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Moreover, it gives the designer virtually no insight into the factors which control the behavior of a component.

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Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > давать представление о
8 figura

f.

1 figure (objeto, de persona).

una figura en la oscuridad a shadowy form

figura geométrica geometrical figure o shape

figura paterna father figure

figura de porcelana china o porcelain figure

2 (well-known) figure (personaje destacado).

figuras del mundo del deporte well-known figures from the sporting world

3 picture card, face card.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: figurar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: figurar.

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figura

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) figure

2 (forma) shape

3 (en obra, película) character

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buena figura to have a good figure

tener mala figura to have a bad figure

figura decorativa figurehead

figura geométrica geometrical figure

figura retórica figure of speech

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noun f.

1) figure

2) shape

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1. SF

1) (=estatua) figure

una figura de porcelana — a porcelain figure

figura decorativa — (lit) decorative motif; (fig) figurehead

figura de nieve — snowman

2) (=forma) shape, form

una chocolatina con figura de pez — a fish-shaped chocolate, a chocolate in the shape of a fish

3) (=silueta) figure

tener buena figura — to have a good figure

4) (=personaje) figure

una figura destacada — an outstanding figure

es una figura del toreo — he's a big name in bullfighting, he's a famous bullfighter

la figura del partido de hoy — (Dep) today's man of the match

figura de culto — cult figure

figura paterna — father figure

5) (Geom) figure

figura geométrica — geometric figure

6) (=ademán)

hacer figuras — to make faces

7) (Naipes) face card; (Ajedrez) piece, man

8) (Ling) figure

figura de dicción, figura retórica — figure of speech

9) (Teat) character, role

en la figura de — in the role of

10) (Baile, Patinaje) figure

11) (Mús) note

12) (Astron)

figura celeste — horoscope

13) †† (=rostro) countenance

2.

SM

ser un figura — to be a big name, be somebody

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femenino

1) ( objeto) figure; ( en geometría) figure

2)

a) (forma, silueta) figure, form

b) ( tipo) figure

tiene buena/mala figura — she has/doesn't have a good figure

c) ( persona importante) figure

una figura de las letras — an important literary figure

- figura paterna

3) ( en naipes) face card (AmE), picture o court card (BrE); ( en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)

4) (en patinaje, baile) figure

5) (Mús) note

6) (Ling) figure

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- figura retórica

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femenino

1) ( objeto) figure; ( en geometría) figure

2)

a) (forma, silueta) figure, form

b) ( tipo) figure

tiene buena/mala figura — she has/doesn't have a good figure

c) ( persona importante) figure

una figura de las letras — an important literary figure

- figura paterna

3) ( en naipes) face card (AmE), picture o court card (BrE); ( en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)

4) (en patinaje, baile) figure

5) (Mús) note

6) (Ling) figure

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- figura retórica

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figura¹

¹ = figure, icon, shape.

Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.

Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.

* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.

* escultura de figura humana = figure sculpture.

* figura de ánfora = hourglass figure.

* figura de cartón = cardboard cutout.

* figura decorativa = figurehead.

* figura de guitarra = hourglass figure.

* figura geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.

* figura recortada = cutout [cut-out].

* figura recortada de cartón = cardboard cutout.

* figura retórica = figure of speech, trope.

figura²

² = figure, outstanding leader.

Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.

* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* figura de culto = cult figure, cult hero.

* figura destacada = leading figure.

* figura histórica = historical figure.

* figura materna = mother figure.

* figura mediadora = mediating figure.

* figura paterna = father figure, parental figure.

* figura política = political figure.

* figura prominente = outstanding leader.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

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figura

feminine

A (objeto) figure; (en geometría) figure

una figura de barro/porcelana a clay/china figure

una figurita de cristal tallado a cut glass figurine

B

1 (forma, silueta) figure, form

2 (tipo) figure

tiene buena/mala figura she has/doesn't have a good figure

3 (persona importante) figure

una figura de las letras españolas an important Spanish literary figure

una de las grandes figuras de la canción one of the great stars of the singing world

4 ( Teatr) character

Compuestos:

● figura de culto

cult figure, cult hero

● figura paterna

father figure

C

1 (en naipes) face card ( AmE), picture o court card ( BrE)

2 (en ajedrez) piece ( except pawns)

D (en patinaje, baile) figure

hacer figuras ( Chi fam); to work miracles

E ( Mús) note

F ( Ling) figure

Compuesto:

figura retórica

figure of speech

G ( Der) concept

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Del verbo figurar: ( conjugate figurar)

figura es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
figura
figurar
figura sustantivo femenino
figure;
◊ tiene buena figura she has a good figure;

una figura de las letras an important literary figure;
figura paterna father figure
figurar ( conjugate figurar) verbo intransitivo (en lista, documento) to appear
figurarse verbo pronominal
to imagine;
me figuro que sí I imagine so, I figure she (o he etc) will (AmE);
me figuro que tardaremos una hora I reckon o (AmE) figure that it'll take us one hour;
¡figúrate, tardamos dos horas! just imagine! it took us two hours;
ya me lo figuraba yo I thought as much, so I thought
figura
I sustantivo femenino
1 (aspecto) figure: tiene una figura esbelta, she's slim
2 (representación) figure: en el jardín había figuras de mármol, there were marble statues in the garden
3 (persona destacada) es una figura del deporte, he's a well-known sportsman
figurar
I vi (en una lista, en un grupo) to figure [como, as] [entre, among]: no figura entre los seleccionados, she wasn't listed in the selection
II vt to represent

' figura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bosquejo
- estampa
- figurar
- inscribir
- inversión
- línea
- resaltar
- rompecabezas
- sílfide
- solitaria
- solitario
- surgir
- talle
- agraciado
- apuesto
- atlético
- cono
- construir
- cruz
- dama
- destacar
- dimensión
- distinguir
- esbozar
- estilizado
- falla
- formar
- gracioso
- invertido
- invertir
- lucir
- modelar
- plano
- proporcionado
- realce
- realzar
- recortar
- redondel
- revelación
- tipo
- vértice
English:
apostrophe
- father figure
- figure
- figure of speech
- rank
- ex-directory
- loom
- name
- piece
- unlisted

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figura

♦ nf

1. [objeto] figure;

una figura de porcelana a china o porcelain figure;

una figura geométrica a geometrical figure o shape;
Fam
figura decorativa [persona] figurehead

2. [forma] shape;

un objeto con figura de ave an object shaped like a bird;

vislumbré una figura de mujer I was able to make out the shape of a woman

3. [de persona] figure;

hace ejercicio para mantener la figura she exercises to stay in shape;

tener buena figura to have a good figure

4. [en naipes] picture card, face card

5. [personaje literario, de ficción] character

6. [personaje destacado] (well-known) figure;

es una figura de las letras she's a well-known figure in the literary world;

acudieron numerosas figuras del mundo del deporte many well-known figures from the sporting world were in attendance

7. [del lenguaje]
figura (retórica o [m5] del lenguaje) figure of speech

8. [en baile, patinaje] figure

9. Mús note [written]

10. [de ajedrez] piece

11. Der
figura (jurídica) legal concept

♦ nmf
Esp Fam
es todo un figura he's really something

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figura

f

1 figure;

tener buena figura have a good figure

2 ( estatuilla) figurine

2 ( forma) shape

3 naipes face card, Br

picture card

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figura nf

1) : figure

2) : shape, form

3)

figura retórica : figure of speech

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figura n

1. (en general) figure

una figura de porcelana a china figure

una figura destacada an outstanding figure

2. (forma) shape

una figura geométrica a geometrical shape

Spanish-English dictionary > figura
9 cuerpo

m.

1 body.

a cuerpo without a coat on

de cuerpo entero full-length (retrato, espejo)

en cuerpo y alma body and soul

luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand

de cuerpo presente (lying) in state

tomar cuerpo to take shape

vivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king

¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!

cuerpo celeste heavenly body

cuerpo extraño foreign body

el cuerpo humano the human body

2 main body (parte principal).

3 thickness (consistencia).

mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens

el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape

4 corps.

cuerpo de bomberos fire brigade (British), fire department (United States)

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps

cuerpo de policía police force

5 section (parte de armario, edificio).

6 point (Imprenta) (de letra).

7 corpus, body, main section of a bodily part, main section of an organism.

8 mass of tissue, corpus.

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cuerpo

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA body

2 (constitución) build

3 (figura) figure; (tronco) trunk

4 (tronco) trunk

5 (grupo) body, force, corps

■ el cuerpo de bomberos the fire brigade (US the fire department)

6 (cadáver) corpse, body

7 (parte) section, part; (parte principal) main part, main body

■ el cuerpo del libro the main body of the book

■ un armario de dos cuerpos a wardrobe in two sections

8 QUÍMICA substance

9 FÍSICA body

10 (vino, tela, etc) body

11 DEPORTE length

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a cuerpo descubierto defenceless (US defenseless)

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand

de cuerpo entero full-length

en cuerpo y alma figurado heart and soul, body and soul

estar de cuerpo presente to lie in state

hacer de cuerpo eufemístico to relieve oneself

no tener nada en el cuerpo to have an empty stomach

tener buen cuerpo to have a good figure

tomar cuerpo figurado to take shape

cuerpo de baile corps de ballet

cuerpo del delito DERECHO evidence, corpus delicti

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps

cuerpo legislativo legislative body

cuerpo geométrico regular solid

cuerpos celestes heavenly bodies

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noun m.

1) body

2) corps

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SM

1) (Anat) body

me dolía todo el cuerpo — my body was aching all over, I was aching all over

se le metió el frío en el cuerpo — he caught a chill

nos sacó dos cuerpos de ventaja — she was two lengths ahead of us

cuerpo a cuerpo —

fue una lucha cuerpo a cuerpo — it was hand-to-hand combat

un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians

• de cuerpo entero — [retrato, espejo] full-length

• de medio cuerpo — [retrato, espejo] half-length

• cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for

• ¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!

dar con el cuerpo en tierra — to fall down, fall to the ground

- en cuerpo y alma

a cuerpo gentil —

salió a cuerpo gentil — he went out without wrapping up properly

un combate a cuerpo gentil — a hand-to-hand fight

- a cuerpo limpio

a cuerpo de rey —

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos trataron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

- hacer del cuerpo

- hurtar el cuerpo

hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours

pedirle a algn algo el cuerpo —

hice lo que en ese momento me pedía el cuerpo — I did what my body was telling me to do at that moment

2) (=cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes

de cuerpo presente: su marido aún estaba de cuerpo presente — her husband had not yet been buried

funeral de cuerpo presente — funeral service, funeral

3) (=grupo)

el cuerpo social — society

cuerpo de baile — corps de ballet

cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)

cuerpo de doctrina — body of teaching

cuerpo de leyes — body of laws

cuerpo de policía — police force

cuerpo de sanidad — medical corps

cuerpo diplomático — diplomatic corps

cuerpo electoral — electorate

cuerpo legislativo — legislative body

4) (=parte) [de mueble] section, part; [de un vestido] bodice; (=parte principal) main body

un armario de dos cuerpos — a cupboard in two sections o parts

5) (=objeto) body, object

cuerpo celeste — heavenly body

cuerpo compuesto — compound

cuerpo del delito — corpus delicti

cuerpo extraño — foreign body

cuerpo geométrico — geometric shape

cuerpo simple — element

6) (=consistencia) [de vino] body

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

• dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair body

hay que darle un poco más cuerpo a la salsa — the sauce needs thickening a bit more

sugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project

• tomar cuerpo — [plan, proyecto, personaje, historia] to take shape

batió las claras hasta que tomaron cuerpo — she beat the egg whites until they were fluffy o stiff

el vino va tomando cuerpo con los años — aging gives the wine more body

7) (Tip) [de letra] point, point size

negritas del cuerpo seis — six-point bold

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) body

es de cuerpo menudo — she's slightly built

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

de cuerpo entero — full-length

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo — hand-to-hand

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

cuando me lo pide el cuerpo — when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso — he felt he had to have a rest

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

c) ( tronco) body

- cuerpo del delito

2) (Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja — he won by three lengths

3)

a) ( parte principal) main body

b) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos — a double wardrobe

4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body

- cuerpo de baile

- cuerpo de bomberos

- cuerpo de doctrina/de leyes

- cuerpo de policía

- cuerpo diplomático

- cuerpo legislativo

- cuerpo médico

5) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object; ( sustancia) substance

- cuerpo celeste

- cuerpo geométrico

6) (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo — a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

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= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.

Ex. But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.

Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex. Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.

Ex. A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.

Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex. Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.

Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex. Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.

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* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.

* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.

* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.

* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.

* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.

* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.

* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.

* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.

* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* del cuerpo = body.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.

* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) body

es de cuerpo menudo — she's slightly built

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

de cuerpo entero — full-length

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

vive a cuerpo de rey — he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey — they treated us like royalty

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo — hand-to-hand

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

cuando me lo pide el cuerpo — when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso — he felt he had to have a rest

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

c) ( tronco) body

- cuerpo del delito

2) (Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja — he won by three lengths

3)

a) ( parte principal) main body

b) ( de mueble) part; ( de edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos — a double wardrobe

4) (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body

- cuerpo de baile

- cuerpo de bomberos

- cuerpo de doctrina/de leyes

- cuerpo de policía

- cuerpo diplomático

- cuerpo legislativo

- cuerpo médico

5) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object; ( sustancia) substance

- cuerpo celeste

- cuerpo geométrico

6) (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo — a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo — a full-bodied wine

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

* * *

= body, body, type size, body-size, corps, shank, cadaver, soma.

Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.

Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.

Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.

Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.

Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.

Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.

Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body ( soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* crema para el cuerlpo = body lotion.

* cuerpo calloso = corpus callosum.

* cuerpo celeste = celestial body, heavenly body.

* cuerpo Danone = body beautiful.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* cuerpo de bomberos = fire department.

* cuerpo de estanterías = bay of shelves, range of shelving, range, bay of shelving.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* cuerpo de inspectores = inspectorate.

* cuerpo de la ficha = body of the card.

* Cuerpo de Marina = Navy Corps.

* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.

* Cuerpo de Zapadores = Army Corps Engineers.

* cuerpo expedicionario = expeditionary force.

* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.

* cuerpo humano, el = human body, the.

* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* culto al cuerpo = cult of the body, body beautiful.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* del cuerpo = body.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores = Army Corps engineer.

* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* órgano del cuerpo = limb, body part.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* vivir a cuerpo de rey = live like + a king, live in + the lap of luxury.

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cuerpo

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) body

le dolía todo el cuerpo his whole body ached

es de cuerpo muy menudo she's very slightly built o she has a very slight build

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo ( fam); he was scared stiff ( colloq)

un retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero a full-length portrait/mirror

a cuerpo de rey ( fam): vive a cuerpo de rey he lives like a king

nos atendieron a cuerpo de rey they treated us like royalty, they gave us real V.I.P. treatment ( colloq)

a cuerpo or en or de cuerpo gentil ( fam); without a coat ( o sweater etc)

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand

en un combate cuerpo a cuerpo in hand-to-hand combat

dárselo a algn el cuerpo ( fam): me lo daba el cuerpo que algo había ocurrido I had a feeling that something had happened

echarse algo al cuerpo ( fam); ‹comida› to have sth to eat;

‹bebida› to have sth to drink, knock sth back ( colloq)

en cuerpo y alma ( fam); wholeheartedly

hacer or ir del cuerpo ( euf); to do one's business ( euph)

hurtarle el cuerpo a algo to dodge sth

logró hurtarle el cuerpo al golpe she managed to dodge the blow

pedirle el cuerpo algo a algn ( fam): como cuando me lo pide el cuerpo I eat when I feel like it

el cuerpo le pedía un descanso he felt he had to have a rest, his body was crying out for a rest

pintar or retratar a algn de cuerpo entero: en pocas líneas pinta al personaje de cuerpo entero in a few lines she gives you a complete picture of what the character is like

eso lo pinta de cuerpo entero that shows him in his true colors, that shows him for what he is

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algn ( AmL fam); to steer clear of sb

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo ( AmL fam) (a un trabajo) to get out of sth; (a una responsabilidad) to evade o shirk sth

suelto de cuerpo (CS fam); cool as anything ( colloq), cool as you like ( colloq)

2 (cadáver) body, corpse

allí encontraron su cuerpo sin vida ( frml); his lifeless body was found there

misa

3 (tronco) body

Compuesto:

cuerpo del delito

corpus delicti

B ( Dep, Equ) length

ganó por tres cuerpos de ventaja she won by three lengths

C

1 (parte principal) main body

2 (de un mueble) part; (de un edificio) section

un armario de dos cuerpos a double wardrobe

D (conjunto)

1 (de personas) body

se negaron a hacer declaraciones como cuerpo they refused to make any statement as a body o group

su separación del cuerpo his dismissal from the force ( o service etc)

2 (de ideas, normas) body

Compuestos:

● cuerpo de baile

corps de ballet

● cuerpo de bomberos

fire department ( AmE), fire brigade ( BrE)

● cuerpo de doctrina

body of teaching

● cuerpo de leyes

body of laws

● cuerpo de paz

peace corps

● cuerpo de policía

police force

● cuerpo de seguridad

security corps

● cuerpo diplomático

diplomatic corps

● cuerpo electoral

electorate

● cuerpo legislativo

legislative body

● cuerpo médico

medical corps

E ( Fís)

1 (objeto) body, object

2 (sustancia) substance

Compuestos:

● cuerpo celeste

heavenly body

● cuerpo compuesto

compound

● cuerpo extraño

foreign body

● cuerpo geométrico

geometric shape o figure

● cuerpo simple

element

F (consistencia, densidad) body

una tela de mucho cuerpo a heavy cloth

un vino de mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine

le da cuerpo al pelo it gives the hair body

dar/tomar cuerpo: la escultura iba tomando cuerpo the sculpture was taking shape

hay que dar cuerpo legal a estas asociaciones we have to give legal status to these organizations

G ( Impr) point size

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cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Anat) body;

◊ el cuerpo humano the human body;

retrato/espejo de cuerpo entero full-length portrait/mirror;
cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand
b) ( cadáver) body, corpse

c) (Fís) ( objeto) body, object

2 (conjunto de personas, de ideas, normas) body;
◊ cuerpo de bomberos fire department (AmE), fire brigade (BrE);

cuerpo de policía police force;
cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps
3 (consistencia, densidad) body;
◊ de mucho cuerpo ‹ tela› heavy;

‹ vino› full-bodied
cuerpo sustantivo masculino
1 body
2 (humano) body, (tronco humano) trunk
3 (cadáver) corpse
4 (de un edificio o mueble) section, part
un armario de tres cuerpos, a wardrobe with three sections
(de un libro, una doctrina) body
5 (grupo) corps, force
cuerpo de bomberos, fire brigade
cuerpo diplomático, diplomatic corps
♦ Locuciones: figurado tomar cuerpo, to take shape
a cuerpo de rey, like a king
cuerpo a cuerpo, hand-to-hand
de cuerpo entero, full-length
de cuerpo presente, lying in state
un retrato de medio cuerpo, a half portrait
' cuerpo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargarse
- adormecerse
- apéndice
- caída
- caído
- cd
- deformar
- deformarse
- delito
- derecha
- derecho
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dilatar
- dilatarse
- diplomática
- diplomático
- el
- encima
- encoger
- extraña
- extraño
- grasa
- guardia
- holgada
- holgado
- inclinación
- interfecta
- interfecto
- línea
- llaga
- lugar
- perecedera
- perecedero
- proporcionada
- proporcionado
- quiebro
- rebanar
- reclinar
- silueta
- titilar
- vaivén
- volverse
- abotagado
- asamblea
- bola
- bombero
- bulto
- cana
- carga
English:
attitude
- bar
- beauty spot
- bodice
- body
- bow
- bruise
- corps
- decay
- diplomatic corps
- figure
- fire brigade
- fire department
- force
- full-length
- hair
- legislative
- over
- police force
- position
- proportionate
- their
- tingly
- carcass
- department
- faculty
- fellow
- fire
- foreign
- full
- length
- profession
- riddle
- rigor mortis
- wash

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cuerpo nm

1. [objeto material] body

Comp
Astron cuerpo celeste heavenly body; Quím cuerpo compuesto compound;
cuerpo extraño foreign body;
Náut cuerpo muerto mooring buoy; Fís cuerpo negro black body; Quím cuerpo simple element
2. [de persona, animal] body;

el cuerpo humano the human body;

tiene un cuerpo estupendo he's got a great body;

¡cuerpo a tierra! hit the ground!, get down!;

luchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand-to-hand;

de medio cuerpo [retrato, espejo] half-length;

de cuerpo entero [retrato, espejo] full-length;

Comp
Fam
a cuerpo (gentil) without a coat on;

Comp

a cuerpo descubierto o [m5]limpio: se enfrentaron a cuerpo descubierto o [m5] limpio they fought each other hand-to-hand;

Comp

dar con el cuerpo en la tierra to fall down;

Comp
Fam
dejar mal cuerpo: la comida le dejó muy mal cuerpo the meal disagreed with him;

la discusión con mi padre me dejó muy mal cuerpo the argument with my father left a bad taste in my mouth;

Comp

en cuerpo y alma: se dedicó en cuerpo y alma a ayudar a los necesitados he devoted himself body and soul to helping the poor;

se entrega en cuerpo y alma a la empresa she gives her all for the company;

Comp
Fam
demasiado para el cuerpo: ¡esta película es demasiado para el cuerpo! this movie o Br film is just great!, Br this film is the business!;

Comp

echarse algo al cuerpo: se echó al cuerpo dos botellas de vino he downed two bottles of wine;

Comp
Fam Euf
hacer de cuerpo to relieve oneself;

Comp

le metieron el miedo en el cuerpo they filled her with fear, they scared her stiff;

Comp
Fam
pedir algo el cuerpo: esta noche el cuerpo me pide bailar I'm in the mood for dancing tonight;

no bebas más si no te lo pide el cuerpo don't have any more to drink if you don't feel like it;

Comp
Am Fam
sacarle el cuerpo a algo to get out of (doing) sth;

Comp
RP Fam
suelto de cuerpo as cool o nice as you like o please;

a pesar de todo lo que le dije, después se me acercó muy suelto de cuerpo despite everything I said to him, he came up to me later as cool o nice as you like;

Comp
Fam
tratar a alguien a cuerpo de rey to treat sb like royalty o like a king;

Comp
Fam
vivir a cuerpo de rey to live like a king

3. [tronco] trunk

4. [parte principal] main body;

el cuerpo del libro the main part o body of the book

5. [densidad, consistencia] thickness;

la tela de este vestido tiene mucho cuerpo this dress is made from a very heavy cloth;

un vino con mucho cuerpo a full-bodied wine;

dar cuerpo a [salsa] to thicken;

tomar cuerpo: mover hasta que la mezcla tome cuerpo stir until the mixture thickens;

están tomando cuerpo los rumores de remodelación del gobierno the rumoured cabinet reshuffle is beginning to look like a distinct possibility;

el proyecto de nuevo aeropuerto va tomando cuerpo the new airport project is taking shape

6. [cadáver] body, corpse;

de cuerpo presente (lying) in state

7. [corporación consular, militar] corps;

el agente fue expulsado del cuerpo por indisciplina the policeman was thrown out of the force for indiscipline

Comp
cuerpo de baile dance company;
cuerpo de bomberos Br fire brigade, US fire department;

cuerpo diplomático diplomatic corps;

cuerpo del ejército army corps;

cuerpo expedicionario expeditionary force;

cuerpo médico medical corps;

cuerpo de policía police force

8. [conjunto de informaciones] body;

cuerpo de doctrina body of ideas, doctrine;

cuerpo legal body of legislation

9. [parte de armario, edificio] section

10. [parte de vestido] body, bodice

11. [en carreras] length;

el caballo ganó por cuatro cuerpos the horse won by four lengths

12. Der cuerpo del delito corpus delicti, = evidence of a crime or means of perpetrating it

13. Imprenta point;

letra de cuerpo diez ten point font

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cuerpo

m

1 body;

cuerpo a cuerpo hand-to-hand;

retrato de cuerpo entero/de medio cuerpo full-length/half-length portrait;

a cuerpo de rey like a king;

en cuerpo y alma body and soul;

aún estaba de cuerpo presente he had not yet been buried;

me lo pide el cuerpo I feel like it;

hacer del cuerpo euph do one’s business

2 de policía force;

cuerpo (de ejército) corps

3

:

tomar cuerpo take shape

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cuerpo nm

1) : body

2) : corps

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cuerpo n

1. (en general) body [pl. bodies]

el cuerpo humano the human body

2. (tronco) trunk

a cuerpo without a coat

tomar cuerpo to take shape [pt. took; pp. taken]

cuerpo de bomberos fire brigade

Spanish-English dictionary > cuerpo
10 personaje

m.

1 character.

personaje central central character

2 important person, celebrity (persona importante).

¡menudo personaje! what an unpleasant individual! (persona despreciable)

3 big name, big wheel, personage, personality.

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personaje

► nombre masculino

1 (famoso) celebrity

2 (en obra, película) character

* * *

noun m.

1) character

2) personage

* * *

SM

1) (=sujeto notable) personage, important person; (=famoso) celebrity, personality

ser un personaje — to be somebody, be important

2) (Literat, Teat) character

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masculino

a) (Cin, Lit) character

b) ( persona importante) important figure, personage (frml)

un personaje de la política — an important political figure

personajes del mundo del teatro — celebrities from the world of theater

es todo un personaje — (fam) he's a real big shot (colloq)

* * *

= character, personage, figure.

Ex. In the meantime, a serious oral history project is fundamental to the preservation of the memories of those characters in the drama while they are still available.

Ex. The other systematic schedules, 38 in number, relate to particular classes of persons or things, eg 13 for subclassification under any disease or disorder, 7 for special subjects relative to any personage.

Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

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* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.

* personaje de fantasía = fantasy character.

* personaje de ficción = fictional character.

* personaje fantástico = fantasy character.

* personaje local = local figure.

* personaje mitológico = mythological character.

* personaje político = political figure.

* personaje principal = lead character.

* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* personaje público = public figure.

* personajes dramáticos = dramatis personae.

* personaje secundario = secondary character.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

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masculino

a) (Cin, Lit) character

b) ( persona importante) important figure, personage (frml)

un personaje de la política — an important political figure

personajes del mundo del teatro — celebrities from the world of theater

es todo un personaje — (fam) he's a real big shot (colloq)

* * *

= character, personage, figure.

Ex: In the meantime, a serious oral history project is fundamental to the preservation of the memories of those characters in the drama while they are still available.

Ex: The other systematic schedules, 38 in number, relate to particular classes of persons or things, eg 13 for subclassification under any disease or disorder, 7 for special subjects relative to any personage.

Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

* galería de personajes famosos = hall of fame.

* película con personajes de guiñol = puppet film.

* personaje de fantasía = fantasy character.

* personaje de ficción = fictional character.

* personaje fantástico = fantasy character.

* personaje local = local figure.

* personaje mitológico = mythological character.

* personaje político = political figure.

* personaje principal = lead character.

* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.

* personaje público = public figure.

* personajes dramáticos = dramatis personae.

* personaje secundario = secondary character.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.

* tratar como un personaje = lionise [lionize, -USA].

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personaje

masculine

1 ( Cin, Lit) character

2 (persona importante) important figure, personage ( frml)

un personaje de la política an important political figure

personajes del mundo del teatro celebrities o famous names from the world of theater

es todo un personaje ( fam); he's a real big shot ( colloq)

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personaje sustantivo masculino
a) (Cin, Lit) character

b) ( persona importante) important figure, personage (frml);

◊ un personaje de la política an important political figure;

es todo un personaje en el pueblo he's something of a local celebrity
personaje sustantivo masculino
1 (de cine, teatro, etc) character
2 (persona importante o conocida) celebrity, important figure
3 fam, irón (persona atípica) es todo un personaje, she's quite a character
' personaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracterizar
- escurridiza
- escurridizo
- histórica
- histórico
- pincelada
- protagonista
- vida
- carácter
- estereotipado
- ficticio
- glorioso
- grotesco
- hacer
- interpretar
- logrado
- personalidad
- vivir
English:
act
- character
- fictional
- figure
- kissogram
- legendary
- memorabilia
- ordinary
- royal
- towering
- VIP
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- hot

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personaje nm

1. [persona importante] important person, celebrity;

acudieron personajes del mundo del cine celebrities from the movie world came;

¡menudo personaje! [persona despreciable] what an unpleasant individual!

2. [en novela, teatro] character

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personaje

m

1 TEA character

2 famoso celebrity

* * *

personaje nm

1) : character (in drama or literature)

2) : personage, celebrity

* * *

personaje n

1. (de libro, película, etc) character

el personaje principal the main character

2. (celebridad) personality [pl. personalities]

personajes del mundo del deporte sports personalities

Spanish-English dictionary > personaje
11 ilustración

f.

1 illustration, drawing, pictorial, picture.

2 learning, erudition, scholarship, knowledge.

3 demonstration, explanation, illustration.

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ilustración

► nombre femenino

1 (de un texto) illustration

2 (erudición) learning, erudition

3 la Ilustración HISTORIA the Enlightenment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como ilustración by way of illustration

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noun f.

illustration

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SF

1) (=ejemplo) illustration

2) [de libro] picture, illustration

3) (=instrucción) learning, erudition

la Ilustración — the Enlightenment, the Age of Enlightenment

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femenino

1)

a) (Art, Impr) ( acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

b) ( ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración — as an illustration

2)

a) (frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition (frml)

b) la Ilustración (Hist) the Enlightenment

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= enlightenment, figure, illustration, instantiation, plate, artwork.

Ex. Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.

Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.

Ex. For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.

Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

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* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.

* ilustración artística = artwork.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* Ilustración, la = Enlightenment, the.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* lista de ilustraciones = list of illustrations.

* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.

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femenino

1)

a) (Art, Impr) ( acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

b) ( ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración — as an illustration

2)

a) (frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition (frml)

b) la Ilustración (Hist) the Enlightenment

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la Ilustración

= Enlightenment, the

Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.

= enlightenment, figure, illustration, instantiation, plate, artwork.

Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.

Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.

Ex: For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.

Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.

* ilustración artística = artwork.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* Ilustración, la = Enlightenment, the.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* lista de ilustraciones = list of illustrations.

* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.

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ilustración

feminine

A

1 ( Art, Impr) (acción) illustration; (dibujo, imagen) illustration, picture

2 (ejemplo) illustration, example

como ilustración voy a leer unas frases de su libro as an illustration o to show you what I mean I'm going to read a few lines from her book

B

1 ( frml) (educación, instrucción) learning, erudition ( frml)

una persona de una vasta ilustración an extremely learned o erudite person

2

la Ilustración ( Hist) the Enlightenment

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ilustración sustantivo femenino
illustration
ilustración sustantivo femenino
1 (en un libro) illustration, picture
(ejemplo) illustration
2 (instrucción) learning, erudition
3 Hist la Ilustración, the Enlightenment
' ilustración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detalle
- representar
- cultura
- lámina
- leyenda
English:
illustration
- picture
- plate
- caption
- Enlightenment

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ilustración nf

1. [estampa, dibujo] illustration

2. [ejemplo] illustration;

sirvan de ilustración los siguientes datos… the following facts and figures illustrate my point…

3. [cultura] learning;

no tiene mucha ilustración he's not very educated

4. Hist
la Ilustración the Enlightenment

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ilustración

f

1 illustration

2 ( saber) learning;

la Ilustración HIST the Enlightenment

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ilustración nf, pl - ciones

1) : illustration

2) : erudition, learning

la Ilustración: the Enlightenment

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ilustración n illustration

Spanish-English dictionary > ilustración
12 aproximación

f.

1 approximation, approach, coming together, nearness.

2 smoothing.

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aproximación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) approximation

2 (acercamiento) bringing together; (de países) rapprochement

3 (lotería) consolation prize

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ni por aproximación familiar far from it

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noun f.

1) approach, rapprochement

2) approximation

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SF

1) (Mat) approximation (a to)

2) (=proximidad) nearness, closeness

no parece ni por aproximación que vaya a ceder — he seems to be nowhere near giving up, he doesn't look remotely like giving up

3) (=acercamiento) approach (a to)
(Pol) rapprochement
4) [en lotería] consolation prize

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femenino

a) (Mat) approximation

con una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy

b) ( acercamiento)

la aproximación de los dos países — the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación — an attempt to improve relations

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= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex. If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.

Ex. The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

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* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.

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femenino

a) (Mat) approximation

con una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy

b) ( acercamiento)

la aproximación de los dos países — the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación — an attempt to improve relations

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= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex: If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.

Ex: The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.

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aproximación

feminine

1 ( Mat) approximation

esta cifra sólo es una aproximación this figure is only an approximation

lo calcularon con una aproximación del 99% they calculated it with 99% accuracy

2

(acercamiento): la aproximación de los dos países the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación an attempt to improve relations

3 (en una lotería) prize given to holders of numbers immediately above or below the winning number

4 ( Aviac) tb

maniobras de aproximación approach

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aproximación sustantivo femenino approximation
' aproximación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrechamiento
- venir
- cerca
- como
- hacia
- un
English:
approximation

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aproximación nf

1. [acercamiento] approach;
[de países] rapprochement; [de puntos de vista] converging;
ha habido una ligera aproximación de las dos partes [en negociación] the two sides have come a little closer;

maniobra de aproximación [de avión] approach

2. [en cálculo] approximation

3. [en lotería] = consolation prize given to numbers immediately before and after the winning number

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aproximación

f

1 approximation

2 ( acercamiento) approach

3 en lotería consolation prize ( won by those with numbers immediately before and after the winning number)

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aproximación nf, pl - ciones

1) : approximation, estimate

2) : rapprochement

Spanish-English dictionary > aproximación
13 unheimlich

I Adj.

1. uncanny, eerie, weird (alle auch fig.); ein unheimliches Gefühl beschlich sie an eerie feeling crept over her; uns wurde unheimlich we got an eerie ( oder weird) feeling; unser Nachbar ist mir unheimlich our neighbo(u)r gives me the creeps; unheimliche Geschichten von Stephen King spine-chilling stories by Stephen King; ihn fasziniert das Unheimliche he is fascinated by anything weird or uncanny; das Unheimliche im Werk Edgar Allan Poes the uncanny in the works of Edgar Allan Poe

2. umg., fig. (ungeheuer) terrific, fantastic; Schmerzen, Respekt etc.: incredible; ich hatte eine unheimliche Angst I was incredibly scared; unheimlichen Hunger / Durst haben be incredibly hungry / thirsty; er hatte unheimliches Glück he was incredibly lucky

II Adv.

1. mir war unheimlich zumute I had a weird feeling; unheimlich klingen etc. sound weird

2. umg. incredibly; unheimlich viel(e) a terrific amount (of); sich unheimlich freuen be incredibly pleased, be over the moon; es macht unheimlich ( viel) Spaß it’s great fun; unheimlich lange warten müssen have to wait an incredibly long time

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unearthly; sinister; eerie; eery; weird; uncanny

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ụn|heim|lich ['UnhaimlIç, ʊn'haimlɪç]
1. adj

1) (= Angst erregend) frightening, eerie, sinister

das/er ist mir unheimlich — it/he gives me the creeps (inf)

mir ist unheimlich (zumute or zu Mute) — it is uncanny

2) (inf) tremendous (inf)

2. adv
inf = sehr) incredibly (inf)
unheimlich viel Geld/viele Menschen — a tremendous (inf) or an incredible (inf) amount of money/number of people

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1) eerily

2) (causing fear; weird: an eerie silence.) eerie

3) (unpleasantly shocking: the lurid details of his accident.) lurid

4) weirdly

5) uncannily

6) (strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) uncanny

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un·heim·lich

[ˈʊnhaimlɪç]

I. adj

1. (Grauen erregend) eerie, sinister

eine \unheimliche Begegnung an eerie encounter

▪ etw/jd ist jdm \unheimlich sth/sb gives sb the creeps

2. (fam: unglaublich, sehr) incredible

du hattest \unheimliches Glück you're incredibly lucky

3. (fam: sehr groß, sehr viel) terrific, terrible

\unheimlichen Hunger haben to die of hunger fig

es hat \unheimlichen Spaß gemacht it was terrific fun

II. adv (fam) incredibly

\unheimlich dick/groß sein to be incredibly fat/tall

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1.
Adjektiv

1) eerie <story, figure, place, sound>; eerie, uncanny < feeling>

jemandem unheimlich sein — give somebody an eerie feeling or (coll.) the creeps

mir ist/wird [es] unheimlich — I have an eerie or uncanny feeling

2) (ugs.) (schrecklich) terrible (coll.) <coward, idiot, hunger, headache, etc.>; terrific (coll.) <fun, sum, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) eerily; uncannily

2) (ugs.) terribly (coll.) <fat, nice, etc.>; terrifically (coll.) <important, large>; incredibly (coll.) <quick, long>

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unheimlich

A. adj

1. uncanny, eerie, weird (alle auch fig);

ein unheimliches Gefühl beschlich sie an eerie feeling crept over her;

uns wurde unheimlich we got an eerie ( oder weird) feeling;

unser Nachbar ist mir unheimlich our neighbo(u)r gives me the creeps;

unheimliche Geschichten von Stephen King spine-chilling stories by Stephen King;

ihn fasziniert das Unheimliche he is fascinated by anything weird or uncanny;

das Unheimliche im Werk Edgar Allan Poes the uncanny in the works of Edgar Allan Poe

2. umg, fig (ungeheuer) terrific, fantastic; Schmerzen, Respekt etc: incredible;

ich hatte eine unheimliche Angst I was incredibly scared;

unheimlichen Hunger/Durst haben be incredibly hungry/thirsty;

er hatte unheimliches Glück he was incredibly lucky

B. adv

1.

mir war unheimlich zumute I had a weird feeling;

unheimlich klingen etc sound weird

2. umg incredibly;

unheimlich viel(e) a terrific amount (of);

sich unheimlich freuen be incredibly pleased, be over the moon;

es macht unheimlich (viel) Spaß it’s great fun;

unheimlich lange warten müssen have to wait an incredibly long time

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1.
Adjektiv

1) eerie <story, figure, place, sound>; eerie, uncanny < feeling>

jemandem unheimlich sein — give somebody an eerie feeling or (coll.) the creeps

mir ist/wird [es] unheimlich — I have an eerie or uncanny feeling

2) (ugs.) (schrecklich) terrible (coll.) <coward, idiot, hunger, headache, etc.>; terrific (coll.) <fun, sum, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1) eerily; uncannily

2) (ugs.) terribly (coll.) <fat, nice, etc.>; terrifically (coll.) <important, large>; incredibly (coll.) <quick, long>

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adj.

eerie adj.

sinister adj.

uncanny adj.

unearthly adj.

weird adj. adv.

eerily adv.

sinisterly adv.

uncannily adv.

weirdly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unheimlich
14 persona

f.

1 person (individuo).

vinieron varias personas several people came

cien personas a hundred people

en persona in person

por persona per head

ser buena persona to be a good person o sort

persona mayor adult, grown-up

persona non grata persona non grata

2 party (law).

persona física private individual

persona jurídica legal entity o person

3 person (grammar).

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

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persona

► nombre femenino

1 person

■ tu tío es muy buena persona your uncle is a nice man

■ faltan dos personas there are two people missing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en persona in person

persona física individual

persona jurídica legal entity

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noun f.

person

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SF

1) (=individuo) person

es una persona encantadora — he's a charming person

20 personas — 20 people

aquellas personas que lo deseen — those who wish

es buena persona — he's a good sort

en la persona de — in the person of

• en persona — in person, in the flesh

vendrá él en persona a recoger los papeles — he will come and collect the papers in person

vi al príncipe en persona — I saw the prince in the flesh o in person

• por persona — per person

20 kilos por persona — 20 kilos per person

tres caramelos por persona — three sweets per person o each

dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

• tercera persona — third party

sin inmiscuir a terceras personas — without involving third parties

persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

persona de historia — † dubious individual

persona mayor — adult

persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

2) (Jur)

persona física — natural person

persona jurídica — legal entity

3) (Ling) person

la tercera persona del singular — the third person singular

4) (Rel)

las tres personas de la Santísima Trinidad — the three persons of the Holy Trinity
PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

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= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

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* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

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

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

* * *

= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

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

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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persona

feminine

A

1 (ser humano) person

es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person

había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting

en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people

[ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos

como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?

en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself

se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …

las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock

es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful

2 ( en locs):

de persona a persona person to person

conferencia telefónica de persona a persona person-to-person call

en persona in person

vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person

conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally

deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person

es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified

por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head

sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head

hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each

Compuestos:

● persona desplazada

displaced person

● persona física

individual

● persona jurídica or moral

legal entity

● persona natural

individual

● persona no or non grata

persona non grata

B ( Ling) person

la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural

* * *

Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

se persona es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

persona sustantivo femenino
a) ( ser humano) person;

◊ una persona muy educada a very polite person;

dos o más personas two or more people;
las personas interesadas … all those interested …
b) ( en locs)

◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
por persona per person;
solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
c) (Ling) person

persona sustantivo femenino
1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
familiar persona mayor, grown-up
persona non grata, persona non grata
2 persona jurídica, legal entity
3 Ling person
tercera persona del singular, third person singular
♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
por persona, per person
' persona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abierta
- abierto
- abordar
- aborregarse
- abrazarse
- abrigada
- abrigado
- acaparar
- acartonarse
- acoger
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acogida
- acostarse
- adaptable
- adefesio
- adusta
- adusto
- afanosa
- afanoso
- afianzarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- agobiante
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alevosa
- alevoso
- alhaja
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- alza
- amén
- amordazar
- animar
- animadversión
- animal
- animarse
- anular
- apaciguarse
English:
abandon
- absence
- accept
- accessible
- acquaintance
- act up
- action
- activity
- adaptable
- address
- adjust
- adjustment
- admit
- adult
- advance
- affect
- affluent
- agreeable
- air
- airy
- aloof
- am
- angry
- annoyance
- appealing
- appoint
- approach
- approachable
- approve of
- armchair
- armor
- armour
- around
- arrival
- articulate
- ask
- ask for
- ass
- assassin
- assassination
- assign
- astute
- attractive
- available
- awkward
- ax
- axe
- baby
- background
- backward

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persona nf

1. [individuo] person;

vinieron varias personas several people came;

cien personas a hundred people;

la persona responsable the person in charge;

las personas adultas adults;

necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;

ser buena persona to be nice;

ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;

este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;

de persona a persona person to person, one to one;

por persona per head

Comp
persona de contacto contact person;
persona mayor adult, grown-up;

persona non grata persona non grata

2. Der party

Comp
persona física natural o legal person;
persona jurídica legal entity o person

3. Gram person;

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

4. Rel person

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persona

f person;

quince personas fifteen people;

persona (humana) human being;

persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;

en persona in person

* * *

persona nf

: person

* * *

persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people

¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

en persona in person

persona mayor grown up

Spanish-English dictionary > persona
15 рисунок

(= фигура) design, figure, drawing, illustration
• Из рисунка понятно, что... - From the figure it is clear that...

• Как иллюстрируется на рисунке 1... - As illustrated in Figure 1,...

• На рисунке 1 показан/приведен... - Fig. 1 gives...; Fig. 1 illustrates...; Fig. 1 depicts...; Fig. 1 displays...; In Fig. 1 is shown...

• Набросок приведен на рисунке 1. - This is sketched in Fig. 1.

• Обращаясь вновь к рисунку 1, мы видим, что... - Referring again to Figure 1, we see that...

• Обращаясь к рисунку 1, мы можем видеть, что... - With reference to Figure 1, it can be seen that...

• Обращаясь к рисунку 1, мы видим, что... - Referring to Figure 1, it will be seen that...

• Общий эффект показан на рисунке 1. - The general effect is shown in Figure 1.

• Один тип... показан на рисунке 1. - One type of... is shown in Figure 1.

• Показанное на рисунке 1 устройство является... - The device in Fig. 1 is...

• ростая иллюстрация для этого дается на рисунке 1, где... - A simple illustration of this is given in Figure 1, where...

• Процесс, изображенный на рисунке 1, подобен... - The process, shown in Fig. 1, is similar to...

• Результаты представлены на рисунке 1. - The results are depicted in Fig. 1.

• Рисунки 1 и 2 показывают воздействие... - Figures l and 2 show the effects of...

• Типичный... показан на рисунке 1. - A typical... is shown in Figure 1.

• Характер данной аппроксимации иллюстрируется на рисунке 7. - The nature of the approximation is illustrated in Figure 7.

• Эскиз системы дается на рисунке 1. - A sketch of the system is given in Figure 1.

• Эти две основные возможности иллюстрируются рисунком 1. - The two main possibilities are illustrated in Figure 1.

• Это станет очевидным после анализа рисунков. - This will be obvious from a study of the figures.

• Это ясно представлено на данном рисунке. - This is clearly brought out in the figure.

• Этот рисунок четко показывает принципиальные различия между... - This figure clearly illustrates the basic differences between...

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > рисунок
16 donner

donner [dɔne]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to give

• donner qch à qn to give sth to sb to give sb sth

• donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink

• donner son corps à la science to donate one's body to science

• donner sa vie pour une cause to give one's life for a cause

• donnez-moi un kilo d'oranges I'd like a kilo of oranges

• j'ai déjà donné ! I've already made a donation! ; ( = on ne m'y reprendra plus !) I've been there!(PROV) donner c'est donner, reprendre c'est voler a gift is a gift

• donner quelque chose à faire à qn to give sb something to do

• donner ses chaussures à ressemeler to take one's shoes to be resoled

• le médecin lui donne 3 mois the doctor has given him 3 months

• je vous le donne en mille ! (inf) you'll never guess!

• donner une punition à qn to punish sb

• donner un coup de balai à la pièce to give the room a quick sweep

   b. ( = céder) [+ vieux vêtements] to give away

• donner sa place à une dame to give up one's seat to a lady

   c. ( = distribuer) to hand out ; [+ cartes] to deal

• c'est à vous de donner (les cartes) it's your deal

   d. ( = indiquer) [+ détails, idée, avis, ton] to give ; [+ sujet de devoir, tempo] to set

• pouvez-vous me donner l'heure ? can you tell me the time?

   e. ( = causer) [+ plaisir, courage] to give ; [+ peine, mal] to cause

• ça donne faim it makes you hungry

• donner le vertige à qn to make sb giddy

• mangez ça, ça va vous donner des forces eat this, it'll give you some energy

   f. ( = organiser) [+ réception, bal] to give ; [+ pièce] to perform

   g. ( = attribuer) quel âge lui donnez-vous ? how old would you say he was?

• je lui donne 50 ans I'd say he was 50

   h. ( = produire) [+ fruits, récolte] to yield ; [+ résultat] to produce

• elle lui a donné un fils she gave him a son

• cette méthode ne donne rien this method is totally ineffective

• qu'est-ce que ça donne ? (inf) how's it going?

   i. (locutions) donner un fait pour certain to present a fact as a certainty

• on l'a donné pour mort he was given up for dead

• tout donne à croire que... everything suggests that...

• c'est ce qu'on m'a donné à entendre that's what I was given to understand

2. <

   a. ( = produire) les pommiers ont bien donné cette année the apple trees have produced a good crop this year

   b. (locutions)

► donner de

• je ne sais plus où donner de la tête I don't know which way to turn► donner dans [+ piège] to fall into

• il donne dans le sentimentalisme he's got to be rather sentimental► donner sur [pièce, porte] to open onto ; [fenêtre] to overlook

• la maison donne sur la mer the house overlooks the sea

3. <

► se donner

   a. ( = se consacrer)

se donner à to devote o.s. to

• il s'est donné à fond he gave his all

   b. ( = échanger) ils se donnaient des baisers they were kissing each other

   c. (à soi-même) donne-toi un coup de peigne give your hair a comb

• se donner bien du mal to go to a lot of trouble

• il s'est donné la peine de me prévenir he took the trouble to warn me

• se donner bonne conscience to ease one's conscience

• se donner un président to choose a president

• s'en donner à cœur joie to have a whale of a time (inf)

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dɔne
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén

donner quelque chose à quelqu'un — to give something to somebody, to give somebody something [livre, adresse, emploi, temps, autorisation, conseil, courage, rhume]; Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to)

donner pour les œuvres — to give to charity

donner l'heure à quelqu'un — to tell somebody the time

je lui donne 40 ans — I'd say he/she was 40

on ne lui donne pas d'âge — you can't tell how old he/she is

donner froid/faim à quelqu'un — to make somebody feel cold/hungry

donner à croire or penser or comprendre que... — to suggest that...

donner à quelqu'un à penser/croire que... — to make somebody think/believe that...

donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure — let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound

2) ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] ( à faire to do)

elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents — she has my parents look after her daughter

j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer — I've taken my car in to be repaired

3) ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation]

qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? — Cinéma what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théâtre what's playing at the Marignan?

4) ( organiser) to give [dîner, gala] ( pour quelqu'un for somebody)

5) ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to)

6) ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as)

les sondages le donnent en tête — the polls put him in the lead

7) ( produire) to give [sentiment, impression]; to give [ombre, aspect, teinte]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus]; to produce [résultats]

leur intervention n'a rien donné — their intervention didn't have any effect

8) ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to)

9) (colloq) ( dénoncer) to inform on [complice] (à to)

10) ( entreprendre)

donner l'assaut à quelqu'un — to attack somebody

donner la charge contre quelqu'un — to charge at somebody

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( produire)

le poirier va bien donner cette année — the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year

2) ( émettre un son) [radio] to be playing

donner du cor — ( à la chasse) to sound the horn

3) ( heurter)

donner sur ou contre — [personne, animal, véhicule] to hit, to run into

donner de la tête or du front contre quelque chose — to hit one's head against something

ne plus savoir où donner de la tête — fig not to know which way to turn

4) ( être orienté)

donner sur — [chambre, fenêtre] to overlook [mer, rue]; [porte] to give onto

donner au nord/sud — [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south

la cuisine donne dans le salon — the kitchen leads into the living-room

5) ( avoir tendance à)

donner dans — to tend toward(s)

en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque — at the moment, he's into (colloq) baroque music

6) ( se lancer)

donner dans un piège — to fall into a trap

7) ( consacrer)

donner de soi-même or de sa personne — to give of oneself

8) ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action

3.

se donner verbe pronominal

1) ( se livrer)

se donner à — to devote oneself to [travail, cause]

se donner à fond dans quelque chose — to give one's all to something

2) ( s'octroyer)

se donner le temps de faire — to give oneself time to do

se donner les moyens de faire — to find the means to do

pays qui se donne un nouveau président — country which is getting a new president

3) ( s'imposer)

se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire — to make it one's aim/mission to do

se donner pour tâche de faire — to set oneself the task of doing

4) ( affecter)

se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste — to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist

se donner de grands airs — to give oneself airs

5) ( échanger)

se donner des coups — to exchange blows

se donner des baisers — to kiss one another

se donner rendez-vous — to arrange to meet

se donner le mot — to pass the word on

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donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques — fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter

avec lui, c'est donnant donnant — he never does anything for nothing

je te le donne en mille — (colloq) you'll never guess

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dɔne
1. vt

1) [objet personnel, argent] to give, (= faire don de) to give away

"Tu as toujours ta veste en daim?"- - "Non, je l'ai donnée." — "Have you still got your suede jacket?" - - "No, I've given it away."

donner qch à qn [cadeau, renseignement] — to give sb sth, to give sth to sb

Elle m'a donné son adresse. — She gave me her address.

2) [spectacle] to put on, [film] to show

3) [résultat, effet] to produce

Cela donne un résultat surprenant. — It produces a surprising result.

4) (autres locutions)

donner l'heure à qn — to tell sb the time

donner un coup à qn — to hit sb

donner faim à qn — to make sb feel hungry

Ça m'a donné faim. — That made me feel hungry.

2. vi

1) (= faire un don) to give

Il donne toujours quand c'est pour Médecins Sans Frontières. — He always gives something when it's for Médecins Sans Frontières.

non merci, j'ai déjà donné ironique — no thanks, I've had my fair share of that

2)

donner de sa personne (= se sacrifier) — to give of o.s.

3) [soleil] to shine

Le soleil donnait à fond. — The sun was beating down.

4) [arbre fruitier] to bear fruit

Notre noyer n'a pas donné cette année. — Our walnut tree didn't have any nuts this year.

5) (= laisser croire)

donner à penser que... — to make one think that...

donner à entendre que... — to give to understand that...

6) (= avoir vue)

donner sur [fenêtre, chambre] — to look onto, to overlook

une fenêtre qui donne sur la mer — a window that looks onto the sea, a window overlooking the sea

7) (se laisser prendre)

donner dans [piège] — to fall into, [genre, style] to slip into

8) MILITAIRE (= charger, attaquer)

faire donner l'infanterie — to send in the infantry

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donner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre en la possession de) to give [livre, jouet, argent, salaire]; donner qch à qn to give sth to sb, to give sb sth; donner pour les œuvres to give to charity; j'ai déjà donné! lit I've already made a donation!; fig been there, done that!; je donnerais beaucoup or cher pour savoir qui/comment I'd give a lot to know who/how; ⇒ chat;

2 ( attribuer) to give [nom, titre] (à to); donner un sens particulier à un mot to give a word a particular meaning; je lui donne 40 ans I'd say he/she was 40; on ne lui donne pas d'âge you can't tell how old he/she is; il me donnait du ‘Maître’ he was calling me ‘Maître’;

3 ( faire avoir) to give [migraine, appétit, courage, cauchemars] (à to); donner froid/faim à qn to make sb feel cold/hungry;

4 ( procurer) to give [objet, emploi, nourriture, réponse, conseil] (à to); Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to); donner le bras/la main à qn to give sb one's arm/hand; donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink; c'est à toi de donner Jeux it's your deal; donner à croire or penser or comprendre que… to suggest that…; donner à qn à penser/croire que… to make sb think/believe that…; donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound; ⇒ main;

5 (transmettre, communiquer) to give [renseignement] (à to); je vais vous donner mon adresse I'll give you my address; elle m'a donné son rhume she's given me her cold; donner l'heure à qn to tell sb the time;

6 ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] (à faire to do); il m'a donné son chat/ses livres à garder he gave me his cat/his books to look after; elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents she has my parents look after her daughter; j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer I've taken my car in to be repaired;

7 ( accorder) to give [temps, moyens, autorisation]; je ne te donne pas deux mois pour te faire renvoyer I'd give you less than two months before you're sacked; donner tout son temps au club to devote all one's time to the club;

8 ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation] ; qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? Cin what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théât what's playing at the Marignan?; cette pièce a été donnée pour la première fois en 1951 this play was first performed in 1951;

9 ( organiser) to give [dîner, réception, gala] (pour qn for sb);

10 ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to);

11 ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as); les sondages le donnent en tête the polls put him in the lead; on donne ce texte pour authentique this text is given as authentic; les spécialistes le donnent comme futur champion the experts point to him as the future champion;

12 ( produire) [aspect] to give [sentiment, impression]; [plante] to give [ombre]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus, substance]; [expérience, méthode] to produce [résultats]; [procédé, éclairage, maquillage] to give [aspect, teinte]; leur intervention n'a rien donné their intervention didn't have any effect; elle lui a donné trois fils she gave him three sons; mange des carottes, ça te donnera bonne mine eat carrots, they're good for your complexion;

13 ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to); donner des signes de faiblesse to show signs of weakness;

14 ○( dénoncer) to grass on○ GB, to fink on○ US, to inform on [complice] (à to);

15 ( entreprendre) [troupe, infanterie, police] donner l'assaut à qn to attack sb; donner la charge contre qn to charge at sb.

B vi

1 ( produire) [plante] to produce a crop GB, to yield a crop; le poirier va bien donner cette année the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year;

2 ( émettre un son) [radio, hi-fi] to be playing; leur téléviseur donne à fond their television is on full blast; donner du cor Chasse to sound the horn;

3 ( heurter) donner sur ou contre [personne, animal] to run into; [tête] to hit; [véhicule] to hit, to run into; donner de la tête or du front contre qch to hit one's head against sth; ne plus savoir où donner de la tête fig not to know which way to turn;

4 ( être orienté) donner sur or dans [porte, chambre, fenêtre] ( d'une hauteur) to overlook, to look out over; ( de plain-pied) to look onto [mer, cour, rue]; donner au nord/sud [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south; la cuisine donne dans le salon the kitchen leads into the living-room; la fenêtre donne sur la mer the window overlooks the sea;

5 ( avoir tendance à) donner dans to tend toward(s); donner dans le masochisme [roman, film] to tend toward(s) masochism; [personne] to have masochistic tendencies; en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque at the moment, he's into○ baroque music;

6 ( se lancer) donner dans une embuscade/un piège to fall into an ambush/a trap;

7 ( consacrer) donner de soi-même or de sa personne to give of oneself; donner de soi-même pour faire/pour qch to devote oneself to doing/to sth;

8 ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action; faire donner la troupe to send the troops into action.

C se donner vpr

1 ( se livrer) se donner à to devote oneself to [travail, cause, peinture]; se donner à fond dans qch to give one's all to sth; se donner à un homme to give oneself to a man;

2 ( s'octroyer) se donner le temps de faire to give oneself time to do; se donner les moyens de faire to find the means to do; pays qui se donne un nouveau président country which is getting a new president; il se donnait le nom de Brutus/le titre de docteur he called himself Brutus/gave himself the title of doctor; ⇒ joie, temps;

3 ( s'imposer) se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire to make it one's aim/mission to do; il se donne le détachement comme objectif he makes it his aim to be detached; il se donne comme objectif de perdre 15 kilos he has set himself the target of losing 15 kilos; se donner pour tâche de faire to set oneself the task of doing; je me donne trois jours pour finir I'll give myself three days to finish;

4 ( affecter) se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist; il se donne pour plus compétent qu'il n'est he makes himself out to be more competent than he really is; elle se donne des airs de Marilyn Monroe she walks around as if she's Marylin Monroe; se donner de grands airs to give oneself airs; un prétentieux qui se donne des airs de savant a pretentious man who acts as if he is a scholar; se donner bonne conscience to affect a clear conscience; se donner une nouvelle image to give oneself a new image; il se donne une importance qu'il n'a pas he acts as if he's important when he isn't;

5 ( échanger) se donner des coups to exchange blows; se donner des baisers to kiss one another; se donner rendez-vous to arrange to meet; se donner le mot to pass the word on;

6 ( être joué) [film] to be showing (à at); [spectacle] to be put on (à at); [pièce] to be playing (à at).

Idiomes

donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter; avec lui, c'est donnant donnant he never does anything for nothing; je te le donne en mille○ you'll never guess.

[dɔne] verbe transitif

A.[CÉDER, ACCORDER]

1. [offrir] to give

[se débarrasser de] to give away (separable)

[distribuer] to give out (separable)

donner quelque chose à quelqu'un to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

donner quelque chose en cadeau à quelqu'un to make somebody a present of something

donner quelque chose en souvenir à quelqu'un to give ou to leave somebody something as a souvenir

il est joli, ce tableau! — je te le donne what a lovely picture! — please have it

à ce prix-là, ma petite dame, je vous le donne! at that price, dear, I'm giving it away!

c'était donné, l'examen, cette année! (familier) the exam was a piece of cake this year!

dis donc, on te l'a donné, ton permis de conduire! (humoristique) how on earth did you pass your driving test!

donner sa place à quelqu'un dans le train to give up one's seat to somebody on the train

donner à boire à un enfant to give a child a drink ou something to drink

donner à manger aux enfants/chevaux to feed the children/horses

(en usage absolu) to give

donner aux pauvres to give to the poor

donner de son temps to give up one's time

donner de sa personne to give of oneself

j'ai déjà donné! (familier) I've been there ou through that already!

2. DROIT [léguer] to leave

[faire don public de - argent, œuvre d'art, organe] to donate, to give

3. [accorder - subvention] to give, to hand out (separable) ; [ - faveur, interview, liberté] to give, to grant ; [ - prix, récompense] to give, to award

donner sa fille en mariage à quelqu'un to marry one's daughter to somebody

donner la permission à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to allow somebody to do something, to give somebody permission to do something

donner rendez-vous à quelqu'un

a. ADMINISTRATION to make an appointment with somebody

b. [ami, amant] to make a date with somebody

donner à quelqu'un l'occasion de faire quelque chose to give somebody the opportunity to do something ou of doing something

donner son soutien à quelqu'un to give one's support to somebody, to support somebody

(tournure impersonnelle)

il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de... not everybody is fortunate enough to...

4. [laisser - délai] to give, to leave

5. [confier] to give, to hand, to pass

donner une tâche à quelqu'un to entrust somebody with a job

elle m'a donné sa valise à porter she gave me her suitcase to carry

donner ses enfants à garder to have one's children looked after

6. [remettre - généralement] to give ; [ - devoir] to give, to hand in (separable)

donne la balle, Rex, donne! come on Rex, let go (of the ball)!

donnez vos papiers hand over your papers

7. [vendre - suj: commerçant] to give

8. [payer] to give

combien t'en a-t-on donné? how much did you get for it?

je donnerais cher pour le savoir I'd give a lot to know that

je donnerais n'importe quoi pour le retrouver I'd give anything to find it again

9. [administrer - médicament, sacrement] to give, to administer (soutenu) ; [ - bain] to give

donner 15 ans de prison à quelqu'un to give somebody a 15-year prison sentence

donner une punition à quelqu'un to punish somebody

10. [appliquer - coup, baiser] to give

donner une fessée à quelqu'un to smack somebody's bottom, to spank somebody

donner un coup de rabot/râteau/pinceau à quelque chose to go over something with a plane/rake/paintbrush

11. [passer, transmettre] to give, to pass on (separable)

son père lui a donné le goût du théâtre she got her liking for the theatre from her father

12. [organiser - dîner, bal] to give, to throw

13. (locution)

je vous le donne en cent ou mille (familier) you'll never guess in a month of Sundays ou in a million years

B.[CONFÉRER]

1. [assigner] to give

donner un nom à quelqu'un to give somebody a name, to name somebody

je donne peu d'importance à ces choses I attach little importance to these things

2. [attribuer]

on ne lui donnerait pas son âge he doesn't look his age

quel âge me donnez-vous? how old would you say I am?

3. [prédire] to give

je ne lui donne pas trois mois

a. [à vivre] I give her less than three months to live

b. [avant d'échouer] I'll give it three months at the most

C.[GÉNÉRALEMENTÉRER]

1. [suj: champ] to yield

[suj: arbre fruitier] to give, to produce

2. [susciter, provoquer - courage, énergie, espoir] to give ; [ - migraine] to give, to cause ; [ - sensation] to give, to create ; [ - impression] to give, to produce

donner du souci à quelqu'un to worry somebody

les enfants donnent du travail children are a lot of work

donner des boutons à quelqu'un to make somebody come out in spots

faire la vaisselle me donne des boutons (figuré) I'm allergic to washing-up

ça donne la diarrhée it gives you ou causes diarrhoea

donner chaud/froid/faim/soif à quelqu'un to make somebody hot/cold/hungry/thirsty

donner mal au cœur à quelqu'un to make somebody (feel) sick ou nauseous

3. [conférer - prestige] to confer, to give ; [ - aspect, charme] to give, to lend

le grand air t'a donné des couleurs the fresh air has brought colour to your cheeks

pour donner plus de mystère à l'histoire to make the story more mysterious

4. [aboutir à - résultats] to give, to yield ; [ - effet] to result in

en ajoutant les impôts, cela donne la somme suivante when you add (in) ou on the tax, it comes to the following amount

et ta candidature, ça donne quelque chose? have you had anything about your application?

les recherches n'ont rien donné the search was fruitless

la robe ne donne pas grand-chose comme cela, essaie avec une ceinture the dress doesn't look much like that, try it with a belt

j'ai ajouté du vin à la sauce — qu'est-ce que ça donne? I've added some wine to the sauce — what is it like now?

D.[EXPRIMER, COMMUNIQUER]

1. [présenter, fournir - garantie, preuve, précision] to give, to provide ; [ - explication] to give ; [ - argument] to put forward (separable) ; [ - ordre, consigne] to give

donner un conseil à quelqu'un to give somebody a piece of advice, to advise somebody

donner ses sources to quote one's sources

donner une certaine image de son pays to show one's country in a particular light

donner à entendre ou comprendre que to let it be understood that

ces faits nous ont été donnés comme vrais we were led to believe that these facts were true

donner quelque chose pour certain to give something as a certainty

on le donnait pour riche he was said ou thought to be rich

2. [dire] to give

donner des nouvelles à quelqu'un to give somebody news

donnez-moi de ses nouvelles tell me how he is

je te le donne pour ce que ça vaut (familier) that's what I was told, anyway

3. [indiquer - suj: instrument] to give, to indicate, to show

4. (familier) [dénoncer] to give away (separable), to rat on, to shop (UK)

5. [rendre public - causerie, cours] to give ; [ - œuvre, spectacle] to put on

qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Rex? what's on at the Rex?

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[dɔne] verbe intransitif

1. [produire - arbre] to bear fruit, to yield ; [ - potager, verger, terre] to yield

la vigne a bien/mal donné cette année the vineyard had a good/bad yield this year

dis donc, elle donne, ta chaîne hi-fi! (familier) that's a mean sound system you've got there!

donner à plein

a. [radio] to be on full blast, to be blaring (out)

b. [campagne de publicité, soirée] to be in full swing

le soleil donne à plein the sun is beating down

2. CARTES to deal

à toi de donner your deal

3. [attaquer] to charge

faire donner la garde/troupe to send in the guards/troops

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donner dans verbe plus préposition

1. [tomber dans]

donner dans une embuscade to be ambushed

sans donner dans le mélodrame without becoming too melodramatic

2. [se cogner contre]

l'enfant est allé donner dans la fenêtre the child crashed into the window

3. [déboucher sur] to give out onto

l'escalier donne dans une petite cour the staircase gives out onto ou leads to ou leads into a small courtyard

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donner de verbe plus préposition

1. [cogner avec]

donner du coude/de la tête contre une porte to bump one's elbow/one's head against a door

2. [utiliser]

donner du cor to sound the horn

donner de la voix to raise one's voice

donner de la tête [animal] to shake its head

ne plus savoir où donner de la tête (figuré) to be run off one's feet

3. NAUTIQUE

donner de la bande to list

4. (locution)

elle lui donne du "monsieur" she calls him "Sir"

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donner sur verbe plus préposition

1. [se cogner contre]

la barque alla donner sur le rocher the boat crashed into the rock

2. [être orienté vers]

la chambre donne sur le jardin/la mer the room overlooks the garden/the sea

chambre donnant sur la mer room with a sea view

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se donner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[film, pièce] to be on

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se donner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [employer son énergie]

monte sur scène et donne-toi à fond get on the stage and give it all you've got

se donner à: se donner à une cause to devote oneself ou one's life to a cause

elle s'est donnée à fond ou complètement dans son entreprise she put all her effort into her business

2. (soutenu) [sexuellement]

se donner à quelqu'un to give oneself to somebody

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se donner verbe pronominal transitif

1. [donner à soi-même]

se donner un coup de marteau sur les doigts to hit one's fingers with a hammer

se donner les moyens de faire quelque chose to give oneself the means to do something

se donner du bon temps

a. [généralement] to have fun

b. (euphémisme) to give oneself a good time

[s'accorder - délai] to give ou to allow oneself

2. [échanger] to give one another ou each other

se donner un baiser to give each other a kiss, to kiss

ils se sont donné leurs impressions they swapped views

3. [se doter de] to give oneself

4. [prétendre avoir]

il se donne trente ans he claims to be thirty

5. (locution)

s'en donner à cœur joie, s'en donner: les enfants s'en sont donné au square the children had the time of their lives in the park

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se donner pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

to pass oneself off as, to claim to be

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donnant donnant locution adverbiale

that's fair, fair's fair

d'accord, mais c'est donnant donnant OK, but I want something in return

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > donner

17 водя

1. lead, conduct

водя за ръка/за ремък/слепец/кон lead by the hand/about on a lead/a blind man/a horse

водя за носа прен. lead by the nose

водя пленник под стража conduct a prisoner under escort

(за път и пр.) lead ( към to, on to)

(за врата, коридор и пр.) open ( към into, on to)

накъде води тоя път? where does this road lead (to)? водя към пропаст прен. lead to the abyss

не водя към никъде и прен. lead nowhere

тая врата води към градината that door opens on to/gives-on the garden

2. (завеждам) take

(довеждам) bring

водя на лекар/на кино take to a doctor/to the cinema

водя на разходка take out for a walk

3. (предвождам) lead; take the lead; be/stand in the lead

водя войска lead an army

4. (ръководя) guide, direct

(обучение) conduct

водя съдбините на guide the fortunes of

водя преговори conduct negotiations

5. (борба, война) wage, carry on, conduct

водя война с wage war on

водя борба срещу wage a struggle against

6. (дневник, бележник, протокол, сметки) keep

водя търговски сметки/стенографски бележник/картотека keep business accounts/shorthand notes/a card-index

водя бележки при лекция take (down) notes of/at a lecture

7. (разговор, преговори) carry on, hold

водя преговори carry on/conduct negotiations, negotiate

водя спор carry on a dispute

8. (дело) sue (at law), bring/conduct a lawsuit ( срещу against)

9. (политика) carry on, pursue

водя умерена/твърда политика steer a middle/a steady course

водя пропаганда carry on/conduct propaganda

10. (живот) lead, live

водя редовен живот lead a regular life; keep regular hours

водя прост живот live a simple life

11. (женен съм за) be married to

водя сестрата на Х be married to the sister of X

водя ce

12. водя се по go by, take pattern by

(следвам) follow

водя се по упътвания go by/follow directions

добро правило, по което да се води човек a good rule to go by

водя се по модата follow the fashion

водя се по някого follow s.o.'s lead

водя се по ума на някого follow s.o. blindly

водя се по усета си follow o.'s nose

13. водя се като figure as

14. водя се (женен съм за) be married (с to)

15. водя се (състоя се, за занимания) be held

водя (при състезания) lead, take (up) the running

водя с един гол сп. be one goal up

води се следствие an inquiry is in progress

делото още се води the suit is still pending

водят се (за преговори и пр.) go on, proceed

лесно се води he is easily influenced/led

ни се води, ни се кара be kittle-cattle; be a difficult/an i n tractable person to deal with

водя сражение fight an action/a battle

водя към прен. lead/be conducive/be a stepping-stone to

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во̀дя,

гл., мин. св. деят. прич. во̀дил 1. lead, conduct; \водя за носа прен. lead by the nose; \водя към пропаст прен. lead to the abyss; \водя пленник под стража conduct a prisoner under escort; (за път и пр.) lead ( към to, on to); (за врата, коридор и пр.) open ( към into, on to); не \водя на никъде и прен. lead nowhere; ( допринасям за) be conductive to, conduce to, count toward;

2. ( завеждам) take; ( довеждам) bring; \водя на разходка take out for a walk;

3. ( предвождам) lead; take the lead; be/stand in the lead; \водя списъка на кандидатите ( при избори) lead the list;

4. ( ръководя) guide, direct; ( обучение) conduct; \водя предаване (по радио, телевизия) present a programme; \водя съдбините на guide the fortunes of;

5. ( борба, война) wage, carry on, conduct; \водя война с wage war on; \водя ожесточени боеве be engaged/locked in bitter fighting; \водя сражение fight an action/a battle;

6. ( дневник, бележник, протокол, сметки) keep; \водя бележки по време лекция take (down) notes of/at a lecture; \водя търговски сметки keep (business) accounts;

7. ( разговор, преговори) carry on, hold; \водя спор carry on a dispute;

8. ( дело) sue (at law), bring/conduct a lawsuit ( срещу against); \водя дело чрез адвокат appear by counsel; \водя разследване make an investigation; \водя следствие prosecute an enquiry;

9. ( политика) carry on, pursue; \водя пропаганда carry on/conduct propaganda; \водя умерена/твърда политика steer a middle/a steady course;

10. ( живот) lead, live; \водя прост живот live a simple life; \водя редовен живот lead a regular life; keep regular hours;

11. ( женен съм за) be married to;

\водя се 1.: \водя се по go by, take pattern by; ( следвам) follow; \водя се по някого follow s.o.’s lead; \водя се по ума на някого follow s.o. blindly; \водя се по усета си follow o.’s nose; добро правило, по което да се води човек a good rule to go by;

2.: \водя се като figure as;

3.: \водя се ( състоя се за занимания) be held; води се следствие an inquiry is in progress; \водя ( при състезания) lead, take (up) the running; \водя към прен. lead/be conducive/be a stepping-stone to; \водя с един гол спорт. be one goal up; водят се (за преговори и пр.) go on, proceed; делото още се води the suit is still pending; лесно се води he is easily influenced/led; • ни се води, ни се кара be kittle-cattle; be a difficult/an intractable person to deal with.

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conduct: водя a prisoner under escort - водя пленник под стража; guide; convoy: водя nowhere - водя наникъде (и прен.); marshal; pilot; pioneer: I'll водя you home. - Ще те водя у дома.; walk (over)

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1. (борба, война) wage, carry on, conduct 2. (дело) sue (at law), bring/conduct a lawsuit (срещу against) 3. (дневник, бележник, протокол, сметки) keep 4. (довеждам) bring 5. (живот) lead, live 6. (за врата, коридор и пр.) open (към into, on to) 7. (за път и пр.) lead (към to, on to) 8. (завеждам) take 9. (обучение) conduct 10. (политика) carry on, pursue 11. (предвождам) lead;take the lead;be/stand in the lead 12. (разговор, преговори) carry on, hold 13. (ръководя) guide, direct 14. (следвам) follow 15. 1 (женен съм за) be married to 16. 1 ВОДЯ се (женен съм за) be married (с to) 17. 1 ВОДЯ се (състоя се, за занимания) be held 18. 1 ВОДЯ се като figure as 19. 1ВОДЯ се по go by, take pattern by 20. lead, conduct 21. ВОДЯ (при състезания) lead, take (up) the running 22. ВОДЯ ce 23. ВОДЯ ce по някого follow s.o.'s lead 24. ВОДЯ бележки при лекция take (down) notes of/at a lecture 25. ВОДЯ борба срещу wage a struggle against 26. ВОДЯ война с wage war on 27. ВОДЯ войска lead an army: 28. ВОДЯ за носа прен. lead by the nose 29. ВОДЯ за ръка/за ремък/ слепец/кон lead by the hand/about on a lead/ a blind man/a horse 30. ВОДЯ към прен. lead/be conducive/be a stepping-stone to 31. ВОДЯ на лекар/на кино take to a doctor/to the cinema 32. ВОДЯ на разходка take out for a walk 33. ВОДЯ пленник под стража conduct a prisoner under escort 34. ВОДЯ преговори carry on/conduct negotiations, negotiate 35. ВОДЯ преговори conduct negotiations 36. ВОДЯ пропаганда carry on/conduct propaganda 37. ВОДЯ прост живот live a simple life 38. ВОДЯ редовен живот lead a regular life;keep regular hours 39. ВОДЯ с един гол сп. be one goal up 40. ВОДЯ се по модата follow the fashion 41. ВОДЯ се по ума на някого follow s. о. blindly 42. ВОДЯ се по упътвания go by/follow directions 43. ВОДЯ се по усета си follow o.'s nose 44. ВОДЯ сестрата на Х be married to the sister of X 45. ВОДЯ спор carry on a dispute 46. ВОДЯ сражение fight an action/a battle 47. ВОДЯ съдбините на guide the fortunes of 48. ВОДЯ търговски сметки/стенографски бележник/картотека keep business accounts/shorthand notes/a card-index 49. ВОДЯ умерена/ твърда политика steer a middle/a steady course 50. води се следствие an inquiry is in progress 51. водят се (за преговори и пр.) go on, proceed 52. делото още се води the suit is still pending 53. добро правило, по което да се води човек a good rule to go by 54. лесно се води he is easily influenced/led 55. накъде води тоя път? where does this road lead (to)? ВОДЯ към пропаст прен. lead to the abyss 56. не ВОДЯ към никъде и прен. lead nowhere 57. ни се води, ни се кара be kittle-cattle;be a difficult/an i n tractable person to deal with 58. тая врата води към градината that door opens on to/gives-on the garden

Български-английски речник > водя

18 figura2

² = figure, outstanding leader.

Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex. The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.

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* con figuras en movimiento = animated.

* figura de culto = cult figure, cult hero.

* figura destacada = leading figure.

* figura histórica = historical figure.

* figura materna = mother figure.

* figura mediadora = mediating figure.

* figura paterna = father figure, parental figure.

* figura política = political figure.

* figura prominente = outstanding leader.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

Spanish-English dictionary > figura2

19 sens

sens [sɑ̃s]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = goût, vue etc) sense

• reprendre ses sens to regain consciousness

• sixième sens sixth sense

   b. ( = instinct) sense

• avoir le sens du rythme/de l'humour to have a sense of rhythm/of humour

• avoir le sens de l'orientation to have a sense of direction

• avoir le sens des affaires to have good business sense

   c. ( = signification) meaning

• ce qui donne un sens à la vie what gives meaning to life

• cela n'a pas de sens that doesn't make sense

• au sens propre/figuré in the literal figurative sense

• au sens large/strict du terme in the general/strict sense of the word

• en un (certain) sens in a (certain) sense

• en ce sens que... in the sense that...

• la culture, au sens où il l'entend culture, as he understands it

• cela tombe sous le sens it stands to reason

• à mon sens to my mind

   d. ( = direction) direction

• aller dans le bon/mauvais sens to go the right/wrong way

• mesurer qch dans le sens de la longueur to measure sth along its length

• ça fait dix mètres dans le sens de la longueur it's ten metres in length

• dans le sens de la largeur across its width

• arriver en sens contraire or inverse to arrive from the opposite direction

• aller en sens contraire to go in the opposite direction

• dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre clockwise

• dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre anticlockwise (Brit) counterclockwise (US)

• dans le sens de la marche facing the front of the train

• il a retourné la boîte dans tous les sens avant de l'ouvrir he turned the box this way and that before opening it

• ça va or part dans tous les sens (figurative) it's all over the place

• la circulation dans le sens Paris-province/province-Paris traffic out of/into Paris

   e. ( = ligne directrice) il a agi dans le même sens he did more or less the same thing

• j'ai donné des directives dans ce sens I've given instructions to that effect

• cette réforme va dans le bon sens this reform is a step in the right direction

• le sens de l'histoire the course of history

► sens dessus dessous

• être/mettre sens dessus dessous to be/turn upside down

   f. ► bon sens common sense

• le bon sens voudrait qu'il refuse the sensible thing would be for him to refuse

• ça semble de bon sens it seems to make sense

• c'est le bon sens même de... it's only common sense to...

• dans le bon sens du terme in the best sense of the word

2. compounds

► sens giratoire roundabout (Brit), traffic circle (US)

► sens interdit one-way street

• vous êtes en sens interdit you are in a one-way street ► sens unique one-way street

• à sens unique [rue] one-way ; [concession] one-sided

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sɑ̃s
1.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( direction) lit, fig direction, way

dans les deux sens — in both directions

elle venait en sens inverse — she was coming from the opposite direction

mouvement en sens contraire — backward movement

en tous sens — in all directions

dans le sens Paris-Lyon — in the Paris to Lyons direction

dans le sens de la largeur — widthways, across

dans le sens de la longueur — lengthways, longways US

être dans le bon/mauvais sens — to be the right/wrong way up

des flèches dans tous les sens — arrows pointing in all directions

retourner un problème dans tous les sens — to consider a problem from every angle

courir dans tous les sens — to run all over the place

dans le sens de la marche — facing the engine

dans le sens des fils — ( de tissu) with the grain

sens dessus dessous — sɑ̃dəsydəsu ( à l'envers) upside down; ( en désordre) upside down; ( très troublé) very upset

sens devant derrière — sɑ̃dəvɑ̃dɛʀjɛʀ back to front

aller dans le bon sens — [réformes, mesures] to be a step in the right direction

des mesures qui vont dans le sens de notre rapport — measures which are in line with our report

le pays va dans le sens d'une plus grande indépendance — the country is moving toward(s) greater independence

le sens de l'histoire — the tide of history

2) ( signification) meaning

le sens figuré d'un mot — the figurative sense of a word

employer un mot au sens propre — to use a word literally

au sens fort du terme — in the fullest sense of the word

cela n'a pas de sens — gén it doesn't make sense; (idiot, ridicule) it's absurd

3) ( fonction physiologique) sense

retrouver l'usage de ses sens — to regain consciousness

4) ( intuition) sense

avoir le sens de l'orientation — to have a good sense of direction

avoir le sens pratique — to be practical

ne pas avoir le sens du ridicule — not to realize when one looks silly

avoir le sens des affaires — to have a flair for business

ton sens des affaires — your business sense

ne pas avoir le sens de la langue — to have no feeling for language

n'avoir aucun sens des réalités — to live in a dream world

2.

nom masculin pluriel senses

plaisirs des sens — sensual pleasures

Phrasal Verbs:

- sens giratoire

- sens interdit

- sens obligatoire

- sens unique

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tomber sous le sens — to be patently obvious

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sɑ̃s
1. vb

See:

sentir

2. nm

1) (= odorat, ouïe) sense

les cinq sens — the five senses

un sixième sens — a sixth sense

2) (= instinct) sense

sens critique — critical sense

Il a perdu tout sens critique. — He's lost all critical sense.

Il n'a aucun sens esthétique. — He has no aesthetic sense.

avoir le sens de... — to have a sense of...

Je n'ai pas le sens de l'orientation. — I've got no sense of direction.

avoir le sens de l'humour — to have a sense of humour Grande-Bretagne to have a sense of humor USA

avoir le sens du rythme — to have a sense of rhythm

avoir le sens des affaires — to have business sense

3) (= jugement)

à mon sens — to my mind

tomber sous le sens — to stand to reason, to be perfectly obvious

le bon sens — common sense

en dépit du bon sens — contrary to all good sense, contrary to common sense

le sens commun — common sense

4) (= signification) [mot, phrase] meaning, sense

Quel est le sens de cette expression? — What does this expression mean?

dans tous les sens du mot — in all senses of the word

en un sens; dans un sens — in a way

en ce sens que — in the sense that

ça n'a pas de sens — it doesn't make sense, it doesn't make any sense

5) (= direction) direction, way

Il y aura des bouchons dans le sens Paris-Chartres. — There will be traffic jams going out of Paris towards Chartres., There will be traffic jams going out of Paris in the Chartres direction.

dans le sens de la marche — facing the direction of travel

dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre — clockwise

dans le sens de la longueur — lengthways

dans le sens de la largeur — widthways

dans l'autre sens — in the other direction, the other way

dans tous les sens — in every direction, all over the place

aller dans le bon sens — to go the right way, to go in the right direction

dans le mauvais sens — the wrong way, in the wrong direction

Tu tournes la poignée dans le mauvais sens. — You're turning the handle the wrong way., You're turning the handle in the wrong direction.

sens dessus dessous — upside down

3. nmpl

1) (= facultés) senses

reprendre ses sens — to come to, to regain consciousness

2) (sensualité) senses

le plaisir des sens — sensual pleasures

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sens

A nm inv

1 ( direction) lit, fig direction, way; dans les deux sens in both directions; aller dans le bon/mauvais sens to go the right/wrong way, to go in the right/wrong direction; elle venait en sens inverse she was coming from the opposite direction; mouvement en sens contraire backward movement; en tous sens in all directions; dans le sens Paris-Lyon in the Paris to Lyons direction; dans le sens de la largeur widthways, across; dans le sens de la longueur lengthways, longways US; être dans le bon/mauvais sens to be the right/wrong way up; des flèches dans tous les sens arrows pointing in all directions; retourner un problème dans tous les sens to consider a problem from every angle; courir dans tous les sens to run all over the place; dans le sens de la marche facing the engine; dans le sens des fils Tex with the grain; sens dessus dessous ( à l'envers) upside down; ( en désordre) upside down; ( très troublé) very upset; sens devant derrière back to front; aller dans le bon sens [réformes, mesures] to be a step in the right direction; des mesures qui vont dans le sens de notre rapport measures which are in line with our report; le pays va dans le sens d'une plus grande indépendance the country is moving toward(s) greater independence; le sens de l'histoire the tide of history; nous travaillons dans ce sens that's what we are working toward(s); ces facteurs ont œuvré dans le sens d'une baisse these factors have contributed to a fall;

2 ( d'une action) meaning; (de mythe, symbole) meaning; (de mot, d'expression) meaning; le sens figuré/littéral/péjoratif d'un mot the figurative/literal/pejorative sense of a word; employer un mot au sens propre/figuré to use a word literally/figuratively; avoir un sens péjoratif to be pejorative, to have a pejorative sense; le sens premier de qch the original meaning of sth; au sens large/strict du terme in the broad/strict sense of the word; au sens propre du terme literally; au sens fort du terme in the fullest sense of the word; c'est correct, dans tous les sens du terme it's correct, in every sense of the word; prendre tout son sens [remarque, titre] to take on its full meaning; en un sens in a sense; en ce sens que in the sense that; cela n'a pas de sens gén it doesn't make sense; (idiot, ridicule) it's absurd; cela n'a de sens que si tu restes it makes no sense unless you stay;

3 Physiol sense; avoir un sens de l'odorat très développé to have a very keen sense of smell; recouvrer fml or retrouver l'usage de ses sens to regain consciousness; avoir un sixième sens fig to have a sixth sense;

4 ( intuition) sense; sens du rythme/devoir sense of rhythm/duty; avoir le sens des responsabilités to have a sense of responsibility; avoir le sens de l'orientation to have a good sense of direction; avoir le sens pratique to be practical; ne pas avoir de sens pratique to be impractical; avoir peu de sens critique to be uncritical; avoir le sens de l'organisation to be a good organizer; ne pas avoir le sens du ridicule not to realize when one looks silly; avoir le sens des affaires to have a flair ou head for business; ton sens des affaires your business sense; ne pas avoir le sens de la langue to have no feeling for language; n'avoir aucun sens des réalités to live in a dream world.

B nmpl senses; plaisirs des sens sensual pleasures.

Composés

sens commun common sense; sens giratoire roundabout GB, traffic circle US; suivez le sens giratoire go round the roundabout GB, follow the traffic circle around US; sens de l'humour sense of humour^GB; avoir le sens de l'humour to have a sense of humour^GB; sens interdit ( panneau) no-entry sign; ( rue) one-way street; sens obligatoire ( panneau) one-way sign; sens unique ( panneau) one-way sign; ( rue) one-way street; c'est à sens unique lit it's one-way; fig it's one-sided.

Idiome

tomber sous le sens to be patently obvious.

[sɑ̃s] verbe

→ link=sentir sentir

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[sɑ̃s] nom masculin

1. PHYSIOLOGIE sense

le sens du toucher the sense of touch

sixième sens sixth sense

reprendre ses sens

a. (sens propre) to come to

b. (figuré) to come to one's senses

2. [instinct] sense

avoir le sens de la nuance to be subtle

le sens de l'humour a sense of humour

avoir le sens de l'orientation to have a good sense of direction

ne pas avoir le sens des réalités to have no grasp of reality

bon sens, sens commun common sense

ça tombe sous le sens it's obvious, it stands to reason

3. [opinion]

à mon sens, c'est impossible as I see it ou to my mind, it's impossible

4. [signification - d'un mot, d'une phrase] meaning (substantif comptable), sense ; [ - d'une allégorie, d'un symbole] meaning (substantif comptable)

ce que tu dis n'a pas de sens [c'est inintelligible, déraisonnable] what you're saying doesn't make sense

porteur de sens meaningful

lourd ou chargé de sens meaningful

vide de sens meaningless

au sens propre/figuré in the literal/figurative sense

au sens strict strictly speaking

5. [direction] direction

dans tous les sens (sens propre) in all directions, all over the place

en sens inverse the other way round ou around

pose l'équerre dans ce sens-là/l'autre sens lay the set square down this way/the other way round

scier une planche dans le sens de la largeur/longueur to saw a board widthwise/lengthwise

dans le sens nord-sud/est-ouest in a southerly/westerly direction

installer quelque chose dans le bon sens to fix something the right way up

fais demi-tour, on va dans le mauvais sens! turn round, we're going the wrong way ou in the wrong direction!

la circulation est bloquée dans le sens Paris-province traffic leaving Paris is at a standstill

dans le sens de la marche facing the front (of a vehicle)

dans le sens contraire de la marche facing the rear (of a vehicle)

dans le sens du courant with the current

dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre clockwise

dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre anticlockwise (UK), counterclockwise (US)

sens giratoire TRANSPORTS roundabout (UK), traffic circle (US)

sens interdit

a. [panneau] no-entry sign

b. [rue] one-way street

être ou rouler en sens interdit to be going the wrong way up/down a one-way street

(rue à) sens unique one-way street

à sens unique

a. (figuré) [amour] unrequited (soutenu)

b. [décision] unilateral, one-sided

6. (figuré) [orientation] line

des mesures allant dans le sens d'une plus grande justice measures directed at greater justice

nous avons publié une brochure dans ce sens we have published a brochure along those (same) lines ou to that effect

leur politique ne va pas dans le bon sens their policy's going down the wrong road

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[sɑ̃s] nom masculin pluriel

[sensualité] (carnal) senses

pour le plaisir des sens for the gratification of the senses

dans le sens où locution conjonctive

in the sense that, in so far as

dans un certain sens locution adverbiale

in a way, in a sense, as it were

en ce sens que

→ link=dansdans le sens où

sens dessus dessous locution adverbiale

upside down

la maison était sens dessus dessous [en désordre] the house was all topsy-turvy

sens devant derrière locution adverbiale

back to front, the wrong way round

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sens

20 creuser

creuser [kʀøze]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ bois, falaise] to hollow out ; [+ sol, roc] to dig a hole in ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drill a hole in

   b. [+ puits, fondations, canal, tranchée] to dig ; [+ sillon] to plough (Brit), to plow (US) ; [+ trou] to dig ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drill

• creuser un tunnel sous une montagne to bore a tunnel under a mountain

• creuser un terrier to make a burrow

   c. ( = approfondir) [+ problème, sujet] to go into

• c'est une idée à creuser it's an idea worth pursuing

   d. creuser les reins to throw out one's chest

• la promenade, ça creuse (l'estomac) (inf) walking gives you a real appetite

• creuser l'écart to establish a convincing lead ( par rapport à over)

2. reflexive verb

► se creuser

   a. [joues, visage] to become gaunt

• la mer se creuse there's a swell coming on

• l'écart se creuse entre eux the gap between them is widening

   b. [personne] se creuser (la cervelle or la tête) (inf) to rack one's brains

• il ne s'est pas beaucoup creusé ! (inf) he didn't exactly overexert himself!

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kʀøze
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise]

2) ( pratiquer) to dig [trou, canal, tombe, terrier]; to sink [puits]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] ( dans in); [rivière] to hollow out [lit]

3) ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]

elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin — her face was gaunt with hunger/grief

4) ( accentuer la cambrure de)

creuser le dos or les reins — to arch one's back

5) ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé]

creuser l'écart entre — to widen the gap between

6) ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [something] in depth [sujet, théorie]

2.

verbe intransitif

creuser dans la roche — to dig into the rock

3.

se creuser verbe pronominal [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up; [rides] to deepen; [écart] to widen

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ça creuse — (colloq) it really gives you an appetite

se creuser (la tête or la cervelle) — (colloq) to rack one's brains

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kʀøze
1. vt

1) [trou, tunnel] to dig

2) [sol] to dig a hole in, [bois] to hollow out

3) fig to go into, to go deeply into

2. vi

ça creuse — it gives you a real appetite

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creuser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; [bulldozer] to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise, rochers]; [ver] to burrow through [terre];

2 ( pratiquer) [personne] to dig [trou, souterrain, tombe, fossé]; to sink [puits, fondations]; to cut, to dig [canal, tunnel]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] (dans in); [lapin, renard] to dig [terrier]; [rivière] to hollow out [lit]; creuser un trou à la pelleteuse to dig a hole with a mechanical digger; creuser sa propre tombe lit, fig to dig one's own grave;

3 ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]; elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin/l'épuisement her face was gaunt with hunger/grief/exhaustion;

4 ( accentuer la cambrure de) creuser le dos or les reins to arch one's back;

5 ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé, inégalités]; creuser l'écart entre to widen the gap between;

6 ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [sth] in depth, to research [question, sujet, théorie]; vous ne creusez pas assez votre analyse your analysis does not go far enough; si tu creuses un peu, tu t'aperçois vite que if you scratch the surface you soon realize that.

B vi creuser dans la craie/la roche/l'argile to dig into the chalk/the rock/the clay.

C se creuser vpr

1 ( devenir concave) [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up;

2 ( s'accentuer) [rides] to deepen; [écart, différence] to widen.

Idiomes

ça creuse○ it really gives you an appetite; se creuser (la tête or la cervelle)○ to rack one's brains.

[krøze] verbe transitif

1. [excaver - puits, mine] to dig, to sink ; [ - canal] to dig, to cut ; [ - tranchée] to dig, to excavate ; [ - sillon] to plough ; [ - passage souterrain, tunnel] to make, to bore, to dig

creuser un trou

a. [à la pelle] to dig a hole

b. [en grattant] to scratch a hole

la rivière a creusé son lit the river has hollowed out its bed

creuser sa propre tombe (figuré) to dig one's own grave

ça a creusé un abîme ou fossé entre eux this has opened up a gulf between them

creuser sa tombe avec ses dents to eat oneself into an early grave

2. [faire un trou dans - généralement] to hollow (out) ; [ - avec une cuillère] to scoop (out)

creuser la terre to dig (a hole in) the earth

3. [ployer]

creuser les reins ou le dos to arch one's back

creuser la taille to exaggerate one's waist

4. [marquer - traits du visage]

joues creusées par la souffrance cheeks sunken with pain

le visage creusé par la fatigue his face hollow with fatigue

5. (familier) [ouvrir l'appétit de] to make hungry

la marche m'a creusé (l'estomac) the walk gave me an appetite ou whetted my appetite ou made me feel hungry

(en usage absolu)

les émotions, ça creuse! (humoristique) excitement gives you an appetite!

6. [approfondir - idée] to look ou to go into (inseparable) ; [ - problème, question] to look ou to delve into (inseparable)

(en usage absolu)

il paraît intelligent, mais il vaut mieux ne pas creuser (trop loin) he seems intelligent, but it might be better not to go into it too deeply

7. COUTURE [décolleté] to make deeper ou lower

[emmanchure] to make bigger

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se creuser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

tu ne t'es pas beaucoup creusé pour écrire ce texte! you didn't overtax yourself when you wrote this text!

se creuser la tête ou la cervelle (familier) to rack one's brains

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se creuser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [yeux, visage] to grow hollow

[joues] to grow gaunt ou hollow

[fossettes, rides] to appear

la mer commence à se creuser the sea's starting to swell

2. [augmenter - écart] to grow bigger

le fossé entre eux se creuse the gap between them is widening

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