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He's usually in the know

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1 in the know

adj infml

People in the know say the situation may change any moment — Знающие люди говорят, что ситуация может измениться в любую минуту

He's usually in the know — Он обычно в курсе всего

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > in the know
2 the

ðə, ði
adjective

(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə) el, la, los, las

1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) el, la

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) el, la

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) el, la, los, las

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) el, la, los, las

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) mucho

•

- the...
- the...

the det el / la

the boy el chico

the Mediterranean Sea el mar Mediterráneo the se usa también para decir la fecha

Tuesday the fifth of May martes, cinco de mayo

the

tr[ðə] (Delante de una vocal se pronuncia tr[ðɪ]; con enfasis tr[ðiː])

definite article

1 el, la (plural) los, las

■ the sun is shining el sol brilla

■ the moon is full la luna está llena

■ we went to the cinema fuimos al cine

■ he's from the next village es del pueblo al lado

■ the Queen of England la Reina de Inglaterra

■ the river Thames el río Támesis

■ he's the richest man in the world es el hombre más rico del mundo

■ the English are not famous for their cooking los ingleses no tienen fama por su cocina

■ the Browns are very friendly los Brown son muy amables

■ Elizabeth the Second Isabel segunda

2 (per) por

■ we are paid by the hour nos pagan por horas

3 (emphasis) el, la, los, las

■ you're not the Paul Newman, are you? no serás el auténtico Paul Newman, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 (with comparatives)

■ the more you have, the more you want cuanto más se tiene, más se quiere

■ the sooner the better cuanto antes mejor

■ the less said, the better cuanto menos digas, mejor

■ the more the merrier cuantos más seamos, más nos divertiremos

the [ðə,] before vowel sounds usu [ði:] adv

1) (used to indicate comparison)

the sooner the better: cuanto más pronto, mejor

she likes this one the best: éste es el que más le gusta

2) (used as a conjunction) : cuanto

the more I learn, the less I understand: cuanto más aprendo, menos entiendo

the art

: el, la, los, las

the gloves: los guantes

the suitcase: la maleta

forty cookies to the box: cuarenta galletas por caja

the (Catholic) church

n.

• Roma s.f.

adv.

• cuánto adv.

art.

• el art.

• la art.

• las art.

• lo art.

• los art.

art.def.

• la art.def.

I before vowel ði, ðɪ; before consonant ðə, strong form ðiː
definite article

1) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las

2) (emphatic use)

do you mean the Dr Black? — ¿te refieres al famoso Dr Black?

it's the novel to read just now — en este momento, es la novela que hay que leer

3)

a) ( with names)

Henry the First — Enrique primero

the Smiths — los Smith

b) (in abstractions, generalizations) (+ sing vb)

the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime

the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos

4) ( per) por

three dollars the yard — tres dólares la yarda

they sell it by the square foot — lo venden por pie cuadrado

I get paid by the hour — me pagan por hora

5) ( used instead of possessive pron) (colloq) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las

how's the family? — ¿qué tal la familia? (fam)

II before vowel ði; before consonant ðə
adverb (+ comp)

a) (as conj) cuanto

the more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres

the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor

b) (in comparisons)

I'm the richer for this experience — me he enriquecido con esta experiencia

that's all the more reason not to give in — mayor razón para no ceder

••
Cultural note:

the American Dream

En Estados Unidos, el sueño americano es la creencia que cualquier persona que trabaje duro puede alcanzar el éxito económico o social. Para los inmigrantes y las minorías, este sueño también incluye libertad e igualdad de derechos

(strong form) [ðiː] (weak form) [ˌðǝ]
1. DEF ART

1) (singular) el/la; (plural) los/las

the boy — el niño

the woman — la mujer

the cars — los coches

the chairs — las sillas

do you know the Smiths? — ¿conoce a los Smith?

how's the leg? — ¿cómo va la pierna?

• all the... — todo el.../toda la..., todos los.../todas las...

• I'll meet you at the bank/station — quedamos en el banco/la estación

• the cheek of it! — ¡qué frescura!

• he's the man for the job — es el más indicado para el puesto

• from the — del/de la, de los/las

it's ten miles from the house/village — está a diez millas de la casa/del pueblo

• I haven't the money — no tengo dinero

• of the — del/de la, de los/las

the soup of the day — la sopa del día

it was the year of the student riots — fue el año de los disturbios estudiantiles

• oh, the pain! — ¡ay qué dolor!

• he hasn't the sense to understand — no tiene bastante inteligencia para comprender

• I haven't the time — no tengo tiempo

• to the — al/a la, a los/las

we went to the theatre — fuimos al teatro

2) (+ adjective)

a) (denoting plural) los(-las)

the rich and the poor — los ricos y los pobres

b) (denoting sing) lo

within the realms of the possible — dentro de lo posible

the good and the beautiful — lo bueno y lo bello

3) (+ noun) (denoting whole class) el(-la)

to play the piano/flute — tocar el piano/la flauta

in this age of the computer... — en esta época del ordenador...

4) (+ comparative) el(-la)

she was the elder — era la mayor

5) (distributive)

50 pence the pound — 50 peniques la libra

• eggs are usually sold by the dozen — los huevos se venden normalmente por docena

paid by the hour — pagado por hora

• 25 miles to the gallon — 25 millas por galón

700 lire to the dollar — 700 liras por dólar

6) (emphatic)

you don't mean the professor Bloggs? — ¿quieres decir el profesor Bloggs del que tanto se habla?

it was the colour of 1995 — fue el color que estaba tan de moda en 1995

7) (in titles)

Richard the Second — Ricardo Segundo

Ivan the Terrible — Iván el Terrible

2.

ADV

• she looks all the better for it — se la ve mucho mejor por eso

it will be all the better — será tanto mejor

• the more he works the more he earns — cuanto más trabaja más gana

(all) the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...

the more... the less — mientras más... menos...

• the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor

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I before vowel [ði, ðɪ]; before consonant [ðə], strong form [ðiː]
definite article

1) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las

2) (emphatic use)

do you mean the Dr Black? — ¿te refieres al famoso Dr Black?

it's the novel to read just now — en este momento, es la novela que hay que leer

3)

a) ( with names)

Henry the First — Enrique primero

the Smiths — los Smith

b) (in abstractions, generalizations) (+ sing vb)

the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime

the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos

4) ( per) por

three dollars the yard — tres dólares la yarda

they sell it by the square foot — lo venden por pie cuadrado

I get paid by the hour — me pagan por hora

5) ( used instead of possessive pron) (colloq) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las

how's the family? — ¿qué tal la familia? (fam)

II before vowel [ði]; before consonant [ðə]
adverb (+ comp)

a) (as conj) cuanto

the more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres

the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor

b) (in comparisons)

I'm the richer for this experience — me he enriquecido con esta experiencia

that's all the more reason not to give in — mayor razón para no ceder

••
Cultural note:

the American Dream

En Estados Unidos, el sueño americano es la creencia que cualquier persona que trabaje duro puede alcanzar el éxito económico o social. Para los inmigrantes y las minorías, este sueño también incluye libertad e igualdad de derechos

English-spanish dictionary > the
3 the ***** weak form

[ð(ə)]
1. def art

1) il (lo, l') m, la (l') f, i (gli) mpl, le fpl

in this age of the computer... — in quest'era di computer...

she was the elder — era la maggiore delle due

did you see the photographs? — hai visto le fotografie?

to play the piano — suonare il piano

if it is within the realms of the possible — se è umanamente possibile

the rich and the poor — i ricchi e i poveri

do you know the Smiths? — conosci gli Smith?

could you pass me the sugar? — mi passi lo zucchero?

it's on the table — è sulla tavola

I haven't the time — non ho il tempo

it was the year of the student riots — quello era l'anno delle manifestazioni studentesche

2)

(distributive) 0.8 euros to the dollar — 0,8 euro per un dollaro

eggs are usually sold by the dozen — di solito le uova si vendono alla dozzina

this car does 30 miles to the gallon — questa macchina fa 11 chilometri con un litro

paid by the hour — pagato (-a) a ore

3)

(emphatic) he's THE man for the job — è proprio l'uomo adatto al lavoro

4)

(in titles) Richard the Second — Riccardo secondo

Ivan the Terrible — Ivan il terribile

2. adv

she looks all the better for it — adesso ha un aspetto molto più sano

the more he works the more he earns — più lavora più guadagna

(all) the more so because... — soprattutto perché...

the sooner the better — prima è, meglio è

English-Italian dictionary > the ***** weak form
4 question-in-the-narrative

is asked and answered by one and the same person, usually the author

'For what is left the poet here? // For Greeks a blush - for Greece a tear. (Byron - Don Juan)

- does not contain statement unlike a rhetorical question;

- assume a semi-exclamatory nature;

- is very often used in oratory;

- sometimes gives the impression of an intimate talk between the writer and the reader;

Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. (Ch.Dickens)

- may also remain unanswered (there are only hints of the possible answers)

How long must it go on? Now long must we suffer? Where is the end? What is the end? (Norris)

- [presumes that the questioner does not know the answer]

Source: I.R.G.

See: rhetorical question, syntactical SDs

English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > question-in-the-narrative
5 get to the bottom of

• get to the bottom of something know deeply добраться до сути чего-то
He usually gets to the bottom of things.

English-Russian mini useful dictionary > get to the bottom of
6 talk to the hand

1) Общая лексика: "поговори с моей рукой". A way of saying "I'm not listening" rudely. Usually comes with a hand gesture not unlike a policeman st (Girl you just talk to the hand, cuz I don't need to know who this baby daddy!!)

2) Сленг: когда кто-то не хочет с кем-то разговаривать (АБ)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > talk to the hand
7 поговори с моей рукой. A way of saying I'm not listening rudely. Usually comes with a hand gesture not unlike a policeman st

General subject: talk to the hand (Girl you just talk to the hand, cuz I don't need to know who this baby daddy!!)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > поговори с моей рукой. A way of saying I'm not listening rudely. Usually comes with a hand gesture not unlike a policeman st
8 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

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corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

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1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

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1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

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I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

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corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

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corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

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corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

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corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

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corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
9 fabuloso

adj.

1 fabulous, astonishing, astounding, fantastic.

2 imaginary, utopical, unrealistic, fantastic.

* * *

fabuloso

► adjetivo

1 (fantástico) fabulous, fantastic

2 LITERATURA fabulous, mythical

* * *

(f. - fabulosa)

adj.

1) fabulous, terrific

2) fabled

* * *

ADJ

1) (=mítico) mythical, fabulous liter; (=ficticio) fabulous liter, imaginary

2) * (=maravilloso) fantastic, fabulous

es francamente fabuloso — it's just fabulous

* * *

- sa adjetivo ( maravilloso) (fam) fabulous (colloq), fantastic (colloq); (Lit, Mit) mythical, fabulous (liter)

* * *

= stunning, terrific, tremendous, fabulous, fabled, dynamite, light fantastic, sizzling, awesome, divine, great.

Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.

Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.

Ex. This is one of America's most fabled summer watering holes.

Ex. Administrators usually do not know that a central serials file is dynamite.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.

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Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

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* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* * *

- sa adjetivo ( maravilloso) (fam) fabulous (colloq), fantastic (colloq); (Lit, Mit) mythical, fabulous (liter)

* * *

= stunning, terrific, tremendous, fabulous, fabled, dynamite, light fantastic, sizzling, awesome, divine, great.

Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.

Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.

Ex: This is one of America's most fabled summer watering holes.

Ex: Administrators usually do not know that a central serials file is dynamite.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.

Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.

Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

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* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* * *

fabuloso -sa

adjective

1 ( fam) (maravilloso) fabulous ( colloq), fantastic ( colloq)

2 ( Lit, Mit) mythical, fabulous ( liter)

héroes fabulosos mythical heroes

* * *

fabuloso
◊ -sa adjetivo ( maravilloso) (fam) fabulous (colloq)

fabuloso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de la fantasía) fabulous, fictitious
2 fam (estupendo) fabulous, wonderful: tuvimos unas vacaciones fabulosas, we had a fantastic holiday
II adv fam lo pasamos fabuloso, we had a great time

' fabuloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despeje
- fabulosa
- poco
English:
fabulous

* * *

fabuloso, -a adj

1. [muy bueno] fabulous, fantastic

2. [ficticio] mythical

* * *

fabuloso

adj fabulous, marvelous, Br

marvellous

* * *

fabuloso, -sa adj

1) : fabulous, fantastic

2) : mythical, fabled

* * *

fabuloso adj fabulous / fantastic

Spanish-English dictionary > fabuloso
10 sensacional

adj.

sensational.

* * *

sensacional

► adjetivo

1 sensational

* * *

ADJ sensational

* * *

adjetivo sensational

sensacionales rebajas! — sensational o fantastic reductions!

* * *

= dynamite, show-stopping [showstopping], arresting, spectacular, awesome, stunning, great, swell.

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Ex. There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.

Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

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* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* * *

adjetivo sensational

sensacionales rebajas! — sensational o fantastic reductions!

* * *

= dynamite, show-stopping [showstopping], arresting, spectacular, awesome, stunning, great, swell.

Ex: Administrators usually do not know that a central serials file is dynamite.

Ex: But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.

Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.

Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

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Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.

* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* * *

sensacional

adjective

sensational

¿qué tal la película? — sensacional how was the movie? — sensational o marvelous

[ S ] ¡sensacionales rebajas! sensational o fantastic reductions!

* * *

sensacional adjetivo
sensational
sensacional adjetivo sensational
' sensacional' also found in these entries:
English:
sensational
- stunning
- great
- hell

* * *

sensacional adj

sensational

* * *

sensacional

adj sensational

* * *

sensacional adj

: sensational

* * *

sensacional adj sensational

Spanish-English dictionary > sensacional
11 stand

1. I
abs

1) the table won't stand, one leg is broken стол не стоит, у него одна ножка сломана; don't trouble yourself, I can stand не беспокойтесь, я могу постоять /я постою/; I didn't know where to stand я не знал, где стать; the audience stood and applauded публика встала и начала аплодировать; he was commanded to stand ему приказали встать /подняться/; let the milk (the tea, the liquid, etc.) stand пусть молоко и т.д. постоит /отстоится/; keep /leave/ smth. standing not a stone was left standing камня на камне не оставила; get smth. to stand поставить что-л.

2) stand! croft!; who goes there? stand and be identified стой! кто идет?; all stand! всем встать!

3) the words (the passage, this translation, etc.) may stand эти слова и т.д. могут остаться /можно оставить/ без изменений; the enemy would not stand противник не устоит /не выдержит/; how much of his philosophy will stand? что можно взять /применить/ из его философии?; the contract (the agreement, the order, the bet, the bargain, his resolution, etc.) stands контракт и т.д. остается в силе; the same objection stands это возражение остается /не снимается/; the rule against lateness will stand правило, запрещающее опаздывать, будет действовать и впредь || as, matters /affairs, things/ stand при таком /создавшемся/ положении вещей /дел/; the passage must be printed as it stands отрывок должен быть напечатан /следует напечатать/ без изменений /в таком виде, как он есть/; as it stands как есть; how much for it as it stands? сколько вы хотите за все?, сколько это стоит как есть?

4) these colours will (do not) stand это (не)стойкие краски
2. II
1) stand in some manner stand erectly (/squarely/, courageously, obediently, meekly, wistfully, sullenly, haughtily, etc.) стоять прямо и т.д.; stand at ease (at attention) стоять вольно (смирно); stand still! не двигайтесь!, не шевелитесь!, стойте спокойно!; he could hardly stand он едва держался на ногах; stand side by side (shoulder to shoulder) стоять рядом /бок о бок/ (плечом к плечу); he stood by helplessly он беспомощно стоял в стороне; the door stood ajar дверь была приоткрыта; stand somewhere don't just stand there, do something! что же ты стоишь, сделай что-нибудь!; stand aside (away, outside, etc.) стоять в стороне и т, т.д.; stand aside to let her pass посторонитесь и дайте ей пройти; stand back! осади!; the house stands back from the road дом стоит далеко от дороги; stand back or you'll be crushed посторонитесь, a то задавят; stand back from the barrier отойди от барьера; а tree which stood by дерево, которое стояло неподалеку; the box stands over there ящик стоит вон там; stand for some time I've been standing all day я простоял [на ногах] весь день; we had to stand all the way нам пришлось простоять всю дорогу; the ruins still stand руины сохранились до сих пор; а tall poplar tree (a huge oak, a house, etc.) once stood here здесь когда-то стоял высокий тополь и т.д. ; the corn is still standing хлеб еще стоит /не убран/

2) stand in some manner stand alone а) стоять /быть/ одному; б) не иметь сторонников; in this opinion I don't stand alone я не один [придерживаюсь] такого мнения; the matter stands thus дело обстоит следующим образом; as things now stand I'll have to quit my job при создавшемся /нынешнем/ положении вещей /если положение не изменится,/ мне придется уйти с работы; this is how I stand такова моя позиция;. I wish I knew where I stood я хотел бы знать, что со мной будет; how do matters stand? как обстоят дела?; how does the dollar stand? каков курс доллара?

3) stand for some time the works stood for a whole week завод не работал целую неделю
3. III
1) stand smth. stand an attack (a blow, a siege, rough handling, the enemy's fire, a loss, a shock, a rigid examination, raillery, etc.) выдерживать /выносить/ атаку и т, т.д.; stand heat (the cold weather, a damp soil, noise, his professional attitude, criticism, etc.) выдерживать /выносить/ жару и т.д.; stand the test /the trial/ выдержать испытание; he'll have to stand trial он должен предстать перед судом; stand much washing (much rain, etc.) не портиться от частой стирки и т.д.; these boots stood a good deal of wear эти ботинки долго носились /видали виды/; his eyes are strong enough to stand the glare у него хорошие глаза, они вполне выдержат такой яркий свет; the house will stand another century дом простоит еще сто лет; how does he stand the pain? как он переносит боль?; his nerves couldn't stand the strain у него нервы не выдержали напряжения; I can stand a good deal but I won't have insolence я многое могу стерпеть, но наглости не потерплю; stand smb. usually in the negative I can't stand this woman (the fellow, his father, etc.) я не выношу /не терплю, терпеть не могу, не перевариваю/ эту женщину и т.д.

2) stand smth. stand six feet быть ростом в шесть футов; the score stood 18 to 14 счет был 18:14

3) stand smth. stand drinks (ice-cream, dinner, etc.) угощать вином и т.д.; who is going to stand treat? кто угощает?

4) stand smb. stand sentry /sentinel/ (model, umpire, etc.) быть часовым /стоять на часах/ и т.д.; stand godfather (godmother, etc.) выступать в роли крестного отца /быть крестным отцом/ и т.д.
4. IV
1) stand smth. somewhere stand the lamp over there (the box here, etc.) поставьте лампу туда и т.д.

2) stand smth., smb. for some time usually in the negative I can't stand it any longer я этого больше не выдержу, я больше не могу этого терпеть; I can't stand the man another day я не вынесу этого человека ни одного лишнего дня; she stood the shock well она мужественно перенесла этот удар
5. V
stand smb. smth. coll. stand one's friend a dinner (you a drink, us champagne, etc.) угощать друга обедом и т.д.
6. X
stand in some state stand ashamed (confused, abashed, bewildered, dishonoured, etc.) испытывать стыд и т.д.; stand uncovered стоять без головного убора, снять шапку; he stands accused of a crime его обвиняют в преступлении; he stands convicted of treachery его признали виновным в измене; you may stand assured of his protection можете рассчитывать на его защиту, можете быть уверенным в его покровительстве; stand indebted to this man быть обязанным этому человеку; stand unrivalled не иметь соперников; stand corrected признавать справедливость замечаний /свои ошибки/
7. XI
be stood somewhere if he does it again he will be stood in the corner если он еще раз так сделает, его поставят в угол
8. XIII
semiaux

stand to do smth. stand to win /to gain/ (to be saved, etc.) иметь [все] шансы /все основания/ выиграть и т.д.; how much do you stand to lose? сколько вы при этом можете потерять?; what does he stand to lose? чем он рискует?; we stand to lose nothing мы ничего не теряем
9. XIV
stand doing smth.

1) stand bowing (wondering, gazing at the scene, looking at me, looking over my shoulder, etc.) стоять и кланяться и т.д.; don't stand there arguing about it что вы стоите и спорите?; I am tired of standing here [and] waiting мне надоело тут стоять и ждать

2) usually in the negative with can; I can't stand waiting (writing letters, taking care of kids, etc.) я не выношу /терпеть не могу/ ждать и т.д.; she can't stand being kept waiting (being looked at, being laughed at, being talked back at, etc.) она терпеть не может /не выносит/, когда ее заставляют ждать и т.д.
10. XV
stand in some state

1) stand silent (still, upright /erect/, close to smth., next to me, etc.) стоять молча и т.д.; stand straight, don't stoop стойте прямо, не горбитесь; the door stands open дверь открыта; the table (the wall, etc.) stands firm стол и т.д. устойчив /крепко стоит/ и т.д.

2) stand firm стойко держаться; stand firm on the ground крепко стоять на ногах; stand firm in one's views иметь твердые убеждения; stand fast to one's resolution не отступать от своего решения; stand neutral сохранять нейтралитет, оставаться нейтральным; stand idle ничего не делать; the factory is standing idle фабрика не работает /простаивает/; stand ready быть наготове; he stood ready to run он был готов пуститься бежать; stand ready for anything быть готовым ко всему: stand high высоко цениться; stand high in one's class (in a competitive examination, in one's profession, etc.) быть одним из первых /лучших, ведущих/ в классе и т.д.; stand high in public esteem пользоваться всеобщим уважением; stand high in the opinion of /with/ his chief быть на хорошем счету у начальства; food (meat, corn, etc.) stands high (higher than ever) цены на продукты и т.д. высокие (выше, чем когда-либо); stand first on the list (second in his class, third in the line for promotion, etc.) быть первым в списке и т.д.; stand second to none никому не уступать, быть первым
11. XVI
1) stand by (against, in, etc.) smth. stand by the window (against a wall, before me, in the corner, in the doorway, in the middle of the table, etc.) стоять у окна и т.д.; the house (the building, the cottage, the chapel, etc.) stands in a garden (by the river, at the foot of a hill, etc.) дом и т.д. расположен /находится/ в саду и т.д.; don't stand in the rain (in the sun) не стойте под дождем /на дожде/ (на солнце); I hate standing in queues я ненавижу стоять в очередях; tears stood in her eyes у нее в глазах стояли слезы; stand in smb.'s way стоять у кого-л. на дороге, мешать кому-л.; stand out of the way не мешать, посторониться, уйти с дороги; the truck stood in their way грузовик загораживал им дорогу; nothing now stands in our way ничто больше нам не мешает; nothing stands between you and success ничто не мешает твоему успеху; stand without support стоять без опоры; stand on smth., smb. the vase stands on the top shelf ваза стоит на верхней полке; he stood on my foot (on the beetle, etc.) он наступил мне на ногу и т.д.; stand on tiptoe стоять на цыпочках; Paris stands on the Seine Париж стоит на Сене; sweat stood on his forehead у него на лбу были /проступили/ капли пота; his hair stood on end [with fright] [от страха] у него волосы встали дыбом; stand for some time the castle (the old house, etc.) has stood for centuries замок и т.д. простоял века; the walls are still standing after the fire стены уцелели после пожара; he has stood many years against storm and earthquake много лет он выдерживал бури и землетрясения; let the mixture stand for three hours оставьте смесь постоять /пусть смесь постоит/ три часа

2) stand at (below, among) smth. stand at the head of his class быть лучшим в классе; stand below smb. in class уступать кому-л. в своем классе; it stands among the first four universities of the world это один из четырех лучших университетов мира; stand alone among one's colleagues (among one's contemporaries, etc.) выделяться среди своих коллег и т.д.; stand over smb. he stood over me all the time I was working он все время стоял у меня над душой, пока я работал; he won't work unless someone stands over him он не будет работать, если над ним никто не стоит; stand by smb. stand by one's friends (by you whatever happens, by him to the last, etc.) быть на стороне /не бросать, поддерживать/ своих друзей и т.д.; I'll always stand by you in case of trouble я всегда готов помочь вам, если вы попадете в беду; stand by smth. stand by an agreement (by one's promise, by one's principles, by one's word,-etc.) придерживаться /не отступать от/ договора и т.д.; I stand by all I said then я верен тому, что тогда сказал; stand (up)on /by/ smth. stand on one's rights (on one's claims, by one's decision, etc.) настаивать на сваях правах и т.д.; western civilization stands upon the foundation reared by the Greeks and the Romans западная культура зиждется на фундаменте, созданном древними греками и римлянами; the case,-s on his testimony все дело основывается /зиждется/ на его показаниях /зависит от его показаний/; we stand on the threshold of a peace settlement мы находимся накануне /на пороге/ мирного урегулирования; stand for smth. stand for loyalty (for liberty, for freedom and justice, for racial tolerance, for reform, for the same principles, etc.) выступать за верность /в защиту верности/ и т.д.; it's difficult to know just what he stands for трудно, собственно, понять, каких он придерживается убеждений /каковы его убеждения/; stand on one's own feet /on one's own legs/ стоять на [собственных] ногах; ни от кого не зависеть; stand with smb. stand well with one's employers быть на хорошем счету у руководства; how does it stand with him? как он к этому относится?; stand in smth. where /how/ do we stand in the matter? какова наша позиция в этом вопросе? || stand in the same relation to her (to his father, to both parties, etc.) находиться /быть/ в одинаковых /равных, таких же/ отношениях с ней и т.д.

3) stand for smth. stand for "adjective" (for "postscript", for "cash on delivery", etc.) обозначать прилагательное и т.д.; i stands for "pound" знак i обозначает фунт стерлингов; what do these letters stand for? что означают /как расшифровываются/ эти буквы?; the olive branch stands for peace ветвь оливкового дерева символизирует мир; black stands for mourning черный цвет stand знак траура; in their code each number stands for a letter в их шифре каждой букве соответствует цифра

4) stand at smth. the score stands at 3:4 счет 3:4; the thermometer stands at 40 " in the shade термометр показывает сорок градусов в тени; the balance stands at i 50 итог равен пятидесяти фунтам

5) stand for smth. usually in the negative or interrogative I won't stand for that (for any nonsense, for this treatment, etc.) я этого и т.д. не потерплю; 1 don't have to stand for such insolence я не обязан терпеть /переносить/ такое нахальство; how can you stand for his insolence? как вы можете терпеть его наглость?

6) stand for smth. stand for Parliament (for the presidency, for election, for re-election to Congress, etc.) баллотироваться /выдвигать кандидатуру/ в парламент и т.д.

7) semiaux || stand in need of smth. нуждаться в чем-л.; stand in need of help (of food and clothing, of money, of sleep, 'of instruction, of continual watering, of relief from one's sorrows, etc.) нуждаться в немощи и т.д.; the house stands in need of repair дом необходимо отремонтировать; stand in fear /in dread/ of smth., smb. бояться /страшиться/ чего-л., кого-л.; stand in awe of smth., smb. благоговеть перед чем-л., кем-л.; he stood in danger of being killed ему грозила опасность быть убитым; stand in contrast to smb., smth. резко отличаться от кого-л., чего-л.; stand on ceremony with smb. соблюдать условности в отношениях с кем-л.; he stands on terms of friendship with him он с ним [находится] в дружеских отношениях
12. XX1
stand as smb. stand as a sentinel стоять на посту, быть часовым; stand as candidate for the presidency (as Labour Candidate, as sponsor for him, etc.) выступать в качестве кандидата на пост президента и т.д.; stand as smth. stand as a description (as a type of British humour, etc.) представлять собой описание и т.д.
13. XXI1
1) stand smth., smb. in (by, on, etc.) smth. stand a chair in a corner (the armchair by the lamp, the box against the wall, the bottle on the table, the empty barrels on the floor, him-against the wall, etc.) поставить стул в угол и т.д.; stand some distance from smth. stand 15 yards from the road (10 feet from the ground, etc.) стоять в пятнадцати ярдах от дороги и т.д.

2) abs stand six feet in his socks (in his shoes) он шести футов ростом; stand a giant among them он среди них великан

3) stand smth. to smb. stand wine (a bottle, a treat, etc.) to the company угощать компанию вином и т.д., выставить вино и т.д. для всей компании

4) stand smb. to /for/ smb. stand godfather (godmother) to the child быть крестным отцом (крестной матерью) ребенку; stand sponsor for him быть его покровителем
14. XXV
stand when... (till..., etc.) he stood when she entered the room он встал, когда она вошла в комнату; I stood there till I was tired я стоял там до тех пор, пока не устал

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stand
12 pat

I 1. noun
1) (stroke, tap) Klaps, der; leichter Schlag

give somebody/a dog a pat — jemanden/einen Hund tätscheln

give somebody/a dog a pat on the head — jemandem/einem Hund den Kopf tätscheln

a pat on the back — (fig.) eine Anerkennung

give oneself/somebody a pat on the back — (fig.) sich (Dat.) [selbst] auf die Schulter klopfen/jemandem einige anerkennende Worte sagen

2) (of butter) Stückchen, das; (of mud, clay) Klümpchen, das
2. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (strike gently) leicht klopfen auf (+ Akk.); tätscheln, (once) einen Klaps geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund, Pferd]

pat somebody on the back — (fig.) jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

2) (flatten) festklopfen [Sand]; andrücken [Haare]
II 1. adverb
(ready, prepared)

have something off pat — etwas parat haben

know something off pat — etwas aus dem Effeff können od. beherrschen (ugs.)
2. adjective
(ready) allzu schlagfertig [Antwort]

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[pæt] 1. noun
1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) der Klaps

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) das Klümpchen
2. verb
(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) tätscheln
3. adverb
((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) parat

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Pat

[pæt]

n BRIT (pej!) Ire m

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[pt]
n (sl)
Ire m
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pat¹ [pæt]

A s

1. Klaps m:

give sb a pat;

give sb a pat on the head (shoulder) jemandem den Kopf tätscheln (auf die Schulter klopfen);

pat on the back fig umg Schulterklopfen n;

give sb (o.s.) a pat on the back fig umg jemandem (sich selbst) auf die Schulter klopfen

2. Portion f (besonders Butter)

3. (Kuh) Fladen m

4. Trappeln n

B v/t

a) tätscheln

b) den Mund etc abtupfen ( with mit):

pat sb on the head (shoulder) jemandem den Kopf tätscheln (auf die Schulter klopfen);

pat sb (o.s.) on the back fig umg jemandem (sich selbst) auf die Schulter klopfen;

pat down die Haare etc an-, festdrücken, Erde etc festklopfen;

pat sb down for weapons US jemanden nach Waffen abklopfen

C v/i trappeln

pat² [pæt]

A adv

1. have ( oder know) sth (off) pat etwas aus dem Effeff oder wie am Schnürchen können (beide umg)

2. wie aus der Pistole geschossen:

answer pat;

the answer came pat

3. stand pat fig bes US festbleiben, nicht nachgeben ( beide:

on bei)

4. im rechten Augenblick, wie gerufen

B adj glatt (Antwort etc)

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I 1. noun
1) (stroke, tap) Klaps, der; leichter Schlag

give somebody/a dog a pat — jemanden/einen Hund tätscheln

give somebody/a dog a pat on the head — jemandem/einem Hund den Kopf tätscheln

a pat on the back — (fig.) eine Anerkennung

give oneself/somebody a pat on the back — (fig.) sich (Dat.) [selbst] auf die Schulter klopfen/jemandem einige anerkennende Worte sagen

2) (of butter) Stückchen, das; (of mud, clay) Klümpchen, das
2. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (strike gently) leicht klopfen auf (+ Akk.); tätscheln, (once) einen Klaps geben (+ Dat.) [Person, Hund, Pferd]

pat somebody on the back — (fig.) jemandem auf die Schulter klopfen

2) (flatten) festklopfen [Sand]; andrücken [Haare]
II 1. adverb
(ready, prepared)

have something off pat — etwas parat haben

know something off pat — etwas aus dem Effeff können od. beherrschen (ugs.)
2. adjective
(ready) allzu schlagfertig [Antwort]

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v.

tätscheln v.

English-german dictionary > pat
13 like

1. I
abs

do what you like делай, что хочешь /что угодно/; he thinks he can do anything he likes он думает, что может делать все, или что ему все дозволено; go where (whenever) you like идите, куда (когда) хотите; say what you like что хочешь говори, говори, что тебе вздумается; take whichever you like возьми любое /то, которое тебе нравится/
2. III
1) like smb., smth. like smb.'s brother (smb.'s friends, dogs, Bach's music, this kind of food, this kind of fish, hot toast, etc.) любить чьего-л. брата и т. д., I liked the concert (this picture, school, his books, his offer, his visits, his looks, etc.) мне понравился концерт и т. д., я [остался] доволен концертом и т. д., his parents like me and I like them мне нравятся его родители и я им тоже [пришелся по душе]; she likes him but she doesn't love him он ей нравится, но она его не любит; she seems to like you кажется, вы ей понравились; your father won't like it вашему отцу это будет не по вкусу, ваш отец будет этим недоволен; this is the kind of country I like вот такие места я люблю; [well,] I like that! coll. iron. вот это мне нравится!, хорошенькое дело!, вот это да!; I like his impudence! coll. iron. подумай /подумать только/; какое нахальство /какая наглость/!, вот это мне нравится!

2) like smth. this plant, (this flower, etc.) likes sunlight (a warm climate, a sandy soil, etc.) этому растению и т. д. нужно солнце и т. д., ivy doesn't like sun плющ не любит солнца; these plants do not like damp soil эти растения не приживаются на влажной почве

3) like smth. usually with would, should; would you like another cup of tea? хотите еще чашку чая?; I should like a cup of coffee я бы хотел /мне бы хотелось/ [выпить] чашку чая; have a glass of beer, or would you like tea? выпейте стакан пива, или вы предпочитаете /предпочли бы/ чай?; would you like the armchair? хотите сесть в кресло?; would you like my company? вы не возражаете против моего общества?; whether he likes it or not хочет он того или нет
3. IV
like smth. in some manner like smth. very much (exceedingly, naturally, scarcely, etc.) очень и т. д. любить что-л.; I don't like it very much мне это не очень по душе; I don't like it at all мне это совсем не нравится; they mutually liked each other они друг другу понравились: if he doesn't like it here he can go elsewhere если ему здесь не нравится, он может идти куда угодно
4. VI
like smth. in some state like one's tea strong (weak, hot, etc.) любить крепкий и т. д. чай; how do you like your tea? - I don't like it too sweet какой вы любите чай? - Не очень сладкий; like cucumbers fresh (carrots raw, etc.) любить свежие огурцы и т. д., take any book [that] you like best возьми ту книгу, которая тебе больше всего понравится
5. VII
1) like smb. to do smth. like people to tell the truth (her to be within reach, children to go to bed early, etc.) любить, чтобы [люди] говорили правду и т. д., I don't like women to smoke мне не нравится, когда женщины курят; like smth. to do smth. I like things to work smoothly я люблю, когда все идет гладко

2) like smb. to do smth. usually with should, would; I should like you to know it (her to go with you, her to be near me, etc.) я бы хотел, чтобы вы об этом знали и т. д., I should like to have time to consider it мне нужно время, чтобы подумать об этом
6. VIII
like smb. doing smth. I like her reading serious books (them going into town, children behaving like that, etc.) мне нравится, когда она читает серьезные книги и т. д.
7. IX
like smth. done I like such subjects discussed (my books read, the lectures attended, etc.) мне нравится, когда /что/ обсуждаются такие вопросы и т. д., I don't like it to be talked of я не люблю /мне не нравится/, когда об этом говорят
8. XI
be liked in some manner he is well liked его очень любят, он пользуется всеобщим расположением; be liked in some place he is liked here (in his village, etc.) его любят здесь и т. д.
9. XIII
like to do smth.1)

like to read in bed (to see new films, to go long walks, to see them now and then, to have a nice chat with good friends, to be obeyed, to be praised, etc.) любить читать в постели и т. д.

2)

usually with should, would or in the negative I should like to come (to stay here, to go out, to know, to see, to be able to help you, to sail round the world, etc.) я бы хотел прийти и т. д., I should like to see you do it я бы хотел посмотреть, как ты это сделаешь; I should like to have been there жаль, что меня там не было: I'd like to see Mr. Johnson могу я видеть мистера Джонсона?; would she like to sell it, (to buy it, to read it, etc.)? захочет ли /согласится ли/ она продать это и т. д.?; I don't like to interrupt [him] (to disturb [you], to trouble you, to ask too many questions, etc.) я не хотел бы прерывать /сожалею, что мне приходится прервать/ [его] и т. д., I shouldn't like to be in your shoes мне не хотелось бы быть /оказаться/ на вашем месте
10. XIV
like doing smth.1)

like dancing (reading, having meals in bed, singing, etc.) любить танцевать и т.д., находить удовольствие в танцах и т. д.

2)

usually in the negative I don't like troubling you (disturbing you, asking him, etc.) мне бы не хотелось /жаль, что мне приходится/ беспокоить вас и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > like
14 both

bouƟ
adjective, pronoun

(the two; the one and the other: We both went; Both (the) men are dead; The men are both dead; Both are dead.) ambos

both¹ adj pron ambos / los dos

use both hands utiliza las dos manos

both my brothers are blond mis dos hermanos son rubios

both players are very good ambos jugadores son muy buenos

both² adv a la vez

he's both tired and hungry tiene sueño y hambre a la vez

both... and tanto... como

both his mother and his father are doctors tanto su madre como su padre son médicos

she both speaks and writes Japanese habla y escribe japonés

both

tr[bəʊɵ]

adjective

1 ambos,-as, los dos, las dos

■ both films are interesting ambas películas son interesantes

pronoun

1 ambos,-as, los dos, las dos

■ both are boring los dos son aburridos

■ both of us nosotros,-as dos

■ both of you vosotros,-as dos

■ both of them los dos, las dos, ambos,-as

adverb

1 a la vez

■ it's both cheap and good es bueno y barato a la vez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

both... and tanto... como

■ both she and her sister are teachers tanto ella como su hermana son profesoras

both ['bo:ɵ] adj

: ambos, los dos, las dos

both books: ambos libros, los dos libros

both conj

: tanto como

both Ana and her mother are tall: tanto Ana como su madre son altas

both pron

: ambos m, -bas f; los dos, las dos

both

adj.

• ambos adj.

• entrambos adj.

• los dos adj.

pron.

• ambos pron.

• entrambos pron.

• los dos pron.

I bəʊθ
adjective ambos, -bas, los dos, las dos

both the girls live nearby — ambas or las dos chicas viven cerca

both their fathers were truck drivers — los padres de los dos or de ambos eran camioneros

on both sides of the street — a ambos lados de la calle

II

pronoun

a) ambos, -bas, los dos, las dos

both of them wanted to go — los dos or ambos querían ir

both of my brothers can swim — mis dos hermanos saben nadar

b) (after n, pron)

we both like chess — a los dos nos gusta el ajedrez

her parents both like jazz — tanto a su padre como a su madre les gusta el jazz

the coats are both too big — los dos abrigos son demasiado grandes

she sends her love to you both — les manda recuerdos a los dos

III

conjunction

both... and...: both Paul and John are in Italy tanto Paul como John están en Italia, Paul y John están los dos en Italia; both young and old will enjoy this movie esta película les gustará tanto a los niños como a los mayores; she both wrote and played the music — compuso y tocó la música ella misma

[bǝʊθ]
1.

ADJ ambos(-as), los/las dos

both (the) boys — los dos or ambos chicos

2.

PRON ambos(-as) mpl/fpl, los(-las) dos mpl/fpl

both of them — los dos

both of us — nosotros dos, los dos

we both went — fuimos los dos

they were both there, both of them were there — estaban allí los dos

3.

ADV a la vez

she was both laughing and crying — reía y lloraba a la vez

I find it both impressive and vulgar — encuentro que es impresionante y vulgar a la vez

he both plays and sings — canta y además toca

both you and I saw it — lo vimos tanto tú como yo, lo vimos los dos
BOTH Pronoun and adjective ► When both is a pronoun or an adjective you can usually translate it using los/las dos:
We're both climbers, Both of us are climbers Los dos somos alpinistas
I know both of them
I know them both Los conozco a los dos
Both (of the) sisters were blind Las dos hermanas eran ciegas ► Alternatively, in more formal speech, use ambos/ambas:
We both liked it Nos gustó a ambos
Both (of the) regions are autonomous Ambas regiones son autónomas NOTE: Don't use the article with ambos.
"both... and" ► Both... and can be translated in a variety of ways, depending on what is referred to. If it relates to two individuals, you can usually use the invariable tanto... como. Alternatively, you can often use los/las dos, though this may involve changing the syntax:
Both Mary and Peter will be very happy here Tanto Mary como Peter van a ser muy felices aquí, Mary y Peter van a ser los dos muy felices aquí
Both Mike and Clare could see something was wrong Tanto Mike como Clare veían que algo iba mal ► When talking about two groups or things use tanto... como or, if both... and is equivalent to "at one and the same time", use a la vez:
The course is directed at both piano and violin teachers El curso está dirigido a profesores tanto de piano como de violín, El curso está dirigido a la vez a profesores de piano y de violín ► Tanto... como can also be used with adverbs:
He was a weak man both physically and mentally Era un hombre débil, tanto física como mentalmente When adverbs ending in - mente are linked together with a conjunction as here, only the last retains the -mente.
► When both... and relates to verbs, you can usually use y además:
He both paints and sculpts Pinta y además hace esculturas ► Use a l a vez to comment on descriptions which are both true at the same time:
The book is both interesting and depressing El libro es interesante y deprimente a la vez For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [bəʊθ]
adjective ambos, -bas, los dos, las dos

both the girls live nearby — ambas or las dos chicas viven cerca

both their fathers were truck drivers — los padres de los dos or de ambos eran camioneros

on both sides of the street — a ambos lados de la calle

II

pronoun

a) ambos, -bas, los dos, las dos

both of them wanted to go — los dos or ambos querían ir

both of my brothers can swim — mis dos hermanos saben nadar

b) (after n, pron)

we both like chess — a los dos nos gusta el ajedrez

her parents both like jazz — tanto a su padre como a su madre les gusta el jazz

the coats are both too big — los dos abrigos son demasiado grandes

she sends her love to you both — les manda recuerdos a los dos

III

conjunction

both... and...: both Paul and John are in Italy tanto Paul como John están en Italia, Paul y John están los dos en Italia; both young and old will enjoy this movie esta película les gustará tanto a los niños como a los mayores; she both wrote and played the music — compuso y tocó la música ella misma

English-spanish dictionary > both
15 Land

n; -(e)s, Länder und Lande

1. nur Sg.; (Grund und Boden) land; (Ackerboden) land, soil; 10 Hektar Land 10 hectares of land; das Land bebauen farm the land; lit. till the soil

2. nur. Sg.; (Ggs. Wasser) land; Land in Sicht NAUT. land ahead; an Land ashore; an Land gehen go ashore, disembark; etw. an Land ziehen land s.th., pull s.th. ashore; umg., fig. land o.s. s.th.; wieder ( festes) Land unter den Füßen haben be back on terra firma ( oder dry land); Land sehen see land; ( wieder) Land sehen umg., fig. see the light at the end of the tunnel; ich sehe noch kein Land fig. there’s no end in sight yet; kein Land mehr sehen fig. be completely at sea, be floundering; unter I, 1

3. nur Sg.; (Ggs. Stadt) country; countryside; auf dem Land in the country; aufs Land fahren go ( oder drive) out into the country(side); aufs Land ziehen move to the country(side); ( draußen) auf dem flachen oder platten Land umg. out in the sticks, in the middle of nowhere

4. Pl. altm. oder hum. Lande; (Gegend) region; (Landschaft) country; hügeliges Land hilly (stretch of) country; durch die Lande reisen oder ziehen travel widely; in deutschen Landen altm., hum. in Germany; ins Land gehen oder ziehen fig., Zeit: pass, elapse

5. Pl. Länder; (geographisches Land) country; (Staat) auch nation, state; lit. land; das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt hum. the land of milk and honey; das Land meiner / seiner etc. Väter geh. the land of my / his etc. fathers; das Land meiner Träume the land of my dreams; das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of limitless opportunity; das Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun; das Land der tausend Seen the land of a thousand lakes; andere Länder, andere Sitten Sprichw. when in Rome, do as the Romans do; Land und Leute kennen lernen get to know the country and its people; aus aller Herren Länder from all four corners of the earth; wieder im Lande sein umg., fig. be back again; (unter den Leuten) be back in circulation; bist du wieder mal im Lande? umg., nach langer Abwesenheit: returned from your wanderings, have you?, iro. hello (there), stranger!; zu einem Ausländer etc.: come to see us again, have you?; bei uns zu Land in our country, where we live gelobt, heilig

6. nur Sg.; (Territorium, Lebensraum) territory, land; dieses Gebiet war das Land der Apachen this area was Apache territory ( oder land)

7. Pl. Länder; POL., innerhalb Deutschlands: (federal) state, Land (Pl. Länder); in Österreich: province; die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland the states ( oder Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany; das Land Bayern the state of Bavaria; das Land Kärnten the province of Carinthia

8. nur Sg.: Land der Träume etc. fig. land of dreams etc.

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das Land

(Ackerland) soil;

(Gegensatz zu Wasser) land;

(Grund und Boden) land; property;

(Staat) country; state;

(ländliche Gegend) countryside; country

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Lạnd [lant]
nt -(e)s, -er
['lɛndɐ]
1) (= Gelände, Festland) land; (= Landschaft) country, landscape

ein Stück Land — a plot of land or ground

Land bestellen — to till the soil or land

Land bebauen — to cultivate the land

Land gewinnen (lit) (am Meer) — to reclaim land; (Agr) to cultivate land; (fig) to gain ground

an Land gehen — to go ashore

jdn an Land setzen — to put sb ashore

an Land schwimmen — to swim to the shore

Land sehen (lit) — to see or sight land

endlich können wir Land sehen/sehe ich Land (fig) — at last we/I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

kein Land mehr sehen ( können) (fig) — to be completely muddled, to be in a complete muddle

etw an Land ziehen — to pull sth ashore

ein Boot an Land ziehen — to beach a boat

einen Fisch an Land ziehen — to land a fish

einen Millionär/einen Auftrag an Land ziehen (inf) — to land a millionaire/an order

Land in Sicht! — land ahoy!

Land unter! — land submerged!

bei uns/euch zu Lande — back home, where we/you come from or live, in our/your country

2) (= ländliches Gebiet) country

aufs Land — (in)to the country

auf dem Land(e) — in the country

vom Land(e) — from the country

über Land fahren (mit Auto etc) — to drive/travel across country; (Fahrschüler) to drive on country roads; (old

3) (= Staat) country, land (esp liter); (= Bundesland) (in BRD) Land, state; (in Österreich) province

das Land Hessen — the state of Hesse

das Land Tirol — the province of Tyrol, Tyrol province

außer Landes sein/gehen — to be out of/leave the country

Land und Leute kennenlernen — to get to know the country and its inhabitants

das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten — the new world, the land of limitless opportunity

das Land der aufgehenden Sonne — the land of the rising sun

aus aller Herren Länder(n) — from all over the world, from the four corners of the earth

der Frühling war ins Land gezogen (liter) — spring had arrived

seitdem waren viele Jahre ins Land gegangen or gezogen (liter) — many years had passed since then

bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich (prov) — stay put and prosper

See:

→ Milch

4) pl (poet) lands pl

in fernen Landen (liter) — in distant lands, in faraway lands

durch die Lande ziehen (liter) — to roam abroad

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das

1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land

2) (a country: foreign lands.) land

3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) land

4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land

5) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) country

6) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) country

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Land

<-[e]s, Länder>

[lant, pl ˈlɛndɐ]

nt

1. (Staat) country, state, nation

aus aller Herren Länder[n] from all corners of the earth

\Land und Leute the country and its people

andere Länder, andere Sitten every country has its own customs

das \Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of opportunity

das \Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun

das \Land der Verheißung, das Gelobte \Land the promised land

das Heilige \Land the Holy Land

durch die \Lande ziehen (geh) to travel around

außer \Landes abroad, out of the country

bei jdm zu \Land where sb comes from, in sb's country

2. (Bundesland) federal state

3. NAUT land

\Land in Sicht! land ahoy!

\Land unter! NORDD land under water!

zu \Lande und zu Wasser on land and at sea

an \Land gehen, \Land sehen to sight land, to go ashore

jdn an \Land setzen to put sb ashore

jdn/etw an \Land spülen to wash sb/sth ashore

jdn/etw an \Land ziehen to pull sb/sth ashore

an \Land ashore

4. kein pl (Gelände) land, property

das \Land bestellen to till the soil

5. kein pl (ländliche Gegend) country

auf dem flachen [o platten] \Land[e] on the plains

aufs \Land ziehen to move to the country

auf dem \Land[e] in the country

6.

▶ das \Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt the land of milk and honey

▶ bleibe im \Lande und nähre dich redlich (prov) enjoy the trappings of home

▶ [wieder] \Land sehen (fam) to get things sorted [again]

endlich sehe ich wieder \Land I'm finally getting things sorted again

▶ etw an \Land ziehen (fam) to land sth fam

▶ ins \Land ziehen [o gehen] (geh) to pass

die Jahre zogen ins \Land the years went by

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das; Landes, Länder od. (veralt.) Lande

1) o. Pl. land no indef. art.

an Land — ashore

Land in Sicht! — (Seemannsspr.) land [ahead]!

‘Land unter!’ melden — report that the land is flooded or under water

[wieder] Land sehen — (fig.) be able to see light at the end of the tunnel (fig.)

[sich (Dat.)] eine Millionärin/antike Truhe/einen fetten Auftrag an Land ziehen — (ugs., oft scherzh.) hook a millionairess/get one's hands on an antique chest/land a fat contract

2) o. Pl. (Grund und Boden) land

ein Stück Land — a plot or piece of land or ground

das Land bebauen/bestellen — farm/till the land

3) Plural Lande (veralt.) (Gegend) country; land

Wochen/Jahre waren ins Land gegangen — weeks/years had passed or gone by

4) o. Pl. (dörfliche Gegend) country no indef. art.

auf dem Land wohnen — live in the country

aufs Land ziehen — move into the country

5) Plural Länder (Staat) country

andere Länder, andere Sitten — (Spr.) every nation has its own ways of behaving

Land und Leute kennen lernen — get to know the country and its people or inhabitants

außer Landes gehen/sich außer Landes befinden — leave the country/be out of the country

wieder im Lande sein — (ugs.) be back again

hier zu Lande — [here] in this country

6) (Bundesland) Land; state; (österr.) province
•• Cultural note:
Land

Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 member states called Länder or Bundesländer. Five so-called neue Bundesländer were added after reunification in 1990. The Land has a degree of autonomy and is responsible for all educational and cultural affairs, the police, the environment, and local government. The German Länder, including three city-states, and their state capitals are: Baden-Württemberg, capital: Stuttgart; Bayern( Bavaria), capital: München( Munich); Berlin; Brandenburg, capital: Potsdam; Bremen; Hamburg; Hessen (Hesse), capital: Wiesbaden; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), capital: Schwerin; Niedersachsen( Lower Saxony), capital: Hannover( Hanover); Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), capital: Düsseldorf; Rheinland-Pfalz ( Rhineland-Palatinate), capital: Mainz; Saarland, capital: Saarbrücken; Sachsen( Saxony), capital: Dresden; Sachsen-Anhalt ( Saxony-Anhalt), capital: Magdeburg; Schleswig-Holstein, capital: Kiel; Thüringen( Thuringia), capital: Erfurt. Austria is a federal state consisting of 9 Länder: Burgenland; Kärnten( Carinthia); Niederösterreich( Lower Austria); Oberösterreich( Upper Austria); Salzburg; Steiermark( Styria); Tirol (Tyrol); Vorarlberg; Wien( Vienna).The Swiss equivalent of a German or Austrian Land is a Kanton

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Land n; -(e)s, Länder und Lande

1. nur sg; (Grund und Boden) land; (Ackerboden) land, soil;

10 Hektar Land 10 hectares of land;

das Land bebauen farm the land; liter till the soil

2. nur. sg; (Ggs Wasser) land;

Land in Sicht SCHIFF land ahead;

an Land ashore;

an Land gehen go ashore, disembark;

etwas an Land ziehen land sth, pull sth ashore; umg, fig land o.s. sth;

wieder (festes) Land unter den Füßen haben be back on terra firma ( oder dry land);

Land sehen see land;

(wieder) Land sehen umg, fig see the light at the end of the tunnel;

ich sehe noch kein Land fig there’s no end in sight yet;

kein Land mehr sehen fig be completely at sea, be floundering; → unter¹ A, 1

3. nur sg; (Ggs Stadt) country; countryside;

auf dem Land in the country;

aufs Land fahren go ( oder drive) out into the country(side);

aufs Land ziehen move to the country(side);

(draußen) auf dem flachen oder

platten Land umg out in the sticks, in the middle of nowhere

4. pl obs oder hum Lande; (Gegend) region; (Landschaft) country;

hügeliges Land hilly (stretch of) country;

durch die Lande reisen oder

ziehen travel widely;

in deutschen Landen obs, hum in Germany;

ins Land gehen oder

ziehen fig, Zeit: pass, elapse

5. pl Länder; (geografisches Land) country; (Staat) auch nation, state; liter land;

das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt hum the land of milk and honey;

das Land meiner/seiner etc

Väter geh the land of my/his etc fathers;

das Land meiner Träume the land of my dreams;

das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten the land of limitless opportunity;

das Land der aufgehenden Sonne the land of the rising sun;

das Land der tausend Seen the land of a thousand lakes;

andere Länder, andere Sitten sprichw when in Rome, do as the Romans do;

Land und Leute kennenlernen get to know the country and its people;

aus aller Herren Länder from all four corners of the earth;

wieder im Lande sein umg, fig be back again; (unter den Leuten) be back in circulation;

bist du wieder mal im Lande? umg, nach langer Abwesenheit: returned from your wanderings, have you?, iron hello (there), stranger!; zu einem Ausländer etc: come to see us again, have you?;

bei uns zu Land in our country, where we live → gelobt, heilig

6. nur sg; (Territorium, Lebensraum) territory, land;

dieses Gebiet war das Land der Apachen this area was Apache territory ( oder land)

7. pl Länder; POL, innerhalb Deutschlands: (federal) state, Land (pl Länder); in Österreich: province;

die Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland the states ( oder Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany;

das Land Bayern the state of Bavaria;

das Land Kärnten the province of Carinthia

8. nur sg:

Land der Träume etc fig land of dreams etc

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das; Landes, Länder od. (veralt.) Lande

1) o. Pl. land no indef. art.

an Land — ashore

Land in Sicht! — (Seemannsspr.) land [ahead]!

‘Land unter!’ melden — report that the land is flooded or under water

[wieder] Land sehen — (fig.) be able to see light at the end of the tunnel (fig.)

[sich (Dat.)] eine Millionärin/antike Truhe/einen fetten Auftrag an Land ziehen — (ugs., oft scherzh.) hook a millionairess/get one's hands on an antique chest/land a fat contract

2) o. Pl. (Grund und Boden) land

ein Stück Land — a plot or piece of land or ground

das Land bebauen/bestellen — farm/till the land

3) Plural Lande (veralt.) (Gegend) country; land

Wochen/Jahre waren ins Land gegangen — weeks/years had passed or gone by

4) o. Pl. (dörfliche Gegend) country no indef. art.

auf dem Land wohnen — live in the country

aufs Land ziehen — move into the country

5) Plural Länder (Staat) country

andere Länder, andere Sitten — (Spr.) every nation has its own ways of behaving

Land und Leute kennen lernen — get to know the country and its people or inhabitants

außer Landes gehen/sich außer Landes befinden — leave the country/be out of the country

wieder im Lande sein — (ugs.) be back again

hier zu Lande — [here] in this country

6) (Bundesland) Land; state; (österr.) province
•• Cultural note:
Land

Germany is a federal republic consisting of 16 member states called Länder or Bundesländer. Five so-called neue Bundesländer were added after reunification in 1990. The Land has a degree of autonomy and is responsible for all educational and cultural affairs, the police, the environment, and local government. The German Länder, including three city-states, and their state capitals are: Baden-Württemberg, capital: Stuttgart; Bayern (Bavaria), capital: München (Munich); Berlin; Brandenburg, capital: Potsdam; Bremen; Hamburg; Hessen (Hesse), capital: Wiesbaden; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), capital: Schwerin; Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), capital: Hannover (Hanover); Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), capital: Düsseldorf; Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), capital: Mainz; Saarland, capital: Saarbrücken; Sachsen (Saxony), capital: Dresden; Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), capital: Magdeburg; Schleswig-Holstein, capital: Kiel; Thüringen (Thuringia), capital: Erfurt. Austria is a federal state consisting of 9 Länder: Burgenland; Kärnten (Carinthia); Niederösterreich (Lower Austria); Oberösterreich (Upper Austria); Salzburg; Steiermark (Styria); Tirol (Tyrol); Vorarlberg; Wien (Vienna).The Swiss equivalent of a German or Austrian Land is a Kanton

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¨-er n.

country n.

county n.

land n.

terra n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Land
16 most

[məʊst] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di

most people — la maggior parte delle persone

2) (superlative: more than all the others)

he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta

he had (the) most success in China — ha avuto il maggiore successo in Cina

3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattutto

for the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...

for the most part he works in his office — lavora soprattutto in ufficio

his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
2.
pronome

1) (the majority)

most of the people — la maggioranza delle persone

most of us — la maggior parte di noi

most of the bread — quasi tutto il pane

most of the money — la maggior parte dei soldi

for most of the day — per quasi tutto il giorno

most agreed — erano quasi tutti d'accordo

2) (the maximum)

the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...

the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...

what's the most we'll have to pay? — quanto pagheremo al massimo?

3) (more than all the others)

Joe has got the most — Joe ne ha più di tutti

4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo

5) most of all soprattutto
3.
avverbio

1) (used to form superlative)

the most beautiful town in Italy — la più bella città d'Italia

most easily — facilissimamente

2) (very)

most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano

most amusing — estremamente divertente

most probably — molto probabilmente

3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più

what most annoyed him was — la cosa che lo irritava di più era

those who will benefit most — quelli che trarranno maggior beneficio

4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi

most everyone — quasi tutti

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to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
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Note:

When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below

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[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) più

2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) la maggior parte di, la maggioranza di
2. adverb
1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) più

2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) più

3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) molto

4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) quasi
3. pronoun
1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) più

2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) la maggior parte (di)

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- mostly
- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of
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[məʊst] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1) (the majority of, nearly all) la maggior parte di

most people — la maggior parte delle persone

2) (superlative: more than all the others)

he got the most votes, money — ha ottenuto il più alto numero di voti, la somma più alta

he had (the) most success in China — ha avuto il maggiore successo in Cina

3) for the most part per la maggior parte; (most of the time) per la maggior parte del tempo; (basically) soprattutto

for the most part, they... — per lo più, loro...

for the most part he works in his office — lavora soprattutto in ufficio

his experience is, for the most part, in publishing — ha esperienza soprattutto in campo editoriale
2.
pronome

1) (the majority)

most of the people — la maggioranza delle persone

most of us — la maggior parte di noi

most of the bread — quasi tutto il pane

most of the money — la maggior parte dei soldi

for most of the day — per quasi tutto il giorno

most agreed — erano quasi tutti d'accordo

2) (the maximum)

the most you can expect is... — il massimo che tu possa sperare è...

the most I can do is... — il massimo che io possa fare è...

what's the most we'll have to pay? — quanto pagheremo al massimo?

3) (more than all the others)

Joe has got the most — Joe ne ha più di tutti

4) at (the) most (at the maximum) al massimo

5) most of all soprattutto
3.
avverbio

1) (used to form superlative)

the most beautiful town in Italy — la più bella città d'Italia

most easily — facilissimamente

2) (very)

most encouraging, odd — molto incoraggiante, strano

most amusing — estremamente divertente

most probably — molto probabilmente

3) (more than all the rest) maggiormente, di più

what most annoyed him was — la cosa che lo irritava di più era

those who will benefit most — quelli che trarranno maggior beneficio

4) AE colloq. (almost) quasi

most everyone — quasi tutti

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to make the most of — sfruttare al massimo [opportunity, resources, situation, space]; godersi il più possibile [holiday, good weather]
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Note:

When used to form the superlative of adjectives, most is translated by il / la / i / le più depending on the gender and number of the noun: the most expensive hotel in Rome = il più costoso albergo di Roma / l'albergo più costoso di Roma; the most beautiful woman in the room = la più bella donna nella stanza / la donna più bella nella stanza; the most difficult problems = i problemi più difficili; the most profitable discussions = le discussioni più utili. Note that in the plural the adjective in the superlative form usually follows the noun it refers to. - For examples and further uses, see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > most
17 pat

pæt
1. noun
1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) palmadita, caricia

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) porción pequeña

2. verb
(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) acariciar, dar palmaditas, tocar

3. adverb
((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) preparado (adjetivo); de memoria, al dedillo (adverbio)

pat¹ n palmadita

give the dog a pat dale una palmadita al perro

pat² vb dar palmaditas

he patted the little boy on the back le dio unas palmaditas en la espalda al niño

El pasado y el participio pasado de pat se escribe patted; el gerundio se escribe patting

Pat

tr['petɪənt]

abbreviation

1 ( patent) patente nombre femenino; (abbreviation) Pat

pat ['pæt] vt, patted ; patting : dar palmaditas a, tocar

pat adv

: de memoria

to have down pat: saberse de memoria

pat adj

1) apt: apto, apropiado

2) glib: fácil

3) unyielding: firme

to stand pat: mantenerse firme

pat n

1) tap: golpecito m, palmadita f

a pat on the back: una palmadita en la espalda

2) caress: caricia f

3) : porción f

a pat of butter: una porción de mantequilla

pat (of the hand)

n.

• palmadita s.f.

adj.

• oportuno, -a adj.

adv.

• a propósito adv.

n.

• caricia s.f.

• golpecito s.m.

• palmada s.f.

v.

• acariciar v.

I pæt
transitive verb - tt- darle* palmaditas a

to pat somebody on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

II

noun

1) ( tap) palmadita f, golpecito m; ( touch) toque m

to give somebody a pat on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

2) ( Culin) ( of butter) porción f

III

adjective (pej) < answer> fácil

IV

adverb

a) ( by heart)

to have o know something down o (BrE) off pat — saberse* algo al dedillo or de memoria

b) (AmE)

to stand pat — mantenerse* en sus (or mis etc) trece

V

(= patent) Pat.

pat pending — Pat. solicitada or en trámite

I [pæt]
1. N

1) (=light blow) palmadita f, golpecito m ; (=caress) caricia f

to give sb a pat on the back — (lit) dar a algn una palmada en la espalda; (fig) felicitar a algn

to give o.s. a pat on the back — (fig) felicitarse a sí mismo

2) [of butter] porción f

2.

VT (=touch) [+ hair, face etc] tocar, pasar la mano por; (=tap) dar una palmadita en; [+ child's head, dog] acariciar

II [pæt]
1.

ADV

he knows it (off) pat — lo sabe al dedillo or de memoria

he always has an excuse just pat — siempre tiene su excusa lista

the answer came too pat — dio su respuesta con demasiada prontitud

- stand pat

2.

ADJ [answer] fácil

* * *

I [pæt]
transitive verb - tt- darle* palmaditas a

to pat somebody on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

II

noun

1) ( tap) palmadita f, golpecito m; ( touch) toque m

to give somebody a pat on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

2) ( Culin) ( of butter) porción f

III

adjective (pej) < answer> fácil

IV

adverb

a) ( by heart)

to have o know something down o (BrE) off pat — saberse* algo al dedillo or de memoria

b) (AmE)

to stand pat — mantenerse* en sus (or mis etc) trece

V

(= patent) Pat.

pat pending — Pat. solicitada or en trámite

English-spanish dictionary > pat
18 orientar

v.

1 to direct.

mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing

2 to give advice or guidance to.

3 to guide, to direct, to show the way, to give a direction.

* * *

orientar

► verbo transitivo

1 (casa) to face; (antena, barco) to point; (velas) to trim

■ la casa está orientada al mar the house faces the sea

■ orientaron la barca hacia la costa they pointed the boat towards the coast

2 (esfuerzos, investigaciones) to direct

3 (guiar) to guide; (aconsejar) to advise

■ el examen nos orientó de cómo ibamos the exam gave us an idea of how we were getting on

► verbo pronominal orientarse

1 to find one's bearings

■ nos orientamos por las estrellas we were guided by the stars

■ yo me oriento muy mal I have an appalling sense of direction

■ todavía no me he orientado en este trabajo I haven't learnt the ropes yet

* * *

verb

1) to guide

2) orient

* * *

1. VT

1) (=situar)

orientar algo hacia o a algo — to position sth to face sth

orientaron la parabólica hacia el norte — they positioned the satellite dish to face north, they put the satellite dish facing north

la casa está orientada hacia el suroeste — the house faces south-west, the house looks south-west

2) (=enfocar) to direct

tenemos que orientar nuestros esfuerzos hacia un aumento de la productividad — we must direct our efforts towards improving productivity

hay que orientar las investigaciones en otro sentido — we shall have to follow a different path of enquiry

cómics orientados a un público adulto — comics oriented o targeted at adult readers

3) (=guiar) to guide

me ha orientado en la materia — he has guided me through the subject, he has given me guidance about the subject

4) (Náut) [+ vela] to trim

2.

See:

orientarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < reflector> to position

oriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east

orientó el avión hacia el sur — he headed the plane south

b) < edificio>

la casa está orientada al sur — the house faces south (frml)

c) (Náut) < velas> to trim

2) ( encaminar)

orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...

una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation

3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise

orientar a los jóvenes en algo — to give young people guidance on something
2.
orientarse v pron

1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself

orientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars

2)

a) ( girar)

plantas que se orientan hacia el sol — plants that turn toward(s) the sun

b) ( inclinarse)

mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science

c) ( informarse) to get information

* * *

= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.

Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex. Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.

Ex. In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.

Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.

Ex. You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.

Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.

Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.

Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.

Ex. The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.

Ex. These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.

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* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.

* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.

* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < reflector> to position

oriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east

orientó el avión hacia el sur — he headed the plane south

b) < edificio>

la casa está orientada al sur — the house faces south (frml)

c) (Náut) < velas> to trim

2) ( encaminar)

orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...

una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation

3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise

orientar a los jóvenes en algo — to give young people guidance on something
2.
orientarse v pron

1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself

orientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars

2)

a) ( girar)

plantas que se orientan hacia el sol — plants that turn toward(s) the sun

b) ( inclinarse)

mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science

c) ( informarse) to get information

* * *

= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.

Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.

Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.

Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.

Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.

Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.

Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.

Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.

Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.

Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.

* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.

* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.

* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.

* * *

orientar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹antena/reflector› orientar algo HACIA/A algo:

oriente la antena al este or hacia el este position/turn the antenna ( AmE) o ( BrE) aerial to face east

orientó el avión hacia el sur he headed the plane south

2 ‹edificio›

decidieron orientarlo hacia el sur they decided to build it facing south

la casa está orientada al sur or hacia el sur the house faces south o is south-facing, the house has a southern aspect ( frml)

3 ( Náut) ‹velas› to trim

B

(encaminar): orientemos nuestros esfuerzos hacia la consecución de este objetivo let us direct our efforts toward the achievement of this goal

una política orientada a combatir la inflación a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation

C (guiar) ‹persona›

1 «faro/estrellas» to guide

2 «profesor/amigo» to advise

orientar a los jóvenes en la elección de una carrera to give young people guidance on their choice of a career

■ orientarse

v pron

A (ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself, orientate oneself ( BrE); (no perderse) to find one's way around

los antiguos navegantes se orientaban por las estrellas in ancient times sailors steered by the stars

B

1

(girar): plantas que se orientan hacia el sol plantas that turn toward(s) the sun

2

(inclinarse): las tres hermanas se orientaron hacia las ciencias the three sisters went in for o opted for science

3 ( caus) (informarse) to get information

* * *

orientar ( conjugate orientar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹reflector/antena› to position;

◊ la casa está orientada al sur the house faces south (frml)

b) (Náut) ‹ velas› to trim

2 ( encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/política› to direct
3 ‹ persona›
a) [faro/estrellas] to guide

b) ( aconsejar) to advise;

( mostrar el camino):
◊ una mujer nos orientó a woman told us the way

orientarse verbo pronominal ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself;
◊ orientarse por las estrellas (Náut) to steer by the stars

orientar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to position: compraron un terreno orientado al norte, they bought a piece of land facing north
2 (a una persona) to advise, guide
3 (indicar camino) to give directions
4 (actitud, acción, etc, hacia un fin determinado) to direct, aim
una campaña publicitaria orientada hacia los jóvenes, an advertising campaign aimed at young people

' orientar' also found in these entries:
English:
orient
- orientate
- trim
- gear

* * *

orientar

♦ vt

1. [dar una posición] to direct;

hay que orientar el foco hacia abajo the spotlight needs to be pointed downwards;

orientó la popa hacia el este he pointed the stern eastwards;

mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing

2. [indicar una dirección] to guide;

un lugareño les orientó a local pointed them in the right direction

3. [aconsejar] to give advice o guidance to;

necesito que me orienten sobre el mejor modelo I need some advice about the best model

4. [enfocar]
orientar hacia to direct towards o at;

orientaron las medidas a reducir la inflación the measures were aimed at reducing inflation;

orientó sus investigaciones hacia la biogenética he focused his research on biogenetics

♦ See also the pronominal verb orientarse

* * *

orientar

v/t

1 ( aconsejar) advise

2

:

orientar algo hacia algo turn sth toward sth

* * *

orientar vt

1) : to orient, to position

2) : to guide, to direct

♦ See also the reflexive verb orientarse

* * *

orientar vb

1. (telescopio, antena) to point

2. (guiar a una persona) to direct / to guide

3. (aconsejar a una persona) to advise

Spanish-English dictionary > orientar
19 ostentoso

adj.

1 vain, presumptuous, show-off.

2 ostentatious, flash, flashy, show-off.

3 ostentatious, pretentious.

* * *

ostentoso

► adjetivo

1 ostentatious

* * *

ADJ ostentatious

* * *

- sa adjetivo ostentatious

* * *

= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.

Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.

Ex. The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.

Ex. Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.

Ex. In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.

Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.

Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.

Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

* * *

- sa adjetivo ostentatious

* * *

= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.

Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.

Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.

Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.

Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of ' flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.

Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.

Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.

Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

* * *

ostentoso -sa

adjective

ostentatious

* * *

ostentoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

ostentatious
ostentoso,-a adjetivo ostentatious

' ostentoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamativa
- llamativo
- ostentosa
- exhibicionista
- pomposo
English:
grandiose
- ostentatious

* * *

ostentoso, -a adj

ostentatious

* * *

ostentoso

adj ostentatious

* * *

ostentoso, -sa adj

: ostentatious, showy

♦ ostentosamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > ostentoso
20 Pat

pæt
1. noun
1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) palmadita, caricia

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) porción pequeña

2. verb
(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) acariciar, dar palmaditas, tocar

3. adverb
((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) preparado (adjetivo); de memoria, al dedillo (adverbio)

pat¹ n palmadita

give the dog a pat dale una palmadita al perro

pat² vb dar palmaditas

he patted the little boy on the back le dio unas palmaditas en la espalda al niño

El pasado y el participio pasado de pat se escribe patted; el gerundio se escribe patting

Pat

tr['petɪənt]

abbreviation

1 ( patent) patente nombre femenino; (abbreviation) Pat

pat ['pæt] vt, patted ; patting : dar palmaditas a, tocar

pat adv

: de memoria

to have down pat: saberse de memoria

pat adj

1) apt: apto, apropiado

2) glib: fácil

3) unyielding: firme

to stand pat: mantenerse firme

pat n

1) tap: golpecito m, palmadita f

a pat on the back: una palmadita en la espalda

2) caress: caricia f

3) : porción f

a pat of butter: una porción de mantequilla

pat (of the hand)

n.

• palmadita s.f.

adj.

• oportuno, -a adj.

adv.

• a propósito adv.

n.

• caricia s.f.

• golpecito s.m.

• palmada s.f.

v.

• acariciar v.

I pæt
transitive verb - tt- darle* palmaditas a

to pat somebody on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

II

noun

1) ( tap) palmadita f, golpecito m; ( touch) toque m

to give somebody a pat on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

2) ( Culin) ( of butter) porción f

III

adjective (pej) < answer> fácil

IV

adverb

a) ( by heart)

to have o know something down o (BrE) off pat — saberse* algo al dedillo or de memoria

b) (AmE)

to stand pat — mantenerse* en sus (or mis etc) trece

V

(= patent) Pat.

pat pending — Pat. solicitada or en trámite

[pæt]
N (familiar form) of Patrick, Patricia
* * *

I [pæt]
transitive verb - tt- darle* palmaditas a

to pat somebody on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

II

noun

1) ( tap) palmadita f, golpecito m; ( touch) toque m

to give somebody a pat on the back — ( congratulate) felicitar a alguien; ( lit) darle* una palmadita en la espalda a alguien

2) ( Culin) ( of butter) porción f

III

adjective (pej) < answer> fácil

IV

adverb

a) ( by heart)

to have o know something down o (BrE) off pat — saberse* algo al dedillo or de memoria

b) (AmE)

to stand pat — mantenerse* en sus (or mis etc) trece

V

(= patent) Pat.

pat pending — Pat. solicitada or en trámite

English-spanish dictionary > Pat

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