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1 limit

1. noun
1) usu. in pl. (boundary) Grenze, die

2) (point or line that may not be passed) Limit, das

set or put a limit on something — etwas begrenzen od. beschränken

be over the limit — [Autofahrer:] zu viele Promille haben; [Reisender:] Übergepäck haben

there is a limit to what I can spend/do — ich kann nicht unbegrenzt Geld ausgeben/meine Möglichkeiten sind auch nur begrenzt

there is a limit to my patience — meine Geduld ist begrenzt

lower/upper limit — Untergrenze/Höchstgrenze, die

without limit — unbegrenzt

within limits — innerhalb gewisser Grenzen

3) (coll.)

this is the limit! — das ist [doch] die Höhe!

he/she is the [very] limit — er/sie ist [einfach] unmöglich (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
begrenzen (to auf + Akk.); einschränken [Freiheit]

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['limit] 1. noun
1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) die Grenze

2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) die Grenze
2. verb
(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) begrenzen

- academic.ru/43068/limitation">limitation
- limited
- limitless
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lim·it

[ˈlɪmɪt]

I. n

1. (utmost point) [Höchst]grenze f, Limit nt

how many may I take? — there's no \limit, take as many as you want wie viele darf ich nehmen? — das ist egal, nimm' so viele du willst

what's the \limit on how many bottles of wine you can bring through customs? wie viele Flaschen Wein darf man maximal zollfrei einführen?

there's no \limit to her ambition ihr Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen [o ist grenzenlos]

\limit of capacity Kapazitätsgrenze f

upper \limit Obergrenze f, Höchstgrenze f

to impose [or set] \limits Grenzen setzen

to put [or set] a \limit on sth etw begrenzen [o beschränken]

to overstep the \limit zu weit gehen

to reach the \limit of one's patience mit seiner Geduld am Ende sein

2. (boundary) Grenze f

city \limits Stadtgrenzen f

3. (of a person) Grenze[n] f[pl]

that's my \limit! mehr schaffe ich nicht!

I won't have anymore — I know my \limit! danke, das reicht, mehr vertrage ich nicht!

▪ \limits pl:

to know no \limits keine Grenzen kennen

to know one's \limits seine Grenzen kennen

to reach one's \limit an seine Grenze[n] kommen

4. (restriction) Beschränkung f

age \limit Altersgrenze f

credit \limit FIN Kreditlimit nt, Kreditlinie f

\limit order AM STOCKEX limitierter Auftrag

weight \limit Gewichtsbeschränkung f

spending \limits Ausgabenlimit nt

5. (speed) [zulässige] Höchstgeschwindigkeit

to drive [or go] the \limit sich akk an die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung halten

to drive [or go] above [or over] the \limit die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschreiten

6. (blood alcohol level) Promillegrenze f

to be above [or over] /below the \limit über/unter der Promillegrenze liegen

7. MATH (value) Grenzwert m

8. COMPUT

▪ \limits pl Grenzwerte f

9.

▶ to be off \limits [to sb] esp AM [für jdn] gesperrt sein

▶ off \limits AM Zutritt verboten

▶ to be the \limit die Höhe [o der Gipfel] sein

▶ within \limits in Grenzen

▶ without \limits ohne Grenzen, schrankenlos

II. vt

1. (reduce)

▪ to \limit sth etw einschränken

to \limit the amount of food die Nahrungsmenge reduzieren

2. (restrict)

▪ to \limit oneself to sth sich akk auf etw akk beschränken

▪ to \limit sth to sth etw auf etw akk begrenzen

I've been asked to \limit my speech to ten minutes maximum man hat mich gebeten, meine Rede auf maximal zehn Minuten zu beschränken

▪ to \limit sb jdn einschränken

having so little money to spend on an apartment does \limit you wenn man nur so wenig für eine Wohnung ausgeben kann, hat man keine große Wahl

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['lImɪt]
1. n

1) Grenze f; (= limitation) Beschränkung f, Begrenzung f; (= speed limit) Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung f; (COMM) Limit nt

the city limits — die Stadtgrenzen pl

a 40-mile limit — eine Vierzigmeilengrenze

the 50 km/h limit — die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung von 50 Stundenkilometern

is there any limit on the size? — gibt es irgendwelche Größenbeschränkungen?, ist die Größe begrenzt or beschränkt?

to put a limit on sth, to set a limit to or on sth — etw begrenzen, etw beschränken

that's beyond my financial limits — das übersteigt meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten

I am at the limit of my patience — meine Geduld ist am Ende

we're constantly working at the limits of our abilities — unsere Arbeit bringt uns ständig an die Grenzen unserer Leistungsfähigkeit

there's a limit! — alles hat seine Grenzen!

there is a limit to what one person can do — ein Mensch kann nur so viel tun und nicht mehr

there's a limit to the time you should spend — Sie sollten nicht allzu viel Zeit darauf verwenden

there is no limit to his stupidity — seine Dummheit kennt keine Grenzen

there's a limit to the amount of money we can spend —

there are limits! it is true within limits — es gibt (schließlich) Grenzen! es ist bis zu einem gewissen Grade richtig

I'll tell you what I can, within limits — ich sage Ihnen, was ich kann, innerhalb gewisser Grenzen

without limits — unbegrenzt, unbeschränkt

off limits to military personnel — Zutritt für Militär verboten, für Militär gesperrt

smoking is off limits —

to know no limits — keine Grenzen kennen

over the limit — zu viel; (in time) zu lange

you are or your baggage is over the limit — Ihr Gepäck hat Übergewicht

you shouldn't drive, you're over the limit — du solltest dich nicht ans Steuer setzen, du hast zu viel getrunken

he was three times over the limit — er hatte dreimal so viel Promille wie gesetzlich erlaubt

he had more than the legal limit (of alcohol) in his blood —

top C is my limit I'll offer £400, that's my limit — höher als bis zum hohen C komme ich nicht ich biete £ 400, das ist mein Limit or höher kann ich nicht gehen

50 pages per week is my limit — 50 Seiten pro Woche sind mein Limit

2) (inf)

that's ( just) the limit! — das ist die Höhe (inf) or das Letzte (inf)

that child is the limit! — dieses Kind ist eine Zumutung! (inf)

he's the limit!, isn't he the limit? — das ist 'ne Type! (inf)

2. vt
begrenzen, beschränken; freedom, spending, possibilities einschränken; imagination hemmen
to limit sb/sth to sth — jdn/etw auf etw (acc) beschränken

to limit oneself to a few remarks — sich auf einige (wenige) Bemerkungen beschränken

time is the limiting factor — wir sind zeitlich gebunden

what are the limiting factors? — wodurch sind uns (dat) Grenzen gesetzt?

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limit [ˈlımıt]

A s

1. fig Grenze f, Begrenzung f, Beschränkung f, (Zeit- etc) Limit n:

to the limit bis zum Äußersten oder Letzten;

within limits in (gewissen) Grenzen;

within one’s limits im Rahmen seiner Möglichkeiten;

“off limits” bes US „Zutritt verboten!“;

the area is off limits to civilians bes US das Betreten des Geländes ist Zivilpersonen verboten;

without limit ohne Grenzen, grenzen-, schrankenlos;

there is a limit to everything alles hat seine Grenzen;

there is no limit to his greed, his greed knows no limits seine Gier kennt keine Grenzen;

know one’s (own) limits seine Grenzen kennen;

put a limit on sth, set a limit to sth etwas begrenzen oder beschränken;

reach one’s limit SPORT seine Leistungsgrenze erreichen;

he has reached the limit of his patience seine Geduld ist am Ende oder erschöpft;

go the limit über die volle Distanz gehen (Boxer etc);

superior limit

a) äußerster Termin,

b) obere Grenze, Höchstgrenze f;

inferior limit

a) frühestmöglicher Zeitpunkt,

b) untere Grenze;

that’s the limit! umg das ist (doch) die Höhe!;

he is the limit! umg er ist unglaublich oder unmöglich!

2. Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

3. obs Bezirk m, Bereich m

4. MATH, TECH Grenze f, Grenzwert m

5. WIRTSCH

a) Börse: Höchstbetrag m

b) Limit n, Preisgrenze f:

lowest limit äußerster oder letzter Preis

B v/t

1. beschränken, begrenzen ( beide:

to auf akk):

limiting adjective LING einschränkendes Adjektiv

2. eine Auflage, Preise etc limitieren

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1. noun
1) usu. in pl. (boundary) Grenze, die

2) (point or line that may not be passed) Limit, das

set or put a limit on something — etwas begrenzen od. beschränken

be over the limit — [Autofahrer:] zu viele Promille haben; [Reisender:] Übergepäck haben

there is a limit to what I can spend/do — ich kann nicht unbegrenzt Geld ausgeben/meine Möglichkeiten sind auch nur begrenzt

there is a limit to my patience — meine Geduld ist begrenzt

lower/upper limit — Untergrenze/Höchstgrenze, die

without limit — unbegrenzt

within limits — innerhalb gewisser Grenzen

3) (coll.)

this is the limit! — das ist [doch] die Höhe!

he/she is the [very] limit — er/sie ist [einfach] unmöglich (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
begrenzen (to auf + Akk.); einschränken [Freiheit]

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(Mathematics) adj.

einseitiger (Mathematik) adj. n.

Begrenzung f.

Grenze -n f.

Grenzwert (Mathematik) m.

Grenzwert m.

Limes -- (Mathematik) n.

Obergrenze f. (to) v.

begrenzen v.

beschränken (auf) v.

English-german dictionary > limit
2 limit

'limit
1. noun
1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) límite

2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) límite

2. verb
(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) limitar, restringir

- limitation
- limited
- limitless

limit¹ n límite

the speed limit on motorways is 70 miles an hour el límite de velocidad en la autopista es de 70 millas por hora

limit² vb

1. limitar / restringir

the offer is limited to employees of the company la oferta se limita a los empleados de la compañía

2. reducir

we must try to limit spending hemos de intentar reducir los gastos

limit

tr['lɪmɪt]

noun

1 límite nombre masculino

■ there's a limit to everything todo tiene un límite

■ the driver was found to be over the limit el conductor dio positivo en la prueba de alcoholemia

transitive verb

1 limitar, restringir (to, a)

■ you should limit yourself to three cigarettes a day no deberías fumar más de tres cigarrillos al día

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

that's the limit! familiar ¡eso es el colmo!

to be off limits estar en zona prohibida (to, para)

to know no limits no conocer límites

within limits dentro de ciertos límites

limit ['lɪmət] vt

: limitar, restringir

limit n

1) maximum: límite m, máximo m

speed limit: límite de velocidad

2) limits npl

: límites mpl, confines mpl

city limits: límites de la ciudad

3)

that's the limit! : ¡eso es el colmo!

limit

n.

• acabóse s.m.

• aledaño s.m.

• colmo s.m.

• frontera s.f.

• linde s.m.

• lindero s.m.

• límite s.m.

• raya s.f.

• tope s.m.

• término s.m.

v.

• acotar v.

• apocar v.

• circunscribir v.

• coartar v.

• limitar v.

I 'lɪmət, 'lɪmɪt
noun

1)

a) c u ( boundary) límite m

to be off limits — (esp AmE) estar* en zona prohibida

b) c u ( furthest extent)

she pushes herself to the limit — se esfuerza al máximo

they stretched my patience to the limit — realmente pusieron a prueba mi paciencia

c) (no pl) (colloq) (in interj phrases)

you're/that's the limit! — eres/es el colmo! (fam)

2) c u (restriction, maximum) límite m

what's the (speed) limit? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima or el límite de velocidad?

within limits — dentro de ciertos límites

to put a limit on something — poner* un límite a algo

II

transitive verb \<\<possibility/extent/number\>\> limitar; \<\<imports\>\> restringir*

they limited me to one drink a week — me pusieron como límite una copa por semana

to limit oneself TO something/-ING — limitarse a algo/+ inf

['lɪmɪt]
1. N

1) (=cut-off point, furthest extent) límite m

there is a limit to my patience — mi paciencia tiene un límite

there's a limit to what doctors can do in such cases — lo que pueden hacer los médicos en estos casos es limitado

• to be at the limit of one's endurance — ya no poder más

to be at the limit of one's patience — haber agotado la paciencia

• behaviour beyond the limits of acceptability — comportamiento m que va más allá de los límites de lo aceptable

• to know no limits — no tener límite(s)

• these establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens — los ciudadanos de a pie tienen prohibido el acceso a estos establecimientos

that sort of question is off limits — ese tipo de pregunta se sale de los límites

• that is outside the limits of my experience — eso va más allá de los límites de mi experiencia

• it is important that parents set limits for their children — es importante que los padres les pongan límites a sus hijos

• she tried my patience to the limit — puso mi paciencia a prueba

• it is true within limits — es verdad dentro de ciertos límites
city 2., sky, stretch 2.
2) (=permitted maximum) límite m

there is no limit on or to the amount you can import — no existe un límite con respecto a la cantidad que se puede importar

• one glass of wine's my limit — con un vaso de vino me basta y me sobra

• he was three times over the limit — (Aut) había ingerido tres veces más de la cantidad de alcohol permitida (para conducir)
age 4., credit 3., speed, spending 2., time 3., weight 3.
3)

the limit: it's the limit! * — (=too much) ¡es el colmo!, ¡es demasiado!

he's the limit! — ¡es el colmo!, ¡es el no va más!

4) (Math) límite m

2.

VT [+ numbers, power, freedom] limitar; [+ spending] restringir

try to limit your fat intake — procura limitar el consumo de grasas

are you limited as to time? — ¿tienes el tiempo limitado?

he limited questions to 25 minutes — limitó las preguntas a 25 minutos

to limit o.s. to sth — limitarse a algo

he limited himself to a few remarks — se limitó a hacer algunas observaciones

I limit myself to ten cigarettes a day — me permito solo diez cigarrillos al día

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I ['lɪmət, 'lɪmɪt]
noun

1)

a) c u ( boundary) límite m

to be off limits — (esp AmE) estar* en zona prohibida

b) c u ( furthest extent)

she pushes herself to the limit — se esfuerza al máximo

they stretched my patience to the limit — realmente pusieron a prueba mi paciencia

c) (no pl) (colloq) (in interj phrases)

you're/that's the limit! — eres/es el colmo! (fam)

2) c u (restriction, maximum) límite m

what's the (speed) limit? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima or el límite de velocidad?

within limits — dentro de ciertos límites

to put a limit on something — poner* un límite a algo

II

transitive verb \<\<possibility/extent/number\>\> limitar; \<\<imports\>\> restringir*

they limited me to one drink a week — me pusieron como límite una copa por semana

to limit oneself TO something/-ING — limitarse a algo/+ inf

English-spanish dictionary > limit
3 limit

limit ['lɪmɪt]

1 noun

(a) (boundary, greatest extent, maximum) limite f;

∎ the eastern limits of the empire les limites orientales de l'empire;

∎ I know my limits je connais mes limites, je sais ce dont je suis capable;

∎ his arrogance knows no limits son arrogance ne connaît pas de limites;

∎ there is no limit to his powers ses pouvoirs sont illimités;

∎ our resources are stretched to the limit nous sommes au bout de nos ressources;

∎ there's a limit to my patience ma patience a des limites;

∎ within limits dans une certaine mesure;

∎ within the limits of the present regulations dans le cadre délimité par le présent règlement;

∎ I'd like to help but there are limits je veux bien aider mais il y a des limites;

∎ I agree with you, within limits je suis d'accord avec toi, jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ off limits interdit d'accès;

∎ the bar's off limits to servicemen le bar est interdit aux militaires;

∎ that's the (absolute) limit! c'est le comble!;

∎ she really is the limit! elle dépasse vraiment les bornes!;

∎ what is the limit on this road? (speed) quelle est la limitation ou French Canadian limite de vitesse sur cette route?;

∎ to fix a limit (in insurance) fixer les pleins

(b) (restriction) limitation f;

∎ the limit on Japanese imports la limitation des importations japonaises;

∎ to put or to set a limit on sth limiter qch;

∎ weight limit limitation f de poids;

∎ British to be over the limit (driver) dépasser le taux d'alcoolémie autorisé

2 transitive verb

limiter;

∎ we're trying to limit costs nous essayons de limiter les coûts;

∎ they are limiting their research to one kind of virus ils limitent leurs recherches à un seul type de virus;

∎ to limit oneself to two whiskies se limiter à deux whiskies;

∎ she limits herself to one visit a week elle se contente d'une visite par semaine;

∎ I will limit myself to observing that… je me bornerai à observer que…

►► Stock Exchange limit order ordre m limite

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > limit
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limit [ˈlɪmɪt]

1. noun

limite f ; ( = restriction) limitation f

• there is a 60km/h limit on this road la vitesse est limitée à 60 km/h sur cette route

• that's the limit! (inf) ça dépasse les bornes !

• there are limits! (inf) il y a des limites !

• off limits [area, district] d'accès interdit

• he was three times over the limit [driver] il avait trois fois la dose d'alcool autorisée

• there is a limit to my patience ma patience a des limites

• there is a limit to what one can do il y a une limite à ce que l'on peut faire

• within the limits of dans les limites de

• within a 5-mile limit dans un rayon de 8 kilomètres

• it is true within limits c'est vrai dans une certaine mesure

2. transitive verb

limiter

• to limit o.s. to a few remarks se limiter à quelques remarques

• to limit o.s. to ten cigarettes a day se limiter à dix cigarettes par jour

• Neo-Fascism is not limited to Europe le néofascisme ne se limite pas à l'Europe

• the government's attempts to limit unemployment to 2.5 million les efforts du gouvernement pour maintenir le chômage en dessous de la barre des 2,5 millions

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['lɪmɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( boundary) lit, fig limite f

there will be no limit to the violence — la violence ne connaîtra pas de limites

within the limits of what we can do — dans la limite de ce que l'on peut faire

to be off limits — Military être interdit d'accès

the garden is off limits — l'accès au jardin est interdit

to push somebody to the limit — pousser quelqu'un à bout

2) ( legal restriction) limitation f (on sur)

speed limit — limitation de vitesse

to be over the limit — ( of alcohol) avoir trop d'alcool dans le sang
2.
transitive verb limiter

places are limited to 60 — le nombre de places est limité à 60

to limit oneself to — se limiter à

English-French dictionary > limit
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limit

A n

1 ( maximum extent) limite f ; there will be no limit to the violence la violence ne connaîtra pas de limites ; it's beyond the limit(s) of my experience cela sort des limites de mon expérience ; to push sb to the limit pousser qn à bout ; he has pushed my patience to the limit ou to its limits il est venu à bout de ma patience ; it's the limit ○ ! ça dépasse les bornes! ; you're the limit ○ ! tu dépasses les bornes! ;

2 ( legal restriction) limitation f (on sur) ; public spending limits limitation des dépenses publiques ; speed limit limitation de vitesse ; safety limits limites imposées par les normes de la sécurité ; to be over/under the limit ( of alcohol) avoir trop/ne pas avoir trop d'alcool dans le sang ;

3 ( boundary) (of territory, universe, power, science) limite f (of de) ; within the limits of what we can do dans la limite de ce que l'on peut faire ; ‘is it possible?’-‘yes, within limits’ ‘est-ce possible?’-‘oui, dans une certaine limite’ ; to be off limits Mil être interdit d'accès ; the garden is off limits l'accès au jardin est interdit ; my private life is off limits ma vie privée ne vous concerne pas.

B vtr ( restrict) limiter [use, imports, actions] ; to be limited to doing se limiter à faire ; spending is limited to two million les dépenses sont limitées à deux millions ; places are limited to 60 le nombre de places est limité à 60.

C v refl to limit oneself s'imposer des limites ; to limit oneself to se limiter à [amount, quantity] ; you're limiting yourself by not doing tu te limites trop en ne faisant pas.

Big English-French dictionary > limit
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lim·it [ʼlɪmɪt] n

1) ( utmost point) [Höchst]grenze f, Limit nt;

how many may I take? - there's no \limit, take as many as you want wie viele darf ich nehmen? - das ist egal, nimm' so viele du willst;

what's the \limit on how many bottles of wine you can bring through customs? wie viele Flaschen Wein darf man maximal zollfrei einführen?;

there's no \limit to her ambition ihr Ehrgeiz kennt keine Grenzen [o ist grenzenlos];

to impose [or set] \limits Grenzen setzen;

to put [or set] a \limit on sth etw begrenzen [o beschränken];

to overstep the \limit zu weit gehen;

to reach the \limit of one's patience mit seiner Geduld am Ende sein

2) ( boundary) Grenze f;

city \limits Stadtgrenzen f

3) ( of a person) Grenze[n] f[pl];

that's my \limit! mehr schaffe ich nicht!;

I won't have anymore - I know my \limit! danke, das reicht, mehr vertrage ich nicht!;

\limits pl

to know no \limits keine Grenzen kennen;

to know one's \limits seine Grenzen kennen;

to reach one's \limit an seine Grenze[n] kommen

4) ( restriction) Beschränkung f;

age \limit Altersgrenze f;

weight \limit Gewichtsbeschränkung f;

spending \limits Ausgabenlimit nt

5) ( speed) [zulässige] Höchstgeschwindigkeit;

to drive [or go] the \limit sich akk an die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung halten;

to drive [or go] above [or over] the \limit die Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung überschreiten

6) ( blood alcohol level) Promillegrenze f;

to be above [or over] /below the \limit über/unter der Promillegrenze liegen

7) math ( value) Grenzwert m

PHRASES:

to be the \limit die Höhe [o der Gipfel] sein;

to be off \limits [to sb] ( esp Am) [für jdn] gesperrt sein;

off \limits (Am) Zutritt verboten;

within \limits in Grenzen;

without \limits ohne Grenzen, schrankenlos vt

1) ( reduce)

to \limit sth etw einschränken;

to \limit the amount of food die Nahrungsmenge reduzieren

2) ( restrict)

to \limit oneself to sth sich akk auf etw akk beschränken;

to \limit sth to sth etw auf etw akk begrenzen;

I've been asked to \limit my speech to ten minutes maximum man hat mich gebeten, meine Rede auf maximal zehn Minuten zu beschränken;

to \limit sb jdn einschränken;

having so little money to spend on an apartment does \limit you wenn man nur so wenig für eine Wohnung ausgeben kann, hat man keine große Wahl

English-German students dictionary > limit
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I ['lɪmɪt] n
предел, граница

The speaker was given a time limit of 20 minutes. — Оратора ограничили во времени двадцатью минутами.

He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. — Его оштрафовали за превышение скорости.

There is a limit to everything. — Всему есть предел.

There is a limit to my patience. — Есть предел моему терпению

- fixed limit
- definite limit
- speed limit
- age limit
- time limit
- within certain limits
- within a 20 mile limit
- below the age limit
- reach the limit
- set a limit to expenses II ['lɪmɪt] v
ограничивать

My time is limited. — У меня ограниченное время.

I'm limited for time. — Я ограничен во времени.

All speeches were limited to 10 minutes. — Все выступления были ограничены десятью минутами. /На все выступления давалось десять минут.

I limit myself to 5 cigarettes a day. — Я ограничиваю себя пятью сигаретами в день.

His food is limited to vegetables. — Его питание ограничено овощами. /Он питается только овощами

- limit the time
- limit expenses
- limit smb's influence
- have a limited circle of friends
- be limited for space

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > limit
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§ ზღვარი, საზღვარი, ლიმიტი; შეზღუდვა, ზღვარის დადება

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1 საზღვარი, ზღვარი

there is a limit to my patience ჩემ მოთმინებას საზღვარი აქვს

his greed has no limit მის სიხარბეს საზღვარი არა აქვს

2 (limits) ფარგლები

within the city limits ქალაქის ფარგლებში

I'm ready to help you, within limits მზად ვარ, დაგეხმარო შესაძლებლობის ფარგლებში

●●speed limits სიჩქარის შეზღუდვა

they stretched the spring to its limits ზამბარა ბოლომდე დაჭიმეს

3 შეზღუდვა (შეზღუდავს), შეკვეცა

our time is limited დრო შეზღუდული გვაქვს // დროით შეზღუდულნი ვართ

to limit the expenses ხარჯების შეკვეცა

an average speed limit გზაზე ან ქუჩაში დაშვებული სიჩქარე (ტრანსპორტისა)

don't exceed the speed limit! ნებადართულ სიჩქარეს ნუ გადააჭარბებ!

limit your expenditures! ხარჯები შეკვეცე! / შეამცირე!

English-Georgian dictionary > limit
9 limit **** lim·it

['lɪmɪt]
1. n

limite m

weight/speed limit — limite di peso/di velocità

there's a limit to my patience — la mia pazienza ha un limite

within limits — entro certi limiti

there is a limit to what one can do — c'è un limite a quello che si può fare

he's the limit! fam — lui passa tutti i limiti!

well, that's the limit! fam — questo è il massimo or il colmo!

2. vt

limitare

to limit o.s. to a few remarks — limitarsi ad alcune osservazioni

I limit myself to 10 cigarettes a day — mi limito a (fumare) 10 sigarette al giorno

English-Italian dictionary > limit **** lim·it
10 stretch

I 1. [stretʃ]
nome

1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.

to have a stretch — stiracchiarsi

to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime

I can lend you Ј 50 at a stretch — ti posso prestare al massimo 50 sterline

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.

4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.

5) (period) periodo m.

I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo — ho passato 18 mesi a Tokyo

to work for 12 hours at a stretch — lavorare 12 ore di fila o seguito

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

a five-year stretch — cinque anni dentro
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata
II 1. [stretʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia

to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata

to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo

2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]

3) (bend) distorcere [ truth]; fare uno strappo a [ rules]

to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda

4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]

the system is stretched to the limit — il sistema è sfruttato al massimo

I need a job that stretches me — ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova

isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi

2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersi

to stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi

3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere

4) colloq. (afford)

I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine — penso di potermi permettere una bottiglia di vino

the budget won't stretch to a new computer — nel nostro budget non ci sta un computer nuovo
3.
verbo riflessivo

to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo

- stretch out

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) tirare, allungare, stirarsi

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) estendersi
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) stiracchiata

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) distesa, tratto; periodo

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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stretch /strɛtʃ/
n.

1 stiramento ( anche med.); allungamento; stiracchiamento

2 stiracchiata; stiracchiatina: The dog got up and had a good stretch, il cane si alzò e si diede una stiracchiata

3 estensione; distesa; spazio; tratto: a stretch of rolling country, una distesa di terreno ondulato; a long stretch of road, un lungo tratto di strada

4 periodo ininterrotto; tirata ( di tempo): over a stretch of six months, in un periodo di sei mesi

5 ( sport) rettilineo; dirittura: the final (o finishing, o home) stretch, la dirittura d'arrivo

6 (mecc.) stiratura: stretch forming, formatura ( di elementi, di lamiera) mediante stiratura; stiro-imbutitura

7 ( slang) detenzione; periodo di tempo passato in prigione

8 (naut.) bordata

9 (ferr.) tratta

10 [u] ( di tessuto, ecc.) elasticità

11 ( slang USA) spilungone; stanga; pertica (fig.)

12 = stretch limo ► sotto

● (autom.) stretch limo, limousine con carrozzeria allungata □ stretch marks, smagliature □ (ind. tess.) stretch-nylon, filanca® □ a stretch of the imagination, uno sforzo d'immaginazione □ stretch socks, calzini elasticizzati □ at a stretch, di seguito; di fila: to drive a car for five hours at a stretch, guidare l'automobile per cinque ore di seguito (o filate) □ at full stretch, teso al massimo; (fig.) a pieno regime; al massimo delle proprie possibilità: to work at full stretch, lavorare a pieno regime □ by a stretch of language, in senso lato □ by no stretch of the imagination, neanche per sogno □ to obtain st. by a stretch of one's authority, ottenere qc. abusando della propria autorità.
♦ (to) stretch /strɛtʃ/
A v. t.

1 tendere; tirare; stirare; distendere; stendere; allargare; allungare ( tirando): to stretch a wire, tendere un filo metallico; Don't stretch the material or you'll rip it, non tirare la stoffa se non vuoi lacerarla; to stretch a pullover, allargare un pullover ( tirandolo, per indossarlo); to stretch one's neck, allungare il collo

2 (fig.) forzare; sforzare; fare uno strappo a; abusare di: to stretch the truth, forzare la verità; svisare i fatti; to stretch an argument to its very limit, sforzare un'argomentazione fino all'estremo; to stretch the rules, fare uno strappo alle regole; to stretch one's powers, abusare del proprio potere; to stretch one's principles, fare uno strappo ai propri principi

3 (fig.) gonfiare; esagerare

4 (fam.) gettare a terra; stendere: to stretch sb. on the floor, stendere q. con un pugno

5 (fam.) far bastare: to stretch one's salary to meet expenses, far bastare il proprio stipendio; riuscire a far fronte alle spese

6 (naut.) distendere, bordare ( una vela)

7 ( slang o arc.) impiccare

B v. i.

1 stendersi; estendersi; spaziare; spiegarsi; ( di strada) snodarsi: The desert stretches as far as the Atlas Mountains, il deserto si stende fino alle montagne dell'Atlante

2 durare ( nel tempo); protrarsi

3 allargarsi, allungarsi, cedere ( sotto tensione): Rubber will stretch but wood won't, la gomma si allunga ma il legno no

4 stirarsi; stiracchiarsi: He yawned and stretched, fece uno sbadiglio e si stirò

● to stretch one's arms, distendere le braccia; stirarsi □ (fin.) to stretch a budget, stiracchiare un bilancio, fare bastare uno stanziamento □ to stretch one's credit, abusare del credito di cui si gode □ (fam.) to stretch it a bit, esagerare alquanto; fare la cosa più grande di quello che è □ ( anche fig.) to stretch one's legs, sgranchirsi le gambe □ (med.) to stretch a muscle, prodursi uno strappo muscolare □ to stretch oneself, stirarsi; stiracchiarsi; ( anche) sforzarsi; spingersi al massimo □ to stretch a point, fare uno strappo alla regola; fare un'eccezione.

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I 1. [stretʃ]
nome

1) (in gymnastics) allungamento m., stiramento m.

to have a stretch — stiracchiarsi

to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] essere teso al massimo; fig. [factory, office] essere a pieno regime

I can lend you Ј 50 at a stretch — ti posso prestare al massimo 50 sterline

2) (elasticity) elasticità f.

3) (section) (of road, track, coastline, river) tratto m.

4) (expanse) (of water, countryside) distesa f.

5) (period) periodo m.

I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo — ho passato 18 mesi a Tokyo

to work for 12 hours at a stretch — lavorare 12 ore di fila o seguito

6) colloq. (prison sentence)

a five-year stretch — cinque anni dentro
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ fabric] elasticizzato; [ limousine] a carrozzeria allungata
II 1. [stretʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (extend) tendere [rope, net]

to stretch one's arms — distendere o allungare le braccia

to stretch one's legs — fig. sgranchirsi le gambe, fare una passeggiata

to stretch one's wings — spiegare le ali; fig. spiegare il volo

2) (increase the size) tendere [spring, elastic]; tirare [ fabric]; (deliberately) allargare [ shoe]; (distort) sformare [garment, shoe]

3) (bend) distorcere [ truth]; fare uno strappo a [ rules]

to stretch a point — (make concession) fare un'eccezione; (exaggerate) tirare troppo la corda

4) (push to the limit) abusare di [ patience]; sfruttare al massimo [resources, person]

the system is stretched to the limit — il sistema è sfruttato al massimo

I need a job that stretches me — ho bisogno di un lavoro che mi metta alla prova

isn't that stretching it a bit? — colloq. non state esagerando un po'?

5) (eke out) fare bastare [ supplies]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (extend one's limbs) stirarsi, distendersi

2) (spread) [road, track] snodarsi, stendersi; [forest, water, beach] stendersi

to stretch to o as far as sth. [flex, string] arrivare fino a qcs.; how far does the queue stretch? fino a dove arriva la coda? the weeks stretched into months — le settimane diventarono mesi

3) (become larger) [ elastic] allungarsi; [ shoe] allargarsi; [fabric, garment] sformarsi, cedere

4) colloq. (afford)

I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine — penso di potermi permettere una bottiglia di vino

the budget won't stretch to a new computer — nel nostro budget non ci sta un computer nuovo
3.
verbo riflessivo

to stretch oneself — stirarsi; fig. fare uno sforzo

- stretch out

English-Italian dictionary > stretch
11 test

test [test]

test ⇒ 1 (a)-(e) contrôle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) examen ⇒ 1 (b) tester ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) analyser ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (f) examiner ⇒ 3 (b) essayer ⇒ 3 (c) vérifier ⇒ 3 (d) contrôler ⇒ 3 (d) mesurer ⇒ 3 (e) évaluer ⇒ 3 (e) éprouver ⇒ 3 (g)

1 noun

(a) (examination → gen) test m; School contrôle m, interrogation f;

∎ to pass a test réussir à un examen;

∎ biology test interrogation f de biologie;

∎ to sit or to take a test passer un examen;

∎ general knowledge test test m de culture générale;

∎ I'm taking my (driving) test tomorrow je passe mon permis (de conduire) demain;

∎ did you pass your (driving) test? avez-vous été reçu au permis (de conduire)?

(b) Medicine (of blood, urine) test m, analyse f; (of eyes, hearing) examen m;

∎ to undergo tests subir des tests ou examens;

∎ to have a blood test faire faire une analyse de sang;

∎ to have an eye test se faire examiner la vue;

∎ the lab did a test for salmonella le laboratoire a fait une analyse pour détecter la présence de salmonelles

(c) (trial → of equipment, machine) test m, essai m, épreuve f; (→ of quality) contrôle m; Marketing (→ of reaction, popularity) évaluation f;

∎ to carry out tests on sth effectuer des tests sur qch;

∎ all new drugs undergo clinical tests tous les nouveaux médicaments subissent des tests cliniques;

∎ a test for noise levels un contrôle des niveaux sonores;

∎ to be on test être testé ou à l'essai;

∎ to put sth to the test tester qch, faire l'essai de qch

(d) (of character, endurance, resolve) test m;

∎ a good test of character un bon test de personnalité, un bon moyen de tester la personnalité;

∎ to put sb to the test éprouver qn, mettre qn à l'épreuve;

∎ his courage was really put to the test son courage fut sérieusement mis à l'épreuve ou éprouvé;

∎ it's the first major test for the Prime Minister c'est la première fois que le Premier ministre est réellement mis à l'épreuve;

∎ to stand the test se montrer à la hauteur;

∎ also figurative test of strength épreuve f de force;

∎ to stand the test of time durer, résister à l'épreuve du temps;

∎ her books have certainly stood the test of time ses livres n'ont pas pris une ride

(e) (measure) test m;

∎ it's a test of union solidarity c'est un test de la solidarité syndicale;

∎ it will be a test of popularity for the new leader ce sera un test de popularité pour le nouveau dirigeant;

∎ the by-election will be a good test of public opinion l'élection partielle représentera un bon test de l'opinion publique

(f) British Sport test-match m

2 compound-forming noun

d'essai

3 transitive verb

(a) (examine → ability, knowledge, intelligence) tester, mesurer; School (→ pupils) tester, contrôler les connaissances de;

∎ we were tested in geography nous avons eu un contrôle de géographie;

∎ she was tested on her knowledge of plants on a testé ou vérifié ses connaissances botaniques

(b) Medicine (blood, urine) analyser, faire une analyse de; (sight, hearing) examiner;

∎ to have one's eyes tested se faire examiner la vue;

∎ figurative you need your eyes tested or British testing! il faut mettre des lunettes!;

∎ to test sb for AIDS faire subir le test de dépistage du sida à qn;

∎ to test an athlete for steroids faire subir des tests à un athlète pour détecter l'usage de stéroïdes

(c) (try out → prototype, car) essayer, faire l'essai de; (→ product) essayer; (→ weapon, procedure) tester; (→ drug) tester, expérimenter;

∎ none of our products are tested on animals nos produits ne sont pas testés sur les animaux

(d) (check → batteries, pressure, suspension) vérifier, contrôler

(e) (measure → reaction, popularity) mesurer, évaluer; Marketing (→ quality) contrôler;

∎ the day of action will test union solidarity la journée d'action permettra de mesurer ou d'évaluer la solidarité syndicale

(f) (analyse → soil) analyser, faire des prélèvements dans; (→ water) analyser;

∎ the water was tested for phosphates on a analysé l'eau pour en déterminer le taux de phosphates;

∎ to test food for starch rechercher la présence d'amidon dans les aliments;

∎ figurative to test the water tâter le terrain

(g) (tax → machinery, driver, patience) éprouver, mettre à l'épreuve;

∎ to test sb to the limit pousser qn à bout ou à la dernière extrémité;

∎ to test sb's patience to the limit mettre la patience de qn à rude épreuve

4 intransitive verb

(a) (make examination)

∎ to test for salmonella faire une recherche de salmonelles;

∎ to test for AIDS procéder à un test de dépistage du sida;

∎ to test for the presence of gas rechercher la présence de gaz

(b) (show test result)

∎ she tested positive for AIDS son test de dépistage du sida s'est révélé positif

(c) Radio & Telecommunications

∎ testing, testing! un, deux, trois!

►► Law & History the Test Act = loi anglaise de 1673, abrogée en 1828, interdisant aux catholiques l'accès aux postes gouvernementaux et à la fonction de député;

test area région f test;

test ban interdiction f des essais nucléaires;

test ban treaty traité m de prohibition des essais nucléaires;

test bench banc m d'essai;

British Television test card mire f;

Law test case affaire f qui fait jurisprudence;

∎ the trial has come to be regarded as a test case in environmental law ce procès a acquis force de précédent dans le domaine de la protection de l'environnement;

∎ figurative doctors regard her experiences as a test case for some of their theories les médecins estiment que ses expériences vont leur permettre d'éprouver ou de mettre à l'épreuve certaines de leurs théories;

test certificate certificat m d'essai;

Television test chart mire f (de réglage);

Marketing test city ville f test;

test drive essai m sur route;

∎ to go for a test drive essayer une voiture;

Aviation test flight vol m d'essai;

test market marché-test m, marché m témoin;

British test match match m international, test-match m;

test paper

(a) Chemistry papier m réactif

(b) British School interrogation f écrite;

American Television test pattern mire f (de réglage);

Music test piece morceau m imposé ou de concours;

test pilot pilote m d'essai;

test run essai m;

∎ to go for a test run faire un essai;

test shot lancement m d'essai;

test signal signal m de mesure;

test site site m témoin;

Cars test track piste f d'essai;

test tube éprouvette f

➲ test out separable transitive verb

(a) (idea, theory) tester

(b) (prototype, product) essayer, mettre à l'essai;

∎ these products are tested out on animals ces produits sont testés sur les animaux

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12 stretch

stretch

A n

1 ( extending movement) ( in gymnastics) extension f ; to have a stretch s'étirer ; to give sth a stretch étirer [arm, leg] ; tirer sur [elastic] ; to be at full stretch lit ( taut) [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum ; fig ( flat out) [factory, office] être à plein régime ; to work at full stretch [factory, machine] travailler à plein régime ; [person] travailler au maximum de ses capacités ; at a stretch à la rigueur ;

2 ( elasticity) élasticité f ;

3 ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m ; (of coastline, river) partie f ; a clear/dangerous stretch of road un tronçon de route dégagé/dangereux ; the stretch of track/road between Oxford and Banbury le tronçon de voie/route entre Oxford et Banbury ; to be on the home ou finishing stretch [athlete, racehorse] être sur la ligne d'arrivée ;

4 ( expanse) (of water, countryside) étendue f ; a stretch of land une étendue de terre ;

5 ( period) période f ; a short/long stretch une longue/courte période ; he was often left alone for long stretches on le laissait souvent seul des heures durant ; a three-hour stretch trois heures ; I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo j'ai travaillé 18 mois à Tokyo ; to work for 12 hours at a stretch travailler 12 heures d'affilée ;

6 ○ ( prison sentence) peine f ; a five-year stretch une peine de cinq ans ; to do a long stretch servir une longue peine.

B adj ( épith) [cover, fabric, waist] extensible ; [limousine] à carrosserie allongée, longue.

C vtr

1 ( extend) tendre [rope, net] (between entre) ; to stretch one's neck/arms/legs lit s'étirer le cou/les bras/les jambes ; to stretch one's legs fig se dégourdir or se dérouiller les jambes ; to stretch one's wings lit, fig déployer ses ailes ; the fabric was stretched tight across his shoulders/buttocks le tissu lui moulait les épaules/les fesses ;

2 ( increase the size) lit tendre [spring] ; étirer [elastic] ; tirer sur [fabric] ; ( deliberately) élargir [shoe] ; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe] ; fig they stretched their lead to 5-0 ils ont conforté leur position de leader en menant 5-0 ;

3 ( bend) déformer [truth] ; contourner [rules, regulations] ; to stretch a point ( make concession) faire une exception ; ( exaggerate) aller trop loin ;

4 ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience, tolerance] ; utiliser [qch] au maximum [budget, resources] ; pousser [qn] au maximum de ses possibilités [pupil, employee, competitor] ; to be fully stretched [person, company] être à son maximum ; the system is stretched to the limit le système est exploité au maximum de ses possibilités ; you're stretching my credulity to the limit n'abuse pas trop de ma crédulité ; I need a job that stretches me j'ai besoin d'un travail qui me motive à fond ; she isn't stretched at school l'école ne la pousse pas assez ; isn't that stretching it a bit ○ ? vous ne poussez pas un peu ○ ? ;

5 ( eke out) économiser [budget] ; faire durer [supplies].

D vi

1 ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer ;

2 ( spread) [road, track] s'étaler (for sur) ; [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre (for sur) ; the road stretches for 200 km la route s'étale sur 200 km ; to stretch over [empire] couvrir [Europe] ; [festivities, course] s'étaler sur [fortnight, month] ; to stretch to ou as far as sth [flex, string] aller jusqu'à qch ; how far does the queue/traffic jam stretch? jusqu'où va la queue/l'embouteillage? ; the weeks stretched into months les semaines devenaient des mois ;

3 ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre ; [shoe] s'élargir ; [fabric, garment] se déformer ; this fabric stretches ce tissu se déforme ;

4 ○ ( afford) I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine je pense que je peux me permettre une bouteille de vin ; the budget won't stretch to a new computer le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur.

E v refl to stretch oneself s'étirer ; fig faire un effort.

Phrasal verbs

■ stretch back: the queue stretches back for 100 metres la queue s'étend sur 100 mètres ; to stretch back for centuries [tradition] remonter à plusieurs siècles ; to stretch back to [problem, tradition] remonter à [1970, last year] ; [traffic jam, queue] remonter à [place, corner].

■ stretch out:

▶ stretch out

1 ( lie down) s'étendre, s'allonger ;

2 ( extend) [plain, countryside, road] s'étaler, s'étendre ;

▶ stretch out [sth], stretch [sth] out ( extend) tendre [hand, foot] (towards vers) ; étendre [arm, leg] ; étaler [nets, sheet] ; I stretched my speech out to an hour j'ai fait durer mon discours pendant une heure.

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13 stretch

stretch [stret∫]

1. noun

   a. ( = period of time) période f

• for a long stretch of time (pendant) longtemps

• for hours at a stretch des heures durant

   b. ( = area) étendue f ; ( = part) partie f

• vast stretches of sand/snow de vastes étendues de sable/de neige

• there's a straight stretch (of road) after you pass the lake il y a une portion de route droite après le lac

• in that stretch of the river dans cette partie de la rivière

   c. to be at full stretch [arms] être complètement tendu ; [person] donner son maximum

• by no or not by any stretch of the imagination can one say that... même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination, on ne peut pas dire que...

2. adjective

[garment, fabric] extensible

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ rope] tendre ; [+ elastic] étirer ; [+ shoe, glove] élargir ; [+ muscle] distendre ; [+ meaning] forcer

• to stretch a point you could say that... on pourrait peut-être aller jusqu'à dire que...

• to stretch one's imagination faire un effort d'imagination

   b. ( = extend also stretch out [+ wing] déployer ; [+ rope, net] tendre

• to stretch o.s. (after sleep) s'étirer

• he stretched (out) his arm to grasp the handle il tendit le bras pour saisir la poignée

• he stretched his leg to ease the cramp il a allongé la jambe pour soulager la crampe

• I'm just going to stretch my legs (inf) ( = go for a walk) je vais juste me dégourdir les jambes

   c. [+ resources, supplies, income] ( = make them last) utiliser au maximum ; ( = put demands on them) mettre à rude épreuve

   d. [+ athlete, student] pousser

• the work he is doing does not stretch him enough le travail qu'il fait n'exige pas assez de lui

• to be fully stretched travailler à la limite de ses possibilités

• to stretch sb to the limits pousser qn au maximum

4. intransitive verb

   a. [person, animal] s'étirer

• he stretched lazily il s'est étiré paresseusement

   b. ( = lengthen) s'allonger ; ( = widen) s'élargir ; [elastic] s'étirer ; [fabric, garment] se détendre

   c. ( = extend) s'étendre

• how far will it stretch? jusqu'où ça va ?

• my money won't stretch to a new car (inf) je n'ai pas les moyens de m'acheter une nouvelle voiture

• the festivities stretched into January les festivités ont duré jusqu'en janvier

5. compounds

► stretch limo (inf) noun limousine f extralongue

► stretch mark noun vergeture f

► stretch out

1. intransitive verb

s'étendre

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ arm, hand, foot] tendre ; [+ leg] étendre ; [+ net, rope] tendre

   b. = stretch

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[stretʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( in gymnastics) extension f

to have a stretch — s'étirer

to be at full stretch — [rope, elastic] être tendu au maximum; [factory, office] être à plein régime

at a stretch — fig à la rigueur

2) ( elasticity) élasticité f

3) ( section) (of road, track) tronçon m; (of coastline, river) partie f

4) (of water, countryside) étendue f

5) ( period) période f

I did an 18-month stretch in Tokyo — j'ai travaillé 18 mois à Tokyo

to work for 12 hours at a stretch — travailler 12 heures d'affilée

6) (colloq) ( prison sentence) peine f
2.
adjective [fabric, waist] extensible; [limo] longue
3.
transitive verb

1) ( extend) tendre [rope, spring, net]

to stretch one's arms — s'étirer les bras

to stretch one's legs — fig se dégourdir les jambes

to stretch one's wings — lit, fig déployer ses ailes

2) ( increase the size) lit étirer [elastic]; tirer sur [fabric]; élargir [shoe]; ( distort) déformer [garment, shoe]

3) fig déformer [truth]; contourner [rules, regulations]

to stretch a point — ( make concession) faire une exception; ( exaggerate) aller trop loin

4) ( push to the limit) abuser de [patience]; utiliser [quelque chose] au maximum [budget, resources]; pousser [quelqu'un] au maximum de ses possibilités [person]

the system is stretched to the limit — le système est surchargé

I need a job that stretches me — j'ai besoin d'un travail qui me stimule

isn't that stretching it a bit? — (colloq) vous ne poussez pas un peu? (colloq)

5) ( eke out) faire durer [supplies]
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( extend one's limbs) s'étirer

2) [road, track, event] s'étaler (for, over sur); [forest, water, beach, moor] s'étendre ( for sur)

to stretch to ou as far as something — [flex, string] aller jusqu'à quelque chose

how far does the queue stretch? — jusqu'où va la queue?

the weeks stretched into months — les semaines devenaient des mois

3) ( become larger) [elastic] s'étendre; [shoe] s'élargir; ( undesirably) [fabric, garment] se déformer

4) (colloq) ( afford)

I think I can stretch to a bottle of wine — je pense que je peux me permettre une bouteille de vin

the budget won't stretch to a new computer — le budget ne peut pas supporter l'achat d'un nouvel ordinateur
5.
reflexive verb

to stretch oneself — s'étirer; fig faire un effort

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

English-French dictionary > stretch
14 try

I [traɪ]
nome

1) (attempt) tentativo m., prova f.

to have a try at doing — provare a fare

I'll give it a try — ci proverò

nice try! — almeno ci hai provato! iron. bello sforzo!

to have a good try — fare il possibile

2) sport (in rugby) meta f.
II 1. [traɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (attempt)

to try to do — tentare o cercare di fare, provare a fare

to try one's hardest o best to do fare tutto il possibile per fare, fare ogni sforzo per fare, mettercela tutta per fare; it's trying to rain sembra che voglia piovere; try telling that to my wife! prova a dirlo a mia moglie! to try a question — cercare di rispondere a una domanda

2) (test out) provare [tool, product, method, activity]; prendere in prova [ person]; [ thief] provare ad aprire [door, window]; provare a girare [ door knob]

to try one's hand at pottery — cimentarsi con la ceramica

try that for size o length provalo per vedere se ti va bene; I'll try anything once — sono pronto a provare tutto

3) (taste) assaggiare [ food]

4) (consult) consultare, chiedere a [ person]; consultare [ book]

try the library — prova, chiedi in biblioteca

5) (subject to stress) mettere alla prova [tolerance, faith]

to try sb.'s patience to the limit — mettere a dura prova la pazienza di qcn

6) dir. giudicare [ case]; giudicare, processare [ criminal]
2.
verbo intransitivo (make attempt) tentare, provare

to try again — (to perform task) riprovare, ritentare; (to see somebody) ripassare; (to phone) richiamare, riprovare

try and relax — cerca di rilassarti

to try for — cercare di ottenere [loan, university place]; cercare di battere [ world record]; cercare di avere [ baby]

just you try! — (as threat) provaci (e vedi)!

keep trying! — provaci ancora! continua a provarci!

I'd like to see you try! — vorrei che ci provassi tu!

she did it without even trying — l'ha fatto senza il minimo sforzo

at least you tried — almeno ci hai provato

- try on

- try out

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these things are sent to try us — scherz. sono tutti meriti per il paradiso

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1. verb
1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) provare

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) provare

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) giudicare

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) (mettere alla prova)
2. noun
1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) prova, tentativo

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) meta

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- trier
- trying
- try on
- try out
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try /traɪ/
n.

1 (fam.) prova; tentativo: Let me have a try!, fammi fare una prova!; I had a few tries but I couldn't open the lock, feci diversi tentativi, ma non riuscii ad aprire la serratura

2 ( rugby) meta: converted try, meta trasformata; try scorer, marcatore (di mete)

● try-on, prova ( di un abito); (fam.) tentativo d'inganno; (il) tentare il colpo □ try-out, (fam.) esperimento, prova; (autom., mecc.) collaudo, verifica; (teatr.) rappresentazione di prova; ( USA) selezione ( di atleti), provino ( di attori, ecc.): try-out of the brakes, verifica dei freni; He gave the play a try-out at Reading, ha messo in scena il dramma a Reading per una rappresentazione di prova ( prima di portarlo a Londra) □ try square, squadra a battente ( strumento per disegno, ecc.) □ Have (o give it) a try!, prova!; provaci!
♦ (to) try /traɪ/
v. t. e i.

1 provare; tentare; cercare; mettere alla prova; saggiare; sperimentare; fare un esperimento; fare una prova; collaudare: I promise I'll try, prometto che proverò; It's no use trying, è inutile tentare; Try to study (fam.: try and study) harder, cerca di studiare di più!; She tried my patience with her complaints, la mia pazienza è stata messa a dura prova dalle sue lamentele; We tried living together but it didn't work out, abbiamo provato a (o fatto il tentativo di) vivere insieme, ma non ha funzionato; Each car is tried before it leaves the factory, ogni automobile è collaudata prima di lasciare la fabbrica; to try one's best [one's hardest], fare del proprio meglio [fare ogni sforzo]; mettercela tutta

2 assaggiare; sentire: Try our French wines, assaggiate i nostri vini francesi!

3 (leg.) giudicare; pronunciarsi su; processare: to try a case, giudicare una causa; He was tried for manslaughter, è stato processato per omicidio colposo

4 affaticare; sforzare, stancare ( gli occhi, la vista, ecc.): to try one's eyes, affaticarsi gli occhi

5 competere; gareggiare: to try for a prize, competere per un premio

6 essere in lizza: to try for the chairmanship, essere in lizza per la presidenza

7 ( raro) decidere, risolvere ( una disputa, una questione): The knights tried the dispute in a joust, i cavalieri hanno deciso la contesa con un torneo

● to try one's fortune, tentare la sorte; sfidare la fortuna □ to try one's hand at st., tentar di fare (o mettere mano a) qc. □ to try one's luck on the pools, giocare al totocalcio □ Try me!, provaci!; scommetti? □ Try the door, prova a girare la maniglia!; vedi un po' se la porta si apre!

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I [traɪ]
nome

1) (attempt) tentativo m., prova f.

to have a try at doing — provare a fare

I'll give it a try — ci proverò

nice try! — almeno ci hai provato! iron. bello sforzo!

to have a good try — fare il possibile

2) sport (in rugby) meta f.
II 1. [traɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (attempt)

to try to do — tentare o cercare di fare, provare a fare

to try one's hardest o best to do fare tutto il possibile per fare, fare ogni sforzo per fare, mettercela tutta per fare; it's trying to rain sembra che voglia piovere; try telling that to my wife! prova a dirlo a mia moglie! to try a question — cercare di rispondere a una domanda

2) (test out) provare [tool, product, method, activity]; prendere in prova [ person]; [ thief] provare ad aprire [door, window]; provare a girare [ door knob]

to try one's hand at pottery — cimentarsi con la ceramica

try that for size o length provalo per vedere se ti va bene; I'll try anything once — sono pronto a provare tutto

3) (taste) assaggiare [ food]

4) (consult) consultare, chiedere a [ person]; consultare [ book]

try the library — prova, chiedi in biblioteca

5) (subject to stress) mettere alla prova [tolerance, faith]

to try sb.'s patience to the limit — mettere a dura prova la pazienza di qcn

6) dir. giudicare [ case]; giudicare, processare [ criminal]
2.
verbo intransitivo (make attempt) tentare, provare

to try again — (to perform task) riprovare, ritentare; (to see somebody) ripassare; (to phone) richiamare, riprovare

try and relax — cerca di rilassarti

to try for — cercare di ottenere [loan, university place]; cercare di battere [ world record]; cercare di avere [ baby]

just you try! — (as threat) provaci (e vedi)!

keep trying! — provaci ancora! continua a provarci!

I'd like to see you try! — vorrei che ci provassi tu!

she did it without even trying — l'ha fatto senza il minimo sforzo

at least you tried — almeno ci hai provato

- try on

- try out

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these things are sent to try us — scherz. sono tutti meriti per il paradiso

English-Italian dictionary > try
15 strain

I
1. strein verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir

2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off
II strein noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)

strain¹ n tensión

strain and stress tensión y estrés

strain² vb

1. forzar

I had to strain my eyes to see it tuve que forzar la vista para verlo

2. lesionarse / torcer

he strained his back lifting the stone se lesionó la espalda al levantar la piedra

3. filtrar / colar

you have to strain the tea before pouring it hay que filtrar el té antes de servirlo

strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso

■ the rope broke under the strain la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión

■ breaking strain tensión máxima

2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento

■ she's been under a lot of strain lately ha estado sometida a muchas tensiones últimamente

■ the move put a lot of strain on them la mudanza los sometió a muchas tensiones

■ I find it a constant strain me resulta un esfuerzo continuo

■ mental strain tensión nerviosa

3 (tension) tirantez nombre femenino, tensión nombre femenino

■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (stretch) estirar, tensar

2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar

■ I strained my back me hice daño en la espalda

■ she strained her ears to hear aguzó el oído para escuchar

3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en

■ it strained my patience puso a prueba mi paciencia

■ he strained his authority abusó de su autoridad

4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir

intransitive verb

1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo

plural noun strains

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL son m sing, compás m sing

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to strain at the leash tirar de la correa

to strain oneself esforzarse

■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!

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strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 (race, breed) raza; (descent) linaje nombre masculino; (of plant, virus) cepa

2 (streak) vena

■ a strain of madness una vena de loco

strain ['streɪn] vt

1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)

to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo

2) filter: colar, filtrar

3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño en

to strain a muscle: sufrir un esguince

strain n

1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m

2) streak, trace: veta f

3) variety: tipo m, variedad f

4) stress: tensión f, presión f

5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)

6) strains npl

tune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpl

strain

n.

• agotamiento nervioso s.m.

• deformación s.f.

• duelo s.m.

• esfuerzo muy grande s.m.

• linaje s.m.

• raza s.f.

• ribete s.m.

• tensión s.f.

• tirantez s.f.

v.

• cerner v.

• colar v.

• estirar v.

• fatigar v.

• forzar v.

• pujar v.

• torcer v.

• trascolar v.

streɪn
I

noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

I [streɪn]
1. N

1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f

the strain on a rope — la tensión de una cuerda

• this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable

that puts a great strain on the beam — esto pone mucha presión sobre la viga

• to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso

• to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

• to break under the strain — [rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

to collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión f

I found it a strain being totally responsible for the child — me suponía una carga llevar toda la responsabilidad del niño yo solo

it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

the strains on the economy — las presiones sobre la economía

the strains of modern life — las tensiones de la vida moderna

• mental strain — cansancio m mental

• to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

it put a great strain on their friendship — creó mucha tirantez en su amistad

his illness has put a terrible strain on the family — su enfermedad ha creado mucha tensión or estrés para la familia

• he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión
stress
3) (=effort) esfuerzo m

the strain of climbing the stairs — el esfuerzo de subir las escaleras

4) (Physiol)

a) (=injury) (from pull) esguince m ; (involving twist) esguince m, torcedura f

back strain — torcedura de espalda

muscle strain — esguince muscular

b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo m

• he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón
eyestrain, repetitive
5) strains liter (=sound) compases mpl

we could hear the gentle strains of a Haydn quartet — oíamos los suaves compases de un cuarteto de Haydn

the bride came in to the strains of the wedding march — la novia entró al son or a los compases de la marcha nupcial

2. VT

1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba

• the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

• to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn

2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansar

to strain a muscle — hacerse un esguince

to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza

he strained himself lifting something — se hizo daño levantando algo

don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzar

to strain one's ears to hear sth — aguzar el oído para oír algo

to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir

• to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco

• strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz

3.

VI (=make an effort)

to strain to do sth — esforzarse por hacer algo

he strained to hear what she was saying — se esforzaba por oír lo que decía

• he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

• to strain at sth — tirar de algo

to strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia

• to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso

- strain off

II

[streɪn]
N
1) (=breed) (of animal) raza f ; (of plant) variedad f ; (of virus) tipo m

every year new strains of flu develop — cada año aparecen nuevos tipos de gripe

2) (=streak, element) vena f

there is a strain of madness in the family — tienen vena de locos en la familia

there is a strain of cynicism in her writing — hay cierta vena de cinismo en sus escritos

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[streɪn]
I

noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

English-spanish dictionary > strain
16 терпение

ср.
1) patience;
endurance (выносливость) ;
forbearance (снисходительность) его терпение лопнуло ≈ he lost all patience, his patience gave way у меня не хватило терпения ≈ I hadn't the patience;
my patience gave out выводить кого-л. из терпения ≈ to try smb.'s patience, to exasperare smb. запасаться терпением, вооружаться терпением, набираться терпения ≈ to be patient, to have patience, to arm oneself with patience проявлять терпение ≈ to show patience терять терпение, выходить из терпения ≈ to lose patience испытывать чье-л. терпение ≈ to try smb.'s patience
2) patience, perseverance (упорство) ∙ переполнить чашу чьего-л. терпения ≈ to exasperate smb. терпение и труд все перетрут ≈ perseverance wins;
it's dogged does it;
if at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again разг. терпеть не могу этого ≈ разг. I can't bear it

терпени|е - с. patience;
вооружиться ~ем arm one self with patience;
выйти из ~я, потерять ~ lose* patience, get* out of patience;
~ и труд всё перетрут посл. patience and hard work can do anything;
вывести из ~я to exasperate;
всякому ~ю есть предел there are limits to (one`s) patience;
есть ~, будет и умение посл. everything comes to him who waits;
~ у него на пределе his patience is being tried, his patience is ( being) stretched to the limit.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > терпение
17 stretch

stre
1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) estirar, extender

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) extenderse

2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) estiramiento

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) extensión, tramo, trecho

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out

stretch vb

1. estirar / extender

he stretched the rubber band so much that it broke estiró tanto la goma elástica que se rompió

2. estirar

after sitting for a long time, I like to stretch my legs después de estar sentado mucho rato, me gusta estirar las piernas

3. extenderse

the beach stretches for miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de varias millas

stretch

tr[streʧ]

noun

1 (of land, water) extensión nombre femenino; (of road) tramo, trecho

■ a beautiful stretch of coastline un hermoso trecho de costa

2 (elasticity) elasticidad nombre femenino

3 (act of stretching) estiramiento

■ he had a good stretch se estiró, se desperezó

4 (period of time) período, tiempo, intervalo; (in prison) condena

■ he did a two-year stretch for robbery cumplió condena de dos años por robo

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of racetrack) recta

transitive verb

1 (extend - elastic, clothes, rope) estirar; (- canvas) extender; (- shoes) ensanchar; (- arm, leg) alargar, estirar, extender; (- wings) desplegar, extender

2 (make demands on, made to use all abilities) exigir a

■ he's not being stretched at school no le exigen lo suficiente en la escuela

■ I like being stretched in my job me gusta que me exijan en mi trabajo

3 (strain - money, resources) estirar, emplear al máximo; (- patience) abusar; (- meaning) forzar, distorsionar

■ you're stretching my patience estás abusando de mi paciencia

■ it's stretching it a bit to say it's brilliant decir que es brillante es exagerar

intransitive verb

1 (elastic) estirarse; (fabric) dar de sí; (shoes) ensancharse, dar de sí; (person, animal - gen) estirarse; (person - when tired) desperezarse

2 (extend - land, sea, etc) extenderse ( out, -); (- in time) alargarse, prolongarse

■ the beach stretches for miles and miles la playa se extiende a lo largo de millas y millas

3 (reach) llegar (to, para), alcanzar (to, para)

adjective

1 (material, jeans, etc) elástico,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to stretch a point hacer una excepción

to stretch one's legs (walk) estirar las piernas

at a stretch de un tirón, sin parar

at full stretch a tope, al máximo

not by any stretch of the imagination de ningún modo, ni por asomo

stretch ['strɛʧ] vt

1) extend: estirar, extender, desplegar (alas)

2)

to stretch the truth : forzar la verdad, exagerar

stretch vi

: estirarse

stretch n

1) stretching: extensión f, estiramiento m (de músculos)

2) elasticity: elasticidad f

3) expanse: tramo m, trecho m

the home stretch: la recta final

4) period: período m (de tiempo)

stretch

n.

• carrera s.f.

• ensanche s.m.

• estiramiento s.m.

• estirón s.m.

• latitud s.f.

• período s.m.

• tirada s.f.

• tramo s.m.

• trecho s.m.

v.

• alargar v.

• ensanchar v.

• estirar v.

• extender v.

• tender v.

• tirar v.

I
1. stretʃ
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

[stretʃ]
1. N

1) (=elasticity) elasticidad f

2) (=act of stretching)

to have a stretch — [person] estirarse

to be at full stretch — [person] (physically) estirarse al máximo; (at work) estar trabajando a toda mecha *

with arms at full stretch — con los brazos completamente extendidos

when the engine is at full stretch — cuando el motor está a la máxima potencia, cuando el motor rinde su potencia máxima

by a stretch of the imagination — con un esfuerzo de imaginación

by no stretch of the imagination — bajo ningún concepto

3) (=distance) trecho m

for a long stretch it runs between mountains — corre entre montañas durante un buen trecho

4) (=expanse) extensión f ; [of road etc] tramo m ; [of rope] trozo m ; [of time] periodo m, tiempo m

in that stretch of the river — en aquella parte del río

a splendid stretch of countryside — un magnífico paisaje

for a long stretch of time — durante mucho tiempo

for hours at a stretch — durante horas enteras

for three days at a stretch — tres días de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

he read the lot at one stretch — se los leyó todos de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

5) ** (in prison)

a five-year stretch — una condena de cinco años

he's doing a stretch — está en chirona **

2. VT

1) (=pull out) [+ elastic] estirar; [+ rope etc] tender ( between entre)

2) (=make larger) [+ pullover, shoes] ensanchar; (=make longer) alargar; (=spread on ground etc) extender

the blow stretched him (out) cold on the floor — el golpe lo tumbó sin sentido en el suelo

3) (=exercise)

to stretch one's legs — estirar las piernas; (after stiffness) desentumecerse las piernas; (fig) (=go for a walk) dar un paseíto

to stretch o.s. — (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) [+ money, resources, meal] hacer que llegue or alcance

our resources are fully stretched — nuestros recursos están aprovechados al máximo

5) [+ meaning, law, truth] forzar, violentar

that's stretching it too far — eso va demasiado lejos

to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

to stretch the rules for sb — ajustar las reglas a beneficio de algn

6) [+ athlete, student etc] exigir el máximo esfuerzo a

the course does not stretch the students enough — el curso no exige bastante esfuerzo a los estudiantes

to be fully stretched — llegar a sus límites

to stretch o.s. — esforzarse

he doesn't stretch himself — no se esfuerza bastante, puede dar más de sí

to stretch sb to the limits — sacar el máximo provecho de algn

3. VI

1) (=be elastic) estirar(se), dar (de sí)

this cloth won't stretch — esta tela no se estira, esta tela no da de sí

2) (=become larger) [clothes, shoes] ensancharse

3) (=stretch one's limbs, reach out) estirarse; (after sleep etc) desperezarse

4) (=reach, extend) [rope, area of land] llegar (to a); [power, influence] permitir (to que)

will it stretch? — ¿llega?

it stretches for miles along the river — se extiende varios kilómetros a lo largo del río

5) (=be enough) [money, food] alcanzar (to para)

4.

CPD

stretch fabric N — tela f elástica

stretch limo * N — limusina f extralarga

stretch marks NPL — (Med) estrías fpl

- stretch out

- stretch up

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I
1. [stretʃ]
transitive verb

1) \<\<arm/leg\>\> estirar, extender*; \<\<wing\>\> extender*, desplegar*

I'm just going out to stretch my legs — voy a salir a estirar las piernas

2)

a) ( widen) ensanchar

b) \<\<sheet/canvas\>\> extender*

3) ( eke out) \<\<money/resources\>\> estirar

4)

a) ( make demands on) exigirle* a

my job doesn't stretch me — mi trabajo no me exige lo suficiente

she's not being stretched at school — en el colegio no le exigen de acuerdo a su capacidad

b) ( strain)

our resources are stretched to the limit — nuestros recursos están empleados al máximo, nuestros recursos no dan más de sí

my nerves are stretched to breaking point — tengo los nervios a punto de estallar

5) \<\<truth/meaning\>\> forzar*, distorsionar; \<\<rules\>\> apartarse un poco de

that's stretching it a bit — (colloq) eso es exagerar un poco

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

2)

a) (reach, extend) \<\<forest/sea/influence/power\>\> extenderse*

b) ( in time)

to stretch back — remontarse

to stretch over a period — alargarse* or prolongarse* durante un período

a miserable future stretched before her — tenía un sombrío futuro por delante

3)

a) ( be elastic) \<\<elastic/rope\>\> estirarse

b) (become loose, longer) \<\<garment\>\> estirarse, dar* de sí

4) ( be enough) \<\<money/resources/supply\>\> alcanzar*, llegar*

our money won't stretch that far — no nos va a alcanzar el dinero

I can't stretch to a new car — no me alcanza el dinero para un coche nuevo

3.

v refl

to stretch oneself — ( physically) estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

II

noun

1) ( act of stretching) (no pl)

to have a stretch — estirarse; ( when sleepy) desperezarse*

to give something a stretch — estirar algo

at full stretch — ( fully extended) estirado al máximo

stretch of the imagination: by no stretch of the imagination could he be described as an expert de ningún modo se lo podría calificar de experto; that can't be true, not by any stretch of the imagination — eso ni por asomo puede ser verdad

2) c

a) (expanse - of road, river) tramo m, trecho m

the final o home stretch — la recta final

not by a long stretch — (ni) con mucho, ni mucho menos

b) ( period) período m

he did a ten-year stretch in the army — estuvo or pasó (un período de) diez años en el ejército

he did a three-year stretch — (colloq) estuvo tres años a la sombra (fam)

at a stretch — ( without a break) sin parar; ( in an extremity) como máximo

3) u ( elasticity) elasticidad f

III

adjective (before n, no comp) <fabric/pants> elástico

stretch limo — (colloq) limusina f ( grande)

English-spanish dictionary > stretch
18 test

1.
[test]noun

1) (examination) (Sch.) Klassenarbeit, die; (Univ.) Klausur, die; (short examination) Test, der

put somebody/something to the test — jemanden/etwas erproben

2) (critical inspection, analysis) Test, der

3) (basis for evaluation) Prüfstein, der

4) (Cricket) Testmatch, das
2. transitive verb
1) (examine, analyse) untersuchen [Wasser, Gehör, Augen]; testen [Gehör, Augen, Produkt]; prüfen [Schüler]; überprüfen [Hypothese, Aussage, Leitungen]

test somebody for Aids — jemanden auf Aids untersuchen

2) (try severely) auf die Probe stellen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/92598/test_out">test out

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[test] 1. noun
1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) die Prüfung

2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) die Probe

3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) der Test

4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) die Untersuchung

5) (a test match.) der Vergleichskampf
2. verb
(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) prüfen

- test match
- test pilot
- test-tube
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test

[test]

I. n

1. (of knowledge, skill) Prüfung f, Test m; SCH Klassenarbeit f; UNIV Klausur f

aptitude \test Eignungstest m

driving \test Fahrprüfung f

IQ \test Intelligenztest m

oral/practical/written \test mündliche/praktische/schriftliche Prüfung

to fail a \test eine Prüfung nicht bestehen

to give sb a \test jdn prüfen

I'll give the kids a vocabulary \test today ich lasse die Kinder heute einen Vokabeltest schreiben

to pass a \test eine Prüfung bestehen

to take a \test einen Test [o eine Prüfung] machen

2. MED, SCI (examination) Untersuchung f, Test m

I'm going to have an eye \test tomorrow ich lasse mir morgen die Augen untersuchen

blood \test Blutuntersuchung f

pregnancy \test Schwangerschaftstest m

urine \test Urinprobe f

to do [or perform] [or carry out] a \test eine Untersuchung durchführen

to have a \test sich akk untersuchen lassen, sich akk einer Untersuchung unterziehen geh

3. (of metallurgy) Versuchstiegel m, Kapelle f

4. (of efficiency) Test m

safety \test Sicherheitsprüfung f, Sicherheitstest m

to undergo a \test sich akk einem Test unterziehen

5. (challenge) Herausforderung f, Prüfung f fig

to be a real \test of sth eine echte Herausforderung für etw akk sein, etw auf eine harte Probe stellen

that was a real \test of his endurance das war für ihn eine wirkliche Belastungsprobe

to put sth to the \test etw auf die Probe stellen

6. SPORT (cricket)

▪ T\test [match] Testmatch nt

7.

▶ the acid \test die Feuerprobe

▶ to stand the \test of time die Zeit überdauern

II. vt

1. (for knowledge, skill)

▪ to \test sb jdn prüfen [o testen]

I expect they will want to \test my shorthand and typing ich denke, man wird mich in Steno und Schreibmaschine prüfen

2. (try to discover)

▪ to \test sth etw untersuchen [o geh erkunden]

we should \test the parents' reaction before we go ahead with the changes wir sollten erst einmal die Reaktion der Eltern abwarten, bevor wir weitere Änderungen vornehmen

3. (check performance)

▪ to \test sth etw testen [o überprüfen

4. (for medical purposes)

▪ to \test sth etw untersuchen

I was \tested for HIV before I gave blood vor dem Blutspenden wurde ich auf Aids untersucht

to \test sb's blood eine Blutuntersuchung durchführen

to \test sb's eyes jds Augen untersuchen

to \test sb's hearing jds Hörvermögen testen

5. SCH

▪ to \test sth etw abfragen [o prüfen]

▪ to \test sb jdn prüfen

to \test sb's IQ [or intelligence] jds IQ testen

▪ to \test sth SCI etw testen [o untersuchen]

how can we \test the presence of oxygen in this sample? wie können wir den Sauerstoffgehalt in dieser Probe ermitteln?

they \tested the strength of the acid samples sie analysierten die Konzentration der Säureproben

6. (try to prove)

▪ to \test sth etw überprüfen

to \test a theory eine Theorie zu beweisen versuchen

7.

▪ to \test sth (by touching) etw prüfen; (by tasting) etw probieren [o geh kosten]

she \tested the water by dipping her toes into the pool sie testete mit ihren Zehen die Wassertemperatur im Becken

8. (try to the limit)

▪ to \test sb/sth jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen

9.

▶ to \test the patience of a saint [or of Job] eine harte Geduldsprobe sein

those kids' behaviour would \test the patience of Job bei diesen Kindern muss man wirklich eine Engelsgeduld haben

▶ to \test the water(s) die Stimmung testen

III. vi MED einen Test machen

she \tested positive for HIV ihr Aidstest ist positiv ausgefallen

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[test]
1. n

1) (SCH) Klassenarbeit f; (UNIV) Klausur f; (short) Kurzarbeit f, Test m; (= intelligence test, psychological test etc) Test m; (= driving test) (Fahr)prüfung f

he gave them a vocabulary test — er ließ eine Vokabel- or Wörterarbeit schreiben; (orally) er hat sie Vokabeln abgefragt

this is a test of public opinion — damit wird die öffentliche Meinung ausgelotet

to put sb/sth to the test — jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen

to stand the test — die Probe bestehen

their marriage didn't stand up to the test of separation — ihre Ehe hat die Trennung nicht verkraftet

to stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern

that was a real test of character/his endurance — das war eine wirkliche Charakterprüfung/Belastungsprobe für ihn

to pass one's test (Aut) — die (Fahr)prüfung bestehen

to fail one's test (Aut) — (durch die (Fahr)prüfung) durchfallen

2) (on vehicle, product, weapon etc) Test m; (= check) Kontrolle f

3) (= chemical test) Test m, Untersuchung f

a skin test — ein Hauttest

to do a test for sugar — einen Zuckertest machen, eine Untersuchung auf Zucker machen

the samples were sent for tests — die Proben wurden zur Untersuchung geschickt

4)

See:

= test match

2. adj attr
Test-
test model — Testmodell nt

3. vt

1) (= examine, check) testen, prüfen; (SCH) pupil prüfen; (orally) abfragen; person, intelligence testen; (fig) auf die Probe stellen

the teacher tested them on that chapter —

to test sb for a job — jds Eignung für eine Stelle prüfen or testen

to test sb/sth for accuracy — jdn/etw auf Genauigkeit prüfen

I just wanted to test your reaction — ich wollte nur mal sehen, wie du reagierst

have you been tested? (for AIDS etc) — hast du dich testen lasen?, hast du einen Test gemacht?

2) (chemically) gold prüfen; water, contents of stomach etc untersuchen

to test sth for sugar — etw auf seinen Zuckergehalt untersuchen

the blood samples were sent for testing or to be tested — die Blutproben wurden zur Untersuchung geschickt

4. vi
Tests/einen Test machen; (chemically also) untersuchen (for auf +acc)
testing, testing one, two, three! —

we are testing for a gas leak/loose connection — wir überprüfen die Leitung auf eine undichte Stelle, wir überprüfen, ob irgendwo Gas austritt/ein Anschluss locker ist

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test¹ [test]

A s

1. allg, auch TECH Probe f, Versuch m, Test m

2. a) Prüfung f, Untersuchung f, Stichprobe f

b) fig Probe f, Prüfung f:

a severe test eine strenge Prüfung, fig eine harte Probe;

put to the test auf die Probe stellen;

put to the test of experience praktisch erproben;

stand the test die Probe bestehen, ( auch stand the test of time) sich bewähren;

test of nerves Nervenprobe;

test of strength Kraftprobe; → crucial 1

3. Prüfstein m, Prüfungsmaßstab m, Kriterium n:

success is not a fair test

4. SCHULE, PSYCH Test m, (Eignungs-, Leistungs) Prüfung f

5. MED (Blut- etc) Probe f, Test m

6. CHEM

a) Analyse f

b) Reagens n

c) Nachweis m, Prüfbefund m

7. METALL

a) Versuchstiegel m, Kapelle f

b) Treibherd m

8. Probebohrung f (nach Öl)

9. → test match

10. Br HIST Testeid m:

Test Act Testakte f (Gesetz von 1673);

take the test den Testeid leisten

B v/t

1. ( for sth auf etwas [hin]) prüfen ( auch SCHULE) oder untersuchen, erproben, einer Prüfung unterziehen, testen ( alle auch TECH):

test out ausprobieren;

test sth with ( oder on) etwas testen an (dat)

2. a) einen Torhüter testen, auf die Probe stellen, jemandes Geduld etc auch auf eine harte Probe stellen:

don’t test my patience! meine Geduld ist gleich zu Ende!

b) Reifen etc beanspruchen

3. SCHULE, PSYCH etc jemanden testen

4. CHEM analysieren

5. ELEK eine Leitung prüfen, abfragen

6. MATH die Probe machen auf (akk)

7. MIL etc ein Gewehr etc auch anschießen

C adj Probe…, Versuchs…, Prüf(ungs)…, Test…:

test circuit ELEK Messkreis m;

test drive AUTO Probefahrt f;

give a car a test drive → test-drive;

test flight FLUG Probe-, Testflug m;

test run TECH Probelauf m (einer Maschine etc);

test track AUTO Teststrecke f

test² [test] s

1. ZOOL harte Schale (von Mollusken etc)

2. → testa

double-blind experiment ( double-blind experiment oder test) s PHARM, PSYCH Doppelblindversuch m

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1.
[test]noun

1) (examination) (Sch.) Klassenarbeit, die; (Univ.) Klausur, die; (short examination) Test, der

put somebody/something to the test — jemanden/etwas erproben

2) (critical inspection, analysis) Test, der

3) (basis for evaluation) Prüfstein, der

4) (Cricket) Testmatch, das
2. transitive verb
1) (examine, analyse) untersuchen [Wasser, Gehör, Augen]; testen [Gehör, Augen, Produkt]; prüfen [Schüler]; überprüfen [Hypothese, Aussage, Leitungen]

test somebody for Aids — jemanden auf Aids untersuchen

2) (try severely) auf die Probe stellen

Phrasal Verbs:

- test out

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n.

Probe -n f.

Prüfung -en f.

Test -s m.

Untersuchung f. v.

prüfen v.

English-german dictionary > test
19 trying

adjective

1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) anstrengende

2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) anstrengende

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adjective

1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) anstrengende

2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) anstrengende

English-Danish dictionary > trying
20 stretch

1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

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[stre ] 1. verb
1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) (sich) strecken

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) sich erstrecken
2. noun
1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) das Strecken

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) die Strecke, die Spanne

•

- stretcher
- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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stretch

[stretʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (elasticity) Dehnbarkeit f; of fabric Elastizität f

2. (muscle extension) Dehnungsübungen pl, Strecken nt kein pl; (gymnastic exercise) Stretching nt kein pl; (extension of muscles) Dehnung f

to have a \stretch sich akk [recken und] strecken

3. (an extended area) Stück nt; (section of road) Streckenabschnitt m, Wegstrecke f

traffic is at a standstill along a five-mile \stretch of the M11 auf der M11 gibt es einen fünf Meilen langen Stau

\stretch of coast Küstenabschnitt m

\stretch of land Stück nt Land

\stretch of railway Bahnstrecke f

\stretch of road Strecke f

vast \stretches of wasteland ausgedehnte Flächen Ödland

\stretch of water Wasserfläche f

4. SPORT (stage of a race) Abschnitt m

to enter the final \stretch in die Zielgerade einlaufen

the home \stretch die Zielgerade

the last \stretch of an election campaign ( fig) die [letzte] heiße Phase eines Wahlkampfs

5. AM (straight part of a race track) Gerade f

6. (period of time) Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f; (time in jail) Knastzeit f fam

short \stretches kurze Zeitabschnitte

at a \stretch am Stück, ohne Unterbrechung

there's no way I could work for ten hours at a \stretch ich könnte nie zehn Stunden am Stück arbeiten

to do a \stretch eine Haftstrafe absitzen fam

7. (exertion) Bemühung f, Einsatz m

by every \stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie

not by any [or by no] \stretch beim besten Willen nicht, nie im Leben fam

by no \stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist man konnte ihn beim besten Willen nicht als Künstler bezeichnen

at full \stretch mit Volldampf [o voller Kraft] fam

to work at full \stretch auf Hochtouren arbeiten

8.

▶ down the \stretch AM kurz vor Ablauf der Zeit

II. adj attr, inv Stretch-

\stretch nylon stockings elastische Nylonstrümpfe

III. vi

1. (become longer, wider) rubber, elastic sich akk dehnen; clothes weiter werden

my T-shirt's \stretched in the wash mein T-Shirt ist beim Waschen völlig ausgeleiert

2. (extend the muscles) Dehnungsübungen machen, sich akk recken [und strecken]

3. (take time) sich akk hinziehen

the restoration work could \stretch from months into years die Renovierungsarbeiten könnten sich statt über Monate sogar noch über Jahre hinziehen

the dispute \stretches back over many years diese Streitereien dauern nun schon viele Jahre

this ancient tradition \stretches back hundreds of years diese alte Tradition reicht Hunderte von Jahren zurück

4. (cover an area) sich akk erstrecken

the refugee camps \stretch as far as the eye can see soweit das Auge reicht sieht man Flüchtlingslager

the mountains \stretch the entire length of the country die Berge ziehen sich über die gesamte Länge des Landes hin

IV. vt

1. (extend)

▪ to \stretch sth etw [aus]dehnen [o strecken]; (extend by pulling) etw dehnen; (tighten) etw straff ziehen [o straffen]

that elastic band will snap if you \stretch it too far dieses Gummi[band] wird reißen, wenn du es überdehnst

they \stretched a rope across the river sie spannten ein Seil über den Fluss

to \stretch one's legs sich dat die Beine vertreten

2. (increase number of portions)

▪ to \stretch sth etw strecken; sauce, soup etw verlängern

3. (demand a lot of)

▪ to \stretch sb/sth jdn/etw bis zum Äußersten fordern

we're already fully \stretched wir sind schon voll ausgelastet

my job doesn't \stretch me as much as I'd like mein Beruf fordert mich nicht so, wie ich es mir wünschen würde

to \stretch sb's budget jds Budget strapazieren

to \stretch sb's patience jds Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen [o geh strapazieren]

to \stretch sth to breaking point etw bis zum Äußersten belasten

many families' budgets are already \stretched to breaking point viele Familien kommen mit dem Haushaltsgeld kaum noch über die Runden

4. SPORT (to improve)

to \stretch one's lead seinen Vorsprung ausbauen; football, rugby mit noch mehr Toren in Führung gehen

5. (go beyond)

▪ to \stretch sth über etw akk hinausgehen

that is \stretching the definition of negotiation das hat mit dem, was man unter einer Verhandlung versteht, nichts mehr zu tun

to \stretch a point [or the rules] ausnahmsweise ein Auge zudrücken fam

to \stretch a point (exaggerate) übertreiben

to \stretch it a bit [or the truth] ein wenig zu weit gehen, übertreiben

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[stretʃ]
1. n

1) (= act of stretching) Strecken nt, Dehnen nt

to have a stretch — sich strecken or dehnen; (person also) sich recken

to be at full stretch ( lit : material ) — bis zum Äußersten gedehnt sein; ( fig, person ) mit aller Kraft arbeiten; (factory etc) auf Hochtouren arbeiten (inf); (engine, production, work) auf Hochtouren laufen

by no stretch of the imagination — beim besten Willen nicht

not by a long stretch — bei Weitem nicht

2) (= elasticity) Elastizität f, Dehnbarkeit f

a fabric with plenty of stretch — ein stark dehnbares or sehr elastisches Material

there's not much stretch left in this elastic — das Gummi ist ziemlich ausgeleiert

3) (= expanse of road etc) Strecke f, Stück nt; (on racecourse) Gerade f; (of wood, river, countryside etc) Stück nt; (of journey) Abschnitt m, Teil m

a straight stretch of road — eine gerade Strecke

that stretch of water is called... — dieser Gewässerlauf heißt...

in that stretch of the river — in dem Teil des Flusses

for a long stretch — über eine weite Strecke

4) (= stretch of time) Zeit f, Zeitraum m, Zeitspanne f

for a long stretch of time — für (eine) lange Zeit, lange Zeit

for hours at a stretch — stundenlang

three days at a stretch — drei Tage an einem Stück or ohne Unterbrechung

to do a stretch ( inf, in prison ) — im Knast sein (inf)

2. adj attr
dehnbar, elastisch
stretch trousers — Stretchhose f

3. vt

1) (= extend, lengthen) strecken; (= widen) jumper, gloves also, elastic, shoes dehnen; (= spread) wings, blanket etc ausbreiten; (= tighten) rope, canvas spannen

to become stretched — ausleiern

a curtain was stretched across the room —

she stretched a tarpaulin over the woodpile — sie breitete eine Plane über den Holzstoß

to stretch sth tight — etw straffen, etw straff ziehen; cover etw stramm ziehen

to stretch one's neck — den Hals recken

2) (= make go further) meal, money strecken; (= use fully) resources voll (aus)nutzen; credit voll beanspruchen; athlete, student etc fordern; one's abilities bis zum Äußersten fordern

to stretch one's imagination — seine Fantasie anstrengen

to stretch sb/sth to the limit(s) — jdn/etw bis zum äußersten belasten

to be fully stretched ( esp Brit, person ) — voll ausgelastet sein

he stretched his lead to 10 points — er baute seinen Vorsprung auf 10 Punkte aus

3) (= strain) meaning, word äußerst weit fassen; truth, law, rules es nicht so genau nehmen mit

this clause/law could be stretched to allow... — diese Klausel/dieses Gesetz könnte so weit gedehnt werden, dass sie/es... zulässt

to stretch a point — ein Auge zudrücken, großzügig sein

that's stretching it too far/a bit (far) — das geht zu weit/fast zu weit

4. vi
(after sleep etc) sich strecken; (= be elastic) sich dehnen, dehnbar sein; (= extend time, area, authority, influence) sich erstrecken (to bis, over über +acc = be enough food, money, material) reichen (to für); (= become looser) weiter werden; (= become longer) länger werden
the rope won't stretch to that post — das Seil reicht nicht bis zu dem Pfosten (hinüber)

to stretch to reach sth — sich recken, um etw zu erreichen

he stretched across and touched her cheek — er reichte herüber und berührte ihre Wange

to stretch back to — zurückreichen bis

the fields stretched away into the distance — die Felder dehnten sich bis in die Ferne aus

the years stretched (out) ahead of him — die Jahre dehnten sich vor ihm aus

a life of misery stretched (out) before her — vor ihr breitete sich ein Leben voll Kummer und Leid aus

the protests stretched into their second week — die Proteste dauerten bereits die zweite Woche an

I can't stretch to that — so viel kann ich mir nicht erlauben

our funds won't stretch to that — das lassen unsere Finanzen nicht zu

5. vr

1) (after sleep etc) sich strecken

2) (= strain oneself) sich verausgaben

if only he'd stretch himself a little — wenn er sich nur etwas anstrengen würde

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stretch [stretʃ]

A v/t

1. oft stretch out (aus-)strecken, bes den Kopf od Hals recken:

stretch o.s. (out) → B 1; → leg Bes Redew, wing A 1

2. jemanden niederstrecken

3. sl jemanden (auf)hängen

4. stretch out die Hand etc aus-, hinstrecken

5. ein Tuch, Seil, eine Saite etc spannen ( over über dat oder akk), straff ziehen, einen Teppich etc ausbreiten:

he was fully stretched fig

a) er wurde richtig oder voll gefordert ( auch SPORT),

b) er war voll ausgelastet

6. strecken, (Hand)Schuhe etc (aus)weiten, besonders Hosen spannen, SPORT die Führung etc ausdehnen (to auf akk), SPORT die Verteidigung auseinanderziehen

7. PHYS, TECH spannen, dehnen, (st)recken

8. die Nerven, Muskeln anspannen

9. aus-, überdehnen, ausbeulen

10. fig überspannen, -treiben

11. fig es mit der Wahrheit, einer Vorschrift etc nicht allzu genau nehmen, Regeln etc großzügig auslegen:

stretch the imagination ziemlich unglaubwürdig sein;

stretch a point

a) ein wenig zu weit gehen,

b) es nicht allzu genau nehmen, ein Auge zudrücken umg;

stretch a word, etc einen Begriff dehnen, einem Wort etc eine weite Auslegung geben

12. überbeanspruchen, seine Befugnisse, einen Kredit etc überschreiten

13. auch stretch out einen Vorrat etc strecken

B v/i

1. oft stretch out sich (aus)strecken, sich dehnen oder rekeln

2. stretch for langen nach

3. sich erstrecken, sich hinziehen (to [bis] zu) (Gebirge etc, auch Zeit):

stretch down to fig zurückreichen oder -gehen (bis) zu oder in (akk) (Zeitalter, Erinnerung etc)

4. a) sich dehnen (lassen)

b) länger oder weiter werden

5. meist stretch out

a) ausschreiten,

b) SPORT im gestreckten Galopp reiten,

c) SPORT sich auseinanderziehen (Feld)

6. umg sich ins Zeug legen

7. sl baumeln, hängen

8. auch stretch out reichen (Vorrat etc)

C s

1. Dehnen n, Strecken n, Rekeln n:

give o.s. a stretch, have a stretch → B 1

2. Strecken n, (Aus)Dehnen n, (-)Weiten n

3. Spannen n

4. Anspannung f, (Über)Anstrengung f:

by any stretch of the English language bei großzügiger Auslegung der englischen Sprache;

by every stretch of the imagination unter Aufbietung aller Fantasie;

by no stretch of the imagination … es ist völlig unvorstellbar, dass …;

on ( oder at) the stretch angespannt, angestrengt;

at full stretch mit aller Kraft

5. fig Überspannen n, -treiben n

6. Überschreiten n (von Befugnissen etc)

7. (Weg)Strecke f, Fläche f, Ausdehnung f

8. SPORT (Ziel- etc) Gerade f

9. have a stretch sich die Beine vertreten

10. Zeit(raum) f(m), -spanne f:

a stretch of 10 years;

8 hours at a stretch 8 Stunden hintereinander;

for long stretches of the game SPORT über weite Strecken des Spiels

11. do a stretch sl Knast schieben

D adj dehnbar, Stretch…:

stretch cover Spannbezug m;

stretch nylon Stretchnylon n

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1. transitive verb
1) (lengthen, extend) strecken [Arm, Hand]; recken [Hals]; dehnen [Gummiband]; (spread) ausbreiten [Decke]; (tighten) spannen

he lay stretched out on the ground — er lag ausgestreckt auf dem Boden

stretch one's legs — (by walking) sich (Dat.) die Beine vertreten

2) (widen) dehnen

stretch [out of shape] — ausweiten [Schuhe, Jacke]

3) (fig.): (make the most of) ausschöpfen [Reserve]; fordern [Person, Begabung]

4) (fig.): (extend beyond proper limit) überschreiten [Befugnis, Grenzen des Anstands]; strapazieren (ugs.) [Geduld]; es nicht so genau nehmen mit [Gesetz, Bestimmung, Begriff, Grundsätzen]

stretch a point — großzügig sein

stretch the truth — [Aussage:] nicht ganz der Wahrheit entsprechen

he's certainly stretching the truth there — er nimmt es hier mit der Wahrheit nicht so genau

we're a bit stretched at the moment — wir sind zur Zeit ziemlich überlastet

stretch it/things — den Bogen überspannen
2. intransitive verb
1) (extend in length) sich dehnen; [Person, Tier:] sich strecken

2) (have specified length) sich ausdehnen

stretch from A to B — sich von A bis B erstrecken

3)

stretch to something — (be sufficient for) für etwas reichen

could you stretch to £10? — hast du vielleicht sogar 10 Pfund?
3. reflexive verb
sich strecken
4. noun
1) (lengthening, drawing out)

have a stretch — sich strecken

give something a stretch — etwas dehnen

2) (exertion)

by no stretch of the imagination — auch mit viel Fantasie nicht

at a stretch — (fig.) wenn es sein muss (see also d)

at full stretch — auf Hochtouren

3) (expanse, length) Abschnitt, der

a stretch of road/open country — ein Stück Straße/freies Gelände

4) (period)

for a stretch — eine Zeit lang

a four-hour stretch — eine [Zeit]spanne von vier Stunden

at a stretch — ohne Unterbrechung (see also b)
5. adjective
dehnbar; Stretch[hose, -gewebe]

Phrasal Verbs:

- stretch out

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n.

Ausdehnung f.

Strecke -n f. v.

aufspannen v.

ausstrecken v.

ausweiten v.

dehnen v.

sich erstrecken v.

sich weiten v.

spannen v.

strecken v.

weiten v.

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