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121 orientación
f.1 orientation, guidance, pointing, positioning.2 direction, bearing.3 direction finding, positioning.4 orientation, awareness of your environment.* * *1 (capacidad) sense of direction2 (de un edificio) aspect4 (guía) guidance, orientation\orientación profesional career guidance, vocational guidance* * *noun f.1) orientation2) direction3) guidance* * *SF1) [de casa] aspect; [de habitación] position, orientation; (=dirección) direction2) (=guía) guidance, orientation3) (Dep) orienteering* * *1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?
la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)* * *= orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.Ex. A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.Ex. The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.Ex. When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex. The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.----* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* con una orientación profesional = career-focused.* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.* con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.* de orientación = directional.* desorientación = disorientation.* orientación académica = educational guidance.* orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.* orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.* orientación sexual = sexual orientation.* orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.* programa de orientación = orientation programme.* programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.* * *1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?
la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)* * *= orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.Ex: The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.Ex: When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* con una orientación profesional = career-focused.* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.* con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.* de orientación = directional.* desorientación = disorientation.* orientación académica = educational guidance.* orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.* orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.* orientación sexual = sexual orientation.* orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.* programa de orientación = orientation programme.* programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.* * *A (de una habitación, un edificio) aspect ( frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?la orientación de la antena the way the antenna is pointingla orientación de las placas solares the way o direction the solar panels are facingB1 (enfoque, dirección) orientationle dio una orientación práctica al curso he gave the course a practical bias, he oriented o ( BrE) orientated the course along practical linesla nueva orientación del partido the party's new direction2 (inclinación) leaningC (en un lugar) bearings (pl)perdí la orientación I lost my bearingsD1 (guía, consejo) guidance, direction2 (acción de guiar) orientationCompuestos:● orientación profesional or (CS) vocacional(para colegiales, estudiantes) vocational guidance, careers advice; (para desempleados) career guidance o advicesexual orientationdiscriminar sobre la base de la orientación sexual to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation* * *
orientación sustantivo femenino
◊ ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?;
la orientación de la antena the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
( acción de guiar) orientation;
( para desempleados) career guidance o advice
orientación sustantivo femenino
1 (en el espacio) orientation, direction: perdí la orientación, I lost my bearings
2 (en el conocimiento) guidance
gabinete de orientación psicológica, psychological guidance office
3 (ideología, tendencia) direction
' orientación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
COU
- guía
- curso
English:
A-level
- exposure
- face
- guidance
- marriage guidance
- orientation
- sense
- vocational
- aspect
- counseling
- direction
- orienteering
* * *orientación nf1. [dirección] [acción] guiding;[rumbo] direction;sentido de la orientación sense of direction2. [posicionamiento] [acción] positioning;[lugar] position; [de edificio] aspect;una casa con orientación al oeste a house that faces west;hay que ajustar la orientación del sensor the position o angle of the sensor needs adjusting;¿cuál tiene que ser la orientación de la antena? which way should the aerial be pointing?Informát orientación horizontal horizontal o landscape orientation; Informát orientación vertical vertical o portrait orientation3. [enfoque] orientation;le dieron una orientación práctica al curso the course had a practical bias o slant4. [información] guidance, advice;algunas orientaciones some guidanceorientación pedagógica = guidance on courses to be followed;orientación profesional careers advice o guidance, career counselling;CSur orientación vocacional careers advice5. [tendencia] tendency, leaning;un partido con una orientación liberal a party with liberal leanings o tendenciesorientación sexual sexual orientation6. [deporte de aventura] orienteering* * *f1 orientation2 ( ayuda) guidance3:sentido de la orientación sense of direction* * *orientación nf, pl - ciones1) : orientation2) dirección: direction, course3) guía: guidance, direction* * *orientación n aspecttener orientación a/hacia to faceorientación profesional vocational guidance / careers advice -
122 suprimir
v.1 to abolish (ley, impuesto, derecho).hay que suprimir todo lo superfluo we have to get rid of everything that's superfluous2 to delete (palabras, texto).suprime los detalles y ve al grano forget the details and get to the point3 to ax (puestos de trabajo, proyectos).4 to suppress, to ban, to delete, to eliminate.5 to edit out.* * *1 (libertad etc) to suppress; (ley, impuestos) to abolish; (dificultades) to eliminate, remove; (restricciones) to lift2 (tabaco, alcohol) to cut out3 (palabra) to delete, take out, leave out4 (omitir) to omit* * *verb* * *VT [+ rebelión, crítica] to suppress; [+ costumbre, derecho, institución] to abolish; [+ dificultad, obstáculo] to remove, eliminate; [+ restricción] to lift; [+ detalle, pasaje] to delete, cut out, omit; [+ libro] to suppress, bansuprimir la grasa de la dieta — to cut out o eliminate fat from one's diet
* * *verbo transitivoa) <impuesto/ley/costumbre> to abolish; < restricción> to lift; < servicio> to withdrawdebemos suprimir gastos superfluos — we must eliminate o cut out unnecessary expenses
b) (Impr) <párrafo/capítulo> to deletec) <noticia/detalles> to suppress* * *= abort, delete, remove, stifle, suppress, staunch [stanch, -USA], elide, abolish, expunge, cut out, quash, steamroller, stomp + Nombre + out.Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex. Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex. A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.* * *verbo transitivoa) <impuesto/ley/costumbre> to abolish; < restricción> to lift; < servicio> to withdrawdebemos suprimir gastos superfluos — we must eliminate o cut out unnecessary expenses
b) (Impr) <párrafo/capítulo> to deletec) <noticia/detalles> to suppress* * *= abort, delete, remove, stifle, suppress, staunch [stanch, -USA], elide, abolish, expunge, cut out, quash, steamroller, stomp + Nombre + out.Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.Ex: A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.* * *suprimir [I1 ]vtA1 ‹impuesto› to abolish; ‹restricción› to lift; ‹servicio› to withdrawdebemos suprimir estos gastos superfluos we must eliminate o cut out these unnecessary expensesle suprimieron la medicación they stopped his medication¿por qué no le suprimes el ajo? why don't you leave out the garlic?queda suprimida la parada en El Colorado the bus ( o train etc) no longer stops at El Coloradose suprimió la salida de las 9h the 9 o'clock service was withdrawn2 ( Impr) ‹párrafo/capítulo› to deletesuprimió un párrafo entero she cut out o deleted a whole paragraph3 ‹noticia/detalles› to suppressB ( Elec) to suppress* * *
suprimir ( conjugate suprimir) verbo transitivo
‹ restricción› to lift;
‹ servicio› to withdraw;
‹gasto/ruido/alcohol› to cut out
suprimir verbo transitivo
1 to supress
(un derecho, una ley, etc) to abolish
(un servicio) to withdraw
(gastos) to eliminate, cut out
(en un texto) to delete
2 (omitir, pasar por alto) to omit: suprime los detalles técnicos, leave out the technicalities
' suprimir' also found in these entries:
English:
black out
- delete
- edit
- suppress
- zap
- ax
- do
- strike
* * *suprimir vt1. [eliminar] to get rid of;[ley, impuesto, derecho] to abolish; [sanciones, restricciones] to lift; [gastos] to cut out;hay que suprimir todo lo superfluo we have to get rid of everything that's superfluous;han suprimido las retransmisiones deportivas they have cancelled the sports broadcasts2. [palabras, texto] to delete;suprime los detalles y ve al grano forget the details and get to the point3. [puestos de trabajo, proyectos] to axe* * *v/t rebelión suppress, put down; ley, impuesto abolish; restricción lift; servicio withdraw; puesto de trabajo cut; en texto delete;suprimió algunos detalles she kept something back, she didn’t give me/us the whole story* * *suprimir vt1) : to suppress, to eliminate2) : to delete* * * -
123 acabado
adj.1 finished, accomplished, concluded, all through.2 washed-up, all through.3 finished, well-done, perfect.4 depleted.m.1 finishing, finish.2 polished surface.3 finishing work.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acabar.* * *1 finish————————1→ link=acabar acabar► adjetivo1 (terminado) finished; (perfecto) perfect, complete■ acabado,-a de hacer freshly made2 figurado (malparado) worn-out, spent1 finish* * *1. (f. - acabada)adj.finished, done, complete, over2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=completo) finished2) (=viejo) old, worn outestar acabado — [de salud] to be a wreck
está acabado como futbolista — he's finished as a footballer, his footballing days are over
está muy acabado — Méx he's looking very old
2.SM (Téc) finish* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] < trabajo> finishedb) [estar] < persona> finishedIImasculino finish* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] < trabajo> finishedb) [estar] < persona> finishedIImasculino finish* * *acabado11 = finish, finishing, surfacing.Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the ' finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.Ex: The finishing or final surfacing of ordinary printing papers took place in the calender of the paper-making machine, when they were said to be machine-finished.* acabado a máquina = machine-finished.* acabado de lujo = luxury appointment.* acabado mate = matte finish.* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.acabado22 = finished, spent.Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.* acabado en meseta = flat-topped.* acabado en punta = pointed.* * *1 [ ESTAR] ‹trabajo› finishedesto tiene que estar acabado para mañana this has to finished by tomorrowson todos productos muy bien acabados they are all well-finished products2 [ ESTAR] ‹persona› finishedpolíticamente está acabado politically, he's finishedfinishfotos con acabado mate/satinado photos with a matt/satin finish* * *
Del verbo acabar: ( conjugate acabar)
acabado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acabado
acabar
acabado 1◊ -da adjetivo [estar]
acabado 2 sustantivo masculino
finish
acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
(+ compl)
ese chico va a acabado mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabadoán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabado de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiterc) ( rematar) acabado en algo to end in sth
2
‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sthb) (fam) acabado con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
3
acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …c) ( llegar a):
no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
se le acabadoon las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabado,-a
1 adjetivo
1 (completo, terminado) finished
2 fig (viejo, destrozado) worn-out, spent: como actriz está acabada, she is finished as actress
II sustantivo masculino finish: este escritorio tiene un acabado perfecto, this writing desk has a perfect finish to it
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- colorín
- todavía
- victoria
- vivir
- mentalizar
- puntiagudo
- terminación
English:
day
- do in
- finish
- finished
- over
- satin
- sketch
- through
- up
- use up
- gloss
- gone
- matt
- pointed
* * *acabado, -a♦ adj1. [terminado] finished2. [completo] perfect, consummate3. [fracasado] finished, ruined;como ciclista está acabado he's finished as a cyclist, his career as a cyclist is over♦ nm1. [de producto] finishacabado mate matt finish;acabado satinado satin finish2. [de piso] décor* * *I adj persona finished;producto acabado finished productII m TÉC finish* * *acabado, -da adj1) : finished, done, completed2) : old, worn-outacabado nm: finishun acabado brillante: a glossy finish* * *acabado adj (terminado) finished -
124 vista
f.1 sight, eyesight (sentido).tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesightperder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blindcorto de vista short-sightedvista cansada eyestrain2 watching.3 gaze (mirada).dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screenfijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare ata primera o simple vista at first sight, on the face of it (aparentemente)4 view (panorama).una habitación con vistas a room with a viewcon vistas al mar with a sea viewvista frontal front viewvista lateral side viewvista panorámica bird's-eye-view5 hearing (law).6 court hearing, hearing, trial.7 customs inspector.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ver.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vestir.* * *1 (visión) sight, vision3 (panorama) view4 (aspecto) appearance, aspect, look5 (dibujo, cuadro, foto) view6 (intención) intention7 (propósito) outlook, prospect8 DERECHO trial, hearing1 view sing\a la vista at sight, on sighta primera vista / a simple vista at first sighta tantos días vista so many days after sightver algo a vista de pájaro to have a a bird's-eye view of somethingactuar con mucha vista figurado to act with great foresightalzar la vista to raise one's eyes, look upapartar la vista de algo/alguien to look away from something/somebodybajar la vista to look downclavar la vista en algo / fijar la vista en algo to stare at somethingcomerse algo/alguien con la vista figurado to devour something/somebody with one's eyesconocer a alguien de vista to know somebody by sighten vista de in view of, consideringestar a la vista to be evident, be obvioushacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eyeno quitar la vista de encima figurado not to take one's eyes offponer a la vista to put on showquitar de la vista to take awayser agradable a la vista to be pleasing to the eyeser corto,-a de vista to be short-sightedtener la vista cansada to be suffering from eyestraintener mala vista to have poor eyesighttener mucha vista figurado to be far-sightedtener vista de lince figurado to be eagle-eyed, have eyes like a hawkvolver la vista atrás to look back* * *noun f.1) vision, eyesight2) view, sight3) glance, look4) hearing* * *1. SF1) (=visión) sight, eyesight•
nublarse la vista, se me nubló la vista — my eyes clouded over•
perder la vista — to lose one's sight•
tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesightvista cansada — (por defecto) longsightedness; (por agotamiento) eyestrain
vista de águila, vista de lince — eagle eye
tener vista de águila o de lince — to have eagle eyes, to have eyes like a hawk o a lynx
2) (=ojos)a) (=órgano) eyes [pl]una luz que hiere la vista — a dazzling light, a light that hurts one's eyes
•
torcer la vista — to squintb) (=mirada)¡vista a la derecha! — (Mil) eyes right!
•
aguzar la vista — (para ver a lo lejos) to screw one's eyes up; (para descubrir algo) to look sharp•
alzar la vista — to look up•
apartar la vista — to look away•
bajar la vista — to look down, lower one's gaze•
buscar algo con la vista — to look around for sth•
clavar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth•
dirigir la vista a algn/algo — to look towards sb/sth, turn one's gaze on sb/sth•
echar una vista a algn/algo — to take a look at sb/sth•
fijar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth•
medir a algn con la vista — to size sb up•
pasar la vista por algo — to look over sth, glance quickly at sth•
con la vista puesta en la pared — with his eyes fixed on the wallcon la vista puesta en la futura legislación medioambiental, la compañía ha sacado un nuevo modelo — in the light of the forthcoming environmental legislation, the company has launched a new model
•
¡ quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!•
recorrer algo con la vista — to run one's eye over sth•
seguir algo con la vista — to follow sth with one's eyes•
volver la vista — to look awaysaltar a la vista —
una cosa que salta a la vista es... — one thing that immediately hits o strikes you is...
salta a la vista que... — it's blindingly obvious that...
3) (=perspicacia) foresighttuvieron vista para comprar las acciones — they showed foresight in buying the shares, it was shrewd of them to buy the shares
4) (=panorama) view•
con vistas a, con vistas a la montaña — with a view of the mountainsuna habitación con vistas al mar — a room with a sea view, a room overlooking the sea
vista anterior, vista frontal — front view
5) (Fot) (=imagen) viewa)• a la vista — in sight o view
no es muy agradable a la vista — it's not a pretty sight, it's not very pleasant to look at
cuenta a la vista — (Econ) instant access account
a la vista está (que...) — it's obvious (that...), you can see for yourself (that...)
a la vista, no son pobres — from what you can tell, they're not poor
•
a la vista de todos — in full view (of everyone)a la vista de sus informes — in the light of o in view of his reports
•
poner algo a la vista — to put sth on viewb)•a... años/días vista, pagadero a 30 días vista — payable within 30 days
a un año vista de las elecciones — (=antes) a year before the elections
a cinco años vista — (=después) five years from then
c)• con vistas a — with a view to
han modernizado el estadio con vistas al Mundial — they have modernized the stadium ahead of the World Cup
d)•de vista — by sight
•
en vista de — in view ofen vista de que... — in view of the fact that...
•
¡ hasta la vista! — see you!, so long!•
a primera vista — at first sight, on the face of it•
a simple vista — (=sin ayuda de aparatos) to the naked eye; (=por la primera impresión) at first sight7) (=aspecto) appearance, looks [pl]de vista poco agradable — not very nice to look at, unprepossessing
8) (Jur) hearing9) pl vistas ( Hist) meeting [sing], conference [sing]2.SMF (tb: vista de aduana) customs official* * *Imasculino y femenino customs officer o officialII1)a) ( sentido) sight, eyesighttener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight
b) ( ojos) eyesc) ( perspicacia) vision2)a) ( mirada)alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down
torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint
b) ( espectáculo) sight3) (en locs)a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back
4) ( panorama) view5) (Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...
6) (Com, Fin)* * *Imasculino y femenino customs officer o officialII1)a) ( sentido) sight, eyesighttener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight
b) ( ojos) eyesc) ( perspicacia) vision2)a) ( mirada)alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down
torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint
b) ( espectáculo) sight3) (en locs)a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back
4) ( panorama) view5) (Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...
6) (Com, Fin)* * *vista11 = sight, eyesight.Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.
Ex: Often microform makes users aware of hitherto unnoticed eyesight defects.* a la vista = in sight, within sight.* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* apartar la vista = look + the other way.* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* cansar la vista = cause + eyestrain.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con vistas a = with an eye toward(s), overlook.* con vistas a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con vistas a + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* empeoramiento de la vista = failing eyesight.* en vista de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.* en vista de que = seeing that/as.* fuera de la vista = out of view.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* levantar la vista = look up.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* perder la vista = become + blind.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.* torcer la vista = squint.* vista cansada = visual fatigue, eyestrain [eye strain], presbyopia.* vista fatigada = eyestrain [eye strain].* volver la vista atrás = look back.vista2* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argument que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* ¡Barco a la vista! = Ship ahoy!.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.* desde el punto de vista de la estética = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.vista33 = outlook, vista, sight, view.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.Ex: Just as long as she has a nice view from her kitchen window she doesn't care about the rest of the world.* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.* sin vistas = viewless.* tener vistas a = overlook.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* vista a la sierra = mountain view.* vista a las montañas = mountain view.* vista al mar = sea view.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.* vista panorámica = panorama, pan, sweeping view, grandstand view, panoramic view.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.vista44 = court hearing.Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
* vista judicial = hearing, court hearing.* vista oral = oral hearing.vista55 = view.Nota: En cartografía, representación plana con efecto de relieve en la que las líneas de fuga concurren en un punto de vista central correspondiente al ojo del observador.Ex: A view is a perspective representation of the landscape in which detail is shown as if projected on an oblique plane (e.g., a bird's eye view, panorama, panoramic drawing, worm's eye view).
* * *customs officer o officialA1 (sentido) sight, eyesighttengo buena vista I have good eyesight, my sight is goodser corto de vista to be shortsightedtener la vista cansada to have eyestrainla enfermedad le afectó la vista the illness affected his eyesight o his sight o his visioneste paisaje tan bello es un regalo para la vista this beautiful scenery is a delight to beholdperdió la vista en un accidente he lost his sight in an accident2 (ojos) eyesla luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyeslo han operado de la vista he's had an eye operationse le nubló la vista her eyes clouded over3 (perspicacia) visiontiene mucha vista para los negocios he's very shrewd o he has great vision when it comes to businessB1(mirada): me contestó sin alzar or levantar la vista del libro she answered without looking up from the book o without raising her eyes from the bookno me quitó la vista de encima she didn't take her eyes off metorcer la vista to be cross-eyed, to have a squintbajó la vista he looked downfijó la vista en el horizonte she fixed her eyes o her gaze on the horizondirigió la vista hacia nosotros he looked toward(s) us2 (espectáculo) sightse desmayó ante la vista del cadáver he fainted at the sight of the bodyC ( en locs):a la vista: ¡tierra a la vista! land ho!ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easilyescóndelo, que no esté a la vista hide it somewhere out of sightpagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sightcuenta corriente a la vista sight accountno lo hagas aquí a la vista de todos don't do it here where everyone can see o in full view of everyone[ S ] fabricación a la vista del público workshop ( o factory etc) open for public viewing[ S ] café molido a la vista ( RPl); coffee ground while you wait¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?a primera vista at first sight o glancea primera vista no parecía grave at first sight o glance it didn't look seriousse notaba a simple vista que estaba enfermo you could tell he was ill just by looking at himcon vistas a with a view toun acuerdo con vistas a las próximas elecciones a pact for the forthcoming electionscon vistas a que nos lo financien with a view to their o them providing financede vista by sightlos conozco sólo de vista I only know them by sighten vista: ¿tienen a alguien en vista para el puesto? do you have anybody in mind for the job?estamos buscando casa — ¿ya tienen algo en vista? we're househunting — have you seen anything interesting yet?en vista de in view ofen vista de que no podía ganar in view of the fact that she couldn't winen vista de que no llegaban, nos fuimos since they hadn't arrived, we leften vista del éxito obtenido, mejor me callo la boca ( iró hum); considering the success of my last comment ( o joke etc), I think I'd better keep my mouth shut ( iro hum)a vista de pájaro: desde la torre vemos la ciudad a vista de pájaro from the tower we get a bird's-eye view of the cityecharle la vista encima a algn ( fam); to see sbhace tiempo que no le echo la vista encima I haven't seen him for some timeestar con or tener la vista puesta en algo/algn to have one's eye on sth/sbtiene la vista puesta en una chica de la oficina he's got his eye on a girl in the officeperder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sbvigílalo bien, no lo pierdas de vista keep a close eye on him, don't let him out of your sightno debemos perder de vista nuestro objetivo primario we must not lose sight of our main objectiveno pierdas de vista (el hecho de) que es un actor desconocido don't lose sight of o don't overlook the fact that he is an unknown actorcuando terminamos la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduatedperderse de vista to disappear from viewsaltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color¿cómo no te diste cuenta? si saltaba a la vista I can't see how you failed to notice, it stood out a mile o it was so obvioussalta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheatedtener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawkvolver la vista atrás to look backno vuelvas la vista atrás y piensa en el futuro don't look back, think of the futureD1 (panorama) viewuna vista preciosa de la bahía a beautiful view of the bayla habitación tiene vista al mar the room overlooks the sea o has a sea view o looks out over the seavista aérea aerial view2 (imagen) view3 ( fam)(aspecto): el plato tenía muy buena vista the dish looked deliciousunos muebles de mucha vista some very attractive furnitureE ( Der) hearingla vista del juicio se celebrará el día 27 the hearing will take place on the 27thCompuesto:hearinga 20 días vista within 20 days* * *
Del verbo vestir: ( conjugate vestir)
vista es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
vestir
vista
vestir ( conjugate vestir) verbo transitivo
1
2 (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] to dress;
vista de algo ‹de uniforme/azul›) to wear sth;
vista de etiqueta to wear formal dress
2 ( ser elegante):
de vista ‹traje/zapatos› smart
vestirse verbo pronominal ( refl)
◊ date prisa, vístete hurry up, get dressedb) ( de cierta manera):
se viste a la última moda she wears the latest styles;
siempre se viste de verde she always wears greenc) ( disfrazarse) vistase de algo to dress up as sth
vista sustantivo femenino
1
ser corto de vista to be near-sighted;
perdió la vista he lost his sight;
vista cansada eyestrain
lo operaron de la vista he had an eye operation
2 ( mirada):◊ alzar/bajar la vista to look up/down
3 ( en locs)◊ a la vista: ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily;
estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight;
a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;
¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?;
a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance;
con vistas a with a view to;
en vista de in view of;
en vista de que … in view of the fact that …;
¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq);
perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb;
perderse de vista to disappear from view
4 ( panorama) view;
vista aérea aerial view
5 (Der) hearing
vestir
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a alguien) to dress
frml to clothe
2 (llevar puesto) to wear: vestía un traje gris, he was wearing a grey suit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar) to dress
viste de rojo, she's wearing red
vestir bien, to dress well
(ser apropiado, elegante) to look smart
visto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (considerado socialmente) estar bien visto, to be considered correct o acceptable
estar mal visto, to be frowned upon/on
2 (común, poco original) estar muy visto, not to be very original: ese reloj está muy visto, everybody is wearing watches like that
3 fam (obvio) estar visto, to be obvious o clear
4 (al parecer) por lo visto, apparently
5 Jur visto para sentencia, ready for judgement
II sustantivo masculino visto bueno, approval
vista sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, visión) sight: le conozco de vista, I know him by sight
ese edificio nos tapa la vista del río, the river is hidden from view by that building
tienes buena vista, you have good eyesight
corto de vista, shortsighted, US nearsighted
(los ojos) me hace daño a la vista, it hurts my eyes
2 (perspectiva, panorama) view
con vistas a la calle, overlooking the street
3 Jur hearing, trial
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer la vista gorda, to turn a blind eye
perder de vista, to lose sight of: el tren se perdió de vista, the train disappeared from view
familiar ¡piérdete de mi vista!, get out of here!, get lost!
(recordar) volver/echar la vista atrás, to look back
a la vista, (dentro del campo visual) visible, within sight
(previsto) tienen un viaje a la vista, they have a trip in mind
a primera vista/a simple vista, (a la primera, directamente) at first sight o glance: amor a primera vista, love at first sight
detectó el error a simple vista, he found the mistake straight away
(con solo mirar) esa estrella no es visible a simple vista, that star isn't visible with the naked eye
(en principio, al parecer) on the face of it
con vistas a, with a view to
en vista de, in view of, considering
' vista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- aguda
- agudo
- alcance
- ante
- apartar
- cantar
- converger
- corta
- corto
- dominar
- esforzar
- fijar
- fina
- fino
- golpe
- graduar
- graduarse
- herir
- lince
- novedosa
- novedoso
- nublarse
- punto
- recorrer
- respetable
- saltar
- sesgar
- versión
- visión
- volver
- aéreo
- agradable
- alcanzar
- amor
- ángulo
- cansar
- chiribita
- clavado
- clavar
- conocer
- descansar
- devolver
- engañar
- forzar
- levantar
- mirada
- mirar
- nublar
- ojo
English:
acute
- angle
- aspect
- avert
- away
- bird's-eye view
- blind
- blot out
- clear
- contention
- delightful
- dim
- eagle-eyed
- eye
- eye-level
- eyesight
- eyestrain
- face
- glance
- glorious
- gorgeous
- hearing
- hide
- in
- jump out
- look up
- naked
- note
- obstruct
- open out
- oscillate
- outlook
- overlook
- perspective
- point
- respect
- scene
- see
- seeing
- sense
- sharp
- sight
- sight-reading
- slant
- splendid
- standpoint
- stare
- strain
- strained
- surface
* * *♦ adjver visto♦ nf1. [sentido] (sense of) sight;[visión] eyesight; [ojos] eyes;tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight;la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes;se me nubló la vista my eyes clouded over;perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind;de vista: conocer a alguien de vista to know sb by sight;¡hasta la vista! see you!;a vista de pájaro: Cartagena a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of Cartagena;hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye;no perder de vista algo/a alguien [vigilar] not to let sth/sb out of one's sight;[tener en cuenta] not to lose sight of sth/sb, not to forget about sth/sb;perder de vista algo/a alguien [dejar de ver] to lose sight of sth/sb;perder de vista a alguien [perder contacto] to lose touch with sb;perderse de vista [en la distancia] to disappear (from sight);salta a la vista que es novato he is very obviously a beginner;salta a la vista su juventud [sorprende] one thing that strikes you is how young she is;vista cansada [por la edad] long-sightedness; [por el esfuerzo] eyestrain2. [mirada] gaze;dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen;alzar/apartar/bajar la vista to look up/away/down;fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at;volver la vista atrás to look back3. [observación] watching4. [panorama] view;una habitación con vistas a room with a view;con vistas al mar with a sea viewvista aérea aerial view;vista panorámica panoramic viewhay que tener más vista al decir las cosas you have to be more careful what you say6. Der hearingvista oral oral proceedingsa pagar a 30 días vista payable within 30 days[después] two months after the elections♦ nm[empleado de aduanas] customs officer [responsible for checking baggage]♦ a la vista loc adj1. [visible] visible;está a la vista [muy cerca] it's staring you in the face;¡barco/tierra a la vista! ship/land ahoy!;no dejen objetos de valor a la vista dentro del autocar do not leave valuables lying around where they can be seen inside the coachtenemos varios proyectos a la vista there are a number of possible projects on the horizon♦ a la vista de loc prep1. [delante de] in full view of;ocurrió a la vista de todos it happened in full view of everybody;está a la vista de todos it's there for everybody to see2. [en vista de] in view of;a la vista de los resultados financieros… in view of the financial results…♦ con vistas a loc prep[con la intención de] with a view to;se reunirán con vistas a negociar un nuevo convenio con la patronal they will meet with a view to negotiating a new agreeement with the employers;el ahorro con vistas al futuro saving for the future♦ en vista de loc prepin view of, considering;en vista de lo ocurrido… considering what has happened…;en vista de que since, seeing as* * *I f1 (eye)sight;vista cansada MED tired eyes;tener buena/mala vista have good/bad eyesight;hacer la vista gorda fig fam turn a blind eye;tener vista para algo fig have a good eye for sth2 JUR hearing3:a la vista COM at sight, on demand4 ( panorámica):la ciudad a vista de pajaro a bird’s eye view of the city, the city seen from above;vista aérea FOT aerial view5 ( perspectiva):con vistas a with a view to;en vista de in view of6:a simple vista with the naked eye;a primera vista at first sight;de vista by sight;estar a la vista be in sight;perder de vista lose sight of;no perder de vista niño etc not take one’s eyes off;a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;poner la vista en alguien/algo look at s.o./sth; tener intención de conseguir algo set one’s sights on s.o./sth;volver la vista atrás tb fig look back;hasta la vista bye!, see you!II m/f:vista (de aduanas) customs official o officer* * *vista nf1) visión: vision, eyesight2) mirada: look, gaze, glance3) panorama: view, vista, panorama4) : hearing (in court)5)a primera vista : at first sight6)en vista de : in view of7)hacer la vista gorda : to turn a blind eye8)¡hasta la vista! : so long!, see you!9)perder de vista : to lose sight ofpunto de vista : point of view* * *vista n1. (visión) sight / eyesight2. (panorama) view3. (habilidad) eyea simple vista at first sight / at first glance -
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I.si1 [si]━━━━━━━━━1. conjunction2. adverb━━━━━━━━━1. <a. if• s'il fait beau demain, je sortirai if it's fine tomorrow, I'll go out• si j'avais de l'argent, j'achèterais une voiture if I had any money, I would buy a car• tu viendras ? si oui, préviens-moi à l'avance are you coming? if so, tell me in advance• si seulement il venait/était venu if only he was coming/had come• s'il a tant de succès c'est que... if he is so successful it's because...• il ignore si elle viendra he doesn't know whether or if she'll come (or not)• il se demande si elle viendra he is wondering whether or if she'll come (or not)• tu imagines s'il était fier ! you can imagine how proud he was!• si je veux y aller ? quelle question ! do I want to go? what a question!• si j'avais su ! if only I had known!• et s'il refusait ? and what if he refused?c. ( = que) c'est un miracle si la voiture n'a pas pris feu it's a miracle that the car didn't catch fire• si ses intentions étaient louables, l'effet de son discours a été désastreux while his motives were excellent, the results of his speech were disastrouse. (locutions) et si tu lui téléphonais ? how about phoning him?► si ce n'est...• qui peut le savoir, si ce n'est lui ? if he doesn't know, who will?• si ce n'est elle, qui aurait osé ? who but she would have dared?• il n'avait rien emporté, si ce n'est quelques biscuits he had taken nothing with him apart from a few biscuits• elle va bien, si ce n'est qu'elle est très fatiguée she's quite well apart from the fact that she is very tired► si tant est que• ils sont sous-payés, si tant est qu'on les paie they are underpaid, if they are paid at all2. <a. (affirmatif) vous ne venez pas ? -- si/mais si aren't you coming? -- yes I am/of course I am• vous n'avez rien mangé ? -- si, une pomme haven't you had anything to eat? -- yes (I have), an apple• si, si, il faut venir oh but you must come!• il n'a pas voulu, moi si he didn't want to, but I did• il n'a pas écrit ? -- il paraît que si hasn't he written? -- yes, it seems that he has• je croyais qu'elle ne voulait pas venir, mais il m'a dit que si I thought she didn't want to come but he said she did• on est parti en retard, si bien qu'on a raté le train we left late so we missed the train• si bête soit-il, il comprendra however stupid he is he will understandd. ( = aussi) asII.si2 [si]invariable masculine noun* * *Note: si adverbe de degré modifiant un adjectif a deux traductions en anglais selon que l'adjectif modifié est attribut: la maison est si jolie = the house is so pretty, ou épithète: une si jolie maison = such a pretty houseDans le cas de l'épithète il existe une deuxième possibilité, assez rare et littéraire, citée pour information: = so pretty a house
I
1. sinom masculin invariable if
2.
1) ( marquant l'affirmation) yes‘tu ne le veux pas?’ - ‘si!’ — ‘don't you want it?’ - ‘yes I do!’
mais si — yes, of course
2) ( marquant l'intensité) soje suis heureux de visiter votre si jolie ville — I'm glad to visit your town, it's so pretty
si bien que — ( par conséquent) so; ( à tel point que) so much so that
3.
conjonction (s' before il or ils)1) ( marquant l'éventualité) ifsi ce n'est (pas) toi, qui est-ce? — if it wasn't you, who was it?, if not you, who?
à quoi servent ces réunions si ce n'est à nous faire perdre notre temps? — what purpose do these meetings serve other than to waste our time?
2) ( marquant l'hypothèse) ifje me demande s'il viendra — I wonder if ou whether he'll come
3) ( quand) ifenfant, si je lisais, je n'aimais pas être dérangé — when I was a child I used to hate being disturbed if ou when I was reading
4) ( introduit la suggestion)5) ( pour marquer l'opposition) whereassi la France est favorable au projet, les autres pays y sont violemment opposés — whereas France is in favour [BrE] of the project, the other countries are violently opposed to it
II si* * *abr nmSee:* * *I.II.si❢ Si adverbe de degré modifiant un adjectif a deux traductions en anglais selon que l'adjectif modifié est attribut: la maison est si jolie = the house is so pretty, ou épithète: une si jolie maison = such a pretty house. Dans le cas de l'épithète il existe une deuxième possibilité, assez rare et littéraire, citée pour information: = so pretty a house.A nm inv if; des si et des mais ifs and buts.B adv1 ( marquant l'affirmation) yes; ‘tu ne le veux pas?’-‘si!’ ‘don't you want it?’-‘yes I do!’; ‘ils n'ont pas encore vendu leur maison?’-‘il me semble que si’ ‘haven't they sold their house yet?’-‘yes, I think they have’; il n'ira pas, moi si he won't go, but I will; mais si yes, of course; ‘tu ne le veux pas?’-‘mais si’ ‘don't you want it?’-‘yes, of course I do’; si fort littér yes indeed;2 ( marquant l'intensité) so; ce n'est pas si simple it's not so simple; de si bon matin so early in the morning; de si bonne heure so early; c'est un homme si agréable he's such a pleasant man; vous habitez un si joli pays you live in such a lovely country; je suis heureux de visiter votre si jolie ville I'm glad to visit your town, it's so pretty; j'ai eu si peur que I was so afraid that; si bien que ( par conséquent) so; ( à tel point que) so much so that; elle n'a pas écrit, si bien que je ne sais pas à quelle heure elle arrive she hasn't written, so I don't know what time she's arriving; elle s'agitait en tous sens si bien qu'elle a fini par tomber she was flapping about all over the place, so much so that she fell over; tant et si bien que so much so that;3 ( pour marquer la comparaison) rien n'est si beau qu'un coucher de soleil there's nothing so beautiful as a sunset; est-elle si bête qu'on le dit? is she as stupid as people say (she is)?;4 ( pour marquer la concession) si loin que vous alliez nous saurons bien vous retrouver however far away you go ou no matter how far away you go, we will be able to find you; si intelligent qu'il soit or soit-il, il ne peut pas tout savoir as intelligent as he is ou however intelligent he is, he can't know everything; si pénible que soit la situation however hard the situation may be; si peu que ce soit however little it may be.1 ( marquant l'éventualité) if; si ce n'est (pas) toi, qui est-ce? if it wasn't you, who was it?; il n'a rien pris avec lui si ce n'est un livre et son parapluie he didn't take anything with him apart from ou other than a book and his umbrella; l'une des villes les plus belles, si ce n'est la plus belle one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful; personne n'a compris si ce n'est le meilleur de la classe nobody understood except the best pupil in the class; si ce n'était la peur d'être malade j'irais avec vous if it weren't for fear of getting ill I'd go with you; à quoi servent ces réunions si ce n'est à nous faire perdre notre temps? what purpose do these meetings serve other than to waste our time?; si c'est (comme) ça, je pars if that's how it is, I'm leaving; s'il vient demain et qu'il fait beau if he comes tomorrow and the weather's fine; lui seul peut trouver une solution, si solution il y a only he can find a solution, if there is one ou a solution; si oui if so; était-il à Paris? si oui avec qui? si non pourquoi? was he in Paris? if he was, who was he with? if he wasn't, why?; explique-moi tout si tant est que tu puisses le faire tell me everything, if you can do it that is; je ne sais pas s'il pourra nous prêter la somme avant dimanche, si tant est qu'il veuille bien nous la prêter I don't know if he will be able to lend us the money before Sunday, if he's willing to lend it to us at all (that is); si tant est qu'une telle distinction ait un sens if such a distinction makes any sense; c'est un brave homme s'il en est he's a brave man if ever there was one; c'était un homme cultivé s'il en fut he was an educated man if ever there was one;2 ( marquant l'hypothèse dans l'avenir ou le présent) if; si j'étais riche if I were rich; si j'étais toi, si j'étais à ta place if I were you; s'il pleuvait je serais content I would be glad if it rained;3 ( exprimant l'hypothèse dans le passé) if; si j'avais su qu'il était à Paris je l'aurais invité if I had known that he was in Paris I would have invited him; si j'avais eu l'argent if I had had the money;4 ( quand) if; s'il pleurait elle le prenait tout de suite dans ses bras if he cried she would pick him up straightaway; enfant, si je lisais, je n'aimais pas être dérangé when I was a child I used to hate being disturbed if ou when I was reading;5 ( dans une phrase exclamative) if only; si vous pouviez venir! if only you could come!, I wish you would come!; si au moins vous m'aviez téléphoné! if only you had phoned me!; si encore or enfin or seulement or même if only; si j'avais su! if only I'd known!, had I known!; vous pensez si j'étais content! you can imagine how happy I was!; si j'ai envie de partir? ah ça oui! do I want to leave? but of course I do!; et si je le rencontrais dans la rue! just imagine if ou just suppose I meet him in the street!;6 ( introduit la suggestion) si tu venais avec moi? how ou what about coming with me?, why don't you come with me?; si nous allions dîner au restaurant? how ou what about going out for dinner?; si tu venais passer le week-end avec nous? why don't you come and spend the weekend with us?; et s'il décidait de ne pas venir? and what if he decided not to come?; et si tu lui écrivais? why don't you write to him/her?;7 ( pour marquer l'opposition) whereas; si la France est favorable au projet, les autres pays y sont violemment opposés whereas France is in favourGB of the project, the other countries are violently opposed to it;8 ( introduit une interrogation indirecte) if, whether; je me demande s'il viendra I wonder if ou whether he'll come.1. → link=syndicatsyndicat d'initiative -
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1. v/t continue2. v/i continue, carry on ( a fare doing)* * *continuare v.tr.1 to continue, to keep* on (with sthg.), to go* on (with sthg.), to carry on (sthg.): continuai i miei studi, I continued (o kept on with o went on with) my studies; continuò la tradizione di famiglia, he carried on (o kept up) the family tradition2 ( riprendere dopo interruzione) to take* up again; to resume: riattaccò il telefono e continuò la lettura, he put the phone down and resumed his reading; continuare l'opera di qlcu., to take up s.o.'s work◆ v. intr.1 to continue, to go* on, to keep* on; ( proseguire) to proceed, to go* on: il film ha continuato senza interruzioni, the film proceeded without interruption; continuarono a vivere in campagna, they continued living (o to live) in the country; ha continuato a scrivere, he went on (o kept on) writing; pensi che questo tempo continuerà?, do you think this weather will continue?; la sua sfortuna continua, his ill-luck continues; lo spettacolo deve continuare, the show must go on // Basta! Così non si può più continuare, That's enough, we can't go on like this any more! // continua, (in una pubblicazione, alla fine di una puntata) to be continued2 ( prolungarsi) to continue, to stretch away, to proceed: la strada continua fino al mare, the street goes (down) to the sea.* * *[kontinu'are]1. vt(studi, progetto) to continue (with), carry on with, go on with, (viaggio) to continue, (tradizione) to continue, carry on2. vi(riferito a persona: aus avere; riferito a cosa: aus avere o essere) to continue, go onper oggi basta, continueremo domani — that's enough for today, we'll carry on tomorrow
continuare a fare qc — to go on o keep on o continue doing sth
la strada continua fino al bosco — the road carries on o continues as far as the wood
se continua così... — if it (o he o she) goes on like this...
se i dolori continuano... — if the pain persists...
"continua" — (di romanzi a puntate) "to be continued"
"continua a pagina 9" — "continued on page 9"
continua a nevicare/a fare freddo — it's still snowing/cold
* * *[kontinu'are] 1.verbo transitivo to carry on, to continue [ conversazione]; to keep* up [ bombardamento]; to continue [viaggio, passeggiata, racconto, tradizione]; to continue, to keep* up [ studi]2.continuare a fare — to continue doing o to do, to keep (on) doing
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere when referring to a person, essere or avere when referring to a thing)1) (durare) [rumore, dibattito, sciopero, film] to continue, to go* on; (proseguire) [ persona] to continue, to go* on, to carry onla vita continua — life has to go on, life goes on
"continua" — (nei racconti a puntate) "to be continued"
"continua alla pagina seguente" — "continued overleaf"
2) (estendersi) [ strada] to continue, to stretch3.continuò a piovere — it continued raining o to rain
* * *continuare/kontinu'are/ [1]to carry on, to continue [ conversazione]; to keep* up [ bombardamento]; to continue [viaggio, passeggiata, racconto, tradizione]; to continue, to keep* up [ studi]; continuare a fare to continue doing o to do, to keep (on) doing1 (durare) [rumore, dibattito, sciopero, film] to continue, to go* on; (proseguire) [ persona] to continue, to go* on, to carry on; la vita continua life has to go on, life goes on; "continua" (nei racconti a puntate) "to be continued"; "continua alla pagina seguente" "continued overleaf"2 (estendersi) [ strada] to continue, to stretch -
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1. transitive verb,1) lesenread somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 31)
2) (show a reading of) anzeigen3) (interpret) deutenread somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen
read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen
read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen
4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren2. intransitive verb,1) lesen2) (convey meaning) lautenthe contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut
3) (affect reader) sich lesen3. noun1)have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen
2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)4.be a good read — sich gut lesen
[red] adjectivewidely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]
the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor
Phrasal Verbs:- read off- read out- read up* * *[red]past tense, past participle; = read* * *read1[ri:d]good/bad \read spannende/langweilige Lektüreto be a good \read sich akk gut lesen [lassen]II. vt<read, read>1. (understand written material)to \read sth avidly etw leidenschaftlich gern lesento \read sth voraciously etw geradezu verschlingento \read a map eine Karte lesen2. MUSto \read music Noten lesen3. (speak aloud)to \read sth aloud [or out loud] etw laut vorlesen4. (discern)to \read an emotion ein Gefühl erratento \read sb's face in jds Gesicht lesento \read sth in sb's face jdm etw vom Gesicht ablesen5. (interpret) interpretieren, deutenif I've \read the situation aright,... wenn ich die Situation richtig verstehe,...6. (substitute)▪ to \read sth for sth:on page 19, for Blitish, please \read British auf Seite 19 muss es statt Blitish British heißen7. (proof-read)▪ to \read sth etw Korrektur lesento \read a proof Korrektur lesen8. POL, LAWto \read a bill/measure eine Gesetzesvorlage/gesetzliche Verfügung lesen9. (inspect and record)▪ to \read sth etw ablesento \read a meter einen Zählerstand ablesen10. (show information)▪ to \read sth etw anzeigenthe thermometer is \reading 40°C in the shade das Thermometer zeigt 40°C im Schatten an▪ to \read sth chemistry, English, history etw studieren12. COMPUTto \read a card eine Karte [ein]lesento \read data Daten lesen\read/write head Lese-/Schreibkopf\read only nur zum Lesen\read-only memory Festwertspeicher m13. RADIO, TELECdo you \read me? — loud and clear können Sie mich verstehen? — laut und deutlichI don't \read you ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst14. (prophesy)to \read sb's palm jdm aus der Hand lesento \read the tea leaves aus dem Kaffeesatz lesento \read sth in the cards etw in den Karten lesen15.▶ to \read sb like a book in jdm lesen können wie in einem [offenen] Buch▶ \read my lips! hör [mal] ganz genau zu!▶ to \read sb's lips jdm von den Lippen lesen▶ to \read sb's mind [or thoughts] jds Gedanken lesenIII. vi<read, read>1. (understand written material) lesento \read avidly leidenschaftlich gern lesento \read voraciously Bücher geradezu verschlingen▪ to \read about [or of] sb/sth über jdn/etw lesento \read aloud [or out loud] [to sb] [jdm] laut vorlesen3. (create impression)4. (have wording) lautenthere was a sign \reading “No Smoking” auf einem Schild stand „Rauchen verboten“5. THEAT, FILM▪ to \read for sth etw studierento \read for the Bar Jura [o ÖSTERR Jus] studieren7. (be interpreted as)8.▶ to \read between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesenread2[red]II. adj▶ to take sth as \read etw als selbstverständlich voraussetzenwe will take the minutes as \read wir setzen das Protokoll als bekannt voraus* * *I [riːd] vb: pret, ptp read [red]1. vt1) (ALSO COMPUT) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (to +dat)I read him to sleep — ich las ihm vor, bis er einschlief
for "meet" read "met" — anstelle or an Stelle von "meet" soll "met" stehen
to read sb's thoughts/mind — jds Gedanken lesen
to read the tea leaves —
3) (Brit UNIV form = study) studieren4) thermometer, barometer etc sehen auf (+acc), ablesenthe thermometer reads 37° — das Thermometer steht auf or zeigt 37°
do you read me? (Telec) — können Sie mich verstehen?; (fig) haben Sie mich verstanden?
2. vito +dat)she reads well — sie liest gut; (learner, beginner) sie kann schon gut lesen
will you read to me, Mummy? — Mutti, liest du mir etwas vor?
2)(= convey impression when read)
this paragraph reads/doesn't read well — dieser Abschnitt liest sich gut/nicht gutthis reads like an official report/a translation — das klingt wie ein offizieller Bericht/eine Übersetzung
that's how it reads to me — so verstehe ich das
3) (= have wording) lautenthe letter reads as follows — der Brief geht so or lautet folgendermaßen
4) (Brit UNIV form= study)
to read for an examination — sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereitenSee:→ bar3. nII [red] pret, ptp of read Iadjhe is well/not very well read — er ist sehr/wenig belesen
* * *read1 [riːd]A sa) Lesen n:can I have a read in your paper? kann ich mal in deine Zeitung schauen?;give sth a careful read etwas sorgfältig durchlesenb) Lektüre f:it is a good read es liest sich gutB v/t prät und pperf read [red]1. a) allg lesen:for “Jean” read “John” statt „Jean“ lies „John“;take sth as read etwas als selbstverständlich voraussetzen;we can take it as read that … wir können davon ausgehen, dass …;d) einen Text Korrektur lesene) eine Vorlesung, einen Vortrag haltenf) eine Erklärung etc verlesen:read sth into etwas in einen Text hineinlesen;b) etwas nachlesen2. Funkverkehr: verstehen:do you read me?a) können Sie mich verstehen?,b) fig haben Sie mich verstanden?the bill was read for the third time die Gesetzesvorlage wurde in dritter Lesung behandeltread music Noten lesen6. ein Rätsel lösen7. jemandes Charakter etc durchschauen:read sb like a book in jemandem lesen wie in einem Buch;read sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht lesen; → thought1 18. einen Satz etc auslegen, auffassen, deuten, verstehen9. a) (an)zeigen:the thermometer reads 20°10. COMPUT lesen, abfühlen:read in einlesen, -geben;read out auslesen, -geben ( → B 1)11. besonders Br studieren, hören: → law1 5C v/i1. lesen:he has no time to read er hat keine Zeit zum Lesen;2. (vor)lesen:read to sb jemandem vorlesen ( from aus)3. eine (Vor)Lesung oder einen Vortrag halten5. sich gut etc lesen (lassen):it reads like a translation es liest sich oder klingt wie eine Übersetzung6. lauten:7. sich auslegen lassen:read2 [red]A prät und pperf von read1B adj1. gelesen:the most-read book das meistgelesene Buch* * *1. transitive verb,1) lesenread somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also take 1. 31)
2) (show a reading of) anzeigen3) (interpret) deutenread somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen
read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen
4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren2. intransitive verb,1) lesen2) (convey meaning) lauten3) (affect reader) sich lesen3. noun1)2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)4.[red] adjectivewidely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]
the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor
Phrasal Verbs:- read off- read out- read up* * *p.p.gelesen p.p. v.(§ p.,p.p.: read)= eingeben v.einlesen v.lesen v.(§ p.,pp.: las, gelesen) -
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̈ɪkləus I
1. сущ.
1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле( в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки (в некоторых школах)
2) а) территория вокруг или около здания( обыкн. закрытая, огороженная другими постройками) ;
двор б) преим. брит. территория, прилегающая к собору;
иногда соборное духовенство
3) а) преим. брит. проход, ведущий с улицы во двор к лестнице многоквартирного дома б) тупик (часто в названиях улиц-тупиков) Longwood Close ≈ тупик Лонгвуд Syn: cul-de-sac
2. прил.
1) а) закрытый I've brought a close carriage for him. ≈ Я достал ему закрытую коляску. Syn: closed, shut
2. б) фон. закрытый (гласный) в) закрытый (для доступа широкой публики, для охоты)
2) замкнутый;
ограниченный, узкий The space contained close alleys and open walks. ≈ Пространство включало узкие аллеи и открытые места для прогулок. Syn: confined, narrow
1.
3) заключенный( в тюрьму и т. п.), строго охраняемый;
строгий( о тюремном или подобном заключении) Captain is in close arrest. ≈ Капитан находится под строгим арестом.
4) скрытый, секретный, тайный;
уединенный, скрытый от глаз to keep a thing close ≈ держать что-л. в секрете to keep close, lie close ≈ прятаться Syn: concealed, occult
1., secret
2., hidden;
secluded
5) душный, удушливый, спертый The air in this room is very close. ≈ В этой комнате очень спертый воздух. Syn: stuffy, suffocating, stagnant, unventilated;
muggy, humid, stifling
6) скрытный, замкнутый, сдержанный, молчаливый He was too close to name his circumstances to me. ≈ Он был слишком замкнутым человеком, чтобы рассказать мне о своих обстоятельствах. to keep oneself close ≈ держаться замкнуто Syn: reserved, reticent, uncommunicative
7) скупой, скаредный He's as close with his money as Scrooge. ≈ Он такой же скупой, как Скрудж. Syn: stingy, miserly, tight
1., tight-fisted, close-fisted, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly
1., penny-pinching, ungenerous, grudging
8) плотный;
компактный;
густой;
сжатый, убористый( о почерке, стиле) Living in such close quarters makes privacy difficult. ≈ Проживание в такой густонаселенной квартире мешает личной жизни. The fabric was of a close weave. ≈ Это была плотная ткань. close print ≈ убористая печать Syn: congested, crowded, teeming, populous;
tight
1., cramped, confined, narrow
1., compressed;
dense, compact II
1., solid
1., impenetrable, impermeable
9) а) близкий (о времени и месте) ;
близко расположенный The house is close to the park. ≈ Дом расположен рядом с парком. The migration of the ducks southward showed that winter was close. ≈ Перелет уток на юг показывает, что зима на носу. close column ≈ сомкнутая колонна to get to close quarters ≈ сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию close attack ≈ наступление с ближней дистанции close defence ≈ непосредственное охранение Syn: near
1., neighbouring, approximate
1., imminent, impending>, forthcoming
2., nigh
1. б) кино крупный (план)
10) плотно облегающий;
хорошо пригнанный( об одежде) Syn: close-fitting
11) близкий, интимный;
неразлучный close friend ≈ близкий друг The two brothers are very close. ≈ Два брата очень близки. Syn: attached, friendly
1.,intimate I
2., familiar
1., loving, devoted;
inseparable
12) близкий, схожий;
почти равный( о соревновании, шансах на победу) The color is close to what I want, but the style is wrong. ≈ Цвет очень близок к тому, что я хочу, но фасон мне не нравится. The resemblance is very close and very strange. ≈ Сходство очень сильное и очень странное. close translation ≈ очень близкий перевод It was a close race. ≈ Это были почти равные скачки. Syn: near
1., similar, akin, almost like, almost alike, much the same as, resembling;
well-matched, nearly even, nearly equal
13) внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный Keep a close watch on the children. ≈ Внимательно следите за детьми. close reading ≈ внимательное, медленное чтение close investigation ≈ подробное обследование Syn: intense, intent
2., watchful, careful, attentive, vigilant, keen I, thorough
1., strict, minute III, searching
14) короткий;
коротко постриженный A straight razor gives a close shave. ≈ Прямая бритва бреет очень гладко. a close haircut ≈ короткая стрижка Syn: near to the skin, smooth
1., trim
2., neat I, short
1. ∙ by a close shave
3. нареч.
1) близко, рядом, около;
рядом с (чем-л./кем-л. - to, on, upon, about, beside, behind, below, in и т. д.) to follow close behind the man ≈ следовать непосредственно за этим человеком to stand close against the wall ≈ стоять около стены to come closer together ≈ подойти ближе друг к другу Come close so I can see you. ≈ Подойди и стань рядом, чтобы я мог тебя увидеть. We were close to when it happened. ≈ Мы были рядом, когда это случилось. close at hand Syn: near
2., nearby
2., near at hand, thereabout, in proximity
2) почти He ran me very close. ≈ Он почти догнал меня. close on Syn: almost, nearly
3) коротко (о стрижке волос, о подстриженной траве) to cut one's hair close ≈ коротко постричься close cropped ≈ коротко остриженный II
1. сущ.
1) завершение, заключение, конец, окончание at the close of the day ≈ в конце дня towards the close of the 19th century ≈ к концу 19 века The day had reached its close. ≈ День подошел к концу. The crowd began to leave before the close of the game. ≈ Народ начал уходить перед окончанием игры. bring to a close ≈ довести до конца, завершить, закончить Syn: end 1, finish
1., conclusion, termination, wind-up I, completion;
closing
1., ending
1., finale
2) муз. каденция;
каданс
3) объединение, соединение the close of earth and sky ≈ объединение земли и неба Syn: union, junction
4) архаич. столкновение;
борьба Syn: grapple
1., struggle
1., encounter
1.
2. гл.
1) а) закрывать Close the door tightly. ≈ Закрой плотно дверь. to close the eyes ≈ закрыть глаза б) закрываться Many flowers open in the morning and close at night. ≈ Многие цветы утром распускаются, а вечером закрываются. ∙ Syn: shut
1., secure
2.
2) затыкать, заделывать;
забивать, заполнять The handyman closed the hole in the wall with plaster. ≈ Рабочий заделал дыру в стене штукатуркой. Syn: close up, stop up, stop
2., fill
1., stuff, clog, plug
3) ограничивать;
препятствовать, блокировать;
запирать;
заключать( куда-л., во что-л.) The stableboy closed the horse in the stall. ≈ Помощник конюха закрыл лошадь в стойле. Syn: shut in, shut up, confine
2., pen in, enclose, pen II
2., coop up, blockade
2., block
2., obstruct, seal off
4) а) кончать, заканчивать to close a discussion ≈ прекратить обсуждение The pianist closed the concert with a Gershwin medley. ≈ Пианист завершил концерт исполнением попурри из Гершвина. б) прекращаться, заканчиваться Schools closed for the Christmas holiday. ≈ Школы закрылись на Рождественские каникулы. ∙ Syn: end
2., finish
2., conclude, terminate, stop
2., halt I
2., cease
1., wind up;
adjourn, recess
2., suspend, discontinue, leave off, break off, shut down в) бирж. завершиться каким-л. курсом (о торгах на бирже)
5) а) соединять, объединять The surgeon closed the two edges of the incision with surgical thread. ≈ Хирург соединил края разреза хирургической ниткой. Syn: join
1., link
2., connect, couple
2., unite б) электр. замыкать (цепь) Syn: fuse I
2.
6) а) подходить близко;
сближаться вплотную The soldiers closed ranks. ≈ Солдаты сдвинули ряды. The men closed round him. ≈ Люди столпились вокруг него. б) войти в ближний бой, схватиться в рукопашной;
войти в соприкосновение( с противником) ∙ close about close down close in close in on close off close out close round close up close upon close with be closed with огороженное стеной место (около дома или деревни) - breaking smb.'s * нарушение границы чужого земельного участка соборная площадь, площадь вокруг собора;
территория, обыкн. огороженная (включает постройки, сад) площадка для игр( при школе) (шотландское) ход со двора, проход к лестнице многоквартирного дома тупик (улица) закрытый - * carriage закрытый экипаж - * vowel (фонетика) закрытый гласный закрытый;
ограниченный;
замкнутый - * season время, когда охота запрещена;
охотничий сезон закрыт - * terrain (топография) закрытая местность - * competition закрытый конкурс замкнутый, уединенный - to keep oneself * держаться замкнуто;
жить уединенно тайный, скрытый - * intent тайное намерение - to lie * прятаться - to keep smth. * держать в секрете, скрывать - to say smth. in *st confidence сказать строго конфиденциально скрытный, сдержанный( о человеке) - he was too * about his past life он скрывал свое прошлое строго охраняемый - * arrest строгий арест - * cell особо охраняемая тюремная камера - to keep in * confinement содержать в строгом заключении - as * as an oyster умеет держать язык за зубами закрывать - to * a door закрыть дверь - this road is *d to heavy motor traffic для грузового транспорта эта дорога закрыта - to * a hole заткнуть отверстие - to * a gap заполнить пробел;
(спортивное) сократить разрыв;
(военное) ликвидировать прорыв - to * a drawer задвинуть ящик (стола) закрываться - the window won't * окно не закрывается - the shops * at six магазины закрываются в шесть часов - the wound *d рана закрылась - the play *d after ten performances после десяти представлений пьеса сошла со сцены (электротехника) замыкать (цепь) (морское) задраивать - to * one's doors не допускать, не впускать;
закрыть предприятие - to * the country's doors to immigrants не допускать иммиграции в страну - he had to * his doors for lack of trade он закрыл свое дело из-за отсутствия заказов - to * the door отрезать путь - his attitude *d the door to further negotiations его позиция отрезала путь к дальнейшим переговорам - to * one's parent's eyes закрыть глаза родителю, присутствовать при смерти родителя - to * smb.'s eye подбить глаз - to * one's ear пропускать мимо ушей;
быть глухим - to * one's mouth держать язык за зубами, помалкивать - to * one's purse отказать в деньгах конец;
заключение, завершение - at the * of one's days в конце жизни - day has reached its * день кончился - to bring to a * закончить, завершить;
довести до конца - to draw to a * приближаться к концу закрытие, окончание работы - at the * of the exchange при закрытии биржи - * price( коммерческое) окончательная цена( музыкальное) каданс заканчивать, завершать;
заключать - to * a speech заключить речь - to * a meeting закрыть собрание - to * a subscription list прекратить подписку - to * an account( финансовое) закрыть счет заканчиваться;
завершаться - the meeting *d with a speech by the president собрание завершилось выступлением президента - his short life *d его короткая жизнь оборвалась договариваться - to * a bargain договориться, заключить сделку принять (предложение, условие) - I offered him six pounds and he *d with it я предложил ему шесть фунтов, и он согласился - the two ministers did not * with each other два министра не смогли договориться между собой( биржевое) иметь цену или курс на момент закрытия биржи - that stock *d last night at ten dollars на момент закрытия биржи вчера вечером эти акции стоили десять долларов( военное) войти в соприкосновение - the order was given to * with the enemy дан приказ войти в соприкосновение с противником - to * one's days окончить дни свои, умереть близкий;
находящийся или расположенный недалеко - * proximity непосредственная близость - * combat( военное) ближний бой - * reconnaissance( военное) ближняя разведка - * support( военное) непосредственная поддержка - * fighting бой с ближней дистанции (бокс) - the house is * to the station дом находится близко от вокзала близкий, интимный - he is a * friend of mine он мой большой друг тесный, близкий - * contact тесный контакт - * co-operation тесное сотрудничество;
(военное) непосредственное взаимодействие - there's a * resemblance between them между ними большое сходство плотный, компактный;
тесный - * texture плотная ткань - * thicket густая чаща - to sew with * stitches шить мелкими стежками - * timber( горное) сплошная крепь - * formation( военное) сомкнутый строй - * march( военное) движение в сомкнутом строю - * finish финиширование в тесной группе участников (велоспорт) - * planting загущенный посев, загущенная посадка( растений) - * stand густое стояние;
сомкнутость полога (леса) хорошо пригнанный;
плотный - * lid плотно закрывающаяся крышка - * bonnet плотно сидящая на голове шапочка - * fit (техническое) плотная пригонка облегающий (об одежде) сжатый (о стиле) краткий и содержательный - * statement лаконичное заявление убористый (о почерке) - * print убористая печать, плотный набор душный, спертый - * air спертый воздух - * day душный день - a spell of * weather период летний духоты тщательный;
подробный - * investigation тщательное расследование - * analysis подробный анализ - * attention пристальное внимание - * check( техническое) строгий контроль точный - * translation точный перевод срезанный низко, коротко, до корня - * haircut короткая стрижка - * mowing низкий срез( травы, хлебов) скупой, скаредный - he is * with his money он скуповат почти равный( о шансах) - * combat состязание, в котором силы участвующих почти равны;
состязание достойных соперников;
упорная борьба на выборах - * vote почти равное количество голосов "за" и "против" - * district (американизм) избирательный округ, в котором победа одержана незначительным большинством( разговорное) трудно достающийся, ограниченный (о средствах) - money is * деньги достаются нелегко( разговорное) скуповатый строго логичный - * reasoning логичное рассуждение( устаревшее) строгий, суровый - * mourning глубокий траур( редкое) вязкий;
нелетучий( спортивное) осторожный( о футболе и т. п.) (кинематографический) крупный - * shot крупный план близко - * at hand близко, рядом, под рукой;
рукой подать - to follow smb. * следовать за кем-л. по пятам - the end of the year is drawing * приближается конец года - * to the wind (морское) в крутой бейдевинд коротко - to cut one's hair * коротко подстричься в сочетаниях: - * by рядом - * on приблизительно, около, почти - * to около - to sit * to the fire сидеть около камина - to stick * to the text строго придерживаться текста - * upon приблизительно, около, почти - * upon two hundred people около двухсот человек - to press smb. * обращаться сурово - * to home не в бровь, а в глаз - the speaker's remarks hit * to home замечания оратора попали в самую точку подходить близко, сближаться, смыкаться - the ship sank and the water *d over it корабль затонул, и воды сомкнулись над ним (спортивное) (военное) сомкнуть( ряды) - to * the ranks сомкнуть ряды;
сплотиться, объединиться - we must * the ranks to secure peace мы должны сплотиться, чтобы обеспечить мир (by) a ~ shave на волосок от (by) a ~ shave с минимальным преимуществом ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить bring to a ~ вчт. завершать close без пропусков, пробелов;
связный ~ близкий, интимный;
close friend близкий друг ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
тесный;
close contact тесный контакт ~ близкий ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ договариваться ~ завершать ~ завершение ~ завершение кредитного соглашения ~ завершение сделки ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ заканчивать ~ заключать ~ заключение ~ закрывать(ся) ;
кончать (торговлю, занятия) ~ вчт. закрывать ~ закрывать ~ закрываться ~ закрытие ~ закрытие биржи ~ закрытие бухгалтерских книг в конце учетного периода ~ закрытый ~ вчт. закрыть ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ замкнутый ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
close about окутывать;
окружать ~ иметь определенный курс на момент закрытия биржи ~ муз. каденция;
каданс ~ компактный ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить ~ конец ~ кончать ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ облегающий (об одежде) ;
хорошо пригнанный;
точно соответствующий ~ огороженное место (часто вокруг собора) ~ ограниченный ~ окончание работы ~ плотный;
густой (о лесе) ;
close texture плотная ткань ~ плотный ~ подробный ~ подходить близко;
сближаться вплотную ~ почти;
he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ почти равный (о шансах) ~ почти равный ~ прекращение ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
close print убористая печать ~ скупой;
he is close with his money он скуповат ~ спертый, душный ~ строгий (об аресте, изоляции) ~ строго охраняемый ~ тайный ~ точный;
close translation точный перевод ~ точный ~ тщательный ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ хорошо пригнанный ~ школьная площадка ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
close about окутывать;
окружать to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
close order сомкнутый строй column: ~ воен. колонна;
амер. мор. строй кильватера;
close column сомкнутая колонна;
in column в колонне, в затылок;
амер. мор. в строю кильватера ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
тесный;
close contact тесный контакт ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ defence непосредственное охранение ~ district амер. избирательный округ, где победа на выборах одержана незначительным большинством ~ down мор. задраивать ~ down закрывать (предприятие) ;
прекращать работу ~ down закрывать ~ down ликвидировать предприятие ~ down подавлять ~ down прекращать работу ~ down применять репрессии;
подавлять ~ близкий, интимный;
close friend близкий друг ~ in окружать, огораживать ~ in приближаться;
наступать ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ of financial year конец финансового года ~ of pleadings прекращение обмена состязательными бумагами ~ of polling прекращение процедуры голосования ~ of year конец года ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку to ~ one's days умереть;
to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
сделать( что-л.) невозможным day: his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
скончаться;
покончить счеты с жизнью ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
close order сомкнутый строй order: ~ воен. строй, боевой порядок;
close (extended) order сомкнутый (расчлененный) строй ~ out закрывать свое предприятие ~ out исключать ~ out исключать возможность ~ out ликвидировать ценные бумаги ~ out продавать ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
close print убористая печать ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение reading: ~ чтение;
close reading внимательное чтение ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ season время, когда запрещена охота или рыбная ловля season: close ~ закрытый сезон ~ плотный;
густой (о лесе) ;
close texture плотная ткань to ~ one's days умереть;
to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) невозможным door: door дверь;
дверца;
дверной проем;
front door парадный вход;
to close the door ((up) on smb.) закрыть (за кем-л.) дверь ~ перен. путь, дорога;
a door to success путь к успеху;
to close the door (to (или upon) smth.) отрезать путь (к чему-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) невозможным;
to open a door (to (или for) smth.) открыть путь (к чему-л.) ;
~ точный;
close translation точный перевод ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ up заканчивать ~ up закрывать ~ up закрываться (о ране) ~ up ликвидировать ~ up сомкнуть ряды ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ скупой;
he is close with his money он скуповат ~ почти;
he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек
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