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skweə
1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.)

2) (something in the shape of this.)

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.)

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.)

2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.)

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).)

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.)

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.)

3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.)

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.)

4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.)

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.)

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.)

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.)

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- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal

square¹ adj cuadrado

a square table una mesa cuadrada

five square metres cinco metros cuadrados

square² n

1. cuadrado / cuadro

a square has four equal sides un cuadrado tiene cuatro lados iguales

2. plaza

there's a market in the square on Saturdays los sábados hay un mercado en la plaza

square

tr[skweə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (shape) cuadrado; (on fabric) cuadro; (on chessboard, graph paper, crossword) casilla

2 (in town) plaza; (in barracks) patio; (block of houses) manzana

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado

4 (tool) escuadra

5 familiar (old-fashioned person) carroza nombre masulino o femenino; (conservative) carca nombre masulino o femenino

adjective

1 (in shape) cuadrado,-a; (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, a escuadra

■ a square table una mesa cuadrada

■ a square jaw una mandíbula cuadrada

■ the flat is 100 metres square el piso mide 100 metros cuadrados

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrado,-a

3 familiar (fair) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (honest) honesto,-a, franco,-a

■ a square deal un trato justo

■ I'll be square with you seré franco contigo

4 (equal in points) igual, empatado,-a; (not owing money) en paz

5 (tidy) ordenado,-a, en orden

6 (old-fashioned) carroza; (conservative) carca

adverb

1 directamente

■ it landed square in the middle of the lake cayó justo en medio del lago

■ she hit him square on the nose le dio de lleno en la nariz

transitive verb

1 (make square) cuadrar ( with, con)

■ he squared his shoulders se puso derecho, sacó el pecho

2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL cuadrar, elevar al cuadrado

■ 4 squared is 16 el cuadrado de 4 es 16

3 (settle - debts, accounts) saldar, pagar; (- matters) arreglar

■ I want to square my account quiero pagar mi cuenta

■ I'll square it with the teacher lo arreglaré con el profesor

4 (equalize) empatar

■ after a hard struggle they managed to square the match después de luchar mucho consiguieron empatar

5 (agree, reconcile) conciliar

■ you must square your alibi with the facts tienes que hacer cuadrar tu coartada con los hechos

■ I can't square it with my conscience mi conciencia no me lo permite

6 familiar (bribe) sobornar

intransitive verb

1 (agree) cuadrar ( with, con), concordar ( with, con)

■ his story doesn't square with the facts su versión no cuadra con los hechos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a square peg in a round hole gallina en corral ajeno

to be all square with somebody estar en paz con alguien

to get a square deal recibir un trato justo

to get square with somebody ajustar cuentas con alguien

to go back to square one volver al punto de partida, partir de cero

to square the circle cuadrar el círculo

square brackets corchetes nombre masculino plural

square dance baile nombre masculino de figuras

square meal comida decente, buena comida

square metre metro cuadrado

square root raíz nombre femenino cuadrada

square ['skwær] vt, squared ; squaring

1) : cuadrar

2) : elevar al cuadrado (en matemáticas)

3) conform: conciliar (con), ajustar (con)

4) settle: saldar (una cuenta)

I squared it with him: lo arreglé con él

square adj, squarer ; - est

1) : cuadrado

a square house: una casa cuadrada

2) right-angled: a escuadra, en ángulo recto

3) : cuadrado (en matemáticas)

a square mile: una milla cuadrada

4) honest: justo

a square deal: un buen acuerdo

fair and square: en buena lid

square n

1) : escuadra f (instrumento)

2) : cuadrado m, cuadro m

to fold into squares: plegar en cuadrados

3) : plaza f (de una ciudad)

4) : cuadrado m (en matemáticas)

square

adj.

• cuadrado (Matemática) adj.

• escuadra adj.

• glorieta adj.

• plaza adj.

adv.

• honradamente adv.

n.

• casilla s.f.

• cuadrado s.m.

• cuadro s.m.

• escaque s.m.

• escuadra s.f.

• plaza s.f.

v.

• acodar v.

• cuadrar v.

• elevar al cuadrado (Matemática) v.

• escuadrar v.

skwer, skweə(r)
I

noun

1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

a silk (head) square — un pañuelo de seda cuadrado

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

II

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

the room is 15 feet square — la habitación mide 15 (pies) por 15 (pies)

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

he'll give you a square deal — no te va a engañar

to be square WITH somebody — ser* franco con alguien

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

III

adverb

he hit me square on the mouth — me dio de lleno en la boca, me dio en plena boca

to look somebody square in the eye — mirar a alguien (directamente) a los ojos

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

he squared his shoulders — se puso derecho

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

to square something WITH somebody — arreglar algo con alguien

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

I couldn't square it with my conscience — mi conciencia no me lo permitía

2.

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- square up

- square up to

[skwɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=shape) cuadrado m, cuadro m ; (on graph paper, chessboard, crossword) casilla f ; (=piece) [of material, paper, chocolate etc] cuadrado m ; (=scarf) pañuelo m

to cut into squares — cortar en cuadros or cuadrados

- go back to square one

2) (in town) plaza f

the town square — la plaza del pueblo

3) (US) (=block of houses) manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)

4) (Math) cuadrado m

16 is the square of 4 — 16 es el cuadrado de 4

5) (=drawing instrument) escuadra f

6) * (=old-fashioned person)

he's a real square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

2. ADJ

1) (in shape) cuadrado

- be a square peg in a round hole

2) (forming right angle) en ángulo recto, en escuadra

to be square with sth — estar en ángulo recto or en escuadra con algo

ensure that the frame is square — asegúrese de que el marco forme ángulos rectos

3) [face, jaw, shoulder] cuadrado

4) (Math) cuadrado

a square foot/kilometre — un pie/kilómetro cuadrado

a kilometre square — un kilómetro por un kilómetro

5) (=substantial) [meal] decente, como Dios manda

it's three days since I had a square meal — hace tres días que no como decentemente or como Dios manda

6) (=fair, honest) justo, equitativo

to give sb a square deal — ser justo con algn

he didn't get a square deal — lo trataron injustamente

I'll be square with you — seré justo contigo

7) (=even)

now we're all square — (Sport) ahora vamos iguales or (LAm) parejos, ahora estamos empatados; (financially) ahora estamos en paz

if you pay me a pound we'll call it square — dame una libra y me quedo conforme

to get square with sb — ajustar las cuentas con algn

8) * (=conventional) anticuado *, carca *, carroza (Sp) *

he's so square — es un carca or un carroza or (Chile) un momio *

3.

ADV

square in the middle — justo en el centro, justo en el medio

to look sb square in the eye — mirar a algn directamente a los ojos

the blow caught him square on the chin — el golpe le dio en plena barbilla or de lleno en la barbilla

he turned to face me square on — se volvió para tenerme de cara
fair I, 2., 1)
4. VT

1) (=make square) cuadrar

to square one's shoulders — ponerse derecho

- try to square the circle

2) (=settle, reconcile) [+ accounts] ajustar; [+ debts] pagar

can you square it with your conscience? — ¿te lo va a permitir tu conciencia?

I'll square it with him * — yo lo arreglo con él

3) (Math) elevar al cuadrado

two squared is four — dos al cuadrado es cuatro

5.

VI cuadrar ( with con)

it doesn't square with what you said before — esto no cuadra con lo que dijiste antes

6.

CPD

square brackets NPL — corchetes mpl

square dance N — cuadrilla f (baile)

Square Mile N —

• the Square Mile — (in London) la City

square rigger N — buque m de vela con aparejo de cruz

square root N — raíz f cuadrada

- square off

- square up
SQUARE DANCE Se llama square dance a un baile folklórico tradicional de origen francés en el que cuatro parejas de bailarines se colocan formando un cuadrado. Es un baile muy popular en Estados Unidos y Canadá y a veces se enseña en la escuela. En algunas ocasiones alguien se encarga de explicar los pasos que se han de seguir, de modo que los que no los conocen bien puedan participar. El instrumento musical más utilizado en ellos es el violín, aunque también se usan a veces la guitarra, el banjo o el acordeón.
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[skwer, skweə(r)]
I

noun

1)

a) ( shape) cuadrado m; ( in fabric design) cuadro m

b) (of cloth, paper) (trozo m) cuadrado m

a silk (head) square — un pañuelo de seda cuadrado

c) ( on chessboard) casilla f, escaque m; ( in crossword) casilla f

to go back to square one — volver* a empezar desde cero

2) (in town, city) plaza f

3) ( Math) cuadrado m

4) ( instrument) escuadra f

5) ( conventional person) (colloq) soso, -sa m,f (fam), carroza mf (Esp fam), zanahorio, -ria m,f (Col, Ven fam)

II

adjective squarer, squarest

1)

a) <box/table/block> cuadrado

the room is 15 feet square — la habitación mide 15 (pies) por 15 (pies)

b) ( having right angles) <corner/edges> en ángulo recto, a escuadra

c) < face> cuadrado; < jaw> angular, cuadrado

2) ( Math) (before n) <yard/mile> cuadrado

3)

a) (fair, honest)

he'll give you a square deal — no te va a engañar

to be square WITH somebody — ser* franco con alguien

b) ( large and wholesome) (before n) < meal> decente

c) ( even) (pred)

the teams were (all) square — los equipos iban empatados or iguales

to get square with somebody — ajustarle las cuentas a alguien

4) ( conventional) (colloq) soso (fam), rígidamente convencional, carroza (Esp fam), zanahorio (Col, Ven fam)

III

adverb

he hit me square on the mouth — me dio de lleno en la boca, me dio en plena boca

to look somebody square in the eye — mirar a alguien (directamente) a los ojos

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) ( make square) \<\<angle/side\>\> cuadrar

he squared his shoulders — se puso derecho

2) ( Math) elevar al cuadrado

3)

a) (settle, make even) \<\<debts/accounts\>\> pagar*, saldar

to square something WITH somebody — arreglar algo con alguien

b) ( Sport) \<\<match/game\>\> igualar

c) ( reconcile) \<\<facts/principles\>\> conciliar

I couldn't square it with my conscience — mi conciencia no me lo permitía

2.

vi \<\<ideas/arguments\>\> concordar*

to square WITH something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- square up

- square up to

English-spanish dictionary > square
2 square

skweə 1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) firkant, kvadrat

2) (something in the shape of this.) firkant, kvadrat

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg, plass

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) annen potens
2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) firkantet, kvadratisk, kvadrat-

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) kvitt, oppgjort, lik, jevn

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) i kvadrat

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) gammeldags
3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) vinkelrett

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rett, direkte
4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) gi firkantet form, gjøre firkantet

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) gjøre opp (for seg), skvære opp

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) stemme, passe

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) opphøye i annen potens

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- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal

firkantet
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kvadrat
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kvadratisk
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ærlig

I
subst. \/skweə\/

1) kvadrat (geometri), firkant, rute, kvadratisk stykke, firkantet gjenstand, terning, terningformet gjenstand

2) torg, plass (ofte beplantet med trær og omgitt av bygninger), kasernegård (militærvesen)

3) firkantet hodetørkle, skaut

4) ( universitet) studenterlue, firkantet flatt hodeplagg med svart dusk

5) ( matematikk) kvadrat, andre (potens)

• the square of x

x i andre

6) vinkelhake, vinkellinjal, vinkel

7) ( militærvesen) firkant, karré

8) (slang, om person) streiting

9) (som flatemål, bygg) 100 kvadratfot

10) (amer., hverdagslig) måltid

11) ( sjøfart) plassen nedenfor en lasteluke

12) ( sjøfart) stuttflagg

back to square one tilbake til start

by the square vinkelrett

form a square ( militærvesen) danne karré, utgjøre en karré

form into a square ( militærvesen) stille opp i karré

hollow square ( militærvesen) åpen karré

on the square vinkelrett åpen, ærlig, likefrem, rettferdig som har medlemsskap i frimurerlosjen på vannvognen, avholdende

out of square ikke rettvinklet ikke i overensstemmelse, skjev, uriktig
II
verb \/skweə\/

1) gjøre kvadratisk, gjøre firkantet

2) gjøre rettvinklet, bringe i vinkel

3) ( teknikk) firhugge, kanthugge, avrette, kantskjære

4) dele opp i kvadrater, dele inn i ruter, dele inn i firkanter

5) danne en rett vinkel

6) ( matematikk) kvadrere, opphøye i andre potens

• two squared is four

to opphøyd i andre potens er fire

7) ( om mellomværende) gjøre opp, ordne, utligne, skvære opp

8) avpasse, tilpasse, bringe i samsvar, se i forhold til

9) stille seg ansikt til ansikt, innta kampstilling

10) ( slang) fikse, ordne, bestikke

11) ( sport) utligne

12) passe sammen, stemme overens

square away (amer.) rydde, gjøre klar innta kampstilling ( sjøfart) brase firkant

square off stille seg ansikt til ansikt, innta boksestilling dele inn i ruter

square off with unnskylde seg overfor, skvære opp med, gjøre opp med gi igjen, hevne seg på

square one's account skape balanse i regnskapet gjøre opp

square the circle forsøke det umulige

square up betale, gjøre opp

• it's time I squared up with you

det er på tide jeg gjør opp med deg

• he squared up and left

han betalte og gikk

square up to ( om person) nærme seg med garden oppe, innta boksestilling overfor ( om vanskelighet) møte og takle på en bestemt måte
III
adj. \/skweə\/

1) kvadratisk, firkantet

2) ( teknikk) firhugd, kanthugd

3) ( matematikk) kvadrat-

4) rettvinklet, vinkelrett

5) kantete, markert, kraftig, firskåren

6) lik, uavgjort

7) gjort opp, oppgjort, avgjort

8) utvetydig, klar, direkte

9) ærlig, rettferdig, rimelig, skvær

10) ( sjøfart) skvær

11) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, real

• a square meal

et realt måltid

12) ( hverdagslig) kjedelig, tradisjonell, konvensjonell, firkantet

all square uten gjeld med like mange poeng, med lik poengsum ( om poengsummer) like, jevne

call it square ( hverdagslig) si at man er skuls

get one's accounts square gjøre opp kontoene sine

get square with ( hverdagslig) gjøre opp med, skvære opp med

• get square with one's creditors

gjøre opp med sine kreditorer

get things square ( hverdagslig) få orden på tingene

a square account en oppgjort konto

a square deal rettferdig ordning, rimelig handel, rettferdig behandling

square jaw kraftig, markert hake

a square refusal et blankt nei

square shoulders brede skuldre
IV
adv. \/skweə\/

1) i rett vinkel, vinkelrett

2) i firkant, i terning

• fold the towels square

brette håndklærne i firkant

3) rett

• hit somebody square on the jaw

slå til noen rett på haken

4) ( hverdagslig) ærlig og redelig

English-Norwegian dictionary > square
3 square

[skweə] 1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) quadrado

2) (something in the shape of this.) quadrado

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) praça

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) quadrado
2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) quadrado

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) igual

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) quadrado

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) antiquado
3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) em esquadria

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) em cheio
4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) tornar quadrado

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) acertar

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ajustar(-se)

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) elevar ao quadrado

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- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal
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[skwɛə] n 1 quadrado. 2 coisa quadrada ou retangular, divisão de tabuleiro de xadrez, vidraça, etc. 3 praça, área (cercada de ruas), quadra. 4 Amer comprimento de um lado de uma praça. 5 largo, parque de uma cidade. 6 tropas colocadas em forma de quadrado. 7 esquadro. 8 (também square number) Math quadrado, segunda potência de um número. 9 fig igualdade, simetria, regularidade, eqüidade, honestidade. 10 medida de área, correspondente a 100 pés quadrados. 11 pessoa antiquada, conservadora. • vt+vi 1 fazer retangular, fazer quadrado, esquadrar. 2 dividir em quadrados. 3 pôr no esquadro, verificar o ângulo. 4 fazer plano, endireitar. 5 ajustar, liquidar (contas). he squared him / ele o pagou, ele liquidou suas dívidas. 6 corresponder, estar de acordo, concordar. 7 Math quadrar, elevar ao quadrado. 8 determinar, colocar em lugar certo, regularizar. I’ll square things / regularizarei o negócio. 9 adaptar, adaptar-se. 10 formar ângulo reto. 11 sl subornar. he squared him / sl ele o subornou. • adj 1 quadrado, retangular, quadrangular, em quadrangular. she has a square chin / ela tem um queixo quadrado. 2 em quadrado, relativo à área, que designa a unidade de área. 3 que forma um angulo de 90°, reto. 4 direito, plano, no nível. 5 líquido, sem sobras, igual. 6 justo, honesto, correto, direito. 7 completo, absoluto. 8 Math ao quadrado, na segunda potência. 9 sólido, forte. 10 sl antiquado, conservador, retrógrado. 11 claro, direto, inequívoco. 12 coll satisfatório, abundante, substancial. I have had a square meal / tive uma refeição reforçada. • adv 1 coll honestamente. 2 em forma quadrada, em ângulos retos. he squared up to her ele se colocou diante dela. he’s square-pushing with her sl ele anda com ela. I got square with him estou quite com ele. like a square peg in a round hole fig uma coisa que não se adapta, como um peixe fora d’água. on the square a) no esquadro. b) coll honesto, justo. that fellow is on the square / sl este camarada está em ordem. out of square irregular, fora do normal. to square away coll estar pronto para entrar em ação. to square off a) dar forma retangular a. b) tomar posição para boxe. to square oneself coll reparar danos, ajustar contas. to square one’s shoulders enfrentar o destino. to square the circle descobrir a quadratura do círculo, fig tentar fazer uma coisa impossível. to square the yards Naut cruzar as vergas. to square up liquidar uma conta. to start from square one começar do princípio, voltar ao começo.

English-Portuguese dictionary > square
4 square

[skweə] 1. noun
1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat

2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrat

3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) trg

4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 3² = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat
2. adjective
1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadraten

2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) izenačen; bot

3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadraten, na kvadrat

4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) staromoden
3. adverb
1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) pravokotno

2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) naravnost
4. verb
1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) dati kvadratasto obliko

2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) poravnati

3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) ujemati se

4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kvadrirati (število)

•

- squared
- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal
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I [skwʌ/ə]
1.

noun

mathematics

kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji; American četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L —, ali T — za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov; mathematics kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev); military četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede; slang malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square — točno, natančno

on the square — pravokotno; figuratively odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair

out of square — ne pod pravim kotom, figuratively ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu

magic square — magični kvadrat

T-square, L-square — ravnalo v obliki črke T, L

two squares up American dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)

to act on the square figuratively pošteno (lojalno) ravnati

to be on the square — biti prostozidar; military defilirati za pregled

to raise to a square mathematics kvadrirati;

2.

adjective ( squarely adverb)

kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do), pravokoten; oglat; četveren; mathematics kvadraten; figuratively odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal ( with z), poravnan, bot, slang staromoden, filistrski

all square — neodločen rezultat (tekme)

square all around — pravičen do vsakogar

square bracket — oglati oklepaj

square dance — kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)

square corner — pravi kot (ogel)

a square deal — pošten postopek

a square foot — kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)

square iron — četverokotno železo

a man of square frame — čokat možakar

the square man in the square hole figuratively pravi mož na pravem mestu

a square meal — izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed

square measure — ploščinska, površinska mera

a square number — kvadratno število

a square peg in a round hole — oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figuratively oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu

square root mathematics kvadratni koren

a square refusal — jasna, gladka odklonitev

square timber — četverooglato otesan les

to be square with all the world — biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan

I expect a square deal — pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek

to get square with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom

to get things square — urediti svoje stvari

to make accounts square — poravnati račune

that makes us squares — tem sva bot

he met me with a square refusal — gladko mi je odklonil

I put everything square before I left — preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red;

3.

adverb

pravokotno, pod pravim kotom; figuratively spodobno, odkrito, pošteno; American naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square — odkrito in pošteno

he hit him square on the nose — naravnost po nosu ga je udaril

to play square — pošteno igrati (ravnati)
II [skwʌ/ə]
1.

transitive verb

dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno; mathematics kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z); prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu); izravnati; uskladiti ( with z); saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga); sport končati (tekmo) neodločeno; slang utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu); nautical namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup;

2.

intransitive verb

napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu ( with z); spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed — ɜ na kvadrat (52)

to square (up) accounts with s.o. — poravnati račune s kom (tudi figuratively), obračunati s kom

to square the circle — kvadrirati krog, figuratively lotiti se nečesa nemogočega

to square one's conduct with one's principles — uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli

to square one's conscience — pomiriti si vest

to square one's elbows — razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor

to square a number — kvadrirati število

to square o.s. with s.o. — pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom

he tried to square the police slang skušal je podkupiti policijo

to square one's shoulders figuratively ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje

to square a stone — oklesati kamen na ɔ ogle

to square a theory to fit the facts — prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)

the facts do not square with the theory — dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo

to square timber — oklesati hlod (deblo)

to square one's way of living to ( —ali with) one's square means — svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom;

English-Slovenian dictionary > square
5 metro

m.

1 meter (unidad) (& literature).

metro cuadrado/cúbico square/cubic meter

metros por segundo meters per second

2 underground (British), subway (United States) (transport).

en metro on the o by underground (British), on the o by subway (United States)

3 tape measure.

4 subway, underground railroad, underground railway.

5 measuring tape, tape measure.

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metro

► nombre masculino

1 metre (US meter)

2 (cinta) tape measure

3 (transporte) underground, tube, US subway

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

metro cuadrado square metre

metro cúbico cubic metre

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noun m.

1) meter

2) subway

3) underground

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I
SM

1) (=medida) metre, meter (EEUU)

metros por segundo — metres per second

mide tres metros de largo — it's three metres long

vender algo por metros — to sell sth by the metre

metro cuadrado — square metre

metro cúbico — cubic metre
see KILOS, METROS, AÑOS
2) (=regla) rule, ruler; (=cinta métrica) tape measure

3) (Literat) metre, meter (EEUU)
II
SM underground, tube, subway (EEUU)

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masculino

1)

a) ( medida) meter*

metro cuadrado/cúbico — square/cubic meter

¿cuánto cuesta el metro? — how much is it a meter?

vender algo por metro(s) — to sell something by the meter

los 100 metros vallas — the 100-meter hurdles

b) ( cinta métrica) tape measure; ( regla) ruler

2) (Transp) subway (AmE), tube (BrE)

3) ( en poesía) meter*

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masculino

1)

a) ( medida) meter*

metro cuadrado/cúbico — square/cubic meter

¿cuánto cuesta el metro? — how much is it a meter?

vender algo por metro(s) — to sell something by the meter

los 100 metros vallas — the 100-meter hurdles

b) ( cinta métrica) tape measure; ( regla) ruler

2) (Transp) subway (AmE), tube (BrE)

3) ( en poesía) meter*

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metro¹

= metre [meter, -USA].

Ex: The shelves are constructed from one metre module designed to take a load of 90 kg.

* metro cuadrado (m²) = square metre (sq. m.).

* metro cúbico = cubic metre.

* metros lineales = linear footage.

* metros útiles = square footage.

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metro

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ], [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida) meter*

metro cuadrado/cúbico square/cubic meter

¿cuánto cuesta el metro de esta tela? how much is this material per meter?

vender algo por metro(s) to sell sth by the meter

los 100 metros vallas the 100-meter hurdles

2 (cinta métrica) tape measure; (regla) ruler

Compuesto:

metro de carpintero

carpenter's rule

B ( Transp) subway ( AmE), underground ( BrE frml), tube ( BrE)

C (en poesía) meter*

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Multiple Entries:
m
metro
m (
◊ metro) m, meter^{( conjugate meter)}

metro sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( medida) meter^{( conjugate meter)};

◊ metro cuadrado/cúbico square/cubic meter;

vender algo por metro(s) to sell sth by the meter;
los 100 metros valla the 100-meter hurdles
b) ( cinta métrica) tape measure

2 (Transp) subway (AmE), tube (BrE)
3 ( en poesía) meter^{( conjugate meter)}
metro sustantivo masculino
1 (unidad de medida) metre, US meter
metro cuadrado/cúbico, square/cubic metre
2 (instrumento para medir) tape measure
3 (transporte) underground, tube, US subway
4 (de un verso) metre
' metro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- ancha
- ancho
- apretada
- apretado
- boca
- en
- línea
- longitud
- M
- metropolitana
- metropolitano
- perderse
- soler
- tarifa
- tener
- trayecto
- altura
- cuadrado
- distancia
- el
- estación
- m
- menos
- por
English:
captive
- construction
- lie
- metre
- metro
- round
- rule
- ruler
- square
- subway
- tape measure
- thick
- tube
- underground
- meter
- tape

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metro¹ nm

1. [unidad] metre;

metros por segundo metres per second

Comp
metro cuadrado square metre;
metro cúbico cubic metre

2. [cinta métrica] tape measure

3. Lit metre

metro² nm
[transporte] Br underground, US subway;
en metro Br on the o by underground, US on the o by subway

* * *

metro

m

1 medida meter, Br

metre

2 para medir rule

3 transporte subway, Br

underground

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metro nm

1) : meter

2) : subway

* * *

metro n

1. (medida de longitud) metre

un piso de 100 metros cuadrados a flat that measures 100 square metres

En inglés americano se escribe meter

2. (instrumento) tape measure

el carpintero sacó un metro the carpinter took out a tape measure

3. (tren) underground

voy en metro I go by underground / I go on the underground

En inglés americano se dice subway y el metro de Londres se llama tube

Spanish-English dictionary > metro
6 área

f.

1 area, surface, surface area.

2 domain, area, field, realm.

3 place, locality, region, area.

4 area, room, space.

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área

(Takes el in sing)

► nombre femenino

1 (zona) area, zone

2 (medida) are

3 (superficie) area

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

área de castigo DEPORTE penalty area

área de gol DEPORTE goal area

área de servicio (en autopista) service area

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noun f.

area

* * *

SF

1) (=zona, superficie) area

área de castigo — (Dep) penalty area

área de descanso — (Aut) rest area

área de gol, área de meta — goal area

área de penalty — (Dep) penalty area

área de servicio — (Aut) service area

2) (Inform)

área de excedentes — overflow area

3) (=campo)

en el área de los impuestos — in the field of taxation

4) (=medida) area ( 100 square metres)

5)

área metropolitana — metropolitan area, urban district

área verde — Caribe green area, park area

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femenino‡ area

- área chica or pequeña

- área de castigo

- área de reposo

- área de servicio

- área metropolitana

* * *

= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex. Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.

Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

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* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* área clave = key area.

* área de acción = remit.

* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.

* área de aplicación comercial = niche.

* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* área de comunicación = communications area.

* área de conocimiento = area of study.

* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.

* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* área de edición = edition area.

* área de ejemplar = copy area.

* área de encabezamiento = header area.

* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.

* área de estudio = study area, study area.

* área de formación = teaching unit.

* área de influencia = remit.

* área de información = communications area.

* área de interés = field of interest.

* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.

* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.

* área de lectura = reading floor.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* área de notas = note area.

* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.

* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.

* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* área específica = niche.

* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).

* área geográfica = geographical area.

* área marginada = deprived area.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.

* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* área rural = rural region.

* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* área urbana = urban area.

* área útil = floor area, floor space.

* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.

* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en las áreas de = in the areas of.

* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.

* examen de área = area scanning.

* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].

* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

femenino‡ area

- área chica or pequeña

- área de castigo

- área de reposo

- área de servicio

- área metropolitana

* * *

= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.

Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.

Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.

Ex: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.

Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.

* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.

* área clave = key area.

* área de acción = remit.

* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.

* área de aplicación comercial = niche.

* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* área de comunicación = communications area.

* área de conocimiento = area of study.

* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.

* área de descripción = area of description.

* área de descripción física = physical description area.

* área de edición = edition area.

* área de ejemplar = copy area.

* área de encabezamiento = header area.

* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.

* área de estudio = study area, study area.

* área de formación = teaching unit.

* área de influencia = remit.

* área de información = communications area.

* área de interés = field of interest.

* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.

* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.

* área de lectura = reading floor.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* área de notas = note area.

* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.

* área de préstamo = checkout area.

* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.

* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.

* área de serie = series area, series statement area.

* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.

* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* área específica = niche.

* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).

* área geográfica = geographical area.

* área marginada = deprived area.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.

* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.

* área rural = rural region.

* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.

* area temática específica = narrow subject area.

* área urbana = urban area.

* área útil = floor area, floor space.

* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.

* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.

* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en las áreas de = in the areas of.

* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.

* examen de área = area scanning.

* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].

* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

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área

f‡

A

1 ( Mat) area

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida agraria) area, square dekameter* ( 100m².)

B

1 (zona) area

las áreas más afectadas por las inundaciones the areas worst affected by the flooding

2 (campo, ámbito) area

un área de las ciencias donde ha habido poca investigación an area of science where little research has been carried out

3 ( Dep) tb

área de castigo or penalty penalty area

Compuestos:

● área chica

goal area

● área de reposo

rest area o stop ( AmE), lay-by ( BrE)

● área de servicio

service area, services (pl)

● área grande

penalty area

● área metropolitana

metropolitan area, city

● área pequeña

goal area

● área única de pagos en Europa

Single Euro Payments Area

* * *

área feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
area;
área chica or pequeña goal area;
◊ área de castigo penalty area;

área de servicio service area, services (pl)
área sustantivo femenino
1 (espacio delimitado) area
área de servicio, service area
2 (medida de superficie) hundred square metres
3 (deportes) la falta se produjo dentro del área, the foul was committed inside the penalty area

' área' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- anticiclón
- antinuclear
- arrabal
- arrasar
- barriada
- barrio
- borrasca
- cabaña
- capítulo
- castigo
- circunscribirse
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- cuenca
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desarrollo
- expandir
- expolio
- extensión
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- huerta
- inmediaciones
- interfluvio
- latitud
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- órbita
- parcela
- poblada
- poblado
- polígono
- prefijo
- propia
- propio
- radio
- rellano
- sector
- superficie
- tendedero
- trascender
- triangular
- vasta
English:
area
- area code
- belt
- danger area
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enter
- extent
- grey area
- industrial area
- lay-by
- mark out
- metropolitan
- penalty area
- penalty box
- province
- restricted
- service area
- unemployment
- well-known
- bay
- brief
- built
- canvass
- catchment area
- center
- central
- comb
- constituency
- country
- cover
- depot
- depressed
- develop
- development
- diverse
- division
- enclose
- enlarge
- extensive
- field
- fringe
- incoming
- living
- moor
- narrow
- neighborhood
- nice
- out
- over

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área nf Takes the masculine articles el and un.

1. [zona] area

Comp
área de descanso [en carretera] Br lay-by, US rest area; Econ área (del) euro Euro zone; Econ área de libre comercio free trade area;
área metropolitana metropolitan area;

área protegida protected area;

área de servicio [en carretera] service area

2. [ámbito] area;

la investigación en áreas como la inteligencia artificial research in areas such as artificial intelligence;

una carrera del área de Ciencias a university course in a science subject;

el responsable del área económica del partido the person in charge of the party's economic policy

3. [medida] are, = 100 square metres

4. Geom [superficie] area

5. Dep
área (de penalty o [m5] castigo) (penalty) area

Comp
área grande eighteen-yard box, penalty area;
área pequeña six-yard box

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área

f area;

área de influencia area of influence

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área nf

: area

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área n

1. (en general) area

el área mediterránea the Mediterranean area

el área de un rectángulo the area of a rectangle

2. (en fútbol) penalty area

Spanish-English dictionary > área
7 are

are [aʀ]

masculine noun

100m²

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aʀ
nom féminin one hundred square metres [BrE], are

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aʀ nm
are, 100 square metres

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are ⇒ La superficie nf one hundred square metres^GB, are.

[ar] nom masculin

are, hundred square metres

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > are
8 mayor

adj.

1 bigger.

2 grown-up (adulto).

cuando sea mayor when I grow up

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

3 older (no joven).

una mujer mayor an older woman

ser muy mayor to be very old

las personas mayores the elderly (los ancianos)

4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).

5 major, main, chief, leading.

f. & m.

1 major (military).

2 head.

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mayor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo) bigger, greater, larger; (persona) older; (hermanos, hijos) elder, older

■ necesito una talla mayor I need a larger size

■ tengo dos hermanos mayores I have two older brothers

■ mi hermano mayor vendrá a la fiesta my elder brother will come to the party

2 (superlativo) biggest, greatest, largest; (persona) oldest; (hermanos, hijos) eldest, oldest

■ el mayor gato que jamás he visto the biggest cat I've ever seen

■ su mayor preocupación her biggest worry

■ este es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest son

3 (de edad) mature, elderly

■ la gente mayor elderly people

■ mi padre está ya muy mayor my father is very old now

4 (adulto) grown-up

■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now

■ siéntate como una persona mayor sit up properly

5 (principal) main

6 MÚSICA major

► nombre masculino

1 MILITAR major

2 mayor que MATEMÁTICAS (signo) more than

► nombre masculino plural los mayores

1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor

1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al por mayor wholesale

hacerse mayor to grow up

no ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything serious

ser mayor de edad to be of age

calle mayor high street, US main street

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1. noun mf.
adult
2. adj.
1) main, major

2) bigger, biggest

3) larger, largest

4) greater, greatest

5) elder, oldest

•

- al por mayor

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1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) (=más grande)

necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room

un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors

son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance

sin mayores complicaciones — without further ado

• la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens

• ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than his

el índice de paro es mayor que hace un año — unemployment is higher than (it was) a year ago

- llegar a mayores

b) (=de más edad) older

es mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister

Emilio es el mayor de los dos — Emilio is the older of the two

• mayor que algn — older than sb

Paco es mayor que Nacho — Paco is older than Nacho

es tres años mayor que yo — he is three years older than me

vivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her

2) [superlativo]

a) (=más grande)

esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world

su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem

su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy

viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty

hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care

b) (=de más edad) oldest

Juan es el mayor — Juan is the oldest

mi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son

3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] high

calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
colegio 1), libro 2)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

nuestros hijos ya son mayores — our children are grown-up now

las personas mayores — grown-ups, adults

ya eres muy mayor para hacer esas tonterías — you're too old now to do silly things like that

• ser mayor de edad — to be of age

• hacerse mayor — to grow up

5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly

mis padres son muy mayores — my parents are very old

6) (=jefe) head antes de s

el cocinero mayor — the head chef

montero mayor — head huntsman

7) (Mús) major

2. SMF

1) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

los mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party

los mayores no hacen cosas así — grown-ups don't do things like that

mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age

2) (=anciano)

los mayores — elderly people

¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!

3) LAm (Mil) major

3.

SM

• al por mayor — wholesale

vender al por mayor — to sell wholesale

repartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

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mayor¹

¹ = senior, elderly, eldest.

Nota: Referido a edad.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.

* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* mayores, los = elderly, the.

* muy mayor = over the hill.

* pesonas mayores = elderly people.

* ser mayor = be older.

mayor²

² = largest, greater, heightened, increased.

Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.

Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.

* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).

* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.

* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.

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mayor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de grande¹ (↑ grande (1))):

pueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater height

estas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fuller

un material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible material

en otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higher

esto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefits

mayor QUE algo:

una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our country

cualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40

X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)

2 (superlativo de) grande)

el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin America

el mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europe

ésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worry

le ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians

B ((en edad) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor QUE algn older THAN sb

soy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you

2

(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?

éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents

3 (viejo) elderly

ya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own

4

(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like that

cuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a fireman

vamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like that

cuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majority

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

C ( en frases negativas)

(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subject

la noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o unduly

se llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of it

hubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing serious

D (en nombres)

(principal): Calle Mayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

E ( Mús) major

F ( Com):

(al) por mayor wholesale

[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale only

los compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problems

mayor²

masculine and feminine

A

1

(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talking

cada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adult

2 mayores mpl

mis/tus mayores my/your elders

Compuesto:

mayor de edad

masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majority

B

mayor masculine ( AmL) ( Mil) major

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mayor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ grande) ‹número/porcentaje› greater, higher;

‹ beneficio› greater;
◊ vuelan a mayor altura they fly at a greater height;

a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de

◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;

su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
a) ( comparativo) older;

mayor que algn older than sb
b) ( superlativo):

◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;

mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto):

◊ las personas mayores adults, grown-ups (colloq);

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
◊ Calle Mmayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
◊ (al) por mayor wholesale

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
◊ solo para mayores adults only;

mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it

' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash

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mayor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);
este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;

mi hermana mayor my older sister;

es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;

un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;

una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;

en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;

no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;

no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;

apartamentos mayores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of over 100 square metres;

subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;

la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;

la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;
Mat
mayor que greater than

2. [superlativo]
el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;
[en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;
la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;

la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;

el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;

el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;

vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty

3. [más] further, more;

para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue

4. [adulto] grown-up;

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;

hacerse mayor to grow up;

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

5. [no joven] older;
[anciano] elderly;
una mujer ya mayor an older woman;

ser muy mayor to be very old;

hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;

la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly

6. [principal] major, main;

la plaza mayor the main square;

la calle mayor the main street;

el palo mayor the main mast

7. Mús major;

en do mayor in C major

8. Com
al por mayor wholesale;

un almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's

♦ nmf

el/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;

mayores [adultos] grown-ups;
[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;
es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;

respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;

la cosa no llegó o [m5] pasó a mayores the matter didn't go any further

♦ nm
Mil major
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mayor

I adj

1 comp: en tamaño larger, bigger; en edad older; en importancia greater;

mayor que greater than, larger than;

ser mayor de edad be an adult;

ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;

mayor que older than

2 sup

:

el mayor en edad the oldest o eldest; en tamaño the largest o

biggest; en importancia the greatest;

los mayores the adults;

la mayor parte the majority

3 MÚS tono, modo

major;

do mayor MÚS C major

4 COM

:

al por mayor wholesale

II m MIL major

III

:

ir o

pasar a mayores get serious

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mayor adj

1) (comparative of grande) : bigger, larger, greater, elder, older

2) (superlative of grande) : biggest, largest, greatest, eldest, oldest

3) : grown-up, mature

4) : main, major

5)

mayor de edad : of (legal) age

6)

al por mayor or

por mayor : wholesale

mayor nmf

1) : major (in the military)

2) : adult

* * *

mayor¹ adj

1. (que tiene más edad) older

es mayor que tú he's older than you

mi hermano mayor my older brother

2. (más grande) bigger

necesito una talla mayor I need a bigger size

un tiburón es mayor que una piraña a shark is bigger than a piranha

3. (él de más edad) oldest

nuestro hijo mayor our oldest son

4. (anciano) old / elderly

mi padre ya es mayor my father is quite old now

5. (adulto) grown up

cuando sea mayor seré bombero I'm going to be a fireman when I grow up

6. (principal) main

la plaza mayor the main square

la calle mayor the high street

al por mayor wholesale

mayor² n

1. (que tiene más años) oldest

¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?

2. (adulto) grown up

los mayores comieron después the grown ups ate afterwards

de mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc.

hacerse mayor to grow up [pt. grew; pp. grown]

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor
9 сотка

ж разг

a hundredth part; сотая часть гектара one hundredth part of a hectare, 100 square metres/AE meters

уча́сток в шесть со́ток — a plot (of land) of six hundred square metres

Русско-английский учебный словарь > сотка
10 ар

ар,

м., -ове, (два) а̀ра ar(e) (100 square metres, 119.6 square yards or 0.0247 acres, about 4 poles).

Български-английски речник > ар
11 menor

adj.

1 smaller.

2 younger, junior.

3 minor, lesser.

f. & m.

minor (law) (child).

m.

1 minor, young man, youngster.

2 minor, young girl.

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menor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo - en tamaño) smaller; (- en calidad, importancia) lesser; (- en edad) younger

■ necesito una talla menor I need a smaller size

■ se corre menor peligro it's less dangerous

■ mi hermano menor my younger brother

2 (superlativo - en tamaño) smallest; (- en calidad, importancia) least; (- en edad) youngest

■ cogió el trozo de menos tamaño she took the smallest piece

■ no tiene la menor importancia it's not at all important

■ su hermano menor se quedará en casa his youngest brother is going to stay at home

3 (inferior) minor

4 MÚSICA minor

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 DERECHO minor

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al por menor retail

apto,-a para menores (gen) suitable for all ages 2 (película) U-certificate, US rated G

ser menor de edad to be under age

menor de edad minor

tribunal de menores juvenile court

* * *
1. noun mf.
minor
2. adj.
1) minor

2) smaller, smallest

3) lesser, least

4) younger, youngest

•

- al por menor

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) [de tamaño] smaller

una caja de menor tamaño — a smaller box

los libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large

b) [de cantidad] fewer, less

necesito una cantidad menor de botellas — I need fewer bottles

echa sal en menor cantidad — add less salt

• menor que algo — less than sth

su aportación es diez veces menor que la nuestra — his contribution is ten times less than ours

tres es menor que siete — three is less than seven

c) [de importancia, tiempo]

heridas de menor importancia — minor injuries

existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were

el crecimiento de la economía es cada vez menor — the economy is growing at an ever slower rate

viene con menor frecuencia que antes — she doesn't come as often now

• en menor grado — to a lesser extent

d) [de edad] younger

mis dos hermanos menores — my two younger brothers

si eres menor de 18 años no puedes entrar — if you are under 18 you can't go in

• menor que algn — younger than sb

soy tres años menor que mi marido — I am three years younger than my husband

• ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minor

dos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home

e) (Mús) minor

concierto en Mi menor — concerto in E minor

f) (Rel) [orden] minor

2) [superlativo]

a) [de tamaño] smallest

es el país de menor tamaño de Europa — it is the smallest country in Europe

este es el menor de todos — this is the smallest of all

b) [de cantidad] lowest, smallest

el partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league

realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots

hagan el menor ruido posible — make as little noise as possible

se despierta con el menor ruido — he wakes up at the slightest noise

c) [de importancia, tiempo] least

no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it

no tiene la menor importancia — it is not in the least important

en el menor tiempo posible — in the shortest possible time
idea 4)
d) [de edad] youngest

este es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son

2.

SMF (=niño) child, minor frm

un programa educativo para menores — an educational programme for children

los menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied

lo detuvieron por vender drogas a menores — he was arrested for selling drugs to minors

un menor de 15 años — a boy of 15

un campeonato para menores de 16 años — a championship for under-16s

• apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) children

apto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG

menor de edad — (Jur) minor

los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors

delitos cometidos por menores de edad — crimes committed by minors
tribunal 1)
3. SM

1) (Com)

• (al) por menor — retail antes de s

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

un establecimiento de venta al por menor — a retail establishment

2) Esp

• contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de pequeño)

un período de menor interés histórico — a period of less historical interest

su poder es cada vez menor — his power is decreasing all the time

en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico — food which is lower in calories

esta vez hay un número menor de detenidos — this time there are fewer detainees

un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage

menor que algo — lower than something

un ingreso menor que el mío — an income three times lower than mine

X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)

sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before

b) ( superlativo de pequeño)

haciendo el menor ruido posible — making as little noise as possible

el de menor tamaño — the smallest one

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo)

¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?

menor que alguien — younger than somebody

b) ( superlativo)

¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?

el menor de los dos niños — the younger of the two boys

3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor

lesiones de menor importancia — minor injuries

4) (Mús) minor

5) (Com)

(al) por menor — retail

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
II
masculino y femenino (Der) minor

película no apta para menores — film not suitable for under-18s

- menor de edad

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de pequeño)

un período de menor interés histórico — a period of less historical interest

su poder es cada vez menor — his power is decreasing all the time

en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico — food which is lower in calories

esta vez hay un número menor de detenidos — this time there are fewer detainees

un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage

menor que algo — lower than something

un ingreso menor que el mío — an income three times lower than mine

X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)

sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before

b) ( superlativo de pequeño)

haciendo el menor ruido posible — making as little noise as possible

el de menor tamaño — the smallest one

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo)

¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?

menor que alguien — younger than somebody

b) ( superlativo)

¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?

el menor de los dos niños — the younger of the two boys

3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor

lesiones de menor importancia — minor injuries

4) (Mús) minor

5) (Com)

(al) por menor — retail

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
II
masculino y femenino (Der) minor

película no apta para menores — film not suitable for under-18s

- menor de edad

* * *

el menor

= least, the

Ex: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.

menor¹

¹ = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.

Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.

Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.

Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.

Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.

* abandono de menores = child neglect.

* abuso de menores = child abuse.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* centro de menores = young offender institution.

* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.

* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.

* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* explotación de menores = child labour.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.

* manutención del menor = child maintenance.

* manutención de menores = child support.

* menor de edad = underage.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* no apto para menores = X-rated.

* pensión de menores = child support.

* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.

* sexo de menores = underage sex.

* trabajo de menores = child labour.

* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.

menor²

² = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.

Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.

Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.

Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.

Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.

* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* de venta al por menor = retail.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.

* menor, el = least, the.

* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.

* paños menores = undies.

* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser menor = be less.

* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* vender al por menor = retail.

* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.

* ventas al por menor = retail sales.

* * *

menor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de pequeño¹ adj (↑ pequeño (1))):

un período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous one

nuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every day

en menor medida to a lesser extent o degree

en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in calories

menor QUE algo:

un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mine

un porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last poll

( Mat): X Z (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X Z (léase: X is less than Z)

esto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than before

2 (superlativo de pequeño):

haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible

eligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one

¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?

B (en edad) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1

(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?

menor QUE algn younger THAN sb

es un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me

2

(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?

mi hijo menor my youngest son

el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys

C (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor

sufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuries

D ( Mús) minor

E ( Com):

(al) por menor retail

[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets

menor²

masculine and feminine

( Der) minor

[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18

Compuesto:

menor de edad

masculine and feminine minor

ser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage

* * *

menor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ pequeño) ‹número/porcentaje› lower, smaller;

en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mine
b) ( superlativo de

◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;

haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
a) ( comparativo) younger;

menor que algn younger than sb
b) ( superlativo):

◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;

el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
◊ lesiones de menor importancia minor injuries

4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
◊ (al) por menor retail

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ menor de edad minor; ser menor de edad to be a minor, to be under age;

película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor

' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight

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menor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);
este apartamento es menor que el otro this Br flat o US apartment is smaller than the other one;

mi hermana menor my younger sister;

es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;

reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;

en menor grado to a lesser extent;

un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;

una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;

apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;

ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;

sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;
Mat
menor que less than

2. [superlativo]
el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;
[en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;
la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;

la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;

la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;

el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;

no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;

no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;

no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea

3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;

un problema menor a minor problem

4. [joven]
aún es menor para salir solo he's still a bit young to go out on his own;

ser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;
Der to be a minor
5. Mús minor;

en do menor in C minor

6. Com
al por menor retail;

vender algo al por menor to retail sth;

puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets

♦ nmf

1. [superlativo]
el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngest

2. Der [niño] minor;

es una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;

no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for children

Comp
menor de edad minor
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menor

I adj

1 comp less; en tamaño smaller; en edad younger;

ser menor de edad be a minor

2 sup

:

el menor en tamaño the smallest; en edad the youngest;

el número menor the lowest number;

no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest idea

3 MÚS tono, modo minor;

mi menor E minor

4 COM

:

al por menor retail

II m/f minor

* * *

menor adj

1) (comparative of pequeño) : smaller, lesser, younger

2) (superlative of pequeño) : smallest, least, youngest

3) : minor

4)

al por menor : retail

5)

ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underage

menor nmf

: minor, juvenile

* * *

menor¹ adj

1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller

una talla menor a smaller size

2. (ningún) slightest

no tiene la menor importancia it doesn't matter in the slightest

no tengo la menor idea I haven't the faintest idea

3. (comparativo más joven) younger

es menor que tú he's younger than you

su hermano menor her younger brother

4. (superlativo más joven) youngest

el hijo menor de la familia the youngest of the family

menor² n

1. (más joven) youngest

el menor de mis hijos my youngest son

2. (menor de edad) minor

Spanish-English dictionary > menor
12 ар

are, 100 square metres
————————
die(dice)

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acre

Македонско-англиски речник > ар
13 mètre

mètre [mεtʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. metre (Brit), meter (US)

   b. ( = instrument) metre (Brit) or meter (US) rule

• mètre à ruban tape measure

   c. (Sport) le 100/400 mètres the 100/400 metres (Brit) or meters (US)

• les 22 mètres the 22 metre (Brit) or meter (US) line

• les 50 mètres the halfway line

2. compounds

► mètre carré square metre

► mètre cube cubic metre

* * *
mɛtʀ
nom masculin

1) ( unité de mesure) metre [BrE]

ça se vend au mètre — it's sold by the metre [BrE]; ( en sport)

le 60 mètres — the 60 metres [BrE]

piquer un cent mètres — (colloq) fig to break into a run

2) ( instrument de mesure) (metre [BrE]) rule GB, yardstick US

3) Littérature metre [BrE]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- mètre carré

- mètre de couturière

- mètre cube

- mètre enrouleur

- mètre étalon

- mètre pliant

- mètre ruban

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mɛtʀ nm
1) (unité de mesure) metre Grande-Bretagne meter USA

mètre carré — square metre Grande-Bretagne square meter USA

mètre cube — cubic metre Grande-Bretagne cubic meter USA

2) (= instrument) tape measure

un mètre ruban — a tape measure

un mètre pliant — a flexible rule

3) (= règle) metre Grande-Bretagne rule, meter USA rule

4) POÉSIE metre Grande-Bretagne meter USA

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mètre nm

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, La superficie, Les tailles, La vitesse, Le volume ( mesure) metre^GB; ça s'achète/ça se vend au mètre you buy it/it's sold by the metre^GB; ( en sport) le 60/100/1 500 mètres the 60/100/1,500 metres^GB; faire or piquer un cent mètres○ fig to break into a run;

2 ( instrument de mesure) (metre^GB) rule GB, yardstick US;

3 Littérat metre^GB.

Composés

mètre carré square metre^GB; mètre de couturière tape measure; mètre cube cubic metre^GB; mètre enrouleur retractable tape measure; mètre étalon standard metre^GB; mètre pliant folding (metre^GB) rule; mètre ruban tape measure.

[mɛtr] nom masculin

1. [unité] metre

mètre carré/cube square/cubic metre

mètre par seconde metre per second

mètre étalon standard metre

2. SPORT

le 400 mètres the 400 metres, the 400-metre race

3. [instrument] (metre) rule

mètre pliant folding rule

mètre à ruban tape measure, measuring tape

4. LITTÉRATURE metre

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mètre
14 métré

mètre [mεtʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. metre (Brit), meter (US)

   b. ( = instrument) metre (Brit) or meter (US) rule

• mètre à ruban tape measure

   c. (Sport) le 100/400 mètres the 100/400 metres (Brit) or meters (US)

• les 22 mètres the 22 metre (Brit) or meter (US) line

• les 50 mètres the halfway line

2. compounds

► mètre carré square metre

► mètre cube cubic metre

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mɛtʀ
nom masculin

1) ( unité de mesure) metre [BrE]

ça se vend au mètre — it's sold by the metre [BrE]; ( en sport)

le 60 mètres — the 60 metres [BrE]

piquer un cent mètres — (colloq) fig to break into a run

2) ( instrument de mesure) (metre [BrE]) rule GB, yardstick US

3) Littérature metre [BrE]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- mètre carré

- mètre de couturière

- mètre cube

- mètre enrouleur

- mètre étalon

- mètre pliant

- mètre ruban

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mɛtʀ nm
1) (unité de mesure) metre Grande-Bretagne meter USA

mètre carré — square metre Grande-Bretagne square meter USA

mètre cube — cubic metre Grande-Bretagne cubic meter USA

2) (= instrument) tape measure

un mètre ruban — a tape measure

un mètre pliant — a flexible rule

3) (= règle) metre Grande-Bretagne rule, meter USA rule

4) POÉSIE metre Grande-Bretagne meter USA

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mètre nm

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, La superficie, Les tailles, La vitesse, Le volume ( mesure) metre^GB; ça s'achète/ça se vend au mètre you buy it/it's sold by the metre^GB; ( en sport) le 60/100/1 500 mètres the 60/100/1,500 metres^GB; faire or piquer un cent mètres○ fig to break into a run;

2 ( instrument de mesure) (metre^GB) rule GB, yardstick US;

3 Littérat metre^GB.

Composés

mètre carré square metre^GB; mètre de couturière tape measure; mètre cube cubic metre^GB; mètre enrouleur retractable tape measure; mètre étalon standard metre^GB; mètre pliant folding (metre^GB) rule; mètre ruban tape measure.

[metre] nom masculin

1. [mesure] quantity survey

2. [devis] bill ou schedule of quantities

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > métré
15 area

noun

1) (surface measure) Flächenausdehnung, die

what is the area of your farm? — wie groß ist Ihr Hof?

2) (region) Gelände, das; (of wood, marsh, desert) Gebiet, das; (of city, country) Gegend, die; (of skin, wall, etc.) Stelle, die

in the Hamburg area — im Hamburger Raum

3) (defined space) Bereich, der

parking/picnic area — Park-/Picknickplatz, der

no-smoking area — Nichtraucherzone, die

4) (subject field) Gebiet, das

5) (scope) Raum, der

area of choice — Wahlmöglichkeiten Pl.

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['eəriə]
noun

1) (the extent or size of a flat surface: This garden is twelve square metres in area.) die Fläche

2) (a place; part( of a town etc): Do you live in this area?) die Gegend

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area

[ˈeəriə, AM ˈeri-]

n

1. (region) Gebiet nt, Region f

\area of activity Tätigkeitsgebiet nt, Tätigkeitsfeld nt

\area of the brain Hirnregion f

\area of coverage Reichweite f

danger \area Gefahrenzone f

\area of the lung Lungenbereich m

\area manager Gebietsleiter(in) m(f)

\area of responsibility Aufgabengebiet nt

testing \area Testgelände nt

2. COMM

commercial \area Gewerbegebiet nt

sales \area Verkaufsfläche f; ECON

free trade \area Freihandelszone f; FIN

dollar/sterling \area Dollar-/Sterlingzone f

3. (subject field) Gebiet nt fig

\area of competence/knowledge Wissensgebiet nt

4. (surface measure) Fläche f, Flächeninhalt m

\area of a circle Kreisfläche f

50 square kilometres in \area eine Fläche von 50 km²

5. FBALL ( fam) Strafraum m

6. (approximately)

▪ in the \area of... ungefähr...

in the \area of £200 etwa 200 Pfund

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['ɛərɪə]
n

1) (measure) Fläche f

in area — eine Fläche von 20 Quadratmetern

2) (= region, district) Gebiet nt; (= neighbourhood, vicinity) Gegend f; (separated off, piece of ground etc) Areal nt, Gelände nt; (on plan, diagram etc) Bereich m; (= slum area, residential area, commercial area) Viertel nt, Gebiet nt

this is not a very nice area to live in — dies ist keine besonders gute Wohngegend

in the area — in der Nähe

do you live in the area? —

in the area of the station — in der Bahnhofsgegend

the thief is believed to be still in the area — man nimmt an, dass sich der Dieb noch in der Umgebung aufhält

in the London area — im Raum London, im Londoner Raum

protected/prohibited/industrial area — Schutz-/Sperr-/Industriegebiet nt

drying/dispatch area — Trocken-/Verteilerzone f

dining/sleeping area — Ess-/Schlafbereich or -platz m

no smoking/recreation area — Nichtraucher-/Erholungszone

we use this corner as a discussion area — wir benutzen diese Ecke für Diskussionen

the goal area (Ftbl) — der Torraum

the ( penalty) area ( esp Brit Ftbl ) — der Strafraum

this area is for directors' cars —

you must keep out of this area — dieses Gebiet darf nicht betreten werden

this area must be kept clear — diesen Platz frei halten

the public were told to keep well away from the area — die Öffentlichkeit wurde aufgefordert, das Gebiet unbedingt zu meiden

a mountainous area — eine bergige Gegend

mountainous areas — Bergland nt

a wooded area — ein Waldstück nt; (larger) ein Waldgebiet nt

desert areas — Wüstengebiete pl

the infected areas of the lungs — die befallenen Teile or (smaller)

the patchy areas on the wall — die fleckigen Stellen an der Wand

the additional message area on an air letter — der Raum für zusätzliche Mitteilungen auf einem Luftpostbrief

the sterling area — die Sterlingzone

3) (fig) Bereich m

areas of uncertainty/agreement — Bereiche, in denen Unklarheit/Übereinstimmung besteht

his area of responsibility — sein Verantwortungsbereich m

area of interest/study — Interessen-/Studiengebiet nt

a sum in the area of £100 — eine Summe um die £ 100

4) (Brit: basement courtyard) Vorplatz m

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area [ˈeərıə] s

1. (begrenzte) Fläche, Flächenraum m, Boden-, Grundfläche f:

what is the area of …? wie groß ist …?;

a flat 75 square metres in area eine 75m² große Wohnung;

the island is about 30 square miles in area die Insel hat eine Fläche von ungefähr 30 Quadratmeilen

2. Gebiet n, Zone f, Gegend f ( alle auch ANAT), Raum m:

in the Chicago area im Raum (von) Chicago;

in the London area in der Londoner Gegend;

area of low pressure METEO Tiefdruckgebiet

3. (freier) Platz

4. Grundstück n

5. fig Bereich m, Gebiet n:

area of activity Betätigungsfeld n;

area of interest Interessengebiet;

area of knowledge Wissensgebiet;

in the area of auf dem Gebiet (gen);

within the area of possibility im Bereich des Möglichen

6. MATH Flächeninhalt m, -raum m, (Grund)Fläche f, Inhalt m:

area of a circle Kreisfläche

7. MATH, PHYS, TECH (Ober)Fläche f:

area of contact Begrenzungs-, Berührungsfläche

8. ANAT (Gehör-, Seh-, Sprach- etc) Zentrum n

9. ARCH lichter Raum

10. MIL Abschnitt m, Operationsgebiet n:

area command US Militärbereich m;

area bombing Bombenflächenwurf m

11. → academic.ru/3547/areaway">areaway

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noun

1) (surface measure) Flächenausdehnung, die

what is the area of your farm? — wie groß ist Ihr Hof?

2) (region) Gelände, das; (of wood, marsh, desert) Gebiet, das; (of city, country) Gegend, die; (of skin, wall, etc.) Stelle, die

in the Hamburg area — im Hamburger Raum

3) (defined space) Bereich, der

parking/picnic area — Park-/Picknickplatz, der

no-smoking area — Nichtraucherzone, die

4) (subject field) Gebiet, das

5) (scope) Raum, der

area of choice — Wahlmöglichkeiten Pl.

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n.

Areal -e n.

Bereich -e m.

Fläche -n f.

Flächeninhalt m.

Nahbereich m.

Zone -n f.

English-german dictionary > area
16 di

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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I [di]
preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
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sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile (lettera) d, D

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di²

/di/

m. e f.inv.

(lettera) d, D.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > di
17 dì

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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I [di]
preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
II [di]
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile (lettera) d, D

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dì

/di/

m.inv.

lett. day.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dì
18 haben

ha·ben

1. ha·ben <hatte, gehabt> [ʼha:bn̩]

vt

1) ( besitzen)

etw/jdn \haben to have sth/sb;

wir \haben zwei Autos we've got two cars;

die/wir \haben's [ja] ( fam) they/we can afford it; (iron a.) [well] what's that to them/us!;

wer hat, der hat ( fam) I'd/we'd rather have it than not;

\haben wir noch etwas Käse? have we still got some cheese?;

er hat eine erwachsene Tochter he's got a grown-up daughter;

sie hatte gestern Geburtstag it was her birthday yesterday;

jdm zur Frau/zum Mann \haben wollen to want to make sb one's wife/husband

2) ( erhalten)

ich hätte gern eine größere Wohnung I'd like a bigger flat;

könnte ich mal das Salz \haben? could I have the salt please?;

ich hätte gern ein Pfund Zucker I'd like a pound of sugar, please, can I have a pound of sugar, please;

ich hätte gern ein Bier I'd like a beer, please, can I have a beer, please;

wie hätten Sie es gern? how would you prefer it?;

woher hast du das? where did you get that?

3) (fam: bekommen)

etw \haben to have sth;

wir \haben um zwei eine Besprechung we've got a meeting at two;

ein Glück, wir \haben morgen keine Schule that's lucky, there's no school for us tomorrow;

was hast du diesmal in Französisch? what did you get for French this time?;

in der Schule hat sie immer gute Noten gehabt she always got good marks at school;

wen habt ihr eigentlich in Mathe? who have you got for maths?

4) ( aufweisen)

etw \haben to have sth;

sie hat eine Narbe am rechten Kinn she has a scar on the right-hand side of her chin;

leider hat der Wagen eine Beule unfortunately the car has a dent;

hat das Haus einen Swimmingpool? has the house got a swimming pool?;

er hat Beziehungen he's got connections

5) (zur Verfügung \haben)

etw \haben to have sth;

hast du heute Abend ein Stündchen Zeit für mich? could you spare me a little time this evening?;

ich habe morgen leider keine Zeit I'm afraid I don't have time tomorrow

6) ökon ( führen)

etw \haben to have sth;

bedauere, den Artikel \haben wir leider nicht sorry, unfortunately we don't have this item;

das Buch ist noch zu \haben the book is still available;

dieser Artikel ist leider nicht mehr zu \haben this item is unfortunately no longer available

7) in Maßangaben

etw \haben to have sth;

ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter there are 100 centimetres in a metre;

die Kugel hat einen Inhalt von 600 Kubikmeter the sphere has a capacity of 600 cubic metres;

das Grundstück dürfte über 4000 Quadratmeter \haben the plot should be over 4,000 square metres

8) ( von etw erfüllt sein)

etw \haben to have sth;

ich habe Fieber/ eine Erkältung I've got a temperature/a cold;

ich habe doch noch einige Zweifel I've still got a few doubts;

hast du Lust, mit ins Theater zu kommen? do you feel like coming to the theatre with us?;

Durst/Hunger \haben to be thirsty/hungry;

gute/schlechte Laune \haben to be in a good/bad mood;

Angst/Sorgen \haben be afraid/worried;

hast du was? is something [or what's] the matter [or wrong] ?;

ich hab nichts! nothing's the matter!;

was hat er/ sie denn [o bloß] [o nur] ? what's up with him/her? ( fam), whatever's [or ( fam) what on earth's] the matter with him/her?

9) ( herrschen)

wie viel Uhr \haben wir bitte? what time is it, please?;

wir \haben heute den 13. it's the 13th today;

in Australien \haben sie jetzt Winter it's winter now in Australia;

morgen sollen wir über 35º C im Schatten \haben it's supposed to be over 35 in the shade tomorrow;

in Bayern \haben wir seit Tagen strengen Frost we've had a severe frost in Bavaria for days

10) mit adj

es... \haben;

ihr habt es sicher sehr angenehm in dieser Wohngegend it must certainly be very pleasant for you in this residential area;

so hast du es bequemer you'll be more comfortable that way;

ich habe es etwas kalt im Haus my house is a bit cold;

es bei jdm gut \haben to be well off with sb; s. a. leicht, schlecht, schwer

11) in Infinitivkonstruktion mit zu ( tun müssen)

etw zu tun \haben to have to do sth;

du hast zu tun, was ich sage! you're to do what [or as] I say!;

Sie \haben hier keine Fragen zu stellen! it's not for you to ask questions here!;

ich habe noch zu arbeiten I've still got work to do;

als Rekrut \haben Sie sich nicht zu beschweren! as a recruit it's not your place to complain!

12) in Infinitivkonstruktion mit Raumangabe

im Schlafzimmer hat er ein Bild hängen he's got a picture hanging in his bedroom;

ich habe über 4000 Bücher in den Regalen stehen I've got over 4,000 books on the shelves

13) ( DIAL) ( geben)

es hat there is/are;

im Sommer hat es dort immer reichlich Obst there's always an abundance of fruit there in the summer;

jdm etw \haben to have sth for sb;

geh zu deinem Opa, der hat dir was go and see grandad, he's got something for you

14) mit präp

etw an sich dat \haben to have sth about one;

sie hat so etwas an sich, das sie sehr anziehend macht she has something about her that makes her very attractive;

ich weiß nicht, was er an sich hat, dass alle ihn so mögen I don't know what it is about him that makes everyone like him so much;

das hat er/ sie/ es so an sich dat that's [just] the way he/she/it is;

das hat sie so an sich that's just the way she is;

etw an jdm \haben;

jetzt weiß ich, was ich an ihr habe now I know how lucky I am to have her;

an diesen Idioten habe ich doch nichts! these idiots are useless to me!;

an den Kindern habe ich eine große Hilfe the children are a great help to me;

es an/ in etw dat \haben (fam: leiden) to have trouble with sth;

ich habe es im Rücken! I've got trouble with my back;

er hat es am Herz he's got heart trouble;

was hat es damit auf sich? what's all this about?;

für etw zu haben/nicht zu \haben sein to be/not to be keen on sth;

für einen schönen Videoabend bin ich schon immer zu \haben gewesen I've always been keen on a nice video evening;

er ist immer für einen Spaß zu \haben he's always on for a laugh;

etwas für sich \haben;

keine schlechte Idee, sie hat etwas für sich not a bad idea, there's something to be said for it;

jdn/etw gegen sich \haben to have sb/sth against one;

jetzt hat sie die ganze Firma gegen sich now she's got the whole firm against her;

etwas/ nichts gegen jdn/etw \haben to have something/nothing against sb/sth;

hast du was gegen mein neues Kleid? have you got something against my new dress?;

es in sich \haben ( fam) to be tough;

der Trick hat es in sich! the trick's a tough one!;

der Wein hat es aber in sich! the wine has really got some punch!;

das Essen muss es wohl in sich gehabt \haben the food must have been really rich;

etwas mit jdm \haben ( euph) to have something [or a thing] going with sb ( euph)

der Chef hat wohl etwas mit seiner Sekretärin there's something [going on] between the boss and his secretary;

es mit etw \haben to have a thing about sth;

etw von jdm \haben to have sth from sb;

die blauen Augen hat sie vom Vater she has her father's blue eyes, she gets her blue eyes from her father;

er hat etwas von einem Bengel [an sich] he's a bit of a rascal;

ihre Skulpturen \haben etwas von Rubin her sculpture owes much to Rubin;

von wem hast du deine schlechten Manieren? from whom did you get your bad manners?;

mehr/ viel/ wenig von jdm/etw \haben to get more/a lot/little from [or out of] sb/sth;

die Kinder \haben bisher wenig von ihrem Vater gehabt the children have seen little of their father so far;

etw von etw \haben to get sth out of sth;

das hast du nun von deiner Kompromisslosigkeit that's what comes of being unwilling to compromise;

das Kleid hat etwas von Eleganz the dress has a certain elegance about it;

nichts davon \haben not to gain anything from it;

warum tut sie das? davon hat sie doch gar nichts! why does she do it? she doesn't gain anything from it;

das hast du jetzt davon[, dass...] ( fam) that's what you get for...;

das hast du jetzt davon! now see where it's got you!;

das hast du nun davon, dass du immer so schnell fährst! that's what you get for speeding all the time!;

jdn vor sich dat \haben to deal with sb;

wissen Sie überhaupt, wen Sie vor sich haben? have you any idea whom you are dealing with?

WENDUNGEN:

das nicht \haben können ( fam) to not be able to stand that;

hör auf mit diesen Ausdrücken, ich kann das nicht haben! stop using these expressions, I can't stand it!;

noch/nicht mehr zu \haben sein ( fam) to be still/no longer available;

ich habe mich von meiner Freundin getrennt, ich bin jetzt wieder zu \haben my girlfriend and I have split up, so now I'm available again;

da hast du/\haben Sie... there you are;

da hast du zehn Euro! there you are, there's ten euros!;

also gut, da \haben Sie das Geld right, well there you are, there's the money;

da hast du's/\haben wir's! ( fam) there you are [or ( fam) go] !;

da \haben wir's, genau wie ich es vorausgesagt hatte! there you go! exactly as I predicted!;

ich hab's! ( fam) I've got it! ( fam)

lass mich nachdenken, ja, ich hab's! let me think, yes, I've got it!;

wie gehabt as usual;

hat sich was geändert? - nein, es ist alles noch wie gehabt has anything changed? - no, it's still just as it was

vr fam

1) ( sich aufregen)

sich [mit/wegen etw] \haben to make a fuss [about sth];

musst du dich immer so haben? must you always make such a fuss?

2) ( sich streiten) to argue;

sie \haben sich mal wieder gehabt they have been arguing [or fighting] again

vr impers fam ( wieder in Ordnung sein)

es hat sich wieder it's all right again;

er gab ihr einen Kuss, und es hatte sich wieder he gave her a kiss and it was all right again;

hat es sich wieder, oder bist du immer noch wütend? is everything OK now or are you still furious?

WENDUNGEN:

und damit hat es sich ( fam) and that's it! ( fam)

hier sind noch mal 500 Euro, und damit hat es sich! here's another 500 euros, but that's it!;

hat sich was! ( fam) you must be joking!;

Ihr Schirm? hat sich was, das ist meiner! your umbrella? don't make me laugh, that's mine! vb aux

etw getan \haben to have done sth;

ich habe das nicht getan, das war meine Schwester! I didn't do that, it was my sister!;

hätten Sie das nicht voraussehen können? could you not have foreseen that?;

du hättest den Brief früher schreiben können you could have written the letter earlier;

also, ich hätte das nicht gemacht well, I wouldn't have done that;

etw getan \haben wollen to claim to have done sth;

sie will ihn in einem Laden gesehen \haben she claims to have seen him in a shop;

ich will nichts gesagt haben, verstanden? I didn't say anything, OK?

2. Ha·ben <-s> [ʼha:bn̩] nt

kein pl credit;

mit etw im \haben sein to be in credit by sth

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > haben
19 сотка

1) General subject: Are (The are (100 m2) for area [of land])

2) Real estate: one hundred square metres (Traditional Russian measurement of land (especially with regard to the purchase of a dacha))

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сотка
20 hectare

noun

(a metric unit of area, 10,000 square metres.) hectare

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hec.tare

[h'ekta:] n hectare: medida agrária equivalente a 100 ares ou 10.000 m².

English-Portuguese dictionary > hectare

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