I came out in a sweat

1) Schweiß, der

2) (drudgery) Plagerei, die; Plackerei, die (ugs.)

sweated or (Amer.) sweat

1) (perspire) schwitzen

2) (fig.): (suffer)

3) (drudge) sich placken (ugs.)

1)

2)

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1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) schwitzen

2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) sich schinden

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n ( fam) short for sweatshirt

I. n no pl

1. (perspiration) Schweiß m

beads of \sweat Schweißperlen pl

to be covered in \sweat in Schweiß gebadet sein

to be dripping [or pouring] with \sweat vor Schweiß triefen

2. ( fig fam: worried state)

▪ to be in a \sweat [vor Aufregung] schwitzen

to bring sb out [or AM to make sb break out] in a \sweat jdn zum Schwitzen bringen

just thinking about the exams brings me out in a cold \sweat wenn ich nur ans Examen denke, bricht mir der kalte Schweiß aus

to get in a \sweat [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] ins Schwitzen geraten fam

to work oneself into a \sweat [about sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] verrückt machen fam

3. ( fig: hard effort) schweißtreibende Angelegenheit, Plackerei f fam

no \sweat ( fam) kein Problem!

II. vi

1. (perspire) schwitzen

to \sweat with fear vor Angst schwitzen

to make sb \sweat ( fig fam) jdn ins Schwitzen bringen fam

2. (work hard)

▪ to \sweat over sth ( fig) über etw dat schwitzen [o brüten] fam

3. (form condensation) wall schwitzen

▶ to \sweat like a pig ( fam) schwitzen wie ein Schwein sl

III. vt

1. FOOD

▪ to \sweat sth vegetables etw anschwitzen

▶ to \sweat blood Blut [und Wasser] schwitzen fam

▶ to \sweat buckets [or AM bullets] ( fam) schwitzen, was das Zeug hält fam

the high temperatures soon had us \sweating bullets bei der Hitze waren wir bald klatschnass geschwitzt fam

▶ don't \sweat it mach dir nichts draus fam

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1. n

1) Schweiß m no pl; (on walls) (Kondens)wasser nt

2) (inf

2. vi

3. vt

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sweat [swet]

A v/i prät und pperf sweated, besonders US sweat

1. schwitzen ( with vor dat):

he was sweating like a bull umg er schwitzte wie ein Stier: → pore²

2. PHYS, TECH etc schwitzen, anlaufen

3. fermentieren (Tabak)

4. auch sweat away umg schwitzen, sich abrackern, schuften

5. WIRTSCH für einen Hungerlohn arbeiten

6. umg büßen ( for für)

B v/t

1. Harz etc (aus)schwitzen:

sweat blood umg

a) Blut und Wasser schwitzen,

b) sich abrackern;

sweat it umg

a) abwarten,

b) sich Sorgen machen;

sweat off ( oder away) Gewicht abschwitzen;

a) eine Krankheit etc (her)ausschwitzen,

b) fig etwas mühsam hervorbringen;

sweat it out umg

a) durchhalten,

b) SPORT hart arbeiten;

sweatone’s guts out umg sich die Seele aus dem Leib schuften

2. auch sweat through durchschwitzen

3. schwitzen lassen, in Schweiß bringen:

a) jemanden durch eine Schwitzkur abnehmen lassen,

b) US fig verringern, drastisch verkleinern

4. seine Angestellten etc schuften lassen, ausbeuten

5. umg jemanden bluten lassen, auspressen

6. umg jemanden (im Verhör) in die Mache nehmen

7. a) TECH schwitzen oder gären lassen

b) GASTR Mehl, Zwiebeln etc schwitzen

8. METALL

a)( sweat out aus)seigern

b) schmelzen

c) (heiß oder weich) löten

9. Kabel schweißen

10. Tabak fermentieren lassen

C s

1. Schwitzen n, Schweißausbruch m

2. Schweiß m:

cold sweat kalter Schweiß, Angstschweiß;

be in a sweat, umg be all of a sweat

a) in Schweiß gebadet sein,

b) vor Angst schwitzen;

get in(to) a sweat ins Schwitzen geraten oder kommen, weitS. a. nervös werden ( alle:

about wegen);

by the sweat of one’s brow im Schweiße seines Angesichts;

live by the sweat of one’s brow von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;

no sweat! umg kein Problem!

3. MED Schwitzkur f

4. PHYS, TECH Feuchtigkeit f, Ausschwitzung f

5. umg Schufterei f

6. old sweat obs umg alter Haudegen (Soldat)

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1) Schweiß, der

2) (drudgery) Plagerei, die; Plackerei, die (ugs.)

sweated or (Amer.) sweat

1) (perspire) schwitzen

2) (fig.): (suffer)

3) (drudge) sich placken (ugs.)

1)

2)

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Schweiß m. v.

schwitzen v.

1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) revelarse, salir a la luz

2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) salir

3) (to strike: The men have come out (on strike).) declararse en huelga

4) ((of a photograph) to be developed: This photograph has come out very well.) resultar, salir

5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) salir, quitarse

come out vb salir

1) v + adv (+ prep + o)

a) (from inside, indoors) salir*

b) (from prison, hospital) salir*

2) \<\<tooth/hair\>\> caerse*; \<\<stain\>\> salir*

3) v + adv

4)

a) (be said, spoken) salir*

b) (be revealed, emphasized) \<\<secretuth\>\> revelarse, salir* a la luz

5)

a) ( declare oneself) declararse

b) ( as being gay) destaparse (fam), declararse abiertamente homosexual

6) (be published, become available) \<\<newspaper/record/product\>\> salir*

7)

a) (have as outcome, total) salir*

b) (fare, acquit oneself)

8) ( Phot) salir*

VI + ADV

1) (=emerge) [person, object, sun, magazine] salir (of de); [qualities] mostrarse; [news] divulgarse, difundirse; [scandal] descubrirse, salir a la luz; [film] estrenarse

2) (=open) [flower] abrirse, florecer

3) (into the open) [debutante] ser presentada en sociedad, ponerse de largo; [homosexual] declararse

4) [stain] (=be removed) quitarse; [dye] (=run) desteñirse

5) (=become covered with)

6) (in conversation)

7) (=turn out) salir

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1) v + adv (+ prep + o)

a) (from inside, indoors) salir*

b) (from prison, hospital) salir*

2) \<\<tooth/hair\>\> caerse*; \<\<stain\>\> salir*

3) v + adv

4)

a) (be said, spoken) salir*

b) (be revealed, emphasized) \<\<secret/truth\>\> revelarse, salir* a la luz

5)

a) ( declare oneself) declararse

b) ( as being gay) destaparse (fam), declararse abiertamente homosexual

6) (be published, become available) \<\<newspaper/record/product\>\> salir*

7)

a) (have as outcome, total) salir*

b) (fare, acquit oneself)

8) ( Phot) salir*

1) herauskommen

2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein

3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen

4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werden

5) (declare oneself)

6) (be covered)

7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)

8)

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1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) herauskommen

2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) herauskommen

3) (to strike: The men have come out (on strike).) streiken

4) ((of a photograph) to be developed: This photograph has come out very well.) werden

5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) bekannt werden

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◆ come out

1. (go outside) herauskommen; (go out socially) ausgehen

can Zoe \come out out to play? kommt Zoe raus zum Spielen?

the police watched him \come out out of the house die Polizei beobachtete ihn, wie er das Haus verließ

to \come out out of prison aus dem Gefängnis kommen

2. (be released) book, magazine herauskommen; (onto the market) auf den Markt kommen; results bekanntgegeben werden; film anlaufen

3. (become known) news bekannt werden, herauskommen

4. (end up) herauskommen fam

my cooking always \come outs out a mess was ich auch koche, es schmeckt immer schrecklich

these figures have \come out out wrong diese Zahlen haben sich als falsch herausgestellt

your painting has \come out out really well Ihr Gemälde ist wirklich gut geworden

she came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman sie ging aus der Scheidung als reiche Frau hervor

5. PHOT [gut] herauskommen

damn, the photo hasn't \come out out Mist, das Foto ist nichts geworden! fam

6. (express opinion)

to \come out out in favour of/against sth sich akk für/gegen etw akk aussprechen

7. (tell)

▪ to \come out out with sth truth, facts mit etw dat herausrücken fam

to \come out out with good ideas gute Ideen vorbringen

to \come out out with a remark eine Bemerkung loslassen fam

8. (result)

a lot of good films came out of that period aus dieser Zeit stammen viele gute Filme

a lot of inventions came out of his tireless research sein unermüdliches Forschen führte zu vielen Erfindungen

9. (appear) sun, buds, flowers herauskommen, rauskommen fam; stars zu sehen sein

10. (in contest)

to \come out out top [or best] /the winner Beste(r)/Sieger(in) werden

11. BRIT (strike)

to \come out [on strike] in Streik treten

12. (reveal homosexuality) sich akk outen sl

▪ to \come out out to sb sich akk jdm gegenüber outen

▪ to \come out out about sth alcoholism, mental illness, AIDS, homosexuality etw bekanntgeben

13. (remove itself) tooth herausfallen

can you get this cork to \come out out of the bottle? bekommst du den Korken aus der Flasche heraus?

14. (fade) stain, mark, colour herausgehen fam

15. (break out) ausbrechen

to \come out out in a rash/spots einen Ausschlag/Pickel bekommen

16. (resolve) riddle sich lösen lassen; MATH problems aufgehen

17. BRIT ( dated: make debut) debütieren

18. (seem)

I didn't mean to be rude — it just came out that way ich wollte nicht unhöflich sein — es klang nur so

▶ it will all \come out out in the wash ( prov: be revealed) am Ende wird alles rauskommen; (be all right) am Ende wird schon alles gutgehen

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1) (= leave) (he)rauskommen

2) (= be published, marketed book, magazine) erscheinen, herauskommen; (new product) auf den Markt kommen; (film) (in den Kinos) anlaufen; (= become known, exam results) herauskommen, bekannt werden; (news) bekannt werden

3) (IND)

4) (PHOT

5) (= show itself) sich zeigen

6) (splinter, stains, dye etc) (he)rausgehen

7) (MATH problems, divisions etc) aufgehen

8) (= total, average) betragen

9)

10) (stars, sun, flowers) (he)rauskommen

11) (truth, meaning etc) (he)rauskommen

12) (= go into society girl) debütieren

13) (= be released prisoner) (he)rauskommen

14) (homosexual) sich outen; (man also) sich als Homosexueller bekennen; (woman also) sich als Lesbe bekennen

15)

16)

17)

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come out v/i

1. a) heraus-, hervorkommen, sich zeigen

b) SPORT aufmachen

2. auch come out on strike bes Br streiken

3. herauskommen:

a) erscheinen (Buch etc)

b) bekannt werden, an den Tag kommen (Wahrheit etc)

4. ausgehen (Haare, Farbe), herausgehen (Fleck etc)

5. umg werden, sich gut etc entwickeln

6. ausbrechen (Ausschlag):

come out in a rash (in spots) einen Ausschlag (Pickel) bekommen

7. debütieren:

a) zum ersten Male auftreten (Schauspieler)

b) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt werden

8. FOTO, etc

a) gut etc werden (Bild)

b) gut etc herauskommen (in auf dat) (Person)

9. come out with umg

a) mit der Wahrheit etc herausrücken,

b) Flüche etc vom Stapel lassen

10. come out against

a) sich aussprechen gegen,

b) den Kampf ansagen (dat)

11. come out for ( oder in favo[u]r of) sich aussprechen für

12. sich outen, sich offen zu seiner Homosexualität bekennen

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1) herauskommen

2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein

3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen

4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werden

5) (declare oneself)

6) (be covered)

7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)

8)

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herauskommen adj.

v + adv + prep + o

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v + adv + prep + o

1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) helle; strømme ut

2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) pøsregne, hølje ned

helle

skjenke

strømme

subst. \/pɔː\/

1) ( også overført) strøm

• a pour of people came out of the theatre

2) ( hverdagslig) øsregn

3) støping (dvs. den mengde betong e.l. som støpes på én gang)

4) støpehull

verb \/pɔː\/

1) helle, øse, slå

• he poured the water out of the bucket

2) ( om skudd) avfyre, løsne

• they poured 30 bullets into the plane

3) strømme, flyte, renne, munne

• the river pours itself into the sea

• sweat was pouring down his face

• letters came pouring in

• people were pouring out of the shop

4) øsregne

• it is pouring (with rain) \/ it is pouring down

5) støpe (betong), helle i støpeform

it never rains but it pours en ulykke kommer sjelden alene

pour cold water on somebody's ardour helle kaldt vann i blodet på noen

pour it on (amer., hverdagslig) stå på, legge alle krefter til

pour oil on troubled waters ( overført) gyte olje på opprørt hav

pour oneself into ( spøkefullt) kle på seg, presse seg inn i

• Kelly poured herself into a tight skirt

pour out slå\/helle ut slå i, servere, skjenke

• she poured out a cup of coffee

spy ut

• the factories pour out smoke

øse ut

• he's pouring out money

pour out one's troubles utøse sitt hjerte, klage sin nød

pour something into donere noe til, gi noe til

• the government has poured large sums into the project

1 corsa: She had a shower after her run, ha fatto una doccia dopo la corsa; to go for a run, andare a correre; I try to go for a run three times a week, cerco di andare a correre tre volte la settimana; at a run, di corsa; to break into a run, mettersi a correre; The soldiers went past at a run, i soldati sono passati di corsa; to take the dog for a run, portare il cane a correre; far fare una corsa al cane

2 ( sport: atletica) corsa; corsa a piedi: a five kilometre run, una corsa di cinque kilometri; a cross-country run, una corsa campestre; the mile run, la corsa del miglio

3 ( di mezzo di trasporto) linea ( di servizio); viaggio; rotta: The ferry was on the Calais-Dover run, il traghetto faceva servizio tra Calais e Dover; There will be more planes on the Milan-London run, ci saranno più aerei sulla rotta Milano-Londra

4 viaggio, giro (in macchina): Let's go for a run in the car, andiamo a fare un giro in macchina; Who's doing the school run tomorrow?, chi porta i bambini a scuola domani?

5 periodo; serie; ( poesia) ritmo: a run of good luck, un periodo di fortuna; una serie fortunata; unbeaten run, serie utile ( senza avere subito sconfitte); Chelsea's successful run ended on Saturday with a defeat at home, la serie ininterrotta di vittorie del Chelsea si è conclusa sabato con una sconfitta in casa; the run of the metre, il ritmo del verso

6 (teatr., cinem.) tenitura; periodo di programmazione; permanenza in cartellone: The play had a long run in the West End, la commedia è rimasta a lungo in cartellone nella West End (a Londra); The show's run has been extended by three months, la programmazione dello spettacolo è stata prolungata di tre mesi

7 (ind.) produzione; quantità prodotta

8 (polit., ecc.) corsa (fig.); tentativo di ottenere (qc.): to make a run for the Presidency, essere in corsa per la presidenza; Her withdrawal has given her opponent a clear run, il suo ritiro ha lasciato campo libero al suo avversario; to have a practice run, fare una serie di prove

9 (fin.) corsa (fig.); assalto (fig.): a run on the dollar, una corsa all'acquisto di dollari; un assalto al dollaro; a run on the bank, una corsa agli sportelli; un assalto alla banca ( da parte dei clienti)

10 ( sci) pista; ( anche) discesa, manche: first run, prima manche; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- The lower runs were a bit slushy, la neve sulle piste più basse era sciolta; ski run, pista di sci

11 ( baseball) «run» (punto ottenuto raggiungendo la «casa base») ( cricket) «run» ( punto ottenuto correndo tra due basi): ( baseball) to make a home run, fare un fuoricampo ( punto ottenuto quando il battitore manda la palla fuori dalla recinzione); ( cricket) to score a «run», mettere a segno un «run»

12 zona recintata; recinto: cattle run, zona recintata per il bestiame; chicken run, recinto per polli; sheep run, recinto per le pecore

13 lunghezza; tratto: a five-hundred-foot run of pipe, un tratto di tubatura di cinquecento piedi ( circa 150 metri); cinquecento piedi di tubatura

14 – the run, la media: He is different from the ordinary run of mankind, è un uomo che si distingue dalla media della gente

15 [u] libero accesso (o uso): The dogs have the run of the house, i cani hanno libero accesso alla casa; to give sb. the run of one's house, mettere la propria casa a disposizione di q.; The tenants have the run of the estate, gli inquilini hanno libero uso della proprietà

16 ( di una calza: spec. USA) smagliatura

17 ( di vernice) goccia (colata): Remove any runs before the paint dries, rimuovere le gocce (colate) prima che la vernice sia asciutta

18 ( a carte) sequenza di carte dello stesso seme ( di solito, più di cinque; cfr. straight, B, def. 4)

19 (comput.) elaborazione; esecuzione; ( anche) ciclo di operazioni

20 (zool.) branco ( di pesci che risalgono un fiume); risalita ( dei pesci): a run of salmon, un branco di salmoni

21 canaletto in cui scorre l'acqua; ruscelletto; abbeveratoio; vasca

22 (mus.) volata

23 (aeron.) corsa a terra; rullaggio

24 (mecc.) corsa: (autom.) the run of a piston, la corsa di un pistone

25 (aeron. mil.) missione; passaggio ( sull'obiettivo); ( anche) (= run-in, run-up) rotta d'approccio, volo d'avvicinamento al bersaglio ( di bombardiere)

26 (costr. navali, naut.) stellato di poppa

27 (geogr., USA) corso d'acqua; torrente

28 ( editoria, = print run) tiratura: a print run of 10,000, una tiratura di 10.000 esemplari

29 (edil.) pedata ( di un gradino)

30 ( raro) rampa ( di scale)

31 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) andamento ( di una curva)

32 ( bob) pista

33 ( canottaggio) distanza coperta da una vogata; ( anche) manche

34 (equit.) trotto veloce; galoppo

35 ( golf) distanza coperta dalla palla sul terreno

36 ( vela) distanza percorsa in una bordata; tratto di rotta

37 – (pl.) (fam.) the runs, la diarrea; la sciolta (fam.)

● (fam.) run-around, atteggiamento dilatorio (o evasivo): to get the run-around, essere tenuto sulla corda, essere menato per il naso; to give sb. the run-around, menare q. per il naso; tenere sulla corda q. □ run-down ► run-down e rundown □ (comput.) run time, tempo di esecuzione ( di un programma): run time error, errore in fase di esecuzione □ ( sport) against the run of play, inaspettatamente; nonostante il predominio degli avversari: Arsenal scored against the run of play, l'Arsenal ha segnato nonostante la partita fosse in mano agli avversari □ (comput.) at run time, in fase di esecuzione; all'esecuzione □ (fam.) fun run, corsa podistica a scopo di beneficenza □ to go on the run, darsi alla fuga (o alla latitanza, alla macchia) □ (fig.) to have had a (good) run for one's money, avere avuto delle belle soddisfazioni: I've had a good run for my money, but now it's time for the younger generation to take over, ho avuto le mie belle soddisfazioni, ma è ora di lasciare il posto ai giovani □ in the long run, a lungo andare; (econ.) a lungo termine; nel lungo periodo □ in the short run, a breve scadenza; (econ.) a breve termine; nel breve periodo □ to make a run for it, tentare la fuga □ on the run, in fuga; in movimento; in corsa: The robbers are still on the run, i rapinatori sono ancora in fuga (o latitanti); They had the enemy on the run, hanno messo il nemico in fuga; I have been on the run all day, sono stato in movimento (o ho corso) tutto il giorno; He made the pass on the run, ha passato la palla in volata □ to take a run at st., fare una corsa verso qc.; She took a run at the fence and jumped straight over, è corsa verso la recinzione e l'ha superata con un salto.

A p. p. di to run

B a.

(nelle seguenti loc.)

● run-of-the mill, comune; dozzinale □ ( di un inserto pubblicitario) run of paper, collocato sulla pagina ( di un giornale) a discrezione della direzione □ run on, (tipogr.) stampato di seguito; ( poesia: di un verso) la cui ultima parola si lega strettamente al verso successivo; che ha l'enjambement.

(pass. ran, p. p. run)

A v. i.

1 correre; fare una corsa: Walk, don't run!, cammina, non correre!; A man came running along the street, un uomo è venuto di corsa per la strada; They ran across the road, hanno attraversato la strada di corsa; Let's run down to the beach, facciamo una corsa alla spiaggia!; It was starting to rain so we ran back inside, stava cominciando a piovere, quindi siamo rientrati di corsa; The boy ran into the house, il ragazzo è corso dentro casa; They ran to my aid, sono corsi in mio aiuto; We ran to see what was happening, siamo corsi a vedere cosa stava succedendo; Sarah ran into the room, Sarah è corsa nella stanza; She ran to meet him, gli è corsa incontro; The children are running about in the park, i bambini scorrazzano nel parco; The guard dog ran at me, il cane da guardia mi è corso contro; to run downstairs [upstairs], scendere [salire] le scale di corsa; to run counter to st., andare contro qc.; to run for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; to run for cover (o shelter) correre al riparo; (fam.) Run and get your bag, fila a prendere la borsa; (fam.) Run to the newsstand and get me a paper, will you?, per favore, fa' un salto all'edicola e prendimi un giornale; (fam.) to run all out (o flat out) correre a tutto spiano; to run at full speed, correre a tutta velocità (fam.: a tutta birra)

2 ( sport) correre; partecipare a una corsa: I used to run when I was at school, da studente correvo nella squadra di atletica; He's running in the half marathon, corre nella mezza maratona; I run every day except Sunday, corro tutti i giorni tranne la domenica

3 ( di strada, muro: di solito to run along, through, ecc.) correre; andare ( in un certo senso): The road runs along a ridge, la strada corre lungo un crinale; A path ran through the forest, un sentiero attraversava la foresta; A high wall runs along the edge of the estate, un alto muro costeggia i confini della proprietà

4 ( di macchina, ecc.) funzionare, andare; ( di motore) essere in moto (o acceso): Does the heating run on oil or gas?, il riscaldamento va a gasolio o a gas?; Our new car runs on LPG, la nostra nuova macchina va a GPL; The engine isn't running properly, il motore non funziona bene; Don't leave the engine running, non lasciare il motore acceso; (comput.) The program will run on PC or Mac, il programma funziona sia su PC che su Mac

5 ( di veicoli) (andare a) finire: I left the handbrake off and the car ran down the slope, non ho messo il freno a mano e l'auto è finita giù per la discesa; The truck ran onto the pavement, il camion è andato a finire sul marciapiedi

6 ( di treni, di navi) viaggiare; andare: Trains to the airport run every hour, i treni per l'aeroporto partono (o passano) ogni ora; The ferry runs between the two ports, il traghetto fa la spola tra i due porti; The ship ran into port, la nave è entrata in porto; to run late [on time], viaggiare con un ritardo [in orario]; The train was running ten minutes late, il treno viaggiava con dieci minuti di ritardo; to run on rails, andare su rotaie

7 scorrere: In northern Italy most streams run into the Po River, nell'Italia settentrionale la maggior parte dei corsi d'acqua defluisce nel Po; Tears were running down her cheeks, le scorrevano lacrime sul viso; Wait till the water runs hot, aspetta che scorra l'acqua calda; Don't leave the tap running!, non lasciare aperto il rubinetto!; ( dell'acqua corrente) to run cold, venire fredda ( a forza di scorrere); They were running with sweat, erano in un bagno di sudore

8 (fig.) trascorrere; passare: Those summer days ran swiftly, quei giorni d'estate trascorrevano in fretta

9 (lett.) spirare: A gentle breeze ran through the tall trees, una lieve brezza spirava fra gli alberi alti

10 ( di pensiero, ecc.) ricorrere; ritornare: The tune was running in my head all day, quel motivo mi è frullato in testa tutto il giorno; The idea kept running through my mind, quell'idea mi ricorreva (o mi si presentava) sempre alla mente; Lara's theme had been running through my head all day long, era tutto il giorno che mi frullava nella testa il motivo di Lara

11 ( di mormorio, diceria: di solito to run down, among, ecc.) diffondersi; circolare: A murmur ran among the crowd, un mormorio si è diffuso tra la folla; Rumours ran through the village, correvano (o circolavano) delle voci per il paese

12 ( di sensazione: di solito to run down, through, ecc.) –: A thrill ran through her at the sound of his voice, un brivido di eccitazione l'ha percorsa quando ha sentito la sua voce; A shiver ran down his back, un brivido di freddo gli è corso lungo la schiena

13 decorrere; essere pagabile da ( una certa data): ( banca, ecc.) Interest runs from January 1st, gli interessi decorrono dal 1В° di gennaio

14 ( di prezzo, inflazione, ecc.) aver raggiunto; essere: Inflation is running at 4%, l'inflazione ha raggiunto il 4%; The price of oil is running between $80 and $90 a barrel, il prezzo del petrolio è attualmente compreso tra gli 80 e i 90 dollari al barile; The debt was running at an enormous figure, il debito ammontava a una cifra enorme

15 durare; (leg.) essere valido (o in vigore): The lease had ten years to run, il contratto di affitto aveva una durata di dieci anni; It's a long film: it runs for three hours, è un film lungo: dura tre ore; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- The lessons run till Christmas, le lezioni si tengono fino a Natale; The contract runs until 2015, il contratto è valido fino al 2015

16 (polit., ecc.) concorrere; candidarsi: He is going to run for Parliament, intende candidarsi per la Camera dei Comuni; Do you think she'll run?, pensi che si candiderà?; He ran against his old allies, si è candidato contro i suoi ex alleati

17 ( sport) arrivare ( primo, secondo, ecc.): He ran second, è arrivato secondo ( nella corsa); My horse ran last, il mio cavallo è arrivato ultimo

18 fondersi; sciogliersi: It was so hot that butter started to run, era così caldo che il burro cominciava a sciogliersi

19 ( di colore, vernice) stingere; colare: The colours ran in the wash and everything came out pink, i colori hanno stinto nel lavaggio e tutto è diventato rosa; My mascara is running, il mio mascara sta colando; The ink ran all over the page, l'inchiostro si è sparso su tutta la pagina

20 ( delle calze) sfilarsi; smagliarsi

21 gocciolare; colare: The boy's nose was running, il bambino aveva il naso che colava

22 (teatr., cinem.) essere in programmazione; tenere il cartellone: Agatha Christie's «Mousetrap» has been running for many years in London, la «Trappola per topi» di Agatha Christie tiene il cartellone da molti anni a Londra

23 ( radio, TV) essere trasmesso; andare in onda: The series runs for six weeks from next Sunday, la serie va in onda per sei settimane a partire da domenica

24 (fig.) andare; svolgersi: After a period of strikes, everything is running smoothly at the factory, dopo un periodo di scioperi, tutto sta andando bene in fabbrica

25 ( di una malattia, di una caratteristica, ecc.) essere ereditaria ( in una famiglia, ecc.): Madness runs in his family, c'è un ramo di pazzia nella sua famiglia

26 ( di scritta, testo) dire; fare: The song runs like this, la canzone fa così; The message ran: «meet me outside in half an hour», il messaggio diceva: «vediamoci fuori tra mezzora»

27 (zool.) ( di selvatici) migrare ( in cerca d'acqua, di pascoli, ecc.)

28 ( di salmoni, ecc.) risalire un fiume

B v. t.

1 dirigere; gestire ( anche comm.): to run a business, dirigere un'azienda; to run the country, governare il paese; to run a shop, gestire un negozio; His mother-in-law runs the household, è sua suocera che dirige la casa; Who is running the contest?, chi organizza la gara?; to run a drugs racket, controllare un racket di droga

2 ( sport) fare ( una corsa): to run the mile in five minutes, correre il miglio in cinque minuti; to run a race, fare una corsa ( a piedi)

3 mettere in funzione ( una macchina, ecc.): Did you run the dishwasher?, hai messo in funzione (fam.: attaccato) la lavastoviglie?

4 ( di solito to run through, along, down, ecc.) passare ( una mano, un dito, ecc.): She ran her fingers through her hair, si è passata le dita nei capelli; She ran a finger along the shelf, ha passato un dito sullo scaffale; to run one's fingers over the keyboard, far scorrere le dita sulla tastiera ( di un pianoforte); to run one's forefinger down a column of figures, controllare una colonna di cifre scorrendole con l'indice

5 far scorrere: to run water into the bath tub, far scorrere l'acqua nella vasca da bagno; to run the water until it's hot, far scorrere l'acqua finché non viene calda; Run the tap for a few minutes, fai scorrere l'acqua dal rubinetto per qualche minuto; to run (sb. ) a bath, fare scorrere l'acqua per il bagno (a q.)

6 (trasp.) fare andare, effettuare corse di ( autobus, treni, ecc.): to run a special train, mettere un treno straordinario; to run extra trains, far viaggiare treni straordinari; effettuare corse straordinarie ( di metropolitana)

7 accompagnare in macchina; dare un passaggio a: to run sb. home [into town], accompagnare q. a casa [in centro] in macchina; I'll run you to the station, ti do un passaggio fino alla stazione

8 pubblicare: to run a story [an advertisement], pubblicare una storia [un annuncio pubblicitario]; All the main newspapers ran the story, tutti i principali quotidiani hanno riportato la vicenda

9 candidare; presentare come candidato: The party is running over 100 candidates at the next elections, il partito presenta più di 100 candidati alle prossime elezioni

10 (comput.) eseguire; lanciare: to run a program, eseguire un programma

11 ( di solito to run through, under, behind, ecc.) far passare; infilare: They ran the cables through the wall, hanno fatto passare i cavi attraverso il muro; to run a thorn into one's finger, conficcarsi una spina nel dito; to run one's sword into sb., trafiggere q. con la spada

12 far correre; ( sport) iscrivere a una corsa: to run a horse, far correre un cavallo; to run a horse in the Derby, iscrivere un cavallo al Derby

13 inseguire ( selvaggina, spec. a cavallo)

14 colare; versare: to run water into a glass, versare acqua in un bicchiere

15 contrabbandare: to run arms [liquor], contrabbandare armi [liquori]

● (fig.) to come running, essere a disposizione; correre: She comes running every time he calls, corre ogni volta che la chiama □ (naut.) to run before the storm, fuggire la tempesta □ (naut.) to run before the wind, navigare col vento in poppa □ (mil.) to run a blockade, forzare un blocco □ to run a boat down to the water, calare in acqua una barca □ to run a car, mantenere un'automobile: I can't afford to run a car, non posso permettermi (di mantenere) una macchina □ to run cattle, mandare bestiame al pascolo □ to run sb. close, ( sport) incalzare q. alle spalle, tallonare q.; ( sport) piazzarsi alle spalle di q.; (fig.) non essere da meno di q. □ ( anche fig.) to run dry, esaurirsi; prosciugarsi □ to run errands (o messages), fare commissioni; fare ambasciate; fare il fattorino □ to run one's eyes over st., dare un'occhiata (o una scorsa) a qc. □ to run for it, scappare correndo a più non posso □ (fam.) to run it fine, farcela a stento; cavarsela per un pelo (o per un soffio) □ (naut.) to run foul (o afoul) ( with), entrare in collisione (con) □ to be running high –: Tensions were running high, c'era parecchia tensione □ to be running late [early, on time, behind], essere in ritardo [in anticipo, in orario, indietro]: I'm running late, so I'll see you at the restaurant, sono in ritardo, quindi ci vediamo al ristorante; The project was starting to run seriously behind, il progetto cominciava a prendere parecchio ritardo □ to run for one's life, correre per salvarsi la vita □ to run sb. 's life, dirigere la vita di q.: Don't try and run my life!, non cercare di dirigere la mia vita! □ (fin.: di un'azienda) to run at a loss, essere in passivo □ to be running low, diventare scarso: Our food supplies are running low, le nostre provviste di viveri sono diventate scarse □ to be running low on, rimanere con poco: My computer is running low on disk space, al mio computer rimane poco spazio sull'hard disk □ (fig.) to run a mile, scappare a gambe levate: She'd run a mile if he asked her to marry him, se le chiedesse di sposarla, scapperebbe a gambe levate □ ( sport: della palla, di un giocatore) to run out of bounds, uscire dal campo di gioco □ to run out of control, sfuggire di mano; ( di una persona, una situazione, ecc.) diventare ingovernabile □ ( sport: della palla) to run out of play, andare fuori campo □ to run sb. out of town, cacciare q. dalla città □ (fam.) to run sb. ragged, fare a pezzi q., stracciare q. (gli avversari, i nemici) □ to run the rapids, scendere le rapide ( in barca) □ (fam.) to run a red light, passare col rosso ( a un semaforo) □ to run rife, abbondare; ( di una malattia) essere diffusa; ( di una notizia) circolare; ( di una diceria) correre □ to run rings around sb., superare di gran lunga q. □ to run a risk, correre un rischio: He runs the risk of losing his home, corre il rischio di perdere la casa □ to run riot = to run wild ► sotto □ (naut.: del capitano) to run a ship to Boston, portare una nave a Boston □ to run short, finire, venire a mancare: Petrol is running short, sta finendo la benzina □ to run short of, rimanere a corto di: I ran short of money, sono rimasto a corto di soldi □ (fam.) to run the show, comandare; tenere le fila; ( sport) arbitrare in modo plateale □ ( sci) to run slalom gates, fare (o superare) le porte dello slalom □ to run a tab at the bar, pagare tutte le consumazioni alla fine □ (fam.) to run a temperature, avere la febbre □ to run tests [a check], fare degli esami [un controllo]: The doctors are running some tests on him, i medici gli stanno facendo degli esami □ to be up and running, funzionare bene: The new computer system is up and running, il nuovo sistema informatico funziona bene □ to run wild, ( di piante) inselvatichire, inselvatichirsi; (fig.: di persone, dell'immaginazione) scatenarsi □ ( sport) to run with the ball, ( baseball, rugby, ecc.) correre con la palla in mano; ( calcio) correre con la palla al piede □ to try to run before one can walk, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi □ His blood ran cold, gli si è gelato il sangue nelle vene □ This story will run and run, questa storia andrà avanti all'infinito □ Things must run their course, le cose devono seguire il loro corso □ (antiq.) His life has only a few hours to run, gli restano poche ore di vita.

break

A n

1 ( fracture) fracture f ;

2 ( crack) (in plate, plank, surface) fêlure f ;

3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;

4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;

5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps ; I often give her a break from looking after the kids je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;

6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;

7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; it's time to make a ou the break ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes ; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose ;

8 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;

9 ( dawn) at the break of day au lever du jour, à l'aube f ;

10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;

11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;

12 ( in tennis) ( also service break) break m ;

13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;

14 Mus ( in jazz) break m.

B vtr ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;

2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;

3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;

4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;

5 (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds] ; battre [record, opponent] ; franchir [speed barrier] ; briser [class barrier] ;

6 ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind] ; [branches] freiner [fall] ; [hay] amortir [fall] ;

7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;

8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;

9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;

10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;

11 Mil casser [officer] ;

12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;

13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;

14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.

C vi ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;

2 ( separate) [clouds] se disperser ; [waves] se briser (against contre ; on, over sur) ;

3 Sport [boxers] se séparer ; ‘break! ’ ( referee 's command) ‘break!’ ;

4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;

5 ( change) [good weather] se gâter ; [drought, heatwave] cesser ; [luck] tourner ;

6 ( begin) [day] se lever ; [storm] éclater ; [scandal, news story] éclater ;

7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;

8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;

9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;

10 (in snooker, pool) casser.

■ break away:

▶ break away

1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;

2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;

3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;

▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].

■ break down:

▶ break down

1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;

2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;

3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;

4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;

5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;

6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;

▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]

1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;

2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;

3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].

■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.

■ break forth littér [sun, water] jaillir (from de).

■ break free:

▶ break free [prisoner] s'évader ; to break free of se couper de [family] ; échapper à [captor].

■ break in

1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;

2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;

▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;

▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.

■ break into:

▶ break into [sth]

1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;

2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;

3 ( encroach on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day] ; couper [morning, day] ;

4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;

5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].

■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).

■ break off:

▶ break off

1 ( snap off) [end, mast, tip] se casser ; [handle, piece] se détacher ;

2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;

3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;

▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off

1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;

2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.

■ break out:

▶ break out

1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;

2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].

■ break through:

▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;

▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].

■ break up:

▶ break up

1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;

2 ( disperse) [crowd] se disperser ; [cloud, slick] se disperser ; [meeting] se terminer ;

3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;

▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; break it up! ( stop fighting) ça suffit maintenant!

break [breɪk]

(verb: preterite broke, past participle broken)

1. noun

   a. (in conversation, programme, line) interruption f ; (in journey) arrêt m ; (at work) pause f ; (at school) pause f, récréation f

• to take a break ( = few minutes) faire une pause ; ( = holiday) prendre des vacances ; ( = change) se changer les idées

• six hours without a break six heures d'affilée

• after the break ( = advertisements) après la pause (publicitaire)

• a break in the clouds une éclaircie

• a break in the weather un changement de temps

• he spoke of the need for a break with the past il a dit qu'il fallait rompre avec le passé

► to make a break

• to make a break for it prendre la fuite

• he made a break for the door il s'est élancé vers la porte

   b. [of bone] fracture f

   c. (literary) at break of day au point du jour

   d. ( = luck, opportunity) (inf) chance f

• he's had all the breaks il a eu toutes les veines (inf)

• she got her first big break in "Sarafina" elle a percé dans « Sarafina »

• give me a break! (inf) ( = leave me alone) fichez-moi la paix ! (inf)

   e. (Snooker) série f

• to have a break of serve (Tennis) faire le break

2. transitive verb

   a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher

• to break sth in two casser qch en deux

• to break one's leg/one's neck se casser la jambe/le cou

• the bone is not broken il n'y a pas de fracture

• to break open [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ lock, safe] fracturer

• to break ground on a new building (US) commencer à construire un nouveau bâtiment

• to break new or fresh ground innover

• to break one's back se casser la colonne vertébrale

• to break the back of a task (British) faire le plus dur d'une tâche

• to break sb's heart briser le cœur de qn

• to break one's heart over sth avoir le cœur brisé par qch

• to break a record battre un record

   b. [+ promise] manquer à ; [+ treaty] violer

• to break the law enfreindre la loi

• to break a vow rompre un serment

   c. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser

• to break sb ( = demoralize) briser qn ; ( = ruin) ruiner qn

• television can make you or break you la télévision peut soit vous apporter la gloire soit vous briser

• to break sb of a habit faire perdre une habitude à qn

• to break a habit se débarrasser d'une habitude

• it won't break the bank (inf) cela ne va pas te (or nous or les etc) ruiner

   d. [+ silence, spell] rompre

• to break sb's serve prendre le service de qn

• to break one's journey faire une étape (or des étapes)

   e. [+ fall] amortir

   f. [+ news] annoncer

• try to break it to her gently essayez de le lui annoncer avec ménagement

3. intransitive verb

   a. (se) casser ; [bone] se fracturer

• to break in two se casser en deux

   b. [clouds] se dissiper

   c. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferler

   d. [news, story] éclater

   e. ( = weaken, change) [health] se détériorer ; [voice] (boy's) muer ; (in emotion) se briser ( with sous le coup de ) ; [weather] se gâter

• he broke under torture il a craqué sous la torture

• his spirit broke son courage l'a abandonné

   f. [dawn] poindre ; [day] se lever

   g. ( = pause) faire une pause

• we broke for lunch nous avons fait une pause pour le déjeuner

   h. (set structures)

► to break even rentrer dans ses fonds

► to break free se libérer

► to break loose [person, animal] s'échapper ; [boat] rompre ses amarres

► to break with sb rompre avec qn

4. compounds

► break-even point noun seuil m de rentabilité

► break-in noun cambriolage m

► break-up noun [of friendship] rupture f ; [of empire, group of states] démantèlement m ; [of political party] scission f

• since the break-up of his marriage depuis qu'il est séparé de sa femme

► break away intransitive verb

(from captor) s'échapper

• to break away from a group se séparer d'un groupe► break down

1. intransitive verb

   a. [vehicle] tomber en panne ; [argument] s'effondrer ; [resistance] céder ; [negotiations] échouer

• after negotiations broke down... après l'échec m des négociations...

   b. ( = decompose) se décomposer ( into en)

   c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = demolish) démolir ; [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ opposition] briser

   b. [+ accounts] détailler ; [+ sales figures, costs] ventiler ; [+ substance] décomposer

► break in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = interrupt) interrompre

   b. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effraction

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ door] enfoncer

   b. [+ engine, car] roder

• it took a month to break in my new shoes cela a pris un mois avant que mes nouvelles chaussures se fassent

► break into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter illegally) [+ house] entrer par effraction dans

• to break into a safe fracturer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ savings] entamer

   c. [company] to break into a new market percer sur un nouveau marché

   d. to break into song se mettre à chanter

• to break into a run se mettre à courir

► break off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [piece, twig] se casser net

   b. ( = stop) s'arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

• he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = snap off) casser

   b. ( = end) [+ relationship, negotiations] rompre

► break out intransitive verb

   a. [war, fire] éclater

• to break out into a sweat suer ; (from fear) commencer à avoir des sueurs froides

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

► break through

1. intransitive verb

( = succeed) percer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber

► break up

1. intransitive verb

   a. [ice] craquer ; [ship in storm] se disloquer ; [partnership] cesser ; [empire] effondrer

• their marriage broke up ils se sont séparés

• to break up with sb rompre avec qn

   b. [crowd] se disperser ; [meeting] prendre fin

• the schools break up tomorrow (British) les cours se terminent demain

   c. [phone line] couper

• you're breaking up je ne te capte plus

   d. (US = laugh) (inf!) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ chocolate] casser en morceaux

• to break up the soil casser les mottes de terre

   b. [+ coalition] briser ; [+ empire] démembrer

• to break up a marriage briser un couple

• to do sth to break up one's day faire qch pour faire une coupure dans la journée

   c. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser

• police used tear gas to break up the demonstration la police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les manifestants

   d. (US = make laugh) (inf!) donner le fou rire à

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1) ( fracture) fracture f

2) ( crack) fêlure f

3) ( gap) ( in wall) brèche f; (in row, line) espace m; (in circuit, chain) rupture f; (in conversation, match) pause f; ( in performance) entracte m; ( in traffic) trou m, espace m

4) Radio, Television page f de publicité

5) ( pause) gen pause f; School récréation f

6) ( holiday) vacances fpl

7) fig ( departure) rupture f ( with avec)

8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f

9) ( dawn)

10) ( escape bid)

11) Sport ( in tennis) break m; (in snooker, pool)

transitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy]; casser [plate, window]

2) ( rupture) briser [seal]

3) ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence]; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence]; couper [circuit]; rompre [monotony, spell, ties, links] ( with avec)

4) ( disobey) enfreindre [law]; ne pas respecter [embargo, terms]; violer [treaty]; désobéir à [rule]; briser [strike]; rompre [vow]; manquer [appointment]

5) (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds]; battre [record]; franchir [speed barrier]

6) ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind]; [branches] freiner [fall]; [hay] amortir [fall]

7) fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion]; briser [person, resistance, will]

8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]

9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]

10) ( in tennis)

11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]

12) ( leave)

13) ( announce) annoncer [news]; révéler [truth]

intransitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, string] se casser; [plate, window] se casser; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer; [bag] se déchirer

2) ( separate) [clouds] se disperser; [waves] se briser

3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause

4) ( change) [good weather] se gâter; [heatwave] cesser

5) ( begin) [day] se lever; [storm] éclater; [scandal, story] éclater

6) ( discontinue)

7) ( weaken)

8) ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer

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- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) verter, derramar; chorrear; manar, salir

2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) llover a cántaros

pour vb

1. verter / echar

2. servir

3. llover a cántaros

tr[pɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb

1 (liquid) verter, echar; (substance) echar; (money) invertir; (drink) servir

■ she poured the orange juice into a jug vertió el zumo de naranja en una jarra

■ pour the rest of the milk away tira la leche que queda

■ I've poured you a cup of tea te he servido una taza de té

■ he poured himself a drink se sirvió una copa

intransitive verb

1 (blood) manar, salir; (water, sweat) chorrear

■ the sweat was pouring off him chorreaba de sudor

2 figurative use moverse en tropel

■ people poured out of the station la gente salía en tropel de la estación

■ offers are pouring in las ofertas llegan a raudales

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to pour (down/with rain) llover a cántaros

■ it's pouring está lloviendo a cántaros

to pour one's heart out to somebody desahogarse con alguien

to pour scorn on something despreciar algo, burlarse de algo

pour ['por] vt

1) : echar, verter, servir (bebidas)

pour it into a pot: viértalo en una olla

2) : proveer con abundancia

they poured money into it: le invirtieron mucho dinero

to pour out : dar salida a

he poured out his feelings to her: se desahogó con ella

pour vi

1) flow: manar, fluir, salir

blood was pouring from the wound: la sangre le salía de la herida

it's pouring (outside) : está lloviendo a cántaros

• derramar v.

• diluviar v.

• echar v.

• escanciar v.

• fluir rápidamente v.

• llover a torrentes v.

• verter v.

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<liquid\>\> verter*, echar; \<\<powder\>\> echar

b) pour (out) \<\<drink\>\> servir*

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<blood\>\> manar, salir*

b) (serve tea, coffee) servir*

v impers diluviar, llover* torrencialmente or a cántaros

- pour out

1. VT

1) (=serve) servir

2) (=tip) [+ liquid] verter, echar; [+ salt, powder] echar

3) (=invest)

2. VI

1) (=serve) servir

2) (=tip)

3) (=flow)

4) (Met)

5) (fig)

- pour away

- pour down

- pour forth

- pour in

- pour off

- pour out

* * *

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<liquid\>\> verter*, echar; \<\<powder\>\> echar

b) pour (out) \<\<drink\>\> servir*

a) (+ adv compl) \<\<blood\>\> manar, salir*

b) (serve tea, coffee) servir*

v impers diluviar, llover* torrencialmente or a cántaros

- pour out

1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) frío

2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frío

3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) frío

1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frío

2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) resfriado

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- coldly

cold¹ adj frío

cold² n

1. frío

2. resfriado / constipado / catarro

tr[kəʊld]

adjective

1 (gen) frío,-a

■ are you cold? ¿tienes frío?

■ my hands are cold tengo las manos frías

■ it's cold today, isn't it? hoy hace frío, ¿verdad?

■ the coffee's cold el café está frío

■ drink your tea or it'll get cold bébete el té o se te enfriará

2 (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) frío,-a

■ we got a cold reception nos recibieron con frialdad