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1 ♦ like

♦ like (1) /laɪk/
A a.

simile; somigliante; similare; uguale; pari; medesimo, stesso: The two signatures are very like, le due firme sono molto simili; They are as like as two peas ( in a pod), si somigliano come due gocce d'acqua; (mat.) like quantities, quantità uguali; (mat.) like signs, segni uguali; a cup of sugar and a like amount of flour, una tazzina di zucchero e la stessa quantità di farina; in a like manner, in modo simile; to be of like mind, pensarla allo stesso modo; avere le stesse idee

B prep.

1 come; nello stesso modo di; alla maniera di; da: She sings like a bird, canta come un uccello; They are behaving like children, si comportano da bambini

2 caratteristico, tipico di; proprio da; in carattere: It's not like you to swear, non è da te imprecare; It was like him to think of himself last, è stato tipico di lui pensare a sé per ultimo

C n.

1 (l') uguale; (il) pari; (il) simile: When shall we see his like again?, quando rivedremo il suo pari (o un uomo come lui)?

2 cosa simile (o uguale); cosa del genere: I've never heard ( o seen) the like!, non s'è mai sentita (o vista) una cosa del genere!

D avv.

1 ( slang) per così dire; ( come intercalare) come dire: His face is all swollen, like, ha la faccia gonfia come un pallone, per così dire; He's, like, so cute!, è, come dire, così carino!

2 (dial.) alquanto; piuttosto

E cong.

1 (fam.; invece di as) come: It was just like you said, era proprio come dicevi tu NOTA D'USO: - as o such as?-

2 (dial.; invece di as if) come se: They treated me like I was a king, mi hanno trattato come un re

● like anything (o like blazes), a più non posso; in fretta e furia: He ran away like anything, corse via a più non posso (o a gambe levate) □ like crazy, come un pazzo; all'impazzata; a velocità (o con energia) pazzesca: He works like crazy, lavora come un matto □ (fam.) like enough, probabilmente; quasi di sicuro □ ( anche comm.) like-for-like, (agg.) alla pari; (avv.) a pari condizioni □ (fam.) like hell, moltissimo, a più non posso, a rotta di collo: It hurts like hell, fa un male del diavolo! □ ( slang) Like hell!, col cavolo!; un corno! neanche per sogno! □ like mad = like crazy ► sopra □ like-minded, che ha le stesse idee, gli stessi gusti (di q.); che la pensa allo stesso modo □ like-mindedness, il pensarla allo stesso modo; affinità; stessa mentalità □ (fam.) the likes of me, i pari miei; quelli come me □ (fam.) the likes of you, i pari tuoi; quelli come te □ (fig.) like a shot, in un lampo; in un battibaleno □ like so, in questo modo; così: You pull the lever like so, la leva si tira così □ like that, così, in questo modo; fatto così, siffatto: Don't speak to me like that, non parlarmi in questo modo!; I admire people like that, ammiro quel tipo di persone □ like this, in questo modo; così: Do it like this, fallo così! □ and the like, e simili; e così via; ecc.: He studies biology, zoology and the like, studia biologia, zoologia, e simili □ anything like it, qualcosa di simile: I'd never seen anything like it, non avevo mai visto niente di simile □ (fam.) as like as not, probabilmente; quasi di sicuro □ to drink like a fish, bere come una spugna □ more like, piuttosto; meglio; vorrai dire: «It will take an hour» «More like two!», «Ci vorrà un'ora» «Vorrai dire due!» □ nothing like, non… affatto, per nulla; che non somiglia nemmeno di lontano (a qc.): It's nothing like as expensive as I thought, non è per nulla caro come credevo □ There is nothing like a good sleep, non c'è niente di meglio d'una buona dormita □ to smoke like a chimney, fumare come un turco □ something like, qualcosa come; circa; a un dipresso: It cost me something like 300 euros, m'è costato circa 300 euro □ DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- What's it like?, com'è? □ What is your boyfriend like?, com'è (o che aspetto ha, che tipo è) il tuo ragazzo? □ DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- «What's your boss like?» DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- «She's quite easy-going», «Che tipo è il tuo capo?» «È molto tranquilla» □ What was the film like?, com'era il film? □ (prov.) Like father, like son (o like master, like man), tale il padre, tale il figlio □ (prov.) Like attracts like, chi s'assomiglia si piglia NOTA D'USO: - like o as?-.
like (2) /laɪk/
n.

– nella loc.: likes and dislikes, simpatie e antipatie

● (market.) the likes and dislikes of the public, i gusti del pubblico.
♦ (to) like /laɪk/
A v. t.

1 piacere (impers.); gradire; amare; desiderare; preferire; trovare attraente; avere simpatia per (q.): I don't like you ( o your) staying out late, non mi piace che tu stia fuori fino a tardi; How would you like it if he yelled at you instead of me?, come ti sentiresti se sgridasse te invece di me?; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- Do you like your job?, ti piace il tuo lavoro?; I like to see them now and then, mi piace vederli di quando in quando; I like swimming ( USA: I like to swim) in a pool, mi piace nuotare in piscina; I like you to be within call, desidero che tu resti a portata di voce; I like poetry, amo la poesia, How do you like your coffee, with or without sugar?, come ti piace il caffè, con lo zucchero o senza?; How do you like my new dress?, ti piace il mio vestito nuovo?; I like him better than his brother, mi è più simpatico lui di suo fratello; I don't like him at all, mi è proprio antipatico; DIALOGO → - New flame- I really like her, lei mi piace davvero NOTA D'USO: - piacere e to like-

2 (spec. al condiz.) volere; piacere (impers.): I'd like a glass of wine, vorrei un bicchiere di vino; I'd like my steak rare, (vorrei) la bistecca al sangue, per piacere; I shouldn't like him to meet you, non vorrei (o mi dispiacerebbe) che ti incontrasse; I'd like it mended for tomorrow, vorrei che fosse riparato entro domani; favorisca ripararlo per domani; DIALOGO → - Offering a drink1- Would you like a cup of tea?, vorresti una tazza di tè?

3 (in frasi neg.) dispiacere (impers.); non volere: I don't like to disturb you, but I can't help it, mi dispiace (o non vorrei) disturbarti, ma non posso evitarlo; I didn't like to interrupt him, mi dispiaceva (o non volli) interromperlo

B v. i.

volere; desiderare: Do as you like, fa' (un po') come vuoi; if you like, se lo desideri; You may go whenever you like, puoi andartene quando vuoi (o quando ti pare e piace)

● to like better, preferire ( tra due) □ to like best, preferire ( tra più di due) □ if you like, ( anche) se vuoi; se si vuole: She's naive, if you like, but not stupid, è ingenua, se vuoi, ma non stupida □ whether you like ( he likes, etc.) it or not, volente o nolente □ I like his cheek!, che faccia tosta!; che sfacciato! □ Well! I like that!, questa è bella!; questa è grossa! □ (fam.; irritati) How do you like that!, ma ti pare?; ma dì un po' su!; ma che roba! □ (fam.) I like onions but they don't like me, le cipolle mi piacciono, ma mi fanno male □ ( slang) Like it or lump it!, volente o nolente!; che ti piaccia o no! NOTA D'USO: - to dislike o not to like?-.
NOTA D'USO: - to like-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ like
2 cheek

I n infml
1)

He got a glimpse of her fleshy cheeks as she left the bathroom — Перед ним мелькнули ее мясистые ягодицы, когда она выходила из ванной

2)

They gave him a lot of cheek — Они держали себя с ним довольно нагло

He had the cheek to ask for more money — У него хватило наглости просить еще денег

She had the cheek to phone me at home — У нее хватило нахальства позвонить мне домой

I like his cheek! — Ему наглости не занимать

Of all the cheek! — Это надо же! Такая наглость

The cheek! — Какая наглость!
II vt infml esp BrE
Pupils should never cheek their teachers — Ученики никогда не должны дерзить своим учителям

Don't dare to cheek me like that! — Не смей так со мной разговаривать!

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > cheek
3 like

I.

like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

Big English-French dictionary > like
4 like patience on a monument

как скорбное изваяние, как воплощение скорби или терпения [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]

Duke: "And what's her history? " Viola: "A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek; she pin'd in thought; And, with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed?.. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Twelfth Night’, act II, sc. 4) — Герцог: "Скажи мне эту повесть." Виола: "В ней белые страницы": "Страсть ее Таилась молча и, как червь в цветке, Снедала жар ее ланит; в зеленой И желтой меланхолии она Застыла как надгробная покорность И улыбалась. Это ль не любовь?.." (перевод М. Лозинского)

...mamma goes on with her teapot looking not exactly like Patience on a monument. (A. Trollope, ‘The Three Clerks’, ch. XLVIII) —...мама продолжала разливать чай, при этом вряд ли кто назвал бы ее сейчас воплощенным терпением.

John: "Will you kindly tell me what there is to laugh at? If you think it amuses me to stand here like patience on a monument and have my leg pulled you're mistaken." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act III) — Джон: "Будь любезна, скажи мне, что тут смешного. Если ты думаешь, что мне очень приятно изображать статую терпения, когда мне морочат голову, то ты очень ошибаешься."

...she always spies around and ferrets around and finds out where I've been, and then she looks like Patience on a Monument till I could just scream. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. XXXI) —...моя мать всегда шпионит и выслеживает, узнает, где я бываю, а потом смотрит на меня глазами долготерпеливой мученицы. Доводит меня просто до слез!

Large English-Russian phrasebook > like patience on a monument
5 cheek

He scratched the white stubble whiskers on his cheek nervously. — Он взволнованно поскреб седую щетинистую щеку. Rain like tears shed for him that lay upon her softly shining porcelain cheeks — Капли дождя матово светились на ее фарфоровой коже, точно слезы, пролитые из-за него и для него

English-Russian phrases dictionary > cheek
6 I like your etc something

expr infml

I like your nerve! — Ну ты и нахал!

I like her cheek! — Ну она и хамка

I like his impudence! — Какой нахал, а?

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > I like your etc something
7 the like of something

n infml

I've never heard the like of it — Я ничего подобного никогда не слышала

I guess you've never seen the like of this before — Я думаю, что ты такого еще в жизни не видел

Did you ever hear the like of the cheek that girl gave her mother? — Вы слышали, как она разговаривает со своей матерью, нахалка?

You never saw the like of what I was seeing — Вы даже представить себе не можете, что я видел

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > the like of something
8 cara

cara sustantivo femenino 1
a) (Anat) face;

◊ dímelo a la cara say it to my face;
se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face; mírame a la cara look at me
b) ( en locs)

◊ cara a cara face to face;
de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb; echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face; romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq 2
a) ( expresión):

◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;
alegra esa cara cheer up; le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …; poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent; poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face; andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
b) ( aspecto) look;

◊ tiene cara de cansado he looks tired;
tienes mala cara you don't look well; ¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious! 3
a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side;
cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
◊ lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it
4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);
◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ cara dura (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat (en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts) figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face (a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year (mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face ' cara' also found in these entries: Spanish: abotargada - abotargado - arruga - arrugar - arrugarse - barba - bobalicón - bobalicona - cachete - capaz - comer - cruz - decir - denotar - estampar - evanescente - galería - incapaz - jeta - lavado - maquillar - marca - momentáneamente - mona - mono - ojo - plantar - plena - pleno - poema - reconocer - rozar - salir - santa - santo - señalar - simiesca - simiesco - sonar - sur - taparse - tête à tête - ubicar - vislumbrar - abotagado - alargar - alegrar - amarillo - ancho - apergaminado English: angular - antiallergenic - ashen - best - black - blank - bomb - bright - brighten - brim - carp - cheek - close - coin - contort - cost - cover - craggy - deadpan - dearly - deflect - disappointment - disfigure - distort - drawn - everyplace - exasperation - expression - face - fall - familiar - feature - flip side - florid - flush - flushed - forlorn - freckle - frightful - full - furrow - furtive - glow - glowing - grin - head - hideous - hollow - ill - job

English-spanish dictionary > cara
9 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

2) (=pressure)

he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro

the merest touch might break it — el más mínimo roce podría romperlo

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• to have a light touch — [pianist] tocar con delicadeza or suavidad

you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

he had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol

• the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino

5) (=detail) detalle m

that was a nice touch — eso fue un bonito detalle

6) (=small quantity)

a)

a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de

• to have a touch of flu — estar algo griposo

• there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

• it needs a touch of paint — le hace falta un poquito de pintura

• he got a touch of the sun — le dio el sol un poquito

b) (with adjective, adverb)

it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro

move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

7) (=contact)

• to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)

we are still in touch — todavía estamos en contacto

I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)

well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!

• to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)

I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• to be out of touch — no estar al corriente

the Prime Minister was completely out of touch — el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada

I'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos

• to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

8) (Rugby)

to kick the ball into touch — poner el balón fuera de juego

he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozar

I just touched the car in front — no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante

• I can touch the bottom — (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

• my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
3) (=harm, disturb) tocar

don't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!

I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!

if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!

4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probar

I never touch gin — no pruebo la ginebra

you haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena

I haven't touched a typewriter in ages — hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

6) (=move)

her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma

she was touched by his gift — el regalo la emocionó mucho

7) (=compare with) igualar

no artist in the country can touch him — no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale

nobody can touch him as a pianist — como pianista es inigualable

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey — tenía algunas canas en el pelo

3. VI

1) (with hand)

don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!

please do not touch — se ruega no tocar

2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto

our hands touched — nuestras manos se encontraron

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
10 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) røre; berøre

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) bevæge

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) følesans

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøg

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) evne

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) uden for banen

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) røre; berøre

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) bevæge

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) følesans

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøg

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) evne

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) uden for banen

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

English-Danish dictionary > touch
11 less

1. adjective
weniger

of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine

for less time — kürzere Zeit

the pain is getting less — der Schmerz lässt nach

less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
2. adverb
weniger

I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

less and less — immer weniger

less and less [often] — immer seltener

less so — weniger

the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
weniger

less and less — immer weniger

the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
4. preposition
(deducting)

ten less three is seven — zehn weniger drei ist sieben

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[les] 1. adjective
((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger
2. adverb
(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger
3. pronoun
(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger
4. preposition
(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich

- academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen
- lesser 5. adverb
(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger

- the less... the less/more
- no less a person than
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less

[les]

I. adv comp of little

1. (to a smaller extent) weniger

you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden

getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter

I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen

\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!

he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme

the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser

the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser

much [or far] [or a lot] \less complicated viel einfacher

\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicher

the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...

the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin

▪ no \less a/an...:

that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist

\less and \less immer weniger

she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an

his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen

2. (not the least bit)

▪ \less than... kein bisschen...

\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklich

it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat

3.

▶ in \less than no time ( hum fam) im Nu fam, in null Komma nichts fam

we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts

you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig

▶ much [or still] \less... ( form) geschweige denn..., viel weniger...

at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen

what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten

▶ no \less ( also iron) niemand geringerer

who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!

Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste

▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...

no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag

II. adj

1. comp of little weniger

I had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte

I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher

the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser

2. (non-standard use of fewer) weniger

the trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel

short hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes

3. ( old: lower in rank, less important) jünger

▪ ... the L\less der Jüngere

James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere

III. pron indef

1. (smaller amount) weniger

she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger

he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch weniger

I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen

a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger

that's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?

▪ to be/do \less of sth:

I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger

\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem

storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher

▪ \less than... weniger als...

we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte

ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertig

2. non-standard (fewer) weniger

he doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger

▪ \less than... weniger als...

a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen

3.

▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein

it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande

his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war

▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...

no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party

IV. prep

▪ \less sth minus [o abzüglich] einer S. gen

the total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben

£900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto

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[les]
1. adj, adv, n
weniger
of less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend

less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!

no less a person than the bishop — kein Geringerer als der Bischof

he did it in less time — er hat es in kürzerer Zeit or schneller getan

to grow less — weniger werden

his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung

less and less — immer weniger

she saw him less and less (often) — sie sah ihn immer seltener

a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1

it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt

this is nothing less than blackmail —

it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung

he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich

less beautiful — nicht so schön

less quickly —

he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich

still or even less — noch weniger

none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger

I didn't find the film any the less interesting — ich fand den Film nicht weniger interessant

I don't love her any the less — ich liebe sie nicht weniger

their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen

can't you let me have it for less? — können Sie es mir nicht etwas billiger lassen?

I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir

less of that! — komm mir nicht so!

x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10

2. prep
weniger; (COMM) abzüglich
a year less 4 days — ein Jahr weniger 4 Tage

6 less 4 is 2 — 6 weniger or minus 4 ist 2

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less [les]

A adv (komp von little) weniger, in geringerem Maße oder Grad:

less known weniger bekannt;

less noisy leiser;

less and less immer weniger;

still ( oder much) less noch viel weniger, geschweige denn;

the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;

less than smooth alles andere als glatt;

we expected nothing less than wir erwarteten alles eher als; → none Bes Redew

B adj (komp von little)

1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:

in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;

of less value von geringerem Wert;

he has less money er hat weniger Geld;

in less time in kürzerer Zeit;

no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill

2. jünger (obs außer in):

James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngere

C s weniger, eine kleinere Menge oder Zahl, ein geringeres (Aus)Maß:

less is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;

it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;

in less than no time im Nu;

do with less mit weniger auskommen;

for less billiger;

little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;

no less than nicht weniger als;

nothing less than

a) zumindest,

b) geradezu

D präp

1. weniger, minus:

five less two;

less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen

2. ausgenommen

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1. adjective
weniger

of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine

for less time — kürzere Zeit

the pain is getting less — der Schmerz lässt nach

less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
2. adverb
weniger

I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

less and less — immer weniger

less and less [often] — immer seltener

less so — weniger

the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
weniger

less and less — immer weniger

the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
4. preposition
(deducting)

ten less three is seven — zehn weniger drei ist sieben

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adj.

kleiner adj.

wenig adj.

weniger adj.

English-german dictionary > less
12 streak

1. noun
1) (narrow line) Streifen, der; (in hair) Strähne, die

streak of lightning — Blitzstrahl, der

like a streak [of lightning] — [schnell] wie der Blitz (ugs.); wie ein geölter Blitz (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (element)

have a jealous/cruel streak — zur Eifersucht/Grausamkeit neigen

have a streak of meanness/jealousy — eine geizige/eifersüchtige Ader haben

3) (fig.): (spell)

streak of good/bad luck, lucky/unlucky streak — Glücks-/Pechsträhne, die

be on a or have a winning/losing streak — eine Glücks-/Pechsträhne haben
2. transitive verb
streifen

streak something with green — etwas mit grünen Streifen versehen

hair streaked with grey — Haar mit grauen Strähnen

streaked with paint/tears/mud — farb-/tränenverschmiert/dreckbeschmiert
3. intransitive verb
1) (move rapidly) flitzen (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (run naked) blitzen (ugs.); flitzen (ugs.)

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[stri:k] 1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) der Streif(en)

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) die Spur
2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) streifen

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) flitzen

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- academic.ru/71196/streaky">streaky

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streak

[stri:k]

I. n

1. (line) Streifen m; (mark of colour) Spur f; (on window) Schliere f

\streak of blood Blutspur f

2. (strip) Strahl m, Streif m liter

\streak of light Lichtstrahl m

\streak of lightning Blitz m, Blitzstrahl m geh

like a \streak [of lightning] ( fig) wie der [o ein geölter] Blitz fam

3. (coloured hair)

▪ \streaks pl Strähnen pl, Strähnchen pl, Mèches pl SCHWEIZ

4. (character tendency) [Charakter]zug m, Ader f fig

there's an aggressive \streak in him er hat etwas Aggressives an sich

▪ a \streak of sth eine Spur von etw dat

there's a \streak of German blood in him in seinen Adern fließt auch etwas deutsches Blut

a \streak of madness ein Hang m zum Wahnsinn

5. (run of fortune) Strähne f

losing \streak Pechsträhne f

lucky/winning \streak Glückssträhne f

to extend one's unbeaten \streak seinen Erfolgskurs fortsetzen

to be on a winning \streak eine Glückssträhne haben

II. vt usu passive

▪ to be \streaked gestreift sein

his cheeks were \streaked with tears seine Wangen waren tränenüberströmt

white marble is frequently \streaked with grey, black or green weißer Marmor ist oft von grauen, schwarzen oder grünen Adern durchzogen

to have one's hair \streaked sich dat Strähnchen [o SCHWEIZ Mèches] in die Haare machen [lassen]

\streaked with grey hair von grauen Strähnen durchzogen

\streaked with mud clothes von Dreck verschmiert

III. vi

1. (move very fast) flitzen fam

▪ to \streak ahead ( fig) eine Blitzkarriere machen

to \streak across the street über die Straße fegen

to \streak past the window am Fenster vorbeischießen

2. ( fam: run naked in public) flitzen

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[striːk]
1. n
Streifen m; (of light) Strahl m; (fig = trace) Spur f; (of jealousy, meanness etc) Zug m; (of madness, humour) Anflug m
streaks (in hair) — Strähnchen pl, Strähnen pl

streak of lightning — Blitz(strahl) m

there was a streak of blood on his arm —

there is a streak of Spanish blood in her — sie hat spanisches Blut in den Adern

his lucky streak — seine Glückssträhne

a winning/losing streak — eine Glücks-/Pechsträhne

he's got a mean streak — er hat einen gemeinen Zug (an sich (dat

he went past like a streak (of lightning) — er sauste vorbei wie der Blitz

2. vt
streifen
to be streaked — gestreift sein

the sky was streaked with red — der Himmel hatte rote Streifen

to have one's hair streaked — sich (dat) Streifen ins Haar färben lassen

hair streaked with blonde/grey — Haar mit blonden/grauen Strähnen

streaked with dirt — schmutzverschmiert

streaked with tears — tränenverschmiert

rock streaked with quartz — von Quarzadern durchzogener Stein

3. vi

1) (lightning) zucken; (inf = move quickly) flitzen (inf)

to streak along/past — entlang-/vorbeiflitzen (inf)

2) (= run naked) blitzen, flitzen

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streak [striːk]

A s

1. Streif(en) m

2. (Licht) Streifen m, (-)Strahl m:

streak of lightning Blitz(strahl) m;

like a streak (of lightning) umg wie der Blitz

3. Streifen m, Lage f (im Speck etc)

4. Maser f, Ader f (im Holz)

5. fig Anlage f, Spur f, Anflug m, Zug m, humoristische etc Ader:

a streak of humo(u)r

6. fig Strähne f:

streak of (bad) luck Glücks-(Pech)strähne;

streak of success Erfolgsserie f

7. MINER Strich m

8. Bakteriologie: Aufstreichimpfung f:

streak culture Strichkultur f

9. CHEM Schliere f

B v/t

1. streifen

2. ädern

C v/i

1. streifig werden

2. rasen, flitzen

3. umg blitzen, flitzen (unbekleidet über belebte Straßen etc laufen)

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1. noun
1) (narrow line) Streifen, der; (in hair) Strähne, die

streak of lightning — Blitzstrahl, der

like a streak [of lightning] — [schnell] wie der Blitz (ugs.); wie ein geölter Blitz (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (element)

have a jealous/cruel streak — zur Eifersucht/Grausamkeit neigen

have a streak of meanness/jealousy — eine geizige/eifersüchtige Ader haben

3) (fig.): (spell)

streak of good/bad luck, lucky/unlucky streak — Glücks-/Pechsträhne, die

be on a or have a winning/losing streak — eine Glücks-/Pechsträhne haben
2. transitive verb
streifen

streak something with green — etwas mit grünen Streifen versehen

hair streaked with grey — Haar mit grauen Strähnen

streaked with paint/tears/mud — farb-/tränenverschmiert/dreckbeschmiert
3. intransitive verb
1) (move rapidly) flitzen (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (run naked) blitzen (ugs.); flitzen (ugs.)

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n.

farbige Strähne f. v.

streifen v.

English-german dictionary > streak
13 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
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- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
14 streak

stri:k
1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) raya, veta, filón

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) vena

2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) rayar, surcar

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) pasar como un rayo

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- streaky

streak

tr[striːk]

noun

1 (line - gen) raya, lista; (- in mineral) veta, filón nombre masculino, vena; (- in hair) mecha; (- in meat) veta, nervio

2 (element of genius, madness, etc) vena

■ mad streak vena de locura

■ mean streak lado mezquino, vena mezquina

3 (period) racha

■ winning streak buena racha

■ losing streak mala racha

transitive verb

1 (mark with streaks) rayar, surcar ( with, de)

■ a face streaked with tears una cara surcada de lágrimas

■ white marble streaked with grey mármol blanco con vetas grises

■ I've had my hair streaked me he hecho mechas (en el pelo)

intransitive verb

1 (move fast) pasar como un rayo

2 (run naked) correr desnudo,-a por un lugar público

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

streak of lightning rayo, relámpago

streak ['stri:k] vt

: hacer rayas en

blue streaked with grey: azul veteado con gris

streak vi

: ir como una flecha

streak n

1) : raya f, veta f (en mármol, queso, etc.), mechón m (en el pelo)

2) : rayo m (de luz)

3) trace: veta f

4) : racha f

a streak of luck: una racha de suerte

streak

n.

• hilada s.f.

• racha s.f.

• raya s.f.

• rayo de luz s.m.

• reguero s.m.

• ribete s.m.

• vena s.f.

n.

• abigarrar v.

v.

• jaspear v.

• listar v.

• pasar como un rayo v.

• rayar v.

• surcar v.

striːk
I

noun

1)

a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; ( in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; ( of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) ( in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) ( spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) ( run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking ( correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.

streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano

[striːk]
1. N

1) (line) raya f ; [of mineral] veta f, vena f

to have streaks in one's hair — tener mechas en el pelo

- like a streak of lightning

2) (fig) [of madness etc] vena f ; [of luck] racha f

he had a cruel streak (in him) — tenía un rasgo cruel

there is a streak of Spanish blood in her — tiene una pequeña parte de sangre española

he had a yellow streak — era un tanto cobarde

2.

VT rayar ( with de)

3. VI

1) (=rush)

to streak along — correr a gran velocidad

to streak in/out/past — entrar/salir/pasar como un rayo

2) * (=run naked) correr desnudo

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[striːk]
I

noun

1)

a) (line, band) lista f, raya f; ( in hair) reflejo m, mechón m; (in meat, marble) veta f; ( of ore) veta f, filón m

a streak of lightning — un relámpago

b) ( in personality) veta f

she has a mean streak — tiene una veta mezquina

2) ( spell) racha f

to have o be on a winning/losing streak — tener* una buena/mala racha

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( move rapidly) (+ adv compl)

she streaked into the lead — rápida como un rayo, se colocó a la cabeza

it streaked past the window — pasó como una centella por delante de la ventana

2) ( run naked) (colloq) hacer* streaking ( correr desnudo en un lugar público)

2.

streak vt

tears streaked her face — tenía el rostro surcado de lágrimas

she's had her hair streaked — se ha hecho mechones or reflejos or (RPl) claritos or (Méx) luces or (Chi) visos (en el pelo)

to be streaked WITH something: his clothes were streaked with paint llevaba la ropa manchada or (AmL tb) chorreada de pintura; her hair is streaked with gray — tiene el cabello entrecano

English-spanish dictionary > streak
15 streak

I [striːk]
nome

1) (in character) traccia f., tocco m., vena f.

a streak of cruelty — una punta di crudeltà

2) (period) breve periodo m., momento m.

to be on a winning streak — essere in un buon momento o periodo, attraversare un periodo fortunato

3) (mark) (of paint, substance, water) riga f., striscia f.; (of light) raggio m.

streak of lightning — lampo, fulmine

4) cosmet. mèche f.

to have streaks done — farsi le mèche
II 1. [striːk]
verbo transitivo

1) [light, red] striare, screziare [sea, sky]

2) cosmet.

to get one's hair streaked — farsi le mèche
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (move fast)

to streak past — passare come un lampo

2) colloq. (run naked) fare lo streaking, correre nudi in pubblico per protesta

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[stri:k] 1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) striatura, striscia

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) vena, tocco
2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) striare, rigare

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) (andare come un lampo)

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[striːk]
1. n

(line) striscia, riga, (of mineral) filone m, vena

he had streaks of grey in his hair — aveva delle ciocche di capelli grigi

to have streaks in one's hair — avere le mèches

like a streak of lightning — come un fulmine

to have a streak of madness — avere una vena di pazzia

he had a cruel streak (in him) — c'era un che di crudele in lui

lucky streak — periodo di fortuna

a winning/losing streak — un periodo fortunato/sfortunato

2. vt

rigare, screziare, striare

streaked with — (tears) rigato (-a) di, (subj: sky) striato (-a) di, (clothes) macchiato (-a) di

3. vi

(move quickly) to streak away/across/past — allontanarsi/attraversare/passare come un fulmine, (run naked) fare lo streaking

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streak /stri:k/
n.

1 riga; stria; striscia (spec. irregolare); striatura; banda ( di colore): a streak of light above the horizon, una striscia di luce all'orizzonte; blue with red streaks, blu a striature rosse

2 strato ( anche di minerale); vena; filone: bacon with thick, red streaks of lean, pancetta affumicata con spessi strati rossi di magro; a gold streak, una vena d'oro

3 (fig.) vena; traccia; tocco: He has a mean streak in him, c'è una vena di cattiveria in lui

4 (fam.) momento; periodo; serie: a losing [winning] streak, una serie negativa [positiva]; ( sport) una serie di sconfitte [di vittorie]

5 (miner.) striscio; colore di sfregamento

6 ( batteriologia) strisciamento

7 (fam.) streaking; corsa veloce fatta da nudi in un luogo pubblico

● streak lightning, fulmine dritto □ (scient.) streak plate, coltura a striscia □ like a streak ( of lightning), come un lampo; in un baleno □ (fam.) He has a yellow streak in him, è un vigliacco.
(to) streak /stri:k/
A v. t.

1 striare; screziare; rigare: Tears streaked her face, le lacrime le rigavano il viso

2 venare ( marmo, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 (fam.) andare come un lampo: He streaked off, se ne è andato di corsa

2 (fam.) fare lo streaking; correre velocemente, e nudo, in un luogo pubblico (spec. per protesta).

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I [striːk]
nome

1) (in character) traccia f., tocco m., vena f.

a streak of cruelty — una punta di crudeltà

2) (period) breve periodo m., momento m.

to be on a winning streak — essere in un buon momento o periodo, attraversare un periodo fortunato

3) (mark) (of paint, substance, water) riga f., striscia f.; (of light) raggio m.

streak of lightning — lampo, fulmine

4) cosmet. mèche f.

to have streaks done — farsi le mèche
II 1. [striːk]
verbo transitivo

1) [light, red] striare, screziare [sea, sky]

2) cosmet.

to get one's hair streaked — farsi le mèche
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (move fast)

to streak past — passare come un lampo

2) colloq. (run naked) fare lo streaking, correre nudi in pubblico per protesta

English-Italian dictionary > streak
16 touch

I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

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to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

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- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) toccare, toccarsi

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) toccare

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) toccare

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) (avere a che fare)
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) tocco, toccata, colpetto

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tatto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) tocco

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tocco

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) (fallo laterale)

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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I [tʌtʃ]
nome

1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)

at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto

I felt a touch on my shoulder — mi sentii toccare sulla spalla

2) (sense) tatto m.

soft to the touch — soffice al tatto

by touch — al tatto

3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.

the Spielberg touch — lo stile di Spielberg

4) (element)

feminine touch — tocco femminile

the boss lacks the human touch — il capo manca di calore umano

a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo

a touch of garlic — un pochino di aglio

to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza

5) (little)

a touch — un pochino o tantino

just a touch (more) — appena un po' di più

6) (communication) contatto m.

to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con

to lose touch with — perdere i contatti con

he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà

7) sport (area) touch-down m.

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to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
II 1. [tʌtʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (come into contact with) toccare

to touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla

to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare

he touched his hat politely — portò la mano al cappello in segno di saluto

2) (interfere with) toccare

the police can't touch me — la polizia non mi può toccare

3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare

matters which touch us all — questioni che riguardano noi tutti

we were most touched — fummo profondamente toccati

4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]

you've hardly touched your meal — non hai quasi toccato cibo

5) (equal)

when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare

6) (reach) [price, temperature] toccare, raggiungere [ level]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi

2) (with hand) toccare

"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"

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- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

English-Italian dictionary > touch
17 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotakniti se

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) potipati

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) ganiti

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ukvarjati se
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotik

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tip

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) poteza

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tenkočutnost

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) avt

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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I [təč]
noun

dotik, dotikanje, stik, kontakt; zveza, spoj; otip, otipavanje; čutilo tipa, tip; občutnost, tankočutnost; lahen udarec; lahen napad (bolezni ipd.); music udarec; (umetnost) poteza, črta; karakteristična, značilna poteza, izraz; figuratively roka, stil, izvedba, umetnost, spretnost; figuratively kakovost; pečat, kov, žig; primes, sled, nadih, malce; slang stroka, področje; slang izvabljenje (denarja), izprošen denar; prisleparjenje, kraja, "izžicanje"

at a touch — pri dotiku

out of touch with — brez stika z

on the slightest touch — pri najrahlejšem dotiku

within touch of — na dosegu

the touch of nature — prirodna črta, simpatičnost po prirodi

a touch of pepper — malce popra

a touch of romance — nadih romantike

a touch of the sun — sončarica

finishing touch — zadnja poteza

a shilling touch — slang cena enega šilinga, stane en šiling

the Nelson touch — figuratively spretnost (umetnost) izvleči se iz težavnega položaja

soft to the touch — mehak za otip

that was a (near) touch! — za las je šlo!

this isn't my touch — to se me ne tiče

he has a touch of genius — nekaj genialnega je v njem

be had a near touch — za las (komaj) je ušel nevarnosti

to get into touch with — priti v stik z, vzpostaviti zvezo z

to keep in touch with s.o. — biti v stalnem stiku, imeti stalno zvezo s kom

to lose touch with s.th. — izgubiti stik s čim

to put s.o. in touch with — povezati, zvezati koga z (tudi telefonično)

to put s.th. to the touch — postaviti kaj na preskušnjo
II [təč]
transitive verb

dotakniti se, dotikati se; (o)tipati, potipati; spraviti v dotik (stik); udarjati, igrati (na klavir, na strune), ubirati (strune); lahno se dotakniti (kakega predmeta); ukvarjati se s čim, imeti opravka z; pokusiti; vzeti, dvigniti, prejeti (plačo); slang izvabiti (denar) od koga, prevarati, ukaniti, ogoljufati, oslepariti; priti v stik (s čim), mejiti na, naslanjati se na, segati do, raztezati se do; ganiti, užalostiti; užaliti, vznemiriti, pretresti, razburiti; (pri)zadeti, pustiti sledove na; vplivati na; colloquially biti enak (komu), doseči (koga), meriti se (s kom); pogoditi, uganiti; skicirati; šatirati; modificirati; žigosati (žlahtno kovino); intransitive verb dotikati se, dotakniti se, priti v stik, mejiti; vplivati na, imeti posledice za; nautical pristati za kratek čas

the apples are touched with frost — jabolka so pozebla

clouds are touched with red — oblaki so rdeče obarvani

I was touched by his story — njegova zgodba me je ganila

it touches none but him — to zadeva (se tiče) le njega

to touch bottom — dotikati se dna; figuratively doseči najnižjo ceno

his brain ( —ali he) is touched — v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu

to touch the bell — pozvoniti

it touched me to the heart — to mi je šlo k srcu

I was touched to tears — bil sem do solz ganjen

I do not touch cocktails — koktajlov se ne dotaknem

no one can touch her for ( —ali in) beauty — nihče se ne more meriti z njo po lepoti

he touches 5 feet — visok je 5 čevljev

to touch glasses — trčiti s čašami

to touch one's hat — dotakniti se klobuka (v pozdrav)

how does this touch him? — kakšno zvezo ima to z njim? kaj se to njega tiče?

to touch lucky — imeti srečo

nobody can touch him — nihče mu ni enak, se ne more meriti z njim

to touch s.o. for two pounds — izvabiti iz (upiliti, navrtati) koga za 2 funta

to touch to the quick — zadeti v živo, prizadeti (koga), užaliti

to touch on the raw — razžaliti, razjeziti, razkačiti

the soap won't touch these spots — milo ne doseže ničesar pri teh madežih

to touch the spot — pravo pogoditi

to touch wood — potrkati po lesu (da se ubranimo zlih sil usode)

touch wood! — ne kličimo nesreče!

this touches on treason — to meji na izdajo, to je že kot izdaja;

English-Slovenian dictionary > touch
18 streak

stri:k 1. noun
1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) stripe, strek

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) trekk, anstrøk
2. verb
1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) stripe, bli stripet

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) suse, stryke

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- streaky

snev
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stripe

I
subst. \/striːk\/

1) strime, stripe, rand, strek

2) åre, rand

• streaks of lean and fat in bacon

magre og fete render i bacon

3) drag, trekk, innslag, anstrøk

4) periode med hell

5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: det å springe naken på offentlige steder for å vekke oppsikt

have a streak of (good) luck ha flaks, ha hellet med seg

hit a winning streak eller be on a winning streak ri på en bølge av medgang

like a streak (of lightning) som et oljet lyn

streak of light lysstrime, lyssstripe

streak of lightning lyn

talk a blue streak (amer., hverdagslig) prate som en foss, prate svært fort eller svært mye

• once he got started, he talked a blue streak

når han først kom i gang, pratet han som en foss
II
verb \/striːk\/

1) stripe, danne striper, danne strimer, gjøre strimet, gjøre stripet

2) åre, gjøre randet

3) ( om hår) stripe

4) streke, lage streker

5) ( hverdagslig) fare, suse

• the car streaked along

bilen suste av gårde

6) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: springe naken på offentlige steder for å vekke oppsikt

streak off stikke av, stryke av gårde

English-Norwegian dictionary > streak
19 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) berøre, røre (ved), ta på

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) røre (ved), berøre

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) røre

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) røre, ha med å gjøre
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) berøring, anstrøk

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) berøringssans

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) strøk, siste finpuss

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) grep, håndlag

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) utenfor banen

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

berøring

I
subst. \/tʌtʃ\/

1) berøring, streifing, lett støt, lett slag

• he had the golden touch

alt han rørte ved ble til gull

• he saluted with a touch to his cap

han førte hånden til luen som hilsen

2) forbindelse, kontakt, føling

3) berøringssans

• it is cold to the touch

det føles kaldt \/ det er kaldt å ta på

• you can tell it's silk by the touch

man kjenner at det er silke når man tar på det

4) ( kunst) penselstrøk, pennestrøk

5) ( overført) (karakteristisk) drag, (typisk) trekk, moment, detalj

6) anelse, anstrøk, antydning, drag, skjær, spor, snev, tanke, smule, glimt, streif, stenk, snert

• she said it with a touch of irony

hun sa det med en smule ironi

• it's just a touch of flu

det er bare et snev av influensa

• it is placed a touch too low

den er plassert en tanke for lavt

• it is a novel with a touch of satire

det er en roman med en lett satirisk brodd

7) (om maskinskriving, musikk e.l.) anslag, måte å slå an på

8) ( musikk) (finger)grep

9) ( om piano e.l.) anslag

• the piano has a light touch

pianoet er mykt i anslaget

10) ( også overført) grep, hånd, håndlag, manér, stil

• he has the common touch

han har evnen til å omgås vanlige enkle mennesker

• the painting shows the touch of a master

maleriet viser en mesters hånd

• he has a very sure touch

han har et svært sikkert håndlag

• a bold touch

et djervt grep

• the right touch

det rette håndlaget

• with a light touch

med lett hånd

11) ( fekting) touché

12) ( medisin) palpering

13) ( også overført) sisten

14) ( fotball) forklaring: område utenfor sidelinjen

• kick the ball into touch

sparke ballen over sidelinjen

15) ( rugby) touchlinje

16) ( rugby) forklaring: område utenfor touchlinjen

17) ( om gull eller sølv) prøving av lødighet

18) ( om gull eller sølv) kontrollmerke (som garanti for ekthet), prøvemerke

19) ( hverdagslig) kostnad, pengebeløp

• the dinner was a £50 touch

middagen skulle koste 50 pund

20) (amer., slang) lån

21) (amer., slang) forklaring: forsøk på å bomme penger

22) (amer., slang) tyveri

23) (amer., slang) bestikkelse

24) (amer., slang) lyssky forretning

a near\/close touch nære på, på hengende håret

at a touch ved den minste berøring

be in touch of eller be within touch of være innen rekkevidde av

be in touch with eller keep in touch with ha føling med, være i kontakt med, ha forbindelse med la høre fra seg

be out of touch with eller keep out of touch with ikke ha kontakt med, ikke ha forbindelse med, stå utenfor

cut up touches (amer.) snakke sammen (spesielt om gamle dager), utveksle gamle minner

get a touch of the sun få lett solstikk

get in touch with eller get into touch with få kontakt med, sette seg i forbindelse med

give a touch to røre ved, streife ved

give the finishing touch legge siste hånd på verket

have a light touch være lett på hånden

keep touch with holde kontakten med, være i stadig kontakt med

lose touch with miste kontakten med, miste forbindelsen med

put in touch with føre sammen med, sette i forbindelse med

put to the touch prøve, undersøke (verdi e.l.) ( overført) sette på prøve

royal touch eller King's touch ( historisk) kongelig håndspålegging

the sense of touch se ➢ sense, 1

win by a touch vinne knapt, vinne hårfint
II
verb \/tʌtʃ\/

1) berøre, ta på, streife, røre ved, komme borti, kjenne på, røre

• I never touched him!

jeg var ikke borti ham i det hele tatt!

2) ( overført) berøre, streife, røre ved, komme inn på

• the book touches many different topics

boken berører mange emner

3) ( musikk) slå an

• touch a chord

slå an en streng

4) grense til, støte sammen, ligge inntil, berøre hverandre, grense (opp) til hverandre, tangere hverandre

• the two estates touch each other

de to eiendommene grenser opp til hverandre

5) nå, nå frem til, nå opp til, stige til, synke til, komme opp i, være oppe i

• the temperature touched 35 degrees

temperaturen steg til 35 grader

• he touches £20,000 a year

han kommer opp i (en inntekt på) 20 000 pund i året

• we touched 120 an hour

vi kom opp i (en hastighet av) 120 km i timen

6) ( overført) måle seg med, komme opp på siden av, komme på høyde med

• there's no one to touch him

det finnes ingen som kan måle seg med ham

7) smake, røre

• he never touches wine

han rører aldri vin

• he didn't even touch the food

han smakte ikke engang på maten

8) ( overført) bevege, røre (dypt), berøre, gjøre et dypt inntrykk på, gripe

• we were touched with remorse

vi ble grepet av anger

• it didn't seem to touch him at all

det virket ikke som det beveget ham det minste

9) ha noe å gjøre med, ha befatning med

• I refuse to touch that business

jeg nekter å ha noe med den saken å gjøre

10) ( overført) berøre, angå

• it touched his interests

det berørte hans interesser

11) angripe, skade lett

• touched with frost

lettere skadet av frost

12) såre lett, skade lett

• he was hardly touched by the fall

han ble bare lettere skadet i fallet

13) såre, krenke, støte

• his self-esteem was touched

selvfølelsen hans var krenket

14) (i nektende setn.) ta på, bite på

• silver polish won't touch these candlesticks

sølvpuss biter ikke på disse lysestakene

15) skissere, markere (med lett strek), trekke opp (en kontur e.l.)

English-Norwegian dictionary > touch
20 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) snerta

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) snerta, koma við

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) snerta (e-n) tilfinningalega

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) koma nálægt
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) snerting

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) snertiskyn, tilfinning

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) stroka, dráttur

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) hæfileiki, handbragð

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) svæði utan hliðarlínu

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

English-Icelandic dictionary > touch

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