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1 circle

1. noun
1) (also Geom.) Kreis, der

fly/stand in a circle — im Kreis fliegen/stehen

run round in circles — (fig. coll.) hektisch herumlaufen (ugs.)

go round in circles — im Kreis laufen; (fig.) sich im Kreis drehen

circle of friends — Freundeskreis, der

come full circle — (fig.) zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren

2) (seats in theatre or cinema) Rang, der
2. intransitive verb
kreisen; (walk in a circle) im Kreis gehen
3. transitive verb
1) (move in a circle round) umkreisen

the aircraft circled the airport — das Flugzeug kreiste über dem Flughafen

2) (draw circle round) einkreisen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/119712/circle_back">circle back

- circle round

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['sə:kl] 1. noun
1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) der Kreis

2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) der Kreis

3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) der Kreis

4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) der Rang
2. verb
1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) umkreisen

2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) umkreisen

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cir·cle

[ˈsɜ:kl̩, AM ˈsɜ:r-]

I. n

1. (round shape) Kreis m

to have \circles under one's eyes Ringe unter den Augen haben

to go round in \circles [or in a \circle] sich akk im Kreis drehen a. fig; ( fig)

to run round in \circles am Rotieren sein

2. (group of people) Kreis m, Runde f

the family \circle der Familienkreis

\circle of friends Freundeskreis m

an intellectual/political \circle ein intellektueller/politischer Zirkel geh

to move in different \circles sich akk in unterschiedlichen Kreisen bewegen

to move in exalted \circles in gehobenen Kreisen verkehren

to move in the right \circles in den richtigen Kreisen verkehren

3. no pl (in theatre) Rang m

4.

▶ to come full \circle zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren

now we've come full \circle jetzt ist wieder alles beim Alten

▶ to square the \circle etw Unmögliches versuchen

▶ a vicious \circle ein Teufelskreis m

II. vt

1. (draw a circle)

▪ to \circle sth um etw akk einen Kringel machen, etw umkringeln

2. (walk around)

▪ to \circle sth/sb etw/jdn umkreisen

III. vi kreisen

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['sɜːkl]
1. n

1) Kreis m

to stand in a circle — im Kreis stehen

to go round in ever decreasing circles (lit) — Spiralen drehen; (fig) sich unablässig im Kreis drehen

to have come or turned full circle (lit) — sich ganz herumgedreht haben, eine Volldrehung gemacht haben; (fig) wieder da sein, wo man angefangen hat

we're just going round in circles (fig) — wir bewegen uns nur im Kreise

to come full circle (fig) — zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren

things have come full circle — der Kreis hat sich geschlossen

when the seasons have come full circle — wenn sich der Kreis der Jahreszeiten schließt

2) (of hills etc) Ring m, Kette f; (round the eyes) Ring m (round unter +dat); (in gymnastics) Welle f

a Celtic stone circle — ein keltischer Steinkreis

3) (Brit THEAT) Rang m → dress circle, upper circle

See:

→ dress circle, upper circle

4) (= group of persons) Kreis m, Zirkel m (geh)

a close circle of friends — ein enger Freundeskreis

in political circles — in politischen Kreisen

the family circle —

the whole family circle — die ganze Familie

he's moving in different circles now — er verkehrt jetzt in anderen Kreisen

2. vt

1) (= surround) umgeben

2) (= move around) kreisen um

the enemy circled the town — der Feind kreiste die Stadt ein

3) (= draw a circle round) einen Kreis or Kringel machen um

he circled several of the addresses — er machte einen Kreis um mehrere der Anschriften

circled in red — rot umkringelt

3. vi
(= fly in a circle) kreisen
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circle [ˈsɜːkl; US ˈsɜrkəl]

A s

1. MATH

a) Kreis m

b) Kreisfläche f, -inhalt m

c) Kreisumfang m:

circle of curvature Krümmungskreis;

go ( oder run) round in circles fig sich im Kreis bewegen oder drehen;

square the circle den Kreis quadrieren (a. fig das Unmögliche vollbringen);

come full circle fig

a) sich schließen (Zyklus etc),

b) zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren (Entwicklung etc);

things have come full circle fig der Kreis hat sich geschlossen

2. Kreis m, Kranz m, Ring m (von Dingen)

3. Zirkusmanege f

4. THEAT Rang m:

upper circle zweiter Rang; → dress circle

5. Wirkungskreis m, Einflusssphäre f

6. fig Kreislauf m:

the circle of the seasons der Zyklus der Jahreszeiten

7. PHIL Zirkelschluss m:

argue in a circle im Kreis argumentieren; → vicious circle

8. Serie f, Zyklus m, Ring m

9. a) Zirkel m:

literary circle

b) (Familien- etc) Kreis m:

have a large circle of friends einen großen Freundeskreis haben

10. (Verwaltungs) Kreis m

11. Umkreis m

12. SCHIFF (Längen- oder Breiten) Kreis m:

circle of longitude (latitude)

13. ASTRON

a) Bahn f oder Umdrehungsperiode f (eines Himmelskörpers)

b) Hof m (besonders des Mondes)

14. Krone f, Diadem n

15. a) Hockey: (Schuss) Kreis m

b) Handball: (Wurf) Kreis m

B v/t

1. umgeben, umringen

2. umkreisen

3. einkreisen, -schließen, umzingeln

4. umwinden

5. kreisförmig machen

6. einringeln, umringeln

C v/i

1. kreisen ( auch FLUG), sich im Kreis bewegen, die Runde machen (auch Pokal etc)

2. MIL eine Schwenkung ausführen

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1. noun
1) (also Geom.) Kreis, der

fly/stand in a circle — im Kreis fliegen/stehen

run round in circles — (fig. coll.) hektisch herumlaufen (ugs.)

go round in circles — im Kreis laufen; (fig.) sich im Kreis drehen

circle of friends — Freundeskreis, der

come full circle — (fig.) zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren

2) (seats in theatre or cinema) Rang, der
2. intransitive verb
kreisen; (walk in a circle) im Kreis gehen
3. transitive verb
1) (move in a circle round) umkreisen

the aircraft circled the airport — das Flugzeug kreiste über dem Flughafen

2) (draw circle round) einkreisen

Phrasal Verbs:

- circle back

- circle round

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n.

Kreis -e m.

Personenkreis m. v.

kreisen v.

English-german dictionary > circle
2 seat

si:t
1. noun
1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) asiento

2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) asiento

3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) culo, trasero

4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) plaza

5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sede, centro

2. verb
1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) sentar

2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) tener sitio para

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- - seater
- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat

seat n asiento

he gave his seat to an old lady cedió su asiento a una señora mayor

please take a seat siéntese, por favor

seat

tr[siːt]

noun

1 (chair - gen) asiento; (- in cinema, theatre) butaca

■ the back/front seat of the car el asiento de detrás/delante del coche

■ I'd like a window seat quisiera un asiento al lado de la ventanilla

■ give up your seat to an elderly person cede tu asiento a un anciano

2 (place) plaza; (at theatre, opera, stadium) localidad nombre femenino; (ticket) entrada, localidad nombre femenino

■ there are no seats left on that flight no quedan plazas en aquel vuelo

■ do you think we can get seats for "Cats"? ¿crees que podemos encontrar entradas para "Cats"?

3 (of cycle) sillín nombre masculino; (of toilet) asiento; (of trousers) fondillos nombre masculino plural; (of chair) fondo; (bottom, buttocks) trasero, pompis nombre masculino

4 (centre) sede nombre femenino, centro

■ seat of learning centro de estudios

5 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (in parliament) escaño; (constituency) distrito electoral

■ he has a seat on the council es miembro del consejo

transitive verb

1 (sit) sentar

2 (accomodate) tener sitio para; (theatre, hall, etc) tener cabida para

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

please be seated siéntese/siéntense por favor

to be in the driving/driver's seat dirigir, controlar

to remain seated quedarse sentado,-a

to seat oneself sentarse

to take a back seat pasar a segundo plano, mantenerse al margen

to take a seat sentarse, tomar asiento

seat belt cinturón nombre masculino de seguridad

seat ['si:t] vt

1) sit: sentar

please be seated: siéntense, por favor

2) hold: tener cabida para

the stadium seats 40,000: el estadio tiene 40,000 asientos

seat n

1) : asiento m, plaza f (en un vehículo)

take a seat: tome asiento

2) bottom: fondillos mpl (de la ropa), trasero m (del cuerpo)

3) : sede f (de un gobierno, etc.)

seat (Theater)

n.

• butaca (Teatro) (ESP) s.f.

n.

• asiento s.m.

• culo s.m.

• lecho s.m.

• localidad s.f.

• plaza s.f.

• residencia s.f.

• sede s.f.

• silla s.f.

v.

• asentar v.

• establecer v.

• fijar v.

• sentar v.

I siːt
noun

1) ( place to sit) asiento m; ( on bicycle) asiento m, sillín m; ( in theater) asiento m, butaca f

please have o take a seat — tome asiento, por favor (frml), siéntese, por favor

I took a seat at the back — me senté en el fondo

I've got two seats for tonight's performance — tengo dos entradas para la función de esta noche

there aren't any seats left — ( in cinema) no quedan localidades

can you keep my seat for me? — ¿me guardas el lugar or el asiento?

2)

a) ( of chair) asiento m

b) ( of garment) fondillos mpl, fundillos mpl (AmS)

3)

a) ( Govt) escaño m, banca f (RPl), curul m (Col, Méx)

to have a seat on a committee — ser* miembro de una comisión

b) ( constituency) (BrE) distrito m electoral

4)

a) ( center) sede f

the seat of government — la sede del gobierno

b) ( of family) residencia f, casa f solariega

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<child\>\> sentar*

please be seated — (frml) tomen asiento, por favor (frml)

to remain seated — permanecer* sentado

b) ( have room for) \<\<auditorium\>\> tener* cabida or capacidad para

how many does the bus seat? — ¿cuántas plazas or cuántos asientos tiene el autobús?

this table seats 6 — en esta mesa caben seis personas

[siːt]
1. N

1) (=place to sit) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) butaca f, asiento m ; (in car, plane, train, bus) asiento m ; (on cycle) sillín m, asiento m

is this seat free? — ¿está libre este asiento?

the back seat of the car — el asiento trasero del coche

save me a seat — guárdame un sitio or asiento

he used the log as a seat — usaba el tronco de silla

• do have or take a seat — siéntese por favor, tome asiento por favor frm

• to take one's seat — sentarse, tomar asiento

please take your seats for supper — la cena está servida

- take a back seat

his private life takes a back seat to the problems of the company — su vida privada ocupa un segundo lugar después de los problemas de la compañía
driving 3., hot 4.
2) [of chair, toilet] asiento m

3) (=ticket) (Theat, Cine, Sport) localidad f, entrada f ; (for plane, train, bus) plaza f

we need two seats on the first available flight — necesitamos dos plazas en el primer vuelo disponible

are there any seats left? — (Theat, Cine, Sport) ¿quedan localidades or entradas?; (on plane) ¿quedan plazas?

4) (Pol) (in parliament) escaño m, curul f (Col); (=constituency) circunscripción f electoral

she kept/lost her seat in the election — retuvo/perdió su escaño en las elecciones
safe 4.
5) (on board, committee) puesto m

to have a seat on the board — ser miembro de la junta directiva

6) [of trousers] fondillos mpl

- do sth by the seat of one's pants

7) (=centre) [of government] sede f ; [of family] residencia f, casa f solariega

family seat — casa f solariega

seat of learning — liter centro m de estudios, templo m del saber liter

8) (=source) [of infection, problem] foco m

9) (=buttocks) euph trasero * m, posaderas * fpl

10) [of rider]

to have a good seat — montar bien

to keep one's seat — mantenerse sobre el caballo

to lose one's seat — caer del caballo

2. VT

1) [+ person] [+ child, invalid] sentar

they seat guests at a different table every day — todos los días ponen a los invitados en mesas diferentes

please remain seated — por favor permanezcan sentados frm

please be seated — tome asiento por favor frm

to seat o.s. — sentarse, tomar asiento frm

2) (=hold) [hall, vehicle] tener cabida para

the bus seats 53 people — el autobús tiene cabida para 53 personas (sentadas), el autobús tiene 53 plazas or asientos

the car seats five — caben cinco personas en el coche, el coche tiene cabida para cinco personas

the theatre seats 900 — el teatro tiene un aforo de 900 localidades, el teatro tiene cabida para 900 personas

the table can seat 20 comfortably — en la mesa caben 20 personas cómodamente

3) (Mech) [+ valve, bearing] asentar, ajustar

4) (fig)

deeply seated attitudes — actitudes fpl muy arraigadas

3.

CPD

seat back N — respaldo m del asiento

seat belt N — cinturón m de seguridad

he wasn't wearing a seat belt — no llevaba puesto el cinturón de seguridad

fasten your seat belts — (Aer) abróchense el cinturón de seguridad

put your seat belt on — (Aut) póngase el cinturón de seguridad

seat cover N — funda f de asiento

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I [siːt]
noun

1) ( place to sit) asiento m; ( on bicycle) asiento m, sillín m; ( in theater) asiento m, butaca f

please have o take a seat — tome asiento, por favor (frml), siéntese, por favor

I took a seat at the back — me senté en el fondo

I've got two seats for tonight's performance — tengo dos entradas para la función de esta noche

there aren't any seats left — ( in cinema) no quedan localidades

can you keep my seat for me? — ¿me guardas el lugar or el asiento?

2)

a) ( of chair) asiento m

b) ( of garment) fondillos mpl, fundillos mpl (AmS)

3)

a) ( Govt) escaño m, banca f (RPl), curul m (Col, Méx)

to have a seat on a committee — ser* miembro de una comisión

b) ( constituency) (BrE) distrito m electoral

4)

a) ( center) sede f

the seat of government — la sede del gobierno

b) ( of family) residencia f, casa f solariega

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<child\>\> sentar*

please be seated — (frml) tomen asiento, por favor (frml)

to remain seated — permanecer* sentado

b) ( have room for) \<\<auditorium\>\> tener* cabida or capacidad para

how many does the bus seat? — ¿cuántas plazas or cuántos asientos tiene el autobús?

this table seats 6 — en esta mesa caben seis personas

English-spanish dictionary > seat
3 seat

1. noun
1) (thing for sitting on) Sitzgelegenheit, die; (in vehicle, cinema, etc.) Sitz, der; (of toilet) [Klosett]brille, die (ugs.)

2) (place) Platz, der; (in vehicle) [Sitz]platz, der

have or take a seat — sich [hin]setzen; Platz nehmen (geh.)

take one's seat at table — sich zu Tisch setzen

3) (part of chair) Sitzfläche, die

4) (buttocks) Gesäß, das; (of trousers) Sitz, der; Hosenboden, der

by the seat of one's pants — (coll. fig.) nach Gefühl

5) (site) Sitz, der; (of disease also) Herd, der (Med.); (of learning) Stätte, die (geh.); (of trouble) Quelle, die

seat of the fire — Brandherd, der

6) (right to sit in Parliament etc.) Sitz, der; Mandat, das

be elected to a seat in Parliament — ins Parlament gewählt werden
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to sit) setzen; (accommodate at table etc.) unterbringen; (ask to sit) [Platzanweiser:] einen Platz anweisen (+ Dat.)

seat oneself — sich setzen

2) (have seats for) Sitzplätze bieten (+ Dat.)

seat 500 people — 500 Sitzplätze haben

the car seats five comfortably — in dem Auto haben fünf Personen bequem Platz

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[si:t] 1. noun
1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) der Sitz

2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) der Sitz

3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) der Hosenboden

4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) der Sitz

5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) der Platz
2. verb
1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) setzen

2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) Sitzplätze haben

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- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat
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seat

[si:t]

I. n

1. (sitting place) [Sitz]platz m; (in a car) Sitz m; (in a bus, plane, train) Sitzplatz m; (in a theatre) Platz m

is this \seat free/taken? ist dieser Platz frei/besetzt?

back \seat Rücksitz m

garden \seat [Garten]bank f

to book [or reserve] a \seat (for concert, film, play) eine Karte reservieren lassen; (on bus, train) einen Platz reservieren lassen

to keep [or AM save] a \seat for sb jdm einen Platz freihalten

to take [or have] a seat sich akk [hin]setzen, Platz nehmen geh

please take your \seat bitte nehmen Sie Platz

bums on \seats BRIT, AUS ( fam)

fannies in the \seats AM ( fam) zahlendes Publikum

2. usu sing (part to sit on) of a chair Sitz m; of trousers, pants Hosenboden m

3. ( form: buttocks) Gesäß nt, Hinterteil nt, Hintern m fam

4. POL Sitz m

he was elected to a \seat on the local council er wurde in den Stadtrat gewählt

a \seat in Congress/Parliament/the Senate ein Sitz m im Kongress/Parlament/Senat

marginal/safe \seat knappes/sicheres Mandat

to lose/win a \seat einen Sitz verlieren/gewinnen

to take one's \seat BRIT seinen Sitz [im Parlament] einnehmen

5. STOCKEX Börsenmitgliedschaft f

6. (location) Sitz m; of an event Schauplatz m; (centre) of a company Sitz m

\seat of government Regierungssitz m

\seat of learning ( form) Stätte f der Gelehrsamkeit geh

7. BRIT (aristocrat's country residence) [Wohn]sitz m

country \seat Landsitz m

royal \seat Residenz f

8. (style of riding horse) Sitz m

to have a good \seat eine gute [Reit]haltung haben

9. TECH Ventilsitz m

10.

▶ by the \seat of one's pants aus dem Gefühl [o fam Bauch] heraus

II. vt

1. (provide seats)

▪ to \seat sb jdn setzen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren], jdm einen Platz anweisen form

▪ to \seat oneself ( form) sich akk setzen

2. (seating capacity)

to \seat 2500 room, stadium, theatre 2500 Menschen fassen

his car \seats five in seinem Auto haben fünf Leute Platz

3. TECH (fix in base)

▪ to \seat sth etw einpassen

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[siːt]
1. n

1) (= place to sit) (Sitz)platz m; (= actual piece of furniture) Sitz m; (usu pl = seating) Sitzgelegenheit f

to have a front seat at the opera — in der Oper in den vorderen Reihen sitzen

an aircraft with 250 seats — ein Flugzeug mit 250 Plätzen or Sitzen

we'll have to borrow some seats — wir werden uns wohl ein paar Stühle borgen müssen

we haven't enough seats —

to lose one's seat — seinen Platz verlieren or loswerden (inf)

will you keep my seat for me? — würden Sie mir meinen Platz frei halten?

I've booked two seats — ich habe zwei Plätze reservieren lassen

See:

→ take

2) (of chair etc) Sitz m, Sitzfläche f; (of trousers) Hosenboden m; (= buttocks) Hinterteil nt

he picked him up by the seat of his pants — er packte ihn beim Hosenboden

to fly by the seat of one's pants ( Aviat sl ) — mit dem Hintern fliegen (inf); (fig) immer seinem Riecher folgen

it's a seat-of-the-pants operation (inf) — es kommt dabei auf den richtigen Riecher an (inf)

3) (on committee, board of company) Sitz m

a seat in Parliament — ein Sitz m im Parlament, ein Mandat nt

to win a seat — ein Mandat gewinnen

his seat is in Devon — sein Wahlkreis m ist in Devon

4) (= centre of government, commerce etc) Sitz m; (of fire, trouble) Herd m

seat of emotions — Sitz der Gefühle

seat of learning — Lehrstätte f

5) (= country seat, bishop's seat etc) Sitz m

6) (of rider) Sitz m

to keep one's seat — im Sattel bleiben

to lose one's seat — aus dem Sattel fallen

2. vt

1) person etc setzen

to seat oneself — sich setzen

to be seated — sitzen

please be seated — bitte, setzen Sie sich

to remain seated — sitzen bleiben

2)

(= have sitting room for) the car/table/sofa seats 4 — im Auto/am Tisch/auf dem Sofa ist Platz für 4 Personen

the hall seats 900 — die Halle hat 900 Sitzplätze

3) (TECH: fix in place) einpassen

3. vi
(skirt etc = go baggy) ausbeulen, sich durchsitzen
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seat [siːt]

A s

1. Sitz(gelegenheit) m(f), Sitzplatz m

2. Bank f, Stuhl m, Sessel m

3. (Stuhl-, Klosett- etc) Sitz m

4. (Sitz)Platz m:

take a seat Platz nehmen, sich setzen;

take one’s seat seinen Platz einnehmen;

take your seats, please bitte Platz nehmen!;

is this seat taken ( oder vacant)? ist der Platz (noch) frei?

5. Platz m, Sitz m (im Theater etc):

a 700-seat theater (bes Br theatre) ein Theater mit 700 Sitzplätzen

6. (Thron-, Bischofs-, Präsidenten- etc) Sitz m (fig auch das Amt):

crown and seat of France Krone und Thron von Frankreich

7. Gesäß n, Sitzfläche f

8. Hosenboden m

9. Reitsport etc: guter etc Sitz (Haltung)

10. TECH Auflage(fläche) f, Auflager n

11. (Amts-, Regierungs-, WIRTSCH Geschäfts)Sitz m

12. fig Sitz m (Mitgliedschaft), POL auch Mandat n:

he lost his seat in Parliament;

have seat and vote Sitz und Stimme haben

13. Wohn-, Familien-, Landsitz m

14. fig Sitz m, Stätte f, Ort m, (Schau)Platz m:

a seat of learning eine Stätte der Gelehrsamkeit;

seat of war Kriegsschauplatz

15. MED Sitz m, (Krankheits, auch Erdbeben) Herd m (auch fig)

B v/t

1. jemanden (hin)setzen, jemandem einen Sitz oder Platz anweisen:

seat o.s. sich setzen oder niederlassen;

be seated sitzen;

the man seated next to me der Mann, der neben mir saß; mein Nebenmann;

please be seated nehmen Sie bitte Platz!;

remain seated sitzen bleiben, Platz behalten

2. Sitzplätze bieten für, Platz bieten (dat):

the hall seats 500 der Saal hat 500 Sitzplätze

3. mit Sitzplätzen ausstatten, bestuhlen

4. einen Stuhl mit einem (neuen) Sitz versehen

5. einen (neuen) Hosenboden einsetzen in (akk)

6. TECH

a) auflegen, lagern ( beide:

on auf dat)

b) einpassen:

seat a valve ein Ventil einschleifen

7. a) jemanden auf den Thron erheben

b) jemandem einen Sitz (besonders im Parlament) verschaffen

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1. noun
1) (thing for sitting on) Sitzgelegenheit, die; (in vehicle, cinema, etc.) Sitz, der; (of toilet) [Klosett]brille, die (ugs.)

2) (place) Platz, der; (in vehicle) [Sitz]platz, der

have or take a seat — sich [hin]setzen; Platz nehmen (geh.)

take one's seat at table — sich zu Tisch setzen

3) (part of chair) Sitzfläche, die

4) (buttocks) Gesäß, das; (of trousers) Sitz, der; Hosenboden, der

by the seat of one's pants — (coll. fig.) nach Gefühl

5) (site) Sitz, der; (of disease also) Herd, der (Med.); (of learning) Stätte, die (geh.); (of trouble) Quelle, die

seat of the fire — Brandherd, der

6) (right to sit in Parliament etc.) Sitz, der; Mandat, das

be elected to a seat in Parliament — ins Parlament gewählt werden
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to sit) setzen; (accommodate at table etc.) unterbringen; (ask to sit) [Platzanweiser:] einen Platz anweisen (+ Dat.)

seat oneself — sich setzen

2) (have seats for) Sitzplätze bieten (+ Dat.)

seat 500 people — 500 Sitzplätze haben

the car seats five comfortably — in dem Auto haben fünf Personen bequem Platz

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n.

Platz ¨-e m.

Sitz -e m.

Sitzplatz m.

English-german dictionary > seat
4 seat

seat [si:t]

1. noun

   a. ( = chair) siège m ; (Theatre, cinema) fauteuil m ; [of cycle] selle f

   b. ( = place to sit) place f

• to take a seat s'asseoir

• to take one's seat prendre place

• I'd like two seats for... je voudrais deux places pour...

• keep a seat for me gardez-moi une place

• there are seats for 70 people il y a 70 places assises

   c. ( = part of chair) siège m ; [of trousers] fond m ; ( = buttocks) (inf) postérieur (inf) m

   d. [of MP] siège m

• they won/lost ten seats ils ont gagné/perdu dix sièges

• they won the seat from the Conservatives ils ont pris le siège des conservateurs

• a majority of 50 seats une majorité de 50 sièges

   e. (on company board, committee) siège m

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ child] (faire) asseoir ; [+ dinner guest] placer

• to seat o.s. s'asseoir

• to remain seated rester assis

   b. ( = have room for) how many does the hall seat? combien y a-t-il de places assises dans la salle ?

• this table seats eight on peut tenir à huit à cette table

3. compounds

► seat belt noun ceinture f de sécurité

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[siːt] 1.
noun

1) ( allocated place) place f

has everybody got a seat? — est-ce que tout le monde est assis?

take ou have a seat — asseyez-vous

2) Politics siège m

safe/marginal seat — siège sûr/menacé

to have a seat on the council — siéger au conseil

3) (type, object) gen, Automobile siège m; ( bench-type) banquette f

the back seat — la banquette arrière

sit in the front seat — assieds-toi à l'avant

4) (location, centre) siège m

seat of government/learning — siège du gouvernement/savoir

5) ( residence) résidence f familiale

6) ( on horse)

to have a good seat — avoir une bonne assiette

7) euph postérieur m

8) ( of trousers) fond m
2.
- seat combining form

a 150-seat plane/cinema — un avion/cinéma de 150 places
3.
transitive verb

1) ( assign place to) placer [person]

2)

the car seats five — c'est une voiture à cinq places

the table seats six — c'est une table de six couverts

the room seats 30 people — la salle peut accueillir 30 personnes
4.
reflexive verb

to seat oneself — prendre place (at à)
5.
seated past participle adjective assis

••

to take/occupy a back seat — fig se mettre/se tenir en retrait

English-French dictionary > seat
5 seat

seat

A n

1 ( allocated place) place f ; I sat down on ou in the first seat I could find je me suis assis à la première place que j'ai trouvée ; the nearest available seat la place la plus proche ; to book ou reserve a seat (in theatre, on train) réserver une place ; to keep a seat for sb garder une place pour qn ; to give up one's seat to sb céder sa place à qn ; to take sb's seat prendre sa place à qn ; has everybody got a seat? est-ce que tout le monde est assis? ; keep your seats please nous vous prions de rester assis ; take your seats please Theat ( before performance) veuillez gagner vos places ; ( after interval) veuillez regagner vos places ; the best seats in the house les meilleures places ; would you prefer a seat next to the window or next to the aisle? ( on plane) voulez-vous (une place côté) fenêtre ou (une place côté) couloir? ;

2 (type, object) gen, Aut siège m ; ( bench-type) banquette f ; leather/fabric seats sièges en cuir/en tissu ; the back seat la banquette arrière ; how many seats do we need to put out in the hall? combien de sièges est-ce qu'il faut installer dans la salle? ; ‘take a seat’ ( indicating) ‘prenez un siège’ ; take ou have a seat asseyez-vous ; sit in the front seat assieds-toi à l'avant ;

3 GB Pol (in parliament, on committee) siège m ; safe/marginal seat siège sûr/menacé ; to win a seat gagner un siège ; they won the seat from the Democrats ils ont enlevé ce siège aux Démocrates ; the CDU lost seven seats to the Greens la CDU a perdu six sièges au profit des Verts ; to keep/lose one's seat garder/perdre son siège ; to have a seat on the council siéger au conseil ; to take up one's seat entrer en fonction ;

4 ( part of chair) siège m ;

5 (location, centre) siège m ; seat of government/learning siège du gouvernement/savoir ;

6 ( residence) résidence f familiale ; country seat résidence de campagne ;

7 Equit to have a good seat avoir une bonne assiette ; to keep one's seat rester en selle ; to lose one's seat perdre son assiette ;

8 euph ( bottom) postérieur m ;

9 (of pants, trousers) fond m.

B - seat (dans composés) a 150-seat plane/cinema un avion/cinéma de 150 places ; a single-seat constituency GB une circonscription à siège unique.

C vtr

1 ( assign place to) placer [person] ; to seat sb next to sb placer qn à côté de qn ;

2 ( have seats for) the car seats five c'est une voiture à cinq places ; how many does it seat? ( of car) elle a combien de places? ; the table seats six c'est une table de six couverts ; the room seats 30 people la salle peut accueillir 30 personnes.

D v refl to seat oneself prendre place ; to seat oneself at the piano/next to sb prendre place au piano/à côté de qn.

E seated pp adj assis ; to be seated at être assis à [table, desk] ; is everybody seated? est-ce que tout le monde est assis? ; please remain seated veuillez rester assis.

Idiom

to take/occupy a back seat fig se mettre/se tenir en retrait.

Big English-French dictionary > seat
6 seat ****

[siːt]
1. n

1) (chair) sedia, (in theatre etc) posto, (in bus, train, car etc) posto, sedile m, (on cycle) sella, sellino

are there any seats left? — ci sono posti?

to take one's seat — prendere posto

do take a seat — prego, si accomodi

to take a back seat fig — restare in secondo piano

2) Pol seggio

to keep/lose one's seat — essere/non essere rieletto (-a)

to win four seats from the nationalists — strappare quattro seggi ai nazionalisti

to take one's seat in the (House of) Commons — iniziare la propria carriera di parlamentare

3) (of chair) sedile m, (buttocks) didietro, (of trousers) fondo

4) (centre: of government etc, of infection) sede f, (of learning) centro

5) Horse-riding assetto

2. vt

1) (person etc) far sedere

to be seated — essere seduto (-a)

please be seated — accomodatevi per favore

please remain seated — rimanete ai vostri posti per cortesia

2) (subj : hall, cinema etc) essere fornito (-a) di posti a sedere per

the theatre seats 500 — il teatro può accogliere 500 persone

English-Italian dictionary > seat ****
7 usher

1. noun
(in court) Gerichtsdiener, der; (at cinema, theatre, church) Platzanweiser, der/-anweiserin, die
2. transitive verb
führen; geleiten (geh.)

usher somebody to his seat — jemanden an seinen Platz führen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93392/usher_in">usher in

- usher out

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1. feminine - usherette; noun
(a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.) der/die Platzanweiser(in)
2. verb
(to lead, escort: The waiter ushered him to a table.) führen

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ush·er

[ˈʌʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (in theatre, church) Platzanweiser(in) m(f)

2. LAW Gerichtsdiener(in) m(f)

3. BRIT (escort) Zeremonienmeister(in) m(f)

II. vt

to \usher sb into a room jdn in einen Raum hineinführen

to \usher sb to his seat jdn zu seinem Platz führen

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['ʌʃə(r)]
1. n (THEAT
at wedding etc) Platzanweiser(in) m(f); (JUR) Gerichtsdiener(in) m(f)
2. vt

to usher sb into a room/to his seat — jdn in ein Zimmer/zu seinem Sitz bringen or geleiten (geh)

the drunk was discreetly ushered out ( of the hall) — der Betrunkene wurde unauffällig (aus dem Saal) hinauskomplimentiert

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usher [ˈʌʃə(r)]

A s

1. Platzanweiser m (im Kino etc)

2. Zeremonienmeister m

3. a) JUR Gerichtsdiener m

b) allg Aufsichtsperson f, Saaldiener m

4. obs Hilfslehrer m

B v/t

1. ( meist usher in herein-, hinein)führen, -geleiten

2. usher in ankündigen (a. fig), eine Epoche etc einleiten

* * *
1. noun
(in court) Gerichtsdiener, der; (at cinema, theatre, church) Platzanweiser, der/-anweiserin, die
2. transitive verb
führen; geleiten (geh.)

usher somebody to his seat — jemanden an seinen Platz führen

Phrasal Verbs:

- usher in

- usher out

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v.

einführen v. n.

Amtsdiener m.

Gerichtsdiener m.

Platzanweiser m.

Saaldiener m.

English-german dictionary > usher
8 usher

1. feminine - usherette; noun
(a person who shows people to their seats in a theatre etc.) acomodador; acomodadora

2. verb
(to lead, escort: The waiter ushered him to a table.) hacer pasar, acomodar

usher

tr['ʌʃə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (in court) ujier nombre masculino, portero

2 (in cinema, theatre) acomodador,-ra

usher ['ʌʃər] vt

1) escort: acompañar, conducir

2)

to usher in : hacer pasar (a alguien)

to usher in a new era: anunciar una nueva época

usher n

: acomodador m, -dora f

usher

v.

• acomodar v.

• anunciar v.

• hacer pasar v.

• introducir v.

n.

• acomodador (ESP) s.m.

• portero, -era s.m.,f.

• ujier s.m.

I 'ʌʃər, 'ʌʃə(r)
noun

a) (Cin, Theat) acomodador, -dora m,f

b) ( at wedding) persona allegada a los novios que se encarga de recibir y sentar a los invitados en la iglesia

c) ( in UK) ( Law) ujier mf

II

transitive verb

to usher somebody to her/his seat — conducir* a alguien hasta su asiento

he ushered her into the room — la hizo pasar a la habitación

Phrasal Verbs:

- usher in

['ʌʃǝ(r)]
1.

N (in court etc) ujier mf ; (in theatre, cinema etc) acomodador(a) m / f ; (at public meeting etc) guardia mf de sala, encargado(-a) m / f del orden

2.

VT

to usher sb into a room — hacer pasar a algn a un cuarto

to usher sb to the door, usher sb out — acompañar a algn a la puerta

to usher sb out — [+ unwanted individual] hacer salir a algn

- usher in

* * *

I ['ʌʃər, 'ʌʃə(r)]
noun

a) (Cin, Theat) acomodador, -dora m,f

b) ( at wedding) persona allegada a los novios que se encarga de recibir y sentar a los invitados en la iglesia

c) ( in UK) ( Law) ujier mf

II

transitive verb

to usher somebody to her/his seat — conducir* a alguien hasta su asiento

he ushered her into the room — la hizo pasar a la habitación

Phrasal Verbs:

- usher in

English-spanish dictionary > usher
9 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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seat [si:t]

1 noun

(a) (chair, stool) siège m; (on bicycle) selle f; (in car → single) siège m; (→ bench) banquette f; (on train, at table) place f; (of toilet) lunette f, siège m;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous, prenez un siège;

∎ please stay in your seats restez assis s'il vous plaît;

∎ keep a seat for me gardez-moi une place

(b) (accommodation, place → in theatre, cinema, train) place f; (space to sit) place f (assise);

∎ I'd like to book two seats for tomorrow je voudrais réserver deux places pour demain;

∎ please take your seats veuillez prendre ou gagner vos places;

∎ there were no seats left il n'y avait plus de places;

∎ I couldn't find a seat on the train je n'ai pas pu trouver de place (assise) dans le train

(c) (of trousers) fond m; (of chair) siège m; (buttocks) derrière m;

∎ they grabbed him by the seat of his pants ils l'ont attrapé par le fond du pantalon;

∎ familiar by the seat of one's pants de justesse^□

(d) Politics siège m;

∎ he kept/lost his seat il a été/il n'a pas été réélu;

∎ she has a seat in Parliament elle est député;

∎ he was elected to a seat on the council (municipal) il a été élu conseiller municipal; (commercial) il a été élu au conseil;

∎ the government has a thirty-seat majority le gouvernement a une majorité de trente sièges

(e) (centre → of commerce) centre m; Administration siège m; Medicine (of disease, infection) foyer m;

∎ the seat of government/of learning le siège du gouvernement/du savoir

(f) (manor)

∎ (country) seat manoir m

(g) Horseriding

∎ to have a good seat se tenir bien en selle, avoir une bonne assiette;

∎ to lose one's seat être désarçonné

(h) Technology (of valve) siège m; (of machine) embase f, surface f d'appui

2 transitive verb

(a) (passengers, children) faire asseoir; (guests → at table) placer;

∎ please be seated veuillez vous asseoir;

∎ please remain seated restez ou veuillez rester assis

(b) (accommodate) avoir des places assises pour;

∎ the plane can seat four hundred l'avion a une capacité de quatre cents personnes;

∎ how many does the bus seat? combien y a-t-il de places assises dans le bus?;

∎ how many does the table seat? combien de personnes peut-on asseoir autour de la table?;

∎ we can only seat forty people nous n'avons de place que pour quarante personnes

(c) (chair) mettre un fond à; (with straw) rempailler; (with cane) canner

(d) Technology (valve) ajuster le siège de

3 intransitive verb

(skirt, trousers) se déformer (à l'arrière)

►► seat belt ceinture f de sécurité

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ʃəu
1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) enseñar, mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) notarse, verse

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exhibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) indicar, mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conducir, acompañar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) enseñar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) demostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposición, espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exhibición, demostración, alarde

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) ostentación, apariencia

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentación, apariencia

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) actuación

•

- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up

show¹ n

1. espectáculo

it's a fabulous show es un espectáculo fabuloso

2. programa

a game show un programa concurso

a comedy show un programa de humor

3. feria / exposición

an agricultural show una feria agrícola

a dog show una exposición canina

show² vb

1. mostrar / enseñar

I showed him my passport le mostré mi pasaporte

he showed me how to do it me enseñó cómo hacerlo

2. demostrar

this work shows that he's a genius este trabajo demuestra que es un genio

3. verse / notarse

don't worry about that stain it doesn't show no te preocupes por esa mancha no se nota

El participio pasado de show es shown

show /ʃou/, /tʃou/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ shows) show

show sustantivo masculino show Locuciones: fam pey (llamar la atención) montar/dar un show, to make a scene ' show' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusar - acusarse - adorno - alzada - alzado - amable - aparentar - arrojar - boato - charlatán - charlatana - chula - chulo - concurso - dar - decir - delicia - demostrar - demostración - desarrollarse - desfile - despliegue - deterioro - echar - ensañarse - enseñar - espectáculo - estimable - evidencia - evidenciar - exhibir - exhibirse - expuesta - expuesto - exteriorizar - fanfarrón - fanfarrona - fanfarronear - fantasma - fastuosa - fastuoso - gala - guiñol - horterada - indicar - lucir - lucirse - manifestar - mano - marcar English: chat show - colour - delight - door - embarrassing - fashion show - favor - favour - flop - grandiose - guide - hand - mill about - mill around - parody - peep show - puppet show - quiz - rope - sensitivity - show - show in - show off - show out - show round - show up - show-jumper - show-jumping - show-off - show-stopper - shown - sign - sought-after - spectacle - spectacular - steal - talk-show - variety show - all - bear - belie - bristle - chat - comedy - demonstrate - display - dog - editor - entertainment - fashion

show

tr[ʃəʊ]

noun

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (entertainment) espectáculo; (performance) función nombre femenino

■ let's go and see a show vayamos a ver un espectáculo

■ they perform two shows a day hacen dos funciones diarias

2 (on TV, radio) programa nombre masculino, show nombre masculino

3 (exhibition) exposición nombre femenino

4 (display) muestra, demostración nombre femenino

■ a show of strength una demostración de fuerza, una exhibición de fuerza

■ a show of hands una votación a mano alzada

5 (outward appearance, pretence) apariencia

■ she made a show of interest fingió estar interesada

6 (ostentation, pomp) alarde nombre masculino

■ it's all for show es pura fachada, todo es para aparentar

7 familiar (organization) negocio, tinglado

■ who runs this show? ¿quién manda aquí?

transitive verb (pt showed, pp showed o shown tr[ʃəʊn])

1 (display -gen) enseñar; (- things for sale) mostrar, enseñar

■ I showed her my photos le enseñé mis fotos

■ she showed me some beautiful jewellery me mostró unas joyas preciosas

2 (point out) indicar, señalar

■ do you want me to show you the way? ¿quieres que te indique el camino?

3 (reveal - feelings) demostrar, expresar; (- interest, enthusiasm, etc) demostrar, mostrar

■ she rarely shows his feelings raras veces demuestra sus sentimientos

■ they showed great kindness to me se mostraron muy amables conmigo

■ he showed no mercy no fue clemente

■ you should show some respect for your elders deberías guardar más respeto a tus mayores

4 (allow to be seen) dejar ver

■ black doesn't show the dirt el negro no deja ver la suciedad

5 (measurement etc) marcar; (profit, loss) indicar, registrar, arrojar

■ the clock showed 4.25 el reloj marcaba las 4.25

■ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20 degrees el termómetro marca una temperatura de 20 grados

■ figures out today show that inflation is up by 2% cifras publicadas hoy indican que la inflación ha subido un 2%

6 (teach) enseñar; (explain) explicar

■ she showed us how it works nos enseñó cómo funciona

■ I'll show him! ¡se va a enterar!

7 (prove, demonstrate) demostrar

■ this work shows real talent este trabajo demuestra mucho talento

■ research has shown that the common cold can be cured las investigaciones han demostrado que se puede curar el resfriado común

8 (depict, present) representar, mostrar

■ this photo shows him swimming in the sea en esta foto está nadando en el mar

■ this painting shows a rural scene este cuadro muestra una escena rural

■ motorways are shown in red las autopistas están señaladas en rojo

9 (guide) llevar, acompañar

■ I'll show you to your room te acompañaré a tu habitación

■ will you show Mr. Smith out please? ¿quieres acompañar al Sr. Smith a la puerta por favor?

■ he showed me round the factory me mostró la fábrica

10 (painting etc) exponer, exhibir; (film) dar, poner, pasar, proyectar; (slides) pasar, proyectar; (on TV) dar, poner

■ they're showing "Dracula" at the Rex dan "Drácula" en el Rex

■ are they showing the match live? ¿dan el partido en directo?

intransitive verb

1 (be perceptible) verse, notarse

■ the stain doesn't show no se ve la mancha

■ she was nervous but didn't let it show estaba nerviosa pero no se le notaba

■ I did it quickly - yes, it shows! lo hice deprisa - ¡sí, se nota!

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL poner, dar, echar, proyectar, exhibir

■ what's showing at the Odeon? ¿qué dan en el Odeon?, ¿qué echan en el Odeon?

■ now showing at a cinema near you ahora se exhibe en un cine muy cerca de ti

3 familiar (appear, turn up) aparecer, presentarse

■ he didn't show no se presentó

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it just goes to show! ¡hay que ver!

let's get this show on the road! ¡manos a la obra!

the show must go on el espectáculo debe continuar

time will show el tiempo lo dirá

to be all show ser puro teatro, ser fingido,-a

to be on show estar expuesto,-a

to have nothing to show for something no reportarle a uno ningún beneficio

■ he had nothing to show for a life's work except a stupid watch lo único que tenía como recompensa a una vida dedicada al trabajo era un estúpido reloj

to have something to show for something tener algo que recompensa

■ at least you've got something to show for it al menos tienes algo que recompensa el esfuerzo que has hecho

■ and what have you got to show for it? ¿y qué tienes como recompensa?, ¿y qué beneficio te ha reportado?

to put on/up a good show hacer un buen papel, estar muy bien

to show a leg levantarse

to show one's age notársele los años a uno

to show one's face asomar la cara

to show one's teeth mostrar los dientes, enseñar los dientes

to show somebody the door echar a alguien (a la calle)

to show signs of something dar señales de algo, dar muestras de algo

to show the way (set an example) dar ejemplo

to steal the show llevarse la palma

agricultural show feria del campo

boat show salón nombre masculino náutico

fashion show desfile nombre masculino de modelos

horse show concurso hípico

quiz show programa nombre masculino concurso

show business el mundo del espectáculo

show house casa piloto

show trial juicio amañado (para influir en la opinión pública)

show ['ʃo:] v, showed ; shown ['ʃo:n] or showed ; showing vt

1) display: mostrar, enseñar

2) reveal: demostrar, manifestar, revelar

he showed himself to be a coward: se reveló como cobarde

3) teach: enseñar

4) prove: demostrar, probar

5) conduct, direct: llevar, acompañar

to show someone the way: indicarle el camino a alguien

6) : proyectar (una película), dar (un programa de televisión)

show vi

1) : notarse, verse

the stain doesn't show: la mancha no se ve

2) appear: aparecer, dejarse ver

show n

1) : demostración f

a show of force: una demostración de fuerza

2) exhibition: exposición f, exhibición f

flower show: exposición de flores

to be on show: estar expuesto

3) : espectáculo m (teatral), programa m (de televisión, etc.)

to go to a show: ir al teatro

show

n.

• actuación s.f.

• atuendo s.m.

• bambolla s.f.

• boato s.m.

• celebridad s.f.

• demostración s.f.

• espectáculo s.m.

• exhibición s.f.

• función s.f.

• lucimiento s.m.

• manifestación s.f.

• ostensión s.f.

• pompa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed) or p.p.: shown•) = demostrar v.

• denotar v.

• enseñar v.

• exhibir v.

• exponer v.

• lucir v.

• manifestarse v.

• mostrar v.

• ostentar v.

• presentar v.

• probar v.

• representar v.

• revelar v.

• señalar v.

I
1. ʃeʊ
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

[ʃǝʊ] (vb: pt showed) (pp shown)
1. N

1) (=showing) demostración f, manifestación f

• show of hands — votación f a mano alzada

• an impressive show of power — una impresionante exhibición de poder

• a show of strength — una demostración de fuerza

2) (=exhibition) exposición f ; [of trade] feria f

• agricultural show — feria f agrícola

• fashion show — pase m de modelos

• motor show — salón m del automóvil

• to be on show — estar expuesto
flower 3., horse 2., Lord Mayor
3) (=sight)

the garden is a splendid show — el jardín es un espectáculo

the dahlias make a fine show — las dalias están espléndidas

4) (Theat)

a) (=performance) espectáculo m, función f

• to go to a show — ir al teatro

• the last show starts at 11 — la última función empieza a las 11

• there is no show on Sundays — el domingo no hay función

• to stage a show — montar un espectáculo

b) (fig)

• bad show! — ¡malo!

• good show! * — ¡muy bien hecho!

to put up a good show * — dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un buen papel

• on with the show!, the show must go on! — ¡que siga el espectáculo!

• to put up a poor show * — no dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un mal papel

it's a poor show * — es una vergüenza

- give the show away

- let's get this show on the road

- steal the show

5) (Rad, TV) programa m

a radio show — un programa de radio

6) (=outward appearance) apariencia f

• it's all show with him — en su caso todo es apariencia, todo lo hace para impresionar

• to do sth for show — hacer algo para impresionar

it's just for show — (behaviour) es para impresionar nada más; (object) (=for decoration) es solo un adorno; (=not real) es de adorno

• the party made a show of unity at its conference — el partido presentó una fachada de gran unidad en su congreso

to make a show of resistance — fingir resistencia

7) (=affected display) alarde m

• to make a great show of sympathy — hacer un gran alarde de compasión

8) * (=organization)

• who's in charge of this show? — ¿quién manda aquí?

• this is my show — aquí mando yo

• he runs the show — manda él, él es el amo

2. VT

1) (gen) enseñar, mostrar

to show sb sth, show sth to sb — enseñar or mostrar algo a algn

have I shown you my hat? — ¿te he enseñado or mostrado ya mi sombrero?

he showed me his new car — me enseñó or mostró su nuevo coche

to show o.s.: she won't show herself here again — no volverá a dejarse ver por aquí

come on, show yourself! — vamos, ¡sal de ahí!

it shows itself in his speech — se revela en su forma de hablar, se le nota en el habla

• to show one's cards or one's hand — (lit) poner las cartas boca arriba; (fig) descubrir el juego

• don't show your face here again — no te vuelvas a dejar ver por aquí

• she likes to show her legs — le gusta enseñar or frm hacer exhibición de sus piernas

• he had nothing to show for his trouble — no vió recompensado su esfuerzo, no le lució nada el esfuerzo

• to show one's passport — mostrar or presentar su pasaporte

2) (=exhibit) [+ paintings] exhibir; [+ goods] exponer; [+ film] proyectar, pasar; [+ slides] proyectar; (Theat) representar, dar *

to show a picture at the Academy — exhibir un cuadro en la Academia

to show a film at Cannes — proyectar una película en Cannes

the film was first shown in 1968 — la película se estrenó en 1968

3) (=indicate) [dial, gauge, instrument] marcar

the speedometer shows a speed of... — el velocímetro marca...

it shows 200 degrees — marca or indica 200 grados

the motorways are shown in black — las autopistas están marcadas en negro

• the clock shows two o'clock — el reloj marca las dos

• the figures show a rise — las cifras arrojan un aumento

• as shown in the illustration — como se ve en el grabado

• to show a loss/ profit — (Comm) arrojar un saldo negativo/positivo

4) (=demonstrate) demostrar

to show that... — demostrar que..., hacer ver que...

it just goes to show (that)... — queda demostrado (que)...

I showed him that this could not be true — le hice ver or demostré que esto no podía ser cierto

• this shows him to be a coward — esto deja manifiesto lo cobarde que es, esto demuestra que es un cobarde

• I'll show him! * — ¡ya va a ver!, ¡ese se va a enterar!

• to show what one is made of — demostrar de lo que uno es capaz

5) (=express, manifest) demostrar

• to show one's affection — demostrar su cariño

• she showed great courage — demostró gran valentía

• to show his disagreement, he... — para mostrar su disconformidad, él...

• he showed no fear — no demostró tener miedo, no mostró ningún miedo

• her face showed her happiness — se le veía la felicidad en la cara

• she showed great intelligence — demostró ser muy inteligente, mostró gran inteligencia

• she showed no reaction — no acusó reacción alguna

• the choice of dishes shows excellent taste — la selección de platos demuestra or muestra un gusto muy fino

6) (=reveal)

• she's beginning to show her age — ya empieza a aparentar su edad

• white shoes soon show the dirt — los zapatos blancos pronto dejan ver la suciedad

• to show o.s. incompetent — descubrir su incompetencia, mostrarse incompetente

7) (=direct, conduct)

• to show sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

to show sb the door — (fig) echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• to show sb into a room — hacer que pase algn, hacer entrar a algn en un cuarto

I was shown into a large hall — me hicieron pasar a un vestíbulo grande

• to show sb over or round a house — enseñar a algn una casa

they showed us round the garden — nos mostraron or enseñaron el jardín

who is going to show us round? — ¿quién actuará de guía?, ¿quién será nuestro guía?

• to show sb to his seat — acompañar a algn a su asiento

• to show sb the way — señalar el camino a algn

3. VI

1) [stain, emotion, underskirt] notarse, verse

it doesn't show — no se ve, no se nota

your slip's showing — se te ve la combinación

fear showed on her face — se le notaba or frm manifestaba el miedo en la cara

don't worry, it won't show — no te preocupes, no se notará

"I've never been riding before" - "it shows" — -nunca había montado a caballo antes -se nota

the tulips are beginning to show — empiezan a brotar los tulipanes

2) [film]

there's a horror film showing at the Odeon — están pasando or (LAm) dando una película de horror en el Odeón

3) (=demonstrate)

it just goes to show that...! — ¡hay que ver que...!

4) (esp US) (also: show up) (=arrive) venir, aparecer

4.

CPD

show apartment N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show bill N — cartel m

show biz *, show business N — el mundo del espectáculo
showbiz column, showbiz reporter
show flat N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show home, show house N — (Brit) casa f modelo, casa f piloto

show jumper N — participante mf en concursos de saltos or de hípica

show jumping N — concursos mpl de saltos or de hípica

show ring N — pista f de exhibición

show trial N — proceso m organizado con fines propagandísticos

show window N — escaparate m

- show around

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

* * *

I
1. [ʃeʊ]
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

English-spanish dictionary > show
12 front

front [frʌnt]

devant ⇒ 1 (a), 6, 7 avant ⇒ 1 (a) bord de mer ⇒ 1 (b) front ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d), 1 (g) façade ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h) de devant ⇒ 2 (a) de façade ⇒ 2 (b) par devant ⇒ 3 diriger ⇒ 5 (c) à l'avant ⇒ 6 en avant ⇒ 6

1 noun

(a) (forward part) devant m; (of vehicle) avant m; (of queue) début m; (of stage) devant m; (of building) façade f; (of shop) devanture f;

∎ I'll be at the front of the train je serai en tête de ou à l'avant du train;

∎ he sat up front near the driver il s'est assis à l'avant près du conducteur;

∎ our seats were at the front of the theatre nous avions des places aux premiers rangs (du théâtre);

∎ come to the front of the class venez devant;

∎ she went to the front of the queue elle alla se mettre au début de la queue;

∎ to push one's way to the front se frayer un chemin jusqu'au premier rang; figurative se pousser (en avant);

∎ the actors stood at the front of the stage les comédiens étaient debout sur le devant de la scène;

∎ The Times's theatre critic is out front tonight le critique dramatique du Times est dans la salle ce soir;

∎ at the front of the book au début du livre;

∎ she wrote her name on the front of the envelope elle écrivit son nom sur le devant de l'enveloppe;

∎ he got wine down his front or the front of his shirt du vin a été renversé sur le devant de sa chemise;

∎ his portrait was in the front of every schoolbook son portrait figurait sur la couverture de tous les livres de classe

(b) (seashore) bord m de mer, front m de mer;

∎ the hotel is on the front l'hôtel est au bord de la ou sur le front de mer;

∎ a walk along or on the front une promenade au bord de la mer

(c) Military front m;

∎ on the Eastern/Western front sur le front Est/Ouest;

∎ he fought at the front il a combattu au front;

∎ figurative the Prime Minister is being attacked on all fronts on s'en prend au Premier ministre de tous côtés;

∎ little had been achieved on the domestic or home front on avait accompli peu de choses sur le plan intérieur

(d) (joint effort) front m;

∎ to present a united front (on sth) faire front commun (devant qch)

(e) (appearance) façade f;

∎ his apparent optimism was only a front son optimisme apparent n'était qu'une façade;

∎ to put on a bold or brave front faire preuve de courage

(f) (cover) façade f, couverture f;

∎ the shop is just a front for a drugs ring le magasin n'est qu'une couverture pour des trafiquants de drogue

(g) Meteorology front m;

∎ cold/warm front front m froid/chaud

(h) Architecture façade f;

∎ the north/south front la façade nord/sud

(i) British familiar (nerve)

∎ to have the front to do sth avoir l'effronterie ou le front de faire qch^□

(j) familiar (idiom)

∎ to pay up front payer d'avance^□ ;

∎ they want £5,000 up front ils veulent 5000 livres d'avance;

∎ he was very up front about it il a été franc sur ce point^□

2 adjective

(a) (in a forward position) de devant;

∎ Cars front seat/wheel siège m/roue f avant;

∎ she was sitting in the front row elle était assise au premier rang;

∎ Press the front page la première page;

∎ his picture is on the front page sa photo est en première page;

∎ to be front page news faire la une;

∎ he came in through a front window il est entré par une fenêtre de devant;

∎ I'll be in the front end of the train je serai en tête de ou à l'avant du train;

∎ the front part of the brain la partie antérieure du cerveau;

∎ his name is on the front cover son nom est en couverture;

∎ a front view une vue de face; Architecture une élévation du devant

(b) (bogus, fake) de façade

(c) Linguistics

∎ a front vowel une voyelle avant ou antérieure

(d) American familiar (idiom)

∎ to put sth on the front burner traiter qch en priorité^□

3 adverb

par devant;

∎ Military eyes front! fixe!

4 intransitive verb

(a) British (face)

∎ the hotel fronts onto the beach l'hôtel donne sur la plage;

∎ the house fronts north la maison est exposée ou orientée au nord

(b) Military faire front;

∎ left front! à gauche front!, à gauche, gauche!

(c) (cover)

∎ the newspaper fronted for a terrorist organization le journal servait de façade à une organisation terroriste

(d) familiar black American slang (show off) frimer; (tell lies) baratiner, raconter des craques

5 transitive verb

(a) (stand before → of building) donner une (nouvelle) façade à;

∎ lush gardens fronted the building il y avait des jardins luxuriants devant le bâtiment

(b) Building industry

∎ the house was fronted with stone la maison avait une façade en pierre

(c) (lead) être à la tête de, diriger; Television (present) présenter;

∎ Music to front a band (lead it) diriger un orchestre

(d) American familiar (pay in advance) avancer^□ ;

∎ the cashier can front you the money le caissier peut vous faire une avance ou vous avancer l'argent

(e) American familiar (give, lend money to) filer;

∎ can you front me five bucks? tu pourrais pas me filer cinq dollars?

6 in front adverb

(in theatre, vehicle) à l'avant; (ahead, leading) en avant;

∎ there was a very tall man in the row in front il y avait un très grand homme assis devant moi;

∎ the women walked in front and the children behind les femmes marchaient devant et les enfants derrière;

∎ to send sb on in front envoyer qn devant;

∎ Sport to be in front être en tête ou premier;

∎ Manchester United are 5 points in front Manchester United mène par 5 points

7 in front of preposition

devant;

∎ she was sitting in front of the TV elle était assise devant la télé;

∎ he was right in front of me il était juste devant moi;

∎ not in front of the children! pas devant les enfants!

►► front desk réception f;

front door (of house) porte f d'entrée; (of vehicle) portière f avant;

Theatre front of house = partie d'un théâtre où peuvent circuler les spectateurs;

Military the front line la première ligne;

∎ figurative she is in the front line in the fight against drug abuse elle joue un rôle important dans la lutte contre la toxicomanie;

American front lot cour f (devant un immeuble);

front man (representative, spokesman) porte-parole m inv, représentant m; pejorative (figurehead) prête-nom m; Television (presenter) présentateur m;

front matter = pages préliminaires (avant le texte) d'un livre;

American familiar front money capital m initial^□ ou de départ^□, mise f de fonds initiale^□ ;

Banking front office front-office m;

Cinema front projection projection f frontale;

front room (at front of house) = pièce qui donne sur le devant de la maison; (sitting room) salon m;

American front yard jardin m (devant une maison)

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > front
13 aisle

noun

(a passage between rows of seats etc in a church, cinema etc.) pasillo

aisle n pasillo

aisle

tr[aɪl]

noun

1 (between seats, shelves, etc) pasillo; (in church) pasillo central

2 (section of church) nave nombre femenino lateral

aisle ['aɪl] n

: pasillo m, nave f lateral (de una iglesia)

aisle (Church)

n.

• nave lateral (Arquitectura) s.f.

n.

• pasillo s.m.

aɪl
noun ( gangway) pasillo m; ( Archit) nave f lateral

to lead somebody up the aisle — llevar a alguien al altar

to be rolling in the aisles: the audience was rolling in the aisles — el público estaba muerto de risa or se desternillaba de risa

[aɪl]
N (Rel) nave f (lateral); (in theatre, plane, train, coach, supermarket) pasillo m
aisle seat — asiento m de pasillo

- walk up or down the aisle with sb

- it had them rolling in the aisles

* * *
[aɪl]
noun ( gangway) pasillo m; ( Archit) nave f lateral

to lead somebody up the aisle — llevar a alguien al altar

to be rolling in the aisles: the audience was rolling in the aisles — el público estaba muerto de risa or se desternillaba de risa

English-spanish dictionary > aisle
14 balcony

'bælkəni
plural - balconies; noun

1) (a platform built out from the wall of a building: Many hotel rooms have balconies.) balcón

2) (in theatres etc, an upper floor: We sat in the balcony of the cinema; (also adjective) balcony seats.) paraíso

balcony n

1. balcón / terraza

a flat with a balcony un piso con balcón

2. anfiteatro

our seats were in the balcony nuestras localidades estaban en el anfiteatro

El plural de balcony se escribe balconies

balcony

tr['bælkənɪ]

noun (pl balconies)

1 balcón nombre masculino

2 (in theatre) anfiteatro; (gallery) gallinero

balcony ['bælkəni] n, pl - nies

1) : balcón m, terraza f (de un edificio)

2) : galería f (de un teatro)

balcony (Theater)

n.

• anfiteatro s.m.

n.

• balcón s.m.

• galería s.f.

• paraíso s.m.

• terraza s.f.

'bælkəni
noun (pl - nies)

a) ( Archit) balcón m; ( large) terraza f

b) ( Theat) ( in US) platea f alta; ( in UK) galería f, gallinero m (fam)

['bælkǝnɪ]
N balcón m ; (interior) (also Theat) galería f ; (large) terraza f
first/second balcony — (US) (Theat) primer/segundo piso m

* * *
['bælkəni]
noun (pl - nies)

a) ( Archit) balcón m; ( large) terraza f

b) ( Theat) ( in US) platea f alta; ( in UK) galería f, gallinero m (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > balcony
15 seat

1. III
1) seat smb. the theatre (tile hall, the cinema, etc.) seats 300 (one thousand, very many people, etc.) театр и т.д. вмещает триста и т.д. человек, в театре и т.д. триста и т.д. мест; this table seats twelve за этим столом могут разместиться /сесть/ двенадцать человек

2) seat smth. seat a chair чинить сиденье, поставить новое сиденье; seat an old pair of trousers /a pair of old breeches/ починить /поставить заплату на/ старые брюки

3) || seat a candidate провести кандидата [в парламент]
2. IV
seat smb. in some manner seat smb. comfortably удобно усадить кого-л.; seat smb. somewhere seat smb. to the right of the hostess усадить кого-л. справа от хозяйки: where shall we seat the children? где мы посадим детей?
3. XI
1) be (keep, remain) seat ed ask /beg/ smb. to be seated попросить кого-л. /предложить кому-л./ сесть /присесть/; please be seated садитесь, пожалуйста; keep /remain/ seated не вставать (со стула), остаться [сидеть] на месте; we are all seated мы все сидим, у нас у всех есть места; may I be seated? можно мне сесть?, разрешите сесть?; be seated in some manner when you are comfortably seated, let us proceed когда вы все усядетесь, давайте начнем; be seated (up)on smth. be seated on the throne (on the back of a bull, upon a bale of wool, etc.) восседать на троне и т.д.; I found him seated on a reversed bucket я увидел его сидящим /, что он сидит/ на перевернутом ведре; be seated between smb. he was seated between us его посадили между нами

2) be seated in some manner be well (fairly. ere.) seated быть хорошо и т.д. размещенным; the trouble is deeply seated эти неприятности имеют глубокие корни; the pain, he felt, was deeply seated ему казалось, что болит где-то глубоко внутри; his disease was unfortunately too deeply seated for recovery его болезнь была, к сожалению, очень запущена, и ее уже нельзя было вылечить; his influence is deeply seated in political circles он имеет сильное влияние в политических кругах; be seated for some time a family long seated here семья, давно живущая здесь /в этих краях/; be seated in some place a house seated in a pretty garden дом, расположенный /стоящий/ в красивом саду

3) be seated for /to hold/ smb. the hall is seated for /to hold/ three thousand зал рассчитан на три тысячи человек; the carriage is seated for five карета вмещает /рассчитана на/ пять человек
4. XVIII
1) seat oneself somewhere seat oneself right in the middle of the first row (where they could, in a chair, on the bench, surely in the saddle, etc.) усесться /устроиться/ в самой середине первого ряда и т.д.; he seated himself at table он устроился за столом; seat o neself in some manner they seated themselves in state они торжественно уселись

2) seat oneself somewhere the Turks seated themselves on the Bosphorus турки поселились /обосновались/ на Босфоре
5. XXI1
seat smb. on (in, etc.) smth. seat smb. on a chair (in an armchair, on the grass, etc.) посадить /усадить/ кого-л. на стул к т.д.; how many people can you seat in this room? сколько человек вы можете рассадить в этой комнате?; seat smb. in (according to) smth. seat the guests according to age (according to rank, according to position, in order, etc.) рассадить гостей по возрасту и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > seat
16 balcony

['bælkənɪ]
nome

1) (in house, hotel) balcone m.

2) (of theatre) balconata f., galleria f.

* * *
['bælkəni]
plural - balconies; noun

1) (a platform built out from the wall of a building: Many hotel rooms have balconies.) balcone

2) (in theatres etc, an upper floor: We sat in the balcony of the cinema; ( also adjective) balcony seats.) balconata

* * *
['bælkənɪ]
nome

1) (in house, hotel) balcone m.

2) (of theatre) balconata f., galleria f.

English-Italian dictionary > balcony
17 stalls

npl ( BRIT) (in cinema, theatre) parter m

* * *

noun plural ((often with the) in a theatre, the seats on the ground floor: I always sit in the stalls.) parter

English-Polish dictionary > stalls
18 take13

XXI1

1) take smb., smth. by (in, between, with, etc.) smth. take a child by the hand (him by the sleeve, an axe by the handle, a pen in one's hand, a stick between one's finger and thumb, coal with a pair of tongs, a butterfly with one's fingers, etc.) взять ребенка за руку и т.д.; take a man by the throat схватить /взять/ человека за горло; take a baby in one's arms взять ребенка на руки; he took a girl (me, his son, etc.) in his arms он обнял девушку и т.д.; take the stick between one's knees зажать палку между колен; take one's head between one's hands обхватить голову руками; take the trunk on one's back взвалить сундук себе на спину; take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила; take smth. from (from under, out of, etc.) smth. take a book from the table (a corkscrew from the shelf, etc.) взять книгу со стола и т.д.; take some paper from /out of/ a drawer (the fruit out of a bag, a handkerchief out of /from/ one's pocket, the pins out of one's hair, a cigarette out of the box, one's hands out of one's pockets, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ бумагу из ящика и т.д.: take a box from under a chair вытаскивать ящик из-под стула; the dog took the food from my hand собака ела /брала пищу/ у меня из рук; take your hand off my shoulder (your foot off my toe, etc.) уберите руку с моего плеча и т.д.; can you take the spot out of these pants? можно вывести это пятно с брюк?; it took all the fun out of the game это испортило все удовольствие от игры; take smth. from smb. take a bone from a dog (the knife from the baby, the record from him, etc.) отбирать /отнимать/ кость у собаки и т.д. || take smb. under one's wing взять кого-л. под свое крылышко /под свою защиту/

2) || take smb. in marriage жениться на ком-л. или выйти замуж за кого-л.; take a widow in marriage жениться на вдове, взять в жены вдову

3) take smb., smth. with smb. take one's son (an assistant, a doctor, some money, a book, an overnight bag, etc.) with one захватить /взять с собой/ своего сына и т.д.; take me with you возьмите меня с собой; take letters with one (one's lunch with one, provisions with one, etc.) взять /захватить/ эти письма с собой и т.д.; take an umbrella with you прихватите [с собой] зонтик; take smth. to some place take the dishes to the kitchen (these letters to the post, the parcel to his house, etc.) относить тарелки на кухню и т.д.; take smth. to smb. take flowers to sick friends (your message to her, a book to your teacher, etc.) относить цветы больным друзьям и т.д.; take the news to him сообщить ему эту новость; take the matter to a lawyer пойти с этим делом к юристу; take smb. to smth. take the children to the cinema (one's wife to the theatre, etc.) сводить детей в кино и т.д.; take a friend to lunch угостить друга завтраком; take a girl to a dance сводить девушку на танцы; take smb. for smth. take a dog for a walk вывести собаку на прогулку

4) take smth. from smb., smth. take presents from boy-friends (flowers from them, assistance from the government, etc.) принимать подарки от поклонников и т.д.

5) take smth. for smth. take the blame for his failure (for her mistake, etc.) принять на себя вину за его провал и т.д.; take smth. upon oneself he takes a great deal upon himself он очень много на себя берет; take smth. for (of) smth. upon oneself take the responsibility for his safety (the office of president, the duties of a teacher, etc.) upon oneself взять на себя ответственность за его безопасность и т.д.; take it upon oneself to do smth. take it upon oneself to speak to them (to give orders, to say that, to speak to him personally, etc.) взять на себя /согласиться/ поговорить с ними и т.д.; take smth. with smth. take his remark (their advice, a compliment, etc.) with a smile (with a frown, with a laugh, etc.) встречать /реагировать на/ его замечание и т.д. улыбкой и т.д. || take smth. in bad part /in the wrong way/ принимать /истолковывать/ что-л. превратно; take smth. in good part не обижаться на что-л.; take smb. into one's confidence довериться кому-л.; take smb. into the secret доверить /поверить/ кому-л. тайну

6) || take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in smth. встать на чью-л. сторону в чем-л.; take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in an argument /in a controversy/ (in a quarrel, in a fight, etc.) встать на чью-л. сторону в споре и т.д.; take advantage of smth. воспользоваться чем-л.; take advantage of smb.'s offer (of his presence, of her position, etc.) воспользоваться чьим-л. предложением и т.д.; take advantage of smb.'s trust (of her love', etc.) злоупотреблять чьим-л. доверием и т.д.

7) take smth. for smth., smb. take a hall for a meeting (this room for my cousin, this suite for my friend, this building for a hospital, etc.) снимать зал для собрания /под собрание/ и т.д.; take smth. in some place take a house in the country (rooms in the suburbs, etc.) снимать дом загородом и т.д.; take smth. for some time take a cottage (a room, a house, etc.) for the summer (for a year, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дачу и т.д. на лето и т.д.

8) take smb. into smth. take your brother into the business взять вашего брата компаньоном в наше дело; take her into service брать ее на службу; take them into our firm принять их [на службу] в нашу фирму

9) take smth. in smth. take a job in the city (a job in an office, etc.) наняться на работу в городе и т.д.; take a post in the firm занять какую-л. должность в фирме

10) take smth. to (at, in, etc.) some place take a car to the ferry (a freighter to Europe, a train to Boston, etc.) поехать машиной до переправы и т.д.; take a plane to the North полететь самолетом на север; take a train at (in) N сесть на поезд в N

11) take smth. for smth. take 25 dollars for the use of his car брать двадцать пять долларов за пользование машиной; will you take a check for the bill? можно уплатить вам по счету чеком?; what will you take for it? сколько вы за это хотите?; the man won't take a cent less for the car он не согласен уступить за машину ни цента

12) take smb. on (in, across, over, etc.) smth. the blow took him on the nose (across the face, over the head, in the stomach, etc.) удар пришелся ему по носу и т.д.

13) take smth. by smth. take a fortress (a place, a town, etc.) by force (by storm, by a ruse, by a clever manoeveur, etc.) захватить крепость и т.д. силой и т.д. || take smb. by surprise захватить кого-л. врасплох; take smb. in the act поймать /застать/ кого-л. на месте преступления

14) take smth. from (off, out of) smth. take two from seven (one number from another, a sum out of one's income, etc.) вычесть два из семи и т.д.; this make-up took ten years off her age благодаря косметике она выглядит на десять лет моложе; they took it out of his pay они удержали это из его зарплаты; take 20 per cent off the price снизить цену на двадцать процентов; take a turn off the programme снять выступление /номер/, исключить выступление /номер/ из программы; take the dead leaves and branches off a plant обобрать сухие листья и ветви с растения; take the lid off the saucepan (a saucepan off the fire, etc.) снимать крышку с кастрюли и т.д.; take smb. off smth. take him off his work отстранять его от работы; take her off the assignment отобрать у нее это поручение; take them off the list вычеркнуть их из списка || take smth., smb. off smb.'s hands избавлять кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; I'll take it off your hands at t 10 я куплю это у вас за десять фунтов

15) take smth. in smth. take the first prize in a competition (the highest mark in a subject, the first prize in Latin, first class honours in the tripos examination, etc.) получить первый приз на соревнованиях и т.д.; take the first place in a chess tournament занять первое место в шахматном турнире; take smth. at some place take one's degree at Oxford получать степень в Оксфорде; take i 100 at Ascot выиграть сто фунтов на скачках в Аскете

16) || take a liking /а fancy/ to smth., smb. проникнуться добрыми чувствами к кому-л., чему-л.; he took a liking to this house (to this village, to a picture, etc.) ему понравился этот дом и т.д.; he took a liking to my sister ему приглянулась моя сестра; take a dislike to smb., smth. невзлюбить кого-л., что-л.; she took a dislike to me я ей не понравился; take an interest in smb., smth. заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; take an interest in politics (in one's work, in one's neighbours, etc.) интересоваться политикой и т.д., проявлять интерес к политике и т.д.

17) || take time over smth. не спешить делать что-л.; take one's time over the job не спеша выполнять работу; he took an hour over his dinner он обедал целый час

18) take smth. in smth. most nouns take-s in the plural большинство существительных образуют множественное число с помощью '-s'

19) take a certain size in smth. take tens in boots (sixes in gloves, etc.) носить десятый размер обуви и т.д.

20) take smth. in (at) some place take one's meals in a hotel (at a restaurant, etc.) питаться в гостинице и т.д.; take the waters at a spa лечиться водами на курорте; take smth. with (in) smth. take cream with one's coffee (sugar in one's tea, etc.) пить кофе со сливками и т.д.; take smth. for smth. take an aspirin for a headache (some new medicine for one's liver, pills for insomnia, etc.) принимать аспирин от головной боли и т.д.; take smth. after (before, with) smth. take one tablet after each meal (a spoonful before dinner, a pill with milk, etc.) принимать по одной таблетке после каждой еды и т.д.

21) take smth. to (at, for, etc.) smth. take tickets to the theatre (a box at the opera, seats for Hamlet, etc.) брать /покупать/ билеты в театр и т.д.

22) take smb. in smth. take smb. in a new dress (in cap and gown, in a swim-suit, etc.) сфотографировать /снять/ кого-л. /, сделать чей-л. снимок/ в новом платье и т.д.; take smth. from smth. take a print from a negative отпечатать фотографию с негатива

23) take smb., smth. for smb., smth. take you for someone else (him for an Englishman, the painting for a genuine Rembrandt, everything for truth, etc.) принимать вас за кого-то другого и т.д.; what do you take me for? за кого вы меня принимаете?; do you take me for a fool? вы что, меня дураком считаете?; take smb., smth. at (on) smth. they take the total population of the country at two and a half million они считают /полагают/, что население страны равно двум с половиной миллионам человек; I suppose we must take it at that я полагаю, мы должны поставить на этом точку; I take it on your say-so я соглашаюсь с этим, потому что вы так говорите /доверяю вам/

24) take some subject's) in (at) smth. take as many subjects as possible in one's university days в студенческие годы изучать как можно больше дисциплин; she took four courses in her freshman year на первом курсе она изучала четыре предмета; she took French at school французский язык она изучала в школе; take smth. for (as) smth. I shall take this topic for my composition я возьму эту тему для сочинения; he took China as his subject oil выбрал Китай в качестве темы || take smth. in the examination сдавать экзамен по какому-л. предмету; take French in the exam держать экзамен по французскому языку

25) take smb. in smth. take children in German давать детям уроки немецкого языка; take him in Latin заниматься с ним по латыни /латынью/

26) take smth. during /at/ smth. take notes during /at/ a lecture вести конспект во время лекции, записывать лекцию; take smth. of smth. take notes of all he says (of all that passes, etc.) записывать все, что он говорит и т.д.; take minutes of the proceedings веста протокол заседания; take smth. on (in, by, from) smth. take a broadcast on tape (an film, etc.) записывать передачу на магнитную ленту и т.д.; take the minutes of a meeting in /by/ shorthand стенографировать протокол; take smth. from dictation писать что-л. под диктовку; take a letter from dictation писать письмо под диктовку

27) take smth. from smth., smb. take its title from the name of the hero (a name from the place of battle, its name from the inventor, etc.) называться /получить название/ по имени героя и т.д.; take a passage from a book (a whole passage straight from Dickens, a quotation from his novel, etc.) взять отрывок из книги и т.д.; we take our numbers from the Arabs (our letters from the Romans, etc.) наша система цифр идет от /заимствована у/ арабов и т.д.

28) take smb. in smth. the cold took me in the chest у меня [от простуды] заложило грудь

29) take smth. to smth. take the next turning (road, street, etc.) to the left (to the right) свернуть налево (направо) у следующего поворота и т.д.; take the road to London (to the North, etc.) поехать по дороге [, ведущей] в Лондон и т.д.

30) take smb. (in)to (through, across, etc.) some place take the man to the hospital (your friend to the station, the box to the hotel, her into the country, etc.) отправить /отвезти/ человека в больницу и т.д. ; they took him into a small room (into prison, into a cell, etc.) ere отвели или поместили в маленькую комнату и т.д.; the road (this path, the street, etc.) will take you to the river (to the village, through the centre of the town, etc.) эта дорога и т.д. приведет вас к реке и т.д.; the bus will take you into town (to London, etc.) этот автобус привезет /доставит/ вас в город и т.д.; only a tram will take you across the bridge через мост можно проехать только трамваем; take him over the house (the visitors round a museum, etc.) водить его по дому /показывать ему дом/ и т.д.; the work (business, etc.) took us to Paris эта работа и т.д. привела нас в Париж; take smb. into custody взять кого-л. под стражу; take smb. to smb. take a son to his mother отвести сына к матери; take smb. out of smth. take her out of the room выведите ее из комнаты; take him out of my way уберите его с моей дороги; take smth. from (out of, etc.) smth. take the case from court to court передавать дело из одного суда в другой; take the case out of court забрать дело из суда

31) take smb. through smth. take the boy through a book (through the first two chapters, through his first job, etc.) помочь мальчику прочесть книгу и т.д.; take smb. through college помочь кому-л. [деньгами] окончить колледж; save enough money to take you through college скопить достаточную сумму [денег], чтобы заплатить за обучение в колледже

32) aux || take pride in smth. гордиться чем-л.; take pride in his schoolwork (in one's appearance, in one's house and garden, etc.) гордиться своей работой или своими успехами в школе и т.д.; take credit for smth. приписывать себе /ставить себе в заслугу/ что-л.; he took credit for my work он приписал себе мои достижения; take offence at smth. обижаться /сердиться/ на что-л.; take offence at his remarks /at what he said/ сердиться на его замечания; take part in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; take part in an enterprise (in the demonstration, in smb.'s sorrows, etc.) принимать участие в предприятии и т.д.; take pity on smb. пожалеть кого-л.; сжалиться над кем-л.; take pity on the poor man (on the losers, on the boy, etc.) пожалеть несчастного человека и т.д.; take notice of smb., smth. обратить внимание на кого-л., что-л.; don't take notice of him не обращайте на него внимания; take charge of smth., smb. принимать на себя ответственность за что-л., кого-л., take charge of the luggage (of the house, of the children, etc.) заняться багажом и т.д.; who is taking charge of the work while you are away? кто руководит работой в ваше отсутствие?; take care of smth., smb. (по)заботиться о чем-л., ком-л.; he will take care of that matter (of the account, etc.) он займется этим вопросом и т.д.; she will take саге of the baby она присмотрит за ребенком; take possession of smth. завладеть чем-л.; take hold of smth., smb. ухватиться за что-л., кого-л.; take hold of the rope (of the rail, of her arm, of the man, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т.д.; take smb., smth. in hand взять кого-л., что-л. в руки; he took himself firmly in hand он взял себя в руки, он овладел собой; take smth., smb. into consideration /into account/ принимать что-л., кого-л. во внимание; take all these facts (the circumstances, her request, etc.) into consideration /into account/ принять во внимание /учесть/ все эти факты и т.д.; take it into one's head to do smth. (that...) coll. забрать себе в голову сделать что-л. (, что...)

33) aux take smth. in (at, after, on, etc.) smth. take a seat in the rear сесть /занять место/ позади /сзади/; take a swing at the ball замахнуться для удара по мячу; take a nap after dinner вздремнуть после обеда; take an oath on smth. поклясться в чем-л. || take a glance round one бросить взгляд вокруг, оглядеться; take leave of smb. попрощаться с кем-л.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > take13
19 book

buk
1. noun
1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) cuaderno

2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) libro

3) (a record of bets.) talonario

2. verb
1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) reservar

2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) reservar

•

- bookable
- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
- by the book

book¹ n

1. libro

what's your favourite book? ¿cuál es tu libro preferido?

2. cuaderno / libreta

an exercise book un cuaderno de ejercicios

book² vb reservar

we've booked a table for four hemos reservado una mesa para cuatro

book

tr[bʊk]

noun

1 libro

2 (of tickets) taco; (of matches) cajetilla

transitive verb

1 (table, room, holiday) reservar; (entertainer, speaker) contratar

2 (police) multar; (football) advertir, amonestar

plural noun books

1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL libros nombre masculino plural, cuentas nombre femenino plural

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be booked up (hotel, restaurant) estar completo 2 (theatre, cinema) no haber localidades

to be a closed book to somebody figurative use estar muy pez en algo

■ computing's a closed book to him está muy pez en la informática

to be in somebody's good books figurative use estar en buena relación con alguien

to be in somebody's bad books figurative use estar en la lista negra de alguien

to bring somebody to book figurative use pedir cuentas a alguien

to go by the book figurative use proceder según las reglas

to make a book registrar apuestas

to read somebody like a book figurative use leer los pensamientos de alguien

to take a leaf out of somebody's book figurative use tomar ejemplo de alguien

to throw the book at somebody figurative use castigar duramente a alguien

■ they're going to throw the book at him se le va a caer el pelo

in my book figurative use a mi parecer

address book libro de direcciones

book club círculo de lectores

book lover bibliófilo,-a

book token SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cheque nombre masculino regalo (para comprar libros)

complaints book libro de reclamaciones

savings book libreta de ahorro

the good Book la Biblia

book ['bʊk] vt

: reservar

to book a flight: reservar un vuelo

book n

1) : libro m

2)

the Book : la Biblia

3)

by the book : según las reglas

book (Check book)

n.

• talonario s.m.

adj.

• libreril adj.

n.

• libreta s.f.

• libro s.m.

v.

• escriturar v.

• reservar v.

bʊk
I

noun

1) ( printed work) libro m

it sounds like something out of a book — parece de cuento

the good Book — (frml) la Biblia

by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas

to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas

in my book — a mi modo de ver

to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn

to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto

to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)

I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción

try to get into her good books — trata de conquistártela

to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn

to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas

to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)

2)

a) ( exercise book) cuaderno m

b) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)

c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)

3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m

4) books pl

a) (Busn, Fin)

the books — los libros

to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad

b) (of club, agency) registro m

are you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?

5) ( betting) (AmE)

I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*

the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo

we're fully booked until June — hasta junio no nos queda nada

I'm booked (up) all this week — tengo toda la semana ocupada

b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar

2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*

3)

a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa a

b) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar

2.

book vi hacer* una reserva

Phrasal Verbs:

- book in

- book up

[bʊk]
1. N

1) (=publication) libro m

• by the book — según las reglas

to play it or to go by the book — seguir las reglas

• economics/her life is a closed book to me — la economía/su vida es un misterio para mí

• the book of Genesis — el libro del Génesis

• the Good Book — la Biblia

• in my book — (fig) tal como yo lo veo, a mi modo de ver

• a book on politics — un libro de política

• that's one for the book — eso es digno de mención

• his mind is an open book — su mente es un libro abierto

- bring sb to book

those who planned the murder were never brought to book — nunca se les pidió cuentas a los que planearon el asesinato

to be in sb's good/bad books —

I'm in his bad books at the moment — en este momento estoy en su lista negra

I was trying to get back in her good books — estaba intentando volver a congraciarme con ella

to read sb like a book —

I know where he's off to, I can read him like a book — sé dónde va, a mí no me engaña

to suit sb's book —

it suits his book to play the easy-going liberal — le viene bien hacerse el liberal poco exigente, se hace el liberal poco exigente porque le conviene

- throw the book at sb
leaf, trick 1., 2), turn-up
2) (also: notebook) libreta f, librito m; (also: exercise book) cuaderno m

3) (also: telephone book) guía f

I'm in the book — estoy en la guía

4) (=set) [of tickets, cheques] talonario m; [of matches] estuche m; [of stamps] librito m; [of samples] muestrario m

5) books

a) (Comm)

the books — las cuentas, la contabilidad

to keep the books — llevar las cuentas or los libros or la contabilidad
cook
b) (=register of members) registro msing

they had less than 30 members on their books — tenían menos de 30 miembros en el registro

to take sb's name off the books — borrar a algn del registro

he was the most expensive player on the books — era el jugador más caro que tenían fichado

6) (Jur) (also: statute book) código m; statute

7) (Gambling)

• to make a book on sth — aceptar apuestas a algo

• to open or start a book on sth — empezar a aceptar apuestas a algo

8) (US) (Mus) (=libretto) libreto m

2. VT

1) (Brit) (=reserve) [+ ticket, seat, room, table, flight] reservar

we booked the hotel rooms in advance — reservamos habitaciones en el hotel por adelantado

all the restaurants are fully booked — todos los restaurantes están llenos

have you booked your holiday yet? — ¿ya has reservado las vacaciones?

2) (=arrange) [+ appointment, time] pedir

I've booked an appointment with the dentist — he pedido hora con el dentista

can we book a time to meet soon? — ¿podemos quedar un día de estos?

3) (=engage) [+ performer, artiste] contratar

4) * (=take name of)

a) [police]

he was booked for speeding — lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

they took him to the station and booked him for assault — lo llevaron a la comisaría y lo acusaron de agresión

b) (Sport) [+ player] amonestar

5) (=note down) [+ order] anotar

3.

VI (Brit) hacer una reserva, reservar

to book into a hotel — hacer una reserva or reservar en un hotel

4.

CPD

book club N — club m del libro, club m de lectores

book cover N — cubierta f de libro

book fair N — feria f del libro

book jacket N — sobrecubierta f

book learning N — aprendizaje m (a través) de los libros, saber m libresco frm

book learning is only part of school life — el aprendizaje de los libros es solo una parte de la vida escolar

book post N — correo m de libros

book price N — [of car] precio m de catálogo

book review N — crítica f or reseña f de un libro

book signing N — (by author) firma f de libros

book token N — vale m para libros, cheque m regalo para libros

book value N — valor m contable or en libros

- book in

- book up

* * *
[bʊk]
I

noun

1) ( printed work) libro m

it sounds like something out of a book — parece de cuento

the good Book — (frml) la Biblia

by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas

to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas

in my book — a mi modo de ver

to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn

to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto

to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)

I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción

try to get into her good books — trata de conquistártela

to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn

to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas

to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)

2)

a) ( exercise book) cuaderno m

b) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)

c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)

3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m

4) books pl

a) (Busn, Fin)

the books — los libros

to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad

b) (of club, agency) registro m

are you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?

5) ( betting) (AmE)

I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*

the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo

we're fully booked until June — hasta junio no nos queda nada

I'm booked (up) all this week — tengo toda la semana ocupada

b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar

2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*

3)

a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa a

b) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar

2.

book vi hacer* una reserva

Phrasal Verbs:

- book in

- book up

English-spanish dictionary > book
20 empty

1. adjective
1) leer; frei [Sitz, Parkplatz]

empty of something — ohne etwas

2) (coll.): (hungry)

I feel a bit empty — ich bin ein bisschen hungrig

3) (fig.) (foolish) dumm; hohl [Kopf]; (meaningless) leer
2. noun
(bottle) leere Flasche; (container) leerer Behälter
3. transitive verb
1) (remove contents of) leeren; (finish using contents of) aufbrauchen; (eat/drink whole contents of) leer essen [Teller]/leeren [Glas]

2) (transfer) umfüllen ( into in + Akk.); (pour) schütten ( over über + Akk.)
4. intransitive verb
1) (become empty) sich leeren

2) (discharge)

empty into — [Fluss, Abwasserkanal:] münden in (+ Akk.)

* * *
['empti] 1. adjective
1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) leer

2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) leer

3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) leer

4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) leer
2. verb
1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) leeren

2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) (sich) entleeren
3. noun
(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) das Leergut

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- empty-handed
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emp·ty

[ˈem(p)ti]

I. adj

1. (with nothing inside) leer; (with no people) ship, train leer; house, flat leer stehend attr; castle unbewohnt; (without cargo) unbeladen; (unfurnished) unmöbliert; (not taken) chair frei

the larder was \empty of food in der Speisekammer waren keine Lebensmittel mehr

you shouldn't drink alcohol on an \empty stomach du solltest auf nüchternen Magen keinen Alkohol trinken

\empty of people menschenleer

to stare into \empty space ins Leere starren

2. FOOD nährstoffarm

\empty calories wertlose Kalorien

3. ( fig: without purpose, meaning) leer, nichtssagend

her life felt \empty ihr Leben fühlte sich leer an

to lead an \empty existence ein armseliges Leben führen

\empty gestures/promises/threats/words leere Gesten/Versprechungen/Drohungen/Worte

\empty talk hohles Gerede

II. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \empty sth etw [ent]leeren

he emptied the bath er ließ das Wasser aus der Badewanne

he emptied the contents of the tin into the saucepan er schüttete den Inhalt der Dose in den Kochtopf

to \empty one's bladder/bowels seine Blase/seinen Darm entleeren

to \empty a bottle eine Flasche ausleeren

to \empty a house ein Haus räumen; ( hum) burglar ein Haus leer räumen

to \empty sth into the sink etw in den Ausguss [o SCHWEIZ Schüttstein] [o SCHWEIZ Spültrog] schütten

III. vi

<- ie->

sich akk leeren; water auslaufen; river münden

IV. n

▪ empties pl Leergut nt

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['emptI]
1. adj (+er)

1) leer; (= unoccupied) house leer stehend attr; seat, chair, space, place frei

apart from them the room was empty — außer ihnen war niemand im Zimmer

there were no empty seats on the bus —

she was staring into empty space — sie starrte ins Leere

the house was just an empty shell — das Haus bestand nur aus nackten Mauern

on an empty stomach — mit leerem Magen; take drug, drink alcohol auf leeren Magen

to be running on empty (person, organization etc) — am Ende sein

my car is running on empty — ich habe kein Benzin mehr

empty vessels make the most sound (Prov) — die am wenigsten zu sagen haben, reden am meisten

See:

→ also empty-headed, empty-handed

2)

(= devoid) the parks are empty of children —

she was left empty of feeling — sie hatte keine Gefühle mehr

a sentence empty of sense — ein sinnloser Satz

empty of all expression — völlig ausdruckslos

3) (fig: meaningless, dreary) words, phrase, marriage, gesture, promise, threat, feeling leer; dream, hope verloren; life, days, weeks leer, unausgefüllt; (= expressionless) face, expression, eyes leer, ausdruckslos

empty rhetoric — leeres Gerede

an empty exercise — eine leere Formalität

to feel empty — ein leeres Gefühl or ein Gefühl nt

that empty feeling — dieses leere Gefühl, dieses Gefühl der Leere

2. n usu pl

empties — Leergut nt

3. vt

1) leeren; container (ent)leeren; box, room ausräumen; house räumen; glass, bottle leeren; (by drinking) austrinken; pond, tank ablassen, leeren; lorry abladen

her singing emptied the hall in ten minutes flat —

the burglars emptied the shop — die Einbrecher haben den Laden ausgeräumt

2) (= pour) liquid, contents ausgießen, leeren

he emptied it into another container — er goss es in ein anderes Gefäß um

4. vi
(water) auslaufen, abfließen; (rivers) münden, sich ergießen (liter) (into in +acc); (theatre, streets) sich leeren
the sink is not emptying properly — der Ausguss läuft nicht richtig ab

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empty [ˈemptı]

A adj (adv emptily)

1. leer:

feel empty

a) sich (innerlich) leer fühlen,

b) umg Kohldampf schieben;

empty nesters Eltern, deren Kinder (erwachsen und) aus dem Haus sind;

empty-nest syndrome PSYCH Syndrom, das dann auftritt, wenn die Kinder (erwachsen und) aus dem Haus sind; → stomach A 1, vessel 1

2. leer (stehend), unbewohnt:

stand empty leer stehen

3. leer, unbeladen:

empty weight Eigen-, Leergewicht n

4. empty of ohne (akk):

empty of joy freudlos;

empty of meaning nichtssagend;

empty of traffic leer

5. fig leer, nichtssagend, inhaltslos:

empty promises leere Versprechungen;

empty talk leeres oder hohles Gerede

B v/t

1. (aus)leeren, entleeren, leer machen, ein Fach etc ausräumen, einen Lastwagen etc abladen, eine Pfeife ausklopfen:

empty one’s bladder die Blase entleeren

2. ein Glas etc leeren, leer trinken, austrinken, einen Teller etc leeren, leer essen

3. ein Haus etc räumen

4. schütten, leeren, gießen ( alle:

into in akk)

5. empty itself → C 2

6. berauben (of gen):

empty sth of its importance einer Sache ihre Bedeutung nehmen

C v/i

1. leer werden, sich leeren

2. sich ergießen, münden ( beide:

into the sea ins Meer)

D s leerer Behälter, besonders leere Flasche, pl auch Leergut n

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1. adjective
1) leer; frei [Sitz, Parkplatz]

empty of something — ohne etwas

2) (coll.): (hungry)

I feel a bit empty — ich bin ein bisschen hungrig

3) (fig.) (foolish) dumm; hohl [Kopf]; (meaningless) leer
2. noun
(bottle) leere Flasche; (container) leerer Behälter
3. transitive verb
1) (remove contents of) leeren; (finish using contents of) aufbrauchen; (eat/drink whole contents of) leer essen [Teller]/leeren [Glas]

2) (transfer) umfüllen ( into in + Akk.); (pour) schütten ( over über + Akk.)
4. intransitive verb
1) (become empty) sich leeren

2) (discharge)

empty into — [Fluss, Abwasserkanal:] münden in (+ Akk.)

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adj.

inhaltslos adj.

leer adj. v.

ausleeren v.

leeren v.

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