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1 ♦ measurement

♦ measurement /ˈmɛʒəmənt/
n.

1 [uc] misurazione; misura

2 (generalm. al pl.) misure; dimensioni; ( per estens.) dati precisi: the measurements of a room [of a person], le misure d'una stanza [d'una persona]; to take sb. 's measurements, prendere le misure a q.; waist measurement, (circonferenza della) vita

3 [uc] (naut.) stazzatura

● ( sport) measurement rod, asta di misurazione ( per i salti in alto).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ measurement
2 measurement

measurement [ˈmeʒəmənt]

noun

• measurements mesures fpl

• to take the measurements of a room prendre les mesures d'une pièce

• what are your measurements? quelles sont vos mesures ?

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['meʒəmənt]
noun

1) (of room, object) dimension f

2) ( of person)

to take somebody's measurements — prendre les mensurations de quelqu'un

chest measurement — tour m de poitrine

leg measurement — longueur f de jambe

English-French dictionary > measurement
3 inch

1. noun
1) Inch, der; Zoll, der (veralt.)

2) (small amount)

inch by inch — ≈ Zentimeter um Zentimeter

by inches — ≈ zentimeterweise

not give or yield an inch — keinen Fingerbreit nachgeben
2. transitive verb
≈ zentimeterweise bewegen

inch one's way forward — sich Zoll für Zoll vorwärts bewegen
3. intransitive verb
≈ sich zentimeterweise bewegen

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[in ] 1. noun
1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) der Zoll

2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) das Stückchen
2. verb
(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) sich sehr langsam und vorsichtig vorwärtsbewegen

- academic.ru/119404/within_an_inch_of">within an inch of

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inch

[ɪn(t)ʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (measurement) Zoll m (2,54 cm)

2. (person's measurement)

▪ \inches pl Körpergröße f, Statur f

3. (small distance) Zollbreit m, Zentimeter m fig

just an \inch/just \inches ganz knapp

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by \inches jdn/etw [nur] um Haaresbreite verfehlen

we won the game by an \inch wir haben das Spiel gerade mal eben gewonnen

4. (all)

every \inch jeder Zentimeter

Caroline knows every \inch of London Caroline kennt London wie ihre Westentasche

she's every \inch a lady sie ist eine Dame vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle

5.

▶ not to budge [or give] [or move] an \inch stur bleiben, nicht nachgeben

▶ to do sth by \inches etw ganz allmählich tun

▶ if you give someone an \inch and they'll take a mile ( prov) wenn man jemandem den kleinen Finger reicht, will er gleich die ganze Hand prov

▶ within an \inch of one's life um Haaresbreite am Tod vorbei

▶ to search sth \inch by \inch etw zentimetergenau absuchen

II. vi sich akk [ganz] langsam bewegen

we were \inching along in a traffic jam wir steckten im Stau und kamen nur im Schritttempo voran

III. vt

to \inch sth across the room/towards the wall etw [ganz] vorsichtig durch das Zimmer/gegen die Wand bewegen

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[IntS]
1. n
Zoll m, Inch m
3.5 inch disk — 3,5-Zoll-Diskette f

because of his lack of inches — weil er ein bisschen klein ist

she's grown a few inches — sie ist ein paar Zentimeter gewachsen

inch by inch — Zentimeter um Zentimeter

an inch-by-inch search —

he came within an inch of winning/victory — er hätte um ein Haar or beinahe gewonnen

he came within an inch of being killed — er ist dem Tod um Haaresbreite entgangen

they beat/thrashed him (to) within an inch of his life — sie haben ihn so geschlagen/verprügelt, dass er fast gestorben wäre

the lorry missed me by inches — der Lastwagen hat mich um Haaresbreite verfehlt

he knows every inch of the area — er kennt die Gegend wie seine Westentasche

he is every inch a soldier — er ist jeder Zoll ein Soldat

we will not surrender one inch of our territory — wir werden keinen Zentimeter unseres Gebiets abtreten

they searched every inch of the room —

he couldn't see an inch in front of him — er konnte die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen

give him an inch and he'll take a mile (prov) — wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, nimmt er die ganze Hand (prov)

2. vi

to inch forward/out/in — sich millimeterweise or stückchenweise vorwärtsschieben/hinausschieben/hineinschieben

because prices are inching up —

the Dutch swimmer is inching ahead — der holländische Schwimmer schiebt sich langsam an die Spitze

3. vt
langsam manövrieren
he inched his way forward/through — er schob sich langsam vorwärts/durch

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inch¹ [ıntʃ]

A s Inch m (= 2,54 cm), Zoll m (auch fig):

two inches of rain METEO zwei Zoll Regen;

by inches, inch by inch

a) Zentimeter um Zentimeter,

b) fig allmählich, ganz langsam, Schritt für Schritt;

he missed the goal by inches SPORT er verfehlte das Tor nur ganz knapp oder nur um Zentimeter;

a man of your inches ein Mann von Ihrer Statur oder Größe;

every inch fig jeder Zoll, durch und durch;

every inch a gentleman ein Gentleman vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle;

not budge ( oder give, yield) an inch fig nicht einen Zentimeter weichen oder nachgeben;

give him an inch and he’ll take a yard ( oder mile) fig wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, nimmt er gleich die ganze Hand;

within an inch fig um ein Haar, fast;

be beaten (to) within an inch of one’s life fast zu Tode geprügelt werden;

he came within an inch of death er wäre beinahe oder um Haaresbreite gestorben

B adj …zöllig:

a three-inch rope

C v/t & v/i (sich) zentimeterweise oder sehr langsam bewegen:

we inched the wardrobe into the corner wir schoben den Schrank zentimeterweise in die Ecke

inch² [ıntʃ] s schott oder Ir kleine Insel

in. abk inch ( inches pl) (Längenmaß)

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1. noun
1) Inch, der; Zoll, der (veralt.)

2) (small amount)

inch by inch — ≈ Zentimeter um Zentimeter

by inches — ≈ zentimeterweise

not give or yield an inch — keinen Fingerbreit nachgeben
2. transitive verb
≈ zentimeterweise bewegen

inch one's way forward — sich Zoll für Zoll vorwärts bewegen
3. intransitive verb
≈ sich zentimeterweise bewegen

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n.

(§ pl.: inches)

= Zoll -- (2,54 cm) n.

English-german dictionary > inch
4 inch

[ɪn(t)ʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( measurement) Zoll m (2,54 cm)

2) ( person's measurement)

\inches pl Körpergröße f, Statur f

3) ( small distance) Zollbreit m, Zentimeter m ( fig)

just an \inch/just \inches ganz knapp;

to avoid [or miss] sb/sth by \inches jdn/etw [nur] um Haaresbreite verfehlen;

to do sth by an \inch;

we won the game by an \inch wir haben das Spiel gerade mal eben gewonnen

4) ( all)

every \inch jeder Zentimeter;

Caroline knows every \inch of London Caroline kennt London wie ihre Westentasche;

she's every \inch a lady sie ist eine Dame vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle

PHRASES:

within an \inch of one's life um Haaresbreite am Tod vorbei;

if you give someone an \inch and they'll take a mile ( prov) wenn man jemandem den kleinen Finger reicht, will er gleich die ganze Hand ( prov)

not to budge [or give] [or move] an \inch stur bleiben, nicht nachgeben;

to do sth by \inches etw ganz allmählich tun;

to search sth \inch by \inch etw zentimetergenau absuchen vi sich akk [ganz] langsam bewegen;

we were \inching along in a traffic jam wir steckten im Stau und kamen nur im Schritttempo voran vt

to \inch sth across the room/ towards the wall etw [ganz] vorsichtig durch das Zimmer/gegen die Wand bewegen

English-German students dictionary > inch
5 measure

measure ⇒ Length measurement, Surface area measurements, Capacity measurement, Volume measurement, Weight measurement, Sizes

A n

1 ( unit) unité f de mesure ; weights and measures les poids mpl et mesures fpl ; a measure of length une unité de longueur ; liquid measure mesure f de capacité pour les liquides ; to make sth to measure faire qch sur mesure ; it's made to measure ( garment) c'est fait sur mesure, c'est du sur mesure ;

2 (standard amount, container) mesure f ; a double measure of vodka une double mesure de vodka ; he gave me short measure, I got short measure il a triché sur la quantité ;

3 ( device for measuring) instrument m de mesure ;

4 fig (qualified amount, extent) some ou a certain measure of un/-e certain/-e ; a measure of respect/success/change un certain respect/succès/changement ; to receive only a small measure of support ne recevoir qu'un soutien limité ; a good ou wide measure of autonomy une grande autonomie ; in large measure dans une large mesure ; she despised them and envied them in equal measure elle les méprisait autant qu'elle les enviait ; to distribute praise and blame in equal measure faire autant de compliments que de critiques ; in full measure [feel, possess, fulfil, contribute] pleinement ; [repay] entièrement ; [suffer] profondément ;

5 (way of estimating, indication) ( of price rises) mesure f ; (of success, anger, frustration etc) mesure f, indication f ; (of efficiency, performance) critère m ; to be the measure of donner la mesure de ; to give some measure of donner une idée de [delight, failure, talent, arrogance etc] ; to use sth as a measure of utiliser qch pour mesurer [effects, impact, success] ; this is a measure of how dangerous it is ceci montre à quel point c'est dangereux ; this is a measure of how seriously they are taking the situation ceci montre à quel point ils prennent la situation au sérieux ; that is a measure of how well the company is run cela mesure la qualité de la gestion de la société ;

6 ( assessment) beyond measure [change, increase] énormément ; [anxious, beautiful, difficult] extrêmement ; it has improved beyond measure il y a eu d'énormes progrès ; to take the measure of sb jauger qn ; I have the measure of them je sais ce qu'ils valent ;

7 (action, step) mesure f (against contre ; to do pour faire) ; to take measures prendre des mesures ; safety ou security measure mesure de sécurité ; measures aimed at doing des mesures destinées à faire ; to do sth as a precautionary/an economy measure faire qch par mesure de précaution/d'économie ; as a preventive measure à titre préventif ; as a temporary measure provisoirement ; the measure was defeated Pol Jur la mesure a été rejetée ;

8 Dance, Mus, Literat mesure f.

B vtr

1 ( by standard system) [person, instrument] mesurer [length, rate, depth, person, waist] ; to measure sth in mesurer qch en [metres, inches] ; to get oneself measured for faire prendre ses mesures pour ; over a measured kilometre Sport sur un kilomètre (délimité par des balises) ; to measure sth into mesurer qch dans [container] ;

2 ( have a measurement of) mesurer ; to measure four by five metres mesurer quatre mètres sur cinq ; a tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale une secousse de 5,2 sur l'échelle de Richter ;

3 ( assess) mesurer [performance, ability, success, popularity] ; they measure their progress by the number of ils mesurent leur progrès au nombre de ;

4 ( compare) to measure sth against comparer qch à [achievement, standard, effort].

C vi [person, instrument] mesurer.

D v refl to measure oneself against sb se mesurer à qn.

Idioms

for good measure pour faire bonne mesure ; to do things by half-measures se contenter de demi-mesures ; there can be no half-measures il ne saurait être question de demi-mesures.

Phrasal verbs

■ measure off:

▶ measure off [sth] mesurer [fabric, ribbon etc].

■ measure out:

▶ measure out [sth] mesurer [land, flour, liquid] ; doser [medicine] ; compter [drops].

■ measure up:

▶ measure up [person] avoir les qualités requises ; [product] être de qualité ; to measure up against sb être l'égal de qn ; to measure up to être à la hauteur de [expectations] ; soutenir la comparaison avec [achievement] ;

▶ measure up [sth] mesurer [room etc].

Big English-French dictionary > measure
6 hand

1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

hand live from hand to mouth — von der Hand in den Mund leben

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) die Hand

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) der Zeiger

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) der Arbeiter,der Mann

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) die Hilfe

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) das Blatt

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) die Handbreit

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) die Handschrift
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) geben

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) zurückgeben

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off! - hands-on
- hands up! - hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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hand

[hænd]

I. NOUN

1. ANAT Hand f

all these toys are made by \hand das ganze Spielzeug hier ist handgemacht

get [or keep] your \hands off! Hände [o fam Pfoten] weg!

\hands up! Hände hoch!

\hands up who wants to come! Hand hoch, wer kommen will

he had his \hands in his pockets er hatte die Hände in den Hosentaschen

they were just holding \hands sie hielten doch nur Händchen

the letter was delivered by \hand der Brief wurde durch einen Boten überbracht

the student put up her \hand die Schülerin meldete sich

to crawl on \hands and knees auf allen vieren kriechen

to get down on one's \hands and knees auf die Knie gehen

pen in \hand mit gezücktem Stift

to have one's \hands full die Hände voll haben

to be good with one's \hands geschickte Hände haben, manuell geschickt sein

in one's [left/right] \hand in der [linken/rechten] Hand

to get one's \hands dirty ( also fig) sich dat die Hände schmutzig machen

to change \hands ( fig) in andere Hände übergehen

to do sth by \hand (not by machine) work etw von Hand machen; product etw von Hand fertigen

to hold sb's \hand jdm die Hand halten

to keep one's \hands off sth die Finger von etw dat lassen

▪ to keep one's \hands off sb die Hände von jdm lassen

to put sth into sb's \hands jdm etw in die Hand geben

to shake \hands with sb, to shake sb's \hand jdm die Hand schütteln; (done when introducing) sich dat die Hand geben

to take sth out of sb's \hands jdm etw aus der Hand nehmen

to take sb by the \hand jdn an die [o bei der] Hand nehmen

to lead sb by the \hand jdn an der Hand führen

\hand in \hand Hand in Hand; (give assistance) jdn bei der Hand nehmen

2. (needing attention)

▪ at \hand vorliegend

the job at \hand die Arbeit, die zu tun ist

the problem in \hand das anstehende Problem

the matter in \hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit

3. (at one's disposal)

▪ in \hand bei der Hand, verfügbar

he had a lot of money in \hand er hatte viel Geld zur Verfügung

4. (close, within reach)

at [or to] \hand nah, in Reichweite

to \hand COMM zur Hand

to keep sth close at \hand etw in Reichweite haben

to keep sth ready at \hand etw bereithalten

to be at \hand zur Verfügung stehen, verfügbar sein

we want to ensure that help is at \hand for all wir wollen sicherstellen, dass allen geholfen werden kann

to have sth to \hand etw zur Verfügung haben

he uses whatever materials come to \hand er verwendet einfach alle Materialien, die ihm in die Hände kommen

to have sth on one's \hands etw an der Hand haben, über etw akk verfügen

she's got a lot of work on her \hands sie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun

he's got a lot of time on his \hands er hat viel Zeit zur Verfügung

we've got a problem on our \hands wir haben ein Problem am Hals

5. (at one's service)

▪ on \hand (available) bereit, zur Verfügung

my bank always has an advisor on \hand in meiner Bank steht den Kunden immer ein Berater zur Verfügung

6. (responsibility, involvement) Hand f

it's the \hand of fate das ist die Hand des Schicksals

▪ at [or by] the \hands of sb/sth durch jdn/etw

my life is in your \hands mein Leben liegt in Ihren Händen

your life is in your own \hands Sie haben Ihr Leben selbst in der Hand

to be in good [or excellent] \hands in guten Händen sein

to be in safe \hands in sicheren Händen sein

to get sb/sth off one's \hands jdn/etw los sein

we can relax now that we've got the kids off our \hands jetzt wo man uns die Kinder abgenommen hat, können wir etwas ausspannen

to have a \hand in sth bei etw dat seine Hand [o die Finger] [mit] im Spiel haben, bei etw dat mitmischen

it is thought that terrorists had a \hand in this explosion man geht davon aus, dass der Bombenanschlag auf das Konto von Terroristen geht

to leave sth/sb in sb's \hands jdm etw überlassen/jdn in jds Obhut lassen

to put sth into the \hands of sb/sth jdm/etw etw übergeben [o überlassen]

there's no more we can do except leave it in the solicitor's \hands jetzt können wir nichts weiter tun als alles dem Anwalt zu überlassen

my \hands are tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

7. (control, power)

▪ sth is in \hand (receiving attention, being arranged) für etw akk ist gesorgt

to be well in \hand gut laufen fam

to have sth well in \hand etw gut im Griff haben

a firm \hand eine [ge]strenge Hand

to fall into the wrong \hands in die falschen Hände geraten [o gelangen]

to be in/out of sb's \hands unter/außerhalb jds Kontrolle sein

it's in your \hands now, you deal with it das liegt jetzt in deiner Hand, du bearbeitest das

to have everything in \hand alles unter Kontrolle haben

to get out of \hand situation, matter außer Kontrolle geraten; children nicht mehr zu bändigen sein

the horse got out of \hand ich/er, usw. verlor die Kontrolle über das Pferd

the party got out of hand die Party ist ausgeartet

to have sth in \hand etw unter Kontrolle haben

to take sb/sth in \hand sich dat jdn/etw vornehmen

8. (assistance) Hilfe f

would you like a \hand with that bag? soll ich Ihnen helfen, die Tasche zu tragen?

would you like a \hand carrying those bags? soll ich Ihnen beim Tragen der Taschen helfen?

to give [or lend] sb a \hand [with sth] jdm [bei etw dat] helfen [o behilflich sein]

to [be able to] use a \hand with sth esp AM bei etw dat Hilfe gebrauchen [können]

9. (manual worker) Arbeiter(in) m(f), Kraft f, Mann m

how many extra \hands will we need? wie viele Leute brauchen wir extra?; (sailor) Matrose m

factory \hand ungelernter Fabrikarbeiter/ungelernte Fabrikarbeiterin

10. (skilful person) Könner(in) m(f)

[to be] a dab \hand at sth ein Könner/eine Könnerin auf seinem/ihrem Gebiet [sein], ein Geschick nt für etw akk haben

he's quite a \hand at wallpapering er ist ziemlich gut beim Tapezieren

he's a real Russia \hand er ist ein echter Russlandkenner

I'm an old \hand at... ich bin ein alter Hase im/in der...

to be good with one's \hands handfertig sein

to keep one's \hand in (stay in practice) in Übung bleiben

to turn one's \hand to sth sich akk an etw akk machen

Jane can turn her \hand to just about anything Jane gelingt einfach alles, was sie anpackt

11. (on clock, watch) Zeiger m

minute \hand Minutenzeiger m

the big/little \hand der große/kleine Zeiger

12. CARDS Blatt nt

to deal a \hand ein Blatt nt austeilen

to show one's \hand seine Karten [o sein Blatt] zeigen

a \hand of poker eine Runde Poker

13. (horse measurement) Handbreit f

14. (handwriting) Handschrift f

in sb's \hand in jds Handschrift

the note was written in someone else's \hand jemand anders hatte die Nachricht geschrieben

15. (applause)

to give sb a big \hand jdm einen großen Applaus spenden, jdn mit großem Beifall begrüßen

16. (without consideration)

▪ out of \hand kurzerhand, mir nichts dir nichts fam

they rejected any negotiations out of \hand sie schlugen jedwelche Verhandlungen kurzerhand aus

17. COMM (in stock)

goods on \hand Vorräte pl

inventory on \hand FIN Vorratsbestand m

stock on \hand verfügbarer Bestand m

18. FIN

note of \hand Schuldschein m

19. COMPUT

\hands off automatisches System

\hands on operatorbedientes System

20.

▶ to ask for sb's \hand in marriage ( form) jdn um ihre/seine Hand bitten, jdm einen Heiratsantrag machen

▶ a bird in the \hand [is worth two in the bush] ( prov) ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als die Taube auf dem Dach prov

▶ to eat out of sb's \hands jdm aus der Hand fressen

▶ at first/second \hand aus erster/zweiter Hand

▶ to get one's \hands on sb jdn zu fassen kriegen fam, jdn schnappen fam

▶ to be \hand in glove [with sb] [or AM\hand and \hand] [mit jdm] unter einer Decke stecken pej

▶ to go \hand in \hand [with sth] Hand in Hand gehen [mit etw dat]

▶ to have got [sb] on one's \hands [mit jdm] zu tun haben

▶ to have one's \hands full jede Menge zu tun haben

▶ to only have one pair of \hands auch nur zwei Hände haben

▶ to keep a firm \hand on sth etw fest im Griff behalten

▶ to lay [or get] [or put] one's \hands on sth etw erwerben [o erstehen] [o fam kriegen]

▶ to live from \hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben, sich akk gerade so durchschlagen fam, gerade so über die Runden kommen fam

▶ to lose/make money \hand over fist Geld schnell verlieren/scheffeln

▶ many \hands make light work ( prov) viele Hände machen der Arbeit bald ein Ende prov

▶ on the one \hand... on the other [\hand]... einerseits... andererseits

▶ to put in \hand esp BRIT ausführen

all hospitals now have disaster plans to put in \hand allen Krankenhäusern stehen jetzt Katastrophenvorkehrungen zur Verfügung

▶ to put [or dip] one's \hand in the till in die Kasse greifen, einen Griff in die Kasse tun

▶ with one \hand tied:

I could beat you with one \hand tied ich könnte dich mit links schlagen

▶ to have one's \hands tied nichts tun können

my \hands have been tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

▶ to wait on sb \hand and foot jdn von vorne bis hinten bedienen

▶ to win \hands down spielend [o mit links] gewinnen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

▪ to \hand sb sth [or to \hand sth to sb] jdm etw [über]geben [o [über]reichen]

▶ you've got to \hand it to sb man muss es jdm lassen

▶ to \hand sb a line [or a line to sb] ( fam) jdn anlügen; (less seriously) jdn anschwindeln

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hand [hænd]

A s

1. Hand f:

hands off! Hände weg!;

hands up! Hände hoch!;

with one’s hands up mit erhobenen Händen;

a helping hand fig eine hilfreiche Hand;

give ( oder lend) a (helping) hand mit zugreifen, jemandem helfen ( with bei);

give sth a helping hand pej bei etwas mithelfen;

do you need a hand? soll ich dir helfen?;

give sb a hand up jemandem auf die Beine helfen oder hochhelfen;

he asked for her hand er hielt um ihre Hand an;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben; → stand B 1

2. a) Hand f (eines Affen)

b) Vorderfuß m (eines Pferdes etc)

c) Fuß m (eines Falken)

d) Schere f (eines Krebses)

3. Urheber(in), Verfasser(in)

4. meist pl Hand f, Macht f, Gewalt f:

I am entirely in your hands ich bin ganz in Ihrer Hand;

fall into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände fallen

5. pl Hände pl, Obhut f:

the child is in good hands

6. pl Hände pl, Besitz m:

in private hands in Privathand, in Privatbesitz;

change hands → Bes Redew

7. Hand f (Handlungs-, besonders Regierungsweise):

with a high hand selbstherrlich, anmaßend, willkürlich, eigenmächtig;

with (a) heavy hand hart, streng, mit harter Hand; → iron B 3

8. Hand f, Quelle f:

at first hand aus erster Hand

9. Hand f, Fügung f, Einfluss m, Wirken n:

the hand of God die Hand Gottes;

hidden hand (geheime) Machenschaften pl

10. Seite f (auch fig), Richtung f:

on every hand überall, ringsum;

on all hands

a) überall,

b) von allen Seiten;

on the right hand rechter Hand, rechts;

on the one hand …, on the other hand fig einerseits …, andererseits

11. meist in Zusammensetzungen Arbeiter(in), Mann m (auch pl), pl Leute pl, SCHIFF Matrose m: → deck A 1

12. Fachmann m, -frau f, Routinier m:

an old hand ein alter Fachmann oder Praktikus oder Hase umg;

a good hand at sehr geschickt oder geübt in (dat);

I am a poor hand at golf ich bin ein schlechter Golfspieler

13. (gute) Hand, Geschick n:

he has a hand for horses er versteht es, mit Pferden umzugehen;

my hand is out ich bin außer oder aus der Übung

14. Handschrift f:

a legible hand

15. Unterschrift f:

set one’s hand to seine Unterschrift setzen unter (akk), unterschreiben;

under the hand of unterzeichnet von

16. Hand f, Fertigkeit f:

it shows a master’s hand es verrät die Hand eines Meisters

17. Applaus m, Beifall m:

get a big hand stürmischen Beifall hervorrufen, starken Applaus bekommen;

give sb a hand jemandem applaudieren oder Beifall klatschen

18. Zeiger m (der Uhr etc)

19. Büschel n, Bündel n (Früchte), Hand f (Bananen)

20. Handbreit f (= 4 Zoll = 10,16 cm) (besonders um die Höhe von Pferden zu messen)

21. Kartenspiel:

a) Spieler(in)

b) Blatt n, Karten pl:

have a good hand

c) Spiel n: → lone 1

22. pl Fußball: Handspiel n:

he was cautioned for hands er wurde wegen eines Handspiels verwarnt;

hands! Hand!

B v/t

1. ein-, aushändigen, (über)geben, (-)reichen ( alle:

sb sth, sth to sb jemandem etwas):

you must hand it to him fig das muss man oder der Neid ihm lassen (anerkennend)

2. jemandem helfen, jemanden geleiten:

hand sb into (out of) the car jemandem ins (aus dem) Auto helfen

3. SCHIFF die Segel festmachenBesondere Redewendungen: hand and foot

a) an Händen und Füßen (fesseln),

b) fig eifrig, ergeben (dienen), vorn und hinten (bedienen);

be hand in glove (with)

a) auf vertrautem Fuße stehen (mit), ein Herz und eine Seele sein (mit),

b) unter einer Decke stecken (mit) umg;

hands down spielend, mühelos (gewinnen etc);

hand in hand Hand in Hand (a. fig);

hand on heart Hand aufs Herz;

hand over fist

a) Hand über Hand (klettern etc),

b) fig Zug um Zug, schnell, spielend;

hand to hand Mann gegen Mann (kämpfen);

at hand

a) nahe, in Reichweite,

b) nahe (bevorstehend),

c) bei der oder zur Hand, bereit;

at the hands of vonseiten, seitens (gen), durch, von;

by hand

a) mit der Hand, manuell,

b) durch Boten,

c) mit der Flasche (großziehen);

carved by hand handgeschnitzt;

take sb by the hand

a) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen,

b) fig jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

by the hand of durch;

from hand to hand von Hand zu Hand;

from hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund (leben);

in hand

a) in der Hand,

b) zur (freien) Verfügung,

c) vorrätig, vorhanden,

d) fig in der Hand oder Gewalt,

e) in Bearbeitung,

f) im Gange;

the letter (matter) in hand der vorliegende Brief (die vorliegende Sache);

take in hand

a) in die Hand oder in Angriff nehmen,

b) umg jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

on hand

a) verfügbar, vorrätig,

b) bevorstehend,

c) zur Stelle;

on one’s hands

a) auf dem Hals,

b) zur Verfügung;

be on sb’s hands jemandem zur Last fallen;

out of hand

a) kurzerhand, sofort,

b) vorbei, erledigt,

c) fig aus der Hand, außer Kontrolle, nicht mehr zu bändigen;

let one’s temper get out of hand die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren;

to hand zur Hand;

come to hand eingehen, -laufen, -treffen (Brief etc);

your letter to hand WIRTSCH obs im Besitz Ihres werten Schreibens;

under hand

a) unter Kontrolle,

b) unter der Hand, heimlich;

under the hand and seal of Mr X von Mr. X eigenhändig unterschrieben oder geschrieben und gesiegelt;

with one’s own hand eigenhändig;

change hands in andere Hände übergehen, den Besitzer wechseln;

the lead changed hands several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals;

get one’s hand in Übung bekommen, sich einarbeiten;

get sth off one’s hands etwas loswerden;

grease ( oder oil) sb’s hand umg jemanden schmieren umg, jemanden bestechen;

have one’s hand in in Übung sein, Übung haben;

have a hand in seine Hand im Spiel haben bei, beteiligt sein an (dat);

have clean hands eine weiße oder reine oder saubere Weste haben;

have one’s hands full alle Hände voll zu tun haben;

hold hands Händchen halten (Verliebte);

holding hands Händchen haltend;

hold one’s hand sich zurückhalten;

join hands sich die Hände reichen, fig a. sich verbünden oder zusammentun;

keep one’s hand in in Übung bleiben;

keep a firm hand on unter strenger Zucht halten;

lay (one’s) hands on

a) anfassen,

b) ergreifen, packen, habhaft werden (gen),

c) (gewaltsam) Hand an jemanden legen,

d) REL ordinieren;

I can’t lay my hands on it ich kann es nicht finden;

lay hands on o.s. Hand an sich legen;

not lift ( oder raise) a hand keinen Finger rühren;

live by one’s hands von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;

play into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände arbeiten;

put one’s hand on

a) finden,

b) fig sich erinnern an (akk);

put ( oder set) the hand to

a) ergreifen,

b) fig in Angriff nehmen, anpacken;

shake hands sich die Hände schütteln, Shakehands machen;

shake hands with sb, shake sb by the hand jemandem die Hand schütteln (auch zur Gratulation etc) oder geben;

shake hands on etwas mit Handschlag besiegeln;

show one’s hand fig seine Karten aufdecken;

take a hand at a game bei einem Spiel mitmachen;

throw one’s hand in (Kartenspiel) aussteigen (a. fig);

try one’s hand at sth etwas versuchen, es mit etwas probieren;

wash one’s hands

a) sich die Hände waschen,

b) euph mal kurz verschwinden;

wash one’s hands of it

a) (in dieser Sache) seine Hände in Unschuld waschen,

b) nichts mit der Sache zu tun haben wollen;

I wash my hands of him mit ihm will ich nichts mehr zu tun haben; → cross B 1, overplay A 3, sit A 1, soil¹ A a

hd abk

1. hand

2. head

* * *
1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

hand live from hand to mouth — von der Hand in den Mund leben

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

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(handwriting) n.

Handschrift f. (clock) n.

Zeiger - m. n.

Hand ¨-e f. v.

einhändigen v.

herüberreichen v.

reichen v.

English-german dictionary > hand
7 hand

hænd
1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mano

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) manecilla, aguja

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) trabajador, operario

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) mano, ayuda

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mano, cartas

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmo

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) caligrafía

2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) dar, entregar

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) devolver, pasar

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand

hand¹ n

1. mano

what have you got in your hand? ¿qué tienes en la mano?

he held my hand me cogió de la mano

2. manecilla / aguja

the minute hand el minutero

by hand a mano

it was painted by hand fue pintado a mano

to give someone a hand echarle una mano a alguien

hand in hand cogidos de la mano

hand² vb pasar / dar

could you hand me that book? ¿me podrías pasar ese libro?

she handed me my change me dio el cambio

hand

tr[hænd]

noun

1 mano nombre femenino

2 (worker) trabajador,-ra, operario,-a; (sailor) tripulante nombre masulino o femenino, marinero,-a

3 (of clock) manecilla, aguja

4 (handwriting) letra

5 (of cards) mano nombre femenino, cartas nombre femenino plural

6 (applause) aplauso

transitive verb

1 dar, entregar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all hands on deck! ¡todos a cubierta!

at first hand de primera mano

at hand a mano

by hand a mano

hands off! ¡no toques!, ¡quita las manos!

hands up! ¡manos arriba!

to hand it to somebody familiar quitar el sombrero ante alguien, felicitar a alguien

on hand disponible

on the one hand... on the other hand por una parte... por otra parte

the job in hand figurative use lo que nos ocupa

to ask for somebody's hand figurative use pedir la mano de alguien

to force somebody's hand figurative use forzarle la mano a alguien

to get out of hand figurative use descontrolarse, desmadrarse

to give somebody a big hand dedicar a alguien una gran ovación

to have a hand in figurative use intervenir en, participar en

to have one's hands full familiar estar muy ocupado,-a

to have the upper hand llevar ventaja

to have time in hand figurative use sobrarle tiempo

to hold hands estar cogidos,-as de la mano

to keep one's hand in figurative use no perder la práctica

to know something like the back of one's hand figurative use conocer algo como la palma de la mano

to lend a hand echar una mano

to shake hands estrecharse la mano, darse la mano

to show one's hand figurative use poner las cartas sobre la mesa, poner las cartas boca arriba

to turn one's hand to figurative use dedicarse a, meterse en

to wash one's hands figurative use lavarse las manos

hand wash lavado a mano

farm hand SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL peón nombre masculino

a free hand carta blanca

hand ['hænd] vt

: pasar, dar, entregar

hand n

1) : mano f

made by hand: hecho a mano

2) pointer: manecilla f, aguja f (de un reloj o instrumento)

3) side: lado m

on the other hand: por otro lado

4) handwriting: letra f, escritura f

5) applause: aplauso m

6) : mano f, cartas fpl (en juegos de naipes)

7) worker: obrero m, -ra f; trabajador m, -dora f

8)

to ask for someone's hand (in marriage) : pedir la mano de alguien

9)

to lend a hand : echar una mano

hand (of a clock)

n.

• aguja s.f.

adj.

• de mano adj.

• manual adj.

n.

• manecilla s.f.

• manilla s.f.

• mano s.f.

• obrero, -era s.m.,f.

• peón s.m.

v.

• dar v.

(§pres: doy, das...) subj: dé-

pret: di-•)

• entregar v.

I hænd
noun

1) ( Anat) mano f

you couldn't see your hand in front of your face — no se veía nada

to be good o clever with one's hands — ser* hábil con las manos, ser* mañoso

he killed it with his bare hands — lo mató con sus propias manos

to give somebody one's hand — darle* la mano a algn

they were holding hands when they arrived — llegaron tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos de la mano

we were all on our hands and knees, looking for the ring — estábamos todos a gatas, buscando el anillo

he wouldn't give it to me even if I went down on my hands and knees — no me lo daría ni aunque se lo pidiera de rodillas

to have/hold something in one's hands — tener*/llevar algo en la mano

look, no hands! — mira sin manos!

to hold out one's hand to somebody — tenderle* la mano a algn

to join hands — darse* la(s) mano(s)

hands off! — quita las manos de ahí!, no toques!

hands off our schools! — dejen en paz nuestros colegios!

can you put (your) hand on (your) heart and say it isn't true? — ¿puedes decir que no es verdad con la mano en el corazón?

to put one's hand up o to raise one's hand — levantar la mano

hands up all those in favor — que levanten la mano los que estén a favor

hands up! — manos arriba!, arriba las manos!

to raise one's hand to o against somebody — levantarle la mano a algn

from hand to hand — de mano en mano

2) ( in phrases)

at hand: help was at hand la ayuda estaba en camino; to learn about something at first hand enterarse de algo directamente or personalmente or de primera mano; to learn about something at second/third hand enterarse de algo a través de or por terceros; by hand: made/written by hand hecho/escrito a mano; it must be washed by hand hay que lavarlo a mano; he delivered the letter by hand entregó la carta en mano; hand in hand (tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos) de la mano; poverty and disease go hand in hand la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano; in hand: glass/hat in hand con el vaso/sombrero en la mano, vaso/sombrero en mano; to pay cash in hand pagar* en metálico or en efectivo; let's get back to the matter in o (AmE also) at hand volvamos a lo que nos ocupa; to have something (well) in hand tener* algo controlado or bajo control; that boy needs taking in hand a ese chico va a haber que meterlo en cintura; on hand: we're always on hand when you need us si nos necesitas, aquí estamos; the police were on hand la policía estaba cerca; to have something on hand tener* algo a mano; out of hand: to get out of hand \<\<child\>\> descontrolarse; the situation is getting out of hand la situación se les (or nos etc) va de las manos; to reject something out of hand rechazar* algo de plano; to hand (BrE) ( within reach) al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano; ( available) disponible; she grabbed the first thing that came to hand agarró lo primero que encontró; hand in glove o (esp AmE) hand and glove: he was hand in glove with the enemy estaba confabulado con el enemigo; hand over fist a manos llenas, a espuertas (esp Esp); her/his left hand doesn't know what her/his right hand is doing borra con el codo lo que escribe con la mano; not to do a hand's turn (colloq) no mover* un dedo (fam), no dar* golpe (Esp, Méx fam); to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage) (frml) pedir* la mano de algn (en matrimonio); to beat somebody/win hands down ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas; to bind somebody hand and foot atar or (AmL exc RPl) amarrar a algn de pies y manos; to bite the hand that feeds one ser* un desagradecido; to dirty o sully one's hands ( in criminal activity) ensuciarse las manos; she wouldn't dirty her hands with typing no se rebajaría a hacer de mecanógrafa: se le caerían los anillos; to force somebody's hand: I didn't want to, but you forced my hand no quería hacerlo, pero no me dejaste otra salida; to gain/have the upper hand: she gained the upper hand over her rival se impuso a su rival; she's always had the upper hand in their relationship siempre ha dominado ella en su relación; to get one's hands on somebody/something: just wait till I get my hands on him! vas a ver cuando lo agarre!; she can't wait to get her hands on the new computer se muere por usar la computadora nueva; to give somebody/have a free hand darle* a algn/tener* carta blanca; to give somebody the glad hand (AmE) saludar a algn efusivamente; to go hat o (BrE) cap in hand (to somebody): we had to go to them hat in hand asking for more money tuvimos que ir a mendigarles más dinero; to grab o grasp o seize something with both hands: it was a wonderful opportunity and she grabbed it with both hands era una oportunidad fantástica y no dejó que se le escapara de las manos; to have one's hands full estar* ocupadísimo, no dar* para más; to have one's hands tied tener* las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas; to have somebody eating out of one's hand hacer* con algn lo que se quiere; to keep one's hand in no perder* la práctica; to know a place like the back of one's hand conocer* un sitio al dedillo or como la palma de la mano; to live (from) hand to mouth vivir al día; to put o dip one's hand in one's pocket contribuir* con dinero; to put o lay one's hand(s) on something dar* con algo; to try one's hand (at something) probar* (a hacer algo); to turn one's hand to something: he can turn his hand to anything es capaz de hacer cualquier tipo de trabajo; to wait on somebody hand and foot hacerle* de sirviente/sirvienta a algn; to wash one's hands of something lavarse las manos de algo; many hands make light work — el trabajo compartido es más llevadero

3)

a) ( agency) mano f

the hand of God — la mano de Dios

to die by one's own hand — (frml) quitarse la vida

to have a hand in something — tener* parte en algo

the town had suffered at the hands of invaders — la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores

that child needs a firm hand — ese niño necesita (una) mano firme

to rule with a heavy hand — gobernar* con mano dura

b) ( assistance) (colloq)

to give o lend somebody a (helping) hand — echarle or darle* una mano a algn

if you need a hand — si necesitas ayuda

c) hands pl (possession, control, care)

to change hands — cambiar de dueño or manos

in good/capable hands — en buenas manos

my life is in your hands — mi vida depende de ti

how did it come into your hands? — ¿cómo llegó a tus manos?

he/it fell into the hands of the enemy o into enemy hands — cayó en manos del enemigo

to put oneself in somebody's hands — ponerse* en manos de algn

to get something/somebody off one's hands — (colloq) quitarse algo/a algn de encima (fam)

on somebody's hands: she has the children on her hands all day long tiene a los niños a su cuidado todo el día; we've got a problem on our hands tenemos or se nos presenta un problema; out of somebody's hands: the matter is out of my hands el asunto no está en mis manos; to play into somebody's hands — hacerle* el juego a algn

4) ( side)

on somebody's right/left hand — a la derecha/izquierda de algn

on the one hand... on the other (hand)... — por un lado... por otro (lado)...

5) ( Games)

a) ( set of cards) mano f, cartas fpl

to show o reveal one's hand — mostrar* or enseñar las cartas, mostrar* el juego

to strengthen somebody's hand — afianzar* la posición de algn

to tip one's hand — (AmE colloq) dejar ver sus (or mis etc) intenciones

b) ( round of card game) mano f

6)

a) ( worker) obrero, -ra m,f; ( farm hand) peón m

b) ( Naut) marinero m

all hands on deck — todos a cubierta!

c) ( experienced person)

an old hand — un veterano, una veterana

7) ( applause) (colloq) (no pl)

a big hand for... — un gran aplauso para...

8) ( handwriting) (liter) letra f

the letter was in her own hand — la carta era de su puño y letra

9) ( on clock) manecilla f, aguja f

the hour hand — la manecilla or la aguja de las horas, el horario, el puntero (Andes)

the minute hand — el minutero, la manecilla or la aguja de los minutos

the second hand — el segundero, la manecilla or la aguja de los segundos

10) ( measurement) ( Equ) palmo m

II

transitive verb

to hand somebody something, to hand something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien

he was handed a stiff sentence — (AmE) le impusieron una pena severa

to hand it to somebody: you have to hand it to her; she knows her subject — hay que reconocérselo, conoce muy bien el tema

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand around

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

[hænd]
1. N

1) (=part of body) mano f

to have sth in one's hand — tener algo en la mano

• to be clever or good with one's hands — ser hábil con las manos, ser un manitas

• a piece for four hands — (Mus) una pieza para (piano a) cuatro manos

• to hold hands — [children] ir cogidos de la mano, ir tomados de la mano (LAm); [lovers] hacer manitas

• on (one's) hands and knees — a gatas

• hands off! * — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡no se toca!

hands off those chocolates! — ¡los bombones ni tocarlos!

hands off pensions! — ¡no a la reforma de las pensiones!, ¡dejad las pensiones en paz!

to keep one's hands off sth — no tocar algo

• hands up! — (to criminal) ¡arriba las manos!; (to pupils) ¡que levanten la mano!

hand over fist —

to be making money hand over fist — ganar dinero a espuertas

to be losing money hand over fist — hacerle agua el dinero

- be hand in glove with sb

to work hand in glove with sb — trabajar en estrecha colaboración con algn

- live from hand to mouth

- my hands are tied

- I could do it with one hand tied behind my back

- he never does a hand's turn

- many hands make light work
shake 2., 1)
2) (=needle) [of instrument] aguja f; [of clock] manecilla f, aguja f

the big hand — la manecilla grande, el minutero

the little hand — la manecilla pequeña, el horario

3) (=agency, influence) mano f, influencia f

his hand was everywhere — se notaba su influencia por todas partes, su mano se notaba en todo

to have a hand in — tomar parte en, intervenir en

he had no hand in it — no tuvo arte ni parte en ello

4) (=worker) (in factory) obrero(-a) m / f; (=farm hand) peón m; (=deck hand) marinero m (de cubierta)

• all hands on deck! — (Naut) ¡todos a cubierta!

• to be lost with all hands — hundirse con toda la tripulación

- be an old hand

5) (=help) mano f

would you like a hand with moving that? — ¿te echo una mano a mover eso?

• to give or lend sb a hand — echar una mano a algn

can you give or lend me a hand? — ¿me echas una mano?

6) (=handwriting) letra f, escritura f

he writes a good hand — tiene buena letra

in one's own hand — de su (propio) puño y letra

7) (Cards) (=round) mano f, partida f; (=cards held) mano f

a hand of bridge/poker — una mano or una partida de bridge/póker

8) (=measurement) [of horse] palmo m

he's 15 hands high — mide 15 palmos de alto

9) * (=round of applause)

they gave him a big hand — le aplaudieron calurosamente

let's have a big hand for...! — ¡muchos aplausos para...!

10) (phrases with verb)

• to ask for sb's hand (in marriage) — pedir la mano de algn

• to change hands — cambiar de mano or de dueño

• just wait till I get my hands on him! — ¡espera (a) que le ponga la mano encima!

• to lay hands on — (=get) conseguir; (Rel) imponer las manos a

I don't know where to lay my hands on... — no sé dónde conseguir...

she read everything she could lay her hands on — leía todo lo que caía en sus manos

• to put or set one's hand to sth — emprender algo

• to raise one's or a hand to or against sb — poner a algn la mano encima

• to take a hand in sth — tomar parte or participar en algo

• to try one's hand at sth — probar algo

- get one's hand in

- give with one hand and take away with the other

- keep one's hand in

- sit on one's hands

- turn one's hand to sth

he can turn his hand to anything — vale tanto para un barrido como para un fregado

- wait on sb hand and foot
eat 2., force 2., 1), join 1., 1), show 1., 1), throw up 2., 1), wash 2., 1), win 2., 3)
11) (phrases with adjective)

• to rule with a firm hand — gobernar con firmeza

• to have a free hand — tener carta blanca

to give sb a free hand — dar carta blanca a algn

• to have one's hands full (with sth/sb) — no parar un momento (con algo/algn), estar muy ocupado (con algo/algn)

I've got my hands full with the kids — con los niños no paro un momento

I've got my hands full running the firm while the boss is away — estoy muy ocupado llevando la empresa mientras el jefe está fuera

• don't worry, she's in good hands — no te preocupes, está en buenas manos

• with a heavy hand — con mano dura

• to give sb a helping hand — echar una mano a algn

• with a high hand — despóticamente

• if this should get into the wrong hands... — si esto cayera en manos de quien no debiera...

- get or gain the upper hand

- have the upper hand

12) (=after preposition)

• don't worry, help is at hand — no te preocupes, disponemos de or contamos con ayuda

winter was at hand — se acercaba el invierno

keep the book close at hand — ten el libro a mano

we're close at hand in case she needs help — nos tiene a mano or muy cerca si necesita ayuda

at first hand — de primera mano

I heard it only at second hand — lo supe solo de modo indirecto

at the hands of — a manos de

they suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French — sufrieron una serie de derrotas a manos de los franceses

• made by hand — hecho a mano

to raise an animal by hand — criar un animal uno mismo

to send a letter by hand — enviar una carta en mano

delivered by hand — entregado en mano

by hand — (on envelope) en su mano

to take sb by the hand — coger or tomar a algn de la mano

• they were going along hand in hand — iban cogidos de la mano

it goes hand in hand with — está estrechamente relacionado con

these plans should go hand in hand — estos proyectos deben realizarse al mismo ritmo

gun in hand — el revólver en la mano, empuñando el revólver

to be in sb's hands — estar en manos de algn

it's in his hands now — depende de él ahora

I put myself in your hands — me pongo en tus manos

to have £50 in hand — tener 50 libras en el haber

I like to have sth in hand — me gusta tener algo en reserva

money in hand — dinero m disponible

the cases I have in hand at the moment — los casos que tengo entre manos en este momento

the situation is in hand — tenemos la situación controlada or bajo control

he has them well in hand — sabe manejarlos perfectamente

let's concentrate on the job in hand — centrémonos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos

to take sth in hand — tomar algo a cuestas

to take sb in hand — (=take charge of) hacerse cargo de algn; (=discipline) imponer disciplina a algn

• to play into sb's hands — hacer el juego a algn

to fall into the hands of the enemy — caer en manos del enemigo

to put sth into a lawyer's hands — poner un asunto en manos de un abogado

to take justice into one's own hands — tomar la justicia por su propia mano

• to get sth off one's hands — (=get rid of) deshacerse de algo; (=finish doing) terminar de hacer algo

to take sth off sb's hands — desembarazar a algn de algo

the children are off our hands now — nuestros hijos ya han volado del nido

• on the right/left hand — a derecha/izquierda, a mano derecha/izquierda

on the one hand... on the other hand — por una parte... por otra parte, por un lado... por otro lado

on the other hand, she did agree to do it — pero el caso es que ella (sí) había accedido a hacerlo

on every hand, on all hands — por todas partes

there are experts on hand to give you advice — hay expertos a su disposición para ofrecerle asesoramiento

I've got him on my hands all day — está conmigo todo el día

we've got a difficult job on our hands — tenemos entre manos una difícil tarea

he's got time on his hands — tiene todo el tiempo del mundo

to have sth left on one's hands — tener que quedarse con algo

he was left with the goods on his hands — tuvo que quedarse con todo el género, el género resultó ser invendible

• to dismiss sth out of hand — descartar algo sin más

the situation was getting out of hand — la situación se estaba escapando de las manos

the children were getting out of hand — los niños se estaban desmandando

• to have sth to hand — tener algo a mano

I don't have the information to hand just now — ahora mismo no tengo a mano la información

I hit him with the first thing that came to hand — le golpeé con lo primero que tenía a mano or que pillé

your letter of the 23rd is to hand — frm he recibido su carta del día 23
cap 1., 1)
2.

VT (=pass)

to hand sb sth, hand sth to sb — pasar algo a algn

he handed me the book — me pasó el libro

- you've got to hand it to him

3.

CPD [lotion, cream] para las manos

hand baggage N (US) — = hand luggage

hand controls NPL — controles mpl manuales

hand drier, hand dryer N — secamanos m inv automático

hand gel — gel m (limpiador) de manos

hand grenade N — granada f (de mano)

hand lotion N — loción f para las manos

hand luggage N — equipaje m de mano

hand print N — manotada f

hand puppet N — títere m

hand signal N — (Aut) señal f con el brazo

with both indicators broken, he had to rely on hand signals — con los intermitentes rotos tenía que hacer señales con el brazo or la mano

they had to communicate in hand signals — tuvieron que comunicarse por señas

hand towel N — toalla f de manos
hand-wash
- hand around

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

- hand up

* * *

I [hænd]
noun

1) ( Anat) mano f

you couldn't see your hand in front of your face — no se veía nada

to be good o clever with one's hands — ser* hábil con las manos, ser* mañoso

he killed it with his bare hands — lo mató con sus propias manos

to give somebody one's hand — darle* la mano a algn

they were holding hands when they arrived — llegaron tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos de la mano

we were all on our hands and knees, looking for the ring — estábamos todos a gatas, buscando el anillo

he wouldn't give it to me even if I went down on my hands and knees — no me lo daría ni aunque se lo pidiera de rodillas

to have/hold something in one's hands — tener*/llevar algo en la mano

look, no hands! — mira sin manos!

to hold out one's hand to somebody — tenderle* la mano a algn

to join hands — darse* la(s) mano(s)

hands off! — quita las manos de ahí!, no toques!

hands off our schools! — dejen en paz nuestros colegios!

can you put (your) hand on (your) heart and say it isn't true? — ¿puedes decir que no es verdad con la mano en el corazón?

to put one's hand up o to raise one's hand — levantar la mano

hands up all those in favor — que levanten la mano los que estén a favor

hands up! — manos arriba!, arriba las manos!

to raise one's hand to o against somebody — levantarle la mano a algn

from hand to hand — de mano en mano

2) ( in phrases)

at hand: help was at hand la ayuda estaba en camino; to learn about something at first hand enterarse de algo directamente or personalmente or de primera mano; to learn about something at second/third hand enterarse de algo a través de or por terceros; by hand: made/written by hand hecho/escrito a mano; it must be washed by hand hay que lavarlo a mano; he delivered the letter by hand entregó la carta en mano; hand in hand (tomados or agarrados or (esp Esp) cogidos) de la mano; poverty and disease go hand in hand la pobreza y la enfermedad van de la mano; in hand: glass/hat in hand con el vaso/sombrero en la mano, vaso/sombrero en mano; to pay cash in hand pagar* en metálico or en efectivo; let's get back to the matter in o (AmE also) at hand volvamos a lo que nos ocupa; to have something (well) in hand tener* algo controlado or bajo control; that boy needs taking in hand a ese chico va a haber que meterlo en cintura; on hand: we're always on hand when you need us si nos necesitas, aquí estamos; the police were on hand la policía estaba cerca; to have something on hand tener* algo a mano; out of hand: to get out of hand \<\<child\>\> descontrolarse; the situation is getting out of hand la situación se les (or nos etc) va de las manos; to reject something out of hand rechazar* algo de plano; to hand (BrE) ( within reach) al alcance de la mano, a (la) mano; ( available) disponible; she grabbed the first thing that came to hand agarró lo primero que encontró; hand in glove o (esp AmE) hand and glove: he was hand in glove with the enemy estaba confabulado con el enemigo; hand over fist a manos llenas, a espuertas (esp Esp); her/his left hand doesn't know what her/his right hand is doing borra con el codo lo que escribe con la mano; not to do a hand's turn (colloq) no mover* un dedo (fam), no dar* golpe (Esp, Méx fam); to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage) (frml) pedir* la mano de algn (en matrimonio); to beat somebody/win hands down ganarle a algn/ganar sin problemas; to bind somebody hand and foot atar or (AmL exc RPl) amarrar a algn de pies y manos; to bite the hand that feeds one ser* un desagradecido; to dirty o sully one's hands ( in criminal activity) ensuciarse las manos; she wouldn't dirty her hands with typing no se rebajaría a hacer de mecanógrafa: se le caerían los anillos; to force somebody's hand: I didn't want to, but you forced my hand no quería hacerlo, pero no me dejaste otra salida; to gain/have the upper hand: she gained the upper hand over her rival se impuso a su rival; she's always had the upper hand in their relationship siempre ha dominado ella en su relación; to get one's hands on somebody/something: just wait till I get my hands on him! vas a ver cuando lo agarre!; she can't wait to get her hands on the new computer se muere por usar la computadora nueva; to give somebody/have a free hand darle* a algn/tener* carta blanca; to give somebody the glad hand (AmE) saludar a algn efusivamente; to go hat o (BrE) cap in hand (to somebody): we had to go to them hat in hand asking for more money tuvimos que ir a mendigarles más dinero; to grab o grasp o seize something with both hands: it was a wonderful opportunity and she grabbed it with both hands era una oportunidad fantástica y no dejó que se le escapara de las manos; to have one's hands full estar* ocupadísimo, no dar* para más; to have one's hands tied tener* las manos atadas or (AmL exc RPl) amarradas; to have somebody eating out of one's hand hacer* con algn lo que se quiere; to keep one's hand in no perder* la práctica; to know a place like the back of one's hand conocer* un sitio al dedillo or como la palma de la mano; to live (from) hand to mouth vivir al día; to put o dip one's hand in one's pocket contribuir* con dinero; to put o lay one's hand(s) on something dar* con algo; to try one's hand (at something) probar* (a hacer algo); to turn one's hand to something: he can turn his hand to anything es capaz de hacer cualquier tipo de trabajo; to wait on somebody hand and foot hacerle* de sirviente/sirvienta a algn; to wash one's hands of something lavarse las manos de algo; many hands make light work — el trabajo compartido es más llevadero

3)

a) ( agency) mano f

the hand of God — la mano de Dios

to die by one's own hand — (frml) quitarse la vida

to have a hand in something — tener* parte en algo

the town had suffered at the hands of invaders — la ciudad había sufrido a manos de los invasores

that child needs a firm hand — ese niño necesita (una) mano firme

to rule with a heavy hand — gobernar* con mano dura

b) ( assistance) (colloq)

to give o lend somebody a (helping) hand — echarle or darle* una mano a algn

if you need a hand — si necesitas ayuda

c) hands pl (possession, control, care)

to change hands — cambiar de dueño or manos

in good/capable hands — en buenas manos

my life is in your hands — mi vida depende de ti

how did it come into your hands? — ¿cómo llegó a tus manos?

he/it fell into the hands of the enemy o into enemy hands — cayó en manos del enemigo

to put oneself in somebody's hands — ponerse* en manos de algn

to get something/somebody off one's hands — (colloq) quitarse algo/a algn de encima (fam)

on somebody's hands: she has the children on her hands all day long tiene a los niños a su cuidado todo el día; we've got a problem on our hands tenemos or se nos presenta un problema; out of somebody's hands: the matter is out of my hands el asunto no está en mis manos; to play into somebody's hands — hacerle* el juego a algn

4) ( side)

on somebody's right/left hand — a la derecha/izquierda de algn

on the one hand... on the other (hand)... — por un lado... por otro (lado)...

5) ( Games)

a) ( set of cards) mano f, cartas fpl

to show o reveal one's hand — mostrar* or enseñar las cartas, mostrar* el juego

to strengthen somebody's hand — afianzar* la posición de algn

to tip one's hand — (AmE colloq) dejar ver sus (or mis etc) intenciones

b) ( round of card game) mano f

6)

a) ( worker) obrero, -ra m,f; ( farm hand) peón m

b) ( Naut) marinero m

all hands on deck — todos a cubierta!

c) ( experienced person)

an old hand — un veterano, una veterana

7) ( applause) (colloq) (no pl)

a big hand for... — un gran aplauso para...

8) ( handwriting) (liter) letra f

the letter was in her own hand — la carta era de su puño y letra

9) ( on clock) manecilla f, aguja f

the hour hand — la manecilla or la aguja de las horas, el horario, el puntero (Andes)

the minute hand — el minutero, la manecilla or la aguja de los minutos

the second hand — el segundero, la manecilla or la aguja de los segundos

10) ( measurement) ( Equ) palmo m

II

transitive verb

to hand somebody something, to hand something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien

he was handed a stiff sentence — (AmE) le impusieron una pena severa

to hand it to somebody: you have to hand it to her; she knows her subject — hay que reconocérselo, conoce muy bien el tema

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand around

- hand down

- hand in

- hand off

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

- hand round

English-spanish dictionary > hand
8 bust

I 1. [bʌst]
nome

1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.

2) AE colloq. (binge)

to go on the bust — fare baldoria

3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.

4) colloq. (raid) retata f.; (arrest) arresto m.
2.
modificatore

bust size o measurement — circonferenza del torace
3.
aggettivo colloq.

1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato

2) (bankrupt)

to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
II 1. [bʌst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq.

1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare

2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]

3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]

4) AE colloq. (demote) degradare [ soldier]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq. scoppiare, esplodere

- bust up

••

to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs

* * *

past participle; see bust II

* * *
I [bʌst] n
(bosom) petto, seno, Art busto

- bust up
II [bʌst] fam
1. adj

(broken) rotto (-a), scassato (-a)

to go bust — (bankrupt) fallire, fare fallimento

2. vt

1)

See:

burst 2.

2) (Police: arrest) pizzicare, beccare, (raid) fare irruzione in

3) (break) scassare

* * *
bust (1) /bʌst/
n.

1 petto ( di donna); seno; busto: big bust, seno abbondante; bust measurement, circonferenza seno

2 (scult.) busto.
bust (2) /bʌst/
n.

1 (econ.) congiuntura negativa; recessione

2 ( slang USA) retata o irruzione ( della polizia): a drugs bust, una retata di spacciatori

3 ( slang USA) arresto (spec. per droga)

4 ( slang) fallimento; bancarotta

5 ( slang) schifezza; fiasco

6 ( slang USA) colpo; pugno; cazzotto

7 ( slang USA) bevuta; sbevazzata; bisboccia: beer bust, bevuta di birra

8 ( slang mil. USA) degradazione.
bust (3) /bʌst/
A pass. e p. p.

di to bust

B a. ( slang)

1 rotto; scassato

2 fallito; in bancarotta: to go bust, fallire, fare fallimento; andare in rovina NOTA D'USO: - failed o bankrupt?-.
(to) bust /bʌst/
(pass. e p. p. busted o bust)

A v. t.

1 (fam.) rompere; spaccare; fracassare; sfasciare; scassinare; far saltare; far scoppiare: He busted my nose, mi ha spaccato il naso; to bust a safe, scassinare una cassaforte; I've busted a tyre, mi è scoppiata una gomma

2 ( slang USA) colpire; dare, mollare un pugno a: He busted me on the nose, mi ha mollato un pugno sul naso

3 ( slang USA) arrestare (spec. per droga); beccare; pizzicare

4 ( slang USA) ( della polizia) fare irruzione in; fare una retata di

5 ( slang) fare un furto con scasso in; fare un colpo in; svaligiare

6 ( slang) mandare in rovina, in malora; far fallire

7 ( slang USA) fare fiasco in; ( a scuola) essere bocciato in, cannare (pop.); I busted math, ho cannato matematica

8 ( slang mil. USA) degradare: He got busted to private, è stato degradato a soldato semplice

9 ( slang USA) domare ( un cavallo)

B v. i.

1 (fam.) rompersi; spaccarsi; scassarsi; fracassarsi; scoppiare: The main pipe has busted, s'è spaccato il tubo principale

2 ( slang) sconfiggere; distruggere

● (volg. USA) to bust one's ass, ammazzarsi di lavoro; farsi un culo così (volg.) □ ( slang) to bust a gut, crepare dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle; ( anche) fare l'impossibile (per riuscire a fare qc.), fare i salti mortali, dannarsi l'anima □ (fam. USA) to bust st. wide open, portare alla luce (un imbroglio, ecc.); denunciare; far scoppiare ( un caso).

* * *
I 1. [bʌst]
nome

1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.

2) AE colloq. (binge)

to go on the bust — fare baldoria

3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.

4) colloq. (raid) retata f.; (arrest) arresto m.
2.
modificatore

bust size o measurement — circonferenza del torace
3.
aggettivo colloq.

1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato

2) (bankrupt)

to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
II 1. [bʌst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq.

1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare

2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]

3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]

4) AE colloq. (demote) degradare [ soldier]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq. scoppiare, esplodere

- bust up

••

to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs

English-Italian dictionary > bust
9 measure

I ['meʒə(r)]
nome

1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misura

weights and measures — pesi e misure

a measure of length — una misura di lunghezza

liquid measure — misura di capacità

it's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura

2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.

he gave me short measure — mi ha dato meno del dovuto

3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura

4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)

a measure of success — un certo successo

a small measure of support — un sostegno limitato

a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente

5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.

to be the measure of — dare la misura di

to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]

to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]

this is a measure of how dangerous it is — questo dimostra quanto è pericoloso

6) (assessment)

beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente

it has improved beyond measure — è migliorato incredibilmente

to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.

I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono

7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.

to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti

safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente

••

for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva

to do things by half-measures — fare le cose a metà
II 1. ['meʒə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]

to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]

to get oneself measured for — farsi prendere le misure per

2) (have a measurement of)

to measure four by five metres — misurare quattro metri per cinque

a tremor measuring 6 on the Richter scale — una scossa di 6 gradi della scala Richter

3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]

4) (compare)

to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
2.
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

* * *
['meʒə] 1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) misurino, dosatore

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) misura

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) misura

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) misura

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) dose

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) battuta
2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) misurare

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) misurare

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) misurare, giudicare

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) misurare

•

- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up
* * *
I ['meʒə(r)]
nome

1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misura

weights and measures — pesi e misure

a measure of length — una misura di lunghezza

liquid measure — misura di capacità

it's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura

2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.

he gave me short measure — mi ha dato meno del dovuto

3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura

4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)

a measure of success — un certo successo

a small measure of support — un sostegno limitato

a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente

5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.

to be the measure of — dare la misura di

to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]

to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]

this is a measure of how dangerous it is — questo dimostra quanto è pericoloso

6) (assessment)

beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente

it has improved beyond measure — è migliorato incredibilmente

to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.

I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono

7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.

to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti

safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente

••

for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva

to do things by half-measures — fare le cose a metà
II 1. ['meʒə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]

to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]

to get oneself measured for — farsi prendere le misure per

2) (have a measurement of)

to measure four by five metres — misurare quattro metri per cinque

a tremor measuring 6 on the Richter scale — una scossa di 6 gradi della scala Richter

3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]

4) (compare)

to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
2.
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

English-Italian dictionary > measure
10 leg

leɡ
noun

1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) pierna

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) pernera

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) pata

4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa

•

- - legged
- pull someone's leg

leg n

1. pierna

Brian broke his leg Brian se rompió la pierna

2. pata

horses have four legs los caballos tienen cuatro patas

a chair with a broken leg una silla con una pata rota

leg

tr[leg]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pierna (of animal) pata

2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (lamb etc) pierna; (chicken etc) muslo

3 (of furniture) pata, pie nombre masculino

4 (of trousers) pernera

5 (stage) etapa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to have a leg to stand on no tener en qué basarse

to be on one's last legs estar en las últimas

to give somebody a leg up familiar ayudar a alguien a subir (aguantándole un pie)

to leg it familiar (run away) irse corriendo, poner pies en polvorosa 2 (walk) ir andando

to pull somebody's leg familiar tomarle el pelo a alguien

to shake a leg familiar (hurry) espabilarse 2 (dance) bailotear

to show a leg familiar levantarse de la cama

leg ['lɛg] n

1) : pierna f (de una persona, de carne, de ropa), pata f (de un animal, de muebles)

2) stage: etapa f (de un viaje), vuelta f (de una carrera)

leg

n.

• pata s.f.

• pernil s.m.

• pierna s.f.

• recorrido s.m.

I leg
noun

1) ( Anat) ( of person) pierna f; (of animal, bird) pata f

he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! — (colloq) habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos (fam)

not to have a leg to stand on — (colloq) llevar todas las de perder

to be on one's/its last legs — (colloq) estar* en las últimas (fam)

to pull somebody's leg — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (before n) < muscle> de la pierna; < injury> en la pierna

2)

a) ( Culin) (of lamb, pork) pierna f, pernil m; ( of chicken) pata f, muslo m

b) ( Clothing) pierna f; ( measurement) entrepierna f

c) (of chair, table) pata f

3) (stage - of competition, race) manga f, vuelta f; (- of journey) etapa f

II

transitive verb - gg-

to leg it — (colloq) ( go on foot) ir* a pata (fam); ( run) ir* corriendo

[leɡ]
1. N

1) [of person] pierna f; [of animal, bird, insect] pata f; [of furniture] (=one of set) pata f; (=central support) pie m; [of trousers] pernera f; [of stocking] caña f

artificial leg — pierna f ortopédica or artificial

wooden leg — pierna f de madera, pata f de palo *

he was the fastest thing on two legs — era rápido donde los haya

to give sb a leg up — (Brit) * (lit) aupar a algn; (fig) dar un empujoncito a algn *, echar un cable a algn *

- get one's or a leg over

- have legs

- be on its/one's last legs
every, gasp 1., laugh 1., 1), post I, 1., 2), supper, resort 1., 1), straw 1., 1), word 1., 1)
the company is on its last legs — la compañía está en las últimas *

the washing machine is on its last legs — la lavadora está en las últimas *

- pull sb's leg

- shake a leg

- show a leg!

- he hasn't got a leg to stand on
arm I break 2., 1), hind I inside 5., last I, 1., 3) stretch 2., 3)
2) (Culin) [of lamb, mutton, pork] pierna f; [of chicken, turkey] muslo m, pata f

frogs' legs — ancas fpl de rana

3) (=stage) [of journey] tramo m, etapa f; [of race] etapa f, manga f; [of championship] vuelta f

2.

VT
*
to leg it — (=go on foot) ir a pata *; (=run) echarse una carrera *; (=run away) salir por piernas or patas *

3.

CPD

leg bone N — tibia f

leg iron N — (Med) aparato m ortopédico

leg irons NPL — (for prisoner) grilletes mpl

leg muscles NPL — músculos mpl de las piernas

leg room N — sitio m para las piernas

* * *

I [leg]
noun

1) ( Anat) ( of person) pierna f; (of animal, bird) pata f

he/she can talk the hind legs off a donkey! — (colloq) habla como una cotorra or (hasta) por los codos (fam)

not to have a leg to stand on — (colloq) llevar todas las de perder

to be on one's/its last legs — (colloq) estar* en las últimas (fam)

to pull somebody's leg — (colloq) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (before n) < muscle> de la pierna; < injury> en la pierna

2)

a) ( Culin) (of lamb, pork) pierna f, pernil m; ( of chicken) pata f, muslo m

b) ( Clothing) pierna f; ( measurement) entrepierna f

c) (of chair, table) pata f

3) (stage - of competition, race) manga f, vuelta f; (- of journey) etapa f

II

transitive verb - gg-

to leg it — (colloq) ( go on foot) ir* a pata (fam); ( run) ir* corriendo

English-spanish dictionary > leg
11 neck

I nek noun
1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) cuello

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) cuello

3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) cuello

•

- necklace
- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck
II nek verb
(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) besuquearse

neck n cuello

she's wearing a scarf around her neck lleva una bufanda en el cuello

the neck of a bottle el cuello de una botella

to be up to one's neck in something estar metido hasta el cuello en algo

he is up to his neck in the affair está metido hasta el cuello en el asunto

neck

tr[nek]

noun

1 cuello

intransitive verb

1 familiar (kiss) morrearse; (caress) pegarse el lote

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in this neck of the woods por aquí

to be neck and neck ir parejos,-as

to be up to one's neck in something estar hasta el cuello de algo

to be in something up to one's neck estar metido,-a en algo hasta el cuello

to break one's neck desnucarse

to break one's neck doing something matarse haciendo algo

to break somebody's neck romper el pescuezo a alguien

to get it in the neck familiar cargárselas

to risk one's neck jugarse el tipo

to stick one's neck out arriesgarse

to win by a neck ganar por una cabeza

neck ['nɛk] vi

: besuquearse

neck n

1) : cuello m (de una persona), pescuezo m (de un animal)

2) collar: cuello m

3) : cuello m (de una botella), mástil m (de una guitarra)

neck

n.

• cuello s.m.

• escote s.m.

• garganta s.f.

• gollete s.m.

• pescuezo s.m.

v.

• besucarse v.

• besuquearse v.

I nek
noun

1) ( Anat) ( of person) cuello m; ( of animal) cuello m, pescuezo m

the back of the neck — la nuca

I've got a stiff neck — tengo tortícolis

if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)

to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)

she's up to her neck in workouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)

they're up to their necks in debt — deben hasta la camisa (fam)

to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello

to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien

to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)

to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)

to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)

2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m

a high neck — un cuello cerrado

the dress has a low neck — el vestido es muy escotado

3)

a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello m

b) ( in horse-racing) cabeza f

to win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza

4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil m

a neck of land — un istmo

my/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)

II

intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam)

[nek]
1. N

1) [of person] cuello m; [of animal] pescuezo m, cuello m

the rain ran down my neck — la lluvia me corría por el cuello

• neck and neck — a la par, parejos

to be neck and neck — [horses, runners, competitors] ir a la par, ir parejos

• the back of the neck — la nuca

• to break one's neck — (lit) desnucarse

to break sb's neck — (fig) romper or partir el cuello a algn

• to win by a neck — ganar por una cabeza

• they threw him out neck and crop — le pusieron de patitas en la calle *

• she fell on his neck — se le colgó del cuello

• to risk one's neck — jugarse el pellejo or el tipo *

• to save one's neck — salvar el pellejo or el tipo *

• to be in sth up to one's neck * — (trouble, plot etc) estar metido hasta el cuello en algo *

to be up to one's neck (in work) * — estar hasta arriba de trabajo *

• to wring sb's neck * — (fig) retorcer el pescuezo a algn *

I'll wring your neck! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *

to wring a chicken's neck — retorcer el pescuezo a un pollo

- breathe down sb's neck

to have sb breathing down one's neck — tener a algn encima

- get it in the neck

- stick one's neck out
stiff 1., 3)
2) [of dress, T-shirt etc] cuello m, escote m

3) [of bottle] cuello m, gollete m

4) (Geog) [of land] istmo m

in your neck of the woods * — por tu zona

in this neck of the woods * — por estos pagos *

5) (Mus) [of guitar] cuello m; [of violin] mástil m

6) (Anat) [of uterus, bladder] cuello m

7) (Brit)
* = nerve 1., 4)
2.

VI * [couple] besuquearse *

* * *

I [nek]
noun

1) ( Anat) ( of person) cuello m; ( of animal) cuello m, pescuezo m

the back of the neck — la nuca

I've got a stiff neck — tengo tortícolis

if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)

to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)

she's up to her neck in work/trouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)

they're up to their necks in debt — deben hasta la camisa (fam)

to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello

to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien

to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)

to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)

to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)

2) ( Clothing) cuello m, escote m; ( measurement) cuello m

a high neck — un cuello cerrado

the dress has a low neck — el vestido es muy escotado

3)

a) (of pork, beef, lamb) (esp BrE) cuello m

b) ( in horse-racing) cabeza f

to win/lose by a (short) neck — ganar/perder* por una cabeza

4) (of bottle, vase) cuello m; (of guitar, violin) mástil m

a neck of land — un istmo

my/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)

II

intransitive verb (colloq) besuquearse (fam), darse* or pegarse* el lote (Esp fam), fajar (Méx fam), chapar (RPl fam), amacizarse* (Col fam), atracar* (Chi fam), jamonearse (Ven fam)

English-spanish dictionary > neck
12 convert

I ['kɒnvɜːt]
nome convertito m. (-a) (to a)

to become a convert — convertirsi

to win o make converts — fare proseliti
II 1. [kən'vɜːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (change) convertire, trasformare

2) (modify) trasformare, adattare

3) convertire [currency, measurement] ( from da; to, into in)

4) arch. riconvertire [building, loft] (to, into in)

5) relig. pol. convertire [ person] (to a; from da)

6) (in rugby) trasformare [ try]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change)

to convert to sth. — passare a qcs

2) (be convertible) [ sofa] essere trasformabile ( into in)

3) relig. pol. convertirsi (to a; from da)

4) (in rugby) trasformare (una meta)

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1. [kən'və:t] verb
1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) trasformare

2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) convertirsi
2. ['konvə:t] noun
(a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) convertito

- convertible
3. noun
(a car with a folding or detachable top.) decappottabile

- convertibility

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convert /ˈkɒnvɜ:t/
n.

1 chi si converte a una causa

2 (relig.) convertito.
♦ (to) convert /kənˈvɜ:t/
A v. t.

1 convertire ( in ogni senso); trasformare: to convert foreign raw materials into finished products for export, trasformare materie prime dall'estero in prodotti finiti per l'esportazione; to convert paper money into gold, convertire moneta cartacea in oro

2 (leg.) appropriarsi indebitamente di (qc.)

3 (metall.) affinare ( per mezzo di un convertitore Bessemer)

4 ( sport) trasformare ( una meta, rigore, ecc.); realizzare

B v. i.

convertirsi; trasformarsi: This armchair converts into a bed, questa poltrona si trasforma in un letto

● (fin.) to convert into cash, realizzare.

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I ['kɒnvɜːt]
nome convertito m. (-a) (to a)

to become a convert — convertirsi

to win o make converts — fare proseliti
II 1. [kən'vɜːt]
verbo transitivo

1) (change) convertire, trasformare

2) (modify) trasformare, adattare

3) convertire [currency, measurement] ( from da; to, into in)

4) arch. riconvertire [building, loft] (to, into in)

5) relig. pol. convertire [ person] (to a; from da)

6) (in rugby) trasformare [ try]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (change)

to convert to sth. — passare a qcs

2) (be convertible) [ sofa] essere trasformabile ( into in)

3) relig. pol. convertirsi (to a; from da)

4) (in rugby) trasformare (una meta)

English-Italian dictionary > convert
13 foot

I [fʊt]
nome (pl. feet)

1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.

on foot — a piedi

to set foot in — mettere piede in

from head to foot — dalla testa ai piedi

to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi

to be on one's feet — essere in piedi

to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.

bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)

3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.

at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]

4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.

5) mil. fanteria f.

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not to put a foot wrong — non sbagliare un colpo

to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.

to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.

to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
II [fʊt]
verbo transitivo

to foot the bill — pagare il conto ( for di)

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[fut]
plural - feet; noun

1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) piede

2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) piede, base

3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) piede

•

- footing
- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
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I [fʊt]
nome (pl. feet)

1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.

on foot — a piedi

to set foot in — mettere piede in

from head to foot — dalla testa ai piedi

to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi

to be on one's feet — essere in piedi

to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.

bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)

3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.

at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]

4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.

5) mil. fanteria f.

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not to put a foot wrong — non sbagliare un colpo

to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.

to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.

to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
II [fʊt]
verbo transitivo

to foot the bill — pagare il conto ( for di)

English-Italian dictionary > foot
14 inside

1.
noun
1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior, parte interior

2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entrañas, tripas

2.
adjective
(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interior

3.
adverb
1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) dentro, adentro

2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) dentro

4.
preposition
1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro, adentro

2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) en, (futuro) dentro de

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- inside out

inside¹ adj interior

an inside pocket un bolsillo interior

inside² adv dentro / adentro

come inside pasa adentro

inside³ n interior

the inside of the church is lovely el interior de la iglesia es precioso

inside out del revés

you're wearing your socks inside out llevas los calcetines del revés

inside⁴ prep en / dentro de

I'll wait for you inside the cinema te esperaré dentro del cine

inside

tr[ɪn'saɪd]

noun

1 interior nombre masculino, parte nombre femenino interior

■ she locked the door from the inside cerró la puerta con llave por dentro

■ the inside of this pan is dirty el interior de esta olla está sucio

2 (driving on left) la izquierda; (driving on right) la derecha; (on running track) interior

■ he was fined for overtaking on the inside lo multaron por adelantar por la izquierda

■ the American is coming up on the inside el americano avanza por el interior

adjective

1 interior, interno,-a

■ the article is on one of the inside pages el artículo está en una de las páginas interiores

adverb

1 (position) dentro; (movement) adentro

■ come inside entra, pasa adentro

■ let's look inside miremos dentro

2 slang (in prison) en la cárcel, en chirona

preposition

1 dentro de

■ put it inside the box mételo dentro de la caja

■ they're inside the house están dentro de la casa

■ get some food inside you cómete algo, mete algo de comida en el estómago

■ I always travel inside the speed limit siempre circulo dentro del límite de velocidad

2 (time) en menos de, dentro de

■ it'll be finished inside a week estará acabado dentro de una semana

plural noun insides

1 familiar entrañas nombre femenino plural, tripas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

inside out al revés

■ you've got your socks on inside out llevas los calcetines al revés

■ turn the jeans inside out vuelve los vaqueros del revés

■ she turned the cupboard inside out revolvió todo el armario

to know something inside out conocer algo al dedillo

on the inside dentro

■ we need someone on the inside necesitamos a alguien de dentro

inside information información nombre femenino privilegiada

■ the robbery was an inside job el robo fue organizado por alguien de dentro

inside lane (on motorway - driving on left) carril nombre masculino de la izquierda; (- driving on right) carril nombre masculino de la derecha 2 (on racetrack) calle nombre femenino interior

inside left SMALLSPORT/SMALL interior nombre masulino o femenino izquierda

inside leg measurement entrepierna

inside pocket bolsillo interior

inside right SMALLSPORT/SMALL interior nombre masulino o femenino derecha

inside toilet lavabo interior

inside [ɪn'saɪd, 'ɪn.saɪd] adv

: adentro, dentro

to run inside: correr para adentro

inside and out: por dentro y por fuera

inside adj

1) : interior, de adentro, de dentro

the inside lane: el carril interior

2) : confidencial

inside information: información confidencial

inside n

1) : interior m, parte f de adentro

2) insides npl

belly, guts: tripas fpl fam

3)

inside out : al revés

inside prep

1) into: al interior de

2) within: dentro de

3) (referring to time) : en menos de

inside an hour: en menos de una hora

inside

adj.

• adentro, -a adj.

• dentro de adj.

• dentro, -a adj.

• interior adj.

• interno, -a adj.

• por dentro adj.

adv.

• adentro adv.

• dentro adv.

n.

• forro s.m.

• interior s.m.

prep.

• dentro de prep.

I 'ɪn'saɪd
noun

1)

a) ( interior part) interior m

the door had been locked from the inside — habían cerrado la puerta con llave por dentro

b) (inner side, surface) parte f de dentro or (esp AmL) de adentro

the jacket's padded on the inside — la chaqueta es acolchada por dentro

c) ( of racetrack) parte más cercana al centro; ( of road)

he tried to pass me on the inside — me quiso adelantar por la derecha; ( in UK etc) me quiso adelantar por la izquierda

d) ( of organization)

we've got a man on the inside — tenemos a alguien infiltrado

2) insides pl ( internal organs) (colloq) tripas fpl (fam)

3)

inside out — adverb

turn it inside out — ponlo de adentro para fuera

you've got your socks on inside out — llevas los calcetines del or al revés

to know something inside and out o (BrE) inside out — (colloq) saberse* algo al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

to turn something inside out: I turned the house inside out looking for it revolví toda la casa buscándolo; he turned the bag inside out — volvió la bolsa del revés, dio vuelta la bolsa (CS)

II

preposition

1)

a) ( within) dentro de

b) ( into)

he followed her inside the bar — la siguió al interior or hasta dentro del bar

2) (colloq) ( in expressions of time)

we did the journey inside 3 hours — hicimos el viaje en menos de 3 horas

she finished 2 seconds inside (of) the previous record — batió el récord anterior por 2 segundos

III

adverb

a) ( within) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)

inside and out — por dentro y por fuera, por adentro y por afuera (esp AmL)

deep down inside I know that... — en el fondo yo sé que..., en mi fuero interno yo sé que...

b) ( indoors) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)

come inside — entra, pasa

c) ( in prison) (colloq) entre rejas (fam), a la sombra (fam)

IV

adjective (before n)

a) < pages> interior; < pocket> interior, de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)

what's your inside leg measurement? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de entrepierna?

b)

the inside lane — ( Auto) el carril de la derecha; ( in UK etc) el carril de la izquierda; ( Sport) la calle número uno

c) ( from within group) < information> de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)

police think the robbery was an inside job — la policía cree que alguien de la empresa (or casa etc) está implicado en el robo

['ɪn'saɪd]
1. N

1) (=inner part) interior m, parte f de dentro

he wiped the inside of the glass — limpió el interior or la parte de dentro del vaso

the inside of the foot — la parte de dentro del pie

I have a pain in my inside * — me duele el estómago

• from the inside, the doors were locked from the inside — las puertas estaban cerradas (con llave) por dentro

to know sth from the inside — saber algo por experiencia propia

• crisp on the outside and soft on the inside — crujiente por fuera y tierno por dentro

• inside out, your jumper's inside out — llevas el jersey al or del revés

she turned the sock inside out — le dio la vuelta al calcetín, volvió el calcetín del revés

they turned the whole place inside out — lo revolvieron todo, lo registraron todo de arriba abajo

to know a subject inside out — conocer un tema de cabo a rabo

he knows the district inside out — se conoce el distrito como la palma de la mano

2) (=lining) parte f de dentro

the inside of the jacket is sheepskin — la parte de dentro de la chaqueta es de piel de borrego

3) [of road] (Brit) lado m izquierdo; (other countries) lado m derecho

• to overtake or pass (sb) on the inside — (Brit) adelantar (a algn) por la izquierda; (other countries) adelantar (a algn) por la derecha

• walk on the inside of the pavement — camina por la parte de dentro de la acera

4) insides [of person, animal, fruit] tripas fpl

2. ADV

1) (=in) dentro, adentro (LAm)

once inside, he was trapped — una vez dentro estaba atrapado

it gives me a lovely warm feeling inside — me produce una sensación muy agradable por dentro

deep inside he is worried — en el fondo está preocupado

2) (=towards the inside) adentro, dentro

he opened the car door and shoved her inside — abrió la puerta del coche y la empujó adentro or dentro

3) (=indoors) dentro, adentro (LAm)

wait for me inside — espérame dentro or (LAm) adentro

please step inside — pase (usted)

• to come/go inside — entrar

4) * (=in prison)

to be inside — estar en chirona *, estar a la sombra *

3. PREP
(also: inside of) (esp US)
1) (of place) dentro de, en el interior de frm

inside the envelope — dentro del sobre, en el interior del sobre frm

he went inside the house — entró en la casa

75% of chief executives come from inside the company — un 75% de los altos cargos directivos proceden de la propia empresa

2) (of time) en menos de

inside four hours — en menos de cuatro horas

her time was five seconds inside the record — superó el récord por cinco segundos

4. ADJ

1) (=internal) interior

the inside pages of a newspaper — las páginas interiores de un periódico

2) (=confidential, from inside)

• an inside job * — un crimen cometido en una empresa, organización, etc por alguien que pertenece a la misma

it must be an inside job * — tiene que haber sido alguien de dentro

• the inside story — la historia (hasta ahora) secreta

the KGB: the inside story — la KGB: la historia secreta

5.

CPD

inside forward N — delantero(-a) m / f interior, interior mf

inside information N — información f confidencial

the inside lane N — (Aut) (Brit) el carril de la izquierda; (most countries) el carril de la derecha; (Athletics) la calle interior

inside left N — interior mf izquierdo(-a)

inside leg (measurement) N — medida f de la entrepierna

inside pocket N — bolsillo m interior

inside right N — (Sport) interior mf derecho(-a)

inside track N — [of sports track] pista f interior

- get the inside track on sth

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I ['ɪn'saɪd]
noun

1)

a) ( interior part) interior m

the door had been locked from the inside — habían cerrado la puerta con llave por dentro

b) (inner side, surface) parte f de dentro or (esp AmL) de adentro

the jacket's padded on the inside — la chaqueta es acolchada por dentro

c) ( of racetrack) parte más cercana al centro; ( of road)

he tried to pass me on the inside — me quiso adelantar por la derecha; ( in UK etc) me quiso adelantar por la izquierda

d) ( of organization)

we've got a man on the inside — tenemos a alguien infiltrado

2) insides pl ( internal organs) (colloq) tripas fpl (fam)

3)

inside out — adverb

turn it inside out — ponlo de adentro para fuera

you've got your socks on inside out — llevas los calcetines del or al revés

to know something inside and out o (BrE) inside out — (colloq) saberse* algo al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

to turn something inside out: I turned the house inside out looking for it revolví toda la casa buscándolo; he turned the bag inside out — volvió la bolsa del revés, dio vuelta la bolsa (CS)

II

preposition

1)

a) ( within) dentro de

b) ( into)

he followed her inside the bar — la siguió al interior or hasta dentro del bar

2) (colloq) ( in expressions of time)

we did the journey inside 3 hours — hicimos el viaje en menos de 3 horas

she finished 2 seconds inside (of) the previous record — batió el récord anterior por 2 segundos

III

adverb

a) ( within) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)

inside and out — por dentro y por fuera, por adentro y por afuera (esp AmL)

deep down inside I know that... — en el fondo yo sé que..., en mi fuero interno yo sé que...

b) ( indoors) dentro, adentro (esp AmL)

come inside — entra, pasa

c) ( in prison) (colloq) entre rejas (fam), a la sombra (fam)

IV

adjective (before n)

a) < pages> interior; < pocket> interior, de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)

what's your inside leg measurement? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de entrepierna?

b)

the inside lane — ( Auto) el carril de la derecha; ( in UK etc) el carril de la izquierda; ( Sport) la calle número uno

c) ( from within group) < information> de dentro, de adentro (esp AmL)

police think the robbery was an inside job — la policía cree que alguien de la empresa (or casa etc) está implicado en el robo

English-spanish dictionary > inside
15 hold

hold ⇒ Capacity measurement

A n

1 (grasp, grip) prise f ; to get hold of attraper [rope, handle] ; to keep (a) hold of ou on tenir [ball, rail, hand] ; ⇒ catch, grab, grasp, seize, take ;

2 ( possession) to get hold of se procurer [book, ticket, document] ; [press] avoir vent de [story] ; découvrir [details, information] ;

3 ( contact) to get hold of ( by phone) joindre [person] ; ( by other means) trouver [person] ;

4 ( control) emprise f (on, over sur) ; to have a hold on ou over sb avoir de l'emprise sur qn ; to get a hold of oneself se reprendre ;

5 (storage, area) Aviat soute f ; Naut cale f ;

6 Sport ( in wrestling) prise f ; to have sb in a hold faire une prise à qn ;

7 (of hairspray, gel) fixation f ; normal/extra hold fixation normale/extra-forte.

B vtr ( prét, pp held)

1 ( clasp) tenir [object, hand, person] (above, over au-dessus de ; against contre) ; to hold sth in one's hand tenir qch à la main [brush, pencil, stick] ; ( enclosed) tenir qch dans la main [button, coin, sweet] ; to hold sth/sb by tenir qch/qn par [handle, stem, sleeve, leg] ; to hold one's stomach/head (in pain) se tenir l'estomac/la tête (à cause de la douleur) ; to hold sb (in one's arms) serrer qn dans ses bras ; to hold each other se serrer l'un contre l'autre ; can you hold my bag for me? tu peux me tenir mon sac? ;

2 ( maintain) to hold one's head upright/still tenir sa tête droite/immobile ; to hold one's hands apart/still tenir ses mains écartées/immobiles ; to hold a pose/smile garder une pose/un sourire ; to hold sth in place ou position maintenir qch en place ; to hold one's speed maintenir sa vitesse ;

3 ( arrange) organiser, tenir [meeting, talks] ; organiser [competition, ballot, demonstration, course, election] ; organiser, donner [party, reception] ; organiser, monter [exhibition, show] ; avoir [conversation] ; célébrer [church service] ; mener [enquiry] ; faire passer [interview] ; to be held avoir lieu ;

4 ( have capacity for) [box, case, tank] (pouvoir) contenir [objects, amount] ; [theatre, room] avoir une capacité de [350 people] ; the bus holds ten (people) le bus a dix places ; to (be able to) hold one's drink ou liquor tenir l'alcool ;

5 ( contain) [drawer, cupboard, box, case] contenir [objects, possessions] ;

6 ( support) [shelf, fridge, branch, roof] supporter [weight, load, crate] ; the branch won't hold you la branche ne supportera pas ton poids ;

7 ( restrain) [dam, wall] retenir, contenir [water, flood waters] ; [person] tenir [dog] ; maîtriser [thief] ; there is/there'll be no holding him fig on ne peut/pourra plus l'arrêter ;

8 ( keep against will) [police, kidnappers] détenir [person] ; to hold sb prisoner/hostage garder qn prisonnier/en otage ;

9 ( possess) détenir, avoir [shares, power, record, playing card] ; être titulaire de [degree, sporting title, cup] ; occuper [job, position] ; avoir, être en possession de [ticket, passport, licence] ; porter [title] ; Jur, gen [bank, computer, police, solicitor] conserver [document, information, money] ; avoir [mortgage] ;

10 ( keep back) garder [place, seat, ticket] ; faire attendre [train, flight] ; mettre [qch] en attente [letter, order] ; hold it ○ ! minute ○ ! ; hold everything! arrête tout! ; two burgers, but hold the mustard! deux hamburgers, sans moutarde ;

11 ( believe) avoir [opinion, belief] ; to hold sb/sth to be tenir qn/qch pour, considérer qn/qch comme ; to hold that [person] soutenir que ; [law, theory] dire que ; to hold sb liable ou responsible tenir qn pour responsable ;

12 ( defend successfully) Mil tenir [territory, city, bridge] ; Pol, Sport conserver [title, seat, lead, position] ; ( in tennis) to hold one's serve ou service gagner or remporter son service ; to hold one's own [person] se défendre tout seul (against contre) ; [army] tenir bon (against devant) ;

13 ( captivate) captiver [person, audience, class] ; capter, retenir [attention, interest] ;

14 Telecom to hold the line patienter, rester en ligne ; can you hold the line please ne quittez pas s'il vous plaît ;

15 Mus tenir [note] (for pendant) ;

16 Aut to hold the road tenir la route.

C vi ( prét, pp held)

1 ( remain intact) [rope, shelf, bridge, dam, glue] tenir ; fig ( also hold good) [theory, offer, objection, law] tenir ;

2 ( continue) [weather] rester beau/belle, se maintenir ; [luck] continuer, durer ;

3 Telecom patienter ;

4 ( remain steady) hold still! tiens-toi tranquille!

D v refl ( prét, pp held) to hold oneself upright/well se tenir droit/bien.

E on hold adv phr

1 Telecom en attente ; to put sb on hold Telecom faire patienter qn ; to put a call on hold Telecom mettre un appel en attente ;

2 to put one's plan/a project on hold gen laisser ses projets/un projet en suspens.

Phrasal verbs

■ hold against: to hold sth against sb reprocher qch à qn ; to hold it against sb that en vouloir à qn parce que ; I don't hold it against him/them je ne lui/leur en veux pas ; your age could be held against you ton âge pourrait jouer en ta défaveur.

■ hold back:

▶ hold back se retenir ; to hold back from doing se retenir de faire, préférer ne pas faire ;

▶ hold [sb/sth] back, hold back [sb/sth]

1 ( restrain) contenir [water, tide, crowd, animals] ; retenir [hair, tears] ; retenir [person] ; refouler [feelings] ; contenir [anger] ; to hold back one's laughter se retenir or s'empêcher de rire ;

2 ( prevent progress of) ( involuntarily) [person] retarder [person, group] ; ( deliberately) [person] retenir [person] ; [background, poor education] gêner [person] ; entraver [production, progress, development] ;

3 ( withhold) [person, government, organization] cacher [information, result] ; ( to protect privacy) tenir [qch] secret, ne pas divulguer [name, information, identity] ; [person, company] différer [payment].

■ hold down:

▶ hold [sb/sth] down, hold down [sb/sth]

1 ( prevent from moving) maintenir [qch] en place [tent, carpet, piece of paper] ; tenir, maîtriser [person] ;

2 ( press down) appuyer sur [pedal, key] ;

3 ( keep at certain level) limiter [number, rate, expenditure, costs, inflation] ; limiter l'augmentation de [wages, taxes, prices] ;

4 ( keep) ( not lose) garder [job] ; ( have) avoir [job].

■ hold forth péj disserter, pérorer pej (about, on sur).

■ hold in:

▶ hold [sth] in, hold in [sth]

1 ( restrain) réprimer, contenir [feeling, anger, disappointment] ;

2 ( pull in) rentrer [stomach, buttocks].

■ hold off:

▶ hold off [enemy] accorder un répit ; [creditors] accorder un délai ; I hope the rain holds off j'espère qu'il ne pleuvra pas ; the rain held off until after the match il s'est mis à pleuvoir après le match ; to hold off buying/making a decision reporter l'achat/la décision à plus tard ; he held off leaving until the weekend il a reporté son départ au week-end ;

▶ hold [sb] off, hold off [sb] tenir [qn] à distance [enemy, creditor, journalists] ; faire patienter [client] ;

▶ hold [sth] off repousser [attack].

■ hold on:

▶ hold on

1 ( wait) gen attendre ; Telecom patienter ; ‘hold on, I'll just get him’ ( on telephone) ‘ne quittez pas, je vais le chercher’ ;

2 ( grip) tenir (with de, avec) ; ‘hold on (tight)!’ ‘tiens-toi (bien)!’ ;

3 ( endure) [person, company] tenir ;

▶ hold [sth] on [screw, glue] maintenir [qch] en place ; to be held on with sth [door, handle, wheel] être maintenu par qch.

■ hold on to:

▶ hold on to [sb/sth]

1 ( grip) s'agripper à [branch, railing, rope] ; s'agripper à, se tenir à [person] ; ( to prevent from falling) agripper, retenir [person] ; serrer [object, purse] ; (bien) tenir [dog] ;

2 ( retain) conserver [power, title, lead] ; garder [shares, car] ; to hold on to one's dreams fig s'accrocher à ses rêves ; to hold on to one's ou the belief that persister à croire que ;

3 ( look after) garder [object] (for pour).

■ hold out:

▶ hold out

1 ( endure) tenir le coup, tenir bon ; to hold out against tenir bon devant [enemy, changes, threat] ;

2 ( remain available) [supplies, food, stocks] durer ;

▶ hold [sth] out, holdout [sth] tendre [glass, money, ticket] (to à) ; to hold out one's hand/leg tendre la main/la jambe ;

▶ hold out [sth] garder, conserver [hope] ; I don't hold out much hope je ne me fais guère d'illusions, je n'ai plus beaucoup d'espoir ; they don't hold out much hope of finding him ils ont perdu presque tout espoir de le retrouver ; to hold out for insister pour obtenir [pay rise, increase] ; to hold out on sb ○ cacher des choses à qn ; they know something, but they're holding out on us ils sont au courant mais ils nous cachent quelque chose.

■ hold over:

▶ hold [sth] over, hold over [sth]

1 ( postpone) ajourner [question, programme] ;

2 ( continue to show) maintenir [qch] à l'affiche [film] ; prolonger [show, exhibition].

■ hold to:

▶ hold to [sth] s'en tenir à [belief, opinion, decision] ;

▶ hold sb to [sth] faire tenir [qch] à qn [promise] ; faire honorer [qch] à qn [contract, offer] ; I'll hold you to that! je note!, je m'en souviendrai!

■ hold together:

▶ hold together

1 ( not break) [car, shoes, chair] tenir ;

2 ( remain united) [family, party] rester uni ; [alliance] rester intact ;

▶ hold [sth] together

1 ( keep intact) faire tenir [car, machine, chair] ; maintenir ensemble [papers, pieces] ; to be held together with sth tenir avec qch ;

2 ( unite) assurer la cohésion de [company, party, government] ; my mother held the family together la famille est restée unie grâce à ma mère.

■ hold up:

▶ hold up

1 ( remain intact) tenir, résister ; to hold up well [currency] résister ;

2 ( remain valid) [theory, argument] tenir ;

▶ hold [sb/sth] up, hold up [sb/sth]

1 ( support) soutenir [shelf, picture] ; tenir [trousers, stockings] ; to be held up by ou with sth tenir avec qch ;

2 ( raise) lever [object] ; to hold one's hand up lever la main ;

3 ( display) to hold sb/sth up as an example ou model of présenter qn/ qch comme un exemple de ; to hold sb up to ridicule tourner qn en ridicule, ridiculiser qn ;

4 ( delay) retarder [person, flight] ; ralentir [production, traffic] ; arrêter, interrompre [procession] ;

5 ( rob) attaquer [train, bank, person].

■ hold with: not to hold with ne pas être d'accord avec [idea, system] ; être contre [television, imitations etc] ; he doesn't hold with teaching children French il est contre le fait qu'on enseigne le français aux enfants.

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16 BE

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

N ABBR
(Econ) = bill of exchange L/C
* * *
[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > BE
17 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > be
18 measure

'meʒə
1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) medida

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) medida

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) medida

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) medida

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) grado, cantidad

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) compás, ritmo

2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) medir

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) medir

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) evaluar

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) medir

•

- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up

measure¹ n medida

a liquid measure una medida para líquidos

measure² vb medir / tomar las medidas

the snake measures 3 metres la serpiente mide tres metros

the tailor measured me el sastre me tomó las medidas

El gerundio de measure se escribe measuring

measure

tr['meʒə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (system) medida

■ liquid measure medida para líquidos

■ measure of weight medida de peso

2 (indicator) indicador nombre masculino

■ it's a measure of her popularity es un indicador de su popularidad

3 (ruler) regla

■ tape measure cinta métrica

4 (measured amount, unit) medida

5 (amount, degree, extent) grado, cantidad nombre femenino

■ some measure of happiness cierta felicidad

6 (method, step, remedy) medida, disposición nombre femenino

■ safety measures medidas de seguridad

7 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (bar) compás nombre masculino, ritmo

transitive verb

1 (area, object, etc) medir

2 (person) tomar las medidas de

3 figurative use (assess) evaluar; (consider carefully) sopesar, pensar bien

intransitive verb

1 (be) medir

■ it measures 3 feet by 6 feet mide 1 metro por 2 metros

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beyond measure inconmensurable, inconmensurablemente

■ rich beyond measure inconmensurablemente rico

for good measure para que no falte

half measures medias tintas

in large measure en gran parte, en gran medida

in some measure hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

to give somebody full measure dar la medida exacta a alguien

to give somebody short measure dar de menos a alguien

to have the measure of somebody tener calado,-a a alguien

to make something to measure hacer algo a (la) medida

to take measures tomar medidas, adoptar medidas

measure ['mɛʒər, 'meɪ-] v, - sured ; - suring : medir

he measured the table: midió la mesa

it measures 15 feet tall: mide 15 pies de altura

measure n

1) amount: medida f, cantidad f

in large measure: en gran medida

a full measure: una cantidad exacta

a measure of proficiency: una cierta competencia

for good measure: de ñapa, por añadidura

2) dimensions, size: medida f, tamaño m

3) ruler: regla f

tape measure: cinta métrica

4) measurement: medida f

cubic measure: medida de capacidad

5) measuring: medición f

6) measures npl

: medidas fpl

security measures: medidas de seguridad

measure

n.

• cantidad s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grado s.m.

• ley s.f.

• medida s.f.

• medio s.m.

• proyecto de ley s.m.

• regla s.f.

• tasa s.f.

v.

• aforar v.

• graduar v.

• medir v.

• recorrer v.

• tallar v.

• tantear v.

'meʒər, 'meʒə(r)
I

noun

1)

a) u ( system) medida f

b) c ( unit) medida f, unidad f

c) c u ( amount) cantidad f

with a (certain) measure of success — con cierto éxito

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

d) c u ( size) (BrE) medida f

he had it made to measure — se lo mandó hacer a (la) medida

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

2) c ( device) medida f

3) c ( step) medida f

to take measures to + inf — tomar medidas para + inf

4) (AmE Mus) compás m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<length/speed/waist\>\> medir*; \<\<weight\>\> pesar

to measure somebody for a suit — tomarle las medidas a alguien para un traje

2) ( assess) calcular, evaluar*

to measure something AGAINST something — comparar algo con algo

2.

vi medir*

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

Phrasal Verbs:

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

['meʒǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=system) medida f

liquid/dry measure — medida para líquidos/áridos

a suit made to measure — un traje hecho a (la) medida

beyond measure —

our knowledge has increased beyond measure — nuestros conocimientos han aumentado enormemente or de manera inconmensurable

he irritated her beyond measure — la irritaba hasta más no poder

- have the measure of sb

the government had failed to get the measure of the crisis — el gobierno no había apreciado la magnitud de la crisis
made-to-measure
2) (=measuring device) (=rule) metro m ; (=glass) probeta f graduada; tape 3.

3) (=indication) indicativo m

it is a measure of how serious the situation is — es un indicativo de lo grave de la situación

4) (=amount measured) cantidad f

I poured two equal measures into the glasses — eché dos cantidades iguales en los vasos

to give (sb) good or full measure — dar la medida exacta (a algn)

to give (sb) short measure — dar una medida escasa (a algn)

for good measure —

he gave me a few extra for good measure — me dio unos pocos más por añadidura

I repeated my question for good measure — repetí la pregunta por si acaso

5) (=step) medida f

to take measures against sb — tomar medidas contra algn

to take measures to do sth — tomar medidas para hacer algo

they took no measures to avoid the disaster — no tomaron ninguna medida para evitar el desastre

6) (=extent)

we had some measure of success — tuvimos cierto éxito

it gives a measure of protection — da cierta protección

in large measure — en gran parte or medida

this is due in no small measure to the problems we have had — esto se debe en gran parte or medida a los problemas que hemos tenido

in some measure — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

7) [of spirits] cantidad f ; (sold in pub) medida f

8) (Mus) (=beat) ritmo m ; (=bar) compás m

2. VT

1) [+ object, speed, length, width, height] medir; [+ person] (for height) medir; (for clothes) tomar las medidas a

to measure the height of sth — medir la altura de algo

I have to be measured for my costume — me tienen que tomar las medidas para el traje

how can you measure success? — ¿cómo puedes medir el éxito?

to measure one's length (on the floor/ground) — caerse todo lo largo que se es (al suelo)
word 1., 1)
2) (=compare)

to measure sth/sb against sth/sb — comparar algo/a algn con algo/algn

I don't like being measured against other people — no me gusta que se me compare con otra gente

the competition will be a chance for him to measure himself against the best — la competición será una ocasión para medirse con los mejores

3.

VI medir

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

the room measures four metres across — la habitación mide cuatro metros de ancho

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

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['meʒər, 'meʒə(r)]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( system) medida f

b) c ( unit) medida f, unidad f

c) c u ( amount) cantidad f

with a (certain) measure of success — con cierto éxito

in large o great o no small measure — (frml) en gran medida, en gran parte

for good measure: take two for good measure — lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

d) c u ( size) (BrE) medida f

he had it made to measure — se lo mandó hacer a (la) medida

the true measure of the problem — la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of somebody: fortunately I had his measure o the measure of him — por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado (fam)

2) c ( device) medida f

3) c ( step) medida f

to take measures to + inf — tomar medidas para + inf

4) (AmE Mus) compás m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<length/speed/waist\>\> medir*; \<\<weight\>\> pesar

to measure somebody for a suit — tomarle las medidas a alguien para un traje

2) ( assess) calcular, evaluar*

to measure something AGAINST something — comparar algo con algo

2.

vi medir*

what does it measure? — ¿cuánto mide?

Phrasal Verbs:

- measure off

- measure out

- measure up

English-spanish dictionary > measure
19 girth

[ɡə:Ɵ]
noun

1) (the measurement round a tree, a person's waist etc.) omkreds; vidde

2) (the strap that holds a saddle on a horse.) gjord

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[ɡə:Ɵ]
noun

1) (the measurement round a tree, a person's waist etc.) omkreds; vidde

2) (the strap that holds a saddle on a horse.) gjord

English-Danish dictionary > girth
20 precise

[prɪ'saɪs]
aggettivo

1) (exact) [idea, moment, measurement] preciso

2) (meticulous) [ person] meticoloso, puntiglioso

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adjective

1) (exact: Give me his precise words; precise instructions; a precise translation.) preciso

2) (careful to be accurate and exact in manner, speech etc: He is always very precise.) preciso

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- preciseness
- precisely
- precision
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[prɪ'saɪs]
aggettivo

1) (exact) [idea, moment, measurement] preciso

2) (meticulous) [ person] meticoloso, puntiglioso

English-Italian dictionary > precise

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