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(standing vertically)

1 Stone

I 1. [stəʊn]
nome

1) U (material) pietra f.

(made) of stone — (fatto) di pietra

2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.

3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.

to lay a stone — posare una pietra

not a stone was left standing — nulla rimase in piedi

4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.

5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.

6) med. calcolo m.

kidney stone — calcolo renale

7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg
2.
modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès

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to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile

it's a stone's throw from here — è a un tiro di schioppo da qui

to sink like a stone — colare a picco

people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — chi è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra
II [stəʊn]
verbo transitivo

1) (throw stones at)

to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn

2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]

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[stəun] 1. noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) pietra; di pietra

2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) pietra

3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) pietra

4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) pietra

5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) nocciolo

6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stone

7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) calcolo
2. verb
1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) lapidare

2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) snocciolare

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- stony
- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw
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(Surnames) Stone /stəʊn/
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I 1. [stəʊn]
nome

1) U (material) pietra f.

(made) of stone — (fatto) di pietra

2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.

3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.

to lay a stone — posare una pietra

not a stone was left standing — nulla rimase in piedi

4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.

5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.

6) med. calcolo m.

kidney stone — calcolo renale

7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg
2.
modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès

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to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile

it's a stone's throw from here — è a un tiro di schioppo da qui

to sink like a stone — colare a picco

people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — chi è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra
II [stəʊn]
verbo transitivo

1) (throw stones at)

to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn

2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]

English-Italian dictionary > Stone
2 stone

stone ⇒ Weight measurement

A n

1 ¢ ( material) pierre f ; (made) of stone en pierre ; to turn into stone se changer en pierre ; to have a heart of stone fig avoir un cœur de pierre ; to be as hard as stone lit être dur comme de la pierre ; fig avoir un cœur de pierre ;

2 ( small rock) pierre f, caillou m ;

3 ( for particular purpose) gen pierre f ; ( standing vertically) menhir m ; ( engraved) stèle f ; to lay a stone poser une pierre ; to erect a stone ériger une stèle ; they totally destroyed the town, not a stone was left standing ils ont complètement détruit la ville, tout était dévasté ;

4 ( also precious stone) ( gem) pierre f ;

5 Bot ( in fruit) noyau m ; to take the stone out of a peach dénoyauter une pêche ;

6 Med calcul m ; kidney stone calcul m rénal ;

7 GB Meas = 6,35 kg.

B modif [wall, statue, floor, building, step] en pierre ; [jar, pot, pottery] en grès ; stone cladding revêtement m de pierre.

C vtr

1 ( throw stones at) lapider [person] ; to stone sb to death lapider qn ;

2 ( remove stone from) dénoyauter [peach, cherry].

Idioms

stone me†! GB ça alors! ; to leave no stone unturned ne négliger aucun détail ; it's a stone's throw from here c'est à deux pas d'ici ; to be set in (tablets of) stone être gravé dans le marbre ; to cast the first stone jeter la première pierre (at à) ; to sink like a stone couler à pic ; ⇒ glasshouse.

Big English-French dictionary > stone
3 коэффициент стоячей волны

standing wave ratio

скорость бега волны на мелководье — shallow-water wave speed

период распространяющихся волн — period of progressive waves

отношение высоты волны к ее длине — wave height length ratio

измеритель скорости пульсовой волны — pulse wave speedometer

вертикально поляризованная волна — vertically polarized wave

Русско-английский научный словарь > коэффициент стоячей волны
4 стоячая волна

standing wave

скорость бега волны на мелководье — shallow-water wave speed

период распространяющихся волн — period of progressive waves

отношение высоты волны к ее длине — wave height length ratio

измеритель скорости пульсовой волны — pulse wave speedometer

вертикально поляризованная волна — vertically polarized wave

Русско-английский научный словарь > стоячая волна
5 стоячая волна

standing wave

скорость бега волны на мелководье — shallow-water wave speed

период распространяющихся волн — period of progressive waves

отношение высоты волны к ее длине — wave height length ratio

измеритель скорости пульсовой волны — pulse wave speedometer

вертикально поляризованная волна — vertically polarized wave

Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > стоячая волна
6 стоячая волна

standing wave

скорость бега волны на мелководье — shallow-water wave speed

период распространяющихся волн — period of progressive waves

отношение высоты волны к ее длине — wave height length ratio

измеритель скорости пульсовой волны — pulse wave speedometer

вертикально поляризованная волна — vertically polarized wave

Русско-английский словарь по информационным технологиям > стоячая волна
7 mast

1. мачта

2. столб; стойка; опора; подпорка

— A-mast

— cantilever mast

— collapsing mast

— double pole mast

— free standing mast

— full view mast

— guyed mast

— hollow steel mast

— I-beam-type mast

— jack-knife drilling mast

— lattice column mast

— portable mast

— single pole mast

— telescope mast

— telescoping mast

— twin mast

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мачтовая вышка ( установка для строительства или ремонта скважин)

beam leg cantilever mast — складывающаяся буровая мачта из трубчатых конструкций

beam leg floor mount cantilever mast — складывающаяся мачта из уголкового железа, устанавливаемая на полу буровой

cantilever beam leg mast — складывающаяся мачта из трубчатых конструкций (для буровых установок)

cantilever floor mount mast — складывающаяся мачта, устанавливаемая на полу буровой

high floor cantilever mast — складывающаяся буровая мачта, у которой пол буровой находится на высоте 1,5 м от основания

land rig free-standing telescoping mast — телескопическая мачта без оттяжек (для наземных буровых)

offshore vertically assembled mast — разборная мачта морской буровой установки

offshore vertically telescoping mast — телескопическая мачта морской буровой установки

to anchor a mast — крепить мачту анкерами;

to elevate a mast — поднимать мачтовую вышку;

to guy up a mast — крепить мачту оттяжками или вантами

— A-mast

— A-shape mast

— A-view mast

— barge rig mast

— cantilever mast

— closed mast

— collapsing mast

— double-leg mast

— double-leg pipe mast

— double-leg tubular mast

— double-pole mast

— double-telescoping mast

— drilling mast

— folding mast

— four-leg mast

— free-standing mast

— full-view mast

— guyed mast

— guyless mast

— jackknife mast

— lattice column mast

— lattice mast

— latticework mast

— mechanical telescoping mast

— open face mast

— open front mast

— pipe mast

— pole mast

— portable mast

— power-raised mast

— production mast

— single-pole mast

— single-tower mast

— single-trailer mast

— telescopic mast

— telescoping mast

— triangular telescoping mast

— tripod mast

— tubular mast

— twin mast

— twin-pole mast

— twin-tower mast

— unguyed mast

— vertically assembled mast

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мачта, подъёмная вышка самоходной буровой установки ( в отличие от стационарной вышки — derrick)

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1) мачта

2) подъёмная вышка самоходной буровой установки

3) мачтовая вышка ()

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to anchor a mast — крепить мачту анкерами;

to elevate a mast — поднимать мачтовую вышку;

to erect the mast — устанавливать мачтовую вышку в рабочее положение;

to guy up a mast — крепить мачту оттяжками или вантами

- A-mast
- A-shape mast
- A-view mast
- angle leg cantilever mast
- barge rig mast
- beam leg cantilever mast
- beam leg floor mount cantilever mast
- cantilever mast
- cantilever beam leg mast
- cantilever floor mount mast
- closed mast
- collapsing mast
- double mast
- double-leg mast
- double-leg pipe mast
- double-leg tubular mast
- double-pole mast
- double-telescoping mast
- drilling mast
- folding mast
- four-leg mast
- free-standing mast
- full view mast
- guyed mast
- guyless mast
- high floor cantilever mast
- hollow steel mast
- I-beam mast
- jackknife cantilever mast
- jackknife drilling mast
- land rig free-standing telescoping mast
- lattice column mast
- latticework mast
- mechanical telescoping mast
- offshore vertically telescoping mast
- open face mast
- open front mast
- pipe mast
- pole mast
- portable mast
- power-raised mast
- production mast
- single-pole mast
- single-tower mast
- single-trailer mast
- structural mast
- telescopic mast
- telescoping mast
- triangular telescoping mast
- tripod mast
- tubular mast
- twin mast
- twin-pole mast
- twin-tower mast
- unguyed mast
- vertically assembled mast
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• буровая вышка

• мачта (буровой вышки) стойка

• подпорка

• подъемная вышка самоходной буровой установки

• стойка

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > mast
8 senkrecht

I Adj.

1. vertical; bes. MATH. perpendicular; die Mauer ist nicht senkrecht auch the wall is out of plumb, the wall is listing; halt dich senkrecht! umg. stay upright, don’t fall over; immer schön senkrecht bleiben! umg., fig. don’t let things get you down

2. bes. schw., fig. (aufrecht, rechtschaffen) upright

II Adv. vertically; Kreuzworträtsel: down; die Linien stehen senkrecht aufeinander the lines are perpendicular ( oder at right angles) to one another; ( fast) senkrecht nach unten gehen descend almost vertically; senkrecht in die Höhe steigen climb vertically; Rauch: go straight up

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vertical (Adj.); perpendicular (Adj.); upright (Adj.); apeak (Adj.); erect (Adj.)

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sẹnk|recht ['zEŋkrɛçt]
1. adj
vertical; (MATH) perpendicular; (in Kreuzworträtsel) down
immer schön senkrecht bleiben! (inf) — keep your end up (inf)

2. adv
vertically, perpendicularly; aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen straight up
sie stehen senkrecht aufeinander — they are perpendicular to each other

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1) perpendicularly

2) (standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) perpendicular

3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) sheer

4) (standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) vertical

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senk·recht

[ˈzɛŋkrɛçt]

adj vertical

▶ halt dich \senkrecht! (fam) keep out of trouble!

▶ immer schön \senkrecht bleiben! (fam) stay cool! fam

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1.
Adjektiv vertical

in senkrechter Stellung — in an upright position
2.
adverbial vertically

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senkrecht

A. adj

1. vertical; besonders MATH perpendicular;

die Mauer ist nicht senkrecht auch the wall is out of plumb, the wall is listing;

halt dich senkrecht! umg stay upright, don’t fall over;

immer schön senkrecht bleiben! umg, fig don’t let things get you down

2. besonders schweiz, fig (aufrecht, rechtschaffen) upright

B. adv vertically; Kreuzworträtsel: down;

die Linien stehen senkrecht aufeinander the lines are perpendicular ( oder at right angles) to one another;

(fast) senkrecht nach unten gehen descend almost vertically;

senkrecht in die Höhe steigen climb vertically; Rauch: go straight up

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1.
Adjektiv vertical

in senkrechter Stellung — in an upright position
2.
adverbial vertically

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(Mathematik) adj.

perpendicular adj. adj.

perpendicular (to) adj.

vertical adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > senkrecht
9 vertical

vertical, e (masculine plural - aux) [vεʀtikal, o]

1. adjective

vertical

2. feminine noun

verticale ( = ligne) vertical line

• la verticale ( = direction) the vertical

• à la verticale [s'élever, tomber] vertically

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verticale, mpl - aux vɛʀtikal, o adjectif

1) Mathématique, gén [axe, plan, mouvement, position, décollage] vertical; [miroir, panneau] upright

la station verticale — standing position

2) ( selon une hiérarchie) [intégration, organisation, croissance] vertical

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vɛʀtikal, o vertical, -e verticaux mpl
1. adj

vertical

2. nf

vertical

à la verticale — vertically

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vertical, verticale, mpl - aux

A adj

1 Math, gén [axe, plan, mouvement, position, décollage] vertical; [miroir, panneau] upright; la station verticale standing position;

2 ( selon une hiérarchie) [intégration, organisation, croissance] vertical.

B verticale nf Math, Phys vertical; mettre qch à la verticale to put sth upright; le rocher se dresse à la verticale the rock rises sheer.

( féminin verticale, pluriel masculin verticaux) [vɛrtikal, o] adjectif

[droit - position, corps, arbre] vertical, upright ; [ - écriture, ligne] vertical

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nom masculin

vertical circle

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verticale nom féminin

vertical line

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à la verticale locution adjectivale

vertically

un versant à la verticale a sheer drop

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à la verticale locution adverbiale

vertically

se mettre à la verticale to stand vertically ou upright

s'élever/descendre à la verticale to rise/to descend vertically, to go vertically upwards/downwards

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vertical
10 posizione

f position

posizione chiave key position

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posizione s.f.

1 position: posizione verticale, vertical position; la posizione di un oggetto, di un quadro, the position of an object, of a picture; la posizione di questa villa è meravigliosa, this villa is beautifully sited; la posizione della testa, del corpo, the position of the head, of the body // (astr.): posizione apparente, aspect (o apparent position); posizione astrometrica, astrometric position; astronomia di posizione, astrometry

2 ( modo di stare) position: era seduto in una posizione molto scomoda, he was sitting in a very uncomfortable position; mettersi in posizione comoda, to make oneself comfortable

3 ( atteggiamento) position, attitude: la mia posizione di fronte a un problema non è mai pessimista, my attitude to a problem is never pessimistic; assumere una posizione ben definita riguardo a una questione, to adopt (o to take up) a definite position regarding a matter; mantenere le proprie posizioni, to maintain one's position // prendere posizione, ( in una contesa) to take sides

4 ( condizione, situazione) position, standing, status: sono in una posizione imbarazzante, I am in an embarrassing position (o situation); si trova ancora in una posizione molto delicata, he is still in a very delicate situation; un uomo nella sua posizione dovrebbe comportarsi diversamente, a man in his position (o of his standing) should behave differently; voglio definire la mia posizione al più presto, I want to define my position as soon as possible; posizione finanziaria, financial standing (o position); posizione sociale, social status // (comm.): posizione concorrenziale, competitive position; faremo l'inventario per vedere qual è la nostra posizione, we are going to take stock to see how we stand; (amm.) posizione contabile, accounting position // (banca): posizione creditizia, credit rating; posizione di cambio pareggiata, square exchange position // (Borsa): posizione al ribasso, bear position; posizione al rialzo, bull position; posizione allo scoperto, short (o naked) position; posizione lunga, attiva, netta, long (o overbuy) position; in posizione lunga, going long; in posizione corta, going short; posizione di vendita ( allo scoperto), short position; posizione scoperta, uncovered position

5 ( posto) position: ha una bellissima posizione in banca, he has a very good position in a bank // farsi una posizione, to acquire a position; per l'età che ha si è fatto un'ottima posizione, considering his age he has reached a very good position

6 ( in una classifica) position: essere nelle prime posizioni, to be near the top position; essere nelle ultime posizioni, to be near the bottom; avere una buona posizione in graduatoria, to be well-placed in a list

7 (gramm., mil., mus.) position; (mil.): attaccare una posizione, to attack a position; posizione strategica, strategic position

8 (inform.) location, position: posizione di memoria, storage location; posizione iniziale, leading position; posizione di perforazione, code position; posizione riservata in memoria, dedicated core location.

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[pozit'tsjone]
sostantivo femminile

1) (nello spazio) position, location

in posizione orizzontale, verticale — horizontally, vertically

la casa è in un'ottima posizione, in posizione ideale — the house is in a good position, ideally situated

2) (postura) position, attitude, posture

essere in posizione prona, supina — to lie prone, to be supine

in posizione fetale — in the foetal position

assumere una posizione — to adopt a stance

3) (in una classifica) position, place, placing

essere in terza posizione — to be in third position o place

arrivare in quarta posizione — to arrive fourth

perdere -i in classifica — to fall in the charts

4) fig. (situazione) position

trovarsi in una posizione imbarazzante — to be in an awkward position

5) fig. (professionale, sociale) position, status*, standing

posizione sociale — position, social standing

una posizione di responsabilità — a position of responsibility

farsi una posizione — to rise

6) fig. (punto di vista) position, view

avere -i estremiste — to be extreme in one's views

presa di posizione — stance, stand

prendere posizione su qcs. — to take o make a stand on sth

7) mil. position, line

guerra di posizione — war of position

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posizione

/pozit'tsjone/

sostantivo f.

1 (nello spazio) position, location; in posizione orizzontale, verticale horizontally, vertically; la casa è in un'ottima posizione, in posizione ideale the house is in a good position, ideally situated

2 (postura) position, attitude, posture; essere in posizione prona, supina to lie prone, to be supine; in posizione fetale in the foetal position; assumere una posizione to adopt a stance

3 (in una classifica) position, place, placing; essere in terza posizione to be in third position o place; arrivare in quarta posizione to arrive fourth; perdere -i in classifica to fall in the charts

4 fig. (situazione) position; trovarsi in una posizione imbarazzante to be in an awkward position

5 fig. (professionale, sociale) position, status*, standing; posizione sociale position, social standing; una posizione di responsabilità a position of responsibility; farsi una posizione to rise

6 fig. (punto di vista) position, view; avere -i estremiste to be extreme in one's views; presa di posizione stance, stand; prendere posizione su qcs. to take o make a stand on sth.

7 mil. position, line; guerra di posizione war of position.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > posizione
11 vertical

1. adjective
senkrecht; senkrecht aufragend od. abfallend [Klippe]

be vertical — senkrecht stehen
2. noun
senkrechte od. vertikale Linie

be out of [the] vertical — nicht im od. außer Lot sein

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['və:tikəl]
adjective

(standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) senkrecht

- academic.ru/93452/vertically">vertically

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ver·ti·cal

[ˈvɜ:tɪk^əl, AM ˈvɜ:rt̬ə-]

I. adj senkrecht, vertikal; cliffs senkrecht abfallend

a basketball player's \vertical leap der Korbleger eines Basketballspielers

\vertical axis y-Achse f, Vertikalachse f

\vertical communication vertikale Kommunikation

\vertical integration vertikale Integration

\vertical lines Längsstreifen pl

II. n

1. (vertical line) Senkrechte f, Vertikale f geh

the wall is a few degrees off the \vertical die Wand steht nicht ganz im Lot

2. (of ski slopes) Abfahrt f

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['vɜːtIkəl]
1. adj

1) line, surface senkrecht, vertikal; pillar senkrecht; (COMM, ECON) vertikal

vertical cliffs — senkrecht abfallende Klippen

vertical axis — y-Achse f, Ordinatenachse f

vertical take-off aircraft — Senkrechtstarter m

vertical stripes — Längsstreifen pl

2)

(= steep) there is a vertical drop from the cliffs into the sea below — die Klippen fallen steil or senkrecht ins Meer ab

3) (fig: hierarchical) vertikal

2. n
(= line) Vertikale f, Senkrechte f
to be off the or out of the vertical — nicht im Lot stehen

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vertical [ˈvɜːtıkl; US ˈvɜr-]

A adj (adv vertically)

1. vertikal, senk-, lotrecht:

vertical axis ANAT Körperlängsachse f;

vertical clearance TECH lichte Höhe;

vertical drilling machine Senkrechtbohrmaschine f;

vertical engine TECH stehender Motor;

vertical file Hängeregistratur f;

vertical section ARCH Aufriss m;

vertical stabilizer FLUG Seitenflosse f;

vertical take-off FLUG Senkrechtstart m;

vertical-take-off aircraft Senkrechtstarter m;

vertically challenged euph klein (Person)

2. ANAT, MED vertikal, Scheitel…

3. ASTRON, MATH Scheitel…:

vertical angle;

vertical circle Vertikalkreis m;

vertical plane Vertikalebene f

4. WIRTSCH, SOZIOL vertikal:

vertical trust;

vertical combination ( oder integration) Vertikalverflechtung f;

vertical mobility vertikale Mobilität

B s Vertikale f, Senkrechte f

vert. abk vertical vert.

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1. adjective
senkrecht; senkrecht aufragend od. abfallend [Klippe]

be vertical — senkrecht stehen
2. noun
senkrechte od. vertikale Linie

be out of [the] vertical — nicht im od. außer Lot sein

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(line) n.

Vertikale f. adj.

senkrecht adj.

vertikal adj.

English-german dictionary > vertical
12 vertical

['və:tikəl]
adjective

(standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) lodret

- vertically

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['və:tikəl]
adjective

(standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) lodret

- vertically

English-Danish dictionary > vertical
13 vertical

adj.

1 vertical (Mat).

el respaldo estaba casi vertical the back was almost vertical

poner en posición vertical to place in an upright position

2 portrait.

f.

vertical (line) (Mat).

m.

vertical circle (astronomy).

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vertical

► adjetivo

1 vertical

■ lo puso vertical she put it upright

► nombre femenino

1 vertical, vertical line

► nombre masculino

1 vertical

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adj.

vertical, upright

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1.

ADJ [línea, plano] vertical; [postura, piano] upright

despegue vertical — (Aer) vertical take-off

ponlo vertical — put it upright

2. SF

1) (Téc, Mat) vertical line, vertical

descender en vertical — to descend vertically

elevarse en vertical — to rise vertically

2) (Dep)

hacer la vertical — to do a handstand

3.

SM (Astron) vertical circle

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <línea/madero> vertical

en posición vertical — in an upright o a vertical position

b) ( en crucigramas)

el tres vertical — three down

2) (Pol, Rels Labs) vertical
II
femenino

a) (Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical (tech)

una caída en vertical — a sheer drop

b) (Dep) handstand
III
masculino (Dep) post, upright

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= upright, vertical.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.

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* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (

* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* soporte vertical = stilt.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <línea/madero> vertical

en posición vertical — in an upright o a vertical position

b) ( en crucigramas)

el tres vertical — three down

2) (Pol, Rels Labs) vertical
II
femenino

a) (Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical (tech)

una caída en vertical — a sheer drop

b) (Dep) handstand
III
masculino (Dep) post, upright

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= upright, vertical.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.

* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).

* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.

* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.

* soporte vertical = stilt.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

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vertical¹

adjective

A

1 ‹línea/madero› vertical

estaba en posición vertical it was in an upright o a vertical position

2

(en crucigramas): el tres vertical three down

B ( Pol, Rels Labs) vertical

vertical²

feminine

1 ( Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical ( tech)

trazar una vertical to draw a vertical line

una caída en vertical a sheer drop

2 ( Dep) handstand

vertical³

masculine

A ( Astron) vertical circle

B ( Dep) post, upright

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vertical adjetivo
1
a) ‹línea/madero› vertical;

◊ en posición vertical in a vertical position

b) ( en crucigramas):

◊ el tres vertical three down

2 (Pol, Rels Labs) vertical
■ sustantivo femenino
a) (Mat, Tec) vertical line, vertical (tech)

b) (Dep) handstand

vertical adjetivo & sustantivo femenino vertical
' vertical' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abandonar
- abdominal
- abominar
- abonada
- abonado
- aborigen
- abortar
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrillantador
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstemia
- abstemio
- absurda
- absurdo
- abultar
- abusón
- abusona
- acá
- acabar
- acabada
- acabado
- acaparador
- acaparadora
- acaso
- accesoria
- accesorio
- accidentada
- accidentado
- acertar
- acertante
- ácida
- ácido
- aclarar
- acorazada
- acorazado
- acorde
- acostumbrar
- activa
- activo
- acuífera
- acuífero
- acusada
- acusado
- adelantar
- adelante
- adelgazar
- adelgazante
English:
abandon
- aboard
- abort
- above-board
- abrasive
- absent
- absolutely
- abstract
- abuse
- academic
- accept
- access
- acclaim
- accord
- accumulate
- ache
- aching
- acid
- acoustic
- across
- act
- acting
- adapt
- add
- add up
- address
- adept
- adhesive
- adjourn
- adjust
- adrift
- adult
- advance
- advertise
- advertising
- advocate
- aerial
- affirmative
- afloat
- after
- against
- age
- aged
- ageing
- agitate
- agree
- aid
- aim
- air
- alarm

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vertical

♦ adj

1. Geom vertical

2. [derecho] [línea, despegue] vertical;

el respaldo estaba casi vertical the back was almost vertical;

poner en posición vertical to place in an upright position;

en vertical: se hace una incisión en vertical a vertical incision is made

3. [en crucigrama] down;

3 vertical 3 down

4. [formato, orientación] portrait

5. [estructura] hierarchical

♦ nm
Astron vertical circle
♦ nf
Geom vertical (line);
forma un ángulo recto con la vertical it forms a right angle to the vertical

* * *

vertical

I adj vertical

II f vertical (line)

* * *

vertical adj & nf

: vertical

♦ verticalmente adv

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vertical adj vertical

Spanish-English dictionary > vertical
14 position

position [pozisjɔ̃]

feminine noun

a. position ; [de navire] bearings

• rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground

• avoir une position de repli to have a fallback position

• arriver en première/deuxième/dernière position to come first/second/last

• être assis dans une mauvaise position to be sitting in an awkward position

• se mettre en position to take up one's position

• en position allongée/assise/verticale in a reclining/sitting/upright position

• être dans une position délicate to be in a difficult position

• être en position de faire qch to be in a position to do sth

• il occupe une position importante he holds an important position

• revoir sa position to review one's position

b. ( = attitude) stance

• prendre position to take a stand

• prendre (fermement) position en faveur de qch to come down (strongly) in favour of sth

• prise de position stand

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pozisjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) ( dans l'espace) position

il faut revoir la position des joueurs — the positioning of the players has to be rethought

en position horizontale/verticale — horizontally/vertically

attention, l'échelle est en position instable — be careful, the ladder isn't steady

2) Armée position

3) ( posture) position

la position des doigts sur une guitare — the positioning of the fingers on a guitar

rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée — there's nothing worse than sitting down all day

4) ( situation) position

une position délicate — a tricky situation

être en position dominante sur le marché — to be a market leader

5) (professionnelle, sociale) position

6) ( au classement) place, position

7) ( point de vue) position, stance

prendre position sur un problème — to take a stand on an issue

prise de position — stance, stand ( sur quelque chose on something)

camper or rester sur ses positions — to stand one's ground

8) Finance (bank) balance

être en position créditrice/débitrice — [compte] to be in credit/debit

9) ( en danse) position

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pozisjɔ̃ nf
1) (= emplacement) position

prendre position (= se poster) — to take up one's position

Les gendarmes venaient de prendre position. — The police had just taken up their positions.

2) (= opinion) position

prendre position (= prendre parti) — to take a stand

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position nf

1 ( dans l'espace) position (de of); la position géographique d'une ville the geographical position of a town; veuillez indiquer votre position Naut, Aviat please state your position; il faut revoir la position des joueurs Sport the positioning of the players has to be rethought; en position horizontale/verticale horizontally/vertically; attention, l'échelle est en position instable be careful, the ladder isn't steady;

2 Mil position; bombarder les positions ennemies to bomb the enemy's positions; la troupe a pris position sur la crête the troop has taken up its position on the ridge;

3 ( posture) position (de of); faire l'amour dans toutes les positions to make love ou have sex in every (possible) position; la position des doigts sur une guitare the positioning of the fingers on a guitar; rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée there's nothing worse than sitting down all day;

4 ( situation) position; placer qn dans une position difficile to put sb in a difficult ou an awkward position; être/se sentir en position de force to be/feel oneself to be in a position of strength; nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider/d'agir we are in no position to help you/to act; être en position minoritaire/majoritaire to be in the minority/majority; se trouver dans une position délicate to be in a tricky situation; être en position dominante sur le marché to be a market leader;

5 (professionnelle, sociale) position; il occupe une position très en vue he's in a very public position; sa position est très enviée his/her position is widely envied;

6 ( au classement) place, position; être en deuxième/troisième position to be in second/third place ou position;

7 ( point de vue) position, stance; maintenir/durcir sa position to maintain/harden one's position ou stance; définir une position commune to reach a common position; position de principe position ou stance taken on principle; adopter une position de principe to make a stand on principle; revenir sur/réviser ses positions to reconsider/review one's position; prendre position sur un problème to take a stand on an issue; prise de position stance, stand (sur qch on sth); camper or rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground;

8 Fin (bank) balance; demander sa position to ask for the balance of one's account; être en position créditrice/débitrice [compte] to be in credit/debit;

9 Danse position; première/cinquième position first/fifth position.

Composés

position acheteur Fin bull position; position du missionnaire missionary position; position de repli fallback; position vendeur Fin bear position.

[pozisjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. MILITAIRE [lieu d'où l'on mène une action] position

une position dominante a commanding position

position avancée/défensive advanced/defensive position

position clef key position

être en position de combat to be ready to attack

des positions fortifiées a fortified position

position de repli MILITAIRE (figuré) fall-back position

2. [lieu où l'on se trouve] position

déterminer sa position to find one's bearings

déterminer la position de quelque chose to locate something

3. [dans un sondage, une course] position, place

nous sommes en dernière/première position dans le championnat we're bottom of the league/in the lead in the championship

arriver en première/dernière position

a. [coureur] to come first/last

b. [candidat] to come top/be last

ils ont rétrogradé en quatrième position au hit-parade they went down to number four in the charts

4. [posture] posture, position

tu as une mauvaise position you've got bad posture

dans la ou en position verticale when standing up

dans la ou en position allongée when lying down

dans la ou en position assise when sitting, in a sitting position

5. [angle, orientation] position, setting

mettez le siège en position inclinée tilt the seat back

6. [opinion] position, stance, standpoint

prendre position (sur quelque chose) to take a stand ou to take up a position (on something)

prendre position pour ou en faveur de quelque chose to come down in favour of something

prendre position contre quelque chose to come out against something

rester sur ses positions (sens propre & figuré) to stand one's ground, to stick to one's guns

quelle est la position de la France dans ce conflit? what's France's position on this conflict?

position commune POLITIQUE common stance

7. [situation] position, situation

en position de: en position de force in a strong position ou a position of strength

être en position de faire quelque chose to be in a position to do something

[dans une entreprise] position, post

dans sa position, elle devrait se sentir responsable a woman in her position should feel responsible

position sociale social standing

8. BANQUE balance (of account)

position de place BOURSE market position

feuille de position interim statement

9. LINGUISTIQUE [d'un terme, d'une syllabe, d'une voyelle] position

phonème en position forte/faible stressed/unstressed phoneme

10. DANSE position

11. MUSIQUE [accord, doigté] position

12. GÉOMÉTRIE & PSYCHOLOGIE position

13. DROIT status

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de position locution adjectivale

[balise] position (modificateur)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > position
15 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

16 ὀρθός

ὀρθός, ή, όν,

A straight,

I in height, upright, standing, Hom., who commonly joins it with στῆναι, στῆ δ' ὀρθός Il.23.271
, al., cf. Hdt.5.111,9.22 (where it is used of a horse rearing); ὀρθαὶ τρίχες ἔσταν Il.24.359
, cf. Hes.Op. 540 ; ὀρθῶν ἑσταότων ἀγορή Il.18.246
; οἱ δ' ἐν νηΐ μ' ἔδησαν.. ὀρθὸν ἐν ἱστοπέδῃ Od.12.179
, cf. S.Aj. 239 (anap.); κυρβασίας.. ὀρθὰς εἶχον πεπηγυίας Hdt.7.64
; ὀρθὸν αἴρεις κάρα A.Ch. 496
, etc.; ὀρθὸν οὖς ἵστησι pricks up his ear, S.El.27, etc.; applied to the erect posture of man, Arist.PA 653a31, al.; ὀ. θηρίον, of man, Philem.3 ; of buildings, standing with their walls entire, [τὸ Πάνακτον] ὀρθὸν παραδοῦναι Th.5.42
; ὀρθαὶ κίονες Pi.P.4.267
, cf. PLond. 3.755v.2(iv A. D.); of a standing crop, ib.1165.2 (ii A. D.). Adv., ὀρθῶς ἑστῶτες Arist.PA 689b19
.

b Geom., at right angles to.., εὐθεῖα πρὸς ἐπίπεδον ὀρθή ἐστιν ὅταν.. Euc.11
Def.3.

c Astrol., ὀρθὰ ζῴδια signs which rise vertically, opp. πλάγια, Doroth. in Cat. Cod. Astr.5 (1). 240.

II in line, straight (opp. σκολιός crooked and πλάγιος aslant), ἀντ' ἠελίου τετραμμένος ὀρθός straight, right opposite the sun, Hes.Op. 727 ; ὀρθὸν εὐθύνοι βέλος A.Fr. 200
; ποιῶν ὀρθὰ πάντα πρὸς κανόνα IG7.3073.108
(Lebadea, ii B. C.); ὀ. τρῶμα longitudinal to the muscle, opp. ἐπικάρσιος, Hp.Prorrh.2.15 ; ὀρθὸς εἰς ὁδὸν πορεύεται S. Aj. 1254
; εἶμι.. ὀ. ὁδόν Thgn.945
; ὀ. κέλευθον ἰών Pi.P.11.39
; ὀρθὴν κελεύεις, i. e. ὀρθὴν ὁδόν με ἰέναι κ., Ar.Av.1 ; so ὀρθὴν ἄνω δίωκε (sc. όδόν) Id.Th. 1223 (but ὀρθήν, = εὐθύς, Hyp.Fr. 257); δι' ὀρθῆς τήνδε ναυκληρεῖς πόλιν (sc. ὁδοῦ) S.Ant. 994 ; εἰς ὀρθὸν τρέχειν Diph.61.5
;
εἰς ὀρθὸν ἀποδοῦναι
to face the front originally held, Ascl.Tact.10.1
; κατ' ὀρθὸν εὐδρομεῖν Men.681
; also
ὀρθᾷ χερί
straightway, Pi.O.10(11).4
; ὀρθῷ ποδί ib.13.72, Fr. 167 ; but τιθέναι ὀρθὸν πόδα is prob. to put the foot out, as in walking, A.Eu. 294 (v. κατηρεφής 1
), cf. E.Med. 1166.

2 βλέπειν ὀρθά, opp. being blind, S.OT 419 ;
ὀρθὸν ἀνέβλεψε
recovered his sight, IG 14.966
(Rome, ii A. D.); ἐξ ὀμμάτων ὀ.. κἀξ ὀρθῆς φρενός S.OT 528
; ὀρθοῖς ὄμμασιν ib. 1385 ; v. ὄμμα 1.

III metaph.,

1 right, safe, prosperous:

a partly from signf. 1,
τοὺς δὲ τομαῖς ἔστασεν ὀρθούς
set them up, restored, Pi.P.3.53
; so ὀρθὸν ἀστάσας (= ἀναστήσας) IG42(1).122.52 (Epid., iv B. C.); ἐς ὀρθὸν ἱστάναι τινά E.Supp. 1230
; ὀρθὰν φυλάσσειν Τένεδον Pi.N.11.5
; so στάντες τ' ἐς ὀρθὸν καὶ πεσόντες ὕστερον S.OT50
, cf. Pl.La. 181b ; ταύτης ἔπι (sc. χθονός) πλέοντες ὀρθῆς (the state being represented as a ship) S. Ant. 190 ; ἐν ὀρθῷ κεῖσθαι Plb.31.7.1
.

b partly from signf. 11, κατ' ὀρθὸν ἐξελθεῖν, of prophecies, S.OT88, cf. OC 1424; κατ' ὀρθὸν οὐρίσαι to speed in prosperous course, Id.OT 695 (lyr.).

2 right, true, correct, ἄγγελος, ἀγγελία, νόος, Pi.O.6.90, P.4.279, 10.68 ; μάρτυρες A.Eu. 318
(anap.), etc.; γλῶσσα S.Fr. 351
; ὀρθᾷ φρενί Pi.O.8.24
; ὄρθ' ἀκούειν to be rightly, truly called, S.OT 903 (lyr.); κατὰ τὸ ὀ. δικάζειν Hdt. 1.96
;
ὀ. λόγῳ
strictly speaking, in very truth, Id.2.17
, 6.68, etc.: so in Adv., ὀρθῶς λέγειν Id.1.51
; ὀ. ἔλεξας S.Ph. 341
; ὀ. φράσαι A.Ch. 526
; εἴρηκας ὀ. S.El. 1040
; ὀ. φρονεῖν A.Pr. 1000
, Archyt.1 (so εἰς ὀρθὸν φ. S. Fr. 612
); ὀ. γνῶναι Antipho 2.2.8
; ὀ. ἔχει it is right, c. inf., Pl.Euthphr. 9a ; ὀ. ἐνδίκως τ' ἐπώνυμον A.Th. 405
, cf. 829 (anap.): in answers, rightly, exactly, Pl.Prt. 359e; ὀ. γε Diph.32.18
: [comp] Sup., ὀρθότατα καλεόμενος Hdt.4.59
; so τὸ ὀρθὸν ἐξείρηκα S.Tr. 374
; φωνεῖν δίκης ἐς ὀρθόν ib. 347 ; κατ' ὀρθόν Pl.Ti. 44b
.

3 true, real, genuine, ὀ. πολιτεῖαι, opp. παρεκβάσεις, Arist.Pol. 1279a18, etc.; ὀ. μανία real madness, Ael.NA11.32, cf. Theoc.11.11. Adv. - θῶς really, truly, τοὺς ὀ. φιλομαθεῖς Pl.Phd. 67b
; ὁ ὀ. κυβερνήτης Id.R. 341c
; τὸν ὀ. συγγενῆ Diph. 102
.

4 upright, just, ἐμμένειν ὀ. νόμῳ S.Aj. 350
(lyr.);
τὸ ὀ.
uprightness, Pl.R. 540d
; ἐπιστήμη ἐνοῦσα καὶ ὀ. λόγος (v. λόγος IV. I) Id.Phd. 73a; ὁ ὀ. λόγος διὰ πάντων ἐρχόμενος (v. λόγος 111.7
) Chrysipp.Stoic.3.4 ; ὀ. λόγοι virtues on the intellectual side, Phld.Piet.8. Adv.
ὀρθῶς
rightly, justly, Th.3.56
; ὀ. καὶ δικαίως Antipho1.10
, IG22.228.14 (iv B. C.), IPE12.32B73 (Olbia, iii B. C.), etc.; ὀ. καὶ νομίμως Isoc.7.28
.

5 of persons, 'straight', straightforward, σμικροὶ καὶ οὐκ ὀρθοὶ τὰς ψυχάς Pl. Tht. 173a
.

6 on tiptoe, full of expectation, excited, ὀρθῆς τῆς πόλεως γενομένης διά τι Isoc.16.7
; τὴν Ἑλλάδα ὀρθὴν οὖσαν ἐπί τινι Id.5.70
; ὀ. ἦν ἡ πόλις ἐπὶ τοῖς συμβεβηκόσιν Lycurg.39
, cf. Hyp.Fr.39 ; ὀ. καὶ μετέωροι ταῖς διανοίαις Plb.28.17.11
; ὀ. καὶ περίφοβος ἦν ἡ πόλις Id.3.112.6
; ὀ. διὰ τὸν φόβον D.S.16.84
; ὀ. καὶ δραστήριος διὰ τὸ θαρρεῖν Plu.Phil.12
.

IV ἡ ὀρθή,

1 (sc. ὁδός) v. supr. 11.1.

2 ὀ. γωνία right angle, Pl.Ti. 55b ; so ὀ. alone, Arist.EN 1098a30, al.; cf. ὄρθιος v. 1 : τέμνειν πρὸς ὀρθάς to cut at right angles, Euc.3.3, al.; εἴ τις δείξειεν ὅτι αἱ ὀρθαὶ οὐ συμπίπτουσι.. that right angles do not meet (short for 'that two straight lines making, with a third, interior angles equal to two right angles, etc.'), Arist.AP0.74a13 ; τὸ δυσὶν ὀρθαῖς the theorem that the angles of a triangle are together equal to two right angles, ib.85b5 ; ὀρθὸς κῶνος, κύλινδρος, a right cone, cylinder, Archim.Sph.Cyl.1.26, 1.11.

3 (with or without πτῶσις) nominative, Lat. casus rectus, opp. the oblique cases, D.T. 636.3, Str.14.2.28, A.D.Pron.39.10, al., S.E.M.1.177.

V ὀρθά active verbs, opp. ὕπτια (passive) and οὐδέτερα (neuter), Chrysipp.Stoic.2.59.

VI ὀ. τόνος real or unmodified (cf. supr. 111.3) accent, opp. ἐγκλινόμενος, A.D.Pron.36.10, al.; so ὀρθὴ τάσις ib.54.8, al. (The gloss of Hsch., βορθ-αγορίσκοι, = ὀ., and the dialect forms of Ὀρθεία (q.v.), suggest that the word orig. had ϝ.)

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὀρθός

17 самолет

airplane, aircraft (а/с, а/с)
ла тяжелее воздуха с силовой установкой для создания тяги и крыльями, создающимм (пpи наличии поступатепьной скорости) подъемную силy. — оairplaneп means an enginedriven fixedwing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings.
- (раздел pэ 000) — aircraft general
- административного варианта — executive version airplane
-, административный — executive airplane
-, административный (для высокопоставленных лиц) — vip version airplane
- (-) амфибия — amphibian
- (-) биплан — biplane
самолет с двумя крыльями. расположенными одно над другим (рис. 2). — an airplane with two main supporting surfaces placed one above the other.
- вертикального взлета и посадки (сввп) — vertical takeoff and landing (vtol) airplane
ла тяжелее воздуха, способный выполнять взлет и посадку без разбега и пробега, — а heavier-than-air aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically.
-, военно-транспортный — military cargo aircraft
-, всепогодный — all-weather airplane
-, высотный — high-altitude airplane
-, гражданский — civil airplane
-, грузовой — cargo aircraft
-, грузовой (с размещением груза на платформах) — cargo-palletised version aircraft
-, грузопассажирскии — cargo-passenger carrying airplane
-, двухбалочный (рис. 3) — twin-boom airplane
-, двухместный — two-seater airplane
-, двухмоторный — twin-engine(d) airplane
-, двухпалубный — double-decker airplane
-, двухфюзепяжный — twin-fuselage airplane
-, десантный — troop carrier (aircraft), assault aircraft
-, дозвуковой — subsonic airplane
-, заправляемый (в воздухе) — fuel receiver airplane
- (-) заправщик — refueler airplane
-, легкий — light airplane
- лесопатрульной службы — forest-patrol airplane
-, магистральный — airliner
-, магистральный реактивный — jetliner
-, многомоторный — multiengined airplane
-, многоцелевой — multipurpose airplane
- (находящийся) на стоянке — parked airplane
- на стоянке (стоящий, не находящийся в движении) — standing airplane
-, находящийся в полете — in-flight aircraft
расстояние между летящим самолетом и наземным маяком. — distance between an in-flight aircraft and а ground beacon.
-, находящийся в эксплуатации — in-service airplane
доработки самолетов, находящихся в эксплуатации и в производстве. — modifications of inservice and production airplanes.
- общего назначения — general-purpose airplane
-, одноместный — single-seater airplane
-, одномоторный — single-engined airplane
-, околозвуковой — transonic airplane
-, опытный — prototype airplane
-, пассажирский — transport (airplane)

the il-18 is a turboprop transport.
-, пассажирский (если необходимо подчеркнуть назначение самолета для перевозки пассажиров) — passenger-carrier /-carrying/ airplane
-, пассажирский (на титупьных листах техдокументации) — airplane. boeing 707 airplane flight manual
-, патрульный — patrol aircraft
- первоначального обучения — primary trainer
-, перегруженный (с весом, превышающим максимально допустимый вес) — overweight airplane
- (вертолет), поисковый (спасательный) — rescue aircraft
-, почтовый — mail-carrying airplane
-, предсерийный — pre-production airplane
-, пролетающий мимо др. ла и к-л. объекта — passing aircraft
-, реактивный — jet airplane
-, санитарный — ambulance airplane
-, сверхзвуковой — supersonic airplane
-, сверхзвуковой пассажирский — supersonic transport (sst)
- с верхним расположением крыла — high-wing airplane
- с газотурбинными двигателями — turbine (engine)-powered airplane
- серийного производства — production airplane
-, серийный — production airplane
-, скоростной — high-speed airplane
- службы поиска и спасения — search and rescue airplane
- с максимальным весом — airplane with а maximum weight of...
- с малой длиной разбега и пробега — short takeoff and landing (stol) airplane
ла тяжелее воздуха.способный совершать взлет и посадку с относительно коротким разбегом и пробегом, — а heavier-than-air aircraft capable of taking off and landing within а relatively short horizontal distance.
-, снаряженный — operational aircraft, airplane with operational items
- с низкораспопоженным крылом — low-wing airplane
- со средним распопожением крыла — mid-wing airplane
-, спортивный — sports airplane
- с поршневым двигателем — reciprocating engine-powered airplane
-, стоящий (не находящийся в движении) — standing airplane
удаление снега и льда со стоящего самолета, — removal of snow and ice from the standing airplane.
- с треугольным крылом — delta-wing airplane
-, "строгий" (в управлении) " — rigidп airplane
- с турбинными двигателями — turbine (engine)-powered airplane
-, сухопутный — landplane
- текущего серийного лроизводства — current production airplane
- типа "утка" — canard airplane
самолет с горизонтальным оперением, расположенным впереди крыла (no полету), — airplane having the horizontal stabilizer in front of the main supporting wing.
-, транспортно-десантный — troop-carrier (aircraft)
- транспортной категории (пассажирский) — transport category airplane
-, транспортный — transport (airplane)
-, тренировочный — practice airplane
-, турбовинтовой — turboprop airplane
-, турбореактивный — turbojet airplane
-, тяжелый транспортный — heavy transport (airplane)
-.учебно-тренировочный — trailer airplane
(самолет, предназначенный дпя учебно-тренировочных полетов летчиков, штурманов — airplane designed specifiсаllу for training pilots and navigators, etc.
-, учебный — (primary) trainer airplane
- цельнометаллической конструкции — all-metal airplane
-, экспериментальный — experimental airplane
- ы, эшелонированные по высоте — stack
- ы, эшелонированные по высоте, ожидающие посадки — holding stack
вождение с. (пилотирование и навигация) — airplane piloting and navigation
движение с. — motion of the airplane
на борту с. — aboard the airplane
на с. (о выполняемых работax) — on the airplane
на самолетах с номера и последующих по оси с. — on airplanes serial no, and on at the airplane center line
балансировать с. на скороети км/час — trim the airplane for... km/hr
выводить с. из штопора — pull the airplane out of spin
выдерживать с. на курсе — hold the aircraft on the heading
выставлять с. в линию горизонтального полета без крена — level the airplane
держать с. в готовности к выпету — maintain the airplane at readiness to takeoff
зачехлять с. чехлами — cover the airplane with protective covers
оставлять с. (на земле) — leave the airplane
пилотировать с. — fly the airplane
поднимать с. подъемником — jack the airplane
подрывать с. (резко увеличивать подъемную силу на взлете или посадке) — pull up the airplane
покидать с. (в воздухе) — abandon the airplane
посадить с. — land the airplane
работать на с. — work on the airplane
управлять с. — control the airplane
устанавливать (агрегат) на с. — install... on /in/ airplane
устанавливать с. no оси впп — align the airplane with the center line of the runway
эксплуатировать с. (с короткого аэродрома) — operate the airplane (from the short airfield)

Русско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > самолет

18 wave

1) волна

2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал

3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса

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abrupt translatory wave
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acceleration wave
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acoustic surface wave
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acoustic wave
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advancing wave
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Alfven wave
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arriving wave
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atmospheric wave
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back wave
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background wave
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backscattered wave
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backward wave
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bed wave
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blast wave
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Bloch wave
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body wave
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bottom wave
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buckle wave
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bulk acoustic wave
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capillary wave
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carrier wave
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chopped wave
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circularly polarized wave
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clockwise-polarized wave
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coincident wave
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cold wave
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complex wave
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compressional wave
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compression wave
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confined wave
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conical wave
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conjunctional wave
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continuous wave
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convergent waves
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converted wave
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cosine wave
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counterclockwise-polarized wave
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creeping wave
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critical wave
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cross wave
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current wave
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damped wave
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de Broglie waves
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decadent wave
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degenerative wave
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density wave
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detonation wave
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diagonal sea wave
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diffracted wave
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dilatational wave
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direct shock wave
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direct wave
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disturbance wave
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disturbed wave
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disturbing wave
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diving wave
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dynamic waves
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E wave
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earthquake wave
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elastic wave
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electric wave
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electromagnetic wave
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elliptically polarized wave
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emitted wave
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evanescent wave
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extraneous wave
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extraordinary wave
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flexural wave
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forming wave
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forward wave
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forward-scattered wave
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forward-traveling wave
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free-progressive wave
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free-space wave
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frontal wave
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full wave
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fundamental wave
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gravity wave
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ground wave
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ground-reflected wave
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growing wave
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guided wave
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harmonic wave
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head wave
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heat wave
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hectometric waves
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Hertzian waves
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Hertz waves
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homogeneous wave
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horizontally polarized wave
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H-wave
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hybrid electromagnetic wave
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hydraulic-jump wave
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hydrodynamic wave
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illuminating wave
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image wave
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impinging wave
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incoming wave
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indirect wave
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inhomogeneous wave
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interacting waves
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interface wave
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interfacial waves
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ionospheric wave
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kilometric waves
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knock wave
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leaky wave
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left-handed polarized wave
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light wave
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linearly polarized wave
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long waves
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longitudinal wave
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Love wave
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magnetic wave
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magnetoacoustic wave
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magnetohydrodynamic wave
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magnetostatic wave
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magnon wave
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maintained wave
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meander wave
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medium waves
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Mintrop wave
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modulated continuous wave
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modulated wave
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negative release wave
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neutron wave
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nonhomogeneous wave
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nonpolarized wave
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object wave
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oblique shock wave
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oblique wave
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optical wave
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ordinary wave
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orthogonally polarized wave
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outsized waves
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passing ship wave
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periodic wave
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phonon wave
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plane harmonic horizontally polarized shear wave
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plane wave
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plane-polarized wave
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plastic wave
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polarized wave
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positive release wave
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pressure wave
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primary tide wave
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progressive wave
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radiated wave
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radio wave
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rarefaction wave
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Rayleigh wave
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reconstructing wave
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recording wave
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reference wave
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reflected wave
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refracted wave
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release wave
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return wave
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reverse-traveling wave
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right-handed polarized wave
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ripple wave
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roll wave
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rotational wave
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running wave
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sawtooth wave
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scattered wave
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seismic sea wave
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Shallamach waves
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shear wave
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ship-induced wave
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ship wave
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shock wave
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short waves
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shrinking wave
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SH-wave
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sine wave
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sky wave
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solitary wave
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sonic wave
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spacing wave
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spherical wave
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spin wave
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square wave
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standing wave
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stationary wave
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stem wave
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stray wave
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stress wave
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suction wave
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surface acoustic wave
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surface wave
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SV-wave
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S-wave
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temperature wave
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torsional wave
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transmitted wave
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transverse electric wave
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transverse magnetic wave
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transverse wave
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traveling wave
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tropospheric wave
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tube wave
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twin wave
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ultrashort waves
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ultrasonic waves
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undamped wave
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undistorted wave
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upper tropospheric waves
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vertically polarized shear wave
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vertically polarized wave
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volume acoustic wave
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water-hammer wave
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wave of water table
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wind-induced wave
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wind wave

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > wave

19 up

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) cubrirse, empañarse

up¹ adv

1. arriba

the trunk is up in the attic el baúl está arriba en el desván

2. levantado

John isn't up yet John todavía no se ha levantado

3.

a strange man came up to me se me acercó un hombre extraño

4. más alto / más caro

house prices are up el precio de la vivienda ha subido

up to / up until hasta

the plane can carry up to 150 people el avión puede llevar hasta 150 personas

I've never thought about it up to now nunca había pensado en ello hasta ahora

she lived at home up until she got married vivió en casa de sus padres hasta que se casó

to be up to somebody depender de alguien

to be up to something estar tramando algo

what are you three up to? vosotros tres, ¿qué estáis tramando?

to feel up to something sentirse capaz de algo / sentirse con fuerzas para algo

do you feel up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas para ir a trabajar?

what's up? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué ocurre?

up² prep

1.

we walked up the hill subimos la colina andando

she climbed up the tree trepó al árbol

2. por

he walked up the road caminaba por la calle

they live up the road viven calle arriba

up and down de arriba para abajo / de un lado a otro

he walked up and down the room iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

up

tr[ʌp]

adverb

1 (upwards) hacia arriba, arriba

■ to sit up in bed incorporarse

■ he walked up to the top subió andando hasta arriba

■ he left the book face up on the table dejó el libro boca arriba en la mesa

2 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ he isn't up yet aún no se ha levantado

3 (sun, moon)

■ the sun is up ha salido el sol

4 (roadworks) levantado,-a, en obras

■ 'Road up' "Carretera en obras"

5 (towards) hacia

■ he came up and... se acercó y...

6 (northwards) hacia el norte

■ we went up to Scotland fuimos a Escocia

7 (totally finished) acabado,-a

■ eat it up acábatelo, cómetelo todo

■ your time's up se te ha acabado el tiempo

8 (into pieces) a trozos, a porciones, a raciones

■ she cut it up into three lo cortó en tres trozos

preposition

1 (movement)

■ to go up the stairs subir la escalera

■ to run up the street ir corriendo calle arriba

2 (position) en lo alto de

■ up a tree en lo alto de un árbol

transitive verb (pt & pp upped, ger upping)

1 subir, aumentar

■ they've upped the prices han subido los precios

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's not up to much familiar no vale gran cosa

it's up to you familiar es cosa tuya

to be on the up and up familiar ir cada vez mejor

to be up in arms estar en pie de guerra

■ the people are up in arms about the new taxes la gente está en pie de guerra por los nuevos impuestos

to be up to something (doing something) estar haciendo algo; (secretively) estar tramando algo 2 (equal to) estar a la altura de algo; (strong enough for) sentirse con fuerzas de hacer algo

■ he's not up to the challenge no está a la altura del desafío

■ are you up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas de ir a trabajar?

to up and go familiar coger e irse

up to hasta

up yours! taboo ¡métetelo por el culo!

well up in something saber mucho de algo

what's up? familiar ¿qué pasa?

ups and downs altibajos nombre masculino plural

up ['ʌp] v, upped ['ʌpt] ; upping ; ups vt

increase: aumentar, subir

they upped the prices: aumentaron los precios

up vi

to up and : agarrar y fam

she up and left: agarró y se fue

up adv

1) above: arriba, en lo alto

up in the mountains: arriba en las montañas

2) upwards: hacia arriba

push it up: empújalo hacia arriba

the sun came up: el sol salió

prices went up: los precios subieron

3) (indicating an upright position or waking state)

to sit up: ponerse derecho

they got up late: se levantaron tarde

I stayed up all night: pasé toda la noche sin dormir

4) (indicating volume or intensity)

to speak up: hablar más fuerte

5) (indicating a northerly direction)

the climate up north: el clima del norte

I'm going up to Canada: voy para Canadá

6) (indicating the appearance or existence of something)

the book turned up: el libro apareció

7) (indicating consideration)

she brought the matter up: mencionó el asunto

8) completely: completamente

eat it up: cómetelo todo

9) : en pedazos

he tore it up: lo rompió en pedazos

10) (indicating a stopping)

the car pulled up to the curb: el carro paró al borde de la acera

11) (indicating an even score)

the game was 10 up: empataron a 10

up adj

1) (risen above the horizon)

the sun is up: ha salido el sol

2) (being above a normal or former level)

prices are up: los precios han aumentado

the river is up: las aguas están altas

3) : despierto, levantado

up all night: despierto toda la noche

4) built: construido

the house is up: la casa está construida

5) open: abierto

the windows are up: las ventanas están abiertas

6) (moving or going upward)

the up staircase: la escalera para subir

7) abreast: enterado, al día, al corriente

to be up on the news: estar al corriente de las noticias

8) prepared: preparado

we were up for the test: estuvimos preparados para el examen

9) finished: terminado, acabado

time is up: se ha terminado el tiempo permitido

10)

to be up : pasar

what's up?: ¿qué pasa?

up prep

1) (to, toward, or at a higher point of)

he went up the stairs: subió la escalera

2) (to or toward the source of)

to go up the river: ir río arriba

3) along: a lo largo, por

up the coast: a lo largo de la costa

just up the way: un poco más adelante

up and down the city: por toda la ciudad

up

adj.

• alto, -a adj.

• elevado, -a adj.

adv.

• alto adv.

• arriba adv.

• hacia arriba adv.

interj.

• upa interj.

n.

• prosperidad s.f.

• subida s.f.

prep.

• arriba de prep.

I ʌp
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba abajo

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

[ʌp] When up is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come up, throw up, walk up, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg the way up, close up, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (direction) hacia arriba, para arriba

he looked up — (towards sky) miró hacia or para arriba

• to walk up and down — pasearse de un lado para otro or de arriba abajo

he's been up and down all evening — no ha parado quieto en toda la tarde

she's still a bit up and down — todavía tiene sus altibajos

• to stop halfway up — pararse a mitad de la subida

• to throw sth up in the air — lanzar algo al aire

• he walked/ran up to the house — caminó/corrió hasta la casa

a blond boy went up to her — un chico rubio le acercó

2) (position)

the people three floors up (from me) — los que viven tres pisos más arriba

• up above (us) we could see a ledge — por encima (de nosotros) or sobre nuestras cabezas podíamos ver una cornisa

from up above — desde arriba

• my office is five floors up — mi oficina está en el quinto piso

• higher up — más arriba

• up in the mountains — montaña arriba

up in the sky — en lo alto del cielo

• the jug's up there, on the freezer — la jarra está ahí arriba, en el congelador

the castle's up there, on top of the hill — el castillo está allí arriba, en la cima del monte

3) (in northern place, capital etc)

we're up for the day — hemos venido a pasar el día

when you're next up this way — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• how long have you lived up here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?

when you're next up here — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• he lives up in Scotland — vive en Escocia

up in London — (allá) en Londres

• up north — en el norte

• how long did you live up there? — ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste viviendo allí or allá?

the next time you're up there — la próxima vez que pases por allí or allá

• to go up to London/to university — ir a Londres/a la universidad

4) (=standing) de pie

while you're up, can you get me a glass of water? — ya que estás de pie, ¿me puedes traer un vaso de agua?

the ladder was up against the wall — la escalera estaba apoyada en or contra la pared

5) (=out of bed)

to be up — (=get up) levantarse; (=be active) estar levantado

we were up at 7 — nos levantamos a las 7

what time will you be up — ¿a qué hora te levantarás?

is Peter up yet? — ¿está levantado Peter?

I'm usually up by 7 o'clock — normalmente a las 7 estoy levantado

we were still up at midnight — a medianoche seguíamos sin acostarnos, a medianoche todavía estábamos levantados

• she was up and about at 6 a.m. — lleva en pie desde las 6 de la mañana

to be up and about again — [sick person] estar repuesto

• to be up all night — no acostarse en toda la noche

• get up! — ¡levántate!

6) (=raised)

with his head up (high) — con la cabeza bien levantada or erguida

several children had their hands up — varios niños habían levantado la mano

the blinds were up — las persianas estaban subidas or levantadas

he sat in the car with the windows up — se sentó en el coche con las ventanillas subidas

this side up — este lado hacia arriba

look, the flag is up! — mira, la bandera está izada

7) (in price, value)

potatoes are up — han subido las patatas

the thermometer is up 2 degrees — el termómetro ha subido 2 grados

• the interest rate has risen sharply, up from 3% to 5% — los tipos de interés han subido bruscamente del 3% al 5%

• the temperature was up in the forties — la temperatura estaba por encima de los cuarenta

• prices are up on last year — los precios han subido desde el año pasado, del año pasado a este los precios han subido

8) (in score)

we're a goal up — llevamos un tanto de ventaja

we were 20 points up on them — les llevábamos una ventaja de 20 puntos

9) (in terms of excellence)

• to be up among or with the leaders — estar a la altura de los líderes

• she's right up there with the jazz greats — está en la cumbre con los grandes del jazz

10) (=built, installed)

the new building isn't up yet — el nuevo edificio no está construido todavía, no han levantado el nuevo edificio todavía

the tent isn't up yet — la tienda todavía no está puesta

the scaffolding is now up — el andamio está puesto ahora

the notice about the outing is up — el cartel de la excursión está puesto

we've got the pictures up at last — por fin hemos puesto or colgado los cuadros

the curtains are up — las cortinas están colocadas

11) (=finished) [contract etc] vencido, caducado

when the period is up — cuando termine el plazo, cuando venza el plazo

his holiday is up — han terminado ya sus vacaciones

time is up — se ha acabado el tiempo

time is up, put down your pens — se ha acabado el tiempo, dejen los bolígrafos sobre la mesa

time is up for the people living here, their homes are to be demolished — a la gente que vive aquí le toca marcharse, están derribando sus casas

our time here is up — no podemos quedarnos más tiempo aquí

12) (=and over)

• from £2 up — de 2 libras para arriba

from the age of 13 up — a partir de los 13 años

13) (=knowledgeable)

• he's well up in or on British politics — está muy al corriente or al día en lo referente a la política británica

how are you up on your military history? — ¿cómo andan tus conocimientos de historia militar?

14) * (=wrong)

• there's something up with him — algo le pasa

there's something up with the TV — le pasa algo a la tele

• what's up? — ¿qué pasa?

what's up with him? — ¿que le pasa?

15) (in running order)

first up — el primero (de la lista)

next up — el siguiente (de la lista)

16) (Jur)

her case isn't due up until next week — su caso no se verá hasta la próxima semana

to be up before the judge/board — [person] (tener que) comparecer ante el juez/el consejo; [case, matter] verse ante el juez/en el consejo

17) (=risen)

• the river is up — el río ha subido

• the sun is up — ha salido el sol

• the tide is up — la marea está alta

- his blood is up

18) (Brit) (=under repair)

the road is up — la calle está en obras

19) (US)
(Culin) *
two fried eggs, up — un par de huevos fritos boca arriba

a bourbon (straight) up — un bourbon sin hielo

20) (=mounted)

a horse with Dettori up — un caballo montado por Dettori

21) (in exclamations)

up (with) Celtic! — ¡arriba el Celtic!

22) (in set expressions)
up against
he's really up against it — ahora sí que está en un aprieto

to be up against sb — tener que habérselas con algn, tener que enfrentarse a algn
up and running
to be up and running — estar en funcionamiento

to get sth up and running — poner algo en funcionamiento
up for sth
three seats are up for election — tres escaños salen a elecciones

most politicians up for reelection know this — (=seeking) la mayoría de los políticos que se presentan a la reelección lo saben

every two years, a third of the Senate comes up for election — cada dos años se renueva una tercera parte del Senado

to be up for sth * — (=ready, willing) tener ganas de algo

are you up for it? — ¿estás dispuesto?
up to (=till, as far as) hasta
up to now — hasta ahora, hasta la fecha

up to this week — hasta esta semana

up to here — hasta aquí

up to £10 — hasta 10 libras nada más

to count up to 100 — contar hasta 100

we were up to our knees/waist in water — el agua nos llegaba por or hasta las rodillas/la cintura

what page are you up to? — ¿por qué página vas?

to be up to a task — (=capable of) estar a la altura de una tarea, estar en condiciones de realizar una tarea

to be up to doing sth — estar en condiciones de hacer algo

they weren't up to running a company — no estaban en condiciones de gestionar una empresa, no estaban a la altura necesaria para gestionar una empresa
to be {or}3} feel up to sth
are you (feeling) up to going for a walk? — ¿te sientes con ganas de dar un paseo?

I don't feel up to going out — no tengo ánimos para salir
including to be up to sth * (=doing)
what are you up to? — ¿qué andas haciendo?

what are you up to with that knife? — ¿qué haces con ese cuchillo?

he's up to something — está tramando algo

what does he think he's up to? — ¿qué diablos piensa hacer?

I see what you're up to — te veo venir

what have you been up to lately? — ¿qué has estado haciendo últimamente?
to be up to a standard/to much (=equal to)
it isn't up to his usual standard — no está a su nivel de siempre

the book isn't up to much — (Brit) * el libro no vale mucho
to be up to sb (=depend on)
it's up to you to decide — te toca (a ti) decidir

I feel it is up to me to tell him — creo que me corresponde a mí decírselo

I wouldn't do it but it's up to you — yo (que tú) no lo haría, pero allá tú or tú verás

I'd go, but it's up to you — por mí iría, pero depende de ti

if it were or was up to me — si dependiera de mí

2. PREPOSITION

1) (=on top of) en lo alto de, arriba de (LAm)

he was up a ladder pruning the apple trees — estaba subido a una escalera or en lo alto de una escalera podando los manzanos

to be up a tree — estar en lo alto de or (LAm) arriba de un árbol

2) (=along, towards the top)

he went off up the road — se fue calle arriba

put your handkerchief up your sleeve — guárdate el pañuelo dentro de la manga

the heat disappears straight up the chimney — el calor se escapa chimenea arriba, el calor se escapa por lo alto de la chimenea

• to travel up and down the country — viajar por todo el país

people up and down the country are saying... — la gente por todo el país dice...

• they live further up the road — viven en esta calle pero más arriba

further up the page — en la misma página, más arriba

• halfway up the stairs — a mitad de la escalera

halfway up the mountain — a mitad de la subida de la montaña

• up north — en el norte

• up river — río arriba

3)

• up yours! *** — ¡vete a hacer puñetas! ***

3. NOUN

1)

• ups and downs — altibajos mpl, vicisitudes fpl

the ups and downs that every politician is faced with — los altibajos a que se enfrenta todo político, las vicisitudes a que está sometido todo político

after many ups and downs — después de mil peripecias

2)

• it's on the up and up — (Brit) (=improving) va cada vez mejor; (US) (=above board) está en regla

4. ADJECTIVE

1) (Rail) [train, line] ascendente

2) (=elated)

to be up * — estar en plena forma

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
*
1) (=jump up)

he upped and hit him — se levantó (de un salto) y le pegó

2) emphatic

• she upped and left — (=stood up) se levantó y se marchó, se levantó y se largó *; (=went) fue y se marchó, fue y se largó *

• he upped and offed — se largó sin más *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (=raise) † [+ price, offer] subir, aumentar

• to up anchor — levar el ancla

* * *

I [ʌp]
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

to look somebody up and down — mirar a algn de arriba abajo

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

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20 vertical

['və:tikəl]
adjective

(standing straight up at right angles to the earth's surface, or to a horizontal plane or line; upright: The hillside looked almost vertical.) navpičen

- vertically

* * *
[vɜ:tikəl]
1.

adjective ( vertically adverb)

navpičen, vertikalen (to na); ki je v zenitu; perpendikularen, pravokoten na horizont

vertical plane — vertikalna ravnina

adjective vertical take-off aircraft — letalo, ki lahko navpično vzleti (brez startne steze)

vertical envelopment military obkolitev iz zraka (s padalskimi četami);

2.

noun

navpična premica, navpičnica, vertikala; navpična lega

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