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off [ɒf]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. adjective4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the French prepositions used in the following:━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteauc. ( = away from) de• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sold. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment2. adverba. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteaud. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence3. adjectivea. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absentb. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'huic. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserréd. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annuléf. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)4. noun5. compounds• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)a. ( = bad day)• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.* * *Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)For other uses of off see the entry below[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.(colloq) noun2.just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
1) ( leaving)to be off — partir, s'en aller
I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là
he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!
2) ( at a distance)3) ( ahead in time)4) Theatre3.1) ( free)2) ( turned off)3) ( cancelled)to be off — [match, party] être annulé
the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’
4) ( removed)to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe
25% off — Commerce 25% de remise
5) (colloq) ( bad)4.to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes5.1) ( away from in distance)2) ( away from in time)3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]4) ( astray from)5) ( detached from)there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à
6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)7) (colloq) (also off of)••how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]
that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)
to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
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2 off
off, US❢ Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc). off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, piste etc). For other uses of off see the entry below.A ○ n ( start) the off le départ ; just before the off ( of race) juste avant le départ ; from the off fig dès le départ.B adv1 ( leaving) to be off partir, s'en aller ; it's time you were off il est temps que tu partes ; they're off to the States today ils partent pour les États-Unis aujourd'hui ; I'm off gen je m'en vais ; ( to avoid sb) je ne suis pas là ; to be off to a good start avoir pris un bon départ ; ‘…and they're off!’ Turf ‘…et les voici partis!’ ; he's off again talking about his exploits! fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits! ;2 ( at a distance) to be 30 metres/kilometres off être à 30 mètres/kilomètres ; some way/not far off assez/pas très loin ;3 ( ahead in time) Easter is a month off Pâques est dans un mois ; the exam is still several months off l'examen n'aura pas lieu avant plusieurs mois ;4 Theat shouting/trumpet sound off on entend des cris/une trompette dans les coulisses.C adj1 ( free) to have Monday off to do prendre sa journée de lundi pour faire ; Tuesday's my day off je ne travaille pas le mardi ; did you have the morning off? est-ce que tu as pris ta matinée? ; I got time off on m'a permis de m'absenter ;2 ( turned off) to be off [water, gas] être coupé ; [tap] être fermé ; [light, TV] être éteint ; in the ‘off’ position en position ‘fermé’ ;3 ( cancelled) to be off [match, party] être annulé ; our engagement's off nous avons rompu nos fiançailles ; the coq au vin is off ( from menu) il n'y a plus de coq au vin ;4 ( removed) the lid ou top is off il n'y a pas de couvercle ; the handle's off la poignée s'est cassée ; with her make-up off sans maquillage ; with his shoes off sans ses chaussures ; to have one's leg off ○ se faire couper la jambe ; 25% off Comm 25% de remise ;E prep1 ( away from in distance) off Rocky Point/the west coast au large du Rocky Point/de la côte ouest ; three metres off the ground à trois mètres (au-dessus) du sol ;2 ( away from in time) to be a long way off doing être encore loin de faire ; he's only a year off retirement il n'a plus qu'un an avant la retraite ;3 ( also just off) juste à côté de [area] ; there's a kitchen (just) off the dining room il y a une cuisine juste à côté de la salle à manger ; a house just off the path une maison à quelques mètres du sentier ; just off the motorway juste à la sortie de l'autoroute ; in a street (leading) off the main road dans une rue qui donne sur l'avenue principale ;4 ( astray from) it is off the point ou subject là n'est pas la question ; to be off centre être mal centré ;5 ( detached from) to be off its hinges/off its base être sorti de ses gonds/détaché de son socle ; there's a button off your cuff il manque un bouton à ton poignet de chemise ;6 ○ ( no longer interested in) to be off drugs avoir arrêté de se droguer ; to be off one's food ne pas avoir d'appétit ; I'm off her/men at the moment! il ne faut plus me parler d'elle/des hommes! ;7 ○ ( also off of) to borrow sth off a neighbour emprunter qch à un voisin ; to eat off a tray/a paper plate manger sur un plateau/dans une assiette en papier ; ⇒ street.F excl off! off! ( as chant) dehors! dehors! ; off with her head! qu'on lui coupe la tête! ; (get) off ○ ! ( from wall etc) descends (de là)!how are we off ○ for flour/sugar etc? qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme farine/sucre etc? ; that's a bit off ○ GB ça c'est pas juste ○ ; to feel a bit off ○ (-colour) GB ne pas être dans son assiette ○ ; to have an off day ne pas être dans un de ses bons jours ; ⇒ better off, well off. -
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I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento
to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato
6) colloq. (no longer interested in)II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino
1) (leaving)to be off — partire, andarsene
I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono
to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene
he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di
4) teatr.III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]1) (free)2) (turned off)to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento
3) (cancelled)to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito
4) (removed)the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto
5) colloq. (bad)6)••how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?
that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene
••to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase
Note:Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry belowIV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio
* * *(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) timbrare il cartellino* * *I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento
to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato
6) colloq. (no longer interested in)II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino
1) (leaving)to be off — partire, andarsene
I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono
to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene
he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di
4) teatr.III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]1) (free)2) (turned off)to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento
3) (cancelled)to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito
4) (removed)the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto
5) colloq. (bad)6)••how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?
that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene
••to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase
Note:Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry belowIV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio
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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ficharoff1 adj pasado / malooff2 adv1.2. apagado / desconectado / cerradowho switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?3. suspendido / cancelado4. libre5.to be off ir / irseoff3 prep detr[ɒf]1 (movement) de2 (indicating removal) de3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!3 (in theatre) en off4 (removed) fuera■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!5 (reduced in price) menos■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?7 (free, on holiday) libre■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratosoff line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-aoff the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarloon the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidadright off / straight off acto seguidoto be off for something andar de algo, tener algo■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinerooff season temporada bajaoff ['ɔf] advto march off: marcharsehe dozed off: se puso a dormirsome miles off: a varias millasthe holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiestathe knob came off: se le cayó el pomoshut the television off: apaga la televisiónto take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso6)off and on : de vez en cuandooff adj1) farther: más remoto, distantethe off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio2) started: empezadoto be off on a spree: irse de juerga3) out: apagadothe light is off: la luz está apagada4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto6) remote: remoto, lejanoan off chance: una posibilidad remota7) free: libreI'm off today: hoy estoy libre8)to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinerooff prepshe took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesaa shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal2) : a la costa de, a expensas dehe lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermanato be off duty: estar librehe's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol4) below: por debajo dehe's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normaladj.• de rebaja adj.adj.• apagado (Electricidad) adj.• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.• libre adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.prep.• fuera de prep.• lejos de prep.
I ɔːf, ɒf1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2)[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.1. ADVERB1) (=distant)noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros
a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off
2) (in time)3) (=removed)with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos
hats off! — ¡descúbranse!
hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!
off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!
off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!
4) (=departing)to be off — irse, marcharse
it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off — me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?
be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!
off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!
off we go! — ¡vamos!
5) (=not at work)to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar
Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy
are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?
to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso
6) (Elec, Mech etc)to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado
7) (Comm)10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8) (in phrases)•
off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos2. ADJECTIVE1) (Brit) (=bad)to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado
2) (=cancelled)sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta
salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón
3) * (=not right)•
the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportunoit's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?
it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
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I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar4) (for money, supplies, time)•
how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?
badly, better I, 2., well-offhow are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
5) (Sport) = offside 1.6) (Elec, Mech etc)3. PREPOSITION1) (=from) de2) (=near)3) (=away from)height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...
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to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aireto go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse
4) (Naut)off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill
5) (=missing from)6) (=absent from)•
he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas7) (Comm)to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8) (=not taking)he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año
I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café
4.NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida fready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir
5.INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *6.TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **7.COMPOUNDSoff day N —
off season N — temporada f baja
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I [ɔːf, ɒf]1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
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1. Ias soon as we appeared the boys ran off при нашем появлении мальчики разбежались2. III1) run off smth. /smth. off/ run the milk (the water, etc.) off слить молоко и т.д.; get the garage to run the in your engine off пусть в гараже сольют масло из двигателя2) run off smth. /smth. off/ run off 500 copies (a new song, a book of poems, etc.) отпечатать пятьсот экземпляров и т.д.3. IVrun off smth. / smth. off/ in some time run off eighty copies a minute делать /печатать/ восемьдесят экземпляров в минуту4. Vrun off smb. /smb. off/ smth. run me off some copies of his electoral address (of this report, of his new song, etc.) напечатайте мне несколько экземпляров его предвыборной речи и т.д.5. XIbe run off at some time the race will be run off on Friday соревнование состоится в пятницу; be run off in some condition the final of the 5000 metres was run off in blazing heat финальный забег на пять тысяч метров спортсмены бежали под палящим солнцем6. XVIrun off with smb., smth. run off with a travelling circus (with a travelling comedian, etc.) сбежать /убежать/ с бродячим цирком и т.д.; run off with the cash (with my luggage, with all the funds, etc.) украсть всю наличность и сбежать и т.д.7. XXI11) run off smth. / smth. off/from(into, over, etc.) smth. run off the water from a tank (from a boiler, etc.) сливать воду из бака и т.д.; the hot metal runs off into special moulds раскаленный металл разливается по специальным формам; run off water over the flower-beds пустить воду на грядки2) run off smth. /smth. off/ for smth. run off an article for the local paper набросать /быстро написать/ статью для местной газеты -
6 ■ step off
■ step offA v. i. + avv. (o prep.)1 uscire, scendere (da): I stepped off the plane, scesi dall'aereo; to step off a ladder, scendere da una scala a pioli2 partire4 togliere il piede da: (autom.) to step off the accelerator (o the gas) togliere il piede dall'acceleratoreB v. t. + avv.misurare a passi: to step off ten metres, misurare a passi dieci metri □ (fam.) to step off on the right [wrong] foot, partire col piede giusto [sbagliato]. -
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8 level off
1) выравнивать, делать ровным to level off the garden ≈ выровнять сад
2) выравниваться The plane's flight path climbed to 10,000 metres and then levelled off. ≈ Самолет набрал высоту 10000 метров, и затем направление полета выровнялось. выровнять, сравнять выровняться, сравнятьсяБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > level off
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фраз. гл.; = level out1) выравнивать, делать ровнымThe plane's flight path climbed to 10,000 metres and then levelled off. — Самолёт набрал высоту до 10000 метров, а затем высота полёта выровнялась.
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10 pace off
измерять, отмерять (расстояние) шагами Pace off three metres, and then stop. ≈ Отойди на три метра и остановись.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pace off
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11 pace off
VT + ADV [+ distance] medir en or con pasosto pace out ten metres — medir diez metros en or con pasos
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14 large
large [laʀʒ]1. adjectivea. ( = grand) wide ; [lame, dos, visage, main, nez, front] broad ; [jupe] full ; [chemise] loose-fitting ; [pantalon] baggyb. [pouvoirs, diffusion, extraits] extensive ; [choix, gamme] widec. ( = généreux) generousd. ( = tolérant) il est large d'esprit2. adverb• prends un peu plus d'argent, il vaut mieux prévoir large take a bit more money, it's better to allow a bit extra3. masculine nouna. ( = largeur) une avenue de 8 mètres de large an avenue 8 metres wideb. ( = haute mer) le large the open sea* * *laʀʒ
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1) ( de grande dimension) [épaules, hanches, paumes] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] longlarge de trois mètres — three metres [BrE] wide
2) ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large4) ( ais é) [vie] comfortable5) ( ouvert)avoir les idées larges, être large d'esprit — to be broad-minded
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1) ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side2)
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nom masculin1) ( largeur)faire quatre mètres de large — to be four metres [BrE] wide
2) Nautisme open seaprendre le large — Nautisme to sail; grand
••ne pas en mener large — (colloq) to be worried stiff (colloq)
* * *laʀʒ1. adj1) (passage, boulevard, étendue, couverture, éventail) wide, (majorité) large, (épaules, visage, sourire) broad2)3) fig (= généreux) generous2. adv1) [voir, prévoir, calculer]Nous avons préféré voir large au cas où les invités viendraient avec leurs familles. — We thought we'd better allow plenty in case our guests brought their families.
En calculant large, je pense que l'on devrait être à Édimbourg dans une heure. — Allowing plenty of time, I think we should be in Edinburgh in an hour.
2)3. nm1) (= largeur)5 m de large — 5 m wide, 5 m in width
2) (= mer)Le bateau est actuellement au large du Portugal. — The boat is off the coast of Portugal at the moment.
3)en long et en large [expliquer, décrire, parcourir] — in every detail
* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( de grande dimension) [front, épaules, hanches, paumes, nez] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] long; une caisse aussi large que haute a box as wide as it is high; faire de larges gestes des bras to make sweeping gestures with one's arms; former un large cercle to form a big circle; être large d'épaules/de hanches to have broad shoulders/hips; être large de trois mètres to be three metresGB wide;2 ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, gamme, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large; remporter une large victoire to win by a wide margin; dans une large mesure, pour une large part to a large extent; au sens large in a broad sense; prendre une large part dans qch to take a large part in sth; bénéficier d'un large soutien to have widespread support;3 ( généreux) [personne] generous (avec to);5 ( ouvert) avoir les idées larges, être large d'idées to be broad-minded, to be liberal; avoir l'esprit large, être large d'esprit to be broad-minded.B adv1 ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side; il vaut mieux prévoir large it's better to plan on a generous scale; et quand je dis dix je suis large○! and when I say ten I'm erring on the generous side!; trois kilos de spaghetti, tu as vu large○! three kilos of spaghetti, you don't believe in skimping, do you?;2 Mode s'habiller large to wear loose-fitting clothes; un modèle qui chausse large a wide-fitting shoe.C nm1 ( largeur) faire quatre mètres de large to be four metresGB wide; un ruban de deux centimètres de large a ribbon five centimetresGB wide; être au large○ to have plenty of room;2 Naut open sea; gagner le large to reach the open sea; au large offshore; au large de Marseille/des côtes bretonnes off Marseilles/the coast of Brittany; l'air/le vent du large the sea air/breeze; prendre le large Naut to sail; fig○ to make oneself scarce○; ⇒ grand.ne pas en mener large○ to be worried stiff○.[larʒ] adjectif3. [considérable] largeelle a une large part de responsabilité she must bear a large ou major share of the blameavoir un large vocabulaire to have a wide ou wide-ranging vocabularyelle a fait de larges concessions/un large tour d'horizon she made generous concessions/an extensive survey of the situationles journaux ont publié de larges extraits de son discours the papers quoted extensively from his speech4. [généralementéral]5. [généralementéreux] generous6. [ouvert] openleur père a l'esprit large their father is open-minded ou broad-minded7. [excessif]————————[larʒ] nom masculin1. [dimension] width2. NAUTIQUEau large offshore, at sea————————[larʒ] adverbecalculer ou prévoir large to allow a good margin for error————————en large locution adverbiale -
15 sauter
sauter [sote]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/the long jump• sauter en l'air or au plafond (de colère) to hit the roof (inf) ; (de joie) to jump for joy ; (de surprise, de peur) to jump• sauter d'un sujet à l'autre or du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to anotherb. ( = se précipiter) sauter du lit to jump out of bed• va faire tes devoirs, et que ça saute ! (inf) go and do your homework and be quick about it!• ça saute aux yeux ! it's obvious!d. ( = exploser) [bâtiment, bombe, pont] to blow up ; [circuit électrique] to fuse ; [fusible] to blow• faire sauter [+ train, édifice] to blow upg. [image de télévision] to flicker2. transitive verba. [+ obstacle, mur] to jump overb. [+ étape, page, repas] to skipc. [+ personne] (inf!) to screw (vulg!)* * *sote
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1) ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]sauter quatre mètres en longueur — to do four metres [BrE] in the long jump
2) ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]3) ( omettre involontairement) to miss [mot, ligne]4) École
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verbe intransitif1) ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in)saute! — ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!
sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together
sauter à pieds joints dans un piège — fig to fall straight into a trap
sauter en hauteur/en longueur — to do the high/long jump
sauter en parachute — ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping
sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet — to grab one's telephone/gun
sauter sur l'occasion/une offre — to jump at the chance/an offer
2) ( aller vivement) to jumpsauter dans un taxi/dans un train — to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train
3) ( passer)4) (colloq) ( être supprimé)faire sauter un paragraphe — ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph
5) (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump6) ( céder)faire sauter les barrières — fig to break down the barriers
7) ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up8) Culinaire••et que ça saute! — (colloq) make it snappy! (colloq)
sauter en l'air (colloq) or au plafond — (colloq) ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof (colloq); ( de surprise) to be staggered
* * *sote1. vi1) (= bondir) to jumpvas-y, saute! — go on, jump!
Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate.
2) (= se précipiter) to jumpIl a sauté dans un taxi. — He jumped into a taxi.
3) (= exploser) to blow up, to explode, [fusibles] to blowOn a fait sauter le commissariat de police la nuit dernière. — The police station was blown up last night.
4) [bouchon] to pop out, to pop off5) (= se rompre)6) (= être renvoyé) *, [ministre, pdg] to get the push *Le PDG a fini par sauter. — The CEO eventually got the push.
2. vt1) [barrière, obstacle] to jump over, to leap over2) fig, [ligne, page] to skip3) CUISINE to sauté* * *sauter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]; sauter les trois dernières marches to jump down the bottom three steps; sauter deux mètres en hauteur Sport to clear two metresGB in the high jump; sauter quatre mètres en longueur to do four metresGB in the long jump;2 ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]; sauter un paragraphe ( en lisant) to skip a paragraph; ( en recopiant) to leave out a paragraph;3 ( omettre involontairement) to miss out GB, to miss [mot, ligne]; sauter son tour Jeux to miss one's turn;4 Scol sauter une année or classe to skip a year;5 ●( sexuellement) to screw●; se faire sauter to get laid●.B vi1 ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in); sauter dans qch to jump into sth; sauter par-dessus qch to jump over sth; sauter sur le banc to jump onto the bench; sauter du banc to jump off the bench; sauter d'une fenêtre to jump out of a window; sauter d'un avion to jump out of a plane; saute! ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!; sauter à terre to jump (down) to the ground; sauter d'une branche à l'autre to leap from branch to branch; sauter d'un pied sur l'autre to hop from one foot to the other; sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; sauter à pieds joints dans un piège fig to fall straight into a trap; sauter dans le vide to jump; sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/long jump; sauter à la perche to pole vault; sauter en parachute ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping; sauter à la corde to skip; sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump GB ou scissor jump US; faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux to dandle a child on one's knee; sauter dans l'inconnu to take a leap ou to leap into the unknown; sauter sur qn to pounce on sb; sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet to grab one's telephone/gun; sauter sur l'occasion/une offre to jump at the chance/an offer; sauter à la gorge de qn to go for sb's throat; le chien m'a sauté à la figure the dog went for my face; sauter au cou de qn to greet sb with a kiss; ⇒ reculer;2 ( aller vivement) to jump; sauter du lit to jump out of bed; sauter dans un taxi/dans un train to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train; sauter d'un avion à l'autre to hop off one plane and onto the next;3 ( passer) nos frais ont sauté de 20% à 32% our costs have jumped from 20% to 32%; sauter d'un sujet à l'autre to skip from one subject to another;4 ○( être supprimé) faire sauter un paragraphe ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph; faire sauter une réunion to cancel a meeting; l'émission/la réunion a sauté the programmeGB/the meeting was cancelledGB; le poste va sauter the job is being axed; faire sauter une contravention to get out of paying a parking ticket;5 (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump; la troisième vitesse saute the third gear keeps slipping;6 ( céder) faire sauter une serrure to force a lock; faire sauter une maille to drop a stitch; faire sauter les boutons to burst one's buttons; faire sauter une dent à qn to knock one of sb's teeth out; faire sauter les barrières fig to break down the barriers;7 ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up; il a sauté sur une mine he was blown up by a mine; faire sauter qch to blow sth up; faire sauter les plombs Électrotech to blow the fuses;8 Culin faire sauter des oignons to sauté onions; faire sauter une crêpe to toss a pancake; faire sauter les bouchons de champagne to make the champagne corks pop;10 ( faire faillite) to go bust○.sauter aux yeux to be blindingly obvious; et que ça saute○! make it snappy○!; sauter en l'air○ or au plafond○ ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof○; ( de surprise) to be staggered; la sauter◑ ( avoir faim) to be starving○.[sote] verbe intransitif1. [bondir - personne] to jump, to spring up ; [ - chat] to jump, to leap ; [ - oiseau, insecte] to hop ; [ - grenouille, saumon] to leap ; [ - balle, curseur] to bounce, to jumpsauter dans une tranchée/dans un puits to jump into a trench/down a wellsauter d'une branche/falaise to leap off a branch/cliffsauter par-dessus une corde/un ruisseau to leap over a rope/across a streama. [de colère] to hit the roofb. [de joie] to be thrilled to bits2. JEUX & SPORTsauter en parachute to (parachute) jump, to parachutesauter en hauteur/longueur to do the high/long jumpsauter (à bas) du lit to jump ou to spring out of bedsauter dans un taxi to jump ou to leap into a taxic'est une excellente occasion, je saute dessus it's a great opportunity, I'll grab itsauter à la gorge ou au collet de quelqu'un to jump down somebody's throatva te laver les mains, et que ça saute! (familier) go and wash your hands and get a move on ou get your skates on (UK)ça saute aux yeux it's plain for all to see ou as the nose on your facefaire sauter un pont/char to blow up a bridge/tankla lampe/le circuit a sauté the lamp/circuit has fused (UK), the lamp fuse/the circuit has blown (US)[être projeté]les boutons ont sauté the buttons flew off ou popped off5. [changer sans transition] to jump6. [cesser de fonctionner - chaîne, courroie] to come off ; [ - image de télévision] to flicker ; [ - serrure] to snap7. (familier) [être renvoyé] to fallfaire sauter un directeur to kick out ou to fire a manager8. CUISINE————————[sote] verbe transitif1. [obstacle] to jump ou to leap over (inseparable)3. (très familier & locution)4. (vulgaire) [sexuellement] -
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chute [∫yt]feminine nouna. fall• faire une chute de 3 mètres/mortelle to fall 3 metres/to one's death• être en chute libre [économie, ventes] to be in free fall• « attention, chute de pierres » "danger, falling rocks"b. [de cheveux] loss ; [de feuilles] falling• de fortes chutes de pluie/neige heavy rainfall/snowfallse. ( = déchet) offcutf. [d'histoire drôle] punch line* * *ʃyt1) ( action de tomber) fallfaire une chute — [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall
faire une chute de 5 mètres — to fall 5 metres [BrE]
2) ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall3) ( cascade)4) Météorologie fall5) ( baisse) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) fall; Financechute de tension — Médecine sudden drop in blood pressure
6) (de ministre, régime) fall (de of); ( d'empire) collapse (de of); Armée (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of)7) Religion8) ( fin) (de texte, film) ending; ( d'histoire) punch line9) (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʃyt nf1) (en tombant) fall2) [objet, rocher, mur] fall3) [feuilles] fall4) [cours, marchés, valeurs, bourses] fall, [prix, taux, consommation, demande] fall, drop, [dollar, euro] fallla chute de qch; la récente chute des taux d'intérêt — the recent drop in interest rates, the recent fall in interest rates
la forte chute de qch — the sharp drop in sth, the sharp fall in sth
5) (chute d'eau) waterfall6) [bois, papier, tissu] (= déchet) scrap* * *chute nf1 ( action de tomber) fall; faire une chute [personne] to have ou take US a fall; [objet] to fall; faire une chute de cheval/moto to fall off a horse/motorbike; une chute de 5 mètres a 5-metreGB fall; faire une chute de 5 mètres to fall 5 metresGB;2 ( fait de se détacher) ( de feuille) fall; chute des cheveux hair loss; attention aux chutes de pierres look out for falling rocks;3 ( cascade) chute d'eau waterfall; les chutes du Niagara Niagara Falls; barrage de haute chute Électrotech dam with a high head;5 ( baisse) (de température, pression, prix etc) fall (de in), drop (de in); ( des ventes) drop (de in); ( de monnaie) Fin chute du dollar fall in the price of the dollar; chute de la Bourse fall on the stock market; chute de tension Méd sudden drop in blood pressure; il a fait une chute de tension his blood pressure dropped suddenly; chute de 5% 5% drop;6 ( faillite) (de ministre, gouvernement, régime, d'empire) fall (de of); ( d'empire commercial) collapse (de of); Mil (de ville, forteresse) fall (de of);9 ( pente) slope;10 (de tissu, papier, cuir) offcut.chute des corps Phys gravity; chute libre free-fall; descendre en chute libre [parachutiste, avion] to be in free-fall; tomber en chute libre [personne, objet] to fall through the air; économie/prix/popularité en chute libre fig plummeting economy/prices/popularity; la chute des reins the small of the back; chute du rideau Théât fall of the curtain, end of the play.[ʃyt] nom féminin1. [perte d'équilibre] fallfaire une chute to fall, to take a tumbleil m'a entraîné dans sa chute he dragged ou pulled me down with him‘attention, chute de pierres’ ‘danger! falling rocks’2. [perte] fall3. [baisse - des prix] drop, fall6. BIBLE7. MÉTÉOROLOGIE8. [fin - d'une histoire] punch line9. ANATOMIEchute d'eau nom fémininles chutes du Niagara (the) Niagara Fallsles chutes Victoria (the) Victoria Fallsles chutes d'Iguaçu (the) Iguaçu Falls -
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tirer [tiʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to towc. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of hime. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situationh. (Photography, typography) to print• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a noveli. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penaltyl. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money outn. ( = passer) (inf) to get through• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through2. intransitive verba. to pullb. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sthc. (Sport, football) to shoote. [cheminée, poêle] to drawf. [moteur, voiture] to pullg. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morningh. (locutions)► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished3. reflexive verb► se tirera.se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmedb. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them wellc. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off* * *tiʀe
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1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at3) ( tendre)4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty
7) ( choisir au hasard)tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]
9) ( sortir)10) ( faire sortir)11) ( obtenir)tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]
tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]
tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car
12) ( dériver)13) ( extraire)14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]tiré à part — [texte] off-printed
15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US
tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans
16) (colloq) ( passer)plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( exercer une traction) to pulltirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something
2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg
3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot4) ( choisir au hasard)5) ( prendre)6) ( aspirer)7) ( être imprimé)tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand
8) ( aller vers)tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy
tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty
tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right
3.
se tirer verbe pronominal1) ( sortir)se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]
2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)3) ( avec une arme)se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another
4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)s'en tirer — to cope, to manage
5) (colloq) ( échapper)s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)
* * *tiʀe1. vt1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pullIl m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.
tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched
2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw3) (= extraire)tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth
Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.
tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from
tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth
4) (= sortir)5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shootIl a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.
6) [chèque] to draw7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print9) (= choisir) [carte] to drawtirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards
10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take11) NAVIGATION2. vi1)"Tirer" — "Pull"
tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth
2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to firetirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle
tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb
Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.
3) FOOTBALL to shoot4) [cheminée] to draw5)* * *tirer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.B vi1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.C se tirer vpr1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.[tire] verbe transitifA.[DÉPLACER]tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet2. [amener à soi] to pull[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleevetirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair backa. [accidentellement] to pull a threadb. [pour faire un jour] to draw a threada. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the creditb. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtainstire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates toa. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt openb. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a boltB.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]1. [faire sortir]tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out oftirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out oftirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)2. [fabriquer]tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something fromtirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument3. [percevoir - argent][retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to drawtirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account4. [extraire, dégager]tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from somethingce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/articlece roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song5. [obtenir, soutirer]tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebodyon n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gossea. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kidb. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid6. (familier) [voler]je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!C.[PROJETER][balle, flèche] to shoot2. [feu d'artifice] to set offce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw[boule placée] to knock out (separable)[en haltérophilie] to lift5. (locution)E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to printce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000bon à tirer ‘passed for press’un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof4. (Belgique & locution)tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself————————[tire] verbe intransitifne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legstirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blankstirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebodyils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moveson m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at2. ARMEMENT & SPORTtirer à l'arc/l'arbalètea. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archeryb. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbowtirer à la carabine/au pistoleta. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shootingb. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistolil a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting4. [exercer une traction] to pulltire! pull!, heave!5. [aspirer - fumeur]tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipetirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly7. [peau] to feel tight[points de suture] to pullaïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!8. JEUXtirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots9. IMPRIMERIEtirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)————————tirer à verbe plus préposition1. PRESSE2. NAUTIQUE3. (locution)————————tirer sur verbe plus préposition[couleur] to verge ou to border onses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red————————se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tirer verbe pronominal intransitifs'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm goingtire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a closeplus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!————————se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition[se sortir de] to get out ofil s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interviews'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on topsi tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managedrien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apologys'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to payà quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of usil ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with iton n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly -
18 largo
(pl -ghi) 1. adj wide, broadindumento loose, big( abbondante) large, generouslargo di manica generous2. m width( piazza) squareandare al largo head for the open seaal largo di off the coast offarsi largo elbow one's way throughstare alla larga da steer clear of, keep away from* * *largo agg.1 (esteso, ampio) wide, broad: un fosso largo dieci metri, a ditch ten-metres wide; un fiume largo, a wide (o broad) river; la nuova autostrada è larga venti metri, the new motorway is twenty metres wide; quanto deve essere largo il tavolo?, how wide does the table have to be?; il fico ha le foglie larghe, the fig tree has broad leaves; cappello con larghe falde, broad-brimmed hat; queste scarpe mi stanno larghe, these shoes are too big for me; avere le spalle larghe, (anche fig.) to have broad shoulders; a larghi intervalli, at broad intervals; una larga parte della popolazione vive nel sud, much of the population lives in the south; una larga estensione di deserto, a broad expanse of desert // è più largo che lungo, he's roly-poly // quando studio mi piace stare largo, when I study I like to have a lot of space // ti conviene stare largo, poi se spendi meno meglio, you'd better allow (o calculate) a bit extra, then if you spend less, so much the better; meglio stare larghi nei preventivi, you'd better calculate a bit extra in the estimate // uomo di larghe vedute, broadminded man // termine usato in senso largo, term used in a broad sense; devi interpretare la sua tesi in senso largo, you have to interpret his thesis in a broad sense // è una curva pericolosa, prendila larga, it's a dangerous curve, take it wide; non prenderla troppo larga, vieni subito al dunque, (fig.) don't beat about the bush, come to the point2 (lasco; allentato) loose: un nodo largo, a loose knot; una fasciatura largo, a loose bandage3 (di indumenti) (ampio) loose-fitting; (eccessivo di misura) big; loose; too wide: vanno di moda le gonne larghe, full skirts are in fashion; mi piacciono i maglioni larghi, I like loose-fitting sweaters; questa gonna mi è larga in vita, this skirt is loose in the waist; la giacca è larga di spalle, this jacket is too wide in the shoulder; queste scarpe sono troppo larghe, these shoes are too big4 (abbondante) large, wide: una larga ricompensa, a large reward; avere una larga parte nella direzione, to have a large share in management; larghi poteri, large powers; un largo margine di guadagno, di sicurezza, a wide margin of profit, of safety; quell'articolo è prodotto su larga scala, that article is produced on a large scale; fare larghe concessioni, to make big concessions // i turisti hanno preferito in larga misura il mese di agosto, tourists showed a marked preference for August5 (liberale) free, liberal, generous: largo di promesse, free with promises; è largo nelle mance, he is a generous tipper; è largo con gli amici, he is generous with his friends // essere di manica larga, to be easy going6 (di pronuncia) broad: ha un accento largo, he has a broad accent7 ( sport) (scherma) guardia larga, open guard8 (pitt.) bold: pennellata larga, bold brushwork◆ s.m.1 breadth, width: metti giù il tappeto per il largo, put down the carpet lengthwise; ho visitato la città in lungo e in largo, I have been all over (o over the length and breadth of) the city; estendersi in largo, to stretch sideways; fare largo (a qlcu.), to make room (for s.o.) // farsi largo, (anche fig.) to make one's way: farsi largo tra la folla, to make (o to push) one's way through the crowd // largo!, make way!; largo ai giovani!, make way for the young! // tieniti al largo da certa gente, keep clear of certain people2 (mar.) open sea, offing: la nave si tenne al largo, the ship stood offshore (o in the offing); andare al largo, to take to the open sea; dieci miglia al largo, ten miles out to sea; passare al largo di una nave, to give a ship a wide berth; prendere il largo, to set sail (o to leave port); (fig.) to run away // al largo di, off: al largo di Genova, off Genoa3 (mus.) largo: il 'Largo' di Händel, Händel's 'Largo'4 (piazza) square; (seguito da nome proprio) largo: troviamoci in Largo Battisti, we will meet in Largo Battisti◆ avv. wide: girare largo, to turn wide.* * *['larɡo] largo -a, -ghi, -ghe1. agg1) (dimensione, misura) wide, broadun uomo largo di spalle o di spalle larghe — a broad-shouldered man
3) (ampio: parte, percentuale) large, bigin larga misura — to a great o large extent
di larghe vedute — (fig : liberale) broad-minded
di manica larga fig — generous, open-handed
2. sm1)fate largo! — make room o way!
farsi largo tra la folla — to make o push one's way through the crowd
si è fatta largo tra la folla ed è salita sul palco — she pushed her way through the crowd and went up on the stage
2) (piazzetta) (small) square3) Naut open seanon andare al largo — (nuotando) don't go too far out
prendere il largo — to put out to sea, fig to make off, escape
4) Mus largo3. sfstare o tenersi alla larga (da qn/qc) — to keep one's distance (from sb/sth), keep away (from sb/sth)
* * *1.1) [fronte, spalle, fianchi] broad; [corridoio, fiume, letto] wide3) (grande, notevole) [ maggioranza] large; [ pubblico] wide; [ consenso] widespreadin -a misura — o
parte — in large measure, to a large o great extent
4) (generoso) [ persona] generous ( con to)5) (aperto)di -ghe vedute — broadminded, open-minded
6) (lento) [nodo, fasciatura] loose7) alla largastare alla -a da qcn., qcs. — to give sb., sth. a wide berth, to keep away from sb., sth.
tenere qcn., qcs. alla -a da qcn. — to keep sb., sth. out of sb.'s way
2.prendere qcs. alla -a — to approach sth. in a roundabout way
sostantivo maschile1) (larghezza) breadth, width2) mar. (mare aperto) open seaprendere il largo — to push off, to put (out) to sea; colloq. fig. to do a bunk
al largo — offshore, off the coast
cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo — to hunt high and low o far and wide for sth.
4) mus. largo5) (slargo)3.avverbio mus. largo••farsi largo — to push (one's way) ( tra through)
••stare -ghi — colloq. (avere molto spazio) to have plenty of room
Note:Come mostrano le diverse accezioni dell'aggettivo largo qui sotto elencate, i principali equivalenti inglesi di largo sono wide e broad. - In termini molto generali, si può dire che wide indichi soprattutto l'ampiezza di qualcosa ( un fiume largo = a wide river), mentre broad si usa spesso in relazione alle parti del corpo ( spalle larghe = broad shoulders) o per descrivere qualcosa che è piacevolmente largo ( un largo viale alberato = a broad tree-lined avenue). - Per gli altri usi ed equivalenti dell'italiano largo, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *largoCome mostrano le diverse accezioni dell'aggettivo largo qui sotto elencate, i principali equivalenti inglesi di largo sono wide e broad. - In termini molto generali, si può dire che wide indichi soprattutto l'ampiezza di qualcosa ( un fiume largo = a wide river), mentre broad si usa spesso in relazione alle parti del corpo ( spalle larghe = broad shoulders) o per descrivere qualcosa che è piacevolmente largo ( un largo viale alberato = a broad tree-lined avenue). - Per gli altri usi ed equivalenti dell'italiano largo, si veda la voce qui sotto. ⇒ 211 [fronte, spalle, fianchi] broad; [corridoio, fiume, letto] wide; quanto è largo? how wide is it? essere largo 4 metri to be 4 metres wide2 (ampio) [indumento, pantalone] loose(-fitting), roomy, baggy; [ gonna] full; mi va un po' largo it's a bit loose; largo in vita loose in the waist3 (grande, notevole) [ maggioranza] large; [ pubblico] wide; [ consenso] widespread; una -a parte dei presenti most of those present; su -a scala far-reaching; con largo margine by a wide margin; in -a misurao parte in large measure, to a large o great extent5 (aperto) di -ghe vedute broadminded, open-minded6 (lento) [nodo, fasciatura] loose7 alla larga stare alla -a da qcn., qcs. to give sb., sth. a wide berth, to keep away from sb., sth.; tenere qcn., qcs. alla -a da qcn. to keep sb., sth. out of sb.'s way; prendere qcs. alla -a to approach sth. in a roundabout way1 (larghezza) breadth, width2 mar. (mare aperto) open sea; prendere il largo to push off, to put (out) to sea; colloq. fig. to do a bunk; al largo offshore, off the coast; al largo di Napoli off Naples3 in lungo e in largo cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo to hunt high and low o far and wide for sth.; ha visitato la Francia in lungo e in largo he's travelled all over France4 mus. largo5 (slargo) Largo Francia Francia placeIII avverbiomus. largoavere le spalle -ghe to have a broad back; fate largo! make way! farsi largo to push (one's way) ( tra through); stare -ghi colloq. (avere molto spazio) to have plenty of room. -
19 distancia
f.1 distance (espacio).estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometers awaya distancia from a distancemantener a distancia to keep at a distancemantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance fromdistancia de seguridad safe distanceWe traveled quite a long distance Recorrimos un buena distancia.2 gap, space.está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist3 difference (diferencia).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: distanciar.* * *1 distance2 figurado (diferencia) difference, gap\a distancia from a distanceacortar distancias to bridge the gapguardar las distancias to keep one's distancedistancia de seguridad AUTOMÓVIL safety distancedistancia focal focal length* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [en el espacio] distance¿qué distancia hay entre Sevilla y Granada? — what's the distance between Seville and Granada?
¿a qué distancia está Madrid de Barcelona? — how far (away) is Madrid from Barcelona?, how far is it from Madrid to Barcelona?
a tres metros de distancia del suelo — three metres from o off the ground
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a distancia — from a distancela Universidad a distancia — ≈ the Open University
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acortar las distancias — to shorten the distanceel Real Madrid ha acortado las distancias con el Barcelona — Real Madrid is closing in on Barcelona, Real Madrid is closing the gap with Barcelona
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ganar distancias — to get ahead, make progress•
marcar distancias, el Atlético marcó distancias con el segundo clasificado — Atlético put some distance between itself and the second-placed teamquieren marcar distancias con la dirección del partido — they want to distance themselves from o set themselves apart from the party leadership
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salvando las distancias, es, salvando las distancias, el Picasso de nuestros días — he's the Picasso of today, give or take some obvious differencesdistancia de despegue — (Aer) length of takeoff
distancia de seguridad — (Aut) safe distance
2) [entre opiniones, creencias] distance, gaphay una insalvable distancia entre los dos partidos — there's an unbridgeable distance o gap between the two parties
* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex. One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.Ex. This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.----* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *1) ( en el espacio) distance¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? — how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?
¿a qué distancia está Londres? — how far is it to London?
una llamada de or a larga distancia — a long-distance call
2) (en locs)a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole; se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance; mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance; en la distancia in the distance; guardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distance; salvando las distancias: es como París, salvando las distancias — it's like Paris, up to a point (colloq)
3) ( en el tiempo)la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista — the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day
con la distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería — looking back the incident seemed insignificant
4) ( afectiva) distanceuna gran distancia los separa — a rift has opened up between them
* * *= remoteness, separation, distance.Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
Ex: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.* a cierta distancia = some distance away.* a cierta distancia de = off.* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.* acortar las distancias = close + the gap.* acortar las distancias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* aprendizaje a distancia = distance learning, open learning.* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.* controlado a distancia = remotely controllable.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* distancia de frenado = braking distance.* distancia de Hausdorff = Hausdorff distance.* distancia de seguridad = stopping distance, braking distance.* distancia focal = focal length.* distancia recorrida = mileage.* distancia + ser de + Número = be + Medida + apart.* distancia social = social distance.* Educación a Distancia = distance education, Open College.* enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.* estar a años de distancia = be years away.* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* informática a distancia = telecomputing.* larga distancia = long haul.* largas distancias = large distances.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* mando a distancia = remote control, remote controller.* mantener las distancias con = keep + Nombre + at arm's length.* mantenerse a distancia = stand off.* medicina a distancia = telemedicine.* Medida de Distancia + de distancia = Medida de Distancia + off.* otear en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the gulf.* situado a cierta distancia = further afield.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* trabajador a distancia = teleworker, telecommuter.* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.* trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.* universidad a distancia = open university, open college.* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.* vislumbrar en la distancia = loom + far in the distance.* * *A (en el espacio) distancela distancia que separa dos puntos the distance between two points¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson? what's the distance between Tijuana and Tucson?, how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, how far is London?presenciaron la explosión a una distancia prudencial they witnessed the explosion from a safe distancese situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter awayuna llamada de or a larga distancia a long-distance callB ( en locs):a distancia: procesamiento de textos a distancia off-site o remote text processingse situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back o she stood some distance away to see it as a wholeen la distancia in the distanceguardar or mantener las distancias to keep one's distancesalvando las distancias: ¡es un Einstein! — salvando las distancias he's another Einstein! — well, I wouldn't go that far!es como París, salvando las distancias it's like Paris, although clearly you can only take the comparison so far ( colloq)tomar distancia ( Mil) to measure an arm's length from the next personhay que tomar distancia para ser objetivo in order to be objective you have to stand back from it o distance yourself from it o ( colloq) get a distance on itCompuesto:distancia de frenado/paradabraking/stopping distanceC(en el tiempo): la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present daya distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería looking back o in retrospect, the incident seemed insignificantD (afectiva) distanceeste incidente aumentó la distancia entre ellos this incident widened the distance o gap between themahora una gran distancia los separa now they're worlds o poles apart, a rift o gulf has opened up between them* * *
Del verbo distanciar: ( conjugate distanciar)
distancia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
distancia
distanciar
distancia sustantivo femeninoa) distance;
¿a qué distancia está Londres? how far is it to London?, se situó a una distancia de un metro she stood a meter away;
See Also→ llamadab) ( en locs)◊ a distancia: se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto she stood back to see it as a whole;
se veía a distancia one could see it from a distance;
mantenerse a distancia to keep at a distance;
en la distancia in the distance;
See Also→ educación 1, See Also→ enseñanza b
distanciar ( conjugate distanciar) verbo transitivo
distancia a algn de algn to distance sb from sb
distanciarse verbo pronominala) ( en el espacio) distanciase de algo to get far from sth
( refl) distanciase de algn to distance oneself from sb
distancia sustantivo femenino distance: lo contemplábamos a distancia, we looked at it from a distance
nos sentamos a cierta distancia, we sat at a distance
su silueta apareció en la distancia, her figure appeared in the distance
distanciar verbo transitivo to separate
' distancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- calcular
- cerca
- corta
- corto
- cuentakilómetros
- desde
- enfriar
- focal
- mando
- mantenerse
- notable
- pequeña
- pequeño
- recorrer
- salvar
- separar
- separación
- separarse
- tirada
- trayecto
- UNED
- a
- acortar
- ahuyentar
- breve
- caminar
- cuadra
- educación
- enseñanza
- hacer
- llamada
- medir
- noviazgo
- ómnibus
- paso
- radio
- trecho
- universidad
- vislumbrar
English:
apart
- control
- cover
- discreet
- distance
- do
- far
- fly
- for
- from
- gap
- haul
- hold off
- into
- journey
- keep away
- narrow
- off
- pace
- remote control
- ride
- stare
- step
- walk
- way
- within
- commuter
- detachment
- long-distance
- long
- mileage
- open
- recede
- remote
* * *distancia nf1. [espacio] distance;recorrer la distancia entre dos pueblos to cover the distance between two towns;¿a qué distancia está el próximo pueblo? how far is the next town?;¿cuál es la distancia o [m5] qué distancia hay entre Asunción y Montevideo? what is the distance between Asunción and Montevideo?;estábamos a bastante distancia del incendio we were quite a distance from the fire;los viandantes observaban el incidente a cierta distancia the passers-by watched the incident from a distance;a tanta distancia no puedo decirte quién es I can't say who it is from this distance;mantenerse a una distancia prudencial de to keep at a safe distance from;está a varios kilómetros de distancia it is several kilometres away;a distancia from a distance;estudiar a distancia to study by distance learning;mantener algo/a alguien a distancia to keep sth/sb at a distance;mantenerse a distancia (de) to keep one's distance (from);en la distancia in the distancedistancia focal focal distance, focal length;distancia de frenado braking distance;distancia de seguridad safe distance [from the vehicle in front];mantenga la distancia de seguridad [en letrero de tráfico] keep your distance2. [en el tiempo] gap, space;está a dos minutos de distancia del ciclista francés he's two minutes away from the French cyclist;hay varios años de distancia entre estas dos fotografías the two photographs were taken several years apart;con la distancia que da el tiempo, desde la distancia looking back, in retrospect;ahora, desde la distancia, creo que nos equivocamos now, in retrospect, I think we were wrong3. [diferencia] difference;hay o [m5] media una gran distancia entre ambas teorías there is a great difference between the two theories;salvando las distancias allowing for the obvious differences4. [entre personas] distance;la lucha por la herencia aumentó la distancia entre los hermanos the dispute over the inheritance drove the brothers further apart;acortar (las) distancias to come closer (to an agreement)* * *f tb figdistance;a distancia at a distance;acortar distancias tb fig bridge the gap, catch up;guardar (las) distancias fig keep one’s distance* * *distancia nf: distance* * *distancia n distance¿a qué distancia? how far¿a qué distancia está el mar? how far is the sea?¿qué distancia hay entre Cádiz y Córdoba? how far is it from Cádiz to Córdoba? -
20 mesurer
mesurer [məzyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ chose, personne] to measureb. ( = avoir pour taille) to measure• il mesure 1 mètre 80 [personne] he's 1 metre 80 tall ; [objet] (en longueur) it's 1 metre 80 long ; (en hauteur) it's 1 metre 80 highc. ( = évaluer) to assess• vous n'avez pas mesuré la portée de vos actes ! you did not weigh up the consequences of your actions!d. ( = modérer) mesurer ses paroles ( = savoir rester poli) to moderate one's language ; ( = être prudent) to weigh one's words2. reflexive verb* * *məzyʀe
1.
1) ( avec un instrument) gén to measure [longueur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin]2) ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart]; to assess [risques, effets]; to consider [conséquences]mesurer sa force contre or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
3) ( donner sans générosité)
2.
verbe intransitifmesurer 20 mètres carrés — to be 20 metres [BrE] square
mesurer 2 mètres de haut — to be 2 metres [BrE] high
elle mesure 1,60 m — she's 1.60 m tall
3.
se mesurer verbe pronominal1) ( se calculer)se mesurer en mètres — to be measured in metres [BrE]
2) ( s'affronter)se mesurer à or avec quelqu'un — to pit one's strength against somebody
* * *məzyʀe vt1) (= prendre les dimensions de) to measureMesurez la longueur et la largeur. — Measure the length and the width.
2) (= estimer) [ampleur, importance] to weigh up, to assess3) (= limiter) [ressources, crédits] to limit, to rationOn nous mesure même le carburant. — They are even rationing fuel.
4) (= proportionner)mesurer qch à — to match sth to, to gear sth to
5) (= avoir pour dimensions) to measure* * *A vtr1 Mes to measure [longueur, hauteur, quantité, objet, lieu] (en in); ( pour prélever une partie) to measure off [longueur]; to measure out [poids, volume]; ( avant travaux) to measure up [recoin, salle de bains]; mesurer au centimètre près to measure to the nearest centimetreGB; mesurer 20 centimètres de tissu to measure off 20 centimetresGB of fabric; mesurer 200 grammes de farine to measure out 200 grammesGB of flour; mesurer les fenêtres pour faire des rideaux to measure the windows for curtains; mesurer le tour de hanche/de cou de qn to take sb's hip/neck measurement;2 ( évaluer) to measure [productivité, écart, séquelles] ; to assess [difficultés, risques]; to consider [conséquences]; mesurer les effets de qch to assess ou to measure the effects of sth; mesurer sa force contre or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; mal mesurer la portée de qch to miscalculate the implications of sth; mesurer le succès de qch à qch to gauge the success of sth by sth; mesurer qn du regard or des yeux to weigh sb up; mesurer le désarroi de qn to get an idea of how upset sb is; faire mesurer à qn la gravité de qch to make sb understand the seriousness of sth; mesurer ses paroles to weigh one's words; ne pas mesurer ses propos to speak without restraint;3 ( donner sans générosité) mesurer la nourriture à qn to mete out food stingily to sb; le temps nous est mesuré our time is limited; ne pas mesurer ses efforts to try one's utmost.B vi mesurer 20 mètres carrés to be 20 metresGB square; mesurer 2 mètres de large/de long to be 2 metresGB wide/long; mesurer 20 mètres de profondeur to be 20 metresGB deep; mesurer 2 mètres de haut [mur] to be 2 metresGB high; elle mesure 1,60 m [personne] she's 1.60 m tall.C se mesurer vpr1 Mes se mesurer en mètres to be measured in metresGB;2 ( s'affronter) se mesurer des yeux or du regard to weigh one another up; se mesurer à or avec qn to pit one's strength against sb; se mesurer à un problème to tackle a problem.[məzyre] verbe transitif1. [déterminer la dimension de] to measuremesurer quelque chose en hauteur/largeur to measure the height/width of somethingje vais vous en mesurer le double [obj: coupon, liquide] I'll measure out twice as much for you2. [difficulté, qualité] to assessil ne mesure pas sa force ou ses forces he doesn't know his own strengthil n'a pas entièrement mesuré les risques he didn't fully consider ou assess the risksmesurer quelqu'un du regard to look somebody up and down, to size somebody up3. [limiter] to limitmesurer ses paroles to be careful what one says, to weigh one's wordset pourtant, je mesure mes mots and I'm choosing my words carefully4. [adapter]————————[məzyre] verbe intransitifla cuisine mesure 2 mètres sur 3 the kitchen is ou measures 2 metres by 3————————se mesurer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se mesurer des yeux ou du regard to size each other up, to look each other up and down————————se mesurer à verbe pronominal plus prépositionto have a confrontation with, to pit oneself against
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