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I heard the glass

1 ik hoorde het glas knappen

ik hoorde het glas knappen

I heard the glass 〈 barsten〉crack/ 〈 breken〉 snap

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2 knappen

knappen

1 [korte plofjes laten horen] crackle 〈 voornamelijk vuur〉 ⇒ crack, snap

2 [breken] crack ⇒ snap 〈 touw〉

♦voorbeelden:

2 ik hoorde het glas knappen • I heard the glass 〈 barsten〉crack/ 〈 breken〉 snap

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3 quebrazón

SF

1) LAm [de vidrio] smashing, shattering

2) Cono Sur (=contienda) quarrel

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femenino (AmL fam) smashing

escuchó una quebrazón de vidrios — he heard the sound of glass smashing

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femenino (AmL fam) smashing

escuchó una quebrazón de vidrios — he heard the sound of glass smashing

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quebrazón

feminine

( AmL fam)

smashing

escuchó una quebrazón de vidrios he heard the sound of glass smashing o the sound of smashing glass

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quebrazón nf
CAm, Chile, Méx
1. [rotura] [de objeto, mercancía] breakage;

se notaba la quebrazón de su voz you could hear her voice faltering

2. [quiebra] bankruptcy

Spanish-English dictionary > quebrazón
4 través

adv.

crosswise, slantwise.

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través

► nombre masculino

1 (inclinación) slant

2 (pieza de madera) crosspiece, crossbeam

3 MARÍTIMO beam

4 figurado (desgracia) misfortune

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al través crossways

a través de (de un lado a otro) across, over 2 (por dentro) through 3 (mediante) through, from

cortar al través COSTURA to cut on the bias

de través (transversalmente) crosswise 2 (de lado) sideways

mirar de través (de reojo) to look out of the corner of one's eye 2 (con desaprobación) to look askance at 3 (defecto) to squint

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SM

1) (Arquit) (=viga) crossbeam

2) (Mil) traverse; (=muro) protective wall

3) (=curva) bend, turn; (=inclinación) slant; (=sesgo) bias; (=deformación) warp

4) (=contratiempo) reverse, misfortune; (=trastorno) upset

5)

a través de — across; (=por medio de) through

fuimos a través del bosque — we went through the woods

un árbol caído a través de los carriles — a tree fallen across the lines

lo sé a través de un amigo — I heard about it through a friend

6)

al través — across, crossways

de través — across, crossways; (=oblicuamente) obliquely; (=de lado) sideways

hubo que introducirlo de través — it had to be squeezed in sideways

con el sombrero puesto de través — with his hat on crooked o askew

ir de través — (Náut) to drift/be blown off course

mirar de través — to squint

mirar a algn de través — (lit) to look sideways at sb; (fig) to look askance at sb

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a)

a través de — (loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across; ( por medio de) through

pusieron barricadas a través de la calle — they erected barricades across the street

se enteró a través de un amigo — she heard about it through a friend

el agua pasa a través de un filtro — the water passes through a filter

b)

al través — (loc adv) < cortar> crossways, diagonally

de través — (Méx) (loc adv) diagonally

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* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la web = Web-supported.

* a través de los años = down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* campo a través = off-road.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

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a)

a través de — (loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across; ( por medio de) through

pusieron barricadas a través de la calle — they erected barricades across the street

se enteró a través de un amigo — she heard about it through a friend

el agua pasa a través de un filtro — the water passes through a filter

b)

al través — (loc adv) < cortar> crossways, diagonally

de través — (Méx) (loc adv) diagonally

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* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la web = Web-supported.

* a través de los años = down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* campo a través = off-road.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* servicio a través de terceros = third-party service.

* ver a través de = see through, see through.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

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través

1

a través de ( loc prep): pusieron barricadas a través de la calle they erected barricades across the street

el sol pasa a través de los árboles the sunlight filters through the trees

huyó a través del parque he fled across the park

se enteró a través de la radio she heard it on the radio

me manifestó su aprecio a través de un regalo she expressed her appreciation with a gift

2

al través ( loc adv) ‹cortar› crossways, diagonally

3

de través ( Méx) ( loc adv) diagonally

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través
a)

◊ a través de ( loc prep) ( de lado a lado) across;

( por medio de) through;
◊ pusieron barricadas a través de la calle they erected barricades across the street;

se enteró a través de un amigo she heard about it through a friend
b) al or (Méx) de través ( loc adv) diagonally

través sustantivo masculino (desgracia, avatar) misfortune
♦ Locuciones: a través de, (pasando por en medio) through: lo escuché a través de la puerta, I heard it through the door
nos abrimos camino a través de la maleza, we cleared a path through the scrub
(por vía de) from, through: me enteré a través del periódico, I learnt it from the paper
de través, crosswise
' través' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campo
- conectar
- por
- saludar
- vía
- giro
English:
across
- agency
- agent
- catapult
- cross
- cross-country
- employ
- lighthouse
- obtain
- over
- plough through
- struggle on
- thread
- through
- via
- vicariously
- age
- hack
- plow
- scramble

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través

♦ a través de loc prep

1. [medio] through;

lo supe a través de Marta I learnt of it through o from Marta;

se dirigen a sus clientes a través de Internet they communicate with their customers via the Internet;

la difusión de la cultura a través de los libros the spreading o diffusion of culture through books

2. [lugar] through;

a través del cristal through the glass;

la luz pasa a través de las rendijas the light passes o travels through the slits;

a través de una línea telefónica over o through a telephone line

3. [tiempo] over;

los cambios sufridos a través de los años the changes there have been over the years;

costumbres transmitidas a través de generaciones customs passed on o handed down over generations

♦ al través loc adv

crossways

♦ de través loc adv

1. [transversalmente] crossways, crosswise;

una viga puesta de través a beam set crossways

2. [de lado] crosswise, sideways;

mirar de través to give a sidelong glance

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través

m

:

a través de through;

de través diagonally, crosswise;

mirar de través look sideways at

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través nm

1)

a través de : across, through

2)

al través : crosswise, across

3)

de través : sideways

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través n

a través de (por medio, mediante) through (de un lado a otro) across

a través de la multitud through the crowd

conseguí el trabajo a través de un amigo I got the job through a friend

colocaron un tronco a través del arroyo they put a log across the stream

Spanish-English dictionary > través
5 radio

f.

1 radio (medio).

oír algo por la radio to hear something on the radio

radio digital digital radio

radio pirata pirate radio

2 radio (transistor). (peninsular Spanish, Southern Cone)

radio despertador clock radio

f. & m.

1 radio, radio set, wireless set.

2 radius.

3 radium, Ra.

4 radio.

5 radiogram.

m.

1 radius (anatomy & geometry).

en un radio de within a radius of

radio de acción range; sphere of influence (figurative)

2 spoke.

3 radium (chemistry).

4 radio. ( Latin American Spanish salvo Southern Cone)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: radiar.

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radio

► nombre femenino

1 (radiodifusión) radio

■ lo oí por la radio I heard it on the radio

2 (aparato) radio, wireless

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (persona) radio operator

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FRASEOLOGÍA

radio galera crystal set

radio pirata pirate radio station

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radio

► nombre masculino

1 QUÍMICA radium

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radio

► nombre masculino

1 (de círculo) radius

■ en un radio de 10 metros within a radius of 10 metres

2 (de rueda) spoke

3 (campo) scope

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FRASEOLOGÍA

radio de acción figurado field of action, scope

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1. noun f.
radio
2. noun m.
1) radium

2) radius

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I
SM

1) (Mat) radius

en un radio de 10km — within a radius of 10km

de corto radio — short-range antes de s

de largo radio — long-range antes de s

radio de acción — [de autoridad] jurisdiction, extent of one's authority; (Aer) range

un avión de largo radio de acción — a long-range aircraft

radio de giro — turning circle

2) [de rueda] spoke

3) (Quím) radium

4) (Anat) radius

5) (=mensaje) wireless message

6) LAm = radio II
II
SF radio

por radio — by radio, on the radio, over the radio

hablar por radio — to talk on the radio

radio digital — digital radio

radio libre — pirate radio

radio macuto * —

enterarse de algo por radio macuto — to hear sth on the grapevine

radio pirata — (=sistema) pirate radio; (=emisora) pirate radio station

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) radius

b) (distancia, área) range, radius

en un radio de diez kilómetros — within a ten kilometer radius

c) ( de rueda) spoke

- radio de acción

2) (AmL exc CS) (Rad) radio; ver tb radio II

3) (Anat) radius

4) (Quím) radium
II
femenino

a) ( medio de comunicación) radio

transmitir por (la) radio — to broadcast on the radio

se pusieron en contacto por radio — they established radio contact

escuchar la radio — to listen to the radio

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

b) (CS, Esp) ( aparato) radio

apaga la radio — turn off o switch off the radio

c) ( emisora) radio station

- radio pirata

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I
masculino

1)

a) (Mat) radius

b) (distancia, área) range, radius

en un radio de diez kilómetros — within a ten kilometer radius

c) ( de rueda) spoke

- radio de acción

2) (AmL exc CS) (Rad) radio; ver tb radio II

3) (Anat) radius

4) (Quím) radium
II
femenino

a) ( medio de comunicación) radio

transmitir por (la) radio — to broadcast on the radio

se pusieron en contacto por radio — they established radio contact

escuchar la radio — to listen to the radio

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

b) (CS, Esp) ( aparato) radio

apaga la radio — turn off o switch off the radio

c) ( emisora) radio station

- radio pirata

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la radio

= airwaves, the

Ex: The idea of teletext is to supply, over the airwaves, such items of information as news flashes, the latest sport results, and commodity prices.

radio¹

¹ = radio, radio set.

Ex: Some subjects have changes in usage over time, e.g. wireless, radio, transistor.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

* anuncio publicitario de la radio = sound bite, radio spot.

* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio commercial, radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.

* aparato de radio = radio set.

* avisar por radio = radio.

* comentarista de radio y/o televisión = broadcast commentator.

* compañía de radio televisión = broadcaster.

* comunicar por radio = radio.

* de la televisión o la radio = off the air.

* difusión por radio y televisión = broadcast, broadcasting.

* emisora de radio = radio station.

* escuchar la radio = listen to + the radio.

* estación de radio = radio station, broadcasting station.

* estudio de radio = radio studio.

* identificación por frecuencia de radio = radio frequency identification (RFID).

* industria de la radio y televisión, la = broadcasting industry, the.

* locutor de radio = radio show host, radio announcer.

* noticias de radio y = broadcast news, broadcast news.

* onda de radio = radio wave.

* operador de radio = radio operator.

* presentador de radio = radio show host, broadcaster.

* programa de radio = radio broadcast, radio programme, radio show.

* radio celular = cellular radio.

* radio despertador = radio alarm.

* radio, la = airwaves, the.

* radio macuto = grapevine.

* radio televisión = broadcasting.

* señal de radio = radio signal.

* sintonizador de radio = tuner.

* transmitir por radio = radio.

radio²

² = radius.

Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.

* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.

* dentro del radio de acción = within range.

* en un radio de + Distancia = within + Distancia.

* en un radio + Distancia = within a + Distancia + radius.

* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.

* radio de acción amplio = broad scope.

radio⁴

⁴ = spoke.

Nota: De una rueda.

Ex: The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.

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radio¹

masculine

A

1 ( Mat) radius

2 (distancia, área) range, radius

se oyó la explosión en un radio de diez kilómetros the explosion could be heard over a range of ten kilometers o within a ten kilometer radius

3 (de una rueda) spoke

Compuesto:

radio de acción

(de un avión, barco) operational range; (de una organización) area of operations

el radio de acción de la guerrilla the guerillas' area of operations

B ( AmL exc CS) ( Rad) radio

escuchar el radio to listen to the radio

nos enteramos por el radio we heard about it on the radio

lo han dicho por el radio they said it on the radio

Compuestos:

● radio a or de transistores

transistor radio

● radio taxi

radio cab o taxi

C ( Anat) radius

D ( Quím) radium

radio²

feminine

la radio española (↑ radio a1)

1 (como medio de comunicación) radio

el partido fue transmitido por (la) radio the match was broadcast on the radio

se pusieron en contacto por radio they established radio contact

programas de radio radio programs

escuchar la radio to listen to the radio

nos enteramos por la radio we heard about it on the radio

trabaja en la radio he works in radio

lo escuché en radio macuto ( Esp fam); I heard it through the grapevine o on the bush telegraph

2 (CS, Esp) (aparato) radio

apaga la radio turn off o switch off the radio

3 (emisora) radio station

Compuestos:

● radio a or de transitores

transistor radio

● radio pirata

pirate radio station

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Del verbo radiar: ( conjugate radiar)

radio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

radió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
radiar
radio
radio sustantivo masculino
a) (Mat) radius

b) ( distancia) range, radius;

◊ en un radio de diez kilómetros within a ten kilometer radius

c) ( de rueda) spoke;

◊ radio de acción (de avión, barco) operational range;

( de organización) area of operations
■ sustantivo femenino or (AmL exc CS) sustantivo masculino
a) ( medio de comunicación) radio;

◊ por (la) radio on the radio;

escuchar la radio to listen to the radio
b) ( aparato) radio

c) ( emisora) radio station

radiar verbo transitivo
1 (una emisora) to broadcast
2 Fís to radiate, irradiate
3 Med to treat with X-rays
radio
I sustantivo femenino
1 (transmisión) radio
por radio, on the radio
2 (aparato receptor) radio (set)
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geom radius
2 Quím radium
3 Anat radius
4 (de rueda) spoke
5 (en el espacio) radius, area
radio de acción, field of action, scope
(de un barco, avión) operational range
' radio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- aparato
- diaria
- diario
- emisora
- expandir
- información
- programa
- programar
- programación
- radioaficionada
- radioaficionado
- radiocasete
- reportaje
- subir
- alto
- antena
- audífono
- cabina
- cadena
- comedia
- componer
- consultorio
- cronista
- dar
- difundir
- encender
- enchufar
- enterarse
- estación
- fuerte
- jodido
- oír
- por
- prender
- prensa
- radiocassette
- radiodifusora
- radiofónico
- radionovela
- radiooperador
- radiopatrulla
- receptor
- saber
- sintonía
- teledirigido
English:
battery
- dial
- guarantee
- lower
- over
- phone-in
- pick up
- put on
- radio
- radio beacon
- radio broadcast
- radio frequency
- radio ham
- radio network
- radio set
- radio station
- radio transmitter
- radio wave
- radius
- roundup
- spoke
- station
- surround sound
- switch off
- talk-show
- turn down
- two-way
- wireless
- wireless set
- wireless station
- blare
- broadcaster
- editor
- go
- grape
- have
- installment
- knob
- low
- monitor
- on
- pack
- part
- pirate
- put
- send
- show
- transistor
- turn
- two

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radio¹ nm

1. [de circunferencia] radius;

en un radio de within a radius of

Comp
radio de acción range;
el bombardero tiene un radio de acción de 2.000 kilómetros the bomber has a range of 2,000 kilometres;

el general queda fuera del radio de acción del juez the general is beyond the judge's jurisdiction;

la empresa quiere ampliar su radio de acción the company wants to expand the area in which it trades

2. [de rueda] spoke

3. Quím radium

4. Anat radius

5. Am salvo RP [transistor] radio

Comp
radio despertador clock radio;
radio digital digital radio

radio² nf

1. [medio] radio;

oír algo por la radio to hear sth on the radio

Comp
CRica, Cuba, Pan Fam radio bemba:
enterarse de algo por radio bemba to hear sth on the grapevine o on the bush telegraph;
Esp Fam radio macuto:
enterarse de algo por radio macuto to hear sth on the grapevine o on the bush telegraph;

radio pirata pirate radio

2. Esp, CSur [transistor] radio

Comp
radio despertador clock radio;
radio digital digital radio

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radio

I m

1 MAT radius;

en un radio de within a radius of

2 QUÍM radium

3 L.Am.

radio

II f radio

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radio nm

1) : radius

2) : radium

radio nmf

: radio

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radio n

1. (aparato, sistema) radio

escuché la noticia por la radio I heard the news on the radio

2. (línea recta) radius [pl. radii]

el radio de una circunferencia the radius of a circle

3. (de bicicleta) spoke

Spanish-English dictionary > radio
6 neu

I Adj.

1. new; (neuartig) novel; (kürzlich geschehen) recent; (im Entstehen begriffen) rising; ganz neu brand-new; das ist mir neu! that’s new(s) to me; das ist mir nicht neu that’s nothing new to me; sie ist neu in der Stadt / in diesem Beruf she is new in town / at this job; noch wie neu as good as new; er ist nicht mehr ganz neu umg. he’s not as young as he was; eine neue Seite beginnen start a new page; eine neue Flasche öffnen open another bottle

2. (neuzeitlich) modern; neuere Literatur modern literature; neuere Sprachen modern languages; neueren Datums recent...; in neuerer Zeit in recent times, of late; neueste Nachrichten latest news Sg.; die neueste Mode the latest fashion(s Pl.)

3. (erneut, wieder) renewed; neuer Anfang fresh start; ein neues Leben beginnen make a fresh start (in life); neue Hoffnung renewed hope; neue Schwierigkeiten more ( oder renewed) difficulties

4. (kürzlich geerntet) Kartoffeln etc.: new; neuer Wein new wine

5. (sauber) Hemd etc.: clean

II substantivisch: von neuem afresh, anew; von neuem anfangen start anew ( oder afresh); seit neuestem of late, since very recently; seit neuestem kann man... the latest thing is you can...; siehe auch Neue1, Neue2

III Adv.

1. (gerade erst) ich habe die Stelle neu angetreten I have just started the job; neu hinzukommen be new; was ist neu hinzugekommen? what’s new?; dies ist neu hinzugekommen this has just been added; dieses Modell ist neu eingetroffen this model has just come in; neu entdeckt newly discovered; neu eröffnet newly opened; neu erschienene Bücher recently published books, books that have just come out; neu geschaffen newly created; neu gebackener Ehemann umg., hum. newlywed husband

2. (nochmals, wieder) neu anfangen start anew ( oder afresh); neu auflegen Buch etc: reprint; neu beleben revive; neu beziehen (Polstermöbel) recover; neu einrichten refurnish; neu schreiben rewrite; neu tapezieren repaper; neu bearbeitet new(ly revised); neu eröffnet reopened; sich neu einkleiden get a new set of clothes; sich neu eindecken get in fresh supplies

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new; recent; modern; incoming; fresh; coltish; novel

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[nɔy]
1. adj
new; Seite, Kräfte, Hoffnung, Truppen auch fresh; (= kürzlich entstanden auch) recent; (= frisch gewaschen) Hemd, Socken clean; Wein young
das Neue Testament — the New Testament

die Neue Welt — the New World

jdm zum néúen Jahr Glück wünschen — to wish sb (a) Happy New Year

ein néúer Anfang — a fresh or new start

néúeren Datums — of( more) recent date

néúe Hoffnung schöpfen — to take new or fresh hope

eine néúe Mode — a new fashion

ein néúer Tanz — a new dance

die néú(e)ste Mode — the latest fashion

der néú(e)ste Tanz — the latest dance

die néúesten Nachrichten — the latest news

die néúeren Sprachen — modern languages

ein ganz néúer Wagen — a brand-new car

das ist mir néú! — that's new(s) to me

mir ist die Sache néú — this is all new to me

schlechte Laune ist mir néú an ihm — it's something new for me to see him in a bad mood

sich wie ein néúer Mensch fühlen — to feel like a new person

eine néúe Bearbeitung — a revised edition; (von Oper etc) a new version

Geschichte der néúeren Zeit — recent or modern history

in néúerer Zeit — in modern times

erst in néúerer Zeit — only recently

viele alte Leute finden sich in der néúen Zeit nicht mehr zurecht — a lot of old people can't get on in the modern world

seit Neu(e)stem — recently

seit Neu(e)stem gibt es... — since recently there has been...

aufs Neue (geh) — afresh, anew

auf ein Neues! (als Toast) — (here's) to the New Year!; (Aufmunterung) let's try again

der/die Neue — the newcomer, the new man/boy/woman/girl etc

Neue Welle — new wave

die Neuen — the newcomers, the new people

was ist das Neue an dem Buch? — what's new about the book?

das Neu(e)ste in der Mode/auf dem Gebiet der Weltraumforschung — the latest in fashion/in the field of space research

weißt du schon das Neu(e)ste? — have you heard the latest (news)?

was gibts Neues? (inf) — what's the latest?, what's new?

das Neu(e)ste vom Tage — the latest news, up-to-the-minute news

das Neu(e)ste vom Neuen — the very latest (things)

See:

→ Besen

2. adv

1)

(= von vorn) néú anfangen — to start all over (again)

néú beginnen — to make a fresh start, to start again from scratch

néú starten Computer — to restart, to reboot

Vorhänge/ein Kleid néú anfertigen lassen — to have new curtains/a new dress made

néú entwickelt — newly developed

sich/jdn néú einkleiden — to buy oneself/sb a new set of clothes

etw néú anschaffen — to buy sth new

néú bauen — to build a new house

néú geschaffen — newly created

2)

(= zusätzlich) néú hinzukommen zu etw — to join sth

Mitarbeiter néú einstellen — to hire new employees

Tierarten néú entdecken — to discover new species of animals

néú entdeckt — newly or recently discovered

3)

(= erneut) etw néú auflegen — to publish a new edition of sth

néú drucken — to reprint

néú bearbeiten — to revise

néú bearbeitet — revised

ein Zimmer néú einrichten — to refurnish a room

frei werdende Stellen werden nicht néú besetzt — vacant positions will not be filled

ich hatte das Buch verloren und musste es néú kaufen — I lost the book and had to buy another copy

néú ordnen — to reorganize

sich néú verschulden — to borrow money again, to take out another loan

die Rollen néú besetzen — to recast the roles

die Akten néú ordnen — to reorganize the files

4)

(= seit kurzer Zeit) ich habe mir das ganz néú gekauft — I just bought it

néú gebacken — fresh-baked, newly-baked → auch neugebacken

das Buch ist néú erschienen — the book is a recent publication or has just come out

er ist néú hinzugekommen — he's joined (him/them) recently

néú gewählt — newly elected

hier ist ein Supermarkt néú entstanden/gebaut worden — a supermarket has just been opened/built here

néú eröffnet — newly-opened

wir sind néú hierhergezogen — we have just moved here

der Schüler ist ganz néú in unserer Klasse — the pupil is new in our class, the pupil has just joined our class

dieser Artikel ist néú eingetroffen/néú im Sortiment — this article has just come in/has just been added to the range

néú vermählt — newly married or wed

See:

→ auch neugebacken

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1) (another; different; not already used, begun, worn, heard etc: a fresh piece of paper; fresh news.) fresh

2) (having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc: She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.) new

3) (only just discovered, experienced etc: Flying in an aeroplane was a new experience for her.) new

4) (changed: He is a new man.) new

5) (just arrived etc: The schoolchildren teased the new boy.) new

6) (freshly: new-laid eggs.) new

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neu

[ˈnɔy]

I. adj

1. (ungebraucht) new

\neu für alt new for old

[wie] \neu aussehen to look [like] new [or as good as new]

ganz \neu brand new

jd ist nicht mehr ganz \neu (fig sl) sb is not as young as he/she used to be

etw auf \neu herrichten (fam) to make sth look new, to give sth a facelift

wie \neu as good as new

2. attr, inv Kartoffeln, Wein new

3. (seit kurzem) new

das N\neue daran ist,... what's new about it is...

die \neue Literatur/Technik modern literature/technology

ein \neuer Mensch sein/werden to be/become a new man/woman

die \neue/ \neueste Mode the new/latest fashion

ein \neueres System a more up-to-date system

▪ \neu sein to be new

diese Mode ist ganz \neu this is the latest fashion

das N\neueste vom N \neuen (fam) the very latest

4. (unerfahren) new

ich bin hier \neu I'm new here

in einem Beruf/Ort \neu sein to be new to a profession/place

▪ der/die N\neu (fam) the newcomer

5. (unbekannt) new

das ist mir \neu I didn't know that, that's news to me fam

weißt du schon das N\neueste? have you heard the latest?

was gibt's N\neues? any news?

\neue/die \neuesten Nachrichten fresh/the latest news

nicht mehr \neu [für jdn] sein to be nothing new [to sb]

6. (gegenwärtig)

\neueren Datums sein to be of [a] more recent date

seit \neuestem:

seit \neuestem kann man hier bargeldlos bezahlen just recently they've started to accept cashless payments

die \neuen [o \neueren] Sprachen modern languages

in \neuer Zeit recently

in \neuerer/ \neuester Zeit quite/just [or very] recently

7. (ersetzend) new; Wäsche fresh; s.a. Tag

8. (weiter)

sie holte ein \neues Glas she fetched another glass

sie ist die \neue Garbo she's the new Garbo

einen \neuen Anfang machen to make a fresh start

einen \neuen Anlauf nehmen to have another go

auf ein N\neues! here's to a fresh start!; (Neujahr) here's to the New Year!

eine \neue Seite beginnen to start a new [or fresh] page

einen \neuen Versuch machen to have another try

von \neuem all over again, from the beginning, from scratch; (noch einmal) [once] again

9.

▶ aufs N\neue afresh, anew liter

II. adv

1. (ungebraucht)

wir müssen das Filter \neu anfertigen/anschaffen we'll have to make/buy a new filter

2. (vor kurzem)

das Buch ist [ganz] \neu erschienen the book has [only] just come out

\neu bekehrt sein to be a new convert

\neu entwickelt/eröffnet/geschaffen newly developed/opened/created

\neu gebacken freshly-baked

ein \neu geprägtes Wort a new coinage

3. (ersetzend)

die Ware ist \neu eingetroffen the new goods have arrived

sich akk \neu einkleiden to buy oneself a new set of clothes

4. (wieder)

\neu anfangen to start all over again

\neu bearbeitet revised

\neu beginnen to make a fresh start, to start again from scratch

etw \neu einrichten to refurbish sth

\neu eröffnet re-opened

etw \neu gestalten to redesign sth

der \neu gestaltete Marktplatz the newly laid-out market square

5. (zusätzlich)

die Firma will 33 Mitarbeiter \neu einstellen the firm wants to take on 33 new employees

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1.
Adjektiv

1) new

ein ganz neues Fahrrad — a brand new bicycle

die Neue Welt — the New World

das Neue Testament — the New Testament

die neueste Mode — the latest fashion

die neuesten Nachrichten/Ereignisse — the latest news/most recent events

viel Glück im neuen Jahr — best wishes for the New Year; Happy New Year

das ist mir neu — that is news to me

das Neue daran ist... — what's new about it is...

das Neueste auf dem Markt — the latest thing on the market

der/die Neue — the new man/woman/boy/girl

was gibt es Neues? — what's new?

weißt du schon das Neueste? — (ugs.) have you heard the latest?

aufs Neue — anew; afresh; again

auf ein Neues! — let's try again!

von neuem — all over again; (noch einmal) [once] again

seit neuestem werden dort keine Kreditkarten mehr akzeptiert — just recently they've started refusing to accept credit cards

in neuerer/neuester Zeit — quite/just or very recently

das ist neueren Datums — that is of a more recent date

die neuen od. neueren Sprachen — modern languages

2) nicht präd. (kürzlich geerntet) new <wine, potatoes>

3) (sauber) clean < shirt, socks, underwear, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1)

neu tapeziert/gespritzt/gestrichen/möbliert — repapered/resprayed/repainted/refurnished

ein Geschäft neu eröffnen — reopen a shop

neu eröffnet — newly opened; (wieder eröffnet) reopened

sich neu einkleiden — provide oneself with a new set of clothes

noch einmal neu beginnen — start again from scratch

2) (gerade erst)

diese Ware ist neu eingetroffen — this item has just come in or arrived

neu erschienene Bücher — newly published books; books that have just come out or appeared

3 000 Wörter sind neu hinzugekommen — 3,000 new words have been added

neu vermählt — (geh.) newly wed or married

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neu

A. adj

1. new; (neuartig) novel; (kürzlich geschehen) recent; (im Entstehen begriffen) rising;

ganz neu brand-new;

das ist mir neu! that’s new(s) to me;

das ist mir nicht neu that’s nothing new to me;

sie ist neu in der Stadt/in diesem Beruf she is new in town/at this job;

noch wie neu as good as new;

er ist nicht mehr ganz neu umg he’s not as young as he was;

eine neue Seite beginnen start a new page;

eine neue Flasche öffnen open another bottle

2. (neuzeitlich) modern;

neuere Literatur modern literature;

neuere Sprachen modern languages;

neueren Datums recent …;

in neuerer Zeit in recent times, of late;

neueste Nachrichten latest news sg;

die neueste Mode the latest fashion(s pl)

3. (erneut, wieder) renewed;

neuer Anfang fresh start;

ein neues Leben beginnen make a fresh start (in life);

neue Hoffnung renewed hope;

neue Schwierigkeiten more ( oder renewed) difficulties

4. (kürzlich geerntet) Kartoffeln etc: new;

neuer Wein new wine

5. (sauber) Hemd etc: clean

B. substantivisch:

von Neuem afresh, anew;

von Neuem anfangen start anew ( oder afresh);

seit Neuestem of late, since very recently;

seit Neuestem kann man … the latest thing is you can …; → auch Neue¹, Neue²

C. adv

1. (gerade erst)

ich habe die Stelle neu angetreten I have just started the job;

neu hinzukommen be new;

was ist neu hinzugekommen? what’s new?;

dies ist neu hinzugekommen this has just been added;

dieses Modell ist neu eingetroffen this model has just come in;

neu entdeckt newly discovered;

neu eröffnet newly opened;

neu erschienene Bücher recently published books, books that have just come out;

neu geschaffen newly created;

neu Vermählte → neuvermählt

2. (nochmals, wieder)

neu anfangen start anew ( oder afresh);

neu auflegen Buch etc: reprint;

neu beleben revive;

neu beziehen (Polstermöbel) recover;

neu einrichten refurnish;

neu schreiben rewrite;

neu starten COMPUT restart;

neu tapezieren repaper;

neu bearbeitet new(ly revised);

neu eröffnet reopened;

sich neu einkleiden get a new set of clothes;

sich neu eindecken get in fresh supplies

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1.
Adjektiv

1) new

ein ganz neues Fahrrad — a brand new bicycle

die Neue Welt — the New World

das Neue Testament — the New Testament

die neueste Mode — the latest fashion

die neuesten Nachrichten/Ereignisse — the latest news/most recent events

viel Glück im neuen Jahr — best wishes for the New Year; Happy New Year

das ist mir neu — that is news to me

das Neue daran ist... — what's new about it is...

das Neueste auf dem Markt — the latest thing on the market

der/die Neue — the new man/woman/boy/girl

was gibt es Neues? — what's new?

weißt du schon das Neueste? — (ugs.) have you heard the latest?

aufs Neue — anew; afresh; again

auf ein Neues! — let's try again!

von neuem — all over again; (noch einmal) [once] again

seit neuestem werden dort keine Kreditkarten mehr akzeptiert — just recently they've started refusing to accept credit cards

in neuerer/neuester Zeit — quite/just or very recently

das ist neueren Datums — that is of a more recent date

die neuen od. neueren Sprachen — modern languages

2) nicht präd. (kürzlich geerntet) new <wine, potatoes>

3) (sauber) clean <shirt, socks, underwear, etc.>
2.
adverbial

1)

neu tapeziert/gespritzt/gestrichen/möbliert — repapered/resprayed/repainted/refurnished

ein Geschäft neu eröffnen — reopen a shop

neu eröffnet — newly opened; (wieder eröffnet) reopened

sich neu einkleiden — provide oneself with a new set of clothes

noch einmal neu beginnen — start again from scratch

2) (gerade erst)

diese Ware ist neu eingetroffen — this item has just come in or arrived

neu erschienene Bücher — newly published books; books that have just come out or appeared

3 000 Wörter sind neu hinzugekommen — 3,000 new words have been added

neu vermählt — (geh.) newly wed or married

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adj.

coltish adj.

innovative adj.

new adj.

recent adj. adv.

afresh adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > neu
7 quello

1. adj that, pl those

2. pron that (one), pl those (ones)

quello che the one that

tutto quello che all (that), everything (that)

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quello agg.dimostr.

1 that; pl. those: quel ragazzo, quella ragazza, that boy, that girl; quei ragazzi, quelle ragazze, those boys, those girls; con quell'abito non potevo certo andare a teatro, I certainly couldn't go to the theatre in that dress; dammi quei giornali (là), give me those papers (there); chi ha mandato quei bellissimi fiori?, who sent those beautiful flowers?; che cosa fa tutta quella gente?, what are all those people doing?; vedete quella casa laggiù?, can you see that house down there?; quella sera rincasai molto tardi, that evening I got home very late; ha telefonato quel tuo amico, that friend of yours phoned; ho conosciuto quel simpaticone di tuo fratello, I met that nice brother of yours // avevi poi letto quel tal libro?, did you read that book, then? // in quello stesso giorno, on that very day; in quello stesso istante, at that very moment // in quel mentre, ( nel frattempo) meanwhile (o in the meantime) // ehi, quell'uomo!, hey there! // Con uso enfatico: ho preso uno di quegli spaventi, uno spavento di quelli!, I got such a fright!; ha detto tante di quelle sciocchezze!, he talked such rubbish!

2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): ne ho sentite di quelle!, the things I've heard! // in quel di..., ( nel territorio di) in; ( nelle vicinanze di) in the neighbourhood of (o near); che novità ci sono in quel di Genova?, what's the latest (news) in Genoa?; abita in un paesino in quel di Pavia, he lives in a small village near Pavia

3 (in funzione di art. det.) the: mi basta quel poco che ho, I'm satisfied with the little I have; non tornò più in quella casa dove aveva passato l'infanzia, he never came back to the house where he had spent his childhood; non era più quello stesso uomo che avevo conosciuto tanti anni prima, he was no longer the same man I had known all those years before

◆ pron.dimostr.

1 that (one): pl. those: ''Chi è quello?'' ''é il nuovo direttore'', ''Who's that?'' ''He's the new manager''; quelle sono le mie amiche, those are my friends; che cos'è quello?, what's that?; non è quello il giornale che volevo, that's not the paper I wanted; dammi questa valigia e prendi quella, give me this suitcase and take that one; qual è la tua penna, questa o quella?, which is your pen, this one or that one?; non mi piacciono questi pantaloni, preferisco quelli, I don't like these trousers, I prefer those // Con uso enfatico: è sempre quello, he's always the same!; buono quello!, (iron.) he's a fine one!; quello ( sì che) è vino!, that's what you call wine; quello ( sì che) sapeva parlare!, ah, there was a man who knew how to speak!; gran giorno fu quello!, that was a great day!

2 (seguito da un agg. qualificativo, da un'espressione attributiva o da una frase relativa) the one; ( riferito a persona) the person; pl. the ones: ''Qual è il tuo cappotto?'' ''Quello verde'', ''Which is your coat?'' ''The green one''; quello a destra è il preside, the one on the right is the headmaster; quella con gli occhiali è la mia insegnante di matematica, the one with the glasses is my maths teacher; preferisco i vini italiani a quelli francesi, I prefer Italian wines to French ones; portate il libro di storia e quello di geografia, bring your history books and your geography ones as well; questo è proprio quello che cercavo, this is just the one I was looking for; scegliete quelli che vi sembrano migliori, choose the ones that look best // non è più quello di una volta, he is no longer the man he was // quello del latte, the milkman; è venuto quello dell'assicurazione, the insurance man came; quelli del piano di sotto, the people downstairs

3 (in presenza di un caso poss., in inglese non si traduce): non è la mia casa, è quella di mio fratello, it isn't my house, it's my brother's; non usare la mia auto, usa quella di Giorgio, don't use my car, take George's

4 (come antecedente di pron. rel.) ( con valore di colui) the man, the one; ( colei) the woman, the one; pl. those, the people; ( con valore di chiunque) whoever, anyone: quello che ha rotto il vetro, dovrà pagarlo, the person who (o whoever) broke the glass will have to pay for it; quelli che desiderano parlare, parlino pure, those who want to speak can do so; quella con cui hai parlato è la direttrice, the woman (o the one) you spoke to is the headmistress

5 (con valore di pron. pers.) ( egli) he; ( ella) she; ( essi, esse) they: io parlavo, ma quello non mi ascoltava, I was speaking but he wasn't listening to me; e quelli risposero..., and they answered...

6 ( con valore di ciò) that: quello dimostra che hai torto, that proves you're wrong; in quello non eravamo d'accordo, we didn't agree about that; per quello ho rifiutato, that's why I refused

7 quello che, ( ciò che) what; tutto quello che, everything (o all) that: quello che ha detto è falso, what he said isn't true; è tutto quello che volevo dirti, that's all I wanted to tell you; dimmi tutto quello che sai, tell me everything you know // per quel che ne so io, for all I know

8 quello... questo ( per indicare la prima e la seconda di cose o persone già menzionate) the former... the latter: Anna e Sara sono entrambe laureate in lettere; quella è giornalista, questa è insegnante, Anne and Sarah both have arts degrees; the former is a journalist and the latter a teacher

9 questo... quello (l'uno... l'altro) one... one (o one... the other); (alcuni... altri) some... some (o some... others)

10 (in frasi comparative, nel significato di quanto): è più tardi di quello che pensassi, it's later than I thought.

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['kwello] quello (-a) davanti a sm quel + consonante, quell'+ vocale, quello + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; pl quei + consonante, quegli + vocale o s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; davanti a sf quella + consonante, quell' + vocale; pl quelle
1. agg dimostr

1) that, those pl

mi passi quel libro? — could you pass me that book?

voglio quella camicia lì o là — I want that shirt there

dove hai comprato quei quadri? — where did you buy those paintings?

dove metto quello scatolone? — where shall I put that box?

chi sono quegli uomini? — who are those men?

2)

(seguito da proposizione relativa) con quel poco che abbiamo — with what o the little we have

dov'è quel maglione che mi dicevi? — where's the o that jumper you were telling me about?

3)

(enfatico) ho una di quelle paure! — I'm scared stiff!

ne ha fatte di quelle! — (sciocchezze) he did some really stupid things!

una di quelle — (euf : prostituta) a working girl

in quello stesso istante — at that very moment

2. pron dimostr

1) that (one), those (ones) pl

quale vuoi? — quello bianco — which do you want? — the white one

il tuo nome e quello di Roberta — your name and Roberta's

quello di Giovanna è il voto migliore — Giovanna's is the best mark, Giovanna has the best mark

prendiamo quello là — we'll take that one there

chi è quello lì? — who is that (person)?

e quello cos'è? — and what is that?

quelle sono le mie scarpe — those are my shoes

ho incontrato quelli della festa — I met the people from the party

a che ora viene quello del latte? — when does the milkman come?

2) (egli) he, (ella) she, (essi, esse) they

sarebbe un'occasione d'oro e quelli non vogliono accettare — it's a golden opportunity but they don't want to accept

3)

(in proposizione relativa) quello(a) che — (persona) the one (who), (cosa) the one (which) o (that)

quelli(e) che — (persone) those who, (cose) those which o that

quello che hai comprato tu è più bello — the one (which) you bought is nicer

quello che hai visto è il padre — the person o the one you saw is the father

quella che hai incontrato è la seconda moglie — the one o woman you met is his second wife

chiedi a quelli che l'hanno conosciuto — ask those who knew him

4)

(ciò) quello che — what, (tutto) all (that), everything

ho detto quello che sapevo — I've told you all I know

ho fatto quello che potevo — I did what I could

nega, e quel che è peggio, ci scherza sopra — he denies it, and what is worse, jokes about it

da quello che ho sentito — from what I've heard

5)

(fraseologia) in quel di Milano — in the Milan area o region

in quel mentre — at that very moment

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['kwello] 1. aggettivo dimostrativo
( quel, quell' [kwel]; pl. quegli ['kweʎʎi], quei ['kwei], quelle ['kwelle]; the form quell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is quei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases quelli or quegli; today, the plural form quelli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)

1) that, pl. those

quel ragazzo, quell'uomo that boy, man; -a finestra that window; -e ragazze those girls; quello stesso giorno that same day; preferisco quel colore a questo I prefer that colour to this one; (seguito da proposizione relativa) chi è quell'uomo che abbiamo incontrato? — who's that man (that) we met?

2) (con valore enfatico)

ho uno di quei raffreddori! — I've got such a cold!

quel pigro di tuo figlio — that lazy son of yours

3) (seguito da possessivo)

quel suo modo di fare — that manner of his

quel tuo amico — that friend of yours
2.
pronome dimostrativo

1) that (one), pl. those (ones)

che cos'è, chi è quello? — what's, who's that?

lo vedi quello? è mio fratello — (do you) see that man over there? he o that is my brother

"quale delle due?" - "-a (là)" — "which one of the two?" - "that one (over there)"

questo è per noi e quello nell'angolo è per voi — this is for us and the one in the corner is for you

2) colloq. (con valore enfatico)

sta esagerando, quello lì! — that guy is pushing it a bit!

ma guarda -a lì! — get her!

3) (seguito da preposizione)

i tuoi occhi sono azzurri, -i di tuo fratello sono neri — your eyes are blue, your brother's are dark

il treno del mattino o quello delle 17? — the morning train or the 5 o'clock one?

le persone che abitano di fianco o -i del primo piano? — the people next door or the ones on the first floor?

quello del gas — colloq. the gas man

- i di Roma — the people in Rome

4) (seguito da proposizione relativa)

quale vicina? -a che abita di fronte? — which neighbour? the one who lives opposite?

tutti -i che sono muniti di tessera — all those who have a card

questi libri non sono -i che avevo scelto — these books are not the ones I chose

"quale disco?" - "quello di cui parlavo" — "which record?" - "the one I was talking about"

5) (seguito da aggettivo qualificativo)

quale vuoi? quello verde? — which do you want? the green one?

compra -i più piccoli — buy the smallest ones

6) (in un comparativo)

è più intelligente di quello che pensavo — he's more intelligent than I thought

7) (ciò) what

fai quello che vuoi — do what you want o like

hai tutto quello che ti occorre? — do you have everything you need?

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned

per quel che ne so io — as far as I can tell, for all I know

8) (in espressioni ellittiche)

la sai -a del pescatore? — have you heard the one about the fisherman?

9) (con valore di pronome personale)

io parlavo e quello non mi ascoltava — I was talking and he wasn't listening to me; (lo stesso)

è sempre quello — he's always the same

10) in quel di

in quel di Torino — in o around o near Turin

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quello

/'kwello/ ( quel, quell' /kwel/; pl. quegli /'kweλλi/, quei /'kwei/, quelle /'kwelle/

; the form quell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is quei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases quelli or quegli; today, the plural form quelli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)

v. la nota della voce questo.

I aggettivo dimostrativo

1 that, pl. those; quel ragazzo, quell'uomo that boy, man; - a finestra that window; - e ragazze those girls; quello stesso giorno that same day; preferisco quel colore a questo I prefer that colour to this one; (seguito da proposizione relativa) chi è quell'uomo che abbiamo incontrato? who's that man (that) we met?

2 (con valore enfatico) ho uno di quei raffreddori! I've got such a cold! quel pigro di tuo figlio that lazy son of yours

3 (seguito da possessivo) quel suo modo di fare that manner of his; quel tuo amico that friend of yours

II pronome dimostrativo

1 that (one), pl. those (ones); che cos'è, chi è quello? what's, who's that? lo vedi quello? è mio fratello (do you) see that man over there? he o that is my brother; "quale delle due?" - "-a (là)" "which one of the two?" - "that one (over there)"; questo è per noi e quello nell'angolo è per voi this is for us and the one in the corner is for you

2 colloq. (con valore enfatico) sta esagerando, quello lì! that guy is pushing it a bit! ma guarda -a lì! get her!

3 (seguito da preposizione) i tuoi occhi sono azzurri, -i di tuo fratello sono neri your eyes are blue, your brother's are dark; il treno del mattino o quello delle 17? the morning train or the 5 o'clock one? le persone che abitano di fianco o -i del primo piano? the people next door or the ones on the first floor? quello del gas colloq. the gas man; - i di Roma the people in Rome

4 (seguito da proposizione relativa) quale vicina? -a che abita di fronte? which neighbour? the one who lives opposite? tutti -i che sono muniti di tessera all those who have a card; questi libri non sono -i che avevo scelto these books are not the ones I chose; "quale disco?" - "quello di cui parlavo" "which record?" - "the one I was talking about"

5 (seguito da aggettivo qualificativo) quale vuoi? quello verde? which do you want? the green one? compra -i più piccoli buy the smallest ones

6 (in un comparativo) è più intelligente di quello che pensavo he's more intelligent than I thought

7 (ciò) what; fai quello che vuoi do what you want o like; hai tutto quello che ti occorre? do you have everything you need? per quel che mi riguarda as far as I'm concerned; per quel che ne so io as far as I can tell, for all I know

8 (in espressioni ellittiche) la sai -a del pescatore? have you heard the one about the fisherman?

9 (con valore di pronome personale) io parlavo e quello non mi ascoltava I was talking and he wasn't listening to me; (lo stesso) è sempre quello he's always the same

10 in quel di in quel di Torino in o around o near Turin.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > quello
8 salto

m.

1 jump (gen) & (sport).

dar o pegar un salto to jump; to leap (grande)

triple salto triple jump

salto de altura high jump

salto de esquí ski jump

salto de longitud long jump

salto mortal somersault

salto en paracaídas parachute jump

salto con pértiga pole vault

2 gap.

3 leap forward (progreso).

un salto hacia atrás a major step backward

4 precipice (despeñadero).

salto de agua waterfall

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saltar.

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salto

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) jump, leap

2 DEPORTE jump (natación) dive

3 (de agua) waterfall

4 (despeñadero) precipice

5 figurado (omisión) gap

6 figurado (ascenso) springboard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a salto de mata (vivir al día) from hand to mouth 2 (de cualquier manera) slapdash, haphazardly, any old how

a saltos figurado in leaps and bounds

bajar de un salto / subir de un salto to jump down / jump up

dar un salto / pegar un salto to jump, leap

dar un salto en el vacío figurado to take a leap in the dark

el corazón me daba saltos figurado my heart was pounding

en un salto figurado in a flash

salto de agua waterfall, falls plural

salto de altura high jump

salto de cama negligee

salto de la carpa jack-knife

salto de longitud long jump

salto del ángel swan dive

salto de tijera scissor jump

salto mortal somersault

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noun m.

1) jump, leap, skip

2) gap

3) dive

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SM

1) (=acción) [gen] jump; [de mayor altura, distancia] leap; [al agua] dive

este invento es un gran salto adelante en tecnología — this invention is a great leap forward in technology

la novela está narrada con numerosos saltos atrás en el tiempo — the novel is told with a lot of flashbacks in time

• a saltos, cruzamos el río a saltos — we jumped across the river

había que andar a saltos para no pisar los cristales — you had to hop about so as not to tread on the glass

el pájaro avanzaba a saltitos — the bird hopped along

• dar o pegar un salto — [persona, animal] to jump; [corazón] to leap

dio un salto de dos metros — he jumped two metres

cuando me enteré di un salto de alegría — I jumped for joy when I found out

al verla me dio un salto el corazón — when I saw her my heart leapt

empezó a dar saltos para calentarse — he started jumping about to warm up

los niños les acompañaban dando saltos — the kids went with them, jumping o hopping about

me daba saltos el corazón — my heart was pounding

el progreso da saltos imprevisibles — progress makes unpredictable leaps

al hablar da muchos saltos de un tema a otro — when he speaks, he jumps from o leaps around from one subject to the next

• de un salto, se puso en pie de un salto — he leapt o sprang to his feet

de un salto se encaramó a la rama de un árbol — he leapt up onto the branch of a tree

subió/bajó de un salto — he jumped up/down

• el libro supuso su salto a la fama — the book marked his leap to fame, the book was his springboard to fame

a salto de mata —

vivir a salto de mata — (=sin organización) to lead a haphazard life; (=sin seguridad) to live from hand to mouth

estoy leyendo el libro a salto de mata — I'm reading the book in dribs and drabs

- dar el salto

le gustaría dar el salto al teatro profesional — he would like to make the leap o jump into professional theatre

- pegar el salto a algn

- tirarse al salto

salto a ciegas, salto al vacío — leap in the dark

2) (Atletismo) jump; (Natación) dive

un salto de ocho metros — a jump of eight metres

los participantes en las pruebas de saltos — the participants in the jump events

• triple salto — triple jump

salto alto — LAm high jump

salto con garrocha LAm —

salto con pértiga — pole vault

salto de altura — high jump

salto de ángel — swallow dive

salto de carpa — jack-knife dive

salto de esquí — ski-jump

la Copa del Mundo de saltos de esquí — ski-jumping World Cup

salto de longitud — long jump

salto de palanca — high dive

salto de trampolín — springboard dive

salto en paracaídas — (=salto) parachute jump; (=deporte) parachuting

salto inicial — (Baloncesto) jump ball

salto largo — LAm long jump

salto mortal — somersault

salto nulo — no-jump

saltos de obstáculos — hurdles

3) (=diferencia) gap

entre los dos hermanos hay un salto de nueve años — there is a gap of nine years between the two brothers

hay un gran salto entre su primer libro y este último — there is a big leap between his first book and this latest one

4) (=en texto)

aquí hay un salto de 50 versos — there's a gap of 50 lines here

he dado un salto de varias páginas — I've skipped several pages

salto de línea — (Inform) line break

5) (=desnivel) [de agua] waterfall; [en el terreno] fault

salto de agua — (Geog) waterfall; (Téc) chute

6)

salto de cama — negligee

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masculino

1)

a) ( brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto — he jumped (over) the stream

se levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor

se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us

dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción — her heart was pounding with excitement

daban saltos de alegría — they were jumping for joy

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás — the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata — to do something in a haphazard way

vivir a salto de mata — to take each day as it comes

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive

- salto con pértiga or garrocha

- salto de altura/longitud

- salto de cama

- salto alto/ largo

- salto mortal

2) (Geog) tb

salto de agua — waterfall

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= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.

Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex. The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.

Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

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* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.

* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* salto del ángel = swan dive.

* salto de longitud = long jump.

* salto de página = page break.

* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.

* salto de puenting = bungee jump.

* salto gigante = giant leap.

* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* salto mental = mental leap.

* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* triple salto = triple jump.

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masculino

1)

a) ( brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto — he jumped (over) the stream

se levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor

se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us

dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción — her heart was pounding with excitement

daban saltos de alegría — they were jumping for joy

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás — the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata — to do something in a haphazard way

vivir a salto de mata — to take each day as it comes

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive

- salto con pértiga or garrocha

- salto de altura/longitud

- salto de cama

- salto alto/ largo

- salto mortal

2) (Geog) tb

salto de agua — waterfall

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= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.

Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.

Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.

* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* levantarse de un salto = spring up.

* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.

* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.

* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.

* salto de fe = leap of faith.

* salto del ángel = swan dive.

* salto de longitud = long jump.

* salto de página = page break.

* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.

* salto de puenting = bungee jump.

* salto gigante = giant leap.

* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* salto mental = mental leap.

* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.

* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.

* triple salto = triple jump.

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salto

masculine

A

1 (brinco) jump

atravesó el arroyo de un salto he jumped (over) the stream

al oír el despertador se levantó de un salto when he heard the alarm clock he leaped o jumped o sprang out of bed

se puso en pie de un salto she leaped o sprang to her feet

el conejo se escapó dando saltos the rabbit hopped away to safety

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us

cuando oí el tiro pegué un salto I started o jumped at the sound of the shot

el corazón le daba saltos de la emoción her heart was pounding with excitement

los niños daban saltos de alegría the children jumped for joy

el avión no paró de dar saltos it was a very bumpy flight

de un salto pasó de redactor a director he leapt o shot straight from editor to director

dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director two years later he made the jump from producer to director

los precios han dado un salto prices have shot up

el país ha dado un enorme salto atrás the country has taken a huge step backward(s)

dar un salto en el vacío to take a leap in the dark

hacer algo a salto de mata to do sth in a haphazard way

tirarse el salto ( Chi fam); to take a risk

vivir a salto de mata to take each day as it comes

vivir a saltos ( Chi fam); to be on edge

2 ( Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; (en natación) dive triple¹ (↑ triple (1))

Compuestos:

● salto bungee

bungee jump

● salto con garrocha

( AmL) pole vault

● salto con pértiga

pole vault

● salto cuántico

( Fís) quantum leap

● salto de altura

high jump

● salto de cama

( Indum) (ligero) negligée; (bata) (CS) dressing gown

● salto de línea

( Impr, Inf) line break

● salto de longitud

long jump

● salto de página

( Impr, Inf) page break

● salto del ángel

swan dive ( AmE), swallow dive ( BrE)

● salto (en) alto

( AmL) high jump

● salto (en) largo

( AmL) long jump

● salto mortal

somersault

B ( Geog) tb

salto de agua waterfall

el Salto de Teguendama the Teguendama Falls

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Del verbo saltar: ( conjugate saltar)

salto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

saltó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
saltar
salto
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( brincar) to jump;

(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
salto a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
◊ salto de alegría to jump for joy;

salto con or en una pierna to hop;
salto de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
b) ( en atletismo) to jump

c) [ pelota] to bounce

d) ( lanzarse) to jump;

◊ salto al agua to jump into the water;

salto en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes salto del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
salto SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) salto DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
◊ saltaba de una idea a otra she kept jumping from one idea to the next

3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
◊ la bomba hizo salto el coche por los aires the bomb blew the car into the air

verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( omitir) ‹línea/página/nombre› to skip, miss out;

‹ comida› to miss, skip
b) ‹semáforo/stop› to jump

2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
◊ se le saltoon las lágrimas her eyes filled with tears

3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
salto sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( brinco) jump;

◊ se levantó de un salto ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed;

( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor;
◊ se puso en pie de un salto she leapt o sprang to her feet;

los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us;
dar or pegar un salto ( dar un brinco) to jump;

( de susto) to start, jump;
◊ daban saltos de alegría they were jumping for joy

b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump;

( en natación) dive;
salto con pértiga or (AmL) garrocha pole vault;
◊ salto de altura/longitud high/long jump;

salto (en) alto/(en) largo (AmL) high/long jump;
salto mortal somersault
2 (Geog) tb
◊ salto de agua waterfall

saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
salto sustantivo masculino
1 jump, leap
avanzar a saltos, to hop along
dar un salto de alegría, to jump for joy
(el corazón) dar un salto, to pound [de, with]
2 Dep jump
salto con pértiga, pole vault
salto mortal, somersault
(en el agua) dive
triple salto, hop, step and jump
salto de longitud/de altura, long jump/high jump
3 (por omisión, diferencia, vacío) gap
4 salto atrás, backward step 5 salto de agua, waterfall 6 salto de cama, negligée
♦ Locuciones: (avanzar, progresar) dar el salto, to make headway
familiar vivir a salto de mata, to live from day to day
' salto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alarma
- caída
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- pértiga
- rebasar
- tijereta
- trenzado
- ejecutar
- encima
- listón
- pedazo
- pegar
- saltar
- zambullida
English:
blow up
- bound
- dive
- event
- gallop up
- headline
- in
- jump
- jump across
- jump down
- jump off
- jump on
- leap
- moving
- over
- parachute
- pole-vaulting
- show-jumping
- ski jumping
- skip
- somersault
- spring
- spring up
- vault
- caper
- dressing
- high
- hop
- long
- pole
- robe
- shoot
- triple
- water
- wrap

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salto nm

1. [brinco] jump;
[grande] leap; [al agua] dive;
cruzó la grieta de un salto he jumped across the crevice;

dar o [m5] pegar un salto to jump;
[grande] to leap;
dar saltos de alegría o [m5] contento to jump for joy;

cuando se enteró de la noticia pegó un salto de alegría when she heard the news she was absolutely thrilled;

el corazón le dio un salto cuando escuchó el disparo her heart skipped a beat when she heard the shot;

la empresa ha decidido dar el salto a Internet the company has decided to go on line;

Comp

vivir a salto de mata to live from one day to the next

Comp
Am salto alto high jump;
salto de altura high jump;

salto del ángel swallow dive;

salto entre dos [en baloncesto] jump ball;

saltos de esquí ski jumping;
Am salto con garrocha pole vault;
salto inicial [en baloncesto] tip-off;
Am salto largo long jump;
salto de longitud long jump;

salto mortal somersault;

salto en paracaídas parachute jump;

salto con pértiga pole vault

2. [omisión] gap;

en este texto hay un salto de varios párrafos there are several paragraphs missing from this text

3. [progreso] leap forward;

el nuevo modelo supone un significativo salto cualitativo this model represents a significant qualitative leap forward;

con esta victoria el equipo da un salto importantísimo this victory is a big leap forward for the team;

un salto hacia atrás a major step backwards;

finalmente dio el salto a la fama he finally made his big breakthrough

4. [despeñadero] precipice

Comp
salto de agua waterfall; Geol salto de falla fault plane
5. [prenda] salto de cama [liviano] négligée

6. Informát salto hipertextual hypertext link;

salto de línea automático wordwrap;

salto de página page break

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salto

m leap, jump;

dar un salto jump;

dar un salto adelante jump forward;

salto atrás tb fig step backwards;

de un salto in one jump;

dar saltos de alegría jump for joy;

triple salto triple jump;

concurso de saltos showjumping competition

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salto nm

1) brinco: jump, leap, skip

2) : jump, dive (in sports)

3) : gap, omission

4)

dar saltos : to jump up and down

5) or

salto de agua catarata: waterfall

* * *

salto n

1. (en general) jump

ganó con un salto de 8,95 metros he won with a jump of 8.95 metres

2. (de un trampolín) dive

los saltos eran espectaculares the dives were spectacular

3. (avance) leap

un gran salto hacia adelante a great leap forwards

dar un salto / pegar un salto to jump

daba saltos de alegría he was jumping for joy

de un salto

se levantó de un salto de la cama she jumped out of bed

salto con pértiga pole vault

salto de agua waterfall

salto de altura high jump

salto de longitud long jump

salto mortal somersault

Spanish-English dictionary > salto
9 klingen

v/i; klingt, klang, hat geklungen

1. sound; Metall, Glocke: ( auch klingen lassen) ring; Glas: clink; aus den Fenstern klang Walzermusik from the windows came the sound ( oder strains Pl.) of a waltz; die Gläser klingen lassen clink glasses; mir klingen die Ohren my ears are ringing

2. (sich anhören) sound; es klingt verrückt it sounds crazy; das klingt nach schlechtem Gewissen that sounds like a guilty conscience; das klingt wie ein Vorwurf it sounds like a reproach; das Gedicht klingt nach Yeats the poem sounds like Yeats; das klingt schon besser that’s more like it

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das Klingen

clink

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klịn|gen ['klɪŋən] pret kla\#ng, [klaŋ] ptp geklu\#ngen
vi
[gə'klʊŋən] to sound; (Glocke, Ohr) to ring; (Glas) to clink; (Metall) to clang
nach etw klingen — to sound like sth

mein linkes Ohr klingt — I have a ringing (sound) in my left ear

das klingt mir wie Musik in den Ohren — that is music to my ears

die Gläser klingen lassen — to clink glasses

die Glocke klingt dumpf/hell — the bell has a dull/clear ring

See:

→ Münze

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1) ((of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression: This report reads well.) read

2) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) ring

3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) sound

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klin·gen

< klang, geklungen>

[ˈklɪŋən]

vi

1. (erklingen) Glas to clink

die Gläser \klingen lassen to clink glasses [in a toast]; Glocke to ring

dumpf/hell \klingen to have a dull/clear ring

2. (tönen) to sound

die Wand klang hohl the wall sounded [or rang] hollow [or made a hollow sound

3. (sich anhören) to sound

das klingt gut/interessant/viel versprechend that sounds good/interesting/promising

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) < bell> ring; < glass> clink

aus dem Haus klangen fröhliche Stimmen — the sound of merry voices came from the house

die Gläser klingen lassen — clink glasses [in a toast]

2) (einen bestimmten Klang haben) sound

es klang, als ob... — it sounded as if...

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klingen v/i; klingt, klang, hat geklungen

1. sound; Metall, Glocke: ( auch

klingen lassen) ring; Glas: clink;

aus den Fenstern klang Walzermusik from the windows came the sound ( oder strains pl) of a waltz;

die Gläser klingen lassen clink glasses;

mir klingen die Ohren my ears are ringing

2. (sich anhören) sound;

es klingt verrückt it sounds crazy;

das klingt nach schlechtem Gewissen that sounds like a guilty conscience;

das klingt wie ein Vorwurf it sounds like a reproach;

das Gedicht klingt nach Yeats the poem sounds like Yeats;

das klingt schon besser that’s more like it

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) < bell> ring; < glass> clink

aus dem Haus klangen fröhliche Stimmen — the sound of merry voices came from the house

die Gläser klingen lassen — clink glasses [in a toast]

2) (einen bestimmten Klang haben) sound

es klang, als ob... — it sounded as if...

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n.

tintinnabulation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > klingen
10 tiro

m.

1 shot (disparo).

le dieron un tiro en el brazo he was shot in the arm

lo mataron de un tiro he was shot dead

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot somebody

pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

tiro de gracia coup de grâce

tiro libre (sport) free kick; (en fútbol) free throw (en baloncesto)

este cajón no se abre ni a tiros this drawer just refuses to open

esta cuenta no me sale ni a tiros however hard I try I don't seem to be able to get this sum right

me salió el tiro por la culata it backfired on me

no van por ahí los tiros you're a bit wide of the mark there

sentar como un tiro (a alguien) (informal) to go down badly (with somebody)

2 shooting.

tiro con arco archery

tiro al blanco target shooting; (deporte) shooting range (lugar)

tiro al plato clay-pigeon shooting

3 bullet mark (huella, marca).

4 range (alcance).

a tiro de within range of

a tiro de piedra a stone's throw away

ponerse/estar a tiro to come/be within range; (de arma) to come/be within one's reach (figurative) (de persona)

si se me pone a tiro no dejaré escapar la ocasión if the chance comes up, I won't miss it

5 draw.

6 team.

7 throw, toss, chuck, fling.

8 turn, time.

9 shooting contest, shoot, shooting.

10 suction, draft, pull.

11 Tyre.

12 Tyrus.

13 gunnery science.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tirar.

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tiro

► nombre masculino

1 (lanzamiento) throw

2 (disparo, ruido) shot

3 (galería de tiro) shooting gallery

4 DEPORTE shooting

5 (caballerías) team

6 COSTURA (vestido) shoulder width; (de pantalón) distance between waist and crotch

7 (de chimenea) draught (US draft); (de mina) shaft

8 (de escaleras) flight

9 (fútbol etc) shot

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tiro (de arma) within range 2 (a mano) within reach

a tiro hecho with precision 2 figurado deliberately

a un tiro de piedra a stone's throw away

dar un tiro / pegar un tiro to shoot, fire a shot

de tiros largos figurado all dressed up

errar el tiro to miss the mark, fail

ir los tiros familiar to be going on

■ acaba de llegar y no sabe por dónde van los tiros he's just arrived and he doesn't quite know what's going on

■ sabe por dónde van los tiros he's sussed out what's going on

le salió el tiro por la culata figurado it backfired on him

liarse a tiros to start shooting

ni a tiros familiar not for love nor money

pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

tirar a gol to shoot at goal

animal de tiro draught animal

tiro al blanco target shooting

tiro al plato trapshooting, clay pigeon shooting

tiro con arco archery

tiro de gracia coup de grâce

tiro de pichón pigeon shooting

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noun m.

shot

- a tiro

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SM Tyre

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masculino

1) ( disparo) shot

le dispararon un tiro en la pierna — they shot him in the leg

lo mató de un tiro/a tiros — she shot him dead

disparó tres tiros al aire — he fired three shots into the air

ejercicios de tiro — shooting practice

al tiro — (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE)

andar echando tiros — (Méx fam)

anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo — he's strutting around in his new suit

a tiro — (Mil) within o in range

a tiro de piedra — (Esp fam)

la playa estaba a tiro de piedra — the beach was a stone's throw away

como un tiro — (Esp fam)

esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro — that hamburger really disagreed with me

lo que dijo le sentó como un tiro — what he said really upset her

ese vestido me sienta como un tiro — I look awful in that dress

salir/pasar como un tiro — (Col, RPl, Ven) to shoot out/past

de a tiro — (Méx fam) absolutely

de tiros largos — (fam)

se puso de tiros largos — she got all dressed up (colloq)

errar el tiro — ( literal) to miss; ( equivocarse) to get it wrong

estar a tiro de hacer algo — (Col fam) to be about to do sth

me/le salió el tiro por la culata — (fam) my/his plan backfired on me/him

ni a tiros — (fam)

no va a aprobar ni a tiros — there's no way he's going to pass (colloq)

saber por dónde van los tiros — to have an idea of sth

ser un tiro al aire — (AmL fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)

- tiro de gracia

2) (en fútbol, baloncesto) shot; ( deporte) shooting

- tiro al arco

- tiro al blanco

- tiro al plato

- tiro a puerta

- tiro de esquina

- tiro libre

- tiro pasado

3) ( de pantalón) top block (frml)

4) ( de chimenea) flue

tiene muy buen tiro — it draws well

5)

animal/caballo de tiro — draught animal/horse

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= flue, kick, shot, gunshot, throw.

Ex. These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.

Ex. If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

Ex. Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.

Ex. Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.

Ex. But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.

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* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* caballo de tiro = carthorse.

* campo de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.

* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.

* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sights.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* tiro al plato = clay pigeon shooting.

* tiro con arco = archery.

* tiro pasado = passing shot.

* tiros = gunfire.

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masculino

1) ( disparo) shot

le dispararon un tiro en la pierna — they shot him in the leg

lo mató de un tiro/a tiros — she shot him dead

disparó tres tiros al aire — he fired three shots into the air

ejercicios de tiro — shooting practice

al tiro — (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE)

andar echando tiros — (Méx fam)

anda echando tiros con su traje nuevo — he's strutting around in his new suit

a tiro — (Mil) within o in range

a tiro de piedra — (Esp fam)

la playa estaba a tiro de piedra — the beach was a stone's throw away

como un tiro — (Esp fam)

esa hamburguesa me sentó como un tiro — that hamburger really disagreed with me

lo que dijo le sentó como un tiro — what he said really upset her

ese vestido me sienta como un tiro — I look awful in that dress

salir/pasar como un tiro — (Col, RPl, Ven) to shoot out/past

de a tiro — (Méx fam) absolutely

de tiros largos — (fam)

se puso de tiros largos — she got all dressed up (colloq)

errar el tiro — ( literal) to miss; ( equivocarse) to get it wrong

estar a tiro de hacer algo — (Col fam) to be about to do sth

me/le salió el tiro por la culata — (fam) my/his plan backfired on me/him

ni a tiros — (fam)

no va a aprobar ni a tiros — there's no way he's going to pass (colloq)

saber por dónde van los tiros — to have an idea of sth

ser un tiro al aire — (AmL fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)

- tiro de gracia

2) (en fútbol, baloncesto) shot; ( deporte) shooting

- tiro al arco

- tiro al blanco

- tiro al plato

- tiro a puerta

- tiro de esquina

- tiro libre

- tiro pasado

3) ( de pantalón) top block (frml)

4) ( de chimenea) flue

tiene muy buen tiro — it draws well

5)

animal/caballo de tiro — draught animal/horse

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= flue, kick, shot, gunshot, throw.

Ex: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.

Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.

Ex: Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.

Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).

* caballo de tiro = carthorse.

* campo de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.

* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.

* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro = in + Posesivo + sights.

* galería de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* salir el tiro por la culata = backfire, misfire.

* tiro al plato = clay pigeon shooting.

* tiro con arco = archery.

* tiro pasado = passing shot.

* tiros = gunfire.

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Tiro

masculine

Tyre

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Del verbo tirar: ( conjugate tirar)

tiro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tiró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
Tiro
tirar
tiro
tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirole algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tiro el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tiro de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tiro a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tiro al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirose en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirose al agua to jump into the water;

tirose de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirose un pedo to fart (sl)

tiro sustantivo masculino
1 ( disparo) shot;
◊ le dispararon un tiro they shot him;

lo mató de un tiro she shot him dead;
al tiro (Chi fam) right away, straightaway (BrE);
errar el tiro ( literal) to miss;

( equivocarse) to get it wrong
2 (en fútbol, baloncesto) shot;
( deporte) shooting;
◊ tiro al arco ( deporte) archery;

( en fútbol) (AmL) shot at goal;
◊ tiro al blanco ( deporte) target shooting;

( lugar) shooting gallery;
◊ tiro al plato skeet shooting (AmE), clay-pigeon shooting (BrE);

tiro de esquina (AmL) corner (kick);
tiro libre ( en fútbol) free kick;

( en baloncesto) free shot o throw
3 ( de chimenea) flue;
◊ tiene muy buen tiro it draws well

4
◊ animal/caballo de tiro draught animal/horse

Tiro f Hist Tyre
tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' Tiro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- cabeza
- chimenea
- desviar
- errar
- espantar
- golpe
- pájaro
- panzada
- pegarse
- polígono
- terrera
- terrero
- tirar
- tirarse
- acertar
- añicos
- caballo
- cachivache
- campo
- certero
- descargar
- disparar
- encima
- fallar
- falta
- matar
- parar
- patada
- pegar
- piedra
- práctica
- sacar
- tiro
English:
aim
- archery
- backfire
- bird
- boomerang
- carthorse
- cool down
- cool off
- ditch
- draught
- free kick
- gunshot
- hog
- into
- knock off
- miss
- need
- out
- plonk
- potshot
- putt
- putting
- range
- rifle range
- riflery
- shoot
- shoot back
- shoot down
- shooting-match
- shooting-range
- shot
- slam
- slam down
- spitting distance
- target practice
- throw
- throw away
- wide
- cart
- corner
- drop
- flick
- flue
- free
- knock
- pot
- pour
- shaft
- target
- team

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tiro nm

1. [disparo] [con arma] shot;

le dieron un tiro en el brazo he was shot in the arm;

se oyó un tiro a shot rang out, there was a shot;

lo mataron de un tiro he was shot dead;

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot sb;

pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself;

se liaron a tiros they started shooting at each other;

Comp
RP
como (un) tiro [partir, salir] like a shot;

ir como (un) tiro to tear along, US to barrel along;

Comp
Fam
ni a tiros: este cajón no se abre ni a tiros this drawer just refuses to open;

esta cuenta no me sale ni a tiros however hard I try I don't seem to be able to get this sum right;

Comp
Fam
a tiro hecho: fui a esa tienda a tiro hecho I went to that shop on purpose;

Comp

no van por ahí los tiros you're a bit wide of the mark there;

Comp

saber por dónde van los tiros to know what's really going on;

Comp

me salió el tiro por la culata it backfired on me;

Comp
Fam
sentar como un tiro a alguien [comentario] to go down badly with sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [ropa, indumentaria] to look awful on sb;
su reacción me sentó como un tiro her reaction really upset me

Comp
tiro de gracia coup de grâce
2. [disparo] [con balón] shot;

hubo varios tiros a gol there were several shots at goal;
Fam
echar unos tiros [en baloncesto] to play hoops

Comp
Am tiro al arco [en fútbol] shot at goal;
tiro de dos (puntos) [en baloncesto] two-point basket;

tiro de campo [en baloncesto] field goal;
Am tiro de esquina corner;
tiro libre [en fútbol] free kick;
[en baloncesto] free throw;
tiro libre directo [en fútbol] direct free kick;

tiro libre indirecto [en fútbol] indirect free kick;

tiro a la media vuelta [en baloncesto] turn-around jump shot;

tiro en suspensión [en baloncesto] jump shot;

tiro de tres (puntos) [en baloncesto] three-pointer

3. [actividad] shooting;

hacer prácticas de tiro to practise one's shooting

Comp
tiro con arco archery;
tiro al blanco [deporte] target shooting;
[lugar] shooting range;
tiro al plato clay pigeon shooting

4. [huella, marca] bullet mark;
[herida] gunshot wound;
tiene un tiro en la pierna he has a gunshot wound in his leg

5. [alcance] range;

a tiro de within range of;

a tiro de piedra (de) a stone's throw away (from);

ponerse/estar a tiro [de arma] to come/be within range;
[de persona] to come/be within one's reach;
si se me pone a tiro no dejaré escapar la ocasión if the chance comes up, I won't miss it

6. [de chimenea, horno] [conducto] flue;
[corriente] draught;
tener buen tiro to draw well

7. [de pantalón] = distance between crotch and waist;

este pantalón me queda corto/largo de tiro these Br trousers o US pants are a bit tight/baggy at the crotch;

Comp

de tiros largos: vestirse o [m5] ponerse de tiros largos to dress up to the nines

8. [de caballos] team

9. Fam [raya de cocaína] line

10. Chile Fam
al tiro in a flash, at once;

me respondió al tiro she answered me in a flash

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tiro

m

1 shot; en fútbol tb

kick; con las manos throw;

tiro al aire shot in the air;

a tiro (with)in range;

al tiro CSur at once, right away;

ni a tiros fam for love nor money;

le salió el tiro por la culata fam it backfired on him;

le sentó como un tiro fam he needed it like a hole in the head fam ;

la noticia me cayó como un tiro the news really shocked me;

saber por dónde van los tiros fig know what’s going on;

estar a un tiro de piedra be a stone’s throw away

2

:

de tiros largos fam dressed up

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tiro nm

1) balazo, disparo: shot, gunshot

2) : shot, kick (in sports)

3) : flue

4) : team (of horses, etc.)

5)

a tiro : within range

6)

al tiro : right away

7)

tiro de gracia : coup de grace, death blow

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tiro n

1. (disparo) shot

dio tres tiros he fired three shots

2. (herida) bullet wound

tiene un tiro en la pierna he's got a bullet wound in the leg

3. (deporte) shooting

las pruebas de tiro the shooting events

¡ni a tiros! no way!

Si la comida te sienta como un tiro se dice en inglés it doesn't agree with you. Si es algo que te hace una persona se dice you are really upset

le ha sentado como un tiro que no la saludaras she was really upset that you didn't say hello to her

Spanish-English dictionary > tiro
11 finir

finir [finiʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = achever) to finish ; [+ discours, affaire] to end

• finir son verre to finish one's glass

• finis ton pain ! finish your bread!

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

• tu as fini de te plaindre ? have you quite finished?

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = se terminer) to finish

• le sentier finit ici the path comes to an end here

• il est temps que cela finisse it is time it stopped

• tout cela va mal finir it will all end in disaster

• et pour finir and finally

• finir en qch to end in sth

• mots finissant en « ble » words ending in "ble"

• finir par une dispute to end in an argument

• finir par un concert to end with a concert

   b. [personne] to end up

• il finira mal he will come to a bad end

• il a fini directeur/en prison he ended up as director/in prison

• finir troisième/cinquième to finish third/fifth

• ils vont finir par avoir des ennuis they'll end up getting into trouble

• il a fini par se décider he eventually made up his mind

   c. ( = mourir) to die

   d. ► en finir

• en finir avec qch/qn to be done with sth/sb

• j'en aurai bientôt fini I'll soon be finished with it

• qui n'en finit pas

• à n'en plus finir [route, discours, discussion] endless

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finiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( achever) to finish (off), to complete [travail, tâche]; ( conclure) to end [journée, nuit, discours]

finir de faire — to finish doing

finissez vos querelles! — put a stop to your quarrelling [BrE]!

pour finir, je dirai que — in conclusion I'll say that

vous n'avez pas fini de vous disputer? — for goodness sake stop arguing!

tu n'as pas fini de te plaindre? — have you quite finished complaining?

elle n'a pas fini de s'inquiéter — her worries are only just beginning

tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler! — you haven't heard the last of it!

2) ( consommer jusqu'au bout) to use up [provisions, produit]; to finish [plat]

2.

verbe intransitif to finish, to end

le film finit bien/mal — the film has a happy/an unhappy ending

ça va mal finir! — it'll end in tears!

il finira mal ce garçon — that boy will come to a bad end

sa barbe finit en pointe — his beard tapers to a point

finir en prison — to end up in prison

tu vas finir par te blesser — you'll end up hurting yourself

ils finiront bien par céder — they' re bound to give in in the end

il a fini par se décider — he eventually made up his mind

finissons-en! — let's get it over with!

il faut en finir avec cette situation — we must put an end to this situation

l'hiver n'en finit pas — the winter seems endless

il n'en finit pas ce feu rouge! — is this red light ever going to change?

elle a des jambes qui n'en finissent pas — she's all legs

elle n'en finit pas de se préparer — she takes ages (colloq) to get ready

des discussions à n'en plus finir — endless discussions; queue

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finiʀ
1. vt

to finish

Je viens de finir ce livre. — I've just finished this book.

finir de faire qch — to finish doing sth

2. vi

to finish, to end

Le cours finit à onze heures. — The lesson finishes at 11 o'clock.

finir quelque part — to end up somewhere, to finish up somewhere

finir par faire — to end up doing

Il a fini par rentrer chez lui à pied. — He ended up walking home.

Il a fini par se décider. — He made up his mind in the end.

finir en tragédie — to end in tragedy

en finir avec — to be done with

il va mal finir. — he will come to a bad end.

c'est bientôt fini? (reproche) — have you quite finished?

à n'en plus finir (discussions) — never-ending

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finir verb table: finir

A vtr

1 ( achever) to finish (off), to complete [travail, tâche]; ( conclure) to end [journée, nuit, discours] (avec with); finir de faire to finish doing; finis tes devoirs avant d'aller jouer finish your homework before you go off to play; ne l'interromps pas, laisse-le finir (son histoire) don't interrupt him, let him finish (his story); j'ai fini le roman I have finished the novel; il a fini la soirée au poste de police/dans une boîte de nuit he ended the evening at the police station/in a night club; finir sa vie or ses jours en prison/dans la misère to end one's life ou days in prison/in poverty; de grâce, finissez vos querelles! please, put a stop to your quarrelling^GB!; pour finir, je dirai que in conclusion I'll say that; vous n'avez pas fini de vous disputer? for goodness sake stop arguing!; tu n'as pas fini de m'embêter/de te plaindre? have you quite finished annoying me/complaining?; elle n'a pas fini de s'inquiéter/d'avoir des problèmes her worries/troubles are only just beginning; tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler! you haven't heard the last of it!;

2 ( consommer jusqu'au bout) to use up [provisions, produit, shampooing, détergent]; to finish [plat, dessert]; j'ai fini le sucre, j'en rachèterai I've used up all the sugar, I'll buy some more; qui veut finir le gâteau/vin? who wants to finish the cake/wine?, who wants the last of the cake/wine?; il finit toutes les affaires de son grand frère○ he gets all his big brother's hand-me-downs.

B vi

1 gén to finish, to end; Admin [contrat, bail] to run out, to expire; le spectacle finit dans 20 minutes the show ends ou finishes in 20 minutes; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well; le film finit bien/mal the film has a happy/an unhappy ending; tu as fini avec le dictionnaire/l'agrafeuse? have you finished with the dictionary/the stapler?; ça va mal finir! it'll end in tears!; il finira mal ce garçon that boy will come to a bad end; le roman finit sur une note optimiste the novel ends on an optimistic note; le spectacle a fini par un feu d'artifice the show ended in ou with a firework display; la réunion a fini en bagarre or par une bagarre the meeting ended in a brawl; la route finit en piste the road ends in a dirt track; sa barbe finit en pointe his beard tapers to a point; les verbes finissant en ‘er’ verbs ending in ‘er’; il finira en prison/dans l'armée/à l'hospice/dans la misère he'll end up in prison/in the army/in the poorhouse/in poverty; il a fini alcoolique he ended up an alcoholic; il a fini directeur de la société he ended up (as) company director;

2 finir par faire to end up doing; tu vas finir par te blesser/la vexer/être en retard you'll end up hurting yourself/offending her/being late; ils finiront bien par céder they're bound to give in in the end; il a fini par se décider/accepter/avouer he eventually made up his mind/accepted/confessed; il a fini par s'apercevoir de son erreur he eventually realized that he'd made a mistake; elle finira par lui pardonner/l'oublier she'll forgive him/forget him in the end; elle a fini par obtenir satisfaction she eventually got what she wanted;

3 en finir avec qch/qn to have done with sth/sb; on n'en finira donc jamais avec ce type○? will we never have done with this guy○?; finissons-en! let's get it over and done with!, let's have done with it!; fais ce qu'il te dit et qu'on en finisse do as he says and have done with it; il faut en finir avec cette situation/violence we must put an end to this situation/violence; il veut en finir avec la vie he wants to end his life; le film/l'hiver/la route n'en finit pas the film/winter/the road seems endless ou never-ending; il n'en finit pas ce feu rouge! is this red light ever going to change?; elle a des jambes qui n'en finissent pas she's all legs, she's very leggy; elle n'en finit pas de se préparer she takes ages○ to get ready; il n'en finit pas de rabâcher les mêmes histoires he's forever telling the same stories; des discussions/ problèmes à n'en plus finir endless discussions/problems; ⇒ queue.

[finir] verbe transitif

1. [achever - tâche, ouvrage] to finish (off) ; [ - guerre, liaison] to end ; [ - études] to complete ; [ - période, séjour] to finish, to complete

il a fini ses jours à Cannes he ended his days in Cannes

finir la soirée au poste to wind up in a police cell (at the end of a night out)

mon travail est fini maintenant my work's done now

finir de faire quelque chose to finish doing something

finis de faire tes devoirs finish your homework

(en usage absolu)

je n'ai pas fini! I haven't finished (what I was saying)!

c'en est fini de (soutenu) : c'en est bien fini de mes rêves! that's the end of all my dreams!

en finir: finissons-en let's get it over with

elle a voulu en finir [se suicider] she tried to end it all

il faut en finir, cette situation ne peut plus durer we must do something to put an end to this situation

en finir avec: il veut en finir avec la vie he's had enough of life

nous devons en finir avec la crise économique we must end the slump

j'en aurai bientôt fini avec lui I'll be done with him soon

2. [plat, boisson, etc.] to finish (off ou up)

finis ton assiette (familier) eat up ou finish off what's on your plate

il a fini le gâteau/la bouteille he finished off the cake/the bottle

3. [en réprimande]

vous n'avez pas fini de vous plaindre? haven't you done enough moaning, can't you stop moaning?

tu n'as pas bientôt fini! will you stop it!

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[finir] verbe intransitif

1. [arriver à son terme] to finish, to end

la route finit au pont the road stops at the bridge

la réunion a fini dans les hurlements the meeting ended in uproar

quand finit ton stage? when's the end of your placement?

je finirai sur ce vers de Villon let me end with this line from Villon

pour finir in the end, finally

finir par (suivi d'un infinitif) : il a fini par renoncer/réussir he eventually ou finally gave up/succeeded

ça finit par coûter cher it costs a lot of money in the end

ça a fini par des embrassades it ended in a lot of hugging and kissing

fini de (familier) : et maintenant, fini de se croiser les bras! and now let's see some action!

en janvier, fini de rigoler, tu te remets au travail come January there'll be no more messing around, you're going to have to get down to some work

n'en pas finir, n'en plus finir: cette journée/son discours n'en finit pas there's no end to this day/his speech

des plaintes à n'en plus finir endless ou never-ending complaints

finir en queue de poisson (familier) to fizzle out

2. [avoir telle issue]

elle a fini juge she ended up a judge

il a mal fini [délinquant] he came to a bad end

un roman qui finit bien/mal a novel with a happy/sad ending

comment tout cela va-t-il finir? where ou how will it all end?

ça va mal finir no good will come of it, it will all end in disaster

tout est bien qui finit bien (proverbe) all's well that ends well (proverbe)

3. [mourir] to die

finir à l'hôpital to end one's days ou to die in hospital

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > finir
12 arriba

adv.

1 above (posición) (en general).

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top

el estante de arriba the top shelf

el apartamento de arriba the upstairs (el siguiente) flat o (British) apartment; (United States) the top (elúltimo) flat o (British) apartment (United States)

vive arriba she lives upstairs

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there

arriba del todo right at the top

más arriba further up

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up

2 up (direction).

ve arriba go upstairs (en edificio)

hacia o para arriba up, upward

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs

3 above.

el arriba mencionado… the above-mentioned…

intj.

up, up with you.

pres.indicat.

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

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arriba

► adverbio

1 up (encima) on (the) top

■ ponlo más arriba put it higher up

2 (piso) upstairs

■ vive arriba he/she lives upstairs

3 (en escritos) above

■ véase más arriba see above

► interjección

1 up!

■ ¡arriba la República! long live the Republic!, up the Republic!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

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1. adv.
1) above

2) up, upward

3) upstairs

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- cuesta arriba
- de arriba abajo
- hacia arriba 2. interj.
long live!

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1. ADV

1) [indicando situación] above

los platos y las tazas están arriba — the cups and saucers are above

• allí arriba — up there

• aquí arriba — up here

• de arriba, el botón de arriba — the top button

los dientes de arriba — my top o upper row of teeth

la parte de arriba — the top

la parte de arriba del biquini — the bikini top

los de arriba — those above; (=los que mandan) the people o those at the top

estos azulejos hacen juego con los de arriba — these tiles match those above

órdenes (que vienen) de arriba — orders from above

• desde arriba — from above

visto desde arriba parece más pequeño — seen from above it looks smaller

• está más arriba — it's higher o further up

pon esos libros arriba del todo — put those books right at the top

2) [indicando dirección]

escaparon (por la) calle arriba — they escaped up the street

de arriba abajo — from top to bottom, from head to foot

rasgó el cuadro de arriba abajo — he slashed the painting from top to bottom

me dio un masaje de arriba abajo — he massaged me from head to foot

vestida de negro de arriba abajo — dressed completely in black, dressed in black from head to foot

esa ley debe cambiar de arriba abajo — this act must be completely revised

se puede mirar el catálogo de arriba abajo — you can read the catalogue through from beginning to end

mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

andar para arriba y para abajo, ir de arriba para abajo — to run back and forth

hacia arriba — up(wards)

mire hacia arriba — look up

• hasta arriba, subí hasta arriba — I climbed to the top

llenar la copa hasta arriba — to fill the glass to the brim

el estadio está lleno hasta arriba — the stadium is chock-a-block

está hasta arriba de trabajo — * he's up to his eyes in work *

• llegar arriba — to get to the top

• "este lado para arriba" — "this side up"

de la cintura para arriba — from the waist up

un juego para niños de ocho años para arriba — a game for children of eight and over

de diez dólares para arriba — from ten dollars upwards
agua, cuesta, patas
3) [en casa] upstairs

arriba están los dormitorios — the bedrooms are upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — our upstairs neighbours

grité de tal manera que los de arriba lo oyeron — I shouted so loud that the people upstairs heard me

4) [en texto] above

lo escrito arriba — what has been written above

como hemos dicho más arriba — as has been said above

la persona arriba mencionada — the abovementioned o aforementioned person

5)

• arriba de — esp LAm (=encima de) on top of; (=por encima de) above, over; (=más alto que) higher than, further up than; (=más de) more than

lo dejé arriba del refrigerador — I left it on top of the fridge

viven en el departamento arriba del mío — they live in the flat above mine

el río arriba de la ciudad — the river above the town

• arriba mío — esp Cono Sur over me, above me, on top of me

2.

EXCL (=a levantarse) up you get!

¡arriba ese ánimo! — cheer o chin up!

¡manos arriba! — hands up!

¡arriba el telón! — raise the curtain!

¡arriba el Depor! — (Dep) up (with) Depor!

¡arriba el socialismo! — long live socialism!

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

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= upstairs.

Ex. He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

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* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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adverbio

1)

a) (lugar, parte)

está aquí arriba — it's up there

en el estante de arriba — ( el siguiente) on the shelf above; ( el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba — the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba — put it a little higher up

como se dijo más arriba — as stated above

la parte de arriba — the top (part)

de arriba — (RPl fam) free

vive de arriba — he doesn't work for a living

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down; limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom; me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe; para tirar para arriba (AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn (colloq); hay hoteles para tirar para arriba — there are hotels galore

b) ( en edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba — the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba — orders from above

los de arriba opinan que... — the people at the top believe that...

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba — scores of 80 or over

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba — Lakers 13 points up o ahead

2) (expresando dirección, movimiento)

corrió escaleras arriba — he ran upstairs

calle arriba — up the street

río arriba — upstream

miró hacia arriba — he looked up

para arriba y para abajo — (fam) to and fro, back and forth

3)

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60; con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than 50 pupils; arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe; arriba de la cocina está el baño — (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen

4) ( en interjecciones)

a) ( expresando aprobación)

arriba la democracia! — long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!; ( llamando a levantarse) get up!

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= upstairs.

Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* arriba citado = above-mentioned.

* citado más arriba = above.

* cuesta arriba = uphill.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de más arriba = topmost [top most].

* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.

* dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en la parte de arriba = at the top.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* hacia arriba = upwards, upward.

* hacia arriba y hacia abajo = up and down.

* menú desplegable hacia arriba = pop-up menu.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.

* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.

* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* poner patas arriba = upend.

* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* río arriba = upriver.

* sábana de arriba = flat sheet.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

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arriba

adverb

A

1

(lugar, parte): está ahí/aquí arriba it's up there/up here

en el estante de arriba (el siguiente) on the next shelf up, on the shelf above; (el último) on the top shelf

la sábana de arriba the top sheet

ponlo un poco más arriba put it (up) a little higher, put it a little further o higher up

tal como se dijo más arriba as stated above

la parte de arriba es de vidrio the top (part) is made of glass

de arriba ( RPl fam); free

entramos de arriba we got in free

vive de arriba, la mujer lo mantiene he doesn't work for a living, his wife keeps him

de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down

tengo que limpiar la casa de arriba abajo I have to clean the house from top to bottom

me empapé de arriba abajo I got soaked from head to toe

para tirar para arriba ( AmL fam): tienen dinero para tirar para arriba they have money to burn ( colloq), they have loads of money ( colloq)

hay hoteles para tirar para arriba there are hotels galore, there are any number of hotels, there are loads of hotels ( colloq)

2 (en un edificio) upstairs

los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs o above us

en la calle hace frío, así que te espero arriba it's cold outside, I'll wait for you in the apartment ( o office etc)

3 (en una escala, jerarquía) above

órdenes de arriba orders from above

los de arriba opinan que … the people at the top believe that …

sólo había gente de 50 para arriba everyone there was 50 or over

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over o of 80 or more

los Lakers 13 puntos arriba Lakers 13 points up o ahead

B

(expresando dirección, movimiento): corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs

calle arriba up the street

río arriba upstream, upriver

miró hacia arriba he looked up

para arriba y para abajo ( fam); to and fro, back and forth

me tuvo todo el día para arriba y para abajo he had me running back and forth o to and fro all day

C

arriba de: tiene arriba de 60 años she's over 60

con arriba de 50 alumnos with more than o with over 50 pupils

arriba del ropero ( AmL); on top of the wardrobe

arriba de la cocina está el baño ( AmL); the bathroom is above the kitchen

D (en interjecciones)

1

(expresando aprobación): ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

2 (expresando estímulo) come on!

3 (llamando a levantarse) get up!

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Del verbo arribar: ( conjugate arribar)

arriba es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
arriba
arribar
arriba adverbio
1
a) (lugar, parte):

◊ ahí/aquí arriba up there/here;

en el estante de arriba ( el siguiente) on the shelf above;

( el último) on the top shelf;
◊ ponlo un poco más arriba put it a little higher up;

la parte de arriba the top (part);
arriba del ropero (AmL) on top of the wardrobe;
arriba de la cocina está el baño (AmL) the bathroom is above the kitchen;
de arriba abajo: me miró de arriba abajo he looked me up and down;
limpiar la casa de arriba abajo to clean the house from top to bottom
b) ( en edificio) upstairs;

◊ los vecinos de arriba the people upstairs

c) (en escala, jerarquía) above;

◊ órdenes de arriba orders from above;

las puntuaciones de 80 para arriba scores of 80 or over
2 (expresando dirección, movimiento):
◊ corrió escaleras arriba he ran upstairs;

calle arriba up the street;
miró hacia arriba he looked up
3 ( en interjecciones)
a) ( expresando aprobación):

◊ ¡arriba la democracia! long live democracy!

b) ( expresando estímulo) come on!;

( llamando a levantarse) get up!
arriba
I adverbio up
(encima) on the top: arriba del todo hay un reloj, there is a clock right at the top
está ahí arriba, it's up there
vive en el piso de arriba, he lives upstairs
registraron la casa de arriba abajo, they searched the house from top to bottom
familiar me miró de arriba abajo, he looked me up and down
de treinta para arriba, from thirty upwards
desde arriba, from above
hacia/para arriba, upwards
más arriba, higher up, further up
véase más arriba, see above
la parte de arriba, the top (part)
II exclamación get up!, up you get!
¡arriba la Constitución!, long live the Constitution!
¡arriba las manos!, hands up!
III prep Lam arriba de, on top of: encontrará el pueblo arriba de la montaña, you will find the town at the top of the mountain
arribar verbo intransitivo to reach port, arrive
' arriba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- allá
- allí
- aquí
- boca
- cuesta
- gorgotear
- hacia
- mano
- pata
- río
- subir
- ahí
- bajar
- desnudar
- desnudo
- desvestir
- para
- parar
- revés
- voltear
- volver
- vuelta
- zarandear
English:
above
- aloft
- bikini
- boost
- disarray
- do
- eye
- face
- glance up
- higher-up
- inundate
- labour
- reach
- river
- round up
- scroll
- shake down
- spectacular
- take up
- there
- top
- topsy-turvy
- up
- uphill
- upstairs
- upstream
- upward
- upwards
- way
- disgrace
- from
- hand
- head
- high
- it
- look
- plus
- ransack
- roll
- upper
- upside down

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arriba

♦ adv

1. [posición] [en general] above;
[en edificio] upstairs;
me he dejado el paraguas arriba I've left my umbrella up in the Br flat o US apartment;

te esperaremos arriba, en la cumbre we'll wait for you up at the top;

de arriba top;

el estante de arriba the top shelf;

el apartamento de arriba [el siguiente] the upstairs Br flat o US apartment;
[el último] the top Br flat o US apartment;
vive arriba she lives upstairs;

los vecinos de arriba the upstairs neighbours;

está aquí/allí arriba it's up here/there;

arriba del todo right at the top;

más arriba further up;

ponlo un poco más arriba put it a bit higher up;

el Estudiantes va dos puntos arriba Estudiantes are two points up, Estudiantes are winning by two points;

2. [dirección] up;

ve arriba [en edificio] go upstairs;

hacia o [m5] para arriba up, upwards;

empujar hacia arriba to push upwards;

calle/escaleras arriba up the street/stairs;

cuesta arriba uphill;

río arriba upstream;

tres bloques más arriba three blocks further along o up

3. [en una escala]
los de arriba [los que mandan] those at the top;

personas de metro y medio para arriba people of one and a half metres or over, people taller than one and a half metres;

de sargentos para arriba everyone above the rank of sergeant;

4. [en un texto] above;

más arriba above;

el arriba mencionado the above-mentioned

5. Comp
Fam
estar hasta arriba de trabajo to be up to one's neck in work;

de arriba abajo [cosa] from top to bottom;
[persona] from head to toe;
inspeccionar algo de arriba abajo to inspect sth thoroughly;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo [con desdén] to look sb up and down;
RP Fam
tener algo para tirar para arriba to have loads of sth

♦ arriba de loc prep
Am [sobre, en] on (top of); [en lugar más alto que] above; [más de] more than
♦ de arriba loc adv
RP Fam free;
a esa disco siempre entro de arriba I always get into that disco for free;

suele fumar de arriba she's always scrounging cigarettes off people

♦ interj

up you get!;

¡arriba, que se hace tarde! come on, get up, it's getting late!;

¡arriba….! up (with)…!;

¡arriba la república! long live the republic!;

¡arriba los mineros! long live the miners!, Br up the miners!;

¡arriba las manos! hands up!

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arriba

I adv

1 situación up;

ponlo ahí arriba put it up there;

el cajón de arriba siguiente the next drawer up, the drawer above; último the top drawer;

más arriba higher (up), further up;

arriba del todo right at the top;

las plantas de arriba the top floors;

los de arriba the ones on top;

arriba mencionado above-mentioned;

véase arriba see above;

de o

desde arriba from above;

arriba de above; ( encima de) on top of;

volver lo de arriba abajo turn everything upside down

2 en edificio upstairs;

vete arriba go upstairs

3 dirección up;

sigan hacia arriba keep going up;

me miró de arriba abajo fig she looked me up and down

4 con cantidades

:

de diez para arriba ten or above;

de cincuenta (años) para arriba over 50, 50 and over

II prp

:

arriba de L.Am. on, on top of

III interj

:

¡arriba! long live …!

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arriba adv

1) : up, upwards

2) : above, overhead

3) : upstairs

4)

arriba de : more than

5)

de arriba abajo : from top to bottom, from head to foot

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arriba¹ adv

1. (en general) up

ven aquí arriba come up here

lo puse más arriba I put it higher up

arriba del todo right at the top

2. (en un edificio) upstairs

voy arriba I'm going upstairs

vivo en el piso de arriba I live in the flat upstairs

de arriba abajo from top to bottom

hacia arriba upwards

arriba² interj come on!

Spanish-English dictionary > arriba
13 cloche

cloche [klɔ∫]

1. feminine noun

   a. [d'église] bell

   b. [de plat] dishcover ; [de plantes, légumes] cloche

• cloche à fromage cheese cover

   c. ( = imbécile) (inf) idiot

2. adjective

( = idiot) (inf) idiotic

• qu'il est cloche ce type ! what an idiot!

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CLOCHES DE PÂQUES

In France, Easter eggs are said to be brought by the Easter bells or cloches de Pâques which fly from Rome and drop them in people's gardens.

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klɔʃ
nom féminin

1) ( instrument sonore) bell

on a entendu dix coups de cloche — we heard the bell ring ten times

en (forme de) cloche — bell-shaped; déménager

2) ( ustensile de jardinage) cloche

3) (colloq) ( imbécile) clot (colloq) GB, clod (colloq), idiot

4) (colloq) ( clochard) tramp

la cloche — the down-and-outs (pl)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- cloche à fromage

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se taper la cloche — (colloq) to have a good ou slap-up GB meal, to pig out (colloq)

entendre plusieurs sons de cloche — to hear several different versions

sonner les cloches (colloq) à quelqu'un — to bawl somebody out (colloq)

se faire sonner les cloches — (colloq) to get bawled out (colloq)

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klɔʃ nf
1) [église] bell

La cloche a sonné, la récréation est finie. — The bell's gone, break is over., The bell's rung, break is over.

les cloches de Pâques — the Easter bells

2) (= couvercle) cover

See:

cloche à fromage,

cloche à plongeur

mettre qch sous cloche fig — to wrap sth in cotton wool

mis sous cloche — wrapped in cotton wool

3) (= forme)

en cloche (courbe) — bell modif (balle, trajectoire, passe, centre) curved

4) fig

le même son de cloche — the same story

avoir le même son de cloche — to be singing the same tune

entendre le même son de cloche — to hear the same thing

se faire sonner les cloches * (se faire vertement réprimander) — to get a real telling-off

se taper la cloche * (= bien manger) — to pig out *

5) * (= idiot) clot

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cloche

A ○adj [personne, propos] silly, stupid.

B nf

1 ( instrument sonore) bell; on a entendu dix coups de cloche we heard the bell ring ten times; en (forme de) cloche bell-shaped; courbe en cloche Math Gaussian curve, bell curve; ⇒ déménager;

2 ( ustensile) Chimie bell jar; Hort cloche; mettre qch sous cloche to put sth under cloche;

3 ○( imbécile) clot○ GB, clod○, idiot;

4 ○( clochard) tramp; la cloche the down-and-outs (pl).

Composés

cloche à fromage Culin cover of cheese dish; cloche de plongée Naut diving bell; cloche à vide Phys vacuum bell jar.

Idiomes

se taper la cloche○ to have a good ou slap-up GB meal, to pig out○; entendre plusieurs sons de cloche to hear several different versions; qui n'entend qu'une cloche n'entend qu'un son if you only listen to one person, you don't get the whole picture; sonner les cloches à qn to bawl sb out○; se faire sonner les cloches to get bawled out○.

[klɔʃ] adjectif

(familier) [idiot] stupid

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[klɔʃ] nom féminin

1. [instrument, signal] bell

(chapeau) cloche cloche hat

s'en mettre plein ou se taper la cloche (familier) to stuff one's face

déménager ou partir à la cloche de bois to do a moonlight flit (UK), to leave without paying the rent

2. HORTICULTURE cloche

3. CUISINE dome, dish-cover

cloche à fromage cheese dish (with cover), cheese-bell

4. NAUTIQUE

cloche de plongée ou à plongeur diving-bell

5. CHIMIE

cloche à vide vacuum bell-jar

6. (familier) [personne] idiot

7. (familier) [vagabondage]

être de la cloche to be of no fixed abode

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en cloche locution adjectivale

bell-shaped

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sous cloche locution adverbiale

mettre sous cloche

a. HORTICULTURE to put under glass, to cloche

b. (figuré) to mollycoddle

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cloche
14 صوت

صَوْت \ noise: a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant: the noise of an engine; a strange noise in the night. sound: a noise; sth. that is heard: the sound of music; a hammering sound. voice: the sound that one makes in speaking or singing: Did you recognize his voice. vote: an act of making a choice or decision by means of vote. \ أَحْدَثَ صَوْتًا \ sound: to make a noise; cause (sth.) to make a noise, as a sign or warning: The bell sounded at the end of the lesson. Sound your horn when you reach a dangerous corner. \ أَحْدَثَ صَوْتًا (كصوت القَدَم عندما تُرفَع من الوَحل أو تَغُوص فيه)‏ \ squelch: to make a sucking sound, as when one lifts one’s foot out of wet mud. \ بِصَوْتٍ خافِت \ under one’s breath: (speaking) very quietly. \ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ \ aloud: in a voice that may be heard: He read it aloud. loud: noisily: Don’t talk so loud. loudly: noisily: He knocked loudly on the door. out: loudly; clearly: Call out so that everyone can hear you. He cried out in fear. \ See Also مرتفع( مرتفع)، مسموع( مسموع)‏ \ صَوْتُ ارْتِطَام \ crash: the noise of sth. crashing: There was a crash of breaking glass. \ صَوْتُ انْفِجَار \ blast: the sound of an explosion. report: the sharp explosive noise of a gun. \ صَوْتُ تَهَشُّم \ smash: violent breaking, or the sound of it; a violent accident: a car smash. \ صَوْتٌ حادّ مُتَكَرِّر \ pip: a short sharp musical note on radio or the telephone (as a sign of sth.): When you hear the pips, put in another coin. \ صَوْتُ رَنِين \ tinkle: a tinkling sound. \ صَوْتُ سُقوط جِسْم خفيف في الماء \ plop: the sound of a small object falling into water. \ صَوْتُ الضِّحك \ ha, ha: (in books) the sound of laughter. \ صَوْتُ العَقْل \ reason: common sense; sensible and fair opinion or advice: He’s too excited to listen to reason. \ صَوْتٌ عَميقٌ وخَفِيض \ bass: (of man’s voice; of musical notes or instruments) having a deep low sound. \ صَوْتٌ قَرَارِيّ \ bass: (of man’s voice; of musical notes or instruments) having a deep low sound. \ صَوْتٌ مُجَسَّم \ stereo: (of recorded sound; short for stereophonic) producing different sounds from different directions, by the use of loudspeakers. \ صَوْتٌ مَكْتُوم (لضَربَة أو سَقْطَة)‏ \ thud: the dull sound of a heavy thing striking the ground or another object: He fell out of bed with a thud. \ صَوْتٌ موسيقي مُنْفَرِد \ note: a single sound in music: Men can sing low notes and women can sing high notes. \ صَوْتُ الوَطْء \ tread: the sound of sb. walking: the tread of heavy feet.

Arabic-English dictionary > صوت
15 encajar

v.

1 to fit (meter ajustando) (piezas, objetos).

El chico encajó las baldosas The boy fit the tiles.

2 to push (meter con fuerza).

3 to set (hueso dislocado).

4 to take.

5 to match (hechos, declaraciones, datos).

encajar con algo to match something

6 to fit nicely (ser oportuno, adecuado).

7 to insert, to thrust in, to fix firmly in place, to seat.

Ricardo encajó unos ladrillos Richard inserted some bricks.

8 to fit well, to be relevant, to fit in.

Los ladrillos encajan bien The bricks fit in well.

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encajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ajustar) to fit

2 (hueso) to set

3 (recibir) to take, withstand

4 (soportar) to bear; (hacer aguantar) to force to sit through, force to listen to

■ nos encajó un discurso de dos horas we were forced to sit through a two hour speech

5 (indirecta, comentario) to get in

6 (dar un golpe) to land

■ le encajó un golpe he landed him a blow

7 TÉCNICA to gear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caber) to fit

■ la ventana no encaja bien the window doesn't fit properly

2 figurado (corresponderse) to fit (in), correspond, tally

■ lo que dices no encaja con lo que vimos what you're saying doesn't tally with what we saw

3 figurado (ir bien) to go, match, suit

4 figurado (adaptarse) to fit in, settle

► verbo pronominal encajarse

1 (atascarse) to get stuck, stick

2 figurado (vestido) to slip on; (sombrero) to put on

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verb

1) to fit

2) stick

3) take

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1. VT

1) (=acoplar) [+ pieza, tapón] to fit; [+ partes] to fit together

no he podido encajar las dos partes — I haven't managed to fit the two parts together

encajar algo en algo — to fit sth into sth

2) (=aceptar) [+ broma, crítica] to take; [+ desgracia, derrota] to handle, cope with

hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor — you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour

el equipo no supo encajar el resultado — the team couldn't handle o cope with the result

no supo encajar el golpe — he couldn't handle it

3) *

encajar algo a algn — (=endilgar) to lumber sb with sth *, dump sth on sb *; (=timar) to palm sth off on o onto sb *

cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato — every time they go away they lumber me with their cat * o they dump their cat on me *

le encajó un billete falso — he managed to palm a fake note off onto him *

a mí no me encajas tú esa historia — I won't be taken in by a story like that

4) (=dar, meter) [+ golpe, patada] to give

le encajó un buen bofetón — he gave him a good slap

no le dejó encajar ni un solo comentario — she didn't let him get a word in edgeways

5) (=dejarse meter) to let in

llevamos tres partidos sin encajar un gol — we've gone three matches without letting in a goal

2. VI

1) (=ajustar) [puerta] to fit; [piezas] to fit (together)

las dos partes encajaron perfectamente — both parts fitted (together) perfectly

• encajar en algo — to fit into sth

2) (=coincidir) [teoría, coartada] to fit

aquí hay algo que no encaja — something here doesn't tally o fit

ahora todo empieza a encajar — it's all beginning to fall into place o fit together now

encajar con algo — to tie in with sth, tally with sth

su versión no encaja con lo que he oído — his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard

3) (=integrarse)

encajar con algn — to fit in with sb

los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros — the new students fitted in well with their classmates

encajar en — [+ serie, papel] to be right for; [+ ambiente] to fit in

un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway — a show that could be just right for Broadway

no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel — I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role

no le costó encajar en la oficina — he had no trouble fitting in in the office

sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora — her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality

3.

See:

encajarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

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= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex. A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

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* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (meter, colocar) to fit

2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)

me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)

siempre le encaja los hijos a la suegra — she always dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada — he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq)

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

3)

a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to accept

b) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take
2.
encajar vi

a) pieza/cajón to fit

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

b) ( cuadrar) to fit

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

c) (armonizar, casar)

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor
3.
encajarse v pron

1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on

2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

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= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.

Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.

Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.

* encajar bien = good fit.

* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

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encajar [A1 ]

vt

A (meter, colocar) to fit

lo encajó en las guías he fitted it onto the runners

B ( fam) (endilgar) encajarle algo A algn:

le encajó un billete de lotería caducado she palmed him off with an out-of-date lottery ticket ( colloq)

se fue de viaje y me encajó el perro he went on a trip and landed o ( BrE) lumbered me with the dog ( colloq)

los fines de semana le encaja los hijos a la suegra at the weekend she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law ( colloq)

me encajó tremenda patada he gave me a hell of a kick ( colloq)

les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them

C

1 ‹disgusto/broma/crítica› to take

encajó bien las críticas she took the criticism well

sé encajar una derrota I can cope with o take o accept defeat

2 ( Dep) ‹gol› to let … in; ‹derechazo/golpe› to take

■ encajar

vi

1 «pieza/cajón» to fit encajar EN algo to fit IN sth

este cajón no encaja bien this drawer doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together

2 (cuadrar) to fit

sus ideas encajan dentro de la filosofía marxista his ideas fit in with Marxist philosophy

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría this doesn't fit into any category

encajar CON algo:

su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos his version does not square with o correspond to o match that of other witnesses

su información no encaja con la que he recibido her information does not agree o tally with the information that I have received

no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

■ encajarse

v pron

A refl ( fam) ‹prenda› to put on

B ( Méx) (aprovecharse) to take advantage encajarse CON algn to take advantage OF sb

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encajar ( conjugate encajar) verbo transitivo
1 (meter, colocar) to fit
2 (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar):
◊ me encajaron a mí el trabajito I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq);

le encaja los hijos a la suegra she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq);
les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them
verbo intransitivo
a) [pieza/cajón] to fit;

◊ no encaja bien it doesn't fit properly;

las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together
b) (corresponder, cuadrar) [hechos/descripción] to fit;

◊ no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor

encajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (algo dentro de algo) to insert: hay que encajar las fichas del rompecabezas, you have to fit the pieces of the puzzle together
2 (aceptar) to take: encaja muy mal las críticas, she takes criticism very badly
3 (un golpe a alguien) to land sb a blow
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ajustarse) to fit: este enchufe no encaja aquí, this plug doesn't fit
2 (cuadrar) no encaja en este ambiente, she doesn't fit in in this environment
su declaración no encaja con la del testigo, her statement doesn't agree with that of the witness
' encajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- bailar
- casar
- coincidir
- concordar
- embutir
- entrar
- rompecabezas
- salirse
- corresponder
- muesca
English:
blend
- fit
- match
- set
- slot
- dovetail
- join

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encajar

♦ vt

1. [meter ajustando] to fit (en into); [hueso dislocado] to set;

encajaron el cristal en el marco de la ventana they fitted the glass into the window frame

2. [meter con fuerza] to push (en into);
hay que encajar el ropero en ese hueco the wardrobe has to be squeezed into that space

3. [recibir] [golpe, críticas, noticia] to take;
[goles, canastas] to concede;
encajaron muy mal el cierre de la fábrica they took the factory closure very badly;

encajaron pocas canastas triples they didn't let them get many three-pointers;

ha encajado quince goles esta liga he's let in fifteen goals this season;

encajar una derrota to be defeated

4. Fam [soltar] [insultos] to hurl;

encajar un golpe a alguien to land sb a blow, to land a blow on sb;

nos encajó un sermón de dos horas he treated us to a two hour lecture

5. Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);
me ha encajado a su bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le encajaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi

1. [piezas, muebles] to fit (en into);
esta puerta no encaja bien this door doesn't fit the frame properly

2. [concordar] [hechos, declaraciones, datos] to tally;

ahora todo encaja it all falls into place now;

encajar con algo to tally with sth, to match sth

3. [ser oportuno, adecuado]
ese mueble no encaja ahí that piece of furniture doesn't go there o look right there;

¿crees que encajará bien en el grupo? do you think she'll fit into the group all right?;

su ropa no encaja con la seriedad del acto her clothes aren't in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion

♦ See also the pronominal verb encajarse

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encajar

I v/t

1 piezas fit

2 golpe take; gol concede

II v/i fit (en in;

con with)

* * *

encajar vi

: to fit, to fit together, to fit in

encajar vt

1) : to insert, to stick

2) : to take, to cope with

encajó el golpe: he withstood the blow

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encajar vb

1. (colocar) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

encajó cada pieza del puzzle en su lugar she fitted each piece of the jigsaw in its place

2. (juntar) to fit together

estas piezas no encajan these pieces don't fit together

3. (coincidir) to fit in

su declaración no encaja con los hechos his statement doesn't fit in with the facts

4. (aceptar disgustos, bromas) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

hay que saber encajar las críticas you have to learn to take criticism

5. (recibir goles) to let in [pt. & pp. let]

el equipo encajó tres tantos the team let in three goals

Spanish-English dictionary > encajar
16 señal

f.

1 signal, sign, earmark, token.

2 sign, indication.

3 trace, vestige.

4 scar.

5 landmark, boundary marker.

6 signal, transmission.

7 token payment, deposit, payment on flat, returnable security.

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señal

► nombre femenino

1 (signo) sign, indication

2 (marca) mark; (en libro) bookmark

3 (aviso, comunicación) signal

4 (placa, letrero) sign

5 (vestigio) trace

6 (cicatriz) scar

7 (de teléfono) tone

8 (de pago) deposit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

dejar señal to leave a mark

dejar una señal (dinero) to leave a deposit

en señal de as a sign of, as a token of

hacer señales a alguien to signal to somebody

ni señal not a trace

ser buena señal / ser mala señal to be a good sign / be a bad sign

señal de alarma alarm signal

señal de comunicar engaged tone, US busy signal

señal de la cruz RELIGIÓN sign of the cross

señal de llamada (teléfono) dialling tone, US dial tone

señal de tráfico road sign

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noun f.

1) signal

2) sign

3) deposit

4) mark

5) token

* * *

SF

1) [de aviso] [gen] signal; (=letrero) sign

un silbido era la señal para que se callaran — a whistle was the signal for them to keep quiet

el avión esperaba la señal para despegar — the plane was waiting for the signal to take off

una señal acordada con anterioridad — a prearranged signal

han puesto una señal al principio del camino — they have put up a sign at the start of the road

• dar la señal de o para algo — to give the signal for sth

• hacer una señal a algn — [con un gesto cualquiera] to gesture to sb; [ya acordada] to signal to sb

me hizo una señal para que me apartara — he gestured to me to move aside

subieron a la azotea para hacer señales al helicóptero — they went up to the roof to signal to the helicopter

señal de alarma — [ante un peligro] warning signal; (=síntoma) warning sign

dieron la señal de alarma — they gave the warning signal

deberían interpretar esto como una señal de alarma — they should interpret this as a warning sign

la muerte de varias ovejas ha hecho sonar la señal de alarma — the death of several sheep has set alarm bells ringing

señal de auxilio — distress signal

señales de humo — smoke signals

la señal de la cruz — the sign of the cross

señal de la victoria — victory sign, V-sign

señal de salida — (Dep, Ferro) starting signal

dar la señal de salida — to give the starting signal

señal de socorro — distress signal

2) (Aut) sign

la señal de stop — the stop sign

señal de circulación — traffic sign, road sign

señal de peligro — warning sign

señal de preferencia — right of way sign

señal de tráfico — traffic sign, road sign

señal horizontal — road marking

señal vertical — road sign

3) (=indicio) sign

es señal de que las cosas van mejorando — it is a sign that things are improving

su cuerpo mostraba señales de violencia — his body showed signs of violent treatment

le contestó sin la menor señal de sorpresa — she answered him without the slightest sign of surprise

los ladrones no dejaron la más mínima señal — the robbers didn't leave the slightest trace

• es buena señal — it's a good sign

• dar señales de algo — to show signs of sth

no daba señales de nerviosismo — he showed no signs of nervousness

lleva más de un mes sin dar señales de vida — there's been no sign of him for more than a month

• en señal de algo — as a sign of sth

se dieron la mano en señal de amistad — they shook hands as a sign of friendship

en señal de respeto — as a mark o sign of respect

4) (=marca) mark

un vehículo sin ninguna señal identificativa — a vehicle with no identifying marks

haz una señal en los paquetes urgentes — put a mark on the express parcels, mark the express parcels

dejó una señal en la esquina de la página — he marked the page

la varicela le ha dejado la cara llena de señales — her face has been left badly scarred o marked by chickenpox

dejó señales de dedos en el cristal — he left fingerprints on the glass

5) (Med) (=síntoma) symptom

6) (Com, Econ) (=depósito) deposit

dejar una cantidad en señal — to leave a sum as a deposit

7) (Radio) signal

se ha ido la señal — the signal has gone

señal horaria — time signal

8) (Telec) [al teléfono] tone; [en contestador] beep, tone

deja tu mensaje tras oír la señal — leave your message after the beep o tone

señal de comunicando — engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)

señal de llamada — dialling tone, ringing o (EEUU) ring tone

señal de ocupado — LAm engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)

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femenino

1)

a) (aviso, letrero) sign

señales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs

señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign

señales de carretera — road signs

b) ( signo) signal

dio la señal de salida — he gave the starting signal

nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer

señales de humo — smoke signals

señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal

c) (Ferr) signal

- Señal de la Cruz

2) (marca, huella)

pon una señal en la página por dónde vas — mark the page where you've got up to

no presentaba señales de violencia — it showed no signs of violence

3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)

la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone

la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)

- señal horaria

4) ( indicio) sign

eso es mala señal — that's a bad sign

no daba señales de vida — he showed no signs of life

continuó sin dar señales de cansancio — she carried on without showing any sign of tiring

en señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest

en señal de amor — as a token of love

5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment

dar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment

* * *

= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.

Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.

Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.

Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.

Ex. Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.

Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.

Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.

Ex. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.

Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.

Ex. Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.

Ex. Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.

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* activar una señal = activate + signal.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* detectar una señal = detect + signal.

* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.

* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.

* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.

* en señal de protesta = in protest.

* enviar una señal = send + signal.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* potencia de la señal = signal strength.

* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.

* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* señal analógica = analog signal.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* señal de advertencia = safety notice.

* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.

* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de ampliación = extension sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* señal de carretera = road sign.

* señal de circulación = road sign.

* señal de depósito = security deposit.

* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.

* señal de humo = smoke signal.

* señal de peligro = danger signal.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* señal de radio = radio signal.

* señal de semáforo = semaphore.

* señal de stop = stop sign.

* señal de tráfico = road sign.

* señal digital = digital signal.

* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.

* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.

* señal indicadora = signpost.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* señal luminosa = beacon.

* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.

* señal vial = road sign.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (aviso, letrero) sign

señales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs

señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign

señales de carretera — road signs

b) ( signo) signal

dio la señal de salida — he gave the starting signal

nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer

señales de humo — smoke signals

señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal

c) (Ferr) signal

- Señal de la Cruz

2) (marca, huella)

pon una señal en la página por dónde vas — mark the page where you've got up to

no presentaba señales de violencia — it showed no signs of violence

3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)

la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone

la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)

- señal horaria

4) ( indicio) sign

eso es mala señal — that's a bad sign

no daba señales de vida — he showed no signs of life

continuó sin dar señales de cansancio — she carried on without showing any sign of tiring

en señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest

en señal de amor — as a token of love

5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment

dar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment

* * *

= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.

Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.

Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.

Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.

Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.

Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.

Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.

Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.

Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.

Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.

Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.

Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.

* activar una señal = activate + signal.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.

* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* detectar una señal = detect + signal.

* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.

* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.

* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.

* en señal de protesta = in protest.

* enviar una señal = send + signal.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.

* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.

* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.

* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.

* potencia de la señal = signal strength.

* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.

* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* señal analógica = analog signal.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* señal de advertencia = safety notice.

* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.

* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de ampliación = extension sign.

* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.

* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.

* señal de carretera = road sign.

* señal de circulación = road sign.

* señal de depósito = security deposit.

* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.

* señal de humo = smoke signal.

* señal de peligro = danger signal.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* señal de radio = radio signal.

* señal de semáforo = semaphore.

* señal de stop = stop sign.

* señal de tráfico = road sign.

* señal digital = digital signal.

* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.

* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.

* señal indicadora = signpost.

* señal lógica = logical signal.

* señal luminosa = beacon.

* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.

* señal vial = road sign.

* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.

* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.

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señal

feminine

A

1 (aviso, letrero) sign

señales de tráfico or circulación traffic signs

señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido danger/stop/no parking sign

señales de carretera road signs

2 (signo) signal

al oír la señal convenida on hearing the agreed signal

dio la señal de salida he gave the starting signal

nos hacía señales con la mano para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer

salió haciendo con los dedos la señal de la victoria he gave the victory sign o V sign as he came out

señales de humo smoke signals

señal de auxilio or socorro distress signal

3 ( Ferr) signal

Compuesto:

Señal de la Cruz

sign of the cross

B

(marca, huella): pon una señal en la página para saber por dónde vas mark the page so you know where you've got up to

el cuerpo no presentaba señales de violencia there were no marks on the body which might point to the use of violence, the body showed no signs of violent treatment

C ( Rad, Telec, TV) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

descuelgue y espere la señal para marcar lift the receiver and wait for the dial ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone

la señal de ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the busy signal ( AmE), the engaged tone ( BrE)

la señal nos llega vía satélite the signal comes to us via satellite

la señal llega muy débil the reception is very poor

Compuesto:

señal horaria

time signal

D (indicio) sign

¿todavía no te han contestado? mala señal haven't you heard from them yet? that's a bad sign

el accidentado no daba señales de vida the victim showed no signs of life

hace mucho tiempo que no da señales de vida ( fam); nobody has seen hide nor hair of him for ages ( colloq)

continuó sin dar señales de cansancio she carried on without showing any sign of tiring o without appearing to get at all tired

¡antes no se veían estas cosas! — ¡señal de que los tiempos cambian! you never used to see that sort of thing — well, it's a sign of the times

el aluvión sepultó totalmente el pueblo, no quedó ni señal the mudslide submerged the village completely, leaving no trace of its existence

en señal de protesta as a sign o gesture of protest

intercambiaron anillos en señal de amor y fidelidad they exchanged rings as a token of love and fidelity

E ( Esp) ( Com) (depósito) deposit, down payment

dar or dejar una señal to leave a deposit o down payment

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señal sustantivo femenino
1
a) (aviso, letrero) sign;

◊ señales de tráfico traffic signs;

Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross
b) ( signo) signal;

◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;

señal de auxilio or socorro distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal

2 (marca, huella):
◊ pon una señal en la página mark the page;

señales de violencia signs of violence
3
a) (Rad, TV) signal

b) (Telec):

◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;

la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4 ( indicio) sign;
◊ eso es mala señal that's a bad sign;

no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life;
en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love
5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign
' señal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amago
- aparato
- captar
- codazo
- emitir
- estampar
- hierro
- horario-a
- huella
- impresión
- índice
- indicio
- patear
- rebasar
- rendir
- roce
- seña
- significar
- signo
- silbar
- síntoma
- sonora
- sonoro
- sudaca
- baliza
- dirección
- disco
- impacto
- inclinar
- indicador
- intermitente
- marca
- marcar
- mojón
- muestra
- prenda
- presagio
- protesta
- punto
- rastro
- respetar
- silbido
- transmisión
- transmitir
English:
bookmark
- busy signal
- deposit
- dialling tone
- distress signal
- engaged
- evidence
- mark
- marker
- motion
- omen
- ominous
- pip
- pledge
- road sign
- scar
- scour
- send out
- sign
- signal
- stop sign
- tick
- token
- traffic sign
- warning sign
- watermark
- blinker
- bode
- breeding
- busy
- danger
- flash
- hand
- peace
- protest
- road
- signpost
- smoke
- tone
- trace
- walk

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señal nf

1. [gesto, sonido, acción] signal;

la señal convenida eran tres golpes en la puerta the signal they agreed on was three knocks on the door;

cuando dé la señal empujamos todos a la vez when I give the signal, everyone push together;

hacerle una señal a alguien para que haga algo to signal to sb to do sth;

el guardia nos hizo una señal de o [m5] para que pasáramos the guard signalled to us to go through

Comp
señal de alarma alarm signal;
las señales horarias [en la radio] the time signal, Br the pips;

señales de humo smoke signals;

señal de peligro danger sign;

señal de salida starting signal;

señal de socorro distress signal

2. Ferroc signal

3. [tono telefónico] tone

Comp
señal de comunicando Br engaged tone, US busy signal; Méx señal de libre Br dialling o US dial tone;
señal de llamada ringing tone;

señal de o para marcar Br dialling o US dial tone;

señal de ocupado Br engaged tone, US busy signal;

señal de portadora carrier signal

4. [símbolo] sign;

una señal de prohibido adelantar a no overtaking sign;

en señal de as a mark o sign of;

en señal de duelo/buena voluntad as a sign of mourning/goodwill

Comp
señal de circulación road sign;
señal de la cruz sign of the Cross;

señal indicadora (de dirección) [en carretera] signpost;

señal de tráfico road sign

5. [indicio] sign;

esto es señal de que están interesados this is a sign that o this shows they're interested;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life;

el temporal no daba señales de remitir the storm showed no sign of abating;

ser buena/mala señal to be a good/bad sign

6. [marca, huella] mark;

hice o [m5] puse una señal en las cajas con ropa I marked o put a mark on the boxes with clothes inside;

el cuerpo presentaba señales de descomposición the body showed signs of decomposition;

no quedó ni señal de él there was no sign of him left;

no dejó ni señal she didn't leave a trace

7. [cicatriz] scar, mark;

te va a quedar señal you'll have a scar

8. [fianza] deposit;

dar o [m5] dejar una señal to leave a deposit

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señal

f

1 signal;

señal de prohibición prohibition disk

2 fig

sign, trace;

dar señales de vida get in touch;

en señal de amistad, amor as a token of, as a mark of

3 COM deposit, downpayment;

dejar una señal leave a deposit o downpayment

4 TELEC tone

* * *

señal nf

1) : signal

2) : sign

señal de tráfico: traffic sign

3) indicio: indication

en señal de: as a token of

4) vestigio: trace, vestige

5) : scar, mark

6) : deposit, down payment

* * *

señal n

1. (indicio) sign

las nubes son señal de lluvia clouds are a sign of rain

2. (marca) mark

pon una señal en la página put a mark on the page

3. (signo) signal

dio la señal y empezó la carrera he gave the signal and the race began

4. (del teléfono) tone

descolgué el teléfono y no daba señal I picked up the telephone and there was no dialling tone

hacer señales to signal / to gesture

señal de tráfico traffic sign

Spanish-English dictionary > señal
17 cola

f.

1 tail.

2 train.

3 queue (fila) (British).

hay mucha cola there's a big o long queue o (British) line (United States)

hacer o guardar cola to queue (up) (British), to stand in line (United States)

me tuve que poner a la cola I had to join the end of the queue o (British) line (United States)

¡a la cola! go to the back of the queue o (British) line! (United States)

cola de impresión (computing) printing queue

4 bottom.

están a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas they have the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education

ir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkers

tener o traer cola (informal) to have serious consequences o repercussions

5 glue (pegamento).

no pegan ni con cola (informal figurative) they don't match at all

6 cola (bebida).

7 willy (British), peter (United States) (informal) (penis).

8 bum (British), butt (United States) (informal) (nalgas). ( Latin American Spanish)

9 line, row, queue, tail of a list.

10 wallpaper paste.

11 cauda.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) tail

2 (de vestido) train; (de chaqueta) tail

3 (fila) queue, US line

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cola at the back, at the rear

estar en la cola figurado to be the last

hacer cola to queue up, US stand in line

ponerse en la cola to get into the queue, US get in line

traer cola familiar to have serious consequences

cola de caballo (planta) horsetail 2 (peinado) ponytail

vagón de cola rear coach

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (pegamento) glue

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no pega ni con cola familiar it doesn't match at all

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cola

► nombre femenino

1 (árbol) cola

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noun f.

1) tail

2) line

3) glue

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I
SF

1) [de animal, avión, cometa] tail

- tener cola de paja

traer cola —

la decisión del árbitro va a traer cola — this is not the last we will hear of the referee's decision

cola de caballo — (=en el pelo) pony tail; (=planta) horsetail

cola de milano, cola de pato — (Téc) dovetail

cola de rata — (Pesca) fly line

2) [de frac] tail; [de vestido] train

3) (=hilera) queue, line (EEUU)

hay una cola enorme en la taquilla del cine — there's a huge queue at the box office

se formó una cola de dos kilómetros debido al accidente — a two-kilometre tailback formed because of the accident

¡a la cola! — get in the queue!, get in line! (EEUU)

hacer cola — to queue (up), line up (EEUU)

ponerse a la cola — to join o get into the queue, join o get into the line (EEUU)

4) (=parte final) [de manifestación] tail end, back; [de carrera] back

el ciclista estaba en o a la cola del pelotón — the cyclist was at the back of o at the tail end of the pack

los equipos en la cola de la tabla — the teams at the foot o bottom of the table

estamos a la cola de las sociedades civilizadas — we are at the bottom of the league of civilized societies

el equipo está en el tercer puesto por la cola — the team is sitting third place from (the) bottom

5) * (=pene) willy *, weenie (EEUU) *

6) Ven
(Aut)
pedir cola — to ask for a lift o ride (EEUU)

7) Cono Sur * (=trasero) bum **, bottom, butt ** (EEUU); (=cóccix) coccyx
II
SF (=pegamento) glue, gum; [para decorar] size

pintura a la cola — distemper; (Arte) tempera

- comer cola

no pegar ni con cola —

esas cortinas no pegan ni con cola — those curtains just don't go with the rest

el final de la película no pega ni con cola — the ending of the film is totally unconvincing

el verde y el azul no pegan ni con cola — green and blue just don't go together

cola de carpintero — wood glue

cola de contacto — contact adhesive

cola de impacto — impact adhesive

cola de pescado — fish glue

cola de retal — size
III
SF

1) (=planta) cola, kola

2) (=bebida) cola, Coke ®

3) And (=refresco) fizzy drink

cola de naranja — orangeade
IV
* SM Chile poof **, queer **

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I
femenino

1)

a) (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola — to have repercussions

b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)

c) ( de avión) tail; ( de cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

- cola de caballo

2)

a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)

no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue

hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)

a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor — please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue

b) (de una clasificación, carrera)

en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)

a la cola del pelotón — at the tail end of the group

3) ( pegamento) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)

- cola de carpintero

- cola de contacto/impacto

- cola de pescado

4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

5) (Ven) (Auto)

pedir cola — to hitchhike

darle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
II
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

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I
femenino

1)

a) (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola — to have repercussions

b) ( de vestido) train; ( de frac) tails (pl)

c) ( de avión) tail; ( de cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

e) (Esp fam) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq)

- cola de caballo

2)

a) (fila, línea) line (AmE), queue (BrE)

no hay mucha cola — there isn't much of a line o queue

hacer cola — to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE)

a la cola! — get in line! o in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor — please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola — (Méx) to jump the line o queue

b) (de una clasificación, carrera)

en lo que se refiere a la investigación estamos a la cola — as far as research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league (colloq)

a la cola del pelotón — at the tail end of the group

3) ( pegamento) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors just don't go together; aquí no pega ni con cola — it just doesn't look right here (colloq)

- cola de carpintero

- cola de contacto/impacto

- cola de pescado

4) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

5) (Ven) (Auto)

pedir cola — to hitchhike

darle la cola a alguien — to give somebody a lift o a ride
II
masculino (Chi fam & pey) fag (AmE colloq & pej), poof (BrE colloq & pej)

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cola¹

¹ = tail, train.

Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* cola de caballo = ponytail, pigtails.

* cola de discos = disc queue.

* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* cola de espera = queue.

* cola de impresión = print queue.

* cola de los rezagados, la = trailing edge, the.

* cola de reclamaciones = recall queue.

* cola de tráfico = tailback.

* con cola = caudate.

* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.

* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.

* formar una cola = form + queue.

* gestor de colas de impresión = print spooler.

* hacer cola = queue up.

* piano de cola = grand piano.

* poner en cola = queue.

* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.

* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.

* procesar una cola de espera = clear + queue.

* sin cola = ecaudate.

* viento de cola = tailwind.

cola²

² = size, adhesive, glue.

Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.

* cola de alumbre = alum sizing.

* cola de colofonia = rosin size.

* cola de piel de conejo = rabbit-skin glue.

* encuadernación en cola = perfect binding, adhesive binding.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

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cola¹

feminine

A

1 (de un animal, pez) tail

traer or tener cola: este asunto va a traer cola this is going to have repercussions

no lo van a olvidar, te aseguro que esto va a traer cola they aren't going to forget it easily, I'll bet we haven't heard the last of it yet

el que tiene cola de zacate no puede jugar con lumbre (AmC, Méx); people who live in glass houses should not throw stones

2 (de un vestido) train; (de un frac) tails (pl)

3 (de un avión) tail; (de un cometa) tail

4 ( AmL fam) (nalgas) bottom ( colloq), behind ( BrE colloq), backside ( BrE)

5 ( Esp fam) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq)

6 ( Chi fam) (cóccix) tail bone ( colloq); (zona) lower back

7 ( Chi fam) (de un cigarrillo) cigarette butt, butt, cigarette o ( BrE colloq) fag end

Compuestos:

● cola de caballo

ponytail

● cola de milano

dovetail, dovetail joint

● cola de mono

( Chi) rum punch with milk, coffee and vanilla vagón, paja² (↑ paja (2))

B

1 (fila, línea) line ( AmE), queue ( BrE)

podemos esperar, no hay mucha cola we could wait, there isn't much of a line o queue

tuvimos que hacer cola durante dos horas we had to wait in line o we had to queue for two hours

¡a la cola! get in line!, get in the queue!

pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queue

brincarse or saltarse la cola ( Méx); to push in ( colloq), to cut the line ( AmE), to jump the queue ( BrE)

2

(de una clasificación, carrera): un partido entre dos equipos en la cola a game between two bottom-of-the-league teams o two teams at the bottom of the division

en lo que se refiere a la investigación científica estamos a la cola as far as scientific research is concerned, we are at the bottom of the pile o the league ( colloq)

a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the group

C (pegamento — para papeles) glue, gum; (— para madera) glue

no pegar ni con cola: esa falda y esa blusa quedan fatal, no pegan ni con cola that skirt and blouse look terrible, they just don't go together

esos cuadros aquí no pegan ni con cola those paintings just don't look right o ( colloq) don't go in here

Compuestos:

● cola de carpintero

wood glue o adhesive

● cola de contacto/impacto

contact/impact adhesive

● cola de pescado

fish glue, isinglass ( tech)

D (bebida) Coke®, cola

refresco de cola cola drink

E

( Ven) ( Auto): pedir cola to hitchhike

¿me puedes dar la cola? can you give me a lift o a ride?

cola²

masculine

( Chi fam pey)

fag ( AmE colloq pej), poof ( BrE colloq pej)

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cola sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Zool) tail;

◊ cola de caballo ( en el pelo) ponytail

b) ( de vestido) train;

( de frac) tails (pl)
c) (de avión, cometa) tail

d) (RPl fam) ( nalgas) bottom (colloq)

2 ( fila) line (AmE), queue (BrE);
◊ hacer cola to line up (AmE), to queue (up) (BrE);

pónganse a la cola por favor please join the (end of the) line o queue;
brincarse la cola (Méx) to jump the line o queue;
a la cola del pelotón at the tail end of the group
3
a) ( pegamento) glue;

◊ cola de contacto superglue

b) ( bebida) Coke®, cola

4 (Ven) (Auto):
◊ pedir cola to hitchhike;

darle la cola a algn to give sb a lift o a ride
cola 1 sustantivo femenino
1 (de animal, de un avión) tail
2 (peinado) ponytail
3 (de un vestido) train
4 (fila) queue, US line: hicimos cola durante una hora, we were queuing for an hour
5 (final) bottom, a la cola, at the back o rear
♦ Locuciones: familiar traer cola, to have consequences
cola 2 sustantivo femenino (pegamento) glue
' cola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calimocho
- coleta
- piano
- prensil
- su
- turno
- vagón
- vez
- colar
- coletazo
- formar
- interminable
- kilométrico
- mover
- pegado
- pegar
- peludo
- recoger
- unir
- viento
English:
catch 22
- Coke
- fizz
- flick
- formula
- glue
- grand
- grand piano
- join
- line
- line up
- paste
- ponytail
- pop-top
- queue
- stick
- stick together
- superglue
- swish
- tail
- ticket
- tie on
- train
- whisk
- brush
- caboose
- day
- diet
- guard
- hitch
- pony
- wear

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cola nf

1. [de mamífero, pez] tail

2. [de ave] tail

3. [de avión, cometa] tail;

Comp
Bol, RP
tener cola de paja to be feeling guilty

4. [de vestido de novia] train

5. [parte final] [de clase, lista] bottom;
[de desfile] end;
el país está a la cola del mundo civilizado en cuanto a inversiones educativas the country has the worst record in the civilized world as regards investment in education;

Comp

ir a la cola del pelotón to be one of the backmarkers

6. [fila] Br queue, US line;

hay mucha cola there's a long Br queue o US line;

hacer o [m5] guardar cola Br to queue (up), US to stand in line;

saltarse la cola Br to jump the queue, US to cut in line;

llegué el último y me tuve que poner a la cola I was the last to arrive, so I had to join the end of the Br queue o US line;

¡a la cola! go to the back of the Br queue o US line!

Comp
Informát cola de impresión print queue
7. [pegamento] glue;

Comp
Fam
no pegar ni con cola: esa chaqueta y esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola that jacket and those trousers clash horribly;

esos pantalones no pegan ni con cola en una fiesta tan formal those trousers are totally inappropriate for such a formal do

Comp
cola de pescado fish glue
8. Fam [consecuencias]
tener o [m5] traer cola to have serious consequences o repercussions;

sus declaraciones tendrán o [m5] traerán cola his statement won't be the end of it o won't be the last we hear of it;
RP
comer cola to suffer a setback

9. [peinado]
cola (de caballo) ponytail

10. [árbol]cola tree

11. [sustancia excitante] cola;

una bebida de cola a cola drink

12. Fam [pene] Br willy, US peter

13. cola de caballo [planta] horse-tail

14. cola de milano [en carpintería] dovetail;

ensamblar a o [m5] con cola de milano to dovetail

15. Am Fam [nalgas] Br bum, US fanny

16. Arg [de película] trailer

17. Ven [autoestop]
dar la cola a alguien to give sb a lift;

pedir cola to hitchhike

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cola

1 f ( pegamento) glue

cola

2 f

1 AVIA, de animal tail;

traer cola have repercussions;

estar a la cola be in last place

2 de gente line, Br

queue;

hacer cola stand in line, Br queue (up)

3 L.Am. fam

de persona butt fam, Br

bum fam

cola

3 f BOT cola, kola;

nuez de cola cola nut, kola nut

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cola nf

1) rabo: tail

cola de caballo: ponytail

2) fila: line (of people)

hacer cola: to wait in line

3) : cola, drink

4) : train (of a dress)

5) : tails pl (of a tuxedo)

6) pegamento: glue

7) fam : buttocks pl, rear end

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cola n

1. (de animal) tail

el perro meneaba la cola the dog wagged its tail

2. (fila) queue

había una cola muy larga there was a very long queue

3. (pegamento) glue

pégalo con cola stick it with glue

4. (de tren) rear

5. (de vestido) train

hacer cola to queue

hice cola durante media hora I queued for half an hour

cola de caballo ponytail

Spanish-English dictionary > cola
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aller [ale]

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1. intransitive verb

2. impersonal verb

3. auxiliary verb

4. reflexive verb

5. masculine noun

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► aller is conjugated with être.

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   a. (déplacement) to go

• où vas-tu ? where are you going?

• vas-y ! go on!

• on y va ? (avant un départ) shall we go? ; (avant d'agir) shall we start?

• allons-y ! let's go!

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► aller se traduit souvent par un verbe plus spécifique en anglais.

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• j'allais par les rues désertes I wandered through the empty streets

• aller quelque part en voiture to drive somewhere

• aller quelque part en avion to fly somewhere

► aller et venir (entre deux endroits) to come and go ; (dans une pièce) to pace up and down

► aller + préposition

• aller à to go to

• il est allé à Caen he went to Caen

• ils sont allés à la campagne they went to the country

• aller à l'école to go to school

• l'argent ira à la restauration du clocher the money will go towards restoring the bell tower

• aller chez le boucher to go to the butcher's

• aller chez un ami to go to a friend's

• aller en France to go to France

• je vais sur or vers Lille (en direction de) I'm going towards Lille ; (but du voyage) I'm going to Lille

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► Lorsque être allé à/en signifie avoir visité, il se traduit par to have been to.

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• je ne suis jamais allé à New York I've never been to New York

• étiez-vous déjà allés en Sicile ? had you been to Sicily before?

   b. (évolution) on va à la catastrophe we're heading for disaster

• aller sur ses 30 ans to be getting on for 30 (Brit) to be going on 30 (US)

► plus ça va

• plus ça va, plus les gens s'inquiètent people are getting more and more worried

• plus ça va, plus je me dis que j'ai eu tort the more I think about it, the more I realize how wrong I was► aller en + participe présent

• aller en empirant to get worse and worse

• aller en augmentant to keep increasing

   c. ( = durer) l'abonnement va jusqu'en juin the subscription lasts till June

• la période qui va du 22 mai au 15 juillet the period from 22 May to 15 July

   d. (état, santé) comment allez-vous ? how are you?

• il va bien he's fine

• il va mal he's in a bad way

• comment ça va ? -- ça va how are you doing? -- fine

• ça va mieux maintenant I'm feeling better now

• non mais ça va pas ! (inf) are you out of your mind? (inf)

• comment vont les affaires ? -- elles vont bien how's business? -- fine

• ça va mal en Russie Russia is in a bad way

• ça va mal aller si tu continues there's going to be trouble if you carry on like that

• l'économie va mieux the economy is doing better

   e. ( = convenir) ça ira comme ça ? is it all right like that?

• aller avec to go well with

• aller bien ensemble [couleurs, styles] to go well together

• ils vont bien ensemble [personnes] they make a nice couple

► aller à qn (forme, mesure) to fit sb ; (style, genre) to suit sb

• cette robe te va très bien (couleur, style) that dress really suits you ; (taille) that dress fits you perfectly

• rendez-vous demain 4 heures ? -- ça me va (inf) tomorrow at 4? -- OK, fine (inf)

• ça lui va mal de critiquer les autres he's got a nerve (inf) criticizing other people

   f. (exclamations) allons !

• allez ! go on!

• allez la France ! come on France!

• allons, allons, il ne faut pas pleurer come on, don't cry

• ce n'est pas grave, allez ! come on, it's not so bad!

• va donc, eh crétin ! you stupid idiot! (inf)

• allez-y, c'est votre tour go on, it's your turn

• allez-y, vous ne risquez rien go on, you've nothing to lose

• non mais vas-y, insulte-moi ! (inf) go on, insult me!

► allons bon !

• allons bon ! qu'est-ce qui t'est encore arrivé ? now what's happened?

• allons bon, j'ai oublié mon sac ! oh dear, I've left my bag behind!► ça va ! (inf) ( = assez) that's enough! ; ( = d'accord) OK, OK! (inf)

• tes remarques désobligeantes, ça va comme ça ! I've had just about enough of your nasty comments!

• alors, tu viens ? -- ça va, j'arrive ! are you coming then? -- OK, OK (inf), I'm coming!

• ça fait dix fois que je te le dis -- ça va, je vais le faire ! I've told you ten times -- look, I'll do it, OK? (inf)► va pour (inf)

va pour 30 € ! OK, 30 euros then!

• j'aimerais aller à Tokyo -- alors va pour Tokyo ! I'd like to go to Tokyo -- Tokyo it is then!

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• il y va de votre vie your life is at stake

• il en va de même pour tous les autres the same goes for all the others

• ça y va le whisky chez eux ! they certainly get through a lot of whisky!

• ça y allait les insultes ! you should have heard the abuse!

3. <

► aller + infinitif

   a. (futur)

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► Lorsque aller + infinitif sert à exprimer le futur, il se traduit par will + infinitif ; will est souvent abrégé en 'll.

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• il va descendre dans une minute he'll come down in a minute

• je vais le faire tout de suite I'll do it right away

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► La forme du futur to be going to s'utilise pour mettre qn en garde.

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• tu vas être en retard you're going to be late

• je vais le dire à ton père I'll tell your father ; ( = menace) I'm going to tell your father

   b. (intention) il est allé se renseigner he's gone to get some information ; (a obtenu les informations) he went and got some information

• aller voir qn à l'hôpital to go and visit sb in hospital

   c. (locutions) n'allez pas vous imaginer que... don't you go imagining that...

• allez savoir ! (inf) who knows?

• va lui expliquer ça, toi ! you try explaining that to him!

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► s'en aller

   a. ( = partir) to go

• bon, je m'en vais right, I'm going

• elle s'en va en vacances demain she is going on holiday tomorrow

• va-t'en ! go away!

   b. ( = disparaître) [tache] to come off ; (sur tissu) to come out

• ça s'en ira au lavage [boue] it'll wash off ; [tache] it'll wash out

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   a. ( = billet) single (ticket) (Brit), one-way ticket (US)

   b. ( = trajet) outward journey

• l'aller s'est bien passé the outward journey went well

• trois allers (simples) pour Tours three singles (Brit) or one-way tickets (US) to Tours

► aller et retour return (ticket) (Brit) round-trip ticket (US)

• l'aller et retour Paris-New York coûte 2 500 € Paris-New York is 2,500 euros return (Brit) or round-trip (US)

• je ne fais que l'aller et retour I'm just going there and back

• j'ai fait plusieurs allers et retours entre chez moi et la pharmacie I made several trips to the chemist's

• le dossier a fait plusieurs allers et retours entre nos services the file has been shuttled between departments

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I
1. ale
verbe auxiliaire

1) ( marque le futur)

je vais rentrer chez moi — I'm going home

j'allais partir — I was just leaving

j'allais partir quand il est arrivé — I was about to leave when he arrived

l'homme qui allait inventer la bombe atomique — the man who was to invent the atomic bomb

il va le regretter — he'll regret it

ça va aller mal — (colloq) there'll be trouble

tu vas me laisser tranquille? — will you please leave me alone!

2) ( marque le futur programmé)

je vais leur dire ce que je pense — I'm going to tell them what I think

3) ( marque le mouvement)

aller rouler de l'autre côté de la rue — to go rolling across the street

aller atterrir (colloq) sur mon bureau — to end up on my desk

4) ( marque l'inclination)

va savoir! — who knows?

qu'es-tu allé te mettre en tête? — where did you pick up that idea?

qui irait le soupçonner? — who would suspect him?

pourquoi es-tu allé faire ça? — why did you have to go and do that?

allez-y comprendre quelque chose! — just try and work that out!

5) ( marque l'évolution)

la situation va (en) se compliquant — the situation is getting more and more complicated

aller (en) s'améliorant — to be improving

la tristesse ira (en) s'atténuant — the grief will diminish

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner)

comment vas-tu, comment ça va? — how are you?

ça va (bien) — I'm fine

les enfants vont bien? — are the children all right?

comment va la santé? — how are you keeping?

aller beaucoup mieux — to be much better

bois ça, ça ira mieux — drink this, you'll feel better

tout va bien? — is everything going all right?

vous êtes sûr que ça va? — are you sure you're all right?

les affaires vont bien — business is good

ça va l'école? — how are things at school?

ça ne va pas très fort — ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low

ça va mal entre eux — things aren't too good between them

qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? — what's the matter?

la voiture a quelque chose qui ne va pas — there's something wrong with the car

tout est allé si vite! — it all happened so quickly!

ne pas aller sans peine or mal — not to be easy

ça va de soi or sans dire — it goes without saying

l'amour ne va jamais de soi — love is never straightforward

ça va tout seul — ( c'est facile) it's a doddle (colloq) GB, it's easy as pie

les choses vont très vite — things are moving fast

on fait aller — (colloq) struggling on (colloq)

ça peut aller — (colloq)

ça ira — (colloq) could be worse (colloq)

ça va pas, non (colloq) or la tête? — (colloq) are you mad (colloq) GB ou crazy? (colloq)

2) ( se déplacer) to go

allez tout droit — go straight ahead

aller et venir — ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out

la liberté d'aller et venir — the freedom to come and go at will

les nouvelles vont vite — news travels fast

où vas-tu? — where are you going?, where are you off (colloq) to?

aller en Pologne/au marché — to go to Poland/to the market

je suis allé de Bruxelles à Anvers — I went from Brussels to Antwerp

allons-y! — let's go!

je l'ai rencontré en allant au marché — I met him on the way to the market

aller sur or vers Paris — to head for Paris

aller vers le nord — to head north

va-t-on vers une nouvelle guerre? — are we heading for another war?

j'y vais — ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars) (colloq) I'm going, I'm off (colloq)

où va-t-il? — where is he off to? (colloq)

où va-t-on? — (colloq)

où allons-nous? — (colloq) fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?

3) ( pour se livrer à une activité)

aller au travail — to go to work

aller à la chasse — to go hunting

aller au pain — (colloq) to go and get the bread

aller aux courses (colloq) or commissions — (colloq) to go shopping

aller aux nouvelles — to go and see if there's any news

4) ( s'étendre dans l'espace)

la route va au village — the road leads to the village

la rue va de la gare à l'église — the street goes from the station to the church

5) ( convenir)

ma robe, ça va? — is my dress all right?

ça va, ça peut aller — (colloq) ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do

ça va comme ça — it's all right as it is

ça ne va pas du tout — that's no good at all

la traduction n'allait pas — the translation was no good

une soupe, ça (te) va? — how about some soup?

va pour une soupe — (colloq) soup is okay (colloq)

ça va si je porte un jean? — can I wear jeans?

si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas — don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it

si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi — (colloq) if it's okay by you, it's okay by me (colloq)

ma scie ne va pas pour le métal — my saw is no good for metal

ça te va bien de faire la morale — (colloq) iron you're hardly the person to preach

6) (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme)

aller à quelqu'un — to fit somebody

7) (flatter, mettre en valeur)

aller à quelqu'un — to suit somebody

ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise — your tie doesn't go with your shirt

les meubles vont bien ensemble — the furniture all matches

je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble — I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited

8) ( se ranger) to go

les assiettes vont dans le placard — the plates go in the cupboard

9) ( faculté)

pouvoir aller dans l'eau — to be waterproof

le plat ne va pas au four — the dish is not ovenproof

10) ( dans une évaluation)

la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h — the car can do up to 200 kph

certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1000 francs — some models can cost up to 1,000 francs

11) ( en arriver à)

aller jusqu'au président — to take it right up to the president

aller jusqu'à tuer — to go as far as to kill

leur amour est allé jusqu'à la folie — their love bordered on madness

12) ( dans le temps)

aller jusqu'en 1914 — to go up to 1914

la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 — the period between 1918 and 1939

le contrat allait jusqu'en 1997 — the contract ran until 1997

aller sur ses 17 ans — to be going on 17

13) (agir, raisonner)

vas-y doucement, le tissu est fragile — careful, the fabric is delicate

tu vas trop vite — you're going too fast

vas-y, demande-leur! — ( incitation) go on, ask them!

vas-y, dis-le! — ( provocation) come on, out with it!

allons, allez! — (pour encourager, inciter) come on!

si tu vas par là, rien n'est entièrement vrai — if you take that line, nothing is entirely true

14) ( contribuer)

y aller de sa petite larme — to shed a little tear

y aller de son petit discours — to do one's party piece

y aller de ses économies — to dip into one's savings

y aller de sa personne — to pitch in

15) (colloq) ( se succéder)

ça y va la vodka avec lui — he certainly gets through the vodka

ça y allait les coups — the fur was flying (colloq)

16) ( servir)

l'argent ira à la réparation de l'église — the money will go toward(s) repairing the church

l'argent est allé dans leurs poches — they pocketed the money

17) ( enfreindre)

aller contre la loi — [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law

je ne peux pas aller contre ce qu'il a décidé — I can't go against his decision

3.

s'en aller verbe pronominal

1) (partir, se rendre)

il faut que je m'en aille — I must go ou leave

va-t'en! — go away!

s'en aller au travail — to go off to work

2) ( disparaître)

les nuages vont s'en aller — the clouds will clear away

la tache ne s'en va pas — the stain won't come out

avec le temps, tout s'en va — everything fades with time

3) fml ( mourir) to pass away

4) (avoir l'intention de, essayer)

je m'en vais leur dire ce que je pense — I'm going to tell them what I think

va-t'en savoir! — who knows?

4.

verbe impersonnel

1) ( être en jeu)

il y va de ta santé — your health is at stake

2) ( se passer)

il en va souvent ainsi — that's often what happens

il en va de même pour toi — that goes for you too

il en va autrement en Corée — things are different in Korea

3) Mathématique

40 divisé par 12 il y va 3 fois et il reste 4 — 12 into 40 goes 3 times with 4 left over

II ale
nom masculin

1) ( trajet)

j'ai fait une escale à l'aller — I made a stopover on the way out

j'ai pris le bus à l'aller — ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here

l'aller a pris trois heures — the journey there took three hours

il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau — he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office

billet aller — gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket

billet aller (et) retour — return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US

match aller — first leg

2) ( ticket)

aller (simple) — single (ticket) GB, one-way ticket ( pour to)

aller (et) retour — return ticket

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Lorsque aller fait partie d'une expression figée comme aller dans le sens de, aller de pair avec etc, l'expression est traitée sous l'entrée sens, pair etc

On notera les différentes traductions de aller verbe de mouvement indiquant: un déplacement unique dans le temps: je vais au théâtre ce soir = I'm going to the theatre [BrE] this evening; ou une habitude: je vais au théâtre tous les lundis = I go to the theatre [BrE] every Monday

aller + infinitif

la traduction dépend du temps: je vais apprendre l'italien = I'm going to learn Italian; il est allé voir l'exposition = he went to see the exhibition; j'allais me marier quand la guerre a éclaté = I was going to get married when the war broke out; va voir = go and see; va leur parler = go and speak to them; j'irai voir l'exposition demain = I'll go and see the exhibition tomorrow; je vais souvent m'asseoir au bord de la rivière = I often go and sit by the river; il ne va jamais voir une exposition = he never goes to see exhibitions

On notera que pour les activités sportives on peut avoir: aller nager/faire du vélo = to go swimming/cycling ou to go for a swim/on a bike ride

On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples et des exceptions illustrant aller dans ses différentes fonctions verbales

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ale
1. nm

1) (= trajet) outward journey

L'aller nous a pris trois heures. — The journey there took us three hours., The outward journey took us three hours.

2) (= billet) single Grande-Bretagne ticket, one-way ticket

Je voudrais un aller pour Angers. — I'd like a single to Angers.

2. vi

1) (déplacement) to go

Je suis allé à Londres. — I went to London.

Elle ira le voir. — She'll go and see him.

La boulangerie? Je dois justement y aller. — The baker's? That's just where I need to go.

aller à la chasse — to go hunting

aller à la pêche — to go fishing

aller voir qn — to go and see sb

aller chercher qn — to go and get sb

pour aller à Conflans? — how do I get to Conflans?

2) (= convenir)

aller à qn [couleur, style] — to suit sb, [forme, pointure] to fit sb, [dispositions, date] to suit sb

cela me va [couleur, vêtement] — it suits me, (pointure, taille) it fits me, [projet, dispositions] it suits me, that's OK by me

Cette robe te va bien. — That dress suits you.

aller avec qch [couleurs, style] — to go with sth

bien aller avec qch — to go well with sth

3) (= se sentir)

"Comment allez-vous? " - - "Je vais bien." — "How are you?" - - "I'm fine."

Il va bien. — He's fine.

Il va mal. — He's not well.

aller mieux — to be better

4) (= marcher, se passer)

comment ça va? — how are you?, how are things?

"ça va?" - - "oui ça va!" — "how are things?" - - "fine!"

ça va bien — things are going well

ça va mal — things aren't going well

tout va bien — everything's fine

cela ne va pas sans difficultés — it's not without difficulties

5) (exhortation)

allez! (encouragement) — go on!, (avec impatience) come on!

Allez! Dépêche-toi! — Come on, hurry up!

allez, au revoir — OK then, bye-bye

6) (autres locutions)

y aller; allons-y! — let's go!

vas-y! — go on!

Je dois y aller. — I've got to go.

y aller un peu fort — to go a bit far

Tu y vas un peu fort. — You're going a bit too far., You're going a bit far.

il y va de leur vie — their lives are at stake

aller jusqu'à — to go as far as

Nous sommes allés jusqu'à Angers. — We went as far as Angers.

J'irais jusqu'à dire qu'il est trop tard. — I would go so far as to say that it's too late.

se laisser aller — to let o.s. go

ça va de soi; ça va sans dire — that goes without saying

ça va comme ça (= c'est suffisant) — that's fine, (impatience) that's enough

3. vb aux

(futur immédiat)

Je vais le faire. — I'm going to do it.

Je vais me fâcher. — I'm going to get angry.

Je vais écrire à mes cousins. — I'm going to write to my cousins.

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aller ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aller

A v aux

1 ( marque le futur) je vais partir I'm leaving; je vais rentrer chez moi/me coucher I'm going home/to bed; j'allais partir I was just leaving; j'allais partir quand il est arrivé I was about to leave when he arrived; l'homme qui allait inventer la bombe atomique the man who was to invent the atomic bomb; il allait le regretter he was to regret it; il va le regretter he'll regret it; elle va avoir un an she'll soon be one; il va faire nuit it'll soon be dark; ça va aller mal○ there'll be trouble; tu vas me laisser tranquille? will you please leave me alone!;

2 ( marque le futur programmé) je vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; elle va peindre sa cuisine en bleu she's going to paint her kitchen blue; j'allais te le dire I was just going to tell you;

3 ( marque le mouvement) aller rouler de l'autre côté de la rue to go rolling across the street; aller valser○ à l'autre bout de la pièce to go flying across the room; aller atterrir○ en plein champ/sur mon bureau to end up in the middle of a field/on my desk;

4 (marque l'inclination, l'initiative) qu'est-ce que tu vas imaginer là? what a ridiculous idea!; va savoir! who knows?; va or allez (donc) savoir ce qui s'est passé who knows what happened?; qu'es-tu allé te mettre en tête? where did you pick up that idea?; qui irait le soupçonner? who would suspect him?; vous n'iriez pas leur dire ça? you're not going to go and say that, are you?; pourquoi es-tu allé faire ça? why did you have to go and do that?; n'allez pas croire une chose pareille! ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; allez y comprendre quelque chose! just try and work that out!;

5 ( marque l'évolution) la situation va (en) se compliquant the situation is getting more and more complicated; aller (en) s'améliorant/s'aggravant to be improving/getting worse; la tristesse ira (en) s'atténuant the grief will diminish.

B vi

1 (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner) comment vas-tu, comment ça va? how are you?; ça va (bien) I'm fine; les enfants vont bien? are the children all right?; et ta femme/ton épaule, comment ça va? how's your wife/your shoulder?; comment va la santé? how are you keeping?; ça va la vie○? how's life○?; ça va les amours○? how's the love life going?; aller beaucoup mieux to be much better; bois ça, ça ira mieux drink this, you'll feel better; tout va bien pour toi? is everything going all right?; si tout va bien if everything goes all right; vous êtes sûr que ça va? are you sure you're all right?; les affaires vont bien/mal business is good/bad; ça va l'école? how are things at school?; ça ne va pas très fort or bien ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low; ça pourrait aller mieux, ça va plus ou moins ( réponse) so-so; ça va mal entre eux things aren't too good between them; qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? what's the matter?; la voiture a quelque chose qui ne va pas there's something wrong with the car; tout va pour le mieux everything's fine; tout est allé si vite! it all happened so quickly!; ne pas aller sans peine or mal not to be easy; ne pas aller sans hésitations to take some thinking about; ça va de soi or sans dire it goes without saying; ça devrait aller de soi it should be obvious; ainsi vont les choses that's the way it goes; ainsi va le monde that's the way of the world; ainsi allait la France this was the state of affairs in France; l'amour ne va jamais de soi love is never straightforward; ça va tout seul ( c'est facile) it's a doddle○ GB, it's as easy as pie; ça ne va pas tout seul it's not that easy, it's no picnic○; les choses vont très vite things are moving fast; on fait aller○ struggling on○; ça peut aller○, ça ira○ could be worse○; ça va pas, non○ or la tête○? are you mad○ GB ou crazy○?; ça va pas, non, de crier or gesticuler comme ça○? what's the matter with you, carrying on like that○?; ⇒ pis;

2 ( se déplacer) to go; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; allez tout droit go straight ahead; aller et venir ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out; la liberté d'aller et venir the freedom to come and go at will; je préfère aller à pied/en avion I'd rather walk/fly; les nouvelles vont vite news travels fast; aller d'un pas rapide to walk quickly; je sais aller à bicyclette/cheval I can ride a bike/horse; où vas-tu? where are you going?, where are you off○ to?; je vais en Pologne I'm going to Poland; aller au marché/en ville to go to the market/into town; aller chez le médecin/dentiste to go to the doctor's/dentist's; va dans ta chambre go to your room; je suis allé de Bruxelles à Anvers I went from Brussels to Antwerp; je suis allé jusqu'en Chine/au marché ( et pas plus loin) I went as far as China/the market; ( et c'était loin) I went all the way to China/the market; je préfère ne pas y aller I'd rather not go; allons-y! let's go!; je l'ai rencontré en allant au marché I met him on the way to the market; aller vers le nord to head north; j'y vais ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars)○ I'm going, I'm off○; où va-t-il encore? where is he off to now○?; aller sur or vers Paris to head for Paris; où va-t-on○?, où allons-nous○? fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?; va donc, eh, abruti○! get lost○, you idiot!; ⇒ cruche;

3 (pour se livrer à une activité, chercher un produit) aller à l'école/au travail to go to school/to work; aller à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishing; allez-vous à la piscine? do you go to the swimming pool?; il est allé au golf/tennis he's gone to play golf/tennis; aller aux champignons/framboises to go mushroom-/raspberry-picking; aller au pain○ to go and get the bread; dans quelle boulangerie allez-vous? which bakery do you go to?; aller aux courses○ or commissions○ to go shopping; aller au ravitaillement to go and stock up; aller aux nouvelles or informations to go and see if there's any news;

4 ( s'étendre dans l'espace) la route va au village the road leads to the village; la rue va de la gare à l'église the street goes from the station to the church;

5 ( convenir) ma robe/la traduction, ça va? is my dress/the translation all right?; ça va, ça ira○, ça peut aller○ ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do; ça va comme ça it's all right as it is; ça ne va pas du tout that's no good at all; ça ne va pas du tout, tu dois mettre une cravate you can't go like that, you have to wear a tie; la traduction n'allait pas the translation was no good; lundi ça (te) va? would Monday suit you ou be okay○?; une soupe, ça (te) va? how about some soup?; va pour une soupe○ soup is okay○; ça irait si on se voyait demain? would it it be all right if we met tomorrow?; ça va si je porte un jean? can I wear jeans?; si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it; si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi○ or ça me va○ if it's okay by you, it's okay by me○; ça n'irait pas du tout ( inacceptable) that would never do; ma scie ne va pas pour le métal my saw is no good for metal; ça te va bien de faire la morale/parler comme ça○ iron you're hardly the person to preach/make that sort of remark;

6 (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme) aller à qn to fit sb; tes chaussures sont trop grandes, elles ne me vont pas your shoes are too big, they don't fit me; cette vis/clé ne va pas this screw/key doesn't fit;

7 (flatter, mettre en valeur) aller à qn to suit sb; le rouge ne me va pas or me va mal red doesn't suit me; sa robe lui allait (très) bien her dress really suited her; le rôle t'irait parfaitement the part would suit you perfectly; ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise your tie doesn't go with your shirt; les tapis vont bien ensemble the rugs go together well; les meubles vont bien ensemble the furniture all matches; je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited;

8 ( se ranger) to go; les assiettes vont dans le placard the plates go in the cupboard; la chaise pliante va derrière la porte de la cuisine the folding chair goes behind the kitchen door;

9 ( faculté) pouvoir aller dans l'eau to be waterproof; le plat ne va pas au four the dish is not ovenproof;

10 ( dans une évaluation) la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h the car can do up to 200 km/h; certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1 000 euros some models can cost up to 1,000 euros; une peine allant jusqu'à cinq ans de prison a sentence of up to five years in prison;

11 ( en arriver à) aller jusqu'au président to take it right up to the president; aller jusqu'à mentir/tuer to go as far as to lie/kill; leur amour est allé jusqu'à la folie their love bordered on madness;

12 ( dans le temps) aller jusqu'en 1914 to go up to 1914; pendant la période qui va du 8 février au 13 mars between 8 February and 13 March; la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 the period between 1918 and 1939; l'offre va jusqu'à jeudi the offer lasts until Thursday; le contrat allait jusqu'en 1997 the contract ran until 1997; va-t-on vers une nouvelle guerre? are we heading for another war?; aller sur ses 17 ans to be going on 17;

13 (agir, raisonner) vas-y doucement or gentiment, le tissu est fragile careful, the fabric is delicate; ils n'y sont pas allés doucement avec les meubles○ they were rather rough with the furniture; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; vas-y, demande-leur! ( incitation) go on, ask them!; vas-y, dis-le! ( provocation) come on, out with it!; allons, allez! (pour encourager, inciter) come on!; j'y vais○ ( je vais agir) here we go!; si tu vas par là or comme ça, rien n'est entièrement vrai if you take that line, nothing is entirely true;

14 ( contribuer) y aller de sa petite larme to shed a little tear; y aller de sa petite chanson to do one's party piece; y aller de ses économies to dip into one's savings; y aller de sa personne to pitch in; y aller de 100 euros Jeux to put in 100 euros;

15 ○( se succéder) ça y va la vodka avec lui he certainly gets through the vodka; ça y allait les coups the fur was flying○;

16 ( servir) où est allé l'argent? where has the money gone?; l'argent ira à la réparation de l'église the money will go toward(s) repairing the church; l'argent est allé dans leurs poches they pocketed the money;

17 ( enfreindre) aller contre la loi [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law; je ne peux pas aller contre ce qu'il a décidé I can't go against his decision.

C s'en aller vpr

1 (partir, se rendre) il faut que je m'en aille I must go ou leave; je m'en vais en Italie cet été I'm going to Italy this summer; je m'en vais du Japon l'année prochaine I'll be leaving Japan next year; va-t'en! go away!; s'en aller faire les courses/en vacances/au travail to go off to do the shopping/on vacation/to work; ils s'en allaient chantant† they went off singing;

2 ( disparaître) les nuages vont s'en aller the clouds will clear away; la tache ne s'en va pas the stain won't come out; avec le temps, tout s'en va everything fades with time; les années s'en vont the years go by;

3 fml ( mourir) to pass away;

4 (avoir l'intention de, essayer) je m'en vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; ne t'en va pas imaginer une chose pareille ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; va-t'en savoir ce qu'il a voulu dire! who knows what he meant?

D v impers

1 ( être en jeu) il y va de ma réputation my reputation is at stake; il y va de ta santé your health is at stake, you're putting your health at risk;

2 ( se passer) il en va souvent ainsi that's often what happens; tout le monde doit aider et il en va de même pour toi everyone must help, and that goes for you too; il en ira de même pour eux the same goes for them; il en va autrement en Corée things are different in Korea; il en ira de lui comme de ses prédécesseurs he'll go the same way as his predecessors;

3 Math 40 divisé par 12 il y va 3 fois et il reste 4 12 into 40 goes 3 times with 4 left over.

II.

aller nm

1 ( trajet) j'ai fait une escale à l'aller I made a stopover on the way out; j'ai pris le bus à l'aller ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here; l'aller a pris trois heures the journey there took three hours; il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office; je suis pressé, je ne fais que l'aller et le retour○ I'm in a hurry, I've just popped in○; billet aller gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket; billet aller (et) retour return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US;

2 ( ticket) aller (simple) single (ticket); deux allers (pour) Lille two singles to Lille; aller (et) retour return ticket;

3 Sport ( match) first leg; à l'aller in the first leg; match or rencontre aller first leg.

I

[ale] nom masculin

1. [voyage] outward journey

je suis passé les voir à l'aller I dropped in to see them on the way (there)

l'avion était en retard à l'aller et au retour the flight was delayed both ways

un aller (et) retour a round trip

faire des allers et retours [personne, document] to go back and forth, to shuttle back and forth

ne faire qu'un ou que l'aller et retour: je vais à la banque mais je ne fais qu'un aller et retour I'm going to the bank, but I'll be right back

2. [billet]

aller (simple) single (ticket) (UK), one-way ticket (US)

aller (et) retour return (UK) ou round-trip (US) (ticket)

3. (familier)

aller et retour [gifle] slap

II

[ale] verbe auxiliaire

1. (suivi de l'infinitif) [exprime le futur proche] to be going ou about to

tu vas tomber! you're going to fall!, you'll fall!

attendez-le, il va arriver wait for him, he'll be here any minute now

j'allais justement te téléphoner I was just going to phone you, I was on the point of phoning you

il va être 5 h it's going on 5

[pour donner un ordre]

tu vas faire ce que je te dis, oui ou non? will you do as I say or won't you?

2. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif] to go

ne va pas croire/penser que... don't go and believe/think that...

tu ne vas pas me faire croire que tu ne savais rien! you can't fool me into thinking that you didn't know anything!

que n'iront-ils pas s'imaginer! God knows what they'll think!

où est-elle? — allez savoir! where is she? — God knows!

allez expliquer ça à un enfant de 5 ans! try and explain ou try explaining that to a 5-year-old!

3. [exprime la continuité] (suivi du gérondif)

aller en: aller en s'améliorant to get better and better, to improve

aller en augmentant to keep increasing

aller en diminuant: le bruit allait en diminuant the noise was getting fainter and fainter

(suivi du participe présent)

aller croissant

a. [tension] to be rising

b. [nombre] to be rising ou increasing

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[ale] verbe intransitif

A.[EXPRIME LE MOUVEMENT]

1. [se déplacer] to go

qui va là? who goes there?

va vite!

a. hurry up!

b. [à un enfant] run along (now)!

vous alliez à plus de 90 km/h [en voiture] you were driving at ou doing more than 90 km/h

aller (et) venir

a. [de long en large] to pace up and down

b. [entre deux destinations] to come and go, to go to and fro

je n'ai fait qu'aller et venir toute la matinée I was in and out all morning

2. [se rendre - personne]

aller à to go to

en allant à Limoges on the way to Limoges

aller à la mer/à la montagne to go to the seaside/mountains

aller à l'université

a. [bâtiment] to go to the university

b. [institution] to go to university ou college

aller à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishing

où vas-tu? where are you going?

comment y va-t-on? how do you get there?

y aller: il y est allé en courant he ran there

on y va! let's go!

j'irai en avion/voiture I'll fly/drive, I'll go by plane/car

aller chez: aller chez un ami to go to see a friend, to go to a friend's

tu n'iras plus chez eux, tu m'entends? you will not visit them again, do you hear me?

aller dans: il a peur d'aller dans l'eau he's afraid to go into the water

je vais dans les Pyrénées I'm going to the Pyrenees

aller en: aller en Autriche to go ou to travel to Austria

aller en haut/bas to go up/down

aller vers: j'allais vers le nord I was heading ou going north

3. (suivi de l'infinitif) [pour se livrer à une activité]

aller faire quelque chose to go and do something, to go do something (US)

je vais faire mes courses tous les matins I go shopping every morning

va ramasser les poires dans le jardin go and pick the pears in the garden

va voir là-bas si j'y suis! (très familier) push off!, clear off!

va te faire voir (très familier) ou te faire foutre! (vulgaire) get lost! ou (UK) stuffed! (très familier), go to hell!

4. [mener - véhicule, chemin] to go

cette rue va vers le centre this street leads towards the city centre

aller droit au cœur de quelqu'un to go straight to somebody's heart

5. [fonctionner - machine] to go, to run ; [ - moteur] to run ; [ - voiture, train] to go

6. [se ranger - dans un contenant] to go, to belong ; [ - dans un ensemble] to fit

7. [être remis]

aller à to go to

l'argent collecté ira à une œuvre the collection will go ou be given to a charity

B.[S'ÉTENDRE]

1. [dans l'espace]

aller de... à...: leur propriété va de la rivière à la côte their land stretches from the river to the coast

le passage qui va de la page 35 à la page 43 the passage which goes from page 35 to page 43

aller jusqu'à

a. [vers le haut] to go ou to reach up to

b. [vers le bas] to go ou to reach down to

c. [en largeur, en longueur] to go to, to stretch as far as

2. [dans le temps]

aller de... à... to go from... to...

aller jusqu'à [bail, contrat] to run till

3. [dans une série]

aller de... à... to go ou to range from... to...

aller jusqu'à: les prix vont jusqu'à 8.000 euros prices go as high as 8,000 euros

C.[PROGRESSER]

1. [se dérouler]

aller vite/lentement to go fast/slow

plus ça va...: plus ça va, moins je comprends la politique the more I see of politics, the less I understand it

plus ça va, plus je l'aime I love her more each day

2. [personne]

aller jusqu'à: j'irai jusqu'à 1.000 euros pour le fauteuil I'll pay ou go up to 1,000 euros for the armchair

j'irais même jusqu'à dire que... I would even go so far as to say that...

sans aller jusque-là without going that far

aller sur ou vers [approcher de]: il va sur ou vers la cinquantaine he's getting on for ou going on 50

elle va sur ses cinq ans she's nearly ou almost five, she'll be five soon

aller à la faillite/l'échec to be heading for bankruptcy/failure

aller à sa ruine to be on the road to ruin

où va-t-on ou allons-nous s'il faut se barricader chez soi? what's the world coming to if people have to lock themselves in nowadays?

allons (droit) au fait let's get (straight) to the point

aller au plus pressé to do the most urgent thing first

D.[ÊTRE DANS TELLE OU TELLE SITUATION]

1. [en parlant de l'état de santé]

bonjour, comment ça va? — ça va hello, how are you? — all right

comment va la santé?, comment va? (familier) how are you keeping?

ça va? [après un choc] are you all right?

ça ne va pas du tout I'm not at all well

aller bien: je vais bien I'm fine ou well

ça va bien? are you OK?

aller mieux: elle va beaucoup mieux she's (feeling) much better

aller mal: il va mal he's not at all well, he's very poorly

ça va pas (bien) ou la tête!, ça va pas, non? (familier) you're off your head!, you must be mad!

ça va? — on fait aller (familier) ou il faut faire aller (familier) how are you? — mustn't grumble

2. [se passer]

comment vont les affaires? — elles vont bien how's business? — (it's doing) OK ou fine

ça va de moins en moins bien entre eux things have gone from bad to worse between them

les choses vont ou ça va mal things aren't too good ou aren't going too well

obéis-moi ou ça va mal aller (pour toi)! do as I say or you'll be in trouble!

comment ça va dans ton nouveau service? how are you getting on ou how are things in the new department?

quelque chose ne va pas? is there anything wrong ou the matter?

ça ne va pas tout seul ou sans problème it's not an ou it's no easy job

et le travail, ça va comme tu veux? (familier) is work going all right?

E.[EXPRIME L'ADÉQUATION]

1. [être seyant]

aller (bien) à quelqu'un

a. [taille d'un vêtement] to fit somebody

b. [style d'un vêtement] to suit somebody

le bleu lui va blue suits her, she looks good in blue

ça ne te va pas de parler vulgairement coarse language doesn't suit ou become you

ça te va bien de donner des conseils! (ironique) you're a fine one to give advice!

cela te va à ravir ou à merveille that looks wonderful on you, you look wonderful in that

2. [être en harmonie]

aller avec: aller avec quelque chose to go with ou to match something

j'ai acheté un chapeau pour aller avec ma veste I bought a hat to go with ou to match my jacket

aller ensemble

a. [couleurs, styles] to go well together, to match

b. [éléments d'une paire] to belong together

ils vont bien ensemble, ces deux-là! those two make quite a pair!

je trouve qu'ils vont très mal ensemble I think (that) they're an ill-matched couple ou they make a very odd pair

3. [convenir]

la clé de 12 devrait aller spanner number 12 should do (the job)

nos plats vont au four our dishes are oven-proof

tu veux de l'aide? — non, ça ira! do you want a hand? — no, I'll manage ou it's OK!

tu ne rajoutes pas de crème? — ça ira comme ça don't you want to add some cream? — that'll do (as it is) ou it's fine like this

ça ira pour aujourd'hui that'll be all for today, let's call it a day

pour un studio, ça peut aller as far as bedsits (UK) ou studio apartments (US) go, it's not too bad

aller à quelqu'un: on dînera après le spectacle — ça me va we'll go for dinner after the show — that's all right ou fine by me ou that suits me (fine)

F.[LOCUTIONS]

allez, un petit effort come on, put some effort into it

allez, je m'en vais! right, I'm going now!

zut, j'ai cassé un verre! — et allez (donc), le troisième en un mois! damn! I've broken a glass! — well done, that's the third in a month!

allez ou allons donc! [tu exagères] go on ou get away (with you)!,come off it!

allez-y! go on!, off you go!

allons-y! let's go!

allons-y, ne nous gênons pas! (ironique) don't mind me!

allons bon, j'ai perdu ma clef maintenant! oh no, now I've lost my key!

allons bon, voilà qu'il recommence à pleurer! here we go, he's crying again!

c'est mieux comme ça, va! it's better that way, you know!

(espèce de) frimeur, va! (familier) you show-off!

va donc, eh minable! (familier) get lost, you little creep!

ça va (familier) , ça va bien (familier) , ça va comme ça (familier) OK

je t'aurai prévenu! — ça va, ça va! don't say I didn't warn you! — OK, OK!

ça va comme ça hein, j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades! just shut up will you, I'm fed up with your moaning!

y aller (familier) : une fois que tu es sur le plongeoir, il faut y aller! once you're on the diving board, you've got to jump!

quand faut y aller, faut y aller when you've got to go, you've got to go

y aller [le faire]: vas-y doucement, c'est fragile gently ou easy does it, it's fragile

vas-y mollo avec le vin! (familier) go easy on the wine!

comme tu y vas (familier) /vous y allez (familier) : j'en veux 30 euros — comme tu y vas! I want 30 euros for it — isn't that a bit much?

ça y va: (familier) ça y va, les billets de 10 euros! 10 euro notes are going as if there was no tomorrow!

y aller de: aux réunions de famille, il y va toujours d'une ou de sa chansonnette every time there's a family gathering, he sings a little song

elle y est allée de sa petite larme (humoristique) she had a little cry

il ou cela ou ça va de soi (que) it goes without saying (that)

il ou cela ou ça va sans dire (que) it goes without saying (that)

il y va de: il y va de ta vie/carrière/réputation your life/career/reputation is at stake

il en va de... comme de...: il en va de la littérature comme de la peinture it's the same with literature as with painting

il en va de même pour: il n'en va pas de même pour toi the same doesn't apply to you

il en va autrement: il en irait autrement si ta mère était encore là things would be very different if your mother was still here

va pour le Saint-Émilion! (familier) all right ou OK then, we'll have the Saint-Emilion!

tout le monde est égoïste, si tu vas par là! everybody's selfish, if you look at it like that!

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s'en aller verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [partir - personne] to go

je lui donnerai la clé en m'en allant I'll give him the key on my way out

va-t'en! go away!

tous les jeunes s'en vont du village all the young people are leaving the village

va-t'en de là! get away from there!

2. [se défaire, se détacher] to come undone

3. (soutenu) [mourir - personne] to die, to pass away

4. [disparaître - tache] to come off, to go (away) ; [ - son] to fade away ; [ - forces] to fail ; [ - jeunesse] to pass ; [ - lumière, soleil, couleur] to fade (away) ; [ - peinture, vernis] to come off

ça s'en ira au lavage/avec du savon it'll come off in the wash/with soap

leur dernière lueur d'espoir s'en est allée their last glimmer of hope has gone ou vanished

5. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif]

il s'en fut trouver le magicien off he went to find the wizard

je m'en vais lui dire ses quatre vérités! (familier) I'm going to tell her a few home truths!

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19 marquer

marquer [maʀke]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (par un signe distinctif) [+ objet] to mark ; [+ animal, criminel] to brand ; [+ marchandise] to label

   b. ( = indiquer) to mark ; [thermomètre] to show ; [balance] to register

• marquer sa page (avec un signet) to mark one's page (with a bookmark)

• j'ai marqué ce jour-là d'une pierre blanche I'll remember it as a red-letter day

• marquez d'une croix l'emplacement du véhicule mark the position of the vehicle with a cross

• la pendule marque 6 heures the clock shows 6 o'clock

• robe qui marque la taille dress which shows off the waistline

• marquer sa désapprobation to show one's disapproval

   c. ( = écrire) to write down

• marquer les points to keep the score

• j'ai marqué 3 heures sur mon agenda I've got 3 o'clock down in my diary

• qu'y a-t-il de marqué ? what does it say?

   d. ( = affecter) to mark

• il a marqué son époque he really left his mark

• la souffrance l'a marqué suffering has left its mark on him

• il est marqué par la vie life has left its mark on him

   e. (Sport) [+ joueur] to mark ; [+ but, essai] to score

   f. (locutions) marquer le coup (inf) ( = fêter un événement) to mark the occasion

• marquer un point (sur qn) to score a point (against sb)

• marquer la mesure to keep the beat

• marquer le pas to mark time

• marquer un temps d'arrêt to pause momentarily

2. intransitive verb

[événement, personnalité] to stand out

• ne pose pas le verre sur la table, ça marque don't put the glass down on the table, it will leave a mark

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maʀke
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( étiqueter) to mark [article]; to brand [bétail]; to mark out [emplacement, limite]

marquer des vêtements au nom d'un enfant — to put nametapes on a child's clothes

marquer d'une croix — to mark with a cross

2) ( signaler) to mark, to signal [début, rupture]

3) ( laisser une trace sur) [personne, coup] to mark [corps, objet]

4) ( influencer) [événement, œuvre] to leave its mark on [personne, esprit]

c'est quelqu'un qui m'a beaucoup marqué — he/she was a strong influence on me

5) ( écrire) to mark [prix]; to write [something] (down) [renseignement]

marquez cela sur mon compte — put it on my account

qu'est-ce qu'il y a de marqué? — what does it say?

6) ( indiquer) [montre] to say [heure]; [jauge, chiffres] to show [pression, température]

l'horloge marque dix heures — the clock says ten o'clock

il marquait ses propos d'un hochement de tête — he nodded emphatically as he spoke

marquer la mesure — Musique to beat time

7) ( exprimer) to show [volonté, désapprobation, sentiment]

il faut marquer le coup — ( célébrer) let's celebrate; ( exprimer le mécontentement) we can't let it go just like that

8)

marquer un temps (d'arrêt) — to pause

marquer un silence — to fall silent

9) Sport to score [but, point]; to mark [adversaire]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( laisser une trace) to leave a mark ( sur on)

2) Sport to score

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maʀke
1. vt

1) (= indiquer) to mark, (= inscrire) to write down

Peux-tu marquer sur la carte où se trouve le village? — Can you mark where the village is on the map?

un jour à marquer d'une pierre blanche — a red-letter day

2) [bétail] to brand

3) (= accentuer) [taille] to emphasize

4) (= manifester) [son refus, son intérêt] to show

5) [occasion, événement] to mark, to celebrate

pour marquer l'événement — to mark the occasion, to celebrate the occasion

6)

marquer qn [personne] — to make a deep impression on sb, [événement] to leave its mark on sb

7)

marquer qch de son empreinte — to leave its mark on sth

8) SPORT, [but, point] to score

L'équipe irlandaise a marqué dix points. — The Irish team scored ten points.

marquer les points (= tenir la marque) — to keep the score

9) SPORT, [joueur] to mark

10) (autres locutions)

marquer un temps d'arrêt — to pause momentarily

marquer le pas fig — to mark time

2. vi

1) [événement, personnalité] to stand out, to be outstanding

2) SPORT to score

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marquer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( étiqueter) to mark [article]; to brand [bétail]; to mark out [emplacement, limite]; marquer des vêtements au nom d'un enfant to put nametapes on a child's clothes; marquer d'une croix to mark with a cross;

2 ( signaler) to mark, to signal [début, fin, rupture]; marquer la reprise des hostilités to mark ou signal the renewal of hostilities;

3 ( laisser une trace sur) [personne, coup, empreinte] to mark [corps, objet]; des taches de graisse marquent les pages the pages are covered in greasy marks; ⇒ blanc;

4 ( influencer) [événement, drame, œuvre] to leave its mark on [personne, esprit]; c'est quelqu'un qui m'a beaucoup marqué he/she was a strong influence on me; c'est un événement qui m'a beaucoup marqué it's an event that really left its mark on me;

5 ( écrire) to mark [prix]; to write [sth] (down), to put [sth] (down) [renseignement]; j'ai oublié de marquer la date dans mon agenda I forgot to put the date in my diary; marquez cela sur mon compte put it on my account; marquer les élèves absents to mark students absent; qu'est-ce qu'il y a de marqué? what does it say?;

6 ( indiquer) [montre] to say [heure]; [jauge, chiffres] to show [pression, température]; l'horloge marque dix heures the clock says ten o'clock; le thermomètre marque 35°C the thermometer registers ou says 35°C; marquer le féminin Ling to indicate the feminine; l'aiguille marquait 60 km/h the speedometer was at 60 km/h; il marquait ses propos d' un hochement de tête he nodded emphatically as he spoke; marquer la mesure Mus to beat time;

7 ( exprimer) to show [volonté, désapprobation, sentiment]; il faut marquer le coup ( célébrer) let's celebrate; ( exprimer le mécontentement) we can't let it go just like that; quand quelqu'un a mentionné son nom, il a marqué le coup when he heard the name, it really registered;

8 ( souligner) marquer une fête nationale par un défilé to celebrate a national holiday with a parade;

9 ( faire) marquer un temps (d'arrêt) to pause; marquer un silence to fall silent;

10 ( être caractéristique de) [idée, discours, attitude] to be characteristic of [personne, parti, époque];

11 Sport to score [but, essai, point]; to mark [adversaire].

B vi

1 ( laisser une trace) to leave a mark (sur on);

2 ( être important) [homme politique, artiste] to leave one's mark; [événement] to be significant; un événement qui a marqué dans l'histoire a significant historical event;

3 Sport to score; il a réussi à marquer he managed to score.

[marke] verbe transitif

1. [montrer] to mark

marquer la limite de quelque chose to mark something (off), to mark the limit of something

l'horloge marque 3 h the clock shows ou says 3 o'clock

la balance marque 3 kg the scales register ou read 3 kg

le thermomètre marque 40°C the thermometer shows ou registers 40°C

les lignes bleues marquent les frontières the blue lines show ou indicate where the border is

2. [signaler - passage d'un texte] to mark ; [ - bétail] to brand, to mark ; [ - arbre] to blaze ; [ - linge] to label, to tag

marquer sa page

a. [avec un signet] to mark one's place (with a bookmark)

b. [en cornant la page] to turn down the corner of one's page

marquer au fer rouge to brand

ce jour est à marquer d'une pierre blanche this will go down as a red-letter day

3. [témoigner de] to mark, to show

pour marquer sa confiance as a token ou mark of his trust

4. [événement, date] to mark

marquer le coup

a. [fêter quelque chose] to mark the occasion

b. [réagir] to react

5. [prendre en note] to write ou to take ou to note (down) (separable)

[tracer] to mark, to write

tu l'as marqué? have you made a note of it?

marqué à l'encre/à la craie/au crayon sur le mur marked in ink/chalk/pencil on the wall, inked/chalked/pencilled on the wall

6. [suj: difficulté, épreuve] to mark

le chagrin a marqué son visage his face is lined ou furrowed with sorrow

7. [impressionner] to mark, to affect, to make an impression on

ça m'a beaucoup marqué it made a big ou lasting impression on me

8. JEUX & SPORT

marquer (un point) to score (a point)

marquer les points to note ou to keep the score

l'argument est judicieux, vous marquez un point (figuré) the argument is valid, that's one to you ou you've scored a point

marquer un joueur to mark a player

9. [rythmer]

il marquait la cadence du pied he beat time with his foot

marquer la mesure MUSIQUE to keep the beat

marquer un temps d'arrêt to pause (for a moment)

marquer le pas to mark time

10. COUTURE

les robes, cet été, marqueront la taille this summer's dresses will emphasize the waist line

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[marke] verbe intransitif

1. [personne, événement] to stand out

les grands hommes qui ont marqué dans l'histoire the great men who have left their mark on history

sa mort a marqué dans ma vie his death had a great effect ou impact on my life

2. [crayon, objet]

attention, ça marque! careful, it'll leave a mark!

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20 podn|ieść

pf — podn|osić impf (podniosę, podniesiesz, podniósł, podniosła, podnieśli — podniosę) Ⅰ vt 1. (unieść w górę) to raise, to pick up
- podnieść dziecko do góry to lift the child up

- podnieść kołnierz to raise the/one’s collar

- podnieść kurtynę to raise the curtain

- podnieść słuchawkę telefonu to pick up the receiver

- podnieść książkę z ziemi to pick the book up off the ground
2. (postawić) podnieść przewrócone krzesło to pick up the chair
- podnieść chorego na łóżku to raise the patient up in his bed
3. (przybliżyć) to raise, to lift
- podnieść szklankę do ust to raise the glass to one’s lips

- podniósł lornetkę do oczu he lifted the binoculars to his eyes
4. (spowodować uniesienie w górę) to raise
- samochód podniósł tumany pyłu the car raised clouds of dust
5. (podwyższyć) to raise, to increase
- podnieść płace/zarobki to raise a. increase salaries

- podnieść kwalifikacje/wydajność pracy to improve qualifications/the efficiency of the work force

- podnieść poziom nauczania to raise the standard of education a. teaching

- podnieść napięcie prądu to step up a. increase voltage

- nie wiem, jak obniżyć podniesioną temperaturę u dziecka I don’t know how to bring down a raised temperature in a child
6. (wszcząć) to raise [alarm, bunt, protest]
- podnieść krzyk/płacz to start to yell/cry

- podnieść wrzawę to make a din a. a racket pot.
7. książk. (uwydatnić) to praise
- podnieść znaczenie czegoś to praise the importance of sth

- podnosić czyjąś dobroć/dzielność to praise sb’s kindness/courage
8. przen. (odbudować) to rebuild
- w ciągu kilku lat podnieśli kraj z ruiny within a few years they raised the country from ruin
9 Mat. podnieść liczbę do potęgi to raise a number to a given power
- podnieść liczbę do kwadratu/sześcianu to square/cube a number, to raise a number to its square/cube

- 5 podniesione do kwadratu równa się 25 5 squared equals 25; 5 raised to the 2nd power is 25
Ⅱ podnieść się — podnosić się 1. (wstać) to raise oneself, to rise, to get up on one’s feet
- podnieść się z krzesła/zza stołu to get up from the chair/table

- podnieść się na palce to stand on tiptoe
2. (zostać uniesionym) to go up
- podniosły się wszystkie ręce all hands went up

- podniosło się ramię semafora the semaphore’s arm went up
3. (wzlecieć) to rise
- kurz się podniósł dust rose from the ground

- mgła się podniosła the fog lifted
4. (podwyższyć się) to rise
- w niektórych miejscach ląd się podniósł in some areas the land rose

- podniósł się poziom wody w rzece the water level rose in the river
5. (stać się większym) to rise
- podniosły się dochody incomes have risen
6. przen. (otrząsnąć się) to pick up
- podnieść się z nędzy to rise up from poverty
7. (dać się słyszeć) to rise
- w tłumie podniosły się krzyki/protesty shouts rose up from the crowd

- podniosło się kilka głosów sprzeciwu a few voices rose in protest

■ podnieść głos to raise (one’s) voice

- usłyszałem podniesiony głos I heard a raised voice

- podnieść kogoś na duchu to raise a. lift sb’s spirits

- podnieść kogoś do godności arcybiskupiej to elevate sb to the rank of archbishop

- podnieść kotwicę Żegl. to weigh a. raise anchor także przen.

- podnieść żagle Żegl. to set sail

- podnieść rękę na kogoś to raise one’s hand to strike sb

- podnieść się (z łóżka) to recover from an illness, to rise from one’s bed

- iść a. kroczyć z podniesionym czołem to walk tall

- podnieść kwestię/problem/temat to raise the question/problem/subject

- podnieść oczy a. wzrok to raise a. lift one’s eyes, to look up

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