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1 whip

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[English Word] whip

[English Plural] whips

[Swahili Word] kambaa

[Swahili Plural] makambaa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] kamba

[Swahili Example] (ukambaa)

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[English Word] whip

[English Plural] whips

[Swahili Word] kiboko

[Swahili Plural] viboko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] whip

[English Plural] whips

[Swahili Word] mchapo

[Swahili Plural] michapo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] -chapa V

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[English Word] whip

[English Plural] whips

[Swahili Word] mjeledi

[Swahili Plural] mijeledi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -charaza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -jalidi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] jalada, mjelidi

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -buta

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] chapa, piga mjeledi, piga

[English Example] beat a rug.

[Swahili Example] puta zulia

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -puta

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] beat a rug.

[Swahili Example] puta zulia

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -rapua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -shulu

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -shuru

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip

[Swahili Word] -titiga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip (eggs etc)

[Swahili Word] -pigapiga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] whip (of braided grass or twigs)

[English Plural] whips

[Swahili Word] kikoto

[Swahili Plural] vikoto

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

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English-Swahili dictionary > whip
2 whip the devil round the post

разг.

(whip the devil round the post (амер. round или around the stump))

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‘Rigdon wants to speak!’ a man cried. ‘Will you hear him!’ Some shouted ‘No’, but a strong voice rose above the din. ‘Let him whip the devil around the stump! Let him speak!’ (V. Fisher, ‘Children of God’, part I, ch. XVIII) — - Ригдон хочет сказать что-то, - крикнул один из присутствующих. - Выслушайте его! Некоторые закричали "нет!". Но сильный голос заглушил шум: - Пусть попробует выкрутиться! Дайте ему сказать!

Large English-Russian phrasebook > whip the devil round the post
3 whiplash

'whip·lash n

1) ( flexible part of whip) Peitschenschnur f

2) ( blow) Peitschenhieb m;

the \whiplash of sb's tongue ( fig) jds scharfe Zunge

3) no pl med ( injury to neck)

\whiplash [injury] Schleudertrauma nt

English-German students dictionary > whiplash
4 lash

1. noun
1) (stroke) [Peitschen]hieb, der

2) (part of whip) biegsamer Teil der Peitsche; (whipcord) Peitschenschnur, die; (as punishment)

the lash — die Peitsche

3) (on eyelid) Wimper, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (make violent movement) schlagen; [Peitsche, Schlange:] zuschlagen

2) (strike) [Welle, Regen:] peitschen ( against gegen, on auf + Akk.); [Person:] [mit der Peitsche] schlagen (at nach)
3. transitive verb
1) (fasten) festbinden (to an + Dat.)

lash together — zusammenbinden

2) (flog) mit der Peitsche schlagen; (as punishment) auspeitschen

3) (move violently) schlagen mit

4) (beat upon) peitschen

the rain lashed the windows/roof — der Regen peitschte gegen die Fenster/auf das Dach

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88618/lash_down">lash down

- lash out

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[læʃ] 1. noun
1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) die Wimper

2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) der (Peitschen-, etc.)Hieb

3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) die Peitschenschnur
2. verb
1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) peitschen

2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) festzurren

3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) peitschen

4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) prasseln

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- lash out

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lash¹

<pl -es>

[læʃ]

n [Augen]wimper f

lash²

[læʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (whip) Peitsche f; (flexible part) Peitschenriemen m

▪ the \lash Peitschenhiebe pl, die Peitsche

he could only make them work under threat of the \lash er konnte sie nur zum Arbeiten bringen, indem er ihnen Peitschenhiebe androhte

2. (stroke of whip) Peitschenhieb m

3. ( fig: criticism) scharfe [o herbe] Kritik

to feel the \lash of sb's tongue jds scharfe Zunge zu spüren bekommen

to come under the \lash Hiebe bekommen fig, herbe Kritik ernten

4. (sudden movement) Peitschen nt, Hieb m

with a powerful \lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net der Fisch befreite sich mit einem kräftigen Schwanzschlag aus dem Netz

II. vt

1. (whip)

▪ to \lash sb [with sth] jdn [mit etw dat] auspeitschen

2. (strike violently)

▪ to \lash sth gegen etw akk schlagen

rain \lashed the windowpanes der Regen prasselte gegen die Fensterscheiben

storms \lashed the southern coast of Britain Stürme fegten über die Südküste Großbritanniens hinweg

3. (strongly criticize)

▪ to \lash sb heftige Kritik an jdm üben

4. (move violently)

to \lash its tail animal mit dem Schwanz schlagen

5. (tie)

▪ to \lash sb/sth to sth jdn/etw an etw dat [fest]binden [o anbinden]

to \lash two things together zwei Dinge zusammenbinden

III. vi

1. (strike)

▪ to \lash at sth gegen etw akk schlagen; ( fig) rain, wave gegen etw akk peitschen

▪ to \lash at sb [with sth] auf jdn [mit etw dat] einschlagen

2. (move violently) schlagen

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I [lʃ]
n
(= eyelash) Wimper f
she fluttered her lashes at him — sie machte ihm schöne Augen
II
1. n

1) (= whip) Peitsche f; (= thong) Schnur f

2) (= stroke as punishment) (Peitschen)schlag m

3) (= lashing of tail) Schlagen nt; (of waves, rain) Peitschen nt

4) (fig) Schärfe f

the lash of her tongue — ihre scharfe Zunge

2. vt

1) (= beat) peitschen; (as punishment) auspeitschen; (hail, rain, waves) peitschen gegen; tail schlagen mit

the wind lashed the sea into a fury — wütend peitschte der Wind die See

the cow lashed the flies with its tail — die Kuh schlug mit ihrem Schwanz nach den Fliegen

to lash the crowd into a fury — die Menge aufpeitschen

2) (fig: criticize) heruntermachen (inf), abkanzeln

3) (= tie) festbinden (to an +dat)

to lash sth together — etw zusammenbinden

3. vi

to lash against — peitschen gegen

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lash¹ [læʃ]

A s

1. Peitschenschnur f

2. Peitschenhieb m:

have a lash at sth Aus umg etwas probieren oder versuchen

3. the lash die Prügelstrafe

4. fig

a) (at) (Peitschen)Hieb m (gegen), Geißelung f (gen)

b) Schärfe f:

the lash of her tongue ihre scharfe Zunge;

the lash of his criticism seine beißende Kritik

5. Peitschen n (auch fig):

the lash of the lion’s tail;

the lash of the rain

6. fig Aufpeitschen n:

the lash of public opinion

7. (Augen)Wimper f

B v/t

1. (aus)peitschen

2. fig

a) peitschen:

the storm lashes the sea

b) peitschen(d schlagen) an (akk) oder gegen:

the waves lash the rocks

3. peitschen mit:

lash its tail mit dem Schwanz um sich schlagen

4. fig aufpeitschen ( into zu):

lash o.s. into a fury sich in Wut hineinsteigern

5. fig geißeln, vom Leder ziehen gegen

6. lash out umg etwas springen lassen, spendieren

C v/i

1. peitschen(d schlagen) ( against an akk, gegen):

lash down niederprasseln (Regen, Hagel)

2. schlagen (at nach):

lash about ( oder around) (wild) um sich schlagen;

lash back zurückschlagen;

lash into

a) einschlagen auf (akk),

b) fig jemanden zusammenstauchen;

lash out

a) (wild) um sich schlagen,

b) ausschlagen (Pferd);

lash out at

a) einschlagen auf (akk),

b) auch lash out against fig geißeln (akk), vom Leder ziehen gegen;

lash out in all directions fig zu einem Rund(um)schlag ausholen

3. lash out umg sich in Unkosten stürzen, viel Geld ausgeben ( beide:

on für)

lash² [læʃ] v/t

1. auch lash down binden (to, on an akk), festbinden (to, on an dat)

2. SCHIFF (fest)zurren

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1. noun
1) (stroke) [Peitschen]hieb, der

2) (part of whip) biegsamer Teil der Peitsche; (whipcord) Peitschenschnur, die; (as punishment)

the lash — die Peitsche

3) (on eyelid) Wimper, die
2. intransitive verb
1) (make violent movement) schlagen; [Peitsche, Schlange:] zuschlagen

2) (strike) [Welle, Regen:] peitschen ( against gegen, on auf + Akk.); [Person:] [mit der Peitsche] schlagen (at nach)
3. transitive verb
1) (fasten) festbinden (to an + Dat.)

lash together — zusammenbinden

2) (flog) mit der Peitsche schlagen; (as punishment) auspeitschen

3) (move violently) schlagen mit

4) (beat upon) peitschen

the rain lashed the windows/roof — der Regen peitschte gegen die Fenster/auf das Dach

Phrasal Verbs:

- lash down

- lash out

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n.

Peitsche -en f.

Wimper -n f.

English-german dictionary > lash
5 whiplash

noun

1) Peitschenriemen, der

2) (Med.)

whiplash [injury] — Peitschenschlagverletzung, die; Schleudertrauma, das

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noun

1) ((the action of) the lash or cord of a whip.) die Peitschenschnur

2) (a neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head: He escaped the car crash with whiplash and a few bruises.)

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ˈwhip·lash

I. n

1. (flexible part of whip) Peitschenschnur f

2. (blow) Peitschenhieb m

the \whiplash of sb's tongue ( fig) jds scharfe Zunge

3. no pl MED (injury to neck)

\whiplash [injury] Schleudertrauma nt

II. vt

▪ to \whiplash sb/sth jdn/etw peitschen

III. vi peitschen

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whiplash s Peitschenschnur f:

whiplash (injury) MED Schleudertrauma n

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noun

1) Peitschenriemen, der

2) (Med.)

whiplash [injury] — Peitschenschlagverletzung, die; Schleudertrauma, das

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n.

Peitschenriemen m.

Schleudertrauma (Medizin) n.

English-german dictionary > whiplash
6 thong

noun

[Leder]riemen, der

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thong

[θɒŋ, AM θɑ:ŋ]

n

1. (strip of leather) Lederband nt, [Leder]riemen m

2. (part of whip) Peitschenschnur f, Peitschenriemen m

3. (G-string panty) Tanga m

4. AM, AUS (flip-flop)

▪ \thongs pl [Zehen]sandalen pl, Badeschuhe pl, Badeschlarpen pl SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR oft Badeschlapfen pl (mit Leder- oder Plastikriemen zwischen den ersten beiden Zehen)

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[ɵɒŋ]
n

1) (of whip) Peitschenschnur f, Peitschenriemen m; (= fastening) Lederriemen m

2) (US: flip-flop) Badelatsche f (inf), Gummilatsche f (inf)

3) (= G-string) Tangaslip m

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thong [θɒŋ] s

1. a) (Leder)Riemen m

b) Peitschenriemen m

2. besonders US Zehensandale f

3. Stringtanga m

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noun

[Leder]riemen, der

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n.

Riemen - m.

English-german dictionary > thong
7 thong

[ɵɒŋ, Am ɵɑ:ŋ] n

1) ( strip of leather) Lederband nt, [Leder]riemen m

2) ( part of whip) Peitschenschnur f, Peitschenriemen m

3) ( G-string panty) Tanga m

4) (Am, Aus) ( flip-flop)

\thongs pl [Zehen]sandalen fpl, Badeschuhe mpl (mit Leder- oder Plastikriemen zwischen den ersten beiden Zehen)

English-German students dictionary > thong
8 whipcord

whipcord, US [transcription][hwIp-] n

1 Tex whipcord m ;

2 ( part of whip) mèche f de fouet.

Big English-French dictionary > whipcord
9 sting

1. noun
1) (wounding) Stich, der; (by jellyfish, nettles) Verbrennung, die

2) (pain) Stechen, das; stechender Schmerz; (from ointment, cane, whip, wind, rash) Brennen, das

a sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß

take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)

3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der

4) (fraud) Ding, das (ugs.); (police operation) Operation, die
2. transitive verb,
stung

1) (wound) stechen

a bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm

a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt

2) (cause pain to)

the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen

3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen

stinging — scharf [Vorwürfe, Anklagen, Kritik]

4) (incite)

sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

5) (sl.): (swindle) übers Ohr hauen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
stung

1) (feel pain) brennen

2) (have sting) stechen

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1. [stiŋ] noun
1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) der Stachel

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) der Stich, der Biß

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) der Stich, der Biß
2. verb
1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) stechen

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) brennen

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sting

[stɪŋ]

I. n

1. BIOL of a bee, hornet Stachel m; of a jellyfish Brennfaden m; of a plant Brennhaar nt

2. (wound) Stich m; of jellyfish Brennen nt

bee/hornet/wasp \sting Bienen-/Hornissen-/Wespenstich m

3. no pl (from antiseptic, ointment) Brennen nt; (from needle) Stechen nt; (from whip) brennender Schmerz

\sting of defeat ( fig) schmerzliche Niederlage

\sting of remorse Gewissensbisse pl

4. no pl (harshness) of a remark, irony, satire Stachel m; of a voice, criticism Schärfe f

I will never forget the \sting of his words ich werde die Kränkung durch seine Worte niemals vergessen

5. AM ( fam: theft) großer Coup

6. AM ( fam: police operation) Undercovereinsatz m

7.

▶ to have a \sting in the tail (have surprising end) eine Pointe haben; (have negative aspect) eine Kehrseite haben

▶ to take the \sting out of sth etw dat den Stachel nehmen

II. vi

<stung, stung>

bee, hornet stechen; disinfectant, sunburn brennen; wound, cut schmerzen, weh tun; ( fig) words, criticism schmerzen

III. vt

<stung, stung>

1. (wound)

▪ to \sting sb insect jdn stechen; jellyfisch jdn brennen

I was stung by the nettles ich habe mich an den Nesseln verbrannt

2. (cause pain)

the vodka stung her throat der Wodka brannte ihr im Hals

his conscience stung him for weeks after the incident ( fig) sein Gewissen plagte ihn nach dem Unfall noch wochenlang

to \sting sb's eyes sand, wind, hail jdm in den Augen brennen

3. (upset)

▪ to \sting sb jdn verletzen [o kränken]

he was stung by her criticisms ihre Kritik hat ihn tief getroffen

4. BRIT, AUS (goad)

▪ to \sting sb into sth jdn zu etw dat aufstacheln

the negative comments stung me into action die abfälligen Bemerkungen ließen mich aktiv werden

5. (swindle)

▪ to \sting sb jdn übers Ohr hauen fam [o sl abzocken]; (overcharge) jdn schröpfen fam

▪ to \sting sb [for] sth jdm etw abknöpfen fam

the bank stung me £50 in charges when I went overdrawn als ich das Konto überzogen hatte, hat mir die Bank eine Überziehungsgebühr von 50 Pfund aufgebrummt

to \sting sb with higher fees/surcharges/new taxes jdm höhere Gebühren/Zuschläge/neue Steuern aufbrummen fam

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[stɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp stung
1. n

1) (ZOOL, BOT: organ of insect) Stachel m; (of jellyfish) Brennfaden m; (of nettle) Brennhaar nt

2) (of insect = act, wound) Stich m; (of nettle, jellyfish, = act) Brennen nt; (= wound) Quaddel f

3) (= pain from needle etc) Stechen nt, stechender Schmerz; (of antiseptic, ointment, from nettle etc) Brennen nt; (of whip) brennender Schmerz

there might be a bit of a sting —

we felt the sting of the hail on our faces — wir spürten den Hagel wie Nadeln im Gesicht

4) (fig of remark, irony) Stachel m; (of attack, criticism etc) Schärfe f

a sting of remorse — Gewissensbisse pl

to take the sting out of sth — etw entschärfen; (out of remark, criticism also) einer Sache (dat) den Stachel nehmen

to have a sting in its tail (story, film) — ein unerwartet fatales Ende nehmen; (remark)

death, where now thy sting? — Tod, wo ist dein Stachel?

2. vt

1) (insect) stechen; (jellyfish) verbrennen

she was stung by the nettles — sie hat sich an den Nesseln verbrannt

2)

the hail stung our faces — der Hagel stach uns wie mit Nadeln im Gesicht

3) (comments, sarcasm etc) treffen, schmerzen; (remorse, conscience) quälen

he was stung by their insults — ihre Beleidigungen haben ihn sehr getroffen or geschmerzt

to sting sb into doing sth — jdn antreiben, etw zu tun

he was stung into replying — er ließ sich dazu hinreißen zu antworten

to sting sb into action — jdn aktiv werden lassen

4) (inf)

to sting sb for sth — jdn bei etw ausnehmen (inf) or schröpfen (inf)

could I sting you for a fiver? — kann ich dir einen Fünfer abknöpfen? (inf)

3. vi

1) (insect) stechen; (nettle, jellyfish etc) brennen; (= burn eyes, cut, ointment etc) brennen

smoke makes your eyes sting — Rauch brennt in den Augen

2) (hail etc) wie mit Nadeln stechen

3) (comments, sarcasm etc) schmerzen

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sting [stıŋ]

A v/t prät stung [stʌŋ], obs stang [stæŋ], pperf stung

1. stechen

2. beißen, brennen in oder auf (dat)

3. schmerzen, jemandem wehtun (Schlag etc):

be stung with remorse von Reue geplagt werden oder sein

4. anstacheln, reizen ( beide:

into zu):

sting sb into action jemanden aktiv werden lassen

5. umg

a) jemanden neppen ( for um Geld etc)

b) sting sb for a pound jemandem ein Pfund abknöpfen

B v/i

1. stechen

2. brennen, beißen (Pfeffer etc)

3. schmerzen, wehtun (beide auch fig)

C s

1. Stachel m (eines Insekts, des Todes etc)

2. a) Stich m, Biss m

b) Brennen n, brennender Schmerz:

sting of conscience Gewissensbisse pl;

the sting is in the tail fig das dicke Ende kommt noch;

the plan has a sting in the ( oder its) tail der Plan hat einen Pferdefuß;

take the sting out of fig einer Sache den Stachel nehmen

3. Pointe f, Spitze f (eines Epigramms etc)

4. Schwung m, Wucht f

5. BOT → academic.ru/70792/stimulus">stimulus 3

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1. noun
1) (wounding) Stich, der; (by jellyfish, nettles) Verbrennung, die

2) (pain) Stechen, das; stechender Schmerz; (from ointment, cane, whip, wind, rash) Brennen, das

a sting in the tail — (fig.) ein Pferdefuß

take the sting out of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Stachel nehmen (geh.)

3) (Zool.) [Gift]stachel, der

4) (fraud) Ding, das (ugs.); (police operation) Operation, die
2. transitive verb,
stung

1) (wound) stechen

a bee stung [him on] his arm — eine Biene stach ihm in den Arm

a jellyfish stung me/my leg — ich habe mich/mein Bein an einer Qualle verbrannt

2) (cause pain to)

the smoke/the wind stung my eyes — der Rauch/der Wind brannte mir in den Augen

3) (hurt mentally) tief treffen; [zutiefst] verletzen

stinging — scharf [Vorwürfe, Anklagen, Kritik]

4) (incite)

sting somebody into something/doing something — jemanden zu etwas anstacheln/dazu anstacheln, etwas zu tun

5) (sl.): (swindle) übers Ohr hauen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
stung

1) (feel pain) brennen

2) (have sting) stechen

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n.

Brennen - n.

Stachel -n m.

Stich -e (Wespen-) m.

Stich -e m.

brennender Schmerz m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stung)

= brennen (auf) v.

jemanden aktiv werden lassen ausdr.

jemanden necken ausdr.

stechen (Insekt) v.

English-german dictionary > sting
10 crack

crack

A n

1 (part of fine network in paint, varnish, cup, ground) craquelure f (in dans) ; (single marked line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans) ; cracks are appearing in the policy/the relationship on commence à déceler des fêlures dans la politique/leurs relations ;

2 ( narrow opening) ( in door) entrebâillement m ; ( in curtains) fente f ; (in rock, wall) fissure f ; to open the door a crack entrebâiller la porte ; leave the door open a crack laisse la porte entrebâillée ;

3 ( drug) ( also crack cocaine) crack m ;

4 (sharp noise of twig, bone, whip, shot) craquement m ;

5 ○ ( attempt) essai m, tentative f ; to have a crack at doing essayer de faire ; to have a crack at essayer de remporter [title] ; essayer de battre [record] ; tenter [gold medal] ; to have a crack at (playing) Hamlet s'essayer à jouer Hamlet ; she wants (to have) a crack at the champion elle veut se mesurer au champion ; it's his third crack at the title c'est sa troisième tentative de remporter le titre ;

6 ○ ( jibe) moquerie f (about à propos de) ; ( joke) plaisanterie f (about à propos de) ; a cheap crack une plaisanterie facile ; to have a crack at sb se moquer de qn ;

7 ○ GB dial (laugh, good time) rigolade f ○.

B adj ( tjrs épith) [player] de première ; [troops, regiment, shot] d'élite.

C vtr

1 ( make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup] ; ( make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [paint, varnish, cup] ;

2 ( break) casser [nut, egg, casing] ; to crack a safe cambrioler un coffre-fort ; to crack sth open ouvrir qch ; let's crack open a bottle of wine ouvrons une bouteille de vin ; to crack one's head open ○ se fendre le crâne ; she didn't crack a book for that class ○ US elle n'a même pas ouvert un livre pour cette matière ; to crack the market percer sur le marché ;

3 ( solve) résoudre [problem, case] ; to crack a code déchiffrer un code ; to crack a spy/crime network démanteler un réseau d'espions/criminel ; I think I've cracked it ○ je crois que j'ai pigé ○ or compris ;

4 ( make cracking sound with) faire claquer [whip] ; faire craquer [knuckles, joints, twig] ; to crack sth over sb's head, to crack sb on the head with sth asséner un coup sur la tête de qn avec qch ; to crack one's head on sth se cogner la tête sur qch ; to crack the whip fig agiter le fouet ;

5 ( overcome) faire craquer [resistance, defences, opposition] ;

6 to crack a joke sortir une blague ○ ;

7 Chem craquer [oil].

D vi

1 ( develop crack(s)) [bone, mirror, cup, wall, ice] se fêler ; [paint, varnish] se craqueler ; [skin] se crevasser ; [ground] ( slightly) se fendiller ; ( severely) se fendre ; the earth cracked in the heat la terre s'est fendillée sous l'effet de la chaleur ;

2 ( cease to resist) [person, opposition] craquer ; to crack under interrogation craquer à la suite d'un interrogatoire ; he tends to crack under pressure il a tendance à craquer quand la pression monte ;

3 ( make sharp sound) [knuckles, joint, twig] craquer ; [whip] claquer ;

4 [voice] se casser ; her voice cracked with emotion sa voix s'est cassée tellement elle était émue ;

5 her face cracked into a smile elle a souri jusqu'aux oreilles.

Idioms

not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend ; to get cracking s'y mettre ; go on, get cracking! vas-y, remue-toi! ; to get cracking on ou with a job se mettre au travail ; to have a fair crack of the whip avoir sa chance ; to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ crack down prendre des mesures énergiques, sévir (on contre).

■ crack up ○:

▶ crack up

1 ( have breakdown) craquer ;

2 ( laugh) rire ;

3 argot des drogués to crack (it) up fumer du crack ;

▶ crack [sb] up faire rire.

Big English-French dictionary > crack
11 lash

lash

1. lash <pl - es> [læʃ] n

[Augen]wimper f

2. lash [læʃ] n <pl - es>

1) ( whip) Peitsche f; ( flexible part) Peitschenriemen m;

the \lash Peitschenhiebe mpl, die Peitsche;

he could only make them work under threat of the \lash er konnte sie nur zum Arbeiten bringen, indem er ihnen Peitschenhiebe androhte

2) ( stroke of whip) Peitschenhieb m;

3) (fig: criticism) scharfe [o herbe] Kritik;

to feel the \lash of sb's tongue jds scharfe Zunge zu spüren bekommen;

to come under the \lash Hiebe bekommen ( fig), herbe Kritik ernten

4) ( sudden movement) Peitschen nt, Hieb m;

with a powerful \lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net der Fisch befreite sich mit einem kräftigen Schwanzschlag aus dem Netz vt

1) ( whip)

to \lash sb [with sth] jdn [mit etw dat] auspeitschen

2) ( strike violently)

to \lash sth gegen etw akk schlagen;

rain \lashed the windowpanes der Regen prasselte gegen die Fensterscheiben;

storms \lashed the southern coast of Britain Stürme fegten über die Südküste Großbritanniens hinweg

3) ( strongly criticize)

to \lash sb heftige Kritik an jdm üben

4) ( move violently)

to \lash its tail animal mit dem Schwanz schlagen

5) ( tie)

to \lash sb/ sth to sth jdn/etw an etw dat [fest]binden [o anbinden];

to \lash two things together zwei Dinge zusammenbinden vi

1) ( strike)

to \lash at sth gegen etw akk schlagen; ( fig); rain, wave gegen etw akk peitschen;

to \lash at sb [with sth] auf jdn [mit etw dat] einschlagen

2) ( move violently) schlagen

English-German students dictionary > lash
12 line

1) линия, черта; штрих

2) профиль; очертание; граница; контур

3) шнур; канат; верёвка

4) труба (напр. водопроводной линии)

5) проводить линию, линовать

6) облицовывать; обшивать; футеровать; отделывать

7) устанавливать в ряд

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to establish the line — разбивать трассу

to run a line — провешивать линию, проводить линию

- line of break
- line of creep - line of dip - line of force - line of percolation - line of pressure - line of principal strain - line of resistance - line of seepage - line of sight - line of slide - line of the least resistance - line of thrust - line of total head - line of traffic - lines of force - lines of principal stress - anchor line - arch centre line - balance line - barrier lines - beam centre line - bell line - bend line - bending line - blasting line - blowing line - bottom line of teeth - bow line - branch line - break line - brine line - broken line - bucket line - building line - buried line - cable power transmission line - carpenter's line - car-track line - catenary line - centre line - centre line of survey - charging line - closing-head line - communication line - compensation line - complete line - compressed-air line - construction line - contour line - counterweight line - crest line - crown line of vault - crushing and sorting automatic production line - damage line - dash line - datum line - dead line - delivery line - detergent line - dimension line - discharge line - dot line - dotted line - electric line - elevation line - equipotential lines - excavation pay line - extension line - fall line - fault line - feed line - filling line - fire line - flexible line - flexible hose line - flowing line - frontal line - full line - gas line - gathering line - gauge line of rivets - goods line - grade line - ground line - groundwater line - grout line - guy line - hammer line - hoisting line - imaginary line - influence line - inlet line - isochromatic line - isopycnic line - isotherm line - killed electric line - lane line - lighting line - load line - load distribution line - load line of crane - loading line - location line - Luder's lines - main line - manufacturing line - modular coordinating line - municipal sewage lines - overflow line - overhead line - overhead power transmission line - pass line - phreatic line - pile line - pilot pressure line - plotted line - plumb line - power line - pressure line - probability line - property line - radio relay line - railroad line - railway line - return line - roof lines - saturation line - section line - seepage line - shoulder line - sighting line - solid line - springing line - steam extraction line - straight line - stress-director line - suction line - surface grinding line - supply line - tag line - terrestrial line - thrust line - transit line - transmission line - trunk line - tunnel line - vapour line - venting line - vertical line - visible transition line - vortex line - water-supply line - wavy line - wear line - wet return line - whip line - wire line - wire communication line - yield line - zero line
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1.   линия, черта

2.   верёвка, бечёвка, шнур

3.   граница; контур; предел

4.   морщина, складка

5.   линия инженерных сетей; рельсовый путь; технологическая линия

to line by eye — рихтовать «на глаз»
- line of action of the force
- line of action
- line of corresponding stages
- line of creep
- line of force
- line of least pressure
- line of least resistance
- line of principal strain
- line of route
- line of rupture
- line of seepage
- line of sight
- line of thrust
- line of traffic
- line of wells
- line of zero fill
- A line
- aerial line
- air line
- air void line
- arch center line
- ashlar line
- assembly line
- B line
- backhaul line
- barrier line
- base line
- beam center line
- belt line
- bleed lines
- border line
- boundary line
- branch line
- bridge center line
- brine line
- broad-gauge line
- building line
- building setback line
- bulkhead line
- buried line
- bypass line
- C line
- cable line
- center line
- center line of inertia
- center line of the hook
- chalk line
- channel line
- closing line
- collimation line
- communication line
- compressed air line
- condensate line
- connecting line
- connecting drainage line
- consumer gas service line
- contour line
- conveyor belt line
- cordon line
- crest line
- critical state line
- curved line
- datum line
- dead line
- deflection-influence line
- digging line
- discharge line
- discharge section line
- distribution line
- dot line
- dot and dash line
- dotted line
- double line
- double-rodded line
- drilling line
- duplicate level line
- edge line
- electric line
- electrified railway line
- encroachment line
- energy grade line
- energy line
- envelope line
- equipotential lines
- expansion line
- exposing line
- fathom line
- fence line
- fire line
- flood line
- flow line
- formation line
- frontage line
- frost line
- future line
- gas line
- gauge line
- geodesic line
- grade line
- gravity pipe line
- grooved lines
- ground line
- guide line
- hair line
- half line
- heating line
- high-pressure line
- high-speed line
- high-tension line
- hoisting line
- horizon line
- hot gas line
- hydraulic grade line
- improvement line
- influence line
- influence line for bending moment
- influence line for reaction
- influence line for shear
- isopiestic lines
- isoseismal line
- lift line
- light line
- liquid line
- load distribution line
- location line
- lot line
- Luders' line
- machine's center line
- main line
- mason's line
- moment-influence line
- neat line
- outside foundation line
- overhead line
- overhead contact line
- overhead electric line
- painting line
- pay line
- phreatic line
- pressure line
- project property line
- pumped water line
- random line
- reaction-influence line
- reference line
- return line
- run line
- runner line
- sand lines
- saturation line
- secant line
- secondary line
- section line
- shear-influence line
- short line
- sighting line
- simultaneous level line
- slip line
- slope line
- sloping straight line
- snapping line
- snow line
- span pipe line
- springing line
- straight line
- strain line
- stream line
- strike line
- suction line
- supply line
- tag line
- tangent line
- thaw line
- three part line
- traffic line
- transit line
- transmission line
- trunk line
- two-part line
- underground electric line
- utility line
- vertical line
- wall line
- water line
- water level line
- whip line
- white line
- working line
- yield line
- zero line
- zero air voids line

Англо-русский строительный словарь > line
13 fight

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[English Word] fight

[English Plural] fights

[Swahili Word] mapigano

[Swahili Plural] mapigano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -piga

[Related Words] pigano

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] upiganaji

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] ushindani

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -babaka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -kikirika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] kikiri

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -kukurika

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kukuru N

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -pigana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

[English Example] The party had appealed for war against superstition

[Swahili Example] Chama kilikuwa kimetoa mwito wa kupigana na ushirikina [Mun]

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -puana

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] The boxing champions fought each other well

[Swahili Example] Mabingwa wa ngumi walipuana vizuri

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -purana

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] The children fought each other with a whip

[Swahili Example] Watoto walipurana na bakora

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -pururana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -shindana

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] fight

[Swahili Word] -umana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

[Derived Word] uma V

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[English Word] fight for

[Swahili Word] -ania

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] transitive

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] nia, -nuia

[English Example] he fought for his life

[Swahili Example] aliania maisha yake [Rec]

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[English Word] fight for

[Swahili Word] -tetea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] teta V

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[English Word] fight for something

[Swahili Word] -pigania

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-recip

[English Example] I am sure you know what you are fighting for

[Swahili Example] nina hakika unajua unachopigania [Ng]

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[English Word] fight with fists

[Swahili Word] pigana masumbwi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

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English-Swahili dictionary > fight
14 strap

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[English Word] leather strap

[English Plural] leather straps

[Swahili Word] koa

[Swahili Plural] makoa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] ukoa

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[English Word] leather strap

[English Plural] leather straps

[Swahili Word] ukoa

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] leather strap (on sandals)

[English Plural] leather straps (on sandals)

[Swahili Word] gidamu

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] shoulder strap

[English Plural] shoulder straps

[Swahili Word] mkumbuu

[Swahili Plural] mikumbuu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Note] military

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] kigwe

[Swahili Plural] vigwe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] ugwe

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] kikoa

[Swahili Plural] vikoa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] koa

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] ugwe

[Swahili Plural] nyugwe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] mjeledi

[Swahili Plural] mijeledi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] jalidi V

[English Example] to whip

[Swahili Example] piga/tia mjeledi

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] mkanda

[Swahili Plural] mikanda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] ukanda

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] ugwe

[Swahili Plural] ngwe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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[English Word] strap

[English Plural] straps

[Swahili Word] ukanda

[Swahili Plural] kanda

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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English-Swahili dictionary > strap
15 stock

stok
1. noun
1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) existencias, stock

2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) reserva, provisión

3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) ganado

4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) acciones, valores

5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) caldo

6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) culata

2. adjective
(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) corriente, normal, de serie

3. verb
1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) tener en stock, vender

2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) abastecer

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- stockist
- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile
4. verb
(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) acumular, almacenar

- stock-still
- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock

stock¹ n existencias

we have a large stock of wine tenemos amplias existencias de vino

in stock en existencia

we don't have that size in stock no tenemos esa talla en existencia

out of stock agotado

I'm afraid that colour is out of stock lo siento, pero ese color está agotado

stock² vb vender / tener

they don't stock that brand no venden esa marca

stock m (pl stocks) stock ' stock' also found in these entries: Spanish: abastecerse - acopiar - acopio - alhelí - bajar - balance - bolsa - bursátil - caldo - estirpe - existencia - existente - extracción - hazmerreír - inversión - participación - repostar - reserva - trabajar - abastecer - acción - aprovisionar - cepa - cuadrar - cubo - inventario - poblar - surtir - tronco English: AMEX - bundle - collapse - concise - exercise - gain - in - laughing stock - list - market - NYSE - packet - preferred stock - quote - rolling stock - stock - stock car - stock car-racing - stock exchange - stock market - stock up - stock-cube - broker - carry - clearance - deplete - float - joint - replenish - reserve - run - sell - store - supply - surplus - trading - turn - yard

stock

tr[stɒk]

noun

1 (supply) reserva

■ coal stocks reservas de carbón

■ they laid in stocks of food for the winter se abastecieron de provisiones para el invierno

2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (goods) existencias nombre femenino plural, stock nombre masculino; (variety) surtido

■ we're getting our new stock in next week tendremos el nuevo stock la semana que viene

■ we're selling off the old stock estamos liquidando el stock antiguo

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (company's capital) capital nombre masculino social

4 SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL (livestock) ganado

5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (broth) caldo

6 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (flower) alhelí nombre masculino

7 (trunk, main part of tree) tronco; (of vine) cepa

8 (plant from which cuttings are grown) planta madre; (stem onto which another plant is grafted) patrón nombre masculino

9 (descent - of person) linaje nombre masculino, estirpe nombre masculino; (- of animal) raza

10 formal use (standing, status) prestigio; (popularity) popularidad nombre femenino

11 (of gun) culata; (of tool, whip, fishing rod) mango

adjective

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (goods, size) corriente, normal, de serie, estándar

2 pejorative (excuse, argument, response) de siempre, típico,-a, de costumbre; (greeting, speech) consabido,-a; (phrase, theme) trillado,-a, gastado,-a, muy visto,-a

transitive verb

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (keep supplies of) tener en stock; (sell) vender

■ we stock all sizes tenemos todas las tallas

■ do you stock textbooks? ¿venden libros de texto?

2 (provide with a supply) abastecer de, surtir de, proveer de; (fill - larder etc) llenar ( with, de); (- lake, pond) poblar

■ the shop is well-stocked with exotic food la tienda tiene un buen surtido de comida exótica

■ we're well stocked up with tinned food tenemos más que suficientes latas de comida

■ he stocks shelves at the supermarket llena los estantes en el supermercado

■ a well-stocked larder una despensa llena

plural noun stocks

1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (shares) acciones nombre femenino plural, valores nombre masculino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be out of stock estar agotado,-a

to have something in stock tener algo en stock, tener algo en existencias

to take stock SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL hacer el inventario

to take stock of something figurative use evaluar algo, hacer balance de algo

government stock papel de estado

stock certificate SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL título de acciones

stock company SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL compañía de repertorio 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL sociedad nombre femenino anónima

stock cube pastilla de caldo

stock exchange bolsa

stock market bolsa, mercado bursátil

stock ['stɑk] vt

: surtir, abastecer, vender

stock vi

to stock up : abastecerse

stock n

1) supply: reserva f, existencias fpl (en comercio)

to be out of stock: estar agotadas las existencias

2) securities: acciones fpl, valores mpl

3) livestock: ganado m

4) ancestry: linaje m, estirpe f

5) broth: caldo m

6)

to take stock : evaluar

stock

n.

• cepa s.f.

• enseres s.m.pl.

• estirpe s.f.

• existencias s.f.pl.

• ganado s.m.

• provisión s.f.

• renta s.f.

• repuesto s.m.

• retén s.m.

• surtido s.m.

v.

• abastecer v.

• acopiar v.

• almacenar v.

• poblar v.

• proveer v.

• surtir v.

I stɑːk, stɒk
noun

1)

a) ( supply) (often pl) reserva f

we need to get some stocks in — necesitamos abastecernos or aprovisionarnos

b) u (of shop, business) existencias fpl, estoc m, stock m

to have something in stock — tener* algo en estoc or en existencias

we're out of stock of green ones — no nos quedan verdes, las verdes se han agotado or están agotadas

to take stock of something — hacer* un balance de algo, evaluar* algo

2) ( Fin)

a) u ( shares) acciones fpl, valores mpl; ( government securities) bonos mpl or papel m del Estado

I have some stock in that company — tengo algunas acciones en esa compañía

b)

stocks and bonds o (BrE) stocks and shares — acciones fpl; ( including government securities) acciones fpl y bonos mpl del Estado

3) u ( livestock) ganado m; (before n)

stock farmer — ganadero, -ra m,f

stock farming — ganadería f, cría f de ganado

4) u ( descent) linaje m, estirpe f

I'm of pioneer stock — soy descendiente de pioneros

to come of good stock — ser* de buena familia

5) c ( of gun) culata f

6) u ( Culin) caldo m

7) c (plant, flower) alhelí m

8) stocks pl ( Hist)

the stocks — el cepo

9) u (AmE Theat) (no art) repertorio m; (before n) <play, company> de repertorio

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transitive verb

1) ( Busn) vender

2) ( fill) \<\<store\>\> surtir, abastecer*; \<\<larder\>\> llenar

to stock (up) the freezer — llenar el congelador

to stock a lake with fish — poblar* un lago de peces

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stock up

III

adjective (before n)

a) < size> estándar adj inv; < model> de serie, estándar adj inv

b) < response> típico; < character> típico

a stock phrase — un cliché, una frase hecha

[stɒk]
1. N

1) (Comm) existencias fpl

offer valid while stocks last — oferta válida hasta que se agoten las existencias

he sold his father's entire stock of cloth — vendió todas las existencias de telas que tenía su padre

• to have sth in stock — tener algo en existencia

check that your size is in stock — compruebe que tengan su talla

• to be out of stock — estar agotado

camping-gas stoves are out of stock — se han agotado las cocinillas de gas

• to take stock — (=make inventory) hacer el inventario; (fig) evaluar la situación

to take stock of — [+ situation, prospects] evaluar; [+ person] formarse una opinión sobre

2) (=supply) reserva f

stocks of ammunition — reservas de municiones

• fish/coal stocks are low — las reservas de peces/carbón escasean

stocks of food were running low — se estaban agotando las provisiones de alimentos

• to get in or lay in a stock of sth — abastecerse de algo

• I always keep a stock of tinned food — siempre estoy bien abastecido de latas de comida
housing
3) (=selection) surtido m

• luckily he had a good stock of books — por suerte tenía un buen surtido de libros

• we have a large stock of sportswear — tenemos un amplio surtido de ropa deportiva

4) (Theat)

stock of plays — repertorio m de obras

5) (Econ) (=capital) capital m social, capital m en acciones; (=shares) acciones fpl ; (=government securities) bonos mpl del estado

stocks and shares — acciones fpl

6) (=status) prestigio m

• his stock has gone up or risen (with the public) — ha ganado prestigio (entre el público)
laughing
7) (Agr) (=livestock) ganado m

• breeding stock — ganado de cría

8) (=descent)

people of Mediterranean stock — gentes fpl de ascendencia mediterránea

to be of peasant stock — ser de ascendencia campesina

• to be or come of good stock — ser de buena cepa

9) (Culin) caldo m

• beef/ chicken stock — caldo de vaca/pollo

10) (Rail) (also: rolling stock) material m rodante

11) (=handle) (gen) mango m ; [of gun, rifle] culata f

12) (Bot)

a) (=flower) alhelí m

b) (=stem, trunk) [of tree] tronco m ; [of vine] cepa f ; (=source of cuttings) planta f madre; (=plant grafted onto) patrón m

13) stocks

a)

the stocks — (Hist) el cepo

b) (Naut) astillero m, grada f de construcción

• to be on the stocks — [ship] estar en vías de construcción; (fig) [piece of work] estar en preparación

he has three plays on the stocks — tiene tres obras entre manos

14) (=tie) fular m

2. VT

1) (=sell) [+ goods] vender

do you stock light bulbs? — ¿vende usted bombillas?

• we don't stock that brand — no vendemos esa marca

• we stock a wide range of bicycles — tenemos un gran surtido de bicicletas

2) (=fill) [+ shop] surtir, abastecer ( with de); [+ shelves] reponer; [+ library] surtir, abastecer ( with de); [+ farm] abastecer ( with con); [+ freezer, cupboard] llenar ( with de); [+ lake, river] poblar ( with de)

• a well stocked shop/library — una tienda/biblioteca bien surtida

• the lake is stocked with trout — han poblado el lago de truchas

3. ADJ

1) (Comm) [goods, model] de serie, estándar

stock line — línea f estándar

stock size — tamaño m estándar

2) (=standard, hackneyed) [argument, joke, response] típico

"mind your own business" is her stock response to such questions — -no es asunto tuyo, es la respuesta típica que da a esas preguntas

• a stock phrase — una frase hecha

3) (Theat) [play] de repertorio

4) (Agr) (for breeding) de cría

stock mare — yegua f de cría

4.

CPD

stock book N — libro m de almacén, libro m existencias

stock car N — (US) (Rail) vagón m para el ganado; (Aut, Sport) stock-car m
stock-car racing
stock certificate N — certificado m or título m de acciones

stock company N — sociedad f anónima, sociedad f de acciones

stock control N — control m de existencias

stock cube N — (Culin) pastilla f or cubito m de caldo

stock dividend N — dividendo m en acciones

Stock Exchange N — (Econ) Bolsa f

to be on the Stock Exchange — [listed company] ser cotizado en bolsa

prices on the Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange prices — cotizaciones fpl en bolsa

stock farm N — granja f para la cría de ganado

stock farmer N — ganadero(-a) m / f

stock index N — índice m bursátil

stock list N — (Econ) lista f de valores y acciones; (Comm) lista f or inventario m de existencias

stock management N — gestión f de existencias

stock market N — (Econ) bolsa f, mercado m bursátil

stock market activity — actividad f bursátil

stock option (US) N — stock option f, opción f sobre acciones

stock option plan N — plan que permite que los ejecutivos de una empresa compren acciones de la misma a un precio especial

stock raising N — ganadería f
joint 4.
- stock up

* * *

I [stɑːk, stɒk]
noun

1)

a) ( supply) (often pl) reserva f

we need to get some stocks in — necesitamos abastecernos or aprovisionarnos

b) u (of shop, business) existencias fpl, estoc m, stock m

to have something in stock — tener* algo en estoc or en existencias

we're out of stock of green ones — no nos quedan verdes, las verdes se han agotado or están agotadas

to take stock of something — hacer* un balance de algo, evaluar* algo

2) ( Fin)

a) u ( shares) acciones fpl, valores mpl; ( government securities) bonos mpl or papel m del Estado

I have some stock in that company — tengo algunas acciones en esa compañía

b)

stocks and bonds o (BrE) stocks and shares — acciones fpl; ( including government securities) acciones fpl y bonos mpl del Estado

3) u ( livestock) ganado m; (before n)

stock farmer — ganadero, -ra m,f

stock farming — ganadería f, cría f de ganado

4) u ( descent) linaje m, estirpe f

I'm of pioneer stock — soy descendiente de pioneros

to come of good stock — ser* de buena familia

5) c ( of gun) culata f

6) u ( Culin) caldo m

7) c (plant, flower) alhelí m

8) stocks pl ( Hist)

the stocks — el cepo

9) u (AmE Theat) (no art) repertorio m; (before n) <play, company> de repertorio

II

transitive verb

1) ( Busn) vender

2) ( fill) \<\<store\>\> surtir, abastecer*; \<\<larder\>\> llenar

to stock (up) the freezer — llenar el congelador

to stock a lake with fish — poblar* un lago de peces

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- stock up

III

adjective (before n)

a) < size> estándar adj inv; < model> de serie, estándar adj inv

b) < response> típico; < character> típico

a stock phrase — un cliché, una frase hecha

English-spanish dictionary > stock
16 fair

fair [feə(r)]

juste ⇒ 1 (a) équitable ⇒ 1 (a) correct ⇒ 1 (a) blond ⇒ 1 (b) beau ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) passable ⇒ 1 (e) considérable ⇒ 1 (f) véritable ⇒ 1 (g) équitablement ⇒ 2 (a) foire ⇒ 3

1 adjective

(a) (just → person, decision) juste, équitable; (→ wage) équitable; (→ contest, match, player) loyal, correct; (→ deal, exchange) équitable, honnête; (→ price) correct, convenable; (→ criticism, profit) justifié, mérité;

∎ it's not fair ce n'est pas juste;

∎ it's not fair to the others ce n'est pas juste ou honnête vis-à-vis des autres;

∎ it isn't fair to expect children to… ce n'est pas raisonnable de demander à des enfants de…;

∎ that's a fair point c'est une remarque pertinente;

∎ she's strict but fair elle est sévère mais juste;

∎ to be fair (to them), they did contribute their time rendons-leur cette justice, ils ont donné de leur temps;

∎ it's only fair to let him speak ce n'est que justice de le laisser parler;

∎ it is only fair to say that… il faut dire que…;

∎ as is only fair ce n'est que justice, comme de juste;

∎ I gave him fair warning je l'ai prévenu à temps;

∎ to get a fair trial être jugé de façon équitable;

∎ a fair sample un échantillon représentatif;

∎ he got his fair share of the property il a eu tous les biens qui lui revenaient (de droit);

∎ she's had more than her fair share of problems elle a largement eu sa part de problèmes;

∎ British to have a fair crack of the whip avoir toutes ses chances;

∎ British to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner toutes ses chances à qn;

∎ familiar the boss gave her a fair shake (of the dice) or a fair deal or American & Australian a fair go le patron l'a traitée équitablement ou a été fair-play avec elle^□ ;

∎ Australian familiar fair go! donne-moi/nous/ etc une chance!^□ ;

∎ it's all fair and above board, it's all fair and square tout est régulier ou correct;

∎ proverb all's fair in love and war = en amour comme à la guerre, tous les coups sont permis;

∎ proverb fair exchange is no robbery = tout le monde est content;

∎ by fair means or foul par tous les moyens, d'une manière ou d'une autre;

∎ British familiar fair do's (for all!) à chacun son dû!^□ ;

∎ fair enough! très bien!, d'accord!;

∎ that's fair enough but don't you think that… très bien ou d'accord, mais est-ce que vous ne pensez pas que…;

∎ fair's fair, it's her turn now il faut être juste, c'est son tour maintenant

(b) (light → hair) blond; (→ skin) clair, blanc (blanche);

∎ he's very fair il est très blond

(c) literary (lovely) beau (belle);

∎ his fair lady sa belle;

∎ humorous written in her own fair hand écrit de sa main blanche

(d) (weather) beau (belle); (tide, wind) favorable, propice;

∎ the wind's set fair for France le temps est au beau fixe sur la France

(e) (adequate) passable, assez bon;

∎ in fair condition en assez bon état;

∎ you have a fair chance of winning vous avez des chances de gagner;

∎ a fair standard un assez bon niveau;

∎ fair to middling passable, pas mal;

∎ how are you? - fair to middling comment allez-vous? - comme çi comme ça;

∎ in a fair way to recovering en bonne voie de rétablissement

(f) (substantial) considérable;

∎ he makes a fair amount of money il gagne pas mal d'argent;

∎ she reads a fair amount elle lit pas mal;

∎ I have a fair idea (of) why je crois bien savoir pourquoi;

∎ a fair number un nombre respectable;

∎ at a fair pace à une bonne allure

(g) British familiar (real) véritable^□ ;

∎ I had a fair old time getting here j'ai eu pas mal de difficultés à arriver jusqu'ici

2 adverb

(a) (act) équitablement, loyalement;

∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu;

∎ he told us fair and square il nous l'a dit sans détours ou carrément;

∎ you can't say fairer than that il n'y a pas plus équitable

(b) British familiar (completely) tout à fait^□, vraiment^□ ;

∎ you fair scared me to death tu m'as vraiment fait une peur atroce

(c) (idiom)

∎ the play bids fair to being a success cette pièce a de grandes chances d'être ou sera probablement un succès

3 noun

(a) (entertainment) foire f, fête f foraine; (for charity) kermesse f, fête f

(b) Commerce foire f;

∎ the Book Fair la Foire du livre

►► American Sport fair catch arrêt m de volée;

fair competition codes règles fpl de concurrence loyale (établies aux États-Unis en 1933 pendant le New Deal entre les patrons et les salariés);

British fair copy copie f au propre ou au net;

∎ I made a fair copy of the report j'ai recopié le rapport au propre;

fair game proie f idéale;

∎ figurative after such behaviour he was fair game for an attack après s'être comporté de cette façon, il méritait bien qu'on s'en prenne à lui;

Fair Isle

1 noun

Geography Fair Isle (dans les îles Shetland); (sweater) = pull avec des motifs de couleurs vives

2 adjective

tricoté avec des motifs de couleurs vives;

Finance fair market value valeur f vénale;

fair play fair-play m inv, officially recommended term franc-jeu m;

∎ familiar fair play to you! chapeau!;

British fair rent = loyer fixé après un examen officiel du logement par l'administration;

the fair sex le beau sexe;

Commerce fair trade commerce m équitable

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fair
17 играть

несовер. - играть;
совер. - сыграть( что-л.)
1) play (в разл. знач.) ;
act, perform( об актере тж.) играть во что-л. ≈ to play at smth. играть в четыре руки ≈ to play a duet on the piano играть без денег ≈ to play without stakes;
to play for love разг. играть пьесу ≈ to put on a play играть роль ≈ to play a part играть Гамлета ≈ to play/act Hamlet, to take the part of Hamlet играть на рояле ≈ to play the piano сыграть туш ≈ to play a flourish играть на биллиарде ≈ to play billiards играть в шахматы ≈ to play chess играть ферзем ≈ to move the queen играть в загадки ≈ to talk in riddles играть в прятки ≈ to play hide-and-seek;
перен. to be secretive играть в карты ≈ to play cards играть в теннис ≈ to play tennis играть по большой ≈ to play for high stakes, to play high играть честно ≈ to play fair играть нечестно ≈ to play foul
2) только несовер. sparkle (переливаться) ;
play (о румянце) улыбка играла на ее лице ≈ a smile played on her face
3) только несовер.;
(чем-л.;
с чем-л.) (относиться несерьезно) toy (with), trifle( with) ∙ играть существенную роль ≈ to play a vital part играть кому-л. на руку играть с огнем играть глазами играть словами играть первую скрипку играть вторую скрипку играть комедию играть в скромность не играет роли сыграть вничью сыграть шутку с кем-л. играть на бирже играть на чувствах толпы играть на понижение

игр|ать -, сыграть
1. тк. несов. (забавляться) play;
дети ~ают в саду children are playing in the garden;

2. (в вн. ;
в какую-л. игру) play (smth.) ;
~ в шахматы play chess;
~ в футбол play football;
~ в прятки play hide-and-seek;
~ в карты на деньги play cards for money;

3. ( вн., на пр. ;
исполнять музыкальное произведение) play (smth.) ;
(на пр.) перен. play (on) ;
~ вальс play a waltz;
~ на рояле play the piano;
~ на чьих-л. слабостях play on smb.`s weaknesses;

4. (вн.) театр. act ( smb., smth.), perform (smth.), play (smb.) ;
~ роль кого-л. play/take* the part of smb. ;

5. тк. несов. (тв.) play (with) ;
(вертеть в руках) toy (with) ;
он стоял, ~ая плетью he stood toying with his whip;

6. тк. несов. (искриться) sparkle;
~ первую скрипку play first fiddle;
~ большую роль play the important part;
это не ~ает (никакой) роли! it doesn`t matter( in the least) !;
~ на руку кому-л. play into smb.`s hands;
~ своей жизнью take* one`s life in one`s hands;
~ на нервах у кого-л. get*/play on smb.`s nerves;
~ комедию перен. act;
~ глазами flash one`s eyes;
~ словами play upon words;
~ на чувствах play on the emotions;
~ чьими-л. чувствами trifle with smb. ;
~ с огнём play with fire, monkey with buzz-saw.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > играть
18 cut

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)

(pt & pp cut, cont cutting)

1 transitive verb

(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

(b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;

∎ 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

(c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;

∎ 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

(e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;

∎ 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

(g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;

∎ 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

(i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;

∎ 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

(j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;

∎ 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

(l) familiar (ignore, snub)

∎ 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^□

(m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement)^□, sauter^□ ;

∎ 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

(n) (tooth) percer;

∎ 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

(o) (dilute) couper

(p) (record, track) graver, faire

(q) Cards

∎ to cut the cards couper

(r) Cinema (edit → film) monter

(s) Medicine (incise) inciser; Veterinary medicine (castrate) châtrer

(t) Sport (ball) couper

(u) (idioms)

∎ 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;

∎ to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

(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

(e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;

∎ 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

(g) Cinema & Television (stop filming) couper;

∎ 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) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;

∎ 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

(d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;

∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;

∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;

∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl

(e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;

∎ 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

(h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;

∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume

(i) familiar (portion, share) part^□ f;

∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?

(j) American familiar (absence) absence^□ f

(k) Cards coupe f

(l) familiar (on record) plage^□ f

(m) Cinema & Television coupe f;

∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement

(n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant

(o) American Typography (block) cliché m

(p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m

(q) (of tobacco)

∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier

(r) (idioms)

∎ 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

4 adjective

(a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé

(b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;

∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;

∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film

(c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;

∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe

(d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein

►► 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

➲ cut across inseparable transitive verb

(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

➲ cut along intransitive verb

British familiar old-fashioned filer

➲ cut away separable transitive verb

(remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;

∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime

➲ cut back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;

∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture

(b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière

(c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;

∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites

(b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler

➲ cut back on inseparable transitive verb

(financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;

∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production

➲ cut down separable transitive verb

(a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;

∎ 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

(b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;

∎ 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

(c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;

∎ 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

➲ cut down on inseparable transitive verb

(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

1 intransitive verb

(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

(b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;

∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson

(c) (at a dance)

∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire

➲ cut into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (interrupt)

∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation

(b) (use)

∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;

∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir

➲ cut off separable transitive verb

(a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;

∎ 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

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;

∎ 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

(b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;

∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal

(c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;

∎ 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!

(d) familiar (rival) supplanter^□

(e) (deprive) priver;

∎ 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

(f) Photography & Typography détourer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre

(b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter

➲ cut up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux

(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^□

(c) American familiar (amuse)

∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!^□

(d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de

2 intransitive verb familiar

(a) American (fool around) faire le pitre

(b) British (idiom)

∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

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19 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) cortar

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) cortar

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) cortar, hacer

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) cortar

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) reducir, recortar

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) cortar, suprimir

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) cortar

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cortar

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') cortar

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) cortar (por)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) cortar

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) saltarse

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ignorar, hacer como si no viera

2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) corte

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) corte

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) corte, trozo

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- cutter
- cutting
3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cortante

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat
4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) feroz, encarnizado, despiadado

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short

cut¹ n corte

I've got a cut on my finger tengo un corte en el dedo

cut² vb cortar

he cut his finger se cortó el dedo

she cuts her own hair se corta el pelo ella misma

cut the pizza in three corta la pizza en tres trozos

El pasado y participio pasado son cut; el gerundio se escribe cutting

cut

tr[kʌt]

transitive verb (pt & pp cut, ger cutting)

1 (gen) cortar; (stone, glass) tallar; (record) grabar; (key, hole) hacer

■ I've cut my hand me he cortado la mano

■ you've had your hair cut te has cortado el pelo

2 (divide) cortar, partir, dividir

■ cut it in two córtalo por la mitad

■ he cut the cake into eight pieces cortó el pastel en ocho trozos

3 (reduce - level, number) reducir; (- budget, spending) recortar; (- price) rebajar, reducir

■ the firm cut the workforce by 50% la empresa redujo la plantilla en un 50%

4 (shorten) acortar; (remove) cortar; (edit) editar; (censor) hacer cortes en, censurar

■ a scene has been cut from the film han cortado una escena de la película

5 (hurt feelings of, cause pain) herir

6 (adulterate) mezclar, cortar

intransitive verb

1 (knife, scissors) cortar

2 (of food) cortarse

3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortar

■ cut! ¡corten!

noun

1 (wound, incision) corte nombre masculino; (deep cut) tajo; (knife wound) cuchillada

2 (of meat - joint) corte nombre masculino; (- piece cut off) trozo

3 (share) parte nombre femenino, tajada

4 (reduction - in budget, services, wages) recorte nombre masculino; (- in level, number, price) reducción nombre femenino

■ tax cuts reducción de impuestos

■ fight the cuts! ¡luchad contra los recortes!

5 (deletion, removal) corte nombre masculino; (part deleted) trozo omitido

6 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL corte nombre masculino, apagón nombre masculino

■ there's been a power cut han cortado la luz

7 (of hair, garment) corte nombre masculino

8 (insult) desaire nombre masculino, corte nombre masculino

adjective

1 (flowers) cortado,-a; (glass) tallado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

cut the crap! ¡corta el rollo!

to be a cut above somebody/something ser superior a alguien/algo

to be cut out for something estar hecho,-a para algo

to be cut up about something estar disgustado por algo, estar afectado,-a por algo

to cut a long story short en resumidas cuentas

to cut a tooth salirle un diente a uno

to cut both/two ways ser de doble filo

to cut classes/school/lessons hacer novillos

to cut one's hair cortarse el pelo (uno,-a mismo,-a)

to cut it fine llegar con el tiempo justo, dejar poco margen

to cut no ice (with somebody) no convencer (a alguien)

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face tirar piedras sobre su tejado

to cut one's losses reducir las pérdidas

to cut somebody dead desairar a alguien, volverle la cara a alguien

to cut somebody down in their prime segar la juventud de alguien

to cut somebody down to size bajarle los humos a alguien

to cut somebody loose/free soltar a alguien

to cut something/somebody short interrumpir algo/a alguien, cortar algo/a alguien en seco

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet echar por tierra los planes de alguien

to have one's work cut out costarle a uno, tener que trabajar mucho

the cut and thrust (of something) el toma y daca (de algo)

cut ['kʌt] v, cut ; cutting vt

1) : cortar

to cut paper: cortar papel

2) : cortarse

to cut one's finger: cortarse uno el dedo

3) trim: cortar, recortar

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

4) intersect: cruzar, atravesar

5) shorten: acortar, abreviar

6) reduce: reducir, rebajar

to cut prices: rebajar los precios

7)

to cut one's teeth : salirle los dientes a uno

cut vi

1) : cortar, cortarse

2)

to cut in : entrometerse

cut n

1) : corte m

a cut of meat: un corte de carne

2) slash: tajo m, corte m, cortadura f

3) reduction: rebaja f, reducción f

a cut in the rates: una rebaja en las tarifas

cut

adj.

• acuchillado, -a adj.

• cortado, -a adj.

• tajado, -a adj.

• tallado, -a adj.

n.

• cortadura s.f.

• corte s.m.

• reducción s.f.

• surco s.m.

• tajo s.m.

• talla s.f.

• tijeretazo s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to cut")

cut (s.o.) off (In speech)

expr.

• cortarle el discurso a alguien expr.

cut (sth.) out from one's diet

expr.

• eliminar (algo) de su régimen expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: cut) = cortar v.

• desmochar v.

• grabar v.

• incidir v.

• partir v.

• pelar v.

• sajar v.

• tajar v.

• tallar v.

• tijeretear v.

• truncar v.

• tusar v.

v.

• atusar (Pelo) v.

I kʌt
noun

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

a wage cut — un recorte salarial

to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales

to take a cut in salary — aceptar un sueldo más bajo

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

he thinks himself a cut above the rest — se cree superior a los demás

this hotel is a cut above the Ambassador — este hotel es de mayor categoría que el Ambassador

4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m

5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

cut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política

II
1.

(pres p cutting; past & past p cut) transitive verb

1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortar

to cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien

cut the top off it — córtale la parte de arriba

they cut a path through the undergrowth — abrieron un camino a través de la maleza

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

to cut something in half — cortar algo por la mitad

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

2)

a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*

3) ( excavate)

to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña

4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en

5)

a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortar

b) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortar

c) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en

6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar

7) (colloq) ( ignore)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

cut the sob story! — deja ya de dar pena!

cut the wisecracks! — basta ya de bromas!

b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortar

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

b) \<\<words\>\> herir*

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

c) ( be cuttable)

it cuts easily — se corta fácilmente

2) (Cin, Rad)

cut! — corte(n)!

3) ( in cards) cortar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

III

adjective (before n) < flowers> cortado; < glass> tallado

[kʌt] (vb: pt, pp cut)
1. N

1) (in skin) corte m, cortadura f; (=wound) herida f; (Med) (=incision) corte m, incisión f; (=slash) tajo m; (with knife) cuchillada f; (with whip) latigazo m; (Cards) corte m

he's got a cut on his forehead — tiene un corte en la frente

he had a cut on his chin from shaving — se había hecho un corte or se había cortado en la barbilla al afeitarse

he was treated for minor cuts and bruises — recibió asistencia médica por heridas y hematomas

there's a cut in his jacket — lleva una raja en la chaqueta

to be a cut above sb —

he's a cut above the others — está por encima de los demás

- the cut and thrust of politics

- the unkindest cut of all

2) (=reduction) (in wages, prices, production) rebaja f, reducción f; (in expenditure, budget) corte m, recorte m; (in tax, interest rates) bajada f, rebaja f; (in staff, workforce) reducción f, recorte f; (=deletion) corte m; (=deleted part) trozo m suprimido; (Elec) apagón m, corte m

public spending cuts — cortes mpl presupuestarios

wage cuts — rebajas fpl de sueldo

to take a cut in salary — aceptar una reducción de sueldo

they made some cuts in the text — hicieron algunos cortes en el texto, suprimieron algunas cosas del texto

3) [of clothes etc] corte m; [of hair] corte m, peinado m

4) [of meat] (=part of animal) corte m (de carne); (=piece) trozo m; (=slice) tajada f

5) * (=share) parte f, tajada f

the salesman gets a cut of 5% — el vendedor recibe su parte de 5%

6) (=woodcut) grabado m; (US) foto f, diagrama m, dibujo m

7)

cut and paste — (Comput) cortar y pegar

8) see short 5.

2. VT

1) [+ meat, bread, cards] cortar

• to cut one's finger — cortarse el dedo

• to cut sb free — (from wreckage) liberar a algn; (when tied up) desatar or soltar a algn

• to cut sth in half — cortar algo por la mitad

• to cut sth open — [+ fruit, vegetable, body, package] abrir algo

I cut my hand open on a tin — me corté la mano en una lata

he cut his head open — se abrió la cabeza

• to cut sth (in)to pieces — cortar algo en pedazos

to cut an army to pieces — aniquilar un ejército

• to cut sth to size — cortar algo a la medida

• to cut sb's throat — degollar a algn

he is cutting his own throat — (fig) labra su propia ruina

• to cut sth in two — cortar or partir algo en dos

- you could cut the atmosphere with a knife
fine I, 2., 2), ice 1., 1), loss 1., 2), tooth 1., 1)
2) (=shape) [+ stone, glass, jewel] tallar; [+ key, hole] hacer; [+ channel] abrir, excavar; [+ engraving, record] grabar

to cut one's way through — abrirse camino por
coat 1., 1)
3) (=clip, trim) [+ hedge, grass] cortar; [+ corn, hay] segar

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

4) (=reduce) [+ wages, prices, production] reducir, rebajar (by 5% en un 5 por cien); [+ expenditure] reducir, recortar; [+ taxes, interest rates] bajar, rebajar; [+ staff, workforce] reducir, recortar; [+ speech, text] acortar, hacer cortes en; [+ film] cortar, hacer cortes en; (=delete) [+ passage] suprimir, cortar; (=interrupt) interrumpir, cortar

she cut two seconds off the record — mejoró or rebajó la plusmarca en dos segundos

we cut the journey time by half — reducimos el tiempo de viaje a la mitad

• to cut sth/sb short — interrumpir algo/a algn
corner 1., 1)
5) (fig) (=hurt) herir

to cut sb to the quick —

it cut me to the quick — me tocó en lo vivo

6) (=intersect with) [road] cruzar, atravesar; (Math) [line] cortar

7) (esp US)
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• to cut classes — hacer novillos *, ausentarse de clase

• to cut sb dead — negar el saludo or (LAm) cortar a algn

8) (=turn off) [+ engine] parar; (=stop) [+ electricity supply] cortar, interrumpir

cut all this soft-soaping and tell me what you want * — deja ya de darme coba y dime qué quieres *

9) (=adulterate) [+ cocaine etc] cortar

10) (=succeed)

he couldn't cut it as a singer — como cantante no daba la talla

3. VI

1) [person, knife] cortar; [material] cortarse

paper cuts easily — el papel se corta fácilmente

• she cut into the melon — cortó el melón

will that cake cut into six? — ¿se puede dividir el pastel en seis?

- cut loose

- it cuts both ways

2) (Math etc) [lines] cortarse

3) (=hurry)

I must cut along now — tengo que marcharme ya

- cut and run

- cut to the chase

4) (Cine, TV) (=change scene) cortar y pasar

they cut from the palace to the castle scene — cortan y pasan del palacio a la escena del castillo

cut! — ¡corten!

5) (Cards) cortar

4.

ADJ [flowers] cortado; [glass] tallado

cut price — a precio reducido, rebajado, de rebaja

5.

CPD

cut and blow-dry N — corte m y secado con secador

- cut across

- cut along

- cut away

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut into

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

* * *

I [kʌt]
noun

1)

a) ( wound) tajo m, corte m

b) ( incision) corte m

2)

a) ( reduction)

a wage cut — un recorte salarial

to make cuts in essential services — hacer* recortes en los servicios esenciales

to take a cut in salary — aceptar un sueldo más bajo

b) (in text, film) corte m

c) ( power cut) apagón m

3)

a) ( haircut) corte m de pelo

b) ( of suit) corte m

to be a cut above somebody/something — (colloq)

he thinks himself a cut above the rest — se cree superior a los demás

this hotel is a cut above the Ambassador — este hotel es de mayor categoría que el Ambassador

4) ( of meat - type) corte m; (- piece) trozo m

5) ( share) (colloq) tajada f (fam), parte f

6) ( blow - with knife) cuchillada f

cut and thrust: the cut and thrust of politics — el toma y daca de la vida política

II
1.

(pres p cutting; past & past p cut) transitive verb

1) \<\<wood/paper/wire/rope\>\> cortar

to cut something/somebody loose — soltar* algo/a alguien

cut the top off it — córtale la parte de arriba

they cut a path through the undergrowth — abrieron un camino a través de la maleza

to cut it fine — (colloq) calcular muy justo, dejar poco margen

to cut something in half — cortar algo por la mitad

I cut my finger — me corté el dedo; see also short II 1)

2)

a) ( trim) \<\<hair/nails\>\> cortar; \<\<grass/corn\>\> cortar, segar*

to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

b) ( shape) \<\<glass/stone\>\> tallar; \<\<key\>\> hacer*

3) ( excavate)

to cut something (INTO something): a tunnel cut into the mountain — un túnel excavado en la montaña

4) ( reduce) \<\<level/number\>\> reducir*; \<\<budget\>\> recortar; \<\<price/rate\>\> rebajar, reducir*; \<\<service/workforce\>\> hacer* recortes en

5)

a) ( shorten) \<\<text\>\> acortar

b) ( remove) \<\<scene\>\> cortar

c) \<\<film\>\> ( edit) editar; \<\<censors\>\> hacer* cortes en

6) ( in cards) \<\<deck\>\> cortar

7) (colloq) ( ignore)

to cut somebody dead — dejar a alguien con el saludo en la boca

8) (colloq)

a) ( cease)

cut the sob story! — deja ya de dar pena!

cut the wisecracks! — basta ya de bromas!

b) ( switch off) \<\<engine/lights\>\> apagar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<knife/scissors\>\> cortar

to cut INTO something: the rope cut into her wrists la cuerda le estaba cortando or lastimando las muñecas; to cut loose (colloq) ( break free) romper* las ataduras; ( lose restraint) (esp AmE): he cut loose with a string of insults — soltó una sarta de insultos

b) \<\<words\>\> herir*

her remarks cut deep — sus palabras lo (or la etc) hirieron en lo más vivo

c) ( be cuttable)

it cuts easily — se corta fácilmente

2) (Cin, Rad)

cut! — corte(n)!

3) ( in cards) cortar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut through

- cut up

III

adjective (before n) < flowers> cortado; < glass> tallado

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20 majority

noun

1) (greater number or part) Mehrheit, die

the majority of people think... — die meisten Menschen denken...

be in the majority — in der Mehr- od. Überzahl sein; überwiegen

2) (in vote) [Stimmen]mehrheit, die; Majorität, die

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[mə'‹o-]

- plural majorities - noun

1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) die Mehrheit

2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) die Mehrheit

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ma·jor·ity

[məˈʤɒrəti, AM -ˈʤɔ:rət̬i]

I. n

1. + sing/pl vb (greater part) Mehrheit f

in a democracy, the \majority wins in einer Demokratie gewinnt die Mehrheit

I spent the \majority of the afternoon reading ich verbrachte die meiste Zeit des Nachmittags mit Lesen

raising kids takes up the \majority of my energy das Aufziehen meiner Kinder verbraucht meine ganze Energie

the \majority der Großteil

in the \majority of cases in der Mehrzahl der Fälle

a large \majority of people eine große Mehrheit

the \majority of the votes die Stimmenmehrheit

to be a [or in the] \majority in der Mehrheit sein

2. POL (winning margin) [Stimmen]mehrheit f

they passed the bill with a \majority of 15 sie verabschiedeten das Gesetz mit einer Mehrheit von 15 Stimmen

a narrow/large \majority eine dünne/überwältigende Mehrheit

a two-thirds \majority eine Zweidrittelmehrheit

3. no pl (full legal age) Volljährigkeit f, Mündigkeit f

what is the age of \majority in this country? wann ist man in diesem Land volljährig?

to reach one's \majority volljährig werden

II. adj attr, inv POL Mehrheits-

\majority whip Mehrheitsfraktionszwang m

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[mə'dZɒrItɪ]
n

1) Mehrheit f

the majority of cases — die Mehrheit or Mehrzahl der Fälle

to be in a or the majority — in der Mehrzahl sein

to be in a majority of 3 — eine Mehrheit von 3 Stimmen haben

to have/get a majority —

to have a majority of 10 — eine Mehrheit von 10 Stimmen haben

what was his majority? — wie groß war seine Mehrheit?

a two-thirds majority — die Zweidrittelmehrheit

by a small or narrow majority — mit knapper Mehrheit

2) (JUR) Volljährigkeit f, Mündigkeit f

to reach the age of majority — volljährig or mündig werden

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majority [məˈdʒɒrətı; US auch -ˈdʒɑr-] s

1. Mehrheit f:

by a large majority mit großer Mehrheit;

majority of votes (Stimmen)Mehrheit, Majorität f;

majority decision, majority vote Mehrheitsbeschluss m, mehrheitlicher Beschluss;

majority holding WIRTSCH Aktienmehrheit;

majority leader PARL US Fraktionsführer(in) der Mehrheitspartei;

majority rule POL Mehrheitsprinzip n;

win by a majority verdict (Boxen) mit 2:1 Richterstimmen gewinnen; → academic.ru/67241/silent">silent A 1

2. größere Zahl, größerer oder größter Teil, Mehrzahl f:

be in the majority in der Mehrzahl sein;

in the majority of cases in der Mehrzahl der Fälle;

join the majority, go ( oder pass) over to the majority zu den Vätern versammelt werden (sterben)

3. auch majority party POL Mehrheitspartei f

4. JUR Volljährigkeit f, Mündigkeit f:

reach one’s majority volljährig oder mündig werden

5. MIL Majorsrang m oder -stelle f:

obtain one’s majority zum Major befördert werden

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noun

1) (greater number or part) Mehrheit, die

the majority of people think... — die meisten Menschen denken...

be in the majority — in der Mehr- od. Überzahl sein; überwiegen

2) (in vote) [Stimmen]mehrheit, die; Majorität, die

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n.

Masse -n f.

Mehrheit -en f.

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