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1 Front End Of Line

Electronics: FEOL

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Front End Of Line
2 front-end distributor

фронтальный распределительный узел

distributor bar — распределительная рейка

distributor plate — распределительная плита

distributor valve — распределительный клапан

distributor gear — распределительный механизм

line distributor — линейный распределительный щит

English-Russian base dictionary > front-end distributor
3 front-end processor

1. вчт. интерфейсный процессор; процессор ввода-вывода

remote processor — дистанционный процессор

software processor — программный процессор

alternative processor — резервный процессор

digital data processor — цифровой процессор

processor speed — быстродействие процессора

2. вчт. коммуникационный процессор

geometry processor — графический процессор

on-line processor — неавтономный процессор

terminal processor — терминальный процессор

numeric processor — математический процессор

operator processor — обслуживающий процессор

3. вчт. буферный процессор

data processor — процессор

processor unit — процессор

node processor — процессор узла

net processor — сетевой процессор

host processor — главный процессор

English-Russian base dictionary > front-end processor
4 editorial front-end system

редакционная система донаборной обработки текста

imputation system — система условного начисления

inquiry/response system — система "запрос-ответ"

integrated tax system — единая налоговая система

judicial system — система юридических учреждений

line dressing system — поточная система разделки

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > editorial front-end system
5 ♦ front

♦ front /frʌnt/
A n.

1 parte anteriore; davanti; (archit., edil.) facciata; (di treno, ecc.) testa, davanti; ( di libro) copertina, frontespizio; ( di indumento) davanti, petto; ( di camicia inamidata) sparato: the front of a building, la facciata di un edificio; the front of a plane [of a car], la parte anteriore di un aereo [di un'auto]; the front of a shop, la vetrina di un negozio; the front of a coat, il davanti di una giacca; at the front of the stage, sul proscenio; to move to the front, portarsi davanti; (autom.) to sit in the front, sedere davanti; DIALOGO → - On the bus- If you stay near the front I'll tell you when to get off, se rimane davanti le dico quando scendere; Which side is the front?, quale lato è il davanti?

2 (mil.) fronte (m.); prima linea: Fresh troops were sent to the front, truppe fresche sono state mandate al fronte

3 (fig. e polit.) fronte (m.); campo: the home front, il fronte interno (o nazionale); the popular (o people's) front, il fronte popolare; What's happening on the wages front?, che cosa succede sul fronte salariale?; on all fronts, su tutti i fronti; a change of front, un cambiamento di fronte; to present a united front, presentare un fronte unito

4 (meteor.) fronte (m.): a cold front, un fronte freddo; a warm front, un fronte caldo

5 (= seafront) lungomare; lungolago: a hotel on the front, un albergo sul mare (o in prima linea)

6 aspetto, atteggiamento esteriore; facciata; apparenza: His coldness is just a front for his shyness, la sua freddezza è solo una facciata che nasconde la sua timidezza; to put on a brave front, mostrarsi coraggioso; fare mostra di coraggio

7 [u] (fam.) (attività di) copertura; facciata; paravento: The shop is a front for drug dealing, il negozio è una copertura per un traffico di droga

8 [u] (fig.) impudenza; sfacciataggine; faccia tosta: He had the front to ignore me, ha avuto la sfacciataggine di fingere di non vedermi

9 ciuffo di capelli (spec. falsi) sulla fronte; frontino

10 tesa anteriore ( di cappellino)

11 (poet.) fronte (f.); viso; faccia

12 (al pl.) testa ( di distillato)

B a. attr.

1 anteriore; frontale; davanti; in (o di) testa; primo: front garden, giardino davanti alla casa; the front page of a newspaper, la prima pagina d'un giornale; (autom., ecc.) front wheel, ruota anteriore; (ferr.) front carriage, carrozza di testa; front cover, copertina; front row, fila davanti; prima fila; front seat, (autom.) sedile anteriore; (a teatro, ecc.) posto di prima fila; front door, porta di casa; portone; (mil. e fig.) front line, prima linea

2 (fon.) anteriore; palatale

3 (fig.) di facciata; di copertura; di paravento: front agency [organization], ente [organizzazione] di copertura

● (polit., in GB) the front benches, la prima fila di posti nei due settori della Camera dei Comuni; (estens.) i membri del governo; i capi dell'opposizione □ (polit., in GB) front-bencher, membro del governo; membro del governo ombra □ front cover, copertina ( di libro, ecc.); prima di copertina □ ( nuoto) front crawl, crawl □ (mecc.) front derailleur, deragliatore ( di bicicletta) □ (autom.) front drive = front-wheel drive ► sotto □ front end, davanti, parte anteriore ( di un veicolo) □ (comput.) front-end, front-end (relativo ad applicazione o servizio con il quale l'utente interagisce direttamente) □ front-end, (agg.) del (o sul) davanti, anteriore; (spec. USA) (pagato) in anticipo, anticipato; (fin.) iniziale, di avviamento: (fin.) front-end load, spese iniziali; commissioni di collocamento ( di uno strumento finanziario); (mecc.) front-end loader, pala caricatrice anteriore ( di una terna); (fin.) front-end money = front money ► sotto □ (comput.: di dispositivo) front-feed, ad alimentazione frontale □ (mil. e fig.) front line, prima linea: (org. az.) front line employees, dipendenti che lavorano a contatto con i clienti; front-line troops, truppe di prima linea □ front-liner, (mil.) chi è in prima linea; (fig.) oltranzista □ (comput.) front-load = front-feed ► sopra □ front-loader, lavatrice che si carica dal davanti □ front man, ► frontman □ ( editoria) front matter, (pagine) preliminari □ (spec. USA) front money, anticipo; acconto; (fin.) capitale iniziale □ (fam. USA) front name, nome di battesimo □ (org. az.) front office, ‘front office’ ( insieme delle funzioni aziendali a contatto con la clientela) □ front-page headline, titolo di prima pagina □ front-page news, notizie di (o da) prima pagina; notizie sensazionali □ front rank, (mil.) prima linea; (fig.) posizione preminente, di rilievo □ front-rank, (mil.) di prima linea; (fig.) di prim'ordine, di primo piano: a front-rank actor, un attore di primo piano □ (in GB) front room, stanza sul davanti ( di una casa monofamiliare); salotto □ front runner, ( sport) corridore o cavallo che preferisce fare l'andatura; (in una gara, un'elezione) favorito, probabile vincitore; (fig.) proposta (o idea) che ha più probabilità di successo □ (autom.) front-wheel drive, trazione anteriore □ at the front, davanti, in prima posizione; nelle prime file; sul frontespizio ( di un libro); sul davanti ( di un abito) □ in front, davanti; avanti; in testa; nei primi posti: the car in front, l'auto davanti; to get in front, passare davanti; passare in testa □ in front of, di fronte; dirimpetto; davanti a; in testa a: the man seated in front of me, l'uomo seduto davanti (o di fronte) a me; The school is in front of you, la scuola ti sta di fronte; She sat in front of the mirror, sedette davanti allo specchio; Not in front of the children!, non davanti ai bambini! □ (fam.) on the front burner, in esame; urgente □ out front, davanti; in primo piano; (a teatr.) in platea □ up front, davanti; ( anche) ► upfront □ (mil.) Eyes front!, fissi!
(to) front /frʌnt/
v. t.

1 essere prospiciente a; affacciarsi su; dare su; guardare su; essere di fronte (o di faccia, dirimpetto) a; fronteggiare: The hotel fronts the lake, l'albergo dà sul lago

2 essere a capo di (un'organizzazione, ecc.); dirigere

3 (mus.) essere il cantante di ( un gruppo rock)

4 (TV) essere il conduttore di ( un programma)

5 affrontare; far fronte a; tener testa a

6 (spec. al passivo) porre davanti a; provvedere di facciata: The west facade is fronted by a porch, davanti alla facciata a ovest c'è una veranda

7 (fon.) palatalizzare

8 ( un edificio) (fam. USA) pagare in anticipo; anticipare; versare in acconto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ front
6 front

front [frʌnt]

devant ⇒ 1 (a), 6, 7 avant ⇒ 1 (a) bord de mer ⇒ 1 (b) front ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d), 1 (g) façade ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h) de devant ⇒ 2 (a) de façade ⇒ 2 (b) par devant ⇒ 3 diriger ⇒ 5 (c) à l'avant ⇒ 6 en avant ⇒ 6

1 noun

(a) (forward part) devant m; (of vehicle) avant m; (of queue) début m; (of stage) devant m; (of building) façade f; (of shop) devanture f;

∎ I'll be at the front of the train je serai en tête de ou à l'avant du train;

∎ he sat up front near the driver il s'est assis à l'avant près du conducteur;

∎ our seats were at the front of the theatre nous avions des places aux premiers rangs (du théâtre);

∎ come to the front of the class venez devant;

∎ she went to the front of the queue elle alla se mettre au début de la queue;

∎ to push one's way to the front se frayer un chemin jusqu'au premier rang; figurative se pousser (en avant);

∎ the actors stood at the front of the stage les comédiens étaient debout sur le devant de la scène;

∎ The Times's theatre critic is out front tonight le critique dramatique du Times est dans la salle ce soir;

∎ at the front of the book au début du livre;

∎ she wrote her name on the front of the envelope elle écrivit son nom sur le devant de l'enveloppe;

∎ he got wine down his front or the front of his shirt du vin a été renversé sur le devant de sa chemise;

∎ his portrait was in the front of every schoolbook son portrait figurait sur la couverture de tous les livres de classe

(b) (seashore) bord m de mer, front m de mer;

∎ the hotel is on the front l'hôtel est au bord de la ou sur le front de mer;

∎ a walk along or on the front une promenade au bord de la mer

(c) Military front m;

∎ on the Eastern/Western front sur le front Est/Ouest;

∎ he fought at the front il a combattu au front;

∎ figurative the Prime Minister is being attacked on all fronts on s'en prend au Premier ministre de tous côtés;

∎ little had been achieved on the domestic or home front on avait accompli peu de choses sur le plan intérieur

(d) (joint effort) front m;

∎ to present a united front (on sth) faire front commun (devant qch)

(e) (appearance) façade f;

∎ his apparent optimism was only a front son optimisme apparent n'était qu'une façade;

∎ to put on a bold or brave front faire preuve de courage

(f) (cover) façade f, couverture f;

∎ the shop is just a front for a drugs ring le magasin n'est qu'une couverture pour des trafiquants de drogue

(g) Meteorology front m;

∎ cold/warm front front m froid/chaud

(h) Architecture façade f;

∎ the north/south front la façade nord/sud

(i) British familiar (nerve)

∎ to have the front to do sth avoir l'effronterie ou le front de faire qch^□

(j) familiar (idiom)

∎ to pay up front payer d'avance^□ ;

∎ they want £5,000 up front ils veulent 5000 livres d'avance;

∎ he was very up front about it il a été franc sur ce point^□

2 adjective

(a) (in a forward position) de devant;

∎ Cars front seat/wheel siège m/roue f avant;

∎ she was sitting in the front row elle était assise au premier rang;

∎ Press the front page la première page;

∎ his picture is on the front page sa photo est en première page;

∎ to be front page news faire la une;

∎ he came in through a front window il est entré par une fenêtre de devant;

∎ I'll be in the front end of the train je serai en tête de ou à l'avant du train;

∎ the front part of the brain la partie antérieure du cerveau;

∎ his name is on the front cover son nom est en couverture;

∎ a front view une vue de face; Architecture une élévation du devant

(b) (bogus, fake) de façade

(c) Linguistics

∎ a front vowel une voyelle avant ou antérieure

(d) American familiar (idiom)

∎ to put sth on the front burner traiter qch en priorité^□

3 adverb

par devant;

∎ Military eyes front! fixe!

4 intransitive verb

(a) British (face)

∎ the hotel fronts onto the beach l'hôtel donne sur la plage;

∎ the house fronts north la maison est exposée ou orientée au nord

(b) Military faire front;

∎ left front! à gauche front!, à gauche, gauche!

(c) (cover)

∎ the newspaper fronted for a terrorist organization le journal servait de façade à une organisation terroriste

(d) familiar black American slang (show off) frimer; (tell lies) baratiner, raconter des craques

5 transitive verb

(a) (stand before → of building) donner une (nouvelle) façade à;

∎ lush gardens fronted the building il y avait des jardins luxuriants devant le bâtiment

(b) Building industry

∎ the house was fronted with stone la maison avait une façade en pierre

(c) (lead) être à la tête de, diriger; Television (present) présenter;

∎ Music to front a band (lead it) diriger un orchestre

(d) American familiar (pay in advance) avancer^□ ;

∎ the cashier can front you the money le caissier peut vous faire une avance ou vous avancer l'argent

(e) American familiar (give, lend money to) filer;

∎ can you front me five bucks? tu pourrais pas me filer cinq dollars?

6 in front adverb

(in theatre, vehicle) à l'avant; (ahead, leading) en avant;

∎ there was a very tall man in the row in front il y avait un très grand homme assis devant moi;

∎ the women walked in front and the children behind les femmes marchaient devant et les enfants derrière;

∎ to send sb on in front envoyer qn devant;

∎ Sport to be in front être en tête ou premier;

∎ Manchester United are 5 points in front Manchester United mène par 5 points

7 in front of preposition

devant;

∎ she was sitting in front of the TV elle était assise devant la télé;

∎ he was right in front of me il était juste devant moi;

∎ not in front of the children! pas devant les enfants!

►► front desk réception f;

front door (of house) porte f d'entrée; (of vehicle) portière f avant;

Theatre front of house = partie d'un théâtre où peuvent circuler les spectateurs;

Military the front line la première ligne;

∎ figurative she is in the front line in the fight against drug abuse elle joue un rôle important dans la lutte contre la toxicomanie;

American front lot cour f (devant un immeuble);

front man (representative, spokesman) porte-parole m inv, représentant m; pejorative (figurehead) prête-nom m; Television (presenter) présentateur m;

front matter = pages préliminaires (avant le texte) d'un livre;

American familiar front money capital m initial^□ ou de départ^□, mise f de fonds initiale^□ ;

Banking front office front-office m;

Cinema front projection projection f frontale;

front room (at front of house) = pièce qui donne sur le devant de la maison; (sitting room) salon m;

American front yard jardin m (devant une maison)

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > front
7 front

noun

1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; (also adjective) the front page.) parte delantera, primera

2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; (also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) parte delantera

3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) paseo marítimo

4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) frente

5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) frente

6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) apariencia

7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) frente

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- frontage
- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front

front¹ adj

1. de delante / delantero

children shouldn't sit in the front seat los niños no deben ocupar el asiento delantero

2. primero

we sat in the front row nos pusimos en primera fila

the front page of the paper la primera página del diario

front² n

1. parte delantera

the front of the car was crushed in the accident la parte delantera del coche quedó aplastada en el accidente

2. frente

come to the front of the class ven al frente de la clase

he sits at the front se sienta delante

3. principio

the front of the queue el principio de la cola

write your name at the front of the book escribe tu nombre al principio del libro

4. fachada principal

the front of the town hall la fachada del ayuntamiento

in front of delante de

I parked the car in front of the school aparqué el coche delante del colegio

front

tr[frʌnt]

noun

1 (forward part) parte nombre femenino delantera, frente nombre masculino

■ she prefers to sit at the front of the class prefiere sentarse en las primeras filas de la clase

■ there are trees at the front of the house hay árboles en la parte de delante de la casa

■ he wants to sit in the front of the car quiere sentarse en la parte delantera del coche

■ I want you to turn to the front of your books quiero que vayáis al principio del libro

2 (of shirt etc) pechera

3 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL frente nombre masculino

4 (facade) fachada

■ the front of the building is very ornate la fachada del edificio es muy ornamentada

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL frente nombre masculino

■ he was sent to the front lo mandaron al frente

6 (promenade) paseo marítimo

■ let's go for a walk along the front vamos al dar una vuelta por el paseo marítimo

7 figurative use (illegal business etc) tapadera

■ the bar was a front for drug deals el bar servía de tapadera para el tráfico de drogas

8 figurative use (outward appearance) apariencia; (pretence) fachada

■ his offhandedness is just a front su brusquedad es pura fachada

9 (specific field of activity) asunto, terreno

■ what's happening on the domestic front? ¿qué pasa en el terreno nacional?

adjective

1 delantero,-a, de delante

■ front seat asiento delantero

■ we sat in the front row nos sentamos en la primera fila

intransitive verb

1 (face) dar (on/onto, a)

■ the hotel fronts onto the lake el hotel da al lago

transitive verb

1 (lead, head) encabezar

■ the organization is fronted by an ex-policeman la organización está encabezada por un ex policía

2 (present) presentar

■ Tom Jenkins is going to front "News Today' Tom Jenkins presentará "News Today"

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the front delante, por delante

■ this dress does up at the front este vestido se abrocha por delante

in front (of) delante (de)

out front (in theatre) entre el público

to put on a bold front hacer de tripas corazón

up front (in advance) por adelantado

front door puerta principal

front garden jardín nombre masculino pequeño en la parte de delante

front line (of fighting) frente nombre masculino 2 (vanguard) vanguardia

front man hombre nombre masculino al frente

front page primera plana, portada

front room salón nombre masculino

front tooth incisivo

front wheel rueda delantera, rueda de delante

the front bench SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL las dos primeras filas de escaños ocupadas por miembros del gobierno y de la oposición

front ['frʌnt] vi

1) face: dar, estar orientado

the house fronts north: la casa da al norte

2) : servir de pantalla

he fronts for his boss: sirve de pantalla para su jefe

front adj

: delantero, de adelante, primero

the front row: la primera fila

front n

1) : frente m, parte f de adelante, delantera f

the front of the class: el frente de la clase

at the front of the train: en la parte delantera del tren

2) area, zone: frente m, zona f

the Eastern front: el frente oriental

on the educational front: en el frente de la enseñanza

3) facade: fachada f (de un edificio o una persona)

4) : frente m (en meteorología)

front

adj.

• anterior adj.

• delantero, -a adj.

• primero, -a adj.

adv.

• frente adv.

n.

• cabeza s.f.

• cara s.f.

• delantera s.f.

• fachada s.f.

• frente s.f.

• parte delantera s.f.

• pechera s.f.

• portada s.f.

• principio s.m.

• testa s.f.

v.

• afrontar v.

I frʌnt
noun

1)

a) ( of building) frente m, fachada f; ( of dress) delantera f

the skirt fastens at the front — la falda se abrocha por delante or (esp AmL) por adelante

b) ( forward part) frente m, parte f delantera or de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante

he was called to the front of the class — lo hicieron pasar al frente de la clase

2) (in phrases)

in front — (as adv) delante, adelante (esp AmL)

Midnight Orchid is out in front — Midnight Orchid va en cabeza or lleva la delantera

in front of somebody/something — delante or (esp AmL) adelante de alguien/algo; ( facing) enfrente de alguien/algo

we've got a big task in front of us — tenemos una gran tarea por delante

3) (Meteo, Mil, Pol) frente m

progress was made on all fronts — hubo avances en todos los frentes

there is good news on the job front — hay noticias alentadoras en el plano laboral

4)

a) ( outward show) fachada f

b) ( for illegal activity) pantalla f

c) (of organization, party) (AmE) cabeza f visible

5) ( overlooking sea) paseo m marítimo, malecón m (AmL), rambla f (RPl)

II

adjective ( at front) <seat/wheel/leg> delantero, de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante

the front cover — la portada

the front door — la puerta de (la) calle

the front yard o (BrE) garden — el jardín del frente

a seat in the front row a front-row seat — un asiento en primera fila; see also front bench, front page

III

transitive verb (present, head) \<\<campaign\>\> dirigir*; \<\<group\>\> liderar; \<\<show\>\> presentar

[frʌnt]
1. N

1) (=exterior) [of house, building] fachada f ; [of shirt, dress] pechera f ; [of book] (=cover) portada f

• it fastens at the front — se abrocha por delante

• back to front — al revés

• her dress had ripped down the front — el vestido se le había roto por delante

you've spilled food all down your front — te has derramado comida por toda la pechera

2) (=forepart) [of stage, desk, building] parte f de delante, parte f delantera; [of train, bus] parte f delantera; [of queue] principio m

• there's a dedication at the front of the book — hay una dedicatoria al principio del libro

there are still some seats left at the front — todavía quedan asientos delante

he sat at the front of the train — se sentó en la parte delantera del tren

he sat at the front of the class — se sentó en la primera fila de la clase

at the front of the line or queue — al principio de la cola

• I want to sit in the front — quiero sentarme delante

• he laid the baby on its front — puso al bebé boca abajo

• the car's out front — (US) el coche está delante or enfrente de la casa

3)

• in front — delante

to send sb on in front — enviar a algn por delante

the car in front — el coche de delante

• to be in front — (gen) ir primero, ir delante; (in race) ir a la cabeza, llevar la delantera; (in scoring) llevar (la) ventaja

• in front of — delante de

don't argue in front of the children — no discutas delante de los niños

a car was parked in front of the house — había un coche aparcado delante de la casa

she sat down in front of her mirror — se sentó delante del espejo, se sentó frente al espejo

4) (Met) frente m

• cold/ warm front — (Met) frente m frío/cálido

5) (Mil, Pol) frente m

he fought at the front during the War — luchó en el frente durante la guerra

• we must present a united front — debemos parecer un frente unido

6) (Brit) (=promenade) paseo m marítimo; (=beach) playa f

7) (=area of activity) materia f

is there any news on the wages front? — ¿se sabe algo nuevo en materia de salarios?

we have made progress on a variety of fronts — hemos avanzado en varios campos or varias esferas

• on all fronts — en todos los frentes

• the government's failings on the home or domestic front — las deficiencias del gobierno a nivel nacional

8) (=show)

it's all just a front with him — lo suyo no es más que una fachada or no son más que apariencias

• he kept up a brave front to the world — delante de todos ponía buena cara

9) * (=cover-up) fachada f, tapadera f

• to be a front for sth — servir de fachada or tapadera para algo

2. ADJ

1) (=foremost) [wheel, leg] delantero, de delante, de adelante (LAm)

I was in the front seat — yo estaba en el asiento delantero or de delante or (LAm) de adelante

if we run, we can get a front seat — si corremos, podemos pillar un asiento en la parte delantera or la parte de delante or (LAm) la parte de adelante

he's in the front garden — está en el jardín de delante de la casa

2) (Phon) [vowel] frontal

3. VI

1)

• to front onto sth — [house, window] dar a algo

2)

• to front for sth — servir de fachada or tapadera para algo

4. VT

1) (=head) [+ organization] estar al frente de, liderar

2) [+ TV show] presentar

3) [+ band, group] estar al frente de, ser el cantante de

4) frm (=face) dar a

the house fronts the river — la casa da al río

5.

CPD

front benches NPL (Brit) —

the front benches — (=seats) la primera fila de escaños de cada lado del parlamento ocupada por miembros del gobierno y de la oposición ; (=people) miembros del gobierno o de la oposición

front crawl N — (Swimming) crol m

front desk N — (US) recepción f (de un hotel)

front door N — puerta f principal

front end N — [of vehicle] parte f delantera

front line N — (Mil) primera línea f

front man N — (for activity) testaferro m ; [of band, group] líder m ; (TV) presentador m

front organization N — organización f fachada

front page N — (Press) primera plana f

front room N — (Brit) (=living room) salón m

front row N — primera fila f

front runner N — (in race) corredor(a) m / f que va en cabeza; (in election) favorito(-a) m / f

front tooth N — incisivo m, paleta * f

front view N —

the front view of the hotel is very impressive — el frente del hotel or la parte de delante del hotel es impresionante
FRONT BENCH El término genérico front bench se usa para referirse a los escaños situados en primera fila a ambos lados del Presidente ( Speaker) de la Cámara de los Comunes del Parlamento británico. Dichos escaños son ocupados por los parlamentarios que son miembros del gobierno a un lado y por los del gobierno en la sombra ( shadow cabinet) al otro y, por esta razón, se les conoce como frontbenchers.

See:

see cultural note BACKBENCHER in backbencher

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I [frʌnt]
noun

1)

a) ( of building) frente m, fachada f; ( of dress) delantera f

the skirt fastens at the front — la falda se abrocha por delante or (esp AmL) por adelante

b) ( forward part) frente m, parte f delantera or de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante

he was called to the front of the class — lo hicieron pasar al frente de la clase

2) (in phrases)

in front — (as adv) delante, adelante (esp AmL)

Midnight Orchid is out in front — Midnight Orchid va en cabeza or lleva la delantera

in front of somebody/something — delante or (esp AmL) adelante de alguien/algo; ( facing) enfrente de alguien/algo

we've got a big task in front of us — tenemos una gran tarea por delante

3) (Meteo, Mil, Pol) frente m

progress was made on all fronts — hubo avances en todos los frentes

there is good news on the job front — hay noticias alentadoras en el plano laboral

4)

a) ( outward show) fachada f

b) ( for illegal activity) pantalla f

c) (of organization, party) (AmE) cabeza f visible

5) ( overlooking sea) paseo m marítimo, malecón m (AmL), rambla f (RPl)

II

adjective ( at front) <seat/wheel/leg> delantero, de delante or (esp AmL) de adelante

the front cover — la portada

the front door — la puerta de (la) calle

the front yard o (BrE) garden — el jardín del frente

a seat in the front row a front-row seat — un asiento en primera fila; see also front bench, front page

III

transitive verb (present, head) \<\<campaign\>\> dirigir*; \<\<group\>\> liderar; \<\<show\>\> presentar

English-spanish dictionary > front
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1. noun
1) Vorderseite, die; (of door) Außenseite, die; (of house) Vorderfront, die; (of queue) vorderes Ende; (of procession) Spitze, die; (of book) vorderer Deckel

in or at the front [of something] — vorn [in etwas position: Dat., movement: Akk.]

sit in the front of the car — vorne sitzen

the index is at the front — das Register ist vorn

to the front — nach vorn

in front — vorn[e]

be in front of something/somebody — vor etwas/jemandem sein

walk in front of somebody — (preceding) vor jemandem gehen; (to position) vor jemanden gehen

he was murdered in front of his wife — er wurde vor den Augen seiner Frau ermordet

2) (Mil.; also fig.) Front, die

on the Western front — an der Westfront

be attacked on all fronts — an allen Fronten/(fig.) von allen Seiten angegriffen werden

3) (at seaside) Strandpromenade, die

4) (Meteorol.) Front, die

cold/warm front — Kalt-/Warmluftfront, die

5) (outward appearance) Aussehen, das; (bluff) Fassade, die (oft abwertend); (pretext, façade) Tarnung, die

put on a brave front — nach außen hin gefasst bleiben

it's all a front — das ist alles nur Fassade (abwertend)
2. adjective
vorder...; Vorder[rad, -zimmer, -zahn]

front garden — Vorgarten, der

front row — erste Reihe

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noun

1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) die Vorderseite

2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) die Front

3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) die (Strand-)promenade

4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) die Front

5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) die Front

6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) die Kühnheit

7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) die Organisation

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- at the front of
- in front of
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front

[frʌnt]

I. n

1. usu sing (forward-facing part) Vorderseite f

shall I lie on my \front or my back? soll ich mich auf den Bauch oder auf den Rücken legen?

please turn round and face the \front bitte drehen Sie sich um und schauen Sie nach vorn

\front of a building Front f eines Gebäudes

\front of a pullover Vorderteil m eines Pullovers

to put sth on back to \front etw verkehrt herum anziehen

▪ from the \front von vorne

to lead from the \front die Spitze anführen

2. (front area)

▪ the \front der vordere Bereich

we want seats as near the \front as possible wir wollen möglichst weit vorne sitzen

the \front of a crowd die Spitze einer Menge

▪ at the \front vorn[e]

she got us seats right at the \front sie hat uns Sitze in der vordersten Reihe besorgt

3. (ahead of)

▪ in \front vorn[e]

the lady in the row in \front die Dame in der Reihe vor uns

▪ to be in \front SPORT in Führung liegen

▪ in \front of sth/sb vor etw/jdm

in \front of other people/the children/witnesses vor anderen Menschen/den Kindern/Zeugen

4. (book cover) [vorderer] Buchdeckel; (first pages) Anfang m

5. THEAT (in the auditorium)

▪ out \front im Publikum

to go out \front vor den Vorhang treten

6. ( fam: in advance)

▪ up \front im Voraus

7. ( fig: deception) Fassade f oft pej

the restaurant is a \front for a drug-smuggling gang das Restaurant dient nur als Deckadresse für eine Drogenschmugglerbande

to put on a bold [or brave] \front kühn [o mutig] auftreten

8. MIL, METEO, POL Front f

the \front for the Liberation of Palestine die palästinensische Befreiungsarmee

▪ the \front MIL die Front

a cold/warm \front METEO eine Kalt-/Warmfront

a united \front POL eine geschlossene Front

9. (area of activity) Front f

on the domestic/work \front an der Heimatfront/Arbeitsfront

on the employment \front im Beschäftigungsbereich

10. usu sing (beside sea) [Strand]promenade f

the lake/river \front die Uferpromenade

11. no pl ( fam: impudence) Unverschämtheit f, Frechheit f

II. adj inv

1. (at the front) vorderste(r, s)

I like sitting in the \front seats at the cinema ich sitze gerne auf den vorderen Plätzen im Kino

\front leg Vorderbein nt

\front teeth Schneidezähne pl

\front wheel Vorderrad nt

2. (concealing) Deck-

\front operation Deckfirma f

III. vt

1. (face onto)

▪ to \front sth einer S. dat gegenüberliegen

all the apartments \front the sea alle Wohnungen gehen zum Meer hinaus

2. usu passive ARCHIT (put a facade on)

▪ to be \fronted verkleidet sein

to be \fronted with timber mit Holz verkleidet sein

3. (be head of)

▪ to \front sth einer S. dat vorstehen

to \front a department eine Abteilung leiten

4. TV (be presenter)

▪ to \front sth etw moderieren

IV. vi

1. (face)

the house \fronts north das Haus geht nach Norden [hinaus]

our cottage \fronts onto the village green unser Häuschen liegt zur Dorfwiese hin

2. (be front man)

▪ to \front for sth für etw akk den Strohmann spielen

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[frʌnt]
1. n

1) (= forward side, exterior) Vorderseite f; (= forward part, including interior) Vorderteil nt; (of house etc = façade) Vorderfront f, Stirnseite f; (of shirt, dress) Vorderteil nt; (= dickey) Hemdbrust f; (THEAT = auditorium) Zuschauerraum m

in front — vorne; (in line, race etc also) an der Spitze

in front of sb/sth — vor jdm/etw

at the front of (inside) — vorne in (+dat); (outside) vor (+dat)

to be in front — vorne sein; (Sport) vorn(e) or an der Spitze liegen

look in front of you — blicken Sie nach vorne

in front of you you can see... — vor Ihnen können Sie... sehen

in or at the front of the train/class — vorne im Zug/Klassenzimmer

or line (US) — er erreichte die Spitze der Schlange

she spilled tea down the front of her dress — sie verschüttete Tee vorn über ihr Kleid

2) (MIL, POL, MET) Front f

he fell at the front — er ist an der Front gefallen

they were attacked on all fronts (Mil) — sie wurden an allen Fronten angegriffen; (fig) sie wurden von allen Seiten angegriffen

cold front (Met) — Kalt(luft)front f

we must present a common/united front — wir müssen eine gemeinsame/geschlossene Front bieten

on the wages front — was die Löhne betrifft

on the home or domestic front (Pol) — im Inland

3) (Brit of sea) Strandpromenade f; (of lake) Uferpromenade f

4) (= outward appearance) Fassade f

to put on a bold front — eine tapfere Miene zur Schau stellen

to put on a calm front — nach außen hin ruhig erscheinen

it's just a front — das ist nur Fassade

5) (= cover for illicit activity) Tarnung f, Fassade f

6) (US: figurehead of organization) Galionsfigur f, Aushängeschild nt

7) no pl (= effrontery) Stirn f

to have the front to do sth — die Frechheit besitzen or die Stirn haben, etw zu tun

8) (poet: brow, face) Antlitz nt (poet)

2. adv

up front — vorne

to move up front — nach vorne rücken

50% up front —

to attack front and rear eyes front! (Mil) — von vorn und hinten angreifen Augen geradeaus!

See:

→ also upfront

3. vi

the houses/windows front onto the street — die Häuser liegen/die Fenster gehen auf die Straße hinaus

4. vt

1)

cottages fronted by well-kept lawns — Häuschen mit gepflegtem Rasen davor

2) organization, band leiten

5. adj
vorderste(r, s), Vorder-; page erste(r, s)
front tooth/wheel/room — Vorderzahn m/-rad nt/-zimmer nt

front row — erste or vorderste Reihe

the front end of the train — die Spitze des Zuges

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front [frʌnt]

A s

1. allg Vorder-, Stirnseite f, Front f:

at the front auf der Vorderseite, vorn ( → A 4)

2. ARCH (Vorder)Front f, Fassade f

3. Vorderteil n

4. MIL

a) Front f, Kampf-, Frontlinie f

b) Frontbreite f:

at the front an der Front ( → A 1);

go to the front an die Front gehen;

on all fronts an allen Fronten (a. fig);

on a broad front auf breiter Front (a. fig);

form a united front against gemeinsam Front machen gegen

5. Vordergrund m:

in front an der oder die Spitze, vorn, davor;

drive too close to the car in front zu wenig Abstand zum Vordermann lassen;

go in front (Fußball etc) in Führung gehen;

in front of vor (dat), auch in jemandes Gegenwart oder Beisein;

he threw himself in front of a train er warf sich vor einen Zug;

to the front nach vorn, voraus, voran;

come to the front fig

a) in den Vordergrund treten,

b) an Popularität gewinnen;

look to the front nach vorn schauen;

play up front SPORT Spitze spielen

6. a) (Straßen-, Wasser) Front f

b) the front Br die Strandpromenade

7. fig Front f:

a) (besonders politische) Organisation: → people A 6

b) Sektor m, Bereich m:

on the educational front im Erziehungsbereich, auf dem Erziehungssektor

8. a) Strohmann m

b) Aushängeschild n (einer Interessengruppe oder subversiven Organisation etc)

9. umg Fassade f, äußerer Schein:

put up a front

a) auf vornehm machen, sich Allüren geben,

b) Theater spielen;

put on ( oder show, express) a bold ( oder brave) front kühn auftreten;

maintain a front den Schein wahren

10. poet

a) Stirn f

b) Antlitz n, Gesicht n

11. Frechheit f, Unverschämtheit f:

have the front to do sth die Stirn haben oder sich erdreisten, etwas zu tun

12. Hemdbrust f, Einsatz m

13. (falsche) Stirnlocken pl

14. METEO Front f

15. THEAT

a) Zuschauerraum m:

be out front umg im Publikum sitzen

b) Proszenium n (Raum zwischen Vorhang und Rampe)

B adj

1. Front…, Vorder…:

front entrance Vordereingang m;

the front nine (Golf) die ersten 9 Löcher;

front row vorder(st)e Reihe;

front surface Stirnfläche f;

front suspension TECH Vorderradaufhängung f;

front tooth Vorderzahn m; → elevation 15

2. front man Strohmann m

3. LING Vorderzungen…

C v/t

1. gegenüberstehen, -liegen (dat):

the house fronts the sea das Haus liegt (nach) dem Meer zu;

the windows front the street die Fenster gehen auf die Straße (hinaus)

2. jemandem entgegen-, gegenübertreten, jemandem die Stirn bieten

3. mit einer Front oder Vorderseite versehen

4. als Front oder Vorderseite dienen für

5. LING Konsonanten palatalisieren (durch Aussprache am vorderen Gaumen erweichen)

6. MIL Front machen lassen

D v/i

1. front on ( oder to, toward[s]) → C 1

2. front for als Strohmann oder Aushängeschild fungieren für

3. meist front up Aus umg erscheinen:

he fronted up at the police station

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1. noun
1) Vorderseite, die; (of door) Außenseite, die; (of house) Vorderfront, die; (of queue) vorderes Ende; (of procession) Spitze, die; (of book) vorderer Deckel

in or at the front [of something] — vorn [in etwas position: Dat., movement: Akk.]

sit in the front of the car — vorne sitzen

the index is at the front — das Register ist vorn

to the front — nach vorn

in front — vorn[e]

be in front of something/somebody — vor etwas/jemandem sein

walk in front of somebody — (preceding) vor jemandem gehen; (to position) vor jemanden gehen

he was murdered in front of his wife — er wurde vor den Augen seiner Frau ermordet

2) (Mil.; also fig.) Front, die

on the Western front — an der Westfront

be attacked on all fronts — an allen Fronten/(fig.) von allen Seiten angegriffen werden

3) (at seaside) Strandpromenade, die

4) (Meteorol.) Front, die

cold/warm front — Kalt-/Warmluftfront, die

5) (outward appearance) Aussehen, das; (bluff) Fassade, die (oft abwertend); (pretext, façade) Tarnung, die

put on a brave front — nach außen hin gefasst bleiben

it's all a front — das ist alles nur Fassade (abwertend)
2. adjective
vorder...; Vorder[rad, -zimmer, -zahn]

front garden — Vorgarten, der

front row — erste Reihe

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n.

Front -en f.

Vorderseite f.

English-german dictionary > front
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1. n перёд; передняя сторона

look to your front — смотри вперёд

front axle — передняя ось

front end — передняя часть

front gap — передний зазор

front rake — передний угол

front axle — передняя ось

2. n передний план

front face — передняя грань

front leg — передняя стойка

front part — передняя часть

front arch — передняя лука

front edge — передняя кромка

3. n фасад; сторона

the fine front of a house — красивый фасад дома

coated front sheet — лист с покрытием на лицевой стороне

front label — этикетка на фронтальной стороне тары

front of jacket — передняя сторона суперобложки

front elevation — передний фасад, вид спереди

card front — лицевая сторона карточки

4. n поэт. ритор. лоб, чело; лик

front of thrust — лоб надвига

front feed roller — подающий валик

5. n разг. лицо

front to front — лицом к лицу

inner front hang — вис на в.ж. лицом наружу между жердями

6. n фронт, объединение, сплочённость

united front — единый фронт

at the front — на фронте

wave front — фронт волны

front line — линия фронта

boiler front — фронт котла

drying front — фронт сушки

7. n прибрежная полоса

shore front — прибрежная полоса; берег

front page editorial — передовая статья на первой полосе

8. n набережная; приморский бульвар

to walk on the front — прогуливаться по набережной

sea front — набережная

the East River shore front — набережная Ист-Ривер

9. n накрахмаленная манишка

immaculate shirt front — ослепительно белая манишка

10. n накладка из волос

false front — чёлка-накладка из чужих волос

front bank brickwork — кладка откоса передней стенки

11. n геол. фас сброса

street front — фасад с улицы

front facade — передний фасад

recessive front — ступенчатый фасад

12. a передний

front tooth — передний зуб, резец

front view — вид спереди

front door — парадная дверь, парадное

front garden — сад перед домом

front flap — передний клапан

front light — передний свет

front drive — передний привод

front focus — передний фокус

front strut — передняя стойка

13. v выходить на, быть обращённым на

the house fronts the square — дом выходит на площадь

front leading mark — передний створный знак

14. v находиться, быть расположенным перед, впереди

to front about — оборачиваться лицом в другую сторону

front support mount — наскок в упор спереди

arms crossed in front — руки скрестно вперед

closed front tower — матча, закрытая спереди

front salto tuck — сальто вперед в группировке

double front somersault — двойное сальто вперед

15. v украшать фасад

fronted with stone — облицованный камнем

16. v служить фасадом, «крышей»

fronting for vested interests — прикрывая корыстные интересы большого бизнеса

17. v арх. поэт. встречать лицом к лицу

front position — положение лицом к снаряду

front flip pitch — сальто вперед с рук партнера

one- pair front — комната во втором этаже окнами на улицу

Синонимический ряд:

1. beginning (adj.) beginning; first; initial

2. anterior (noun) anterior; forepart

3. blind (noun) blind; camouflage; cover

4. effrontery (noun) assurance; effrontery; rudeness

5. face (noun) cloak; color; coloring; colour; colouring; disguise; disguisement; face; false front; frontal; gloss; guise; mask; masquerade; muffler; pretence; pretext; put-on; semblance; show; veil; veneer; window dressing; window-dressing

6. forehead (noun) brow; forehead; frons

7. frontage (noun) appearance; exterior; facade; foreground; frontage; obverse; pretense

8. mien (noun) aspect; carriage; countenance; demeanor; demeanour; expression; mien; port; presence

9. prow (noun) beak; bow; bowsprit; jib; nose; prow; rostrum; stem

10. vanguard (noun) front line; outpost; van; vanguard

11. conceal (verb) conceal; cover; disguise; mask

12. encounter (verb) accost; confront; encounter; look on

13. face (verb) beard; brave; challenge; dare; defy; face; look; outdare; outface; venture

14. meet (verb) close; meet

15. veneer (verb) border; overlay; veneer

Антонимический ряд:

astern; back; final; posterior; rear; reveal

English-Russian base dictionary > front
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1) конец; окончание; заключение; прекращение || окончить(ся); оканчивать(ся); заканчивать(ся); прекращать(ся); служить заключением || конечный; окончательный; заключительный

2) предел; граница; край || служить пределом или границей; ограничивать(ся) || предельный; граничный

3) результат; итог

4) цель

5) доля; часть

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- end of block

- end of file
- end of frame
- end of interrupt
- end of job
- end of line

- end of media
- end of message
- end of packet
- end of page
- end of paragraph
- end of SysEx
- end of tape
- end of text
- end of thread
- end of transmission
- end of volume
- analog front end
- auto end of interrupt
- back end
- Brewster-angle end
- clearing end
- compiler back end
- dead end
- far end
- front end
- head end
- high end
- live end
- loop end
- low end
- near end
- rear end
- reference end
- sample end
- shaft end

English-Russian electronics dictionary > end
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1) конец; окончание; заключение; прекращение || окончить(ся); оканчивать(ся); заканчивать(ся); прекращать(ся); служить заключением || конечный; окончательный; заключительный

2) предел; граница; край || служить пределом или границей; ограничивать(ся) || предельный; граничный

3) результат; итог

4) цель

5) доля; часть

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- analog front end
- auto end of interrupt
- back end
- Brewster-angle end
- clearing end
- compiler back end
- dead end
- end of block
- end of file
- end of frame
- end of interrupt
- end of job
- end of line
- end of media
- end of message
- end of packet
- end of page
- end of paragraph
- end of SysEx
- end of tape
- end of text
- end of thread
- end of transmission
- end of volume
- far end
- front end
- head end
- high end
- live end
- loop end
- low end
- near end
- rear end
- reference end
- sample end
- shaft end

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > end
12 line distributor

линейный распределительный щит

front-end distributor — фронтальный распределительный узел

distributor turnpipe — поворотная распределительная труба

cable distributor — кабельный распределительный щит

power distributor — щит распределения питания

distributor gear — распределительный механизм

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > line distributor
13 line distributor

линейный распределительный щит

front-end distributor — фронтальный распределительный узел

English-Russian dictionary of Information technology > line distributor
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line

1. line [laɪn] n

1) ( mark) Linie f;

dividing \line Trennungslinie f;

straight \line gerade Linie;

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2) sports Linie f

3) math

straight \line Gerade f

4) ( wrinkle) Falte f

5) ( contour) Linie f

6) mus Tonfolge f

7) ( equator)

the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8) ( boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f;

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f;

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass;

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten ( fig), zu weit gehen

9) ( cord) Leine f; ( string) Schnur f;

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f;

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10) telec [Telefon]leitung f; ( connection to network) Anschluss m;

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein;

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?;

the \line is engaged/ busy die Leitung ist besetzt;

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!;

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!;

bad \line schlechte Verbindung;

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben;

to come [or go] on \line ans Netz gehen; comput online gehen

11) ( set of tracks) Gleis nt; ( specific train route) Strecke f;

the end of the \line die Endstation;

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein ( fam)

12) ( transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f;

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; ( company) Reederei f

13) (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f;

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben;

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14) ( for actor)

\lines pl Text m;

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15) ( information) Hinweis m;

to get a \line on sb/ sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden;

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben;

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16) (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere;

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! ( fam)

17) ( Brit) ( punishment)

\lines pl Strafarbeit f;

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 Mal... schreiben

18) ( row of things/ people) Reihe f;

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein;

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein;

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen;

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht;

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein;

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen;

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen;

( next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen;

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

19) ( succession) Linie f;

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt;

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken;

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20) ( esp Am) ( queue) Schlange f;

to get in \line sich akk anstellen;

to stand in \line anstehen

21) ( product type) Sortiment nt; fashion Kollektion f;

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach;

(Brit, Aus)

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her;

spring/ summer/ fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f;

to have a good \line in [or (Am) of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22) ( area of activity) Gebiet nt;

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen;

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?;

\line of business Branche f;

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt;

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt;

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23) ( course)

\line of argument Argumentation f;

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten pl gehören;

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m;

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten;

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen;

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten;

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24) ( direction)

along the \lines of...;

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde;

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun;

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen;

the \line of least resistance der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes;

\line of vision Blickrichtung f;

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein;

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25) ( policy) Linie f;

party \line Parteilinie f;

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen;

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen;

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt;

to move into \line sich akk anpassen;

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26) mil ( of defence) Linie f;

\line of battle Kampflinie f;

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen;

front \line Front f

27) ( quantity of cocaine) Linie f ( fam)

to do a \line of cocaine [or coke], to do \lines koksen ( fam)

PHRASES:

all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie;

right down the \line ( esp Am) voll und ganz;

to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen;

to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen;

to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen;

it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen;

in/out of \line with sb/ sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang;

to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen vt

1) ( mark)

to \line sth paper etw linieren;

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2) ( stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen ( geh)

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

2. line [laɪn] vt

1) ( cover)

to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2) (fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen;

to \line shelves Regale füllen;

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen ( fam)

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15 end

end

A n

1 (finish, final part) (of week, holiday, journey, game, story, sentence) fin f ; ‘The End’ (of film, book etc) ‘Fin’ ; at the end of à la fin de [year, story] ; at the end of May fin mai ; by the end of à la fin de [year, journey, game] ; to put an end to sth, to bring sth to an end mettre fin à qch, mettre un terme à qch ; to get to the end of arriver à la fin de [holiday] ; arriver au bout de [story, work] ; to come to an end se terminer ; to be at an end être terminé ; in the end I went home finalement je suis rentré chez moi ; in the end, at the end of the day ( all things considered) en fin de compte ; it's the end of the line ou road for the project le projet arrive en fin de course ; for days/months on end pendant des jours et des jours/des mois et des mois ; there is no end to his talent son talent n'a pas de limites ; no endof ○ letters/trouble énormément de lettres/problèmes ; that really is the end ○ ! c'est vraiment le comble ○ ! ; you really are the end ○ ! tu exagères! ; I'm not going and that's the end of that! je n'y vais pas, un point c'est tout! ;

2 ( extremity) (of nose, tail, branch, string, queue, bed, table, road) bout m, extrémité f ; at the end of, on the end of au bout de [bed, road, nose] ; at the end of the garden au fond du jardin ; from one end to another d'un bout à l'autre ; from end to end de bout en bout, d'un bout à l'autre ; to lay sth end to end poser qch bout à bout ; the lower end of the street le bas de la rue ; the northern end of the town la partie nord de la ville ; the front/back end of the car l'avant/l'arrière de la voiture ; the third from the end le/la troisième avant la fin ; to look at sth end on regarder qch de front ; to stand sth on its end ou on end mettre qch debout ; it will come out the other end hum ( of swallowed object) ça va sortir à l'autre bout ;

3 (side of conversation, transaction) côté m ; things are fine at my ou this end de mon côté tout va bien ; how does it look from your end? qu'en est-il de ton côté? ; she takes care of the business end c'est elle qui s'occupe du côté commercial ; to keep one's end of the bargain remplir sa moitié du contrat ; there was silence at the other end c'était le silence au bout du fil ;

4 (of scale, spectrum) extrémité f ; at the lower end of the scale au plus bas de l'échelle ; this suit is from the cheaper ou bottom end of the range ce costume est un des moins chers de la gamme ;

5 ( aim) but m ; to this ou that end dans ce but, à cette fin ; an end in itself une fin en soi ; a means to an end un moyen d'arriver à ses fins ;

6 Sport côté m, camp m ; to change ends changer de camp ;

7 ( scrap) (of rope, string) bout m ; (of loaf, joint of meat) reste m ; candle end bout de chandelle ;

8 ( death) mort f ; to meet one's end trouver la mort ; to be nearing one's end sentir sa fin proche ; to come to a bad ou sticky end mal finir ; and that was the end of the witch! et ce fut la fin de la sorcière!

B modif [house, seat] du bout ; [carriage] de queue.

C vtr mettre fin à [strike, war, friendship, rumour, search] ; mettre fin à, conclure [meeting, debate, programme] ; rompre [marriage] ; achever [match] ; to end sth with conclure or terminer qch par ; to end sth by doing terminer qch en faisant ; he ended his days in hospital il a fini ses jours à l'hôpital ; they ended the day in a restaurant ils ont fini la journée au restaurant ; we ended the first half ahead on avait l'avantage à la fin de la première mi-temps ; to end one's life mettre fin à ses jours ; to end it all en finir avec la vie ; the sale to end all sales ce qu'il y a de mieux comme soldes.

D vi

1 ( finish in time) [day, meeting, career, relationship, book, war] finir, se terminer ; [contract, agreement] expirer ; to end in se terminer par [failure, tragedy, divorce] ; it ended in a fight/in victory cela s'est terminé par une bagarre/une victoire ; to end with se terminer par ; it ends with him being murdered cela se termine par son assassinat ; the word ends in ou with an ‘e’ le mot finit par ‘e’ ; where will it all end? comment tout cela finira-t-il? ;

2 ( finish in space) [path, line, queue, river] se terminer, s'arrêter.

Idioms

all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to get one's end away ◑ s'envoyer en l'air ○ ; to keep one's end up ○ ne pas se laisser impressionner ; ⇒ justify, stick.

Phrasal verb

■ end up:

▶ end up [sth] finir par devenir [president, alcoholic] ; finir par être [rich, bored] ; to end up as finir par devenir ; I don't know how he'll end up je ne sais pas comment il va finir ; to end up (by) doing finir par faire ; to end up in se retrouver à [London, hospital] ; to end up at home se retrouver chez soi ; to end up with se retrouver avec [person, prize].

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16 line

line [laɪn]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = mark) ligne f ; ( = pen stroke) trait m

• to put a line through sth barrer qch

• to draw a line under sth (in exercise book) tirer un trait sous qch

• line by line ligne par ligne

   b. ( = boundary) frontière f

• there's a fine line between genius and madness il n'y a qu'un pas du génie à la folie

   c. ( = wrinkle) ride f

   d. ( = shape) the rounded lines of this car les lignes fpl arrondies de cette voiture

• clothes that follow the lines of the body des vêtements qui épousent les formes fpl du corps

   e. ( = rope) corde f ; (Fishing) ligne f ; ( = washing line) corde f à linge

   f. (for phone) ligne f

• it's a bad line la ligne est mauvaise

• the line's gone dead (during conversation) on a été coupé

• the lines are down les lignes ont été coupées

• the line is engaged la ligne est occupée

• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne

   g. [of writing] ligne f ; [of poem] vers m ; ( = letter) (inf) mot m

• new line (in dictation) à la ligne

• a six-line stanza une strophe de six vers

• drop me a line (inf) envoyez-moi un petit mot

• to read between the lines lire entre les lignes

• lines (as school punishment) lignes fpl à copier

• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son texte

   h. (US = queue) file f (d'attente)

• to form a line faire la queue

• to wait in line faire la queue

   i. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f

• they sat in a line in front of him ils se sont assis en rang devant lui

• to fall into line s'aligner

• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qn

   j. ( = succession) série f ; ( = descent) lignée f

• the latest in a long line of tragedies la dernière d'une longue série de tragédies

• in a direct line from en droite ligne de

   k. ( = route) ligne f

• the Cunard Line la compagnie Cunard

• the New York-Southampton line la ligne New York-Southampton

   l. ( = track) voie f

• the line was blocked for several hours la voie a été bloquée plusieurs heures

• cross the line by the footbridge empruntez la passerelle pour traverser la voie

   m. ( = direction) the broad lines [of story, plan] les grandes lignes fpl

• line of argument raisonnement m

• line of research axe m de recherche

• you're on the right lines vous êtes sur la bonne voie

• on ethnic lines selon des critères ethniques

   n. ( = stance) position f ; ( = argument) argument m

• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement

• they came out with their usual line (inf) ils ont sorti leur argument habituel

• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...

   o. ( = field) (inf) line of business secteur m d'activité

• it's a profitable line of business c'est un secteur d'activité très rentable

• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier

• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?

• we're in the same line of business nous sommes dans la même branche

• cocktail parties are not my line les cocktails, ce n'est pas mon truc (inf)

• he's got a nice line in rude jokes il connaît plein d'histoires cochonnes (inf)

   p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieux

   q. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctions

• it's all in the line of duty (inf) ça fait partie du boulot (inf)

   r. ( = spiel) to give sb a line (inf) baratiner (inf) qn

   s. (in battle) ligne f

• in the front line en première ligne

• behind (the) enemy lines derrière les lignes ennemies

   t. (set structures)

► along the line

• all along the line ( = constantly) toujours ; ( = everywhere) partout

• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire

• they've been involved all along the line ils y participent depuis le début

• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines

• he'd already said something along those lines il avait déjà dit quelque chose du même genre

• we are all thinking along the same lines nous sommes tous du même avis

• I hope we'll continue along the same lines j'espère que nous continuerons sur cette lancée

• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line

• to keep sb in line faire tenir qn tranquille

• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles

• to be in line for a job être sur les rangs pour un emploi

• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line

• to come into line [person, group] se conformer ( with à)

• to bring sth into line with sth aligner qch sur qch► on line ( = on computer) en ligne

• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeu

• my job is on the line mon emploi est en jeu

• to put one's reputation on the line mettre sa réputation en jeu

• to put o.s. on the line prendre de gros risques► out of line (inf)

he was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...

• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti

• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenus

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer

• his face was lined with exhaustion il avait le visage marqué par la fatigue

• lined paper papier m réglé

   b. ( = put lining in) [+ clothes, box] doubler ( with de ) ; [+ inside of tank, container] revêtir

• to line one's pockets se remplir les poches

• eat something to line your stomach ne reste pas l'estomac vide

• cheering crowds lined the route une foule enthousiaste faisait la haie tout le long du parcours

• the road was lined with trees la route était bordée d'arbres

3. compounds

► line dancing noun sorte de danse country

► line judge noun juge m de ligne

► line manager noun (British) supérieur m hiérarchique

► line of attack noun plan m d'attaque ; (figurative) plan m d'action

► line of communication noun ligne f de communication

• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir

• right in the line of fire en plein dans la ligne de tir ► line of vision noun champ m de vision

► line-out noun touche f

► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f

• the new line-up la nouvelle équipe

4. Phrasal Verbs

► line up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queue

   b. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch

• to line up behind sth défendre qch

• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le président

• to line up with sb se ranger du côté de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ people, objects] aligner

• line them up against the wall alignez-les contre le mur

• they were lined up and shot on les a alignés pour les fusiller

   b. ( = find) (inf)

trouver

• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion

• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?

• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?

• I wonder what he's got lined up for us je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare

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[laɪn] 1.
noun

1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait m

a straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe

to put a line through something — barrer quelque chose

the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB

2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée f

in straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites

to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement

put the desks in line — alignez les bureaux

3) fig

to be in line for promotion — avoir des chances d'être promu

you're next in line — ça va être ton tour

in line for — bien placé pour obtenir

4) ( queue) file f

to stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue

to form a line — [people] faire la queue

please form a line — mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît

5) ( on face) ride f

6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)

7) ( boundary) frontière f

there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas

8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f

to put the washing on the line — étendre le linge

9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)

10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne f

to be on the line to somebody — être en ligne avec quelqu'un

to get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher

at the other end of the line — au bout du fil

the line is dead — il n'y a pas de tonalité

the line went dead — la ligne a été coupée

11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f

12) ( in genealogy) lignée f

the male line — la lignée par les hommes

the Tudor line — la maison des Tudor

to trace one's line back to somebody — retracer son ascendance jusqu'à quelqu'un

she is second in line to the throne — elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône

13) ( in prose) ligne f; ( in poetry) vers m; ( of music) ligne f

100 lines — 100 lignes

to start a new line — aller à la ligne

a line from — une citation de [poem etc]

he has all the best lines — il a les meilleures répliques

to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte

14) ( conformity)

to fall into line with — s'aligner sur

to bring somebody into line — ramener quelqu'un dans le rang

to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales

to keep somebody in line — tenir quelqu'un en main

our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents

you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!

15) (colloq) ( piece of information)

to have a line on something — avoir des informations sur quelque chose

don't give me that line! — ne me raconte pas ces histoires!

16) ( stance)

the official line — la position officielle

something along these lines — quelque chose dans le même genre

to be on the right lines — être sur la bonne voie

to take a firm line with somebody — se montrer ferme avec quelqu'un

I don't know what line to take — je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter

17) ( type of product) gamme f

18) Military

enemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies

19) ( equator)

the line — la ligne

20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)
2.
in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]

to increase in line with — augmenter proportionnellement à

to vary in line with — varier parallèlement à
3.
transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

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all along the line —

right down the line — sur toute la ligne

somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part

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17 line

line

A n

1 ( mark) ligne f ; (shorter, thicker) trait m ; Art trait m ; Sport (on pitch, court) ligne f ; Math ligne f ; line and colour Art le trait et la couleur ; a straight/curved line une ligne droite/courbe ; a solid/broken line une ligne continue/discontinue ; a single/double line une ligne simple/double ; to draw ou rule a line tracer une ligne ; to draw a line down the middle of the page tracer une ligne verticale au milieu de la page ; to put a line through sth barrer qch ; to cross the line Sport franchir la ligne ; the starting/finishing line Sport la ligne de départ/d'arrivée ; above/below the line ( in bridge) (marqué) en points d'honneur/en points de marche ; the line AB ( in geometry) la droite AB ; the thin line of his mouth ses lèvres fines ;

2 ( row) (of people, cars) file f (of de) ; ( of trees) rangée f (of de) ; (of footprints, hills) succession f (of de) ; in straight lines [plant, arrange, sit] en lignes droites ; to stand in a line faire la queue ; get into (a) line! faites la queue! ; to form a line [people] faire la queue ; [hills, houses, trees] être aligné ; please form a line mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît ; she is fifth in line elle est la cinquième dans la file ; to be in line [buildings] être dans l'alignement ; put the desks in line alignez les bureaux ; to be in line with [shelving, cooker] être dans l'alignement de [cupboard] ; [mark, indicator] coïncider avec [number] ; to be out of line [picture] être de travers ;

3 fig to be in line for promotion/a pay rise avoir des chances d'être promu/d'être augmenté ; to be in line for redundancy/takeover risquer d'être mis au chômage/d'être racheté ; to be next in line for promotion/execution être le prochain à être promu/exécuté ; in line for the post of bien placé pour obtenir le poste de ;

4 surtout US ( queue) file f ; to stand in ou wait in line faire la queue (for pour) ;

5 ( wrinkle) ( on face) ride f ; ( on hand) ligne f ;

6 Archit, Sewing ( outline shape) ligne f (of de) ; the classical lines of the building la ligne classique du bâtiment ;

7 ( boundary) frontière f ; an imaginary line between une frontière imaginaire entre ; to cross the state line passer la frontière de l'État ; to follow the line of the old walls suivre le tracé des anciens remparts ; there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas ;

8 ( rope) corde f ; Fishg ligne f ; to put the washing on the line étendre le linge ; a line of washing du linge étendu à sécher ; to throw sb a line lancer une corde à qn ; to cast one's line lancer sa ligne ; there was a fish at the end of the line il y avait un poisson qui mordait ;

9 ( cable) Elec ligne f (électrique) ; the line had been cut Elec on avait coupé la ligne ; to bring the lines down Telecom abattre les lignes ; the lines are down Telecom les lignes ont été abattues ;

10 Telecom ( connection) ligne f ; a bad line une mauvaise ligne ; outside line ligne f extérieure ; dial 9 to get an outside line faites le 9 pour appeler à l'extérieur ; to be on the line to sb être en ligne avec qn ; to get off the line ○ raccrocher ; at the other end of the line au bout du fil ; the lines will be open from 8.30 onwards vous pouvez nous appeler à partir de 8 h 30 ; the line is dead il n'y a pas de tonalité ; the line went dead la ligne a été coupée ;

11 Transp Rail ( connection) ligne f (between entre) ; ( rails) voie f ; (shipping, air transport) ( company) compagnie f ; ( route) ligne f ; repairs to the line réparations sur la voie ; at every station along the line à chaque gare sur la ligne ; the London-Edinburgh line Rail la ligne Londres-Édimbourg ;

12 ( in genealogy) lignée f ; the male/female line la lignée par les hommes/les femmes ; the Tudor line la maison des Tudor ; to found ou establish a line fonder une lignée ; the line died out la lignée s'est éteinte ; to come from a long line of scientists être issu d'une longue lignée de scientifiques ; to trace one's line back to sb retracer son ascendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line down to sb retracer une descendance jusqu'à qn ; to trace a line through sb retracer l'ascendance du côté de qn ; the title passes to the next in line le titre passe au suivant dans l'ordre de succession ; she is second in line to the throne elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône ;

13 ( of text) ( in prose) ligne f ; ( in poetry) vers m ; ( of music) ligne f ; to give sb 100 lines donner 100 lignes à qn ; to start a new line aller à la ligne ; to miss a line sauter une ligne ; write a few lines about your hobbies décrivez vos passe-temps en quelques lignes ; just a line to say thank you juste un petit mot pour dire merci ; a line from une citation de [poem etc] ; a line of verse ou poetry un vers ; the famous opening lines la célèbre introduction ; he has all the best lines il a les meilleures répliques ; to learn one's lines Theat apprendre son texte ;

14 ( conformity) to fall into line être d'accord ; to make sb fall into line faire marcher qn au pas ; to fall into line with [person] tomber d'accord avec [view] ; [group, body] être d'accord avec [practice, policy] ; China fell into line with the other powers la Chine s'est mise d'accord avec les autres puissances ; to bring sb into line ramener qn dans le rang ; to bring regional laws into line with federal laws harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales ; to bring working conditions into line with European standards aligner les conditions de travail sur les normes européennes ; to keep sb in line tenir qn en main ; his statement is out of line with their account sa déclaration ne concorde pas avec leur déposition ; our prices are out of line with those of our competitors nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents ; to be (way) out of line [objection, remark] être (tout à fait) déplacé ; you're way out of line ○ ! franchement, tu exagères! ;

15 ○ ( piece of information) to have a line on sb/sth avoir des informations sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line on sb/sth donner un tuyau ○ à qn sur qn/qch ; to give sb a line about sth (story, excuse) raconter des bobards ○ à qn sur qch ; don't give me that line! ne me raconte pas ces histoires! ;

16 ( stance) position f (on sur) ; something along these lines quelque chose dans le même genre ; our rivals had been thinking along the same lines nos concurrents avaient pensé aux mêmes choses ; to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie ; the official line la position officielle ; ( approach) ligne f de conduite (with avec) ; to take a firm line with sb se montrer ferme avec qn ; I don't know what line to take je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter ;

17 Comm ( type of product) gamme f ; one of our most successful lines une gamme qui a beaucoup de succès ;

18 Mil ( fortifications) ligne f ; ( position held) position f ; enemy lines lignes fpl ennemies ; they held their line ils ont conservé leurs positions ;

19 Naut line ahead/abreast ligne de front/de file ;

20 ( equator) the line la ligne ; to cross the line traverser la ligne ;

21 ○ ( of cocaine) ligne ○ f (of de) ;

22 TV ligne f.

B in line with prep phr en accord avec [approach, policy, trend, teaching, requirement] ; to be in line with [statement, measure] être dans la ligne de [policy, view, recommendation] ; [figures, increase] être proportionnel à [inflation, trend] ; to increase/fall in line with augmenter/baisser proportionnellement à ; to vary in line with varier parallèlement à.

C vtr

1 ( add layer) doubler [garment] (with avec) ; tapisser [box, shelf, nest] (with de) ; to be lined with books être tapissé de livres ; to line the walls and ceilings tapisser les murs et les plafonds d'un papier d'apprêt ;

2 ( stand along) [trees, spectators] border [route] ; to be lined with trees être bordé d'arbres ;

3 ( mark) to be lined with être marqué par [worry, age].

Idioms

all along the line, right down the line sur toute la ligne ; somewhere along the line ( at point in time) à un certain moment ; ( at stage) quelque part ; something along those lines quelque chose dans ce goût ; to do a line with sb ○ sortir avec qn ; to be on the line [life, job] être en jeu.

Phrasal verb

■ line up:

▶ line up

1 ( side by side) se mettre en rang (for pour) ; ( one behind the other) se mettre en file (for pour) ; to line up in rows se mettre en rangs ;

2 ( take sides) to line up with sb/sth se ranger du côté de qn/qch ; to line up against sb/sth se regrouper contre qn/qch ;

▶ line up [sb], line [sb] up ( in row) faire s'aligner ; they lined us up ( in columns) ils nous ont fait former des colonnes ; to line people up against a wall aligner des gens contre un mur ;

▶ line [sth] up, line up [sth]

1 ( align) aligner (with sur) ;

2 ( organize) sélectionner [team] ; to have sb/sth lined up [candidate, work, project, activities] avoir qn/qch en vue ; what have you got lined up for us tonight? qu'est-ce que tu nous as prévu pour ce soir ○ ?

Big English-French dictionary > line
18 line

I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also academic.ru/35190/hold">hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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I 1. noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie
2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen

2) (to mark with lines.) linieren

•

- lineage
- linear
- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines! - in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern

•

- lined

- liner

- lining

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line¹

[laɪn]

I. NOUN

1. (mark) Linie f

dividing \line Trennungslinie f

straight \line gerade Linie

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2. SPORT Linie f

3. MATH

straight \line Gerade f

4. (wrinkle) Falte f

5. (contour) Linie f

6. MUS Tonfolge f

7. (equator)

▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8. (boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

\line of credit FIN Kreditrahmen m, Kreditlinie f

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen

9. (cord) Leine f; (string) Schnur f

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10. TELEC [Telefon]leitung f; (connection to network) Anschluss m

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?

the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetzt

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!

bad \line schlechte Verbindung

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben

11. (set of tracks) Gleis nt; (specific train route) Strecke f

the end of the \line die Endstation

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein fam

12. (transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; (company) Reederei f

13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14. (for actor)

▪ \lines pl Text m

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15. (information) Hinweis m

to get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16. (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam

17. BRIT (punishment)

▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit f

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreiben

18. (row) Reihe f

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

in \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wie

in \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquat

in \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängig

in \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiert

in \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonform

to be in \line with sth (similar to) mit etw dat übereinstimmen

the salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichen

19. (succession) Linie f

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20. esp AM (queue) Schlange f

to get in \line sich akk anstellen

to stand in \line anstehen

21. (product type) Sortiment nt; FASHION Kollektion f

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUS

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her

spring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f

to have a good \line in [or AM of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22. (area of activity) Gebiet nt

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?

\line of business Branche f

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23. (course)

\line of argument Argumentation f

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24. (direction)

▪ along the \lines of...:

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen

the \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

\line of vision Blickrichtung f

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25. (policy) Linie f

party \line Parteilinie f

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt

to move into \line sich akk anpassen

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26. MIL (of defence) Linie f

\line of battle Kampflinie f

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen

front \line Front f

27. (quantity of cocaine) Linie f fam

to do a \line of coke, to do \lines koksen fam

28. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

29.

▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie

▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen

▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang

▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen

▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen

▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen

▶ right down the \line esp AM voll und ganz

▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (mark)

▪ to \line sth paper etw linieren

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2. (stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen geh

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

line²

[laɪn]

vt

1. (cover)

▪ to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2. ( fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen

to \line shelves Regale füllen

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen fam

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line¹ [laın]

A s

1. Linie f ( auch SPORT), Strich m:

down the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;

come off ( oder leave) one’s line sich von der Linie lösen (Tormann);

be rooted to the line auf der Linie kleben (Tormann); → intersection 3 c, whip A 6 b

2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:

line of fate Schicksalslinie

b) Falte f, Runzel f:

lines of worry Sorgenfalten

c) Zug m (im Gesicht)

3. Zeile f:

read between the lines fig zwischen den Zeilen lesen; → drop C 9

4. TV (Bild) Zeile f

5. a) Vers m

b) pl THEAT etc Rolle f, Text m: → fluff B 3

c) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f

6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m

7. umg (on) Information f (über akk), Hinweis m (auf akk)

8. US umg

a) Platte f (Geschwätz)

b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)

9. Linie f, Richtung f:

line of attack

a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,

b) fig Taktik f;

line of fire MIL etc Schusslinie f;

get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;

line of sight

a) Blickrichtung,

b) auch line of vision Gesichtslinie, -achse f;

hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);

he said sth along these lines er sagte etwas in dieser Richtung; → resistance 1

10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):

the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;

on ( oder along) the lines of nach dem Prinzip (gen);

I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;

along these lines

a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,

b) folgendermaßen;

along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;

along similar lines ähnlich;

it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun

11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:

line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;

line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;

line of reasoning Denkweise;

line of thought

a) Auffassung f,

b) Gedankengang m;

take a strong line energisch auftreten oder werden ( with sb gegenüber jemandem);

take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;

take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;

don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;

in the line of nach Art von (od gen);

on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 1

12. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:

overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;

there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;

be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;

your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;

draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:

at bei);

I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;

go on the line US auf den Strich gehen umg;

lay ( oder put) on the line sein Leben, seinen Ruf etc aufs Spiel setzen;

lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;

I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;

lines of responsibility Zuständigkeiten; → demarcation

13. pl

a) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form f

b) Entwurf m

c) TECH Riss m

14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:

a line of poplars eine Pappelreihe

b) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:

stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:

for um, nach);

drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;

be in line for fig Aussichten haben auf (akk);

be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen

15. Reihe f, Linie f:

in line with fig in Übereinstimmung oder im Einklang mit;

be in line fig übereinstimmen ( with mit);

out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;

be out of line fig nicht übereinstimmen ( with mit);

bring ( oder get) into line fig

a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),

b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;

fall into line

a) sich einordnen,

b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,

c) fig sich anschließen ( with dat);

keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;

step ( oder get) out of line fig aus der Reihe tanzen umg;

in line of duty in Ausübung seines Dienstes oder seiner Pflicht; → toe B 2

16. a) (Abstammungs) Linie f

b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe f

c) ZOOL (Zucht) Stamm m

d) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:

the male line die männliche Linie;

in the direct line in direkter Linie;

line of succession Erbfolge f

17. pl besonders Br Los n, Geschick n: → hard line 2

18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:

line (of business) Branche f, Geschäftszweig m;

in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;

that’s not in my line

a) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,

b) das liegt mir nicht;

that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher

19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:

the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;

that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;

he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende

20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft f

21. a) besonders TEL Leitung f:

get off the line aus der Leitung gehen;

hold the line bleiben Sie am Apparat!; → busy A 6, engaged 5, hot line

b) besonders TEL Anschluss m

c) TEL Amt n:

can I have a line, please?

22. TECH (Rohr) Leitung f:

oil line Ölleitung

23. TECH (Fertigungs) Straße f: → packaging B

24. WIRTSCH

a) Sorte f, Warengattung f

b) Posten m, Partie f

c) Sortiment n

d) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f

25. MIL

a) Linie f:

behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;

line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;

line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;

line of defence (US defense) (departure, retreat) Verteidigungs-(Ausgangs-, Rückzugs)linie

b) Front f:

go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;

all along the line, down the line fig auf der ganzen Linie, auch voll und ganz;

go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen für

c) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)

26. GEOG Längen- oder Breitenkreis m:

the Line der Äquator;

cross the Line den Äquator überqueren

27. SCHIFF Linie f:

line abreast Dwarslinie;

line ahead Kiellinie

28. a) Leine f:

hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängen

b) Schnur f

c) Seil n

29. TEL etc

a) Draht m

b) Kabel n

B v/i → line up A 1, A 2

C v/t

1. Papier linieren, liniieren

2. → line up B 1

3. zeichnen

4. skizzieren

5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen

6. (ein)säumen:

lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;

thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;

soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalier

line² [laın] v/t

1. ein Kleid etc füttern

2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:

with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen

3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für

4. (an)füllen:

line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;

line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umg

L., l. abk

1. lake

2. law

3. league

4. left li.

5. line

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I 1.
[laɪn]noun

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

[fishing-]line — [Angel]schnur, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

our company has 20 lines — unsere Firma hat 20 Anschlüsse

get me a line to Washington — verbinden Sie mich mit Washington

bad line — schlechte Verbindung; see also hold II 1. k

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

lay something on the line [for somebody] — [jemandem] etwas rundheraus sagen

put oneself on the line — ein Risiko eingehen

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

line of trees — Baumreihe, die

bring somebody into line — dafür sorgen, dass jmd. nicht aus der Reihe tanzt (ugs.)

come or fall into line — sich in die Reihe stellen; [Gruppe:] sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (fig.) nicht mehr aus der Reihe tanzen (ugs.)

be in line [with something] — [mit etwas] in einer Linie liegen

be in line for promotion — Aussicht auf Beförderung haben

be in/out of line with something — (fig.) mit etwas in/nicht in Einklang stehen

somewhere along the line — irgendwann einmal

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

lines — (actor's part) Text, der

drop me a line — schreib mir ein paar Zeilen

he gave the boy 100 lines — (Sch.) er ließ den Jungen 100 Zeilen abschreiben

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

[shipping] line — Schifffahrtslinie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

be third in line to the throne — dritter in der Thronfolge sein

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

on the lines of — nach Art (+ Gen.)

on similar lines — auf ähnliche Art

be on the right/wrong lines — in die richtige/falsche Richtung gehen

along or on the same lines — in der gleichen Richtung

be on the same lines — die gleiche Richtung verfolgen

line of thought — Gedankengang, der

take a strong line with somebody — jemandem gegenüber bestimmt od. energisch auftreten

line of action — Vorgehensweise, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

the Waterloo line, the line to Waterloo — die Linie nach Waterloo

this is the end of the line [for you] — (fig.) dies ist das Aus [für dich]

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

what's your line? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?/was ist Ihre Fachrichtung?

he's in the building line — er ist in der Baubranche

be in the line of duty/business — zu den Pflichten/zum Geschäft gehören

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

enemy lines — feindliche Stellungen od. Linien
2. transitive verb
1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

a lined face — ein faltiges Gesicht

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up
II transitive verb
füttern [Kleidungsstück]; auskleiden [Magen, Nest]; ausschlagen [Schublade usw.]

line one's pockets — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Taschen füllen

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(US) n.

Schlange -n f.

Schlange -n f.

(Menschen-, Auto (<-s>)-)

Warteschlange f. (railway) n.

Gleis -e n. n.

Branche -n f.

Furche -n f.

Kurs -e (Verkehr) m.

Leine -n f.

Linie -n f.

Reihe -n f.

Richtung -en f.

Runzel -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Strich -e m.

Vers -e m.

Zeile -n f. v.

Spalier bilden ausdr.

auskleiden v.

English-german dictionary > line
19 line

I
1.
noun
1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) cuerda, cordel, sedal

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) línea

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) línea

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) arruga

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) fila, hilera

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) cuatro líneas

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) linaje

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) trazado

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) vía

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) cable, línea

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) línea

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) compañía

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) línea, gama

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) línea

2. verb
1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) ponerse en fila, hacer cola

2) (to mark with lines.) dibujar rayas

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- lineage
- linear

- lined

- liner

- lines
- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines
II
verb
1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) llenar, forrar

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) forrar, revestir

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- lined

- liner

- lining

line¹ n

1. línea / raya

a straight line una línea recta

paper with lines on it papel con rayas

2. fila / hilera

a line of trees una hilera de árboles

3. tendedero

hang the clothes on the line tiende la ropa en el tendedero

Cuando line significa tendedero, es la forma abreviada de clothes line o washing line

line² vb

1. ponerse en fila

the soldiers lined up los soldados se pusieron en fila

2. forrar

the jacket is lined with silk la americana está forrada de seda

line

tr[laɪn]

noun

1 (in general) línea

■ in a straight line en línea recta

■ draw a line under the correct answer subraye la respuesta correcta

■ along the usual lines en la línea habitual

■ he said something along those lines dijo algo por el estilo

■ hold the line, please un momento, por favor, no cuelgue

2 (drawn on paper) raya

3 (of text) línea, renglón nombre masculino; (of poetry) verso

■ new line punto y aparte

4 (row) fila, hilera

■ a line of trees una hilera de árboles

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (queue) cola

6 (wrinkle) arruga

7 (cord) cuerda, cordel nombre masculino; (fishing) sedal nombre masculino; (wire) cable nombre masculino

8 (route) vía

9 familiar (speciality) especialidad nombre femenino

■ that's not my line! ¡eso no es especialidad mía!

■ what's your line? ¿qué haces?, ¿de qué trabajas?

10 familiar (story) rollo

■ so then he gave me the usual line y entonces me vino con el rollo de siempre

11 slang (of cocaine) raya

transitive verb

1 (draw lines on) dibujar rayas en

2 (mark with wrinkles) arrugar

3 (form rows along) bordear

■ trees lined the country road la carretera rural estaba bordeada de árboles

■ the crowds lined the streets to greet the local hero la multitud se alineaba a lo largo de las calles para aclamar al héroe local

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all along the line (from the beginning) desde el principio 2 (in detail) con todo detalle

hard lines! familiar ¡qué mala suerte!

in line with figurative use conforme a

to be in line for estar a punto de recibir

■ he's in line for a rise soon pronto le subirán el sueldo

to be on the right lines ir por buen camino

to be out of line figurative use no coincidir ( with, con)

to bring somebody into line familiar pararle los pies a alguien

to come to the end of the line llegar al final

to draw the line at something decir basta a algo

to drop somebody a line familiar mandar cuatro líneas a alguien

to fall into line cerrar filas

to know where to draw the line saber decir basta

to learn one's lines SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL aprenderse el papel

to read between the lines leer entre líneas

to stand in line SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL hacer cola

to step out of line salirse de la fila 2 figurative use saltarse las reglas

to take a tough line with somebody tener mano dura con alguien

dotted line línea de puntos

line drawing dibujo lineal

line of fire línea de fuego

line of vision campo visual

line printer impresora de líneas

line spacer interlineador nombre masculino

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line

tr[laɪn]

transitive verb

1 (with material) forrar; (pipes) revestir

2 (walls) llenar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to line one's pockets familiar forrarse

line ['laɪn] v, lined ; lining vt

1) : forrar, cubrir

to line a dress: forrar un vestido

to line the walls: cubrir las paredes

2) mark: rayar, trazar líneas en

3) border: bordear

4) align: alinear

line vi

to line up : ponerse in fila, hacer cola

line n

1) cord, rope: cuerda f

2) wire: cable m

power line: cable eléctrico

3) : línea f (de teléfono)

4) row: fila f, hilera f

5) note: nota f, líneas fpl

drop me a line: mándame unas líneas

6) course: línea f

line of inquiry: línea de investigación

7) agreement: conformidad f

to be in line with: ser conforme a

to fall into line: estar de acuerdo

8) occupation: ocupación f, rama f, especialidad f

9) limit: línea f, límite m

dividing line: línea divisoria

to draw the line: fijar límites

10) service: línea f

bus line: línea de autobuses

11) mark: línea f, arruga f (de la cara)

line

n.

• andana s.f.

• cola s.f.

• cordel s.m.

• fila s.f.

• línea (Electrónica) s.f.

• línea s.f.

• ramo s.m.

• raya s.f.

• renglón s.m.

• retahila s.f.

• sarta s.f.

• trazo s.m.

• verso s.m.

v.

• aforrar v.

• alinear v.

• arrugar v.

• forrar v.

• frisar v.

• rayar v.

I laɪn
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

I [laɪn]
1. N

1) (gen) línea f; (drawn) raya f

• to draw a line — trazar una línea

• there's a fine or thin line between genius and madness — la línea que separa la genialidad de la locura es muy sutil

• line of latitude/ longitude — línea f de latitud/longitud

• to put a line through sth — tachar or (LAm) rayar algo

• the Line — (Geog) el ecuador

- draw the line at sth

one must draw the line somewhere — hay que fijar ciertos límites

- know where to draw the line

- draw a line under

to be on the line —

his job is on the line — su puesto está en peligro, se expone a perder su puesto

- lay it on the line

to lay or put one's reputation on the line — arriesgar su reputación

to put one's neck on the line ** —

to put one's ass on the line — (US) ** jugársela *

2) (=rope) cuerda f; (=fishing line) sedal m; (=clothes line, washing line) cuerda f para tender la ropa

they threw a line to the man in the sea — le lanzaron un cable or una cuerda al hombre que estaba en el agua

3) (=wrinkle) (on face etc) arruga f; (in palmistry) raya f, línea f

4) [of print, verse] renglón m, línea f

"new line" — (in dictation) "otra línea"

• drop me a line * — (fig) escríbeme

• to learn one's lines — (Theat) aprenderse el papel

- read between the lines

5) (=row) hilera f, fila f, línea f

line of traffic — fila f or cola f de coches

the traffic stretched for three miles in an unbroken line — había una caravana or cola de coches de tres millas

a line of winning numbers — (in bingo, lottery etc) una línea ganadora

• to be in line with — estar de acuerdo con, ser conforme a

to be in line for promotion — estar bajo consideración para un ascenso

public sector pay is in line to rise — está previsto que suban los salarios del sector público

to keep the party in line — mantener la disciplina del partido

to keep people in line — mantener a la gente a raya

• to bring sth into line with sth — poner algo de acuerdo con algo

to fall or get into line — (abreast) meterse en fila

to fall into line with sb — estar de acuerdo con algn

to fall into line with sth — ser conforme a algo

• to be out of line with — no ser conforme con

he was completely out of line to suggest that... * — estaba totalmente fuera de lugar que propusiera que...

- all along the line

somewhere along the line we went wrong — en algún punto nos hemos equivocado

- reach or come to the end of the line
step 2., 1)
6) (=series) serie f

the latest in a long line of tragedies — la última de una larga serie or lista de tragedias

7) (=lineage) linaje m

• line of descent — linaje m

• the title is inherited through the male/ female line — el título se hereda por línea paterna/materna

• he comes from a long line of artists — proviene de un extenso linaje de artistas

• the royal line — el linaje real

8) (=hierarchy)

• line of command — cadena f de mando

9) (Mil) línea f

• line of battle — línea de batalla

the (battle) lines are drawn — (fig) la guerra está declarada

• the first line of defence — (lit) la primera línea de retaguardia; (fig) el primer escudo protector

• behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

• ship of the line — navío m de línea
front 5.
10) (esp US) (=queue) cola f

• to form a line — hacer una cola

• to get into line — ponerse en la cola or a la cola

• to stand in line — hacer cola

11) (=direction) línea f

the main or broad lines — [of story, plan] las líneas maestras

• along or on the lines of — algo por el estilo de

something along those or the same lines — algo por el estilo

along or on political/racial lines — según criterios políticos/raciales

on the right lines — por buen camino

• line of argument — argumento m

• line of attack — (Mil) modo m de ataque; (fig) planteamiento m

• in the line of duty — en cumplimiento de sus deberes

it's all in the line of duty — es una parte normal del deber

• in the line of fire — (Mil) en la línea de fuego

• line of flight — [of bird] trayectoria f de vuelo; [of object] trayectoria f

• line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

• line of sight or vision — visual f

• line of thought — hilo m del pensamiento

12) (Elec) (=wire) cable m

to be/come on line — (Comput) estar/entrar en (pleno) funcionamiento

13) (Telec) línea f

can you get me a line to Chicago? — ¿me puede poner con Chicago?

• it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

• lines of communication — líneas fpl de comunicación

to keep the lines of communication open with sb — mantener todas las líneas de comunicación abiertas con algn

• the line's gone dead — se ha cortado la línea

• the lines are down — no hay línea

• the line is engaged or (US) busy — está comunicando

• hold the line please — no cuelgue, por favor

• Mr. Smith is on the line (for you) — El Sr. Smith está al teléfono (y quiere hablar con usted)

• the lines are open from six o'clock onwards — las líneas están abiertas de seis en adelante
hot 4.
14) (=pipe) (for oil, gas) conducto m

15) (=shape) (usu pl)

the rounded lines of this car — la línea redondeada or el contorno redondeado de este coche

16) (=field, area)

what line (of business) are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica?

we're in the same line (of business) — nos dedicamos a lo mismo, trabajamos en el mismo campo

line of research — campo m de investigación

it's not my line — (=speciality) no es de mi especialidad

fishing's more (in) my line — me interesa más la pesca, de pesca sí sé algo

17) (=stance, attitude) actitud f

• to take a strong or firm line on sth — adoptar una actitud firme sobre algo

to take the line that... — ser de la opinión que...

what line is the government taking? — ¿cuál es la actitud del gobierno?

to follow or take the line of least resistance — conformarse con la ley del mínimo esfuerzo

this is the official line — esta es la versión oficial

- toe the line

to toe or follow the party line — conformarse a or seguir la línea del partido
hard 1., 5)
18) (Comm) (=product) línea f

a new/popular line — una línea nueva/popular

that line did not sell at all — esa línea de productos se vendió muy mal

we have a nice line in spring hats — tenemos un bonito surtido de sombreros para primavera

he's got a nice line in rude jokes — lo suyo son los chistes verdes

19) (Rail) (=route) línea f; (=track) vía f

down line — vía descendente

up line — vía ascendente

the line to Palencia — el ferrocarril de Palencia, la línea de Palencia

• to cross the line(s) — cruzar la vía

• to leave the line(s) — descarrilar

20) (also: shipping line) (=company) naviera f; (=route) línea f marítima, ruta f marítima

21) (=clue, lead) pista f

• to give sb a line on sth — poner a algn sobre la pista de algo

the police have a line on the criminal — la policía anda or está sobre la pista del delincuente

22) (=spiel)

- feed sb a line about sth
shoot 2., 4)
23) (Ind) (=assembly line) línea f

24) [of cocaine etc] raya f

2.

VT (=cross with lines) [+ paper] rayar; [+ field] surcar; [+ face] arrugar

3.

CPD

line dancing N — danza folclórica en que los que bailan forman líneas y filas

line drawing N — dibujo m lineal

line editing N — corrección f por líneas

line feed N — avance m de línea

line fishing N — pesca f con caña

line judge N — (Tennis) juez mf de fondo

line manager N — (Brit) (Ind) jefe(-a) m / f de línea

line printer N — impresora f de línea

- line up

II

[laɪn]
VT
1) (=put lining in) [+ garment] forrar ( with de); (Tech) revestir ( with de); [+ brakes] guarnecer; [bird] [+ nest] cubrir

eat something to line your stomach — come algo para no tener el estómago vacío
pocket 1., 1)
2) (=border)

streets lined with trees — calles fpl bordeadas de árboles

to line the route — alinearse a lo largo de la ruta

to line the streets — ocupar las aceras

portraits lined the walls — las paredes estaban llenas de retratos

* * *

I [laɪn]
noun

1) c

a) (mark, trace) línea f, raya f; ( Math) recta f

to draw a line — trazar* una línea

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

b) (on face, palm) línea f; ( wrinkle) arruga f

2)

a) c (boundary, border) línea f

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

b) c ( Sport) línea f; (before n)

line judge — juez mf de línea

c) c u ( contour) línea f

3)

a) c u (cable, rope) cuerda f; ( clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); ( fishing line) sedal m

power line — cable m eléctrico

b) c ( Telec) línea f

the lines are down — no hay línea

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

4) c ( Transp)

a) (company, service) línea f

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

b) ( Rail) línea f; ( track) (BrE) vía f

5) u c

a) (path, direction) línea f

line of fire — línea de fuego

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

b) (attitude, policy) postura f, línea f

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

she takes the line that... — su actitud es que...

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

c) (method, style)

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

we're thinking along similar lines — pensamos de la misma manera

6) c

a) ( row) fila f, hilera f; ( queue) (AmE) cola f

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

the soldiers fell into line — los soldados se alinearon

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

b) ( series) serie f

he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders — es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales

c) ( succession) línea f

the title passes through the female line — el título se transmite por línea materna

he's next in line to the throne — es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono

7) c ( Mil) línea f

behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

8)

a) c ( of text) línea f, renglón m; ( of poem) verso m

the best line in the movie — la mejor frase de la película

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

b) lines pl ( Theat)

to learn one's lines — aprenderse el papel

he forgot his lines — se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir

c) ( note)

to drop somebody a line — escribirle* a algn unas líneas

9) c

a) ( area of activity)

what line are you in? — ¿a qué te dedicas?

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

b) ( of merchandise) línea f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<skirt/box\>\> forrar

b) ( form lining along) cubrir*

books lined the walls, the walls were lined with books — las paredes estaban cubiertas de libros

2) ( mark with lines) \<\<paper\>\> rayar

3) ( border)

the avenue is lined with trees — la avenida está bordeada de árboles

crowds lined the route — cientos de personas estaban alineadas a ambos lados del camino

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Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

- line up with

English-spanish dictionary > line
20 line

[laɪn]
n

1) строка, строчка, линейка

The pen moved on down to the next line. — Перо двигалось дальше к следующей строчке.

There isn't a dull line in the whole play. — Во всей пьесе нет ни одной скучной строки.

The article (the paragraph) was cut down to two or three lines. — Статья была сокращена (параграф был сокращен) до двух-трех строчек.

- top line
- few lines
- witty lines
- line ten
- line frequency
- line test
- line spectrum
- second line from the top
- line three from the top of the page
- line of print
- line of a poem
- line of symbols
- page of twenty five lines
- above the line
- crowd many facts into a few lines
- drop smb a few lines
- expect a line from him
- jump a line
- jump from one line to another
- keep in line
- miss out a line
- read between the lines
- read every line
- run out a line into the margin
- set these lines in a smaller type
2) линия, черта, очертание, стиль

The two lines meet/join here. — Две линии здесь сходятся.

The old woman's face was covered with lines. — Лицо старушки было в морщинах.

She was fined for parking on a single yellow line. — Ее оштрафовали за то, что она оставила машину на желтой полосе.

The building has strong, noble lines. — Здание выдержано в строгом, благородном стиле/в строгих, благородных линиях.

- contour line
- straight line
- broken line
- horisontal line
- curving lines
- dividing line
- divergent lines
- white line
- double yellow line
- soft lines
- pencil line
- forward line
- finish line
- foul line
- side line
- sharpened lines
- base line
- state line
- city line
- fight lines
- assemble line
- pipe lines
- sewage lines
- plumb line
- clogged fuel line
- straight lines of her dress
- hard savaged lines of his mouth
- line of sight
- lines of the hand
- line of life
- lines in a rock
- lines in the face
- lines of premature age
- remote line of the sea
- line of the mountains
- blue line of the horizon
- hand covered with fine dry lines
- beauty of line in an artist's work
- on goal line
- be the first over the line
- draw a line from A to B
- draw two lines along the margin
- draw a line with a ruler
- make a line
- mark with lines
- run a line on the map
3) ряд, очередь, цепь, строй, шеренга

There were two lines at the box office. — В кассу за билетами было две очереди.

The children were all in line. — Дети выстроились в ряд.

He got first in line. — Он оказался первым в очереди.

There was a long line of cars ahead of us. — Перед нами была вереница машин.

The lines of the enemy gave way. — Ряды противника дрогнули.

- piket line
- two lines abreast
- line troops
- line battalion
- line training
- line of trees
- line of policemen
- line of mountains
- line of workers on strike
- prestigeous line of authors
- lines of infantry
- line between these countries
- line of demarkation
- line of defence
- line of march of an army
- line of advance
- line of retreat
- line of aim
- line of fire
- line of battle
- line of departure
- line of contact
- officers of the line
- ships of the line
- in the line of duty
- at the beginning of the line
- arrange smth in a line
- be the first in the line
- drop out of line
- go into line
- be in the front line
- be next in line for promotion
- be in line for action
- break up a picket line
- form into a line
- go up the line
- lay smth out in a line
- march in line
- plant trees in a line
- see whether the wheels are in line
- stand in line for smth
- stand in one line
- step out of line
- suffer defeat all along the line
- have seven men in the line
4) линия родства, родословная

He is the last of the royal line. — Он последний представитель королевского рода.

He decend in an unbroken line from Bruce. — Он прямой потомок Брюса.

- male line
- decendent in a direct line
- come of a good line
- inheritance will go on the female line
5) линия связи

He is on the line now. — Он сейчас говорит по телефону. /Он сейчас на линии.

They took the wrong line on the underground. — Они сели не на ту линию метро.

Hold the line! — Не кладите трубку!

The tickets are sold at all points on the line. — Билеты продаются на всех пунктах линии.

There was silence on the other end of the line. Then her voice came back on the line. — На том конце телефон замолчал, затем на линии опять зазвучал ее голос.

- telephone line
- main line
- local line
- single line
- communication lines
- air line
- branch line
- commuter line
- municipal bus line
- outside line
- long-distance line
- fallen power line
- line communication
- line maintenance
- supply lines to enemy formations
- line of force
- last stop on the local bus line
- all along the line
- somewhere along the line
- be on a party line
- do repairs to the lines
- fall from the platform onto the lines
- instal telephone lines in the neighbourhood
- open a new steamship line
- run a line of mail boats
- tie up the bus lines
- the line is busy

- line is engaged
- line has gone dead
6) верёвка, канат, провод, леса (удочки)

Is your line strong enough to hol (to land) a ten-pound fish? — Ваше леска достаточно крепка, чтобы выдержать (вытянуть) пятикилограммовую рыбу?

- thin line
- clothes line
- wire lines
- harpoon lines
- fish line
- end of the line
- hang the laundry on the line
- tie in a slack line
- tie a fish line to a fishing-rod
- line broke
7) текст роли, слова роли

The books are written along the same line. — Эти книги одного плана. /Эти книги написаны в одном и том же стиле.

You have dealt with the subject on the right lines, but your essay is lacking in detail. — Вы правильно подошли к вопросу, но в вашем очерке не хватает подробностей.

In spite of these gaps the broad line of the story remains clear. — Несмотря на эти пропуски, основной сюжет рассказа остается ясным.

- actor's lines
- main line of the story
- just a few lines to tell you we are here
- go over one's lines
- learn one's lines
8) тенденция, принцип, направление, курс, область деятельности

He managed to keep the whole party in line. — Ему удалось поддерживать единство всей группы.

You need very strict directions to keep you in line. — Вам нужны очень точные указания, чтобы не сбиться с пути.

It all happened along the line. — Это все произошло на пути/во время пути.

- guide line
- policy line
- old propoganda line
- party line
- main line of the plan
- main line of the situation
- something along those lines
- rice pudding or something in that line
- men in the same line
- pay on the line
- on commercial line
- agree with smb's statement down the line
- be on a line with smth
- be successful all along the line
- be in the grocery line
- be in line with the statement
- be on line
- come on line
- be in line
- bring the theory in line with the facts
- change the line of conduct
- come into line with the majority
- do smth on scientific lines
- govern on conservative lines
- increase people's incomes in line with rising prices
- keep in line with the rules
- keep in line with the terms of the agreement
- keep smth on top line
- live below the poverty line
- pass instruction down the line
- reach the end of the line
- get to the end of the line
- set up a commitee on the following
- take a strong line over smth
- follow a strong line over smth
- throw a good line
- one's job is on the line
- paying on the line is cheaper than on credit
- try to bring the whole commitee into line
- population is split along religious lines
- conversation ran along familiar lines
- target was in line with the sun
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USAGE:

for line 1.; See chapter, n

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