogn., ποίαν μ' ἀνάστασιν δοκεῖς.. στῆναι; S.Ph. 277.II stand still, halt,ἀλλ' ἄγε δὴ στέωμεν Il.11.348
, cf. Od.6.211, 10.97; opp. φεύγω, 6.199, etc.; stand idle, Il.4.243, al.; ἑστάναι to be stationary, opp. κινεῖσθαι, Pl.R. 436c, etc.;κατὰ χώρην ἑστάναι Hdt.4.97
; οὐ μὴν ἐνταῦθ' ἕστηκε τὸ πρᾶγμα does not rest here, D.21.102, cf. 10.36; ἐὰν ἡ κοιλία στῇ if the bowels are constipated, Arist.HA 588a8: c. part.,οὐ στήσεται ἀδικῶν D.10.10
; come to a stop, rest satisfied,ἄν τις ὀρθῶς ἐπιβάλῃ, ἔπειτα σταθῇ Epicur. Fr. 423
;οὐχ ἱστάμενοι Plot.3.1.2
: impers., ἵσταται there is a stop, one comes to a stop, Arist.APr. 43a37, al.;οὐκ ἔστη ἐνταῦθα κακοῖς γενομένοις ἀποθανεῖν Plot.3.2.8
; alsoἵστασθαι μέχρι τοῦ γένους Them.in APo. 55.8
,al.2 metaph., stand firm, X.HG5.2.23;τῇ διανοίᾳ Plb.21.11.3
; of arguments or propositions, hold good, Phld.Rh.1.83, 2.192 S.: part., ἑστηκώς fixed, stable, Arist.GA 776a35, EN 1104a4, Metaph. 1047a15; (Delph., ii B.C.);λογισμὸς ἑστὼς καὶ νουνεχής Plb.3.105.9
;τέχναι οὐκ ἔχουσαι τὸ ἑστηκός, ἀλλὰ τὸ στοχαστικόν Phld.Rh.1.71S.
(so Adv. ἑστηκότως, opp. στοχαστικῶς, ib.70S.), cf. Iamb.Protr.21.κ'; χρεία ἑστηκυῖα καὶ τεταγμένη Plb.6.25.10
; ἑστηκότα θεωρήματα, ἑστηκότες σκοποί, Phld.Rh.1.2S., Po.5.22; of age,ἑστηκυῖα ἡλικία Pl.Lg. 802c
; τιμαὶ ἑστηκυῖαι fixed prices, PTeb.ined.703.177.III to be set up or upright, stand up, rise up,κρημνοὶ ἕστασαν Il.12.55
;ὀρθαὶ τρίχες ἔσταν 24.359
, cf. A.Th. 564(lyr.), Pl. Ion 535c, etc.;κονίη ἵστατο Il.2.151
;ἵστατο κῦμα 21.240
; of a horse, ἵστασθαι ὀρθός to rear, Hdt.5.111; ἵστασθαι βάθρων from the steps, S.OT 143.2 to be set up, erected, or built,στήλη, ἥ τ' ἐπὶ τύμβῳ ἑστήκῃ Il.17.435
;ἕστακε τροπαῖον A. Th. 954
(lyr.); , etc.; v. supr. A.11.3 generally, arise, begin,ἵστατο νεῖκος Il.13.333
; cf. A. 111.2.4 in marking Time, ἔαρος νέον ἱσταμένοιο when spring is not long begun, Od.19.519; ἕβδομος ἑστήκει μείς the seventh month was begun, Il. 19.117; τοῦ μὲν φθίνοντος μηνός, τοῦ δ' ἱσταμένοιο as one month ends and the next begins, Od.14.162, cf. Hes.Op. 780; later μὴν ἱστάμενος, μεσῶν, φθίνων, first in Hdt.6.57, 106, cf. And.1.121, Aeschin.3.67;σχεδὸν ἤδη μεσημβρία ἵσταται Pl.Phdr. 242a
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A n1 ( incision) gen entaille f ; ( in surgery) incision f ; to make a cut in faire une entaille dans [cloth, wood] ; [surgeon] faire une incision dans [flesh] ;4 ○ ( share) part f ; a cut of the profits/takings une part des bénéfices/recettes ; she takes a 25% cut of the total sum elle prend 25% de la somme globale ;5 ( reduction) réduction f (in de) ; a cut in prices, a price cut une baisse des prix ; a cut in the interest/unemployment rate une baisse du taux d'intérêt/de chômage ; job cuts suppression f d'emplois ; he agreed to take a cut in salary il a accepté qu'on lui diminue son salaire ;9 Cin ( removal of footage) coupure f ; ( shot) plan m de raccord (from de ; to à) ; final cut final cut m ;11 ( shorter route) raccourci m ;13 Sport coup m tranchant ;1 ( slice) couper [bread, fabric, metal, paper, slice, wood] ; faire [hole, slit] ; to cut sth out of couper qch dans [fabric] ; découper qch dans [magazine] ; to cut sth in half ou in two couper qch en deux ; to cut sth into quarters/slices/pieces couper qch en quartiers/tranches/morceaux ; to cut sth to shreds ou ribbons mettre [qch] en pièces [fabric, document] ; my hands were cut to shreds mes mains étaient tout abîmées ;2 ( sever) couper [rope, ribbon, throat, wire] ; ouvrir [vein] ; couper [flower, stem] ; faucher, couper [wheat] ; fig rompre [ties, links] ;3 ( carve out) faire [notch] ; creuser [channel, tunnel] ; graver [initials] (in dans) ; to cut sth open ouvrir [packet, sack] ; [surgeon] ouvrir [chest, stomach] ; to cut one's way through se frayer un chemin dans [undergrowth] ;4 ( wound) lit ( once) blesser [victim] ; ( repeatedly) taillader [victim] ; fig [remark] blesser [person] ; to cut one's finger/lip se couper le doigt/la lèvre ; the rocks cut their feet les rochers leur ont tailladé les pieds ; the wind cut me like a knife le vent était mordant ;5 ( trim) couper [grass, hair] ; tailler [hedge] ; to cut one's fringe/finger nails se couper la frange/les ongles ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ;6 (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, marble, wood] ; découper [pastry] ; tailler [suit] ; [locksmith] refaire [key] ; to cut sth into triangles/strips couper qch en triangles/bandes ; to cut sth into the shape of a bird découper qch en forme d'oiseau ;7 ( liberate) to cut sb from sth dégager qn de [wreckage] ; to cut sb/sth free ou loose libérer qn/qch (from de) ;8 ( edit) couper [article, film] ; supprimer [scene] ; we cut the film to 90 minutes nous avons réduit le film à 90 minutes ; I cut the article from 3,000 to 2,000 words j'ai réduit l'article de 3 000 à 2 000 mots ;9 ( reduce) baisser [price, rate] ; réduire [cost, expenditure, inflation, list, number, staff, wages] (by de) ; diminuer [length, size, working day, salary] ; comprimer [budget] ; we've cut prices by 10% on a baissé les prix de 10% ; we've cut the amount of time we spend on the phone nous passons moins de temps au téléphone ;11 ( switch off) éteindre [headlights] ;13 Comput couper [paragraph, section] ; cut and paste couper-coller ; cut the first paragraph and paste it in at the end coupez le premier paragraphe et collez-le à la fin ;14 Games couper [cards, deck] ;15 ( dilute) couper [drink, drugs] (with avec) ;17 ○ ( stop) cut the chatter arrêtez de jacasser ; cut the flattery/sarcasm! assez de flatteries/sarcasme! ; cut the crap ◑ ! arrête de déconner ◑ ! ;19 ( snub) ignorer, snober [person] ; she cut me dead in the street elle m'a complètement ignoré dans la rue ;1 (slice, make an incision) couper ; this knife cuts well ce couteau coupe bien ; cardboard cuts easily le carton est facile à couper ; cut along the dotted line coupez suivant les pointillés ; will the cake cut into six? tu crois que le gâteau fera pour six? ; to cut into entamer [cake, pie] ; couper [fabric, paper] ; inciser [flesh, organ] ;2 (move, go) to cut across the park couper à travers le parc ; our route cuts across Belgium notre itinéraire traverse la Belgique ; the lorry cut across my path le camion m'a coupé la route ; to cut down a sidestreet couper par une petite rue ; to cut in front of sb ( in a queue) passer devant qn ; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à qn ;3 Cin the camera cut to the president la caméra s'est braquée sans transition sur le président ; to cut from the street to the courtroom [camera] passer de la rue à la salle d'audience ;4 Games couper ; to cut for the deal couper les cartes pour déterminer qui va donner ;D v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp cut) to cut oneself se couper ; to cut oneself on the foot/chin se couper au pied/menton ; to cut oneself on broken glass se couper avec un morceau de verre ; to cut oneself a slice of meat se couper une tranche de viande ; cut yourself some cake coupe-toi un morceau de gâteau.2 ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé ; a well-cut jacket une veste bien coupée ; the trousers are cut wide le pantalon est coupé large ;5 ( edited) [film, text] avec coupures (after n).to be a cut above sb/sth être supérieur à qn/qch ; to cut and run fig fuir, partir en courant ; to cut both ways [argument, measure] être à double tranchant ; to have one's work cut out to do avoir du mal à faire.■ cut across:▶ cut across [sth]▶ cut across [sb] interrompre.■ cut along se dépêcher.■ cut at:▶ cut at [sth] attaquer [trunk, branches] ; taillader [rope] ; tailler dans [hair, stone].■ cut away:▶ cut away [sth] enlever [dead wood, diseased tissue].■ cut back:▶ cut back faire des économies (on de) ;▶ cut back [sth], cut [sth] back2 ( prune) tailler.■ cut down:▶ cut down réduire sa consommation ; ‘would you like a cigarette?’-‘no, I'm trying to cut down’ ‘veux-tu une cigarette?’-‘non merci, j'essaie de fumer moins’ ; to cut down on réduire sa consommation de [alcohol, fatty foods] ;▶ cut down [sth], cut [sth] down1 ( chop down) abattre [forest, tree] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [consumption, spending, number, time, scale] (from de, to à) ;▶ cut [sb] down littér [disease] emporter liter [person] ; to cut sb down to size rabattre le caquet à qn.■ cut in:▶ cut in1 ( interrupt) ( in conversation) intervenir ; ( in dancing) s'interposer ; ‘what about me?’ he cut in ‘et moi, alors?’ dit-il en interrompant la discussion ; ‘may I cut in?’ ( on dance floor) ‘vous permettez (que je danse avec madame)?’ ; to cut in on sb ( in conversation) interrompre qn ;2 ( in vehicle) the taxi cut in in front of me le taxi m'a fait une queue de poisson ;▶ cut [sb] in mettre qn dans le coup ; they cut me in on the deal ils m'ont mis dans le coup.■ cut off:▶ cut off [sth], cut [sth] off1 ( remove) couper [hair, piece, slice, top, corner] ; enlever [excess, crusts] ; to cut off one's finger se couper le doigt ; to cut off sb's head/fingers couper la tête/les doigts à qn ; she had all her hair cut off elle s'est fait couper les cheveux très court ;2 ( reduce) to cut 1% off inflation réduire l'inflation de 1% ; they've cut 10% off their prices ils ont baissé leurs prix de 10% ; it cut 20 minutes off the journey cela a raccourci le trajet de 20 minutes ; she cut ten seconds off the world record elle a amélioré le record mondial de dix secondes ;3 ( disconnect) couper [gas, power, telephone, water, supply lines] ;▶ cut off [sth]3 ( block) bloquer [retreat, escape route] ;▶ cut [sb] off1 Telecom couper qn ;2 ( disinherit) déshériter qn ; he cut me off without a penny il ne m'a pas laissé un sou ;3 ( interrupt) interrompre qn ; she cut me off in mid-phrase elle m'a interrompu en plein milieu d'une phrase ;▶ cut [sb] off, cut off [sb] ( isolate) [group, person] couper [person] ; to be cut off by the tide se faire surprendre par la marée ; to feel cut off se sentir coupé ; to cut oneself off se couper (from de).■ cut out:▶ cut out [engine, fan] s'arrêter ;▶ cut out [sth] supprimer [alcohol, fatty food] ;▶ cut [sth] out, cut out [sth]1 ( snip out) découper [article, piece, shape] (from dans) ;2 ( remove) enlever [tumour] (from de) ; couper [reference, sentence] ; supprimer [scene, chapter] ;4 ○ ( stop) cut the noise out! arrêtez de faire du bruit! cut out the laughing/fighting! arrêtez de rire/de vous disputer! ; cut it out! ça suffit! ;▶ cut [sb] out1 ( isolate) exclure qn ; to cut sb out of one's will déshériter qn ;2 to be cut out for teaching/nursing être fait pour être professeur/infirmière ; he's not cut out to be a teacher il n'est pas fait pour être professeur.■ cut short:▶ cut short [sth], cut [sth] short abréger [holiday, visit, discussion] ; to cut the conversation short couper court ;▶ cut [sb] short interrompre.■ cut through:▶ cut through [sth] [knife, scissors] couper [cardboard, plastic] ; [detergent] attaquer [grease] ; [whip] fendre [air] ; [boat] fendre [water] ; [person] éviter [red tape] ; [voice] traverser [noise].■ cut up:▶ cut up ○ US chahuter ;▶ cut [sth] up, cut up [sth] couper [food, meat, onions] ; disséquer [specimen] ; [murderer] couper [qch] en morceaux [corpse] ; to cut sth up into strips/pieces couper qch en bandes/morceaux ;▶ cut [sb] up2 ( upset) to be very cut up être très affecté (about, by par) ;3 ○ Aut faire une queue de poisson à. -
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cut [kʌt]couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)(a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux(d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route(f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!(h) (switch off) couper;∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;∎ to cut prices casser les prix;∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes(k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas□ ;∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute□∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;∎ to cut school sécher les cours∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach(p) (record, track) graver, faire∎ to cut the cards couper∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur□ ;∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas□ ;∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser(a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant(b) (cloth, paper) se couper;∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six(c) (hurtfully) faire mal(d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage(f) (in cards) couper;∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;∎ cut! coupez!3 noun∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres(b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch(c) (blow, stroke) coup m;∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant(f) (deletion) coupure f;∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film(g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe►► cut glass cristal m taillé;Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille(a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs(b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis(c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime➲ cut back∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour(expenditure) réduire;∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch➲ cut in(a) (interrupt) interrompre;∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger(b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase(c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau(d) (separate, isolate) isoler;∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées(e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi➲ cut out∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part➲ cut up(b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle□ ;∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté□∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!□∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule -
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1. kən'trækt verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contraer2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) comprometerse por contrato a3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contraer4) (to promise (in marriage).) contraer (matrimonio)
2. 'kontrækt noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contrato- contractor
contract n contrato1 (gen) contrato; (for public work, services) contrata1 (place under contract) contratar2 (make smaller) contraer3 formal use (debt, habit, illness) contraer1 (enter into agreement) hacer un contrato, firmar un contrato2 (become smaller) contraerse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbreach of contract incumplimiento de contratoto be under contract (to somebody) tener un contrato (con alguien)to contract to do something comprometerse por contrato a hacer algoto enter into a contract (with somebody) hacer un contrato (con alguien)to put a contract out on somebody ponerle un precio a la cabeza de alguiento put something out to contract sacar algo a concurso (público)contract bridge contrato1) : contratar (servicios profesionales)2) : contraer (una enfermedad, una deuda)3) tighten: contraer (un músculo)4) shorten: contraer (una palabra)contract vi: contraerse, reducirsecontract ['kɑn.trækt] n: contrato mn.• contrata s.f.• contrato (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• destajo s.m.• empeño s.m.• póliza s.f.v.• apretar v.• astringir v.• comprometerse por contrato v.• contraer (Jurisprudencia) v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• contratar v.• enangostar v.• entablar v.• estrechar v.• fruncir v.
I 'kɑːntrækt, 'kɒntrækt1) c (agreement, document) contrato m; (for public works, services) contrata fto be under contract to somebody/something — estar* bajo contrato con alguien/algo
to put something out to contract — otorgar* la contrata de or para algo
to exchange contracts — (in UK: on property deal) suscribir* el contrato de compraventa; (before n)
contract law — derecho m contractual
to sign a contract — firmar or (frml) suscribir* un contrato
2) ( for murder) (sl)to put out a contract on somebody — ponerle* precio a la cabeza de alguien; (before n)
contract killer — asesino, -na m,f a sueldo, sicario, -ria m,f
II
1. kən'trækttransitive verb also 'kɑːntrækt ( place under contract) \<\<person\>\> contratar; \<\<debt\>\> contraer* (frml); \<\<disease\>\> contraer* (frml); \<\<muscle\>\> contraer*
2.
vi1) also 'kɑːntrækt ( enter into an agreement)2) ( become smaller) contraerse*•Phrasal Verbs:1. N['kɒntrækt]1) (=document) contrato mcontract of employment or service — contrato m de trabajo
•
by contract — por contrato•
to enter into a contract (with sb) (to do sth/for sth) — firmar un contrato (con algn) (para hacer algo/de algo)•
to place a contract with — dar un contrato a•
to sign a contract — firmar un contrato•
to put work out to contract — sacar una obra a contrato•
to be under contract to do sth — hacer algo bajo contratothey are under contract to X — tienen contrato con X, tienen obligaciones contractuales con X
2) (fig)2. VT[kǝn'trækt]1) (=acquire) [+ disease, debt] contraer; [+ habit] tomar, adquirir2) (=enter into) [+ alliance] entablar, establecer; [+ marriage] contraer3) (Ling) (=shorten) contraer3. VI[kǝn'trækt]1) (=become smaller) [metal] contraerse, encogerse2) [muscles, face] contraerse3) (Ling) [word, phrase] contraerse4) (Comm)4.CPD ['kɒntrækt]contract bridge N — bridge m de contrato
contract date N — fecha f contratada, fecha f de contrato
contract killer N — asesino m a sueldo
contract killing N — asesinato m pagado
contract price N — precio m contractual, precio m contratado
contract work N — trabajo m bajo contrato
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I ['kɑːntrækt, 'kɒntrækt]1) c (agreement, document) contrato m; (for public works, services) contrata fto be under contract to somebody/something — estar* bajo contrato con alguien/algo
to put something out to contract — otorgar* la contrata de or para algo
to exchange contracts — (in UK: on property deal) suscribir* el contrato de compraventa; (before n)
contract law — derecho m contractual
to sign a contract — firmar or (frml) suscribir* un contrato
2) ( for murder) (sl)to put out a contract on somebody — ponerle* precio a la cabeza de alguien; (before n)
contract killer — asesino, -na m,f a sueldo, sicario, -ria m,f
II
1. [kən'trækt]transitive verb also ['kɑːntrækt] ( place under contract) \<\<person\>\> contratar; \<\<debt\>\> contraer* (frml); \<\<disease\>\> contraer* (frml); \<\<muscle\>\> contraer*
2.
vi1) also ['kɑːntrækt] ( enter into an agreement)2) ( become smaller) contraerse*•Phrasal Verbs: -
125 trim
trim
1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) cortar, recortar; arreglar; (jardinería) podar2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) adornar, guarnecer3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) orientar
2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) corte
3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) arreglado, aseado, cuidado- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim
trim vb recortartr[trɪm]1 (neat, tidy) (bien) arreglado,-a, ordenado,-a, cuidado,-a2 (person, figure) esbelto,-a, delgado,-a1 (cut) recorte nombre masculino■ I'd like a trim, please ¿me puede cortar las puntas?2 (decoration - on clothes) adornos nombre masculino plural; (- along edges) ribete nombre masculino; (upholstery) tapicería3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL asiento, estiba2 (reduce by cutting back) recortar, reducir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in trim / in good trim estar en forma, estar en buena forma1) decorate: adornar, decorar2) cut: recortar3) reduce: recortar, reducirto trim the excess: recortar el exceso1) slim: esbelto2) neat: limpio y arreglado, bien cuidadotrim n1) condition: condición f, estado mto keep in trim: mantenerse en buena forma2) cut: recorte m3) trimming: adornos mplv.• afinar v.• afrailar v.• atusar (Pelo) v.• bordear v.• chapodar v.• cortar v.• desbarbar v.• escamondar v.• mondar v.• podar v.• recortar v.• ribetear v.adj.• acicalado, -a adj.• aseado, -a adj.• en buen estado adj.• pulcro, -a adj.n.• adorno s.m.• chambrana s.f.• estado s.m.• orientación s.f.• recorte s.m.
I trɪma) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
1) u ( good condition)to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico
2) c ( cut) recorte mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam)[trɪm]1. ADJ(compar trimmer) (superl trimmest)1) (=neat) [garden] bien cuidado, arreglado; [person] arreglado; [clothes] de corte elegante; [moustache, beard] bien cuidado2) (=slim) [person, figure] esbelto; [waist] delgado2. N1) (=cut)to get or have a trim — cortarse un poco el pelo; (on long hair) cortarse solo las puntas
to give the lawn/hedge a trim — recortar el césped/el seto
2) (=good physical condition)to be in (good) trim — [person] estar en buena forma or en buen estado físico; [car, house] estar en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
to get in or into trim — ponerse en forma
to keep (o.s.) in (good) trim — mantenerse en buena forma or en buen estado físico
to keep sth in (good) trim — mantener algo en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
3) (=decoration)a) (Sew) adorno m ; (on edge) ribete m, reborde ma coat with a fur trim — un abrigo con ribetes or rebordes de piel
b) (Aut) (on outside of car) embellecedor m (Sp)leather trim — tapizado m de cuero
wheel trim — tapacubos m inv, embellecedor m de la rueda (Sp)
3. VT1) (=clip) [+ hair, beard, moustache] recortar; [+ hedge] cortar, podar; [+ lamp, wick] despabilarto trim back — [+ plant, shoot] podar
trim excess fat from or off the chops — quitar el exceso de grasa de las chuletas
2) (=reduce) [+ costs, prices] recortar, reducir; [+ profits] recortar; [+ programme, policy] hacer recortes en; (also: trim back) [+ workforce] recortar, reducir3) (=slim) [+ hips, thighs] adelgazar4) (=decorate) [+ dress, hat] adornar; [+ Christmas tree] decorara dress trimmed with feathers/lace — un vestido adornado con plumas/con adornos de encaje
5) (Naut) [+ sails] orientar; [+ boat] equilibrar- trim one's sails6) (Aer) equilibrar7) (Orn) orientar- trim off* * *
I [trɪm]a) ( slim) <figure/person> esbelto, estilizadob) ( neat) <uniform/suit> elegante, de buen corte
II
1) u ( good condition)to be in (good) trim — estar* en buen estado or en buenas condiciones
swimming keeps me in trim — la natación me mantiene en forma or en buen estado físico
2) c ( cut) recorte mjust a trim, please — córteme sólo las puntas, por favor
4) ( on bodywork of car) banda f lateral; ( inside car) tapicería f
III
1)a) ( cut) \<\<hair/beard/edges\>\> recortar; \<\<bush/branches\>\> recortar, podarb) ( reduce) \<\<staff\>\> reducir*, recortar; \<\<budget/spending\>\> recortar2)a) ( decorate) \<\<dress/hat\>\> adornartrimmed with velvet — con adornos de terciopelo; ( round edge) con ribetes de terciopelo, ribeteado de terciopelo
3) ( Naut) \<\<sail\>\> orientar4) ( defeat decisively) (AmE colloq) darle* una paliza a (fam) -
126 delante
adv.1 in front.ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit at the backel de delante the one in frontel asiento de delante the seat in frontdelante de mí/ti in front of me/youlo tienes delante de las narices it's in front of your nose2 opposite (enfrente).delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite* * *► adverbio1 (enfrente) in front; (adelantado) in front, ahead2 de delante in front3 delante de in front of, ahead of, before4 por delante in front, ahead\llevarse todo por delante figurado to destroy everything* * *adv.* * *ADV1) in fronten el coche me gusta sentarme delante — I like to sit in the front of the car, when I'm in a car I like to sit in the front
•
de delante, la parte de delante — the front part•
hacia delante, hizo un movimiento hacia delante — he moved forward(s)•
por delante, yo iba por delante con la linterna — I went in front with the torchllevarse 2)resuelve todos los problemas que se le pongan por delante — he solves any problem you put in front of him
2)• delante de — in front of
3) esp Cono Surdelante mío/tuyo — in front of me/you
* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front
llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody
2)delante de — (loc prep)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of* * *= ahead, in front.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex. At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.----* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* delante de = before, in front of.* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* delante y detrás = front and back.* en la parte de delante = at the front.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* ir delante = lead + the way.* ir hacia delante = page + forward.* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.* muy por delante de = far ahead of.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner delante de = lay before.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* tener delante = have + before.* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front
llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody
2)delante de — (loc prep)
a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him
b) ( en presencia de) in front of* * *= ahead, in front.Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* delante de = before, in front of.* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* delante y detrás = front and back.* en la parte de delante = at the front.* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.* ir delante = lead + the way.* ir hacia delante = page + forward.* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.* muy por delante de = far ahead of.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner delante de = lay before.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.* tener delante = have + before.* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* * *A(lugar, parte) [ Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples] voy yo delante, que sé el camino I'll go ahead o in front, I know the wayno te pongas delante, que no veo don't stand/sit in front of me, I can't seetengo tu carta delante I have your letter in front of meel asiento de delante the front seatla parte de delante the frontla falda cierra por delante the skirt buttons up at the fronttienes toda la vida por delante you have your whole life ahead of youcualquier obstáculo que se le pusiera por delante any obstacle that got in her wayllevarse algo/a algn por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into himse llevó a todo el mundo por delante (físicamente) he pushed everybody out of the way; (atropellando sus derechos) he rode roughshod over everybodyB1 (en lugar anterior a) in front ofdelante de la ventana in front of the windowdelante de mí/ti/él or ( crit) delante mío/tuyo/suyo in front of me/you/him2 (en presencia de) in front ofla insultó delante de todos he insulted her in front of everyone* * *
delante adverbio
1 (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses◊ adelante in many of these examples: yo voy delante I'll go ahead o in front;
no te pongas delante don't stand in front of me;
lo tengo aquí delante I have it right here;
el asiento de delante the front seat;
la parte de delante the front;
el pasajero de delante the passenger in the front
2
delante adverbio
1 (lugar) in front: delante de nosotros había un hombre, there was a man in front of us
siéntate tú delante, sit in front
la puerta de delante, the front door
(movimiento) los niños iban caminando delante de mí, the children were walking ahead of me
pase usted delante, por favor, you go first, please
se inclinó hacia delante, he bent forward
2 (en presencia de) in front of: se puso a gritar delante de todos, she started to shout in front of everyone
♦ Locuciones: se lo lleva todo por delante, she destroys everything in her path
tienes toda la vida por delante, you have your whole life ahead of you
' delante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- algún
- apoltronarse
- atusarse
- bastante
- buen
- cacerolada
- clavada
- clavado
- delgada
- delgado
- el
- en seguida
- enferma
- enfermo
- enseguida
- extensa
- extenso
- frente
- justamente
- mal
- muerdo
- nutrido-a
- pasmada
- pasmado
- por
- primer
- revés
- sombra
- tan
- telonera
- telonero
- ti
- toda
- todo
- vuestra
- vuestro
- adelantar
- alguno
- alto
- ante
- antepenúltimo
- anteponer
- antiguo
- auténtico
- aventajar
- bueno
- cada
- ciento
English:
A
- actual
- ahead
- alive
- alone
- also
- always
- and
- appreciate
- asleep
- before
- busline
- by
- carry along
- draw up
- drive
- eye
- fast forward
- first
- forward
- front
- frozen
- go ahead
- humiliate
- lead
- little
- marmalade
- mat
- neither
- never
- nice
- often
- past
- quite
- still
- thrust forward
- tip forward
- tip forwards
- to
- undress
- very
- way
- wind forward
- dead
- follow
- great
- pull
- right
- rough
- slog
* * *delante adv1. [en primer lugar, en la parte delantera] in front;[enfrente] opposite;delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite;¿dónde has aparcado? – delante where have you parked? – opposite;ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit in the back;nos sentamos delante para ver mejor we sat at the front so we could see better;el de delante the one in front;las luces/el asiento de delante [en automóvil] the front lights/seat;está sentado en el asiento de delante [en el inmediatamente anterior] he's sitting in the seat in front of me;delante de in front of;delante de mí/ti in front of me/you;lo tienes delante de las narices it's right in front of o under your nose;pasamos por delante de la catedral we passed in front of the cathedral;hay que acortar el vestido por delante the dress needs taking up at the front;visto por delante resulta impresionante it's very impressive (seen) from the front;la avalancha se llevó a los esquiadores por delante the avalanche engulfed the skiers;tenemos un mes entero por delante we have a whole month ahead of us2. [presente] present;cuando no está delante, todos hablan mal de él everyone speaks ill of him behind his back, whenever he's not there, everyone speaks ill of him;delante de [en presencia de] in front of;se desnudó delante de todo el mundo she undressed in front of everyone;comparecer delante de un tribunal to appear before a court* * *adv1 in front;lo tengo delante I have it in front of me;el asiento de delante the front seat;se abrocha por delante it does up at the front;tener algo por delante have sth ahead of o in front of onepor delante ahead;¡pase usted delante! you first!, after you!3 ( enfrente) opposite4:delante de in front of* * *delante adv1) enfrente: ahead, in front2)delante de : before, in front of* * *delante adv in front -
127 alto
adj.1 tall, elevated, high-rise.2 high, upland.3 tall.4 high, steep.Precios altos High (steep) prices5 loud.6 lofty.adv.1 loudly, aloud, high up.2 high, in a high position.intj.stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.m.1 height.2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.3 hill, top of the hill, height.4 upper floor.5 high point, high, maximum.6 Alto.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high3 (elevado) top, upper4 (importancia) high, top5 (voz, sonido) loud1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground\a altas horas de la noche late at nighten lo alto de on the top ofpasar por alto to pass overpor todo lo alto figurado in a grand waytirando alto figurado at the mostalta cocina haute cuisinealta sociedad high societyalta tecnología high technologyaltas presiones high pressure singalto horno blast furnace————————► adverbio1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground————————1 (parada) stop1 halt! (policía) stop!\dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to haltalto el fuego cease-fire* * *1. (f. - alta)adj.1) tall2) high3) loud2. adv.1) high2) loudly3. noun m.1) height2) halt, stop* * *I1. ADJ1) [en altura]a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high•
jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneckmar I, 1)•
zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heelsb)• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill
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lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from abovepor todo lo alto —
2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upperla marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in
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alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner•
alta costura — high fashion, haute couture•
alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive•
alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage•
alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi•
alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official•
oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition•
alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure•
temporada alta — high season•
alta tensión — high tension, high voltageAlta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system
3) [en intensidad]4) [en el tiempo]5) [estilo] lofty, elevated6) (=revuelto)7) (Geog) upper8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto9) ( Hist, Ling) high2. ADV1) (=arriba) high2) (=en voz alta)hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly
¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!
volarpensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
3. SM1) (=altura)mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall
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en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet upcon las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air
dejar algo en alto —
el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world
estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name
2) (Geog) hill3) (Arquit) upper floor4) (Mús) alto5)6)• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook
7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile8) Chile [de tela] length9)II1. SM1) (=parada) stop•
dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sba este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way
hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich
alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire
2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl2.EXCL¡alto! — halt!, stop!
¡alto ahí! — stop there!
¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *alto11 = stop.Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* alto en el camino = stopover.* echar por alto = bungle.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.alto22 = alto.Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
alto33 = height.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* en lo alto = on top.* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.alto44 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.alto55 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.* sonido alto = loud noise.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› highzapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoeses más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brotheruna blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse2 [ ESTAR]:¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height nowB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] highlos techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilingsun vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR]:ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too highponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reachel río está muy alto the river is very highla marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's inlos pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the buildingsalgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the aireso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputationúltimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recentlya pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losingDios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on highhabían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainsideen lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the treepor todo lo alto in stylecelebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in styleuna boda por todo lo alto a lavish weddingC (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressurecereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cerealsha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashnessproductos de alta calidad high-quality products[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essentialel nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this schoolel alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the electionsembarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancytirando por lo alto at the most, at the outsidetirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outsideD1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loudpon la radio más alta turn the radio up¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!2en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loudestaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loudE ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, topun militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officeruno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executivesconversaciones de alto nivel high-level talksF ( delante del n) ‹ideales› hightiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of dutyes el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever hadtiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of youG ( delante del n)1 ( Ling) highel alto alemán High German2 ( Geog) upperel alto Aragón upper Aragonel Alto Paraná the Upper ParanáCompuestos:feminine upper-middle classes (pl)feminine haute cuisinefeminine high comedyfeminine haute couture, high fashionfeminine high definitionde or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)feminine High Middle Ages (pl)feminine dressagefeminine high fidelity, hi-fifeminine high frequency● alta marmasculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at seala flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleetfeminine hairstylingfpl upper echelons (pl)fpl:las altoas finanzas high financefeminine high societyfpl high pressureun sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure systemfeminine high technologyfeminine high tension o voltagefeminine high treason● alto comisario, alta comisariamasculine, feminine high commissioner● alto comisionado or comisariadomasculine high commissionmasculine blast furnacemasculine high-ranking officermasculine high relief, alto relievomasculine high voltage o tensionalto2A ‹volar/subir/tirar› hightírala más alto throw it higherB ‹hablar› loud, loudlyhabla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear youalto3halt!¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!¡alto el fuego! cease fire!Compuesto:alto4A1(altura): de alto highun muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high walltiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide2 (en el terreno) high groundsiempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high groundB1 (de un edificio) top floorviven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flatviven en los altos del taller they live above the workshopC(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stophicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunchdar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt1 (señal de pare) stop signpasarse el alto to go through the stop sign2 (semáforo) stoplightE2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length* * *
alto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹pared/montaña› high;
b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;
está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;
b) [estar]:
la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
5 ( delante del n)
c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino
upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;
( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino
high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección
halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1a) ( altura)
tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
2a) (parada, interrupción):
alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):
( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft
* * *alto, -a♦ adj1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;[montaña] high;es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;Fig [el cielo] Heaven;en lo alto de at the top of;el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous weddingalto relieve high relief2. [indica posición elevada] high;[piso] top, upper;tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;de alta mar deep-sea;en alta mar out at sea;le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth out;esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;de alta calidad high-quality;tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;Informátun disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed trainalto horno blast furnace;altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;Informát alta resolución high resolution;alta temperatura high temperature;alta tensión high voltage;Der alta traición high treason;alto voltaje high voltagede alto nivel [delegación] high-level;un alto dirigente a high-ranking leaderHist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;alta cocina haute cuisine;Alto Comisionado High Commission;alta costura haute couture;Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;alta sociedad high societyaltas finanzas high finance;Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;alta tecnología high technology6. [sonido, voz] loud;en voz alta in a loud voice;el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up7. [hora] late;a altas horas de la noche late at night8. Geog upper;un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;el Alto Egipto Upper EgyptHist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta9. Hist High;la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages10. [noble] [ideales] lofty11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;[mar] rough;con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks♦ nm1. [altura] height;mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;[persona] he's 2 metres tall2. [lugar elevado] heightlos Altos del Golán the Golan Heights3. [detención] stop;hacer un alto to make a stop;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;dar el alto a alguien to challenge sbalto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!4. Mús alto5. [voz alta]no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to readvive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's♦ adv1. [arriba] high (up);volar muy alto to fly very high2. [hablar] loud;por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud♦ interjhalt!, stop!;¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;[a un fugitivo] stop!* * *1en alta mar on the high seas;el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;los pisos altos the top floors;en voz alta out loud;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;clase alta high class;alta calidad high qualityhablar alto speak loudly;pasar por alto overlook;poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;por todo lo alto fam lavishly;en alto on high ground, high up;llegar alto go farIII m1 ( altura) height;dos metros de alto two meters high2 Chipile3:los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights2 m1 halt;¡alto! halt!;dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;¡alto ahí! stop right there!2 ( pausa) pause;hacer un alto stop* * *alto adv1) : high2) : loud, loudlyalto, -ta adj1) : tall, high2) : louden voz alta: aloud, out loudalto nm1) altura: height, elevation2) : stop, halt3) altos nmpl: upper floorsalto interj: halt!, stop!* * *alto1 adj1. (en general) high2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall3. (sonido, voz) loudalto2 adv1. (volar, subir) high2. (hablar) loudly -
128 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) contrair2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) firmar um contracto3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) contrair4) (to promise (in marriage).) contrair2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) contracto- contractor* * *con.tract[k'ɔntrækt] n 1 contrato, instrumento de contrato, escritura. 2 acordo, pacto. 3 compromisso de matrimônio. 4 no jogo de bridge, número de vazas anunciado. 5 acordo com um assassino contratado para matar alguém. • [kəntr'ækt] vt+vi 1 contrair(-se), encurtar, encolher. 2 obter, pegar, adquirir, contrair (doença). she contracted a cold / ela contraiu um resfriado. 3 fazer contratos, contratar, ajustar. 4 restringir, limitar. 5 franzir (as sobrancelhas). 6 assumir compromisso, fazer dívidas. 7 rare prometer ou contrair matrimônio. 8 Gram contrair, fazer contração de. marriage contract contrato de casamento. to contract for firmar contrato para. to contract in comprometer-se a tomar parte. to contract out a) contratar. b) Brit recusar-se a tomar parte. to enter into a contract fazer um contrato. to make a contract fazer um contrato. work done by contract trabalho por empreitada.
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To make a thing one's business — Business Busi ness (b[i^]z n[e^]s), n.; pl. {Businesses} (b[i^]z n[e^]s*[e^]z). [From {Busy}.] 1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lossless data compression — is a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be reconstructed from the compressed data. The term lossless is in contrast to lossy data compression, which only allows an approximation of the original data to be… … Wikipedia
cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… … English World dictionary